Tag: Theater
‘Chernobyl’ and ‘Harry Potter’ actor Paul Ritter dies at 54
LONDON — Versatile British actor Paul Ritter, who appeared in the “Harry Potter” franchise and played a key figure behind nuclear disaster in “Chernobyl,”...
Arthur Kopit, three-time Tony-nominated playwright, dies
NEW YORK — Arthur Kopit, a three time Tony Award-nominated playwright and two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist known for fusing disparate genres, absurdism and a...
‘A reset button’ — Black theater leaders push for change
NEW YORK — What's better than a powerful voice from the Black theater community singing about change? How about 13 such voices?
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Dinner theater drops ‘Cinderella’ with mostly white cast
CHANHASSEN, Minn. — A suburban Minneapolis dinner theater has scrapped plans for a production of “Cinderella” because the cast was mostly white and it...
Dozens of playwrights, actors join ‘Period Piece’ monologues
Mandy Moore, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Beth Leavel, Jessica Hecht and dozens of other actors are teaming up to talk about something rarely mentioned on...
George C. Wolfe, Anne Carson win PEN achievement awards
NEW YORK — Tony Award-winner George C. Wolfe and Canadian poet-translator Anne Carson are among this year's winners of PEN America awards for career...
Meryl Streep, Mary-Louise Parker to star in spring plays
NEW YORK — Meryl Streep, Mary-Louise Parker, Audra McDonald, Kevin Klein, Carla Gugino and Keanu Reeves have signed on to perform in a new...
Vivian Gornick, 7 others win Windham-Campbell Prizes
NEW YORK — Playwright Michael R. Jackson, author-critic Vivian Gornick and fiction and nonfiction writer Renee Gladman are among this year's winners of Windham-Campbell...
Plans solidify for 93rd Oscars: No Zoom, no sweatshirts
With nominations set and just over a month until showtime, details are trickling out about the 93rd Oscars and neither sweatshirts nor zoom made...
Bread and Cameos — a year without income from Broadway stage
NEW YORK — A year ago, Max Kumangai was dazzling crowds with a jolt of live Broadway excitement. Now he’s doing it with his...