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Patina Miller Is Booked and Busy—And She's Just Getting Started - www.glamour.com - New York
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15.03.2023

Patina Miller Is Booked and Busy—And She's Just Getting Started

By When Patina Miller and I speak, she’s fresh off back-to-back days of filming her Starz hit series Power Book III: Raising Kanan and a “day off” that included a multiple-hours-long photo shoot. “I’m tired, but I’m always tired,” says with a laugh over Zoom from her New York City home. “I’ve learned to just roll with it and be happy that I’m having the moment that I’m having.” In addition to filming the third season of Raising Kanan, that moment includes a recent award-worthy performance as The Witch in the hit Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods, a Grammy win for the show’s cast album, coming on board for a film adaptation of the stage production, recording her own music, marathon training, and of course, being mom to five-year-old daughter Emerson.

‘Merrily We Roll Along’ Recoups $12M Broadway Capitalization - deadline.com - New York
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20.03.2024

‘Merrily We Roll Along’ Recoups $12M Broadway Capitalization

Merrily We Roll Along, the hit Broadway revival of the Stephen Sondheim-George Furth musical starring Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff and Lindsay Mendez, has recouped its $12 million capitalization six months after beginning performances, producers announced today.

Sarah Jessica Parker, Sarah Snook, Andrew Scott & David Tennant Nominated For Olivier Awards - deadline.com - Britain - London - California - county Norton
deadline.com
12.03.2024

Sarah Jessica Parker, Sarah Snook, Andrew Scott & David Tennant Nominated For Olivier Awards

Stars including Sarah Jessica Parker, Sarah Snook, Andrew Scott and David Tennant will compete for Olivier Awards at the UK’s most prestigious theater ceremony next month.

Sarah Jessica Parker, Sarah Snook, David Tennant Score Olivier Awards Nominations — Full List - variety.com - Britain - county Hall
variety.com
12.03.2024

Sarah Jessica Parker, Sarah Snook, David Tennant Score Olivier Awards Nominations — Full List

Ellise Shafer The nominations have been revealed for this year’s Olivier Awards, which celebrate the best in British theater. Among the acting nominees are Sarah Jessica Parker for “Plaza Suite,” Sarah Snook for “The Picture of Dorian Gray” and David Tennant for his turn as Macbeth.

Christopher Durang To Receive Dramatists Guild Lifetime Achievement Award - deadline.com - USA - New York - county Miller - county Arthur - county Wallace
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29.02.2024

Christopher Durang To Receive Dramatists Guild Lifetime Achievement Award

Playwright Christopher Durang has been named the recipient of The Dramatists Guild of America’s 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award, joining a prestigious roster of such past awardees as John Guare, Stephen Sondheim and Arthur Miller.

David Beckwith, Publicist for Elvis Presley’s Graceland, Dies at 67 - variety.com - Los Angeles - state Oregon
variety.com
24.01.2024

David Beckwith, Publicist for Elvis Presley’s Graceland, Dies at 67

Jaden Thompson David Beckwith, a longtime publicist known for representing Elvis Presley’s Graceland Museum, died Jan. 19 after experiencing sepsis following a hip replacement surgery. He was 67.

Nonesuch Records to Celebrate 60th Anniversary With Festival Programming, Vinyl Reissues and More - variety.com
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22.01.2024

Nonesuch Records to Celebrate 60th Anniversary With Festival Programming, Vinyl Reissues and More

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Nonesuch Records is celebrating its 60th birthday in a big way.

Martin McCallum Dies: Broadway & West End Producer Who Worked With Cameron Mackintosh On ‘Cats’, ‘Les Miz’ And ‘Phantom’ Was 73 - deadline.com - Australia - Britain
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17.01.2024

Martin McCallum Dies: Broadway & West End Producer Who Worked With Cameron Mackintosh On ‘Cats’, ‘Les Miz’ And ‘Phantom’ Was 73

Martin McCallum, a British theatrical producer whose work on more than 500 Broadway and West End shows saw his participation in some of the most successful stage productions in modern theater history, died January 14 in Sydney, Australia. He was 73.

Sarah Rice Dies: Original Johanna In Broadway’s First ‘Sweeney Todd’ Was 68 - deadline.com - New York - New York - Italy - Japan - Arizona - county Dallas - Virginia - Santa Fe - city Venice
deadline.com
08.01.2024

Sarah Rice Dies: Original Johanna In Broadway’s First ‘Sweeney Todd’ Was 68

Sarah Rice, who performed the pivotal role of the endangered Johanna in the original Broadway production of Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, died Saturday of cancer. She was 68.

‘Mary Poppins’ star Glynis Johns, who sang Sondheim’s ‘Send in the Clowns,’ dead at 100 - nypost.com - New York - Hollywood - New York - South Africa
nypost.com
04.01.2024

‘Mary Poppins’ star Glynis Johns, who sang Sondheim’s ‘Send in the Clowns,’ dead at 100

“Mary Poppins,” has died. She was 100. After a career spanning eight decades, Johns died Thursday of natural causes at an assisted living facility in Hollywood, her manager, Mitch Clem, told the Hollywood Reporter.Born in South Africa in 1923, Johns had a theatrical family – her father, Mervyn Johns, was a Welsh actor, and her mother, Alyce Steele-Wareham, was an Australian-born concert pianist.

Glynis Johns, Who Played Mrs. Banks in ‘Mary Poppins,’ Dies at 100 - variety.com - Britain - Los Angeles - USA - Washington - county Banks
variety.com
04.01.2024

Glynis Johns, Who Played Mrs. Banks in ‘Mary Poppins,’ Dies at 100

Carmel Dagan Staff Writer English actress Glynis Johns, who played the daffy suffragette mother Mrs. Banks in the classic film “Mary Poppins,” died Thursday at an assisted living home in Los Angeles, her manager confirmed to The Washington Post. She was 100.

‘Harmony’ on Broadway: Sensational Sextet - www.metroweekly.com - New York - county Baker
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16.12.2023

‘Harmony’ on Broadway: Sensational Sextet

Harmony.It took several years of workshops and regional stagings to get the show to its current form, but to paraphrase one of Manilow’s own songs, “Looks Like They Made It.” After a highly praised 2022 run at New York’s Museum of Jewish Heritage, the production finally transferred to Broadway at the Barrymore Theater. It was well worth the wait.Stage stalwart Chip Zien (best known for originating the role of the Baker in Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods) leads a modest but marvelous cast as the older Josef Roman Cyckowski, aka “Rabbi.” Reminiscing, he narrates the tale of his fellow singers, all of whom he meets in 1927.“These are my friends, my buddies,” he tells us.

Heartstopper's Joe Locke Joins 'Sweeney Todd' for His Broadway Debut! - www.justjared.com - New York
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07.12.2023

Heartstopper's Joe Locke Joins 'Sweeney Todd' for His Broadway Debut!

Heartstopper‘s Joe Locke is headed to Broadway in Sweeney Todd!

Barbra Streisand likely won’t make another movie: ‘It’s complicated’ - nypost.com - New York - state Arkansas
nypost.com
06.12.2023

Barbra Streisand likely won’t make another movie: ‘It’s complicated’

raining on everyone’s parade.Barbra Streisand revealed that she most likely won’t make another film due to the fact that she finds the process, well, tiring.“It gets exhausting, trying to come up with the structure of the movie and then have it not happen,” Streisand, 81, told People magazine.“I had many movies that I wanted to make, and then I get lazy,” she continued. “I go, ‘Oh yeah, to do this one, I have to have all these fittings for period clothes. This one, I’d have to live in Arkansas to do this one.’ I don’t know.

‘Merrily We Roll Along’ Extends Hit Broadway Run To July - deadline.com
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05.12.2023

‘Merrily We Roll Along’ Extends Hit Broadway Run To July

Merrily We Roll Along, the hit Broadway revival of the Stephen Sondheim-George Furth musical starring Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff and Lindsay Mendez, is extending performances through Sunday, July 7, 2024, giving ticket-buyers an additional three months to grab seats.

Daniel Radcliffe Won’t Compete With Jonathan Groff For Tony Award: ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ Co-Stars Eligible In Separate Categories - deadline.com
deadline.com
30.11.2023

Daniel Radcliffe Won’t Compete With Jonathan Groff For Tony Award: ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ Co-Stars Eligible In Separate Categories

Daniel Radcliffe won’t be competing against his Merrily We Roll Along Broadway co-star Jonathan Groff for a Tony Award next June, and the reason has nothing to do with performance quality: The awards administration committee ruled today that Radcliffe will be eligible in the featured performer category, apparently leaving the lead category to Groff.

‘Old Friends’ review: Bernadette Peters’ Sondheim show is a stellar tribute - nypost.com - London - George
nypost.com
10.11.2023

‘Old Friends’ review: Bernadette Peters’ Sondheim show is a stellar tribute

Merrily We Roll Along,” “Sweeney Todd” and final show “Here We Are” are all playing at the same time. Over in London is a sublime revue of favorite Sondheim standards called “Old Friends” at the Gielgud Theatre that’s led by a deep-feeling Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga.Two hours and 30 minutes with one intermission. At the Gielgud Theatre in London.

2023 NYC Marathon: How celebrities including Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes fared - nypost.com - county Holmes - state Nevada - city Staten Island - county Marathon
nypost.com
05.11.2023

2023 NYC Marathon: How celebrities including Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes fared

2023 New York City Marathon on Sunday. Chára, 46, finished the race in 3 hours, 19 minutes, and 19 seconds, besting big names including T.J. Holmes, Nev Schulman, Patina Miller and more.The long-running race begins in Staten Island and sends runners through New York’s 4 other boroughs before concluding in Central Park near the West 60s.Here’s a look at how celebrities fared in their 26.2-mile journey.Season 25 “Bachelor” Matt James, 31, toed the line Sunday.The former college football wide receiver, who made history as the first black male lead of the ABC show, recently showed off the nine pairs of running shoes he used to train for the marathon on his Instagram.

Lindsay Mendez Joins Josh Andrés Rivera & Patrick Schwarzenegger In ‘American Sports Story’ Season 1 - deadline.com - USA - county Story - Boston
deadline.com
04.11.2023

Lindsay Mendez Joins Josh Andrés Rivera & Patrick Schwarzenegger In ‘American Sports Story’ Season 1

All Rise alumna Lindsay Mendez is set as a series regular alongside Josh Andrés Rivera and Patrick Schwarzenegger in Ryan Murphy’s FX anthology American Sports Story, Deadline has learned.

Aaron Tveit and Sutton Foster to Replace Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford in Broadway’s ‘Sweeney Todd’ - variety.com
variety.com
31.10.2023

Aaron Tveit and Sutton Foster to Replace Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford in Broadway’s ‘Sweeney Todd’

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Aaron Tveit and Sutton Foster are heading to Fleet Street. The rialto royalty are joining the cast of Broadway‘s “Sweeney Todd” revival as the Demon Barber and his parter-in-crime (literally) Mrs. Lovett.

Aaron Tveit & Sutton Foster Set For New ‘Sweeney Todd’ Broadway Cast: First-Look Photo Released - deadline.com - USA - New York - county Foster - county Storey
deadline.com
31.10.2023

Aaron Tveit & Sutton Foster Set For New ‘Sweeney Todd’ Broadway Cast: First-Look Photo Released

Tony winners Aaron Tveit and Sutton Foster will take over as the stars of Broadway‘s hit revival Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street for a limited engagement beginning in February, producer Jeffrey Seller confirmed today.

‘Merrily We Roll Along’ Broadway Review: Reversal of Fortune - www.metroweekly.com - Britain - New York
metroweekly.com
28.10.2023

‘Merrily We Roll Along’ Broadway Review: Reversal of Fortune

Merrily We Roll Along. Sondheim acolytes are well versed in the show’s difficult past that dates back to the original 1981 Broadway production.Hal Prince, a longtime collaborator with Sondheim, mounted the show with a teenage cast who played the characters as both their younger and adult selves. It didn’t work.

‘Gilmore Girls’ star Adam Wylie reportedly arrested for shoplifting at Target - nypost.com - California
nypost.com
26.10.2023

‘Gilmore Girls’ star Adam Wylie reportedly arrested for shoplifting at Target

TMZ, the former child star was spotted by Target’s loss-prevention team loading his cart with several health and beauty products alongside other items. Burbank police told the outlet that Wylie, 39, proceeded to the self-checkout area but only scanned a few items from his cart before attempting to flee the store with the goods. Once outside, the “Picket Fences” star was nabbed by security.

Stephen Sondheim's Final Musical 'Here We Are' Draws Star-Studded Crowd for Opening Night Celebration - www.justjared.com - New York
justjared.com
24.10.2023

Stephen Sondheim's Final Musical 'Here We Are' Draws Star-Studded Crowd for Opening Night Celebration

The new musical Here We Are, which is the final show from legendary composer Stephen Sondheim, has officially debuted off-Broadway.

‘Here We Are’ review: Sondheim’s last musical sadly doesn’t sing - nypost.com - George
nypost.com
23.10.2023

‘Here We Are’ review: Sondheim’s last musical sadly doesn’t sing

What’s missed everywhere is passion. In Sondheim’s other experimental musicals — “Assassins,” profiling presidential killers, and “Sunday In The Park With George,” about Georges Seurat’s famous painting — heat arrives in the most unexpected ways and places.

‘Here We Are’ Review: Sondheim’s Final Musical Is a Surreal and Starry Feast - variety.com
variety.com
23.10.2023

‘Here We Are’ Review: Sondheim’s Final Musical Is a Surreal and Starry Feast

Naveen Kumar Chasing brunch to the brink of apocalypse is Stephen Sondheim at his most extreme, and the world premiere of “Here We Are,” which opened Off Broadway at the Shed on Sunday, is a study in overabundance. Appetite for the late composer’s final musical, written with David Ives and directed by Joe Mantello, has made it a hot ticket among those familiar enough with the moneyed types depicted onstage to potentially be the butt of the joke.

‘The Crown’ actress Haydn Gwynne dead at 66 - nypost.com - Britain - London - New York - Rome
nypost.com
20.10.2023

‘The Crown’ actress Haydn Gwynne dead at 66

to the BBC, her agent said, “It is with great sadness we are sharing with you that, following her recent diagnosis with cancer, the star of stage and screen Haydn Gwynne died in hospital in the small hours of Friday 20 October, surrounded by her beloved sons, close family and friends. We would like to thank the staff and teams at the Royal Marsden and Brompton Hospitals for their wonderful care over the last few weeks.”Born in West Sussex, England, Gwynne rose to prominence in the 1980s with the drama “Nice Work” before going on to star in other British series including “Peak Practice,” “Merseybeat” “Sherlock” and the BBC series “Rome.”In her career, she played a wide range of notable public figures, including Queen Camilla and Margaret Thatcher.

'The Crown' Actress Haydn Gwynne Dies at 66 - www.justjared.com - London
justjared.com
20.10.2023

'The Crown' Actress Haydn Gwynne Dies at 66

Haydn Gwynne, an actress known for her work in royal projects including Netflix’s hit series The Crown, has sadly passed away at the age of 66.

Josh Groban, Annaleigh Ashford Set Exits From Broadway Hit ‘Sweeney Todd’ - variety.com
variety.com
19.10.2023

Josh Groban, Annaleigh Ashford Set Exits From Broadway Hit ‘Sweeney Todd’

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter “Sweeney Todd” stars Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford will take their final bows as the Demon Barber of Fleet Street and Mrs. Lovett in 2024. They will be exiting the show on Jan.

Josh Groban And Annaleigh Ashford Set Final ‘Sweeney Todd’ Broadway Performances - deadline.com
deadline.com
19.10.2023

Josh Groban And Annaleigh Ashford Set Final ‘Sweeney Todd’ Broadway Performances

Broadway‘s Sweeney Todd stars Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford will play their final performances in the Stephen Sondheim revival on Sunday January 14, 2024, concluding their 46-week run headlining the critically lauded hit production, producers announced today.

Why the Cast of ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ Got Spiritual at Variety’s Business of Broadway Breakfast - variety.com
variety.com
18.10.2023

Why the Cast of ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ Got Spiritual at Variety’s Business of Broadway Breakfast

Gordon Cox Theater Editor The 2023 edition of Variety’s annual theater breakfast was all about the Business of Broadway. But that didn’t keep things from getting spiritual, too. In a panel discussion featuring the starry cast of “Merrily We Roll Along” — held during the Business of Broadway breakfast Oct.

‘Fiddler on the Roof’ actress Joanna Merlin dead at 92 - nypost.com - New York - Los Angeles - Chicago
nypost.com
16.10.2023

‘Fiddler on the Roof’ actress Joanna Merlin dead at 92

Joanna Merlin, who originated the role of Tzeitel in the 1964 Broadway production of “Fiddler on the Roof,” died in Los Angeles on Sunday. She was 92.

Joanna Merlin Dies: Original ‘Fiddler On The Roof’ Tzeitel, Longtime Judge On ‘Law & Order: SVU’ Was 92 - deadline.com - New York - Los Angeles - Chicago - Austin - city Pendleton
deadline.com
16.10.2023

Joanna Merlin Dies: Original ‘Fiddler On The Roof’ Tzeitel, Longtime Judge On ‘Law & Order: SVU’ Was 92

Joanna Merlin, whose acting career stretched from Broadway (she was the original Tzeitel in Fiddler On The Roof), film (she played the dance teacher Miss Berg in Alan Parker’s 1980 film Fame) and TV (Law & Order: SVU‘s Judge Lena Petrovsky on dozens of episodes) died Sunday in Los Angeles. She was 92.

‘Merrily We Roll Along’ Review: Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff and Lindsay Mendez Lead a Broadway Revival That’s More Art Than Commerce - variety.com
variety.com
10.10.2023

‘Merrily We Roll Along’ Review: Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff and Lindsay Mendez Lead a Broadway Revival That’s More Art Than Commerce

Trish Deitch Commercial theater — theater written mostly to entertain audiences, for the purpose of making money — is the enemy in Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s 1981 musical, “Merrily We Roll Along,” now on Broadway at the Hudson Theatre. According to “Merrily,” it’s theater that doesn’t sacrifice its profundity to make it easy on audiences that has any real value at all.

‘Merrily We Roll Along’ review: Infamous Sondheim flop is a smash - nypost.com
nypost.com
10.10.2023

‘Merrily We Roll Along’ review: Infamous Sondheim flop is a smash

Stephen Sondheim’s 1981 show, which was a 16-performance flop when it began its life, has, against all odds, only improved as the years have rolled on. It’s better and more youthfully optimistic now than it ever was before.

‘Merrily We Roll Along’ Broadway Review: Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff & Lindsay Mendez Polish A Flawed Gem - deadline.com - New York - Poland
deadline.com
10.10.2023

‘Merrily We Roll Along’ Broadway Review: Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff & Lindsay Mendez Polish A Flawed Gem

Troubled musicals, like troubled friendships, can often seem like defeats lying in wait, sponging up every last second of loving care, effort and good intention. So Maria Friedman’s smartly tended production of that most troubled of stage properties, the Stephen Sondheim-George Furth backwards musical Merrily We Roll Along deserves all the applause – and ticket-buying business – it’s getting at Broadway‘s Hudson Theatre.

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