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Eugene Lee, award-winning Broadway, 'SNL' set designer, dies
Read full article: Eugene Lee, award-winning Broadway, 'SNL' set designer, diesEugene Lee, the six-time Emmy Award-winning production designer for โSaturday Night Liveโ who won three Tony Awards for his Broadway sets, including the complicated, greenified Emerald City of โWicked,โ has died.
'A Strange Loopโ makes history at Tonys; โCompanyโ wins 5
Read full article: 'A Strange Loopโ makes history at Tonys; โCompanyโ wins 5โA Strange Loop,โ an irreverent, sexually frank work about Blackness and queerness took home the best new musical crown at the Tony Awards on Sunday, as voters celebrated Broadwayโs most racially diverse season by choosing an envelope-pushing Black voice.
Molly Shannon's tragedy and perseverance in 'Hello, Molly!'
Read full article: Molly Shannon's tragedy and perseverance in 'Hello, Molly!'Molly Shannon made a name for herself as a standout performer on โSaturday Night Liveโ with memorable characters including the hyperactive schoolgirl Mary Katherine Gallagher.
Laurence Fishburne, Sam Rockwell, Darren Criss eye Broadway
Read full article: Laurence Fishburne, Sam Rockwell, Darren Criss eye BroadwayA revival of David Mametโs โAmerican Buffaloโ with Laurence Fishburne, Sam Rockwell and Darren Criss was in rehearsal when the pandemic closed Broadway theaters.
Online fall Broadway play revivals attract starry casts
Read full article: Online fall Broadway play revivals attract starry castsNEW YORK โ Broadway theaters may be dark, but there will be plenty of new online productions of some of classic plays this fall with some starry self-isolating actors, including Matthew Broderick, Morgan Freeman, Patti LuPone, Laura Linney and David Alan Grier. Producer Jeffrey Richards on Wednesday unveiled a weekly play run of livestreamed works to benefit The Actors Fund. They will stream on Broadwayโs Best Shows and ticket buyers can access the events through TodayTix starting at $5. David Mametโs โRace" is up on Oct. 29, starring David Alan Grier and Ed OโNeill. Mametโs โBoston Marriageโ is slated for Nov. 12 with Patti LuPone and Rebecca Pidgeon.
Broadway shutdown due to virus extended again until January
Read full article: Broadway shutdown due to virus extended again until JanuaryNEW YORK The shutdown on Broadway has been extended again until at least early January. Although an exact date for performances to resume has yet to be determined, Broadway producers are now offering refunds and exchanges for tickets purchased for shows through Jan. 3. The Broadway experience can be deeply personal but it is also, crucially, communal, said Thomas Schumacher, chairman of the board of The Broadway League, which represents producers. Producers, citing health and city authorities, previously extended the shutdown to June 7 and then again to Sept. 6. Broadway grossed $1.8 billion last season and attracted a record 15 million people.