Musicals
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A new 'Peter Pan' rewrite offers Tiger Lily, Native characters a 'safe place' in Neverland after show perpetuated 'blatantly hurtful' stereotypes for years
Playwright Larissa FastHorse has taken on the problematic Native stereotypes that existed for years in "Peter Pan."
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Ryan Reynolds admits singing and dancing in new holiday musical 'Spirited' was 'obscenely challenging and scary'
Ryan Reynolds gets his Hugh Jackman on in new Christmas musical comedy "Spirited."
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Steven Spielberg, Rita Moreno on making a more socially aware 'West Side Story' with Latinx cast
Director Steven Spielberg and cast members Rita Moreno, Rachel Zegler, Ansel Elgort and more talk new "West Side Story" musical.
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Stars react to the death of Broadway legend Stephen Sondheim: 'Performing his work has been among the greatest privileges'
Stars like Hugh Jackman, Anna Kendrick and Barbra Streisand react to the death of composer Stephen Sondheim.
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Amandla Stenberg Joins ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ Film Adaptation at Universal
“The Hate U Give” star Amandla Stenberg has joined the cast of the film adaptation of “Dear Evan Hansen” at Universal and features the music and lyrics from “La La Land” duo Benj Pasek and Justin Paul.Stenberg will play the role of the high school senior Alana, which has been expanded and re-conceived from the original stage musical; it will now have Stenberg singing a new song that she will also write in collaboration with Pasek and Paul.“Dear Evan Hansen” is the story of a high school senior w
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Lin-Manuel Miranda Pens Special ‘Hamilton’ Lyric For John Bolton’s “Cash-In” Book ‘The Room Where It Happened’
Lin-Manuel Miranda has weighed in on John Bolton's lift of a Hamilton lyric for use as the title of his memoir The Room Where It Happened. Since the former national security adviser announced the title last year, Hamilton fans took notice of the reference to the musical's song "The Room Where It Happens." Earlier this […]
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MGM Sets ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ Movie with ‘Hamilton’ Director Thomas Kail
MGM is developing a "Fiddler On The Roof" movie with "Hamilton" director Thomas Kail, who will direct and produce with Dan Jinks and Aaron Harnick The original "Fiddler on the Roof" opened on Broadway in 1964 and won nine Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Book and Best Score of a Musical, Best Director and Best […]
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