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Jan 25, 2009 9:18 AM CST

Sleepwalker Stirs Yuks Off-Broadway

Sleepwalking With Me wins praise from neurologists

(Newser) - Fighting off an imaginary Brad Pitt and leaping from a second-story window confirmed it: Mike Birbiglia was ready to turn his sleepwalking stories into a one-man show, Newsweek reports. Launched off-Broadway in November, the comedic Sleepwalk With Me is drawing raves from reviewers and sleep researchers alike. "Mike...

TomKat Plot
London Move

Jan 22, 2009 11:52 AM CST

TomKat Plot London Move

Holmes could pursue theater across the pond: Cruise

(Newser) - Europe is fast becoming the new Beverly Hills, with Tom Cruise saying last night he may move back to London. The Valkyrie star lived there for 2 years with ex Nicole Kidman, and it seems he still remembers the lingo: “Katie was absolutely brilliant on Broadway,” Cruise tells...

Mercury Illness Was Real: Piven

Jan 12, 2009 2:29 PM CST

Mercury Illness Was Real: Piven

Star defends decision to leave Broadway production

(Newser) - Jeremy Piven has taken a lot of flak since leaving the Broadway production of Speed-the-Plow due to unhealthy amounts of mercury in his body—including anonymous sources who said medical reasons were a cover for the fact that he was fired—but the condition was real, the actor tells People....

Katie Leaves
NYC as
Sons Ends

Jan 12, 2009 10:58 AM CST

Katie Leaves NYC as Sons Ends

Actress jets back to LA to meet Cruise post-Golden Globes

(Newser) - Katie Holmes’ dressing room is empty and the actress took her final bow last night as All My Sons ended its Broadway run yesterday, the New York Post reports. Holmes and daughter Suri were helicoptered to a waiting cross-country flight after the final curtain, the Daily Mail adds, and she...

Piven Wasn't Sick, He Was Fired: Source

Jan 6, 2009 3:06 PM CST

Piven Wasn't Sick, He Was Fired: Source

Mercury poisoning just easy excuse for bored diva

(Newser) - It may have been a pink slip, not a doctor's note, that prompted Jeremy Piven's premature exit from Speed-the-Plow. Diva behavior befitting that of his Entourage persona got him booted, Broadway insiders tell E! Piven—who cites mercury poisoning—wanted out, they claim, because he couldn't handle the nightly grind....

Katie Drops $14M in NYC

ANALYSIS

Jan 5, 2009 11:14 AM CST

Katie Drops $14M in NYC

Star racks up impressive bill in 6 months during Broadway stint, Post estimates

(Newser) - Katie Holmes is “Manhattan’s Most Valued Shopper” after spending more than $14 million during her 6 months in New York, the Post estimates. Dining at hot spots like Nobu accounts for more than $7,000, while dressing herself and Suri racked up at least $17,000. But the...

Batman's Commissioner Gordon Dies

Jan 5, 2009 2:49 AM CST

Batman's Commissioner Gordon Dies

Pat Hingle, veteran tough-guy actor, mentored young

(Newser) - Actor Pat Hingle—whose characters included Commissioner Gordon in the '90s Batman movies and Norma Rae's father in the 1979 film—has died of blood cancer at his Carolina Beach home at the age of 84, the Wilmington Star-News reports. The Tony Award nominee and Broadway star had said he...

Get Ready
for Mariah:
the Musical

Dec 31, 2008 3:37 PM CST

Get Ready for Mariah: the Musical

Pop diva's life to be Broadway musical

(Newser) - Mariah Carey: The Musical may be hitting Broadway in 2009. The singer is in talks to bring her life story to the stage, confirmed a spokesman. The pop diva has certainly led a dramatic life, reports the Mirror, from her marriage to Tommy Mottola to her 2001 breakdown. The biggest...

Radcliffe Sick of Being Naked

Dec 31, 2008 11:13 AM CST

Radcliffe Sick of Being Naked

'Harry Potter' star ready for new role

(Newser) - The idea of Harry Potter getting naked brought a lot of attention to Broadway’s Equus—but star Daniel Radcliffe is getting tired of stripping down with a fake horse every night, reports the New York Post. What’s next for the actor? Possibly a musical, he told his producer....

No Revival in Sight for Battered Broadway

Dec 28, 2008 3:29 PM CST

No Revival in Sight for Battered Broadway

Economic downturn makes investors nervous and theatergoers thrifty

(Newser) - The economic crisis has produced plenty of drama, but it means a bust for Broadway, the Los Angeles Times reports. Investors are jittery about backing just about anything, theaters are cutting costs, and some shows are shutting down early or canceling their openings. "What we had was a small...

Broadway Bigwig's
Secret Struggle

APPRECIATION

Dec 24, 2008 10:34 AM CST

Broadway Bigwig's Secret Struggle

(Newser) - Just before he died last month, Broadway mogul Gerald Schoenfeld finished a memoir revealing a secret but devastating battle with depression, Jeremy Gerard writes on Bloomberg. “This will surprise many of the people who thought they knew the Shubert Organization chairman well. It did me.” The Great White...

Tom Sweetens
Katie's 30th
With Surprise

Dec 19, 2008 10:25 AM CST

Tom Sweetens Katie's 30th With Surprise

Hubby couldn't be on Broadway, so he sent a mountain of sugar in his place

(Newser) - Aw, isn't this sweet: Katie Holmes turned 30 yesterday, and Tom Cruise—who was attending his Valkyrie premiere in LA—sent a towering birthday cake to a Broadway theater in his place, People reports. Holmes, who’s starring in All My Sons, was surprised when the five-tiered pastry was rolled...

'Mercury Count' Speeds Piven's Broadway Exit

Dec 18, 2008 11:57 AM CST

'Mercury Count' Speeds Piven's Broadway Exit

Writer David Mamet is a little skeptical of star's ailment

(Newser) - Jeremy Piven is bailing on Broadway because of a high mercury count, and it doesn’t sound like David Mamet is buying the excuse, Variety reports. “My understanding is that he is leaving show business to pursue a career as a thermometer,” said Mamet, who wrote Speed-the-Plow. The...

Ailing Piven May Bail
on Broadway

Dec 17, 2008 4:47 PM CST

Ailing Piven May Bail on Broadway

Sick actor has missed three Broadway performances

(Newser) - Jeremy Piven has been knocked out by an illness so severe his docs suggest abandoning his new Broadway role, TMZ reports. Piven—best known as Ari Gold on HBO's Entourage—has missed three performances of Speed-the-Plow. Doctors advise he end his run with the show pronto, his rep says. The...

Stage Shrek Is
Lumbering but Lovable

theater review

Dec 15, 2008 12:14 PM CST

Stage Shrek Is Lumbering but Lovable

Show lacking in 'inspiration'

(Newser) - Shrek the Musical has its moments, but in the end, it contradicts its own message that substance trumps what’s on the surface, writes Ben Brantley in the New York Times. The “leaden” show presents a “cavalcade of storybook effigies” that “feels like 40 blocks’ worth of...

Cruise: I'd Do a Musical

Dec 12, 2008 9:44 AM CST

Cruise: I'd Do a Musical

Actor does a mean Elvis impersonation

(Newser) - Tom Cruise in a musical? After prodding from Jay Leno last night, the star says he wouldn't mind following wife Katie onto the stage, Broadway World reports. "Yes, I do movies and everything, but I wouldn't say no to Broadway," said Cruise. Turns out, he got his start...

All My Sons Is Money,
and Katie's Why

opinion

Dec 8, 2008 5:11 PM CST

All My Sons Is Money, and Katie's Why

(Newser) - The Broadway show All My Sons became profitable today, mostly thanks to Katie Holmes, Ted Casablanca writes on E! Online. John Lithgow and Dianne Wiest co-star, but "as talented and praiseworthy as those two veteran stars may be, worth drooling over on stage, they are not," writes...

Fonda Heads Back to Broadway

Dec 5, 2008 11:12 AM CST

Fonda Heads Back to Broadway

Starring role marks return after 46 years

(Newser) - Oscar- and Emmy-winning actress Jane Fonda will have another chance to add a Tony to her collection when she returns to Broadway after a 46-year absence, Playbill reports. Fonda, who made her Broadway debut in 1960, will star in Moisés Kaufman's 33 Variations as Katherine Brandt, a musicologist working...

Broadway Giant Gerald Schoenfeld Dies at 84

OBITUARY

Nov 25, 2008 3:12 PM CST

Broadway Giant Gerald Schoenfeld Dies at 84

Powerful owner reshaped Broadway, New York and nationwide

(Newser) - Gerald Schoenfeld, American’s most influential theater owner, died today at 84. The New York native ran the powerful Shubert Organization for 36 years, heading 17 Broadway theaters, doling out millions, and co-producing Cats, Amadeus, and Les Miserables. Though his cherubic face put observers in mind of a teddy bear,...

South Park Duo to Skewer Mormons—on Broadway

Nov 18, 2008 4:15 PM CST

South Park Duo to Skewer Mormons—on Broadway

Trey Parker and Matt Stone set their comedic sights on Utah religion

(Newser) - Canadians can rest easy. The creators of South Park are ready to offend an entirely new population—Mormons, reports the New York Post. This time, though, they will do so not on the big screen or the small screen but on Broadway. Trey Parker and Matt Stone are bringing the...