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Audra McDonald returns with new, personal CD

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:22:19 -0400

NEW YORK - If either her husband or daughter is calling, Audra McDonald knows without looking at her phone.

Dylan inducted as honorary member of arts academy

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:44:21 -0400

NEW YORK - Michael Chabon had long been mystified by that Bob Dylan lyric about "midnight's broken toe."

Laura Benanti gets in a cabaret mood

Mon, 13 May 2013 09:11:15 -0400

NEW YORK - Years ago, when her roommate came home one day sobbing, Laura Benanti comforted her the only way she knew how - with a song.

Drama Desk Award nominations are unveiled

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:34:04 -0400

NEW YORK - The off-Broadway show "Giant" and the quickly shuttered Broadway musical "Hands on a Hardbody" lead the Drama Desk nomination race this season, with the British import "Matilda," the audience-friendly "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" and a revival of Stephen Sondheim's "Passion" close behind.