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  1. Tonys: How the 'Hedwig' Team Turned Neil Patrick Harris into a Bona Fide Rock Star

    Tonys: How the 'Hedwig' Team Turned Neil Patrick Harris into a Bona Fide Rock Star

    11:47 am PDT 06/06/2014
    • Suzy Evans
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    John Cameron Mitchell, Stephen Trask, director Michael Mayer and NPH himself dish on what it took to reinvent the "How I Met Your Mother" star into a wailing glam-rock gutter goddess. READ MORE

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  2. Tonys: 5 Things to Expect From the Show

    Tonys: 5 Things to Expect From the Show

    11:31 am PDT 06/06/2014
    • Scott Feinberg
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    New details are emerging about the show's opening number, musical acts, special performances and presenters. READ MORE

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  3. Inside THR's Tonys Actor Roundtable with Neil Patrick Harris, Chris O'Dowd, Jefferson Mays (Photos)

    Inside THR's Tonys Actor Roundtable with Neil Patrick Harris, Chris O'Dowd, Jefferson Mays (Photos)

    5:57 pm PDT 06/05/2014
    • Scott Feinberg
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    James Monroe Iglehart, Andy Karl and Tony Shalhoub pose for THR and share which audience habits irk them most, why they continually return to the stage, how they feel about entrance applause and how they came to -- and championed -- the roles for which they could win Tonys on June 8. READ MORE

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  4. Fired 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof' Star Accuses Theater Owner of Not Protecting the Actors

    Fired 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof' Star Accuses Theater Owner of Not Protecting the Actors

    5:30 pm PDT 06/05/2014
    • Jordan Riefe
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    After John Lacy stopped in the middle of the show to confront a drunk man who called his co-star Anton Troy a "fag," the actor says Repertory East Playhouse's company director Ovington Michael Owston told him "go 'F' yourself" before firing him. READ MORE

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  5. 'Macbeth': Theater Review

    'Macbeth': Theater Review

    5:30 pm PDT 06/05/2014
    • David Rooney
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    Kenneth Branagh stars as the murderous thane, with Alex Kingston as his ruthless consort, in this vigorous staging of the Scottish Play, directed by Branagh and Rob Ashford. READ MORE

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  6. Dance Camera West Festival Heads to Downtown L.A. This Weekend

    Dance Camera West Festival Heads to Downtown L.A. This Weekend

    4:05 pm PDT 06/05/2014
    • Jordan Riefe
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    The performance-filled event takes place this weekend at The Disney Concert Hall's REDCAT Theater, with an opening night performance at The Music Center Plaza by contemporary dance company Bodytraffic. READ MORE

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  7. Tonys: Best Play Contender 'Act One' to Air on PBS

    Tonys: Best Play Contender 'Act One' to Air on PBS

    3:08 pm PDT 06/05/2014
    • David Rooney
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    James Lapine's adaptation of the classic theater memoir by Moss Hart, which stars Tony Shalhoub, Santino Fontana and Andrea Martin, will be shown as part of the "Live From Lincoln Center" series. READ MORE

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  8. Tonys: Bryan Cranston Drama 'All the Way' Recoups on Broadway

    Tonys: Bryan Cranston Drama 'All the Way' Recoups on Broadway

    12:32 pm PDT 06/05/2014
    • David Rooney
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    Raves for the "Breaking Bad" star's Broadway debut as Lyndon B. Johnson have propelled Robert Schenkkan's political drama into the profit zone, grossing $14.3 million to date. READ MORE

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  9. Tonys: Will Broadway's Golden Girl Kelli O'Hara Finally Take Home the Gold This Year? (Video)

    Tonys: Will Broadway's Golden Girl Kelli O'Hara Finally Take Home the Gold This Year? (Video)

    11:55 am PDT 06/05/2014
    • Scott Feinberg
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    The popular five-time Tony nominee, who's nominated this year for "The Bridges of Madison County," is believed to be locked in a close contest with Jessie Mueller, the star of "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical." READ MORE

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  10. John Hawkes and Tracie Thoms to Star in 'Lost Lake'

    John Hawkes and Tracie Thoms to Star in 'Lost Lake'

    10:00 am PDT 06/05/2014
    • David Rooney
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    An Oscar nominee in 2011 for "Winter's Bone," Hawkes will make his New York stage debut in the new play by Pulitzer Prize-winner David Auburn, directed by Daniel Sullivan. READ MORE

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  11. Character Actress Anna Berger Dead

    11:01 am PDT 06/04/2014
    • Hilary Lewis
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    She previously had parts in "The Sopranos," "Everybody Loves Raymond," Adam Sandler's "You Don't Mess With the Zohan" and the original "Taking of Pelham One Two Three." READ MORE

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  12. F. Murray Abraham, Stockard Channing and Megan Mullally Join Broadway Revival of 'It's Only a Play'

    F. Murray Abraham, Stockard Channing and Megan Mullally Join Broadway Revival of 'It's Only a Play'

    9:53 am PDT 06/04/2014
    • David Rooney
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    The actors join Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane in an updated version of the the 1986 theater-biz comedy by Terrence McNally, a Tony nominee this year for "Mothers and Sons." READ MORE

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  13. Tonys: How Broadway Actresses Tackle Music Icons Carole King, Billie Holiday, Janis Joplin

    Tonys: How Broadway Actresses Tackle Music Icons Carole King, Billie Holiday, Janis Joplin

    3:49 pm PDT 06/03/2014
    • Suzy Evans
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    Nominees Jessie Mueller, Audra McDonald and Mary Bridget Davies spill their audition stories and vocal strategies to headline musical bio-dramas. READ MORE

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  14. Watch Video Tonys: Actress Nominees Share Their Intros to New York, Broadway Debuts (Video)

    Tonys: Actress Nominees Share Their Intros to New York, Broadway Debuts (Video)

    12:08 pm PDT 06/03/2014
    • Scott Feinberg
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    THR debuts an 11-minute bonus feature from the first-ever Tonys Actress Roundtable with Tyne Daly, Idina Menzel and more, which was released last week. READ MORE

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  15. Watch Video Tonys: Actor Nominees Recall Their Moves to New York, Big Breaks (Video)

    Tonys: Actor Nominees Recall Their Moves to New York, Big Breaks (Video)

    11:41 am PDT 06/03/2014
    • Scott Feinberg
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    THR debuts an 11-minute bonus feature from the first-ever Tonys Actor Roundtable with Neil Patrick Harris, Chris O'Dowd and others, which was released last week. READ MORE

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  16. Julia Stiles Returns to New York Stage in 'Phoenix'

    Julia Stiles Returns to New York Stage in 'Phoenix'

    10:28 am PDT 06/03/2014
    • David Rooney
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    The actress will star opposite James Wirt in a new off-Broadway production of Scott Organ's dark romantic comedy, beginning performances July 28. READ MORE

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  17. 'Gruesome Playground Injuries': Theater Review

    'Gruesome Playground Injuries': Theater Review

    2:29 pm PDT 06/02/2014
    • Myron Meisel
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    Pulitzer Prize playwriting finalist Rajiv Joseph conjures a relationship forged in pain, both psychic and physical. READ MORE

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  18. Tonys: Who Should Win, Who Will Win (Analysis)

    Tonys: Who Should Win, Who Will Win (Analysis)

    2:27 pm PDT 06/02/2014
    • Scott Feinberg
    • David Rooney
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    Can nominations-leader "A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder" hold off crowd-pleaser "Beautiful" on Sunday? Will Bryan Cranston propel "All the Way" to a win? Is it finally Kelli O'Hara's year? THR's theater critic and awards analyst weigh in. READ MORE

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  19. 'Death of the Author': Theater Review

    'Death of the Author': Theater Review

    2:05 pm PDT 06/02/2014
    • Myron Meisel
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    Orson Bean plays a department chair in this academic comedy skewering postmodernism at the Geffen Playhouse in Westwood. READ MORE

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  20. 'The Killer': Theater Review

    'The Killer': Theater Review

    6:05 am PDT 06/02/2014
    • Frank Scheck
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    Michael Shannon plays a man attempting to track down a serial killer in Eugene Ionesco's rarely seen dark comedy. READ MORE

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