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Q&A: Ian McKellen is his own harshest critic as he discusses his stage fall and new thriller
LONDON (AP) — Ian McKellen is listening to his inner critic. It’s beating him up for not finishing out his latest theater role after he fell off the stage during a June performance of “Player Kings” and spent three nights in the hospital. “Emotionally, I feel...
‘Deadpool’ and ‘Alien’ top charts again as ‘Blink Twice’ sees quiet opening
LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a sleepy summer weekend at the box office, holdovers reigned supreme as newcomers landed without a splash. “Deadpool & Wolverine” reclaimed first place at the North American box office in its fifth weekend with $18.3 million. Its cumulative...
The lead actors are revealed for the Broadway-bound dramatic sea musical 'Swept Away'
NEW YORK (AP) — The four stars who helped shape the new musical “Swept Away” — John Gallagher Jr., Stark Sands, Adrian Blake Enscoe and Wayne Duvall — will steer the nautical tale to the commercial waves of Broadway. The tale about four men stranded in the Atlantic Ocean...
Alyssa Milano to make her Broadway debut in the razzle-dazzle musical 'Chicago' this fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Alyssa Milano hopes to charm audiences when she makes her Broadway debut this fall in the musical “Chicago,” adding her celebrity to a show that skewers celebrity culture. “The beauty of theater is that you get to try new things every night,” she tells The...
New 'Glengarry Glen Ross' on Broadway attracts Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk and Bill Burr
NEW YORK (AP) — A revival of the cutthroat business play "Glengarry Glen Ross" is slated for Broadway this spring — cast with a star from “Succession,” a TV show about cutthroat business. Kieran Culkin will join “Better Call Saul” star Bob Odenkirk and comedian Bill Burr...
'Stranger Things: The First Shadow' stage play will land on Broadway in spring 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — The Upside Down is coming to Broadway. Producers of the “Stranger Things” stage play said Tuesday the franchise's latest effort will jump to New York City's Marquis Theatre in spring 2025. It is directed by Stephen Daldry and co-directed by Justin Martin. ...
'Bill & Ted' stars Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter eye Broadway reunion in 2025 for 'Waiting for Godot'
NEW YORK (AP) — Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter, who played a pair of extraordinary slackers in three “Bill & Ted” films, are reuniting on Broadway for a revival of the brainy, existential classic “Waiting for Godot.” The play is planned for the fall of 2025 under the...
On Broadway, two stars of 'Aladdin' trace their roles all the way to middle school
NEW YORK (AP) — Some years ago, when Sonya Balsara and Adi Roy were in middle school, they were cast in kiddie versions of the musical “Aladdin.” Little did they know it would be very good preparation — for the same roles on Broadway. More than a decade after hitting their...
New York's Public Theater to celebrate reopening of Central Park stage with all-star cast
NEW YORK (AP) — A starry group of veteran Public Theater actors — including Lupita Nyong’o, Peter Dinklage, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Sandra Oh — will help reopen the newly revitalized Delacorte Theater in Central Park in a free production of “Twelfth Night.” “To say...
Adam Lambert and Auli’i Cravalho to step into 'Cabaret' on Broadway this fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Get ready to say willkommen to the next stars to enter the Kit Kat Club on Broadway — Adam Lambert and Auli’i Cravalho, Producers of the Tony Award-nominated revival revealed Wednesday that Lambert, the singer-songwriter who has fronted Queen, and Cravalho, the...
