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Nina Simone comes to off-Broadway amid song rights woes

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 18 03:59 PM

An off-Broadway show is bringing queen of the blues Nina Simone back to life -- but backstage, a battle has been brewing over rights to the anti-racist icon's songs. Read more »

Review: Spielberg's 'West Side Story' vs 1961 movie

Fred Hawson
Posted at Feb 17 12:55 PM

'West Side Story' was originally conceived as a stage musical by choreographer and director Jerome Robbins. Read more »

Swings, understudies, standbys hailed theater heroes

Don Tagala | TFC News New York
Posted at Jan 25 08:08 PM

Swings, understudies, and standbys are hailed as heroes of the theater industry as the pandemic prompts them to step up more than ever before to keep a show going. Read more »

Hugh Jackman tests positive for COVID-19

Reuters
Updated as of Dec 29 07:20 AM

Dec 28 (Reuters) - Broadway's revival of "The Music Man," the hottest ticket in town, on Tuesday canceled performances for five days after star Hugh Jackman tested positive for COVID. Read more »

Lin-Manuel Miranda on his songwriting process and Filipino connection

Yong Chavez | TFC News Hollywood
Posted at Dec 11 08:03 PM

Lin-Manuel Miranda, one of Broadway’s most brilliant men, is further cementing his mark in Hollywood. Read more »

Broadway composer Stephen Sondheim dies: lawyer to NYT

Tori Otten, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 27 11:42 AM

Legendary Broadway songwriter Stephen Sondheim, widely recognized as having revolutionized American musical theater, died Friday at age 91, his lawyer told The New York Times. Read more »

From Bond to 'Macbeth': Daniel Craig to return to Broadway stage

Reuters
Posted at Sep 30 07:07 AM

Sept 29 (Reuters) - Bond star Daniel Craig has chosen his next act. The British actor, whose fifth turn as the British secret service agent had its world premiere in London on Tuesday, is to play the ambitious and murderous "Macbeth" on Broadway next year, producers said on Wednesday. Read more »

Fil-Am Vince Ermita stars as the young Simba in Disney’s 'The Lion King'

Don Tagala | TFC News New York
Posted at Sep 30 06:37 AM

Eleven-year-old Vince Ermita reopens Broadway as he plays the role of young "Simba" in Disney's 'The Lion King.' Read more »

LOOK: Lea Salonga at 74th Tony Awards

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 27 12:59 PM

The theater and concert star won a Best Actress Tony Award in 1991 for her breakout role as Kim in "Miss Saigon." Read more »

'Moulin Rouge' dominates pandemic delayed Tony Awards

Jill Serjeant, Reuters
Posted at Sep 27 12:00 PM

AIDS play "The Inheritance" and musical "Moulin Rouge!" won the top honors at Broadway's Tony Awards on Sunday in a four-hour ceremony that promoted the return of live theater and called for better opportunities for Black writers and performers. Read more »

Lea Salonga among presenters at 74th Tony Awards

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 24 12:04 PM

Lea Salonga is once again attending the Tony Awards, this time as a presenter. Read more »

WATCH: 'West Side Story' trailer is breathtaking

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 16 07:42 AM

West Side Story, director Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of the legendary 1957 Broadway musical, has dropped its first official trailer. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: September 15, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 15 11:36 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Broadway reopens after more than a year due to COVID-19

Eduardo Munoz, Reuters
Posted at Sep 15 04:12 PM

Broadway shows begin to re-open to live audiences after being closed for more than a year due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in Manhattan, New York. Read more »

Broadway is back! New York marks return of hit shows

Peter Hutchison, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 15 05:38 AM

Some of Broadway's biggest musicals returned Tuesday after an 18-month coronavirus shutdown, a landmark moment in New York's post-pandemic recovery. Read more »

Broadway comes back with new investors, bold plans

Jill Serjeant, Reuters
Posted at Aug 18 08:03 PM

Broadway may have seen the longest shutdown in its history but it has lined up new investors and made big plans for its grand reopening. Read more »

Mag-asawang biktima ng pamamaril sa QC, nakilala na

Wheng Hidalgo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 11 03:20 PM

MAYNILA (UPDATED) - Natunton na ng pulisya ang tirahan ng mag-asawang biktima ng pamamaril sa Broadway Ave. sa Brgy. Mariana, Quezon City nitong Miyerkoles. Read more »

Springsteen to return to Broadway in June, audience vaccinations mandatory

Jill Serjeant, Reuters
Updated as of Jun 08 11:52 AM

Rocker Bruce Springsteen is returning to Broadway with his one-man show in June, becoming the first major show in New York's theater district to take place since closing for more than a year because of the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

'Hamilton,' 'Lion King,' 'Wicked' announce Broadway is back

Reuters
Posted at May 12 11:19 AM

(Reuters) - Three of Broadway’s biggest musicals - “Hamilton,” “Wicked” and “The Lion King” - on Tuesday announced they would be back on stage in September, joining dozens of other shows that plan to reopen in New York after an 18-month pandemic-induced shutdown. Read more »

Broadway to light up again in September when shows are set to return

Lisa Richwine, Reuters
Posted at May 06 06:51 AM

Live Broadway shows will return to the stage starting Sept. 14 after an 18-month hiatus to fight the coronavirus pandemic, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Wednesday.   Read more »