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'Grateful' Lea Salonga marks 50th birthday

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 22 03:13 PM

Tony winner Lea Salonga is celebrating her 50th birthday on Monday, February 22. Read more »

Netflix review: Ryan Murphy turns Broadway's 'The Prom' into a star-studded 'Glee' special

Fred Hawson
Posted at Dec 13 06:06 AM

Right off the bat, director Ryan Murphy wanted us to know that he was sparing no expense for 'The Prom.' Read more »

WATCH: Broadway stars Lea Salonga, Jeremy Jordan in 'Almost Paradise' duet

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 27 12:20 PM

Lea Salonga and American actor Jeremy Jordan have treated their followers with a wonderful duet.   Read more »

Broadway theaters sound alarm as closure extended thru May 2021

Reuters
Posted at Oct 10 05:20 AM

Broadway theaters on Friday extended a coronavirus shutdown until the end of May 2021, bringing the closure of one of New York City's biggest tourist attractions to more than a year and forcing a revival of musical "The Music Man" into 2022. Read more »

Lea Salonga's concert to be shown in US as part of 'Broadway's Best' lineup

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 02 05:47 PM

"Yes, folks, this is happening!" Read more »

For Broadway actors, a distant stage return rife with unknowns

Maggy Donaldson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 14 04:22 PM

Broadway stars who once lit up New York's most bankable stages now face a reckoning over the future of the performing arts, in an industry that has bled money since the pandemic began. Read more »

Broadway actor Nick Cordero dies age 41 from coronavirus

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 07 11:02 AM

Broadway and TV actor Nick Cordero, who spent months in intensive care being treated for the coronavirus and lost his leg from complications, died Sunday, his wife said.   Read more »

Jessica Sanchez once auditioned for 'Miss Saigon'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 03 12:58 PM

Now it can be told: Jessica Sanchez revealed that she once tried out for the Broadway production of "Miss Saigon." Read more »

Musical 'Hamilton' goes from Broadway to America's living rooms

Reuters
Updated as of Jul 02 08:58 AM

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Five years after taking Broadway by storm with its multi-racial, hip-hop take on America’s founding fathers, “Hamilton” arrives in millions of homes around the world on Friday as a film. Read more »

New York's Broadway closed until at least January

Maggy Donaldson, Agence France Presse
Posted at Jun 30 11:31 AM

New York's iconic Broadway theater district will stay closed through the end of the year, its trade association said Monday, due to the unpredictability of the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

The next stage: UK theaters adapt to social distancing

Pauline Froissart, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 17 05:57 PM

London's West End has traditionally drawn people from all over the world to see its shows but theaters have been forced to reinvent themselves because of the coronavirus outbreak. Read more »

Carlos Celdran's 'Livin' La Vida Imelda' to be streamed online

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 08 06:54 PM

The one-man show of the late performance artist Carlos Celdran will be streamed online this month.  Read more »

'Frozen' musical becomes biggest victim of Broadway coronavirus shutdown

Jill Serjeant, Reuters
Posted at May 15 07:15 AM

The Broadway family musical "Frozen" is closing permanently, producers announced on Thursday, the first big casualty of the coronavirus shutdown in New York's theater industry.  Read more »

Broadway to stay closed until at least September

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 13 08:27 AM

New York's beloved Broadway theaters will not reopen until at least early September, its trade association announced Tuesday.   Read more »

Broadway, doors closed and stages empty, fears an uncertain future

Thomas Urbain, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 04 10:34 AM

New York's celebrated Broadway theaters have been shuttered since March 12 and may well not reopen before September. The very real fear is that with no public funding to help them weather the crisis, some theaters may never reopen.    Read more »

Broadway is shuttered but its buildings sing: A virtual tour

Michael Kimmelman, The New York Times
Posted at Mar 26 11:53 AM

New York is officially on pause, and everybody is banding together by staying inside, so the walks, as they were pretty much intended from the start, are to be consumed vicariously from home via text and images, not on foot. They’re a reminder that, even besieged, the city amazes, endures, awaits. Read more »

The show won't go on: Tony Awards for Broadway theater postponed indefinitely

Reuters
Posted at Mar 26 06:39 AM

(Reuters) - The annual Tony Awards ceremony celebrating the best in Broadway theater was postponed indefinitely on Wednesday, the latest big cultural event to fall victim to the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

WATCH: Lea Salonga sings in Rosie O'Donnell's fundraiser for theater community

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 23 01:45 PM

Lea Salonga is one of the many Broadway stars who took part in Rosie O'Donnell's livestream for The Actors Fund, which helps provide a safety net for those in the theater industry.   Read more »

With Broadway's lights dimmed, actors mull pandemic's impact on their lives

Reuters
Posted at Mar 18 06:45 AM

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A week after the bright lights of Broadway theaters in New York City were dimmed for a month to limit the spread of the new coronavirus, two actors weighed in on how the closures were affecting their daily lives.Joel Hatch, who plays real-life mayor Claude Elliott of Gander, Newfoundland in the award-winning “Come From Away,” said he agreed with Broadway’s temporary closure. Read more »

The show goes on in London's West End, but for how long?

Véronique Dupont, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 16 09:13 AM

The bright lights of London's West End theater district were undimmed this weekend with punters lining up to catch the biggest shows, but the industry faces dark times ahead with a coronavirus lockdown looming. Read more »