There's enough material for several plays in "The Starry Messenger," Kenneth Lonergan's sluggish, soggy, mid-life-crisis tale starring Matthew Broderick as an ineffectual astronomy instructor, husband, father and lover.By: Michael Kuchwara|Date: Nov 23, 2009

Let's salute one of the least appreciated conventions of musical theater -- the entr'acte. That's French, folks, for the mini-overture before the beginning of a show's second act. And the one that pops up after intermission at "Girl Crazy," the 1930 Gershwin musical, is a humdinger indeed. In fact, it's the highlight of the mild concert version of the show ...By: Michael Kuchwara|Date: Nov 20, 2009

With laughs, friends pay tribute to the golden touch of Bea Arthur They remembered with love - and a lot of laughter - the star of television’s “Maude’’ and “The Golden Girls,’’ a woman who also appeared in such hit musicals as “Fiddler on the Roof’’ and “Mame.’’By: Michael Kuchwara|Date: Sep 15, 2009

NEW YORK - Harve Presnell, whose booming baritone graced such Broadway musicals as “The Unsinkable Molly Brown’’ and “Annie,’’ died Tuesday of pancreatic cancer at St. John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, Calif. He was 75.By: Michael Kuchwara|Date: Jul 3, 2009

...an emotional 90-minute salute, Broadway paid tribute to Michael Bennett, the man behind "A Chorus Line," the longest running...playing "What I Did For Love," while home movies of a young Michael Bennett were shown on a screen.Stephen Sondheim played and...By: Michael Kuchwara, Associated Press|Date: Oct 1, 1987

...captured musical prizes for best actor, Michael Crawford; director, Harold Prince...the choreography award, which went to Michael Smuin.L. Scott Caldwell received the...Allen, "Burn This"Actor, Musical: Michael Crawford, "The Phantom of the Opera...By: Michael Kuchwara, Associated Press|Date: Jun 6, 1988

...Email Print DIGG this Del.icio.us Facebook An odd musical year marks 2008 Tony nominations by Michael Kuchwara Associated Press Tuesday May 13, 2008 In this image released by the OM Company, actors, clockwise from foreground...

...the Heights’ heads list of 2008 Tony nominees by Michael Kuchwara Associated Press Tuesday May 13, 2008 A scene...Wagner, The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein Michael Yeargan, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific ...