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The Book of Mormon Triumphs at 2011 Tony Awards

Writers Trey Parker and Matt Stone have already shown they’re masters of comedy for the small screen. Their Emmy award-winning South Park has remained Comedy Central’s highest-rated show throughout its 15-season run. But at last night’s 2011 Tony Awards, the duo proved their satirical genius extends beyond television....  read more

A Rocky Musical in the Works?

With Sister Act and Catch Me If You Can both nominated for Best Musical for the 2011 Tony Awards, it appears that stage adaptations of movies are becoming more and more successful. Perhaps that’s why a Rocky musical is currently in the works....  read more

Fela! Cast May Perform in Nigeria

The cast of the Will Smith and Jay-Z-produced Broadway hit Fela!, based on the life and music of Nigerian Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti, may have quite the itinerary ahead of them....  read more

Musical Version of Little Miss Sunshine Announced

The Oscar winner and 2006 Sundance Film Festival darling Little Miss Sunshine has been picked for musical adaptation by Sundance....  read more

Tony Awards 2009 Winners Round-Up

Who said theatre is dead? You wouldn't know it from watching the opening to last night's Tony Awards, that saw Elton John, Liza Minelli and Dolly Parton join the cast of about a million different musicals for a mash-up of Broadway's greatest hits. It was the "biggest and most expensive number in the history of the Tonys," host Neil Patrick Harris observed. "That is why I am your host tonight."...  read more