Cruise ship with Broadway stars to steam off in spring 2023
June 21, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — The maiden voyage of a cruise ship starring a boatload of musical theater stars — like Tony Award-winners Laura Benanti, Kristin Chenoweth, Alan Cumming and Lena Hall — will set sail next spring.
Martin, McDonald, Porter join stars in telethon for Ukraine
March 18, 2022 GMTAn all-star roster of film, TV and theater performers — including Steve Martin, Annette Bening, Billy Porter, Audra McDonald, Cynthia Nixon, Kristin Chenoweth, David Hyde Pierce and Rosie Perez — have signed up for a 10-hour telethon to raise money for the victims of the war in Ukraine.
Barbra Streisand, Lea Salonga, more mourn Stephen Sondheim
November 27, 2021 GMTTributes quickly flooded social media following the death of Stephen Sondheim as performers and writers alike saluted a giant of the theater:
Concert to honor Broadway star Rebecca Luker, fight ALS
May 4, 2021 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — Some of Broadway's biggest stars are joining together to pay tribute to the late three-time Tony Award-nominated actor Rebecca Luker and raise money to fight Lou Gehrig’s disease...
Tony-nominated Broadway star Rebecca Luker dies at 59
December 24, 2020 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — Soprano Rebecca Luker, a three-time Tony nominated actor who starred in some of the biggest Broadway hits of the past three decades, died Wednesday...
TV and Broadway star Laura Benanti celebrates Gen Z voices
December 16, 2020 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — When the coronavirus pandemic closed high schools, Broadway and TV star Laura Benanti knew it also meant most spring high school musicals would be scrapped...
Stephen Sondheim gets starry but tardy 90th birthday concert
April 27, 2020 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Josh Groban, Nathan Lane and Jake Gyllenhaal honored composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim on Sunday with an online 90th birthday concert that was stuffed with his songs, but delayed by technical difficulties...
Broadway stars stream, rock stars stay off road amid virus
March 17, 2020 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — From helping others cope to sheltering in place to canceling events, here's a look at some of the ways the entertainment industry is reacting to the spread of the coronavirus, which most people recover from but can cause severe illness in the elderly and those with pre-existing medical conditions...