#’There was a lot of silly fabulosity on set’

#’There was a lot of silly fabulosity on set’

“#’There was a lot of silly fabulosity on set’” Dascha Polanco and Daphne Rubin-Vega hadn’t seen each other in more than a year — after spending months at the hip filming “In the Heights,” the movie adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony Award-winning musical, now in theaters. So, they were a bit giddy when they reunited…

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#Original off-Broadway ‘Assassins’ cast is reuniting online

#Original off-Broadway ‘Assassins’ cast is reuniting online

“#Original off-Broadway ‘Assassins’ cast is reuniting online” Stephen Sondheim is not known for his bankable concepts. He’s written Broadway musicals about a cannibal barber (“Sweeney Todd”), an ugly Italian woman whose love goes unrequited (“Passion”) and the story of a broken friendship that’s told backwards (“Merrily We Roll Along”). But his hardest sell ever was…

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#Paramount studios to remake ‘The King and I’

#Paramount studios to remake ‘The King and I’

“#Paramount studios to remake ‘The King and I’” Shall we dance … again? Paramount studios announced Friday that they will be remaking the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic musical “The King and I”. Originally filmed by Fox studios in 1956, the film won five out of nine Academy Award nominations including best actor. Stage versions have…

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#’A Christmas Carol’ opens to smaller, distanced audience

#’A Christmas Carol’ opens to smaller, distanced audience

“#’A Christmas Carol’ opens to smaller, distanced audience” LONDON – Opening its doors to a live audience for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic took hold in March, London’s Dominion Theatre is getting ready to put on a socially distanced, concert-style production of musical “A Christmas Carol”. The more than 2,000-seat theatre will be…

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#Matthew Morrison channels inner ‘Grinch’ for NBC special

#Matthew Morrison channels inner ‘Grinch’ for NBC special

“#Matthew Morrison channels inner ‘Grinch’ for NBC special” Matthew Morrison’s impressive theatrical resume didn’t quite prepare him for his funky wardrobe in “Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch Musical!” “It’s definitely the weirdest outfit I’ve ever worn,” says Morrison, 42, who plays the titular role in NBC’s telecast, airing Dec. 9 from 8 to 10 p.m. “At…

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#New York won’t really live again until Broadway is back

#New York won’t really live again until Broadway is back

“#New York won’t really live again until Broadway is back” Not even a year ago, impregnable crowds and stained-costumed Elmos and wannabe John Mulaneys with their three-by-five-laminated-card invitations to comedy-club open-mic nights had made Times Square one of the most irritating, nerve-wracking places in the Western world. What I wouldn’t give for my nerves to…

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