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The Post was right — Audra McDonald WILL play Mama Rose in ‘Gypsy’ on Broadway
A new Broadway revival of “Gypsy,” starring Audra McDonald as Mama Rose, was officially announced on Wednesday.
We found tickets for all Tony-nominated shows still running on Broadway
Make sure you're in the know come Tony time.
'Ohio State Murders' review: Audra McDonald wows in mild Broadway play
The revival is an absorbing, observant and admirably peculiar character study with stinging parallels to today.
Roberta Flack hosting virtual listening party to aid youth in need
Clearly, the 83-year-old New Yorker still knows exactly where — and how — to show love.
How Patti LuPone became the biggest trash talker in Hollywood
The diva of dish doesn’t hold back — and we’ll drink to that.
Meryl Streep joins all-star virtual Stephen Sondheim 90th birthday concert
It's a who's who of Broadway royalty.
Rhiannon Giddens puts banjo and fiddle skills on display at the Met
Rhiannon Giddens won a Grammy as lead singer, violinist and banjo player with the Carolina Chocolate Drops, an old-time, African American string band. Now she’s busy plucking up a solo...
Audra McDonald on stage nudity, sex: 'It scared me to death!'
Given her six Tony Awards, two Grammys, an Emmy and a National Medal of Arts, Audra McDonald has nothing left to prove. Yet there she is in “Frankie & Johnny...
'Frankie and Johnny' review: More than skin is bared in tender revival
His-and-her nudity is front and center in “Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune” — but this rom-dram’s success isn’t measured in flesh alone. Audra McDonald and Michael Shannon...
That time Audra McDonald went into labor at brunch
Audra McDonald didn’t get to Carnegie Hall until she was at Juilliard, when she saw Ella Fitzgerald sing there. “A friend of mine calls it an upside-down wedding cake,” she...
Christine Baranski meets her 'Good Fight' match in feisty Audra McDonald
The Good Fight Sunday, 9 p.m., CBS All Access Season 2 of “The Good Fight” welcomes a new character to the legal drama. Liz Reddick-Lawrence (Audra McDonald) is a Department...
'Hamilton' is making other Broadway shows close fast
There was some consternation on Broadway last week over the abrupt closing of “Shuffle Along.” A few people blamed producer Scott Rudin for not supporting the show after leading lady...
The surprising way 'Hamilton' Tony wins will help Broadway losers
At Sunday’s Tony Awards there is opportunity in losing. With Broadway set to crown “Hamilton” the greatest show in the history of mankind, the also-rans are scrambling to make the...
Mom-to-be Janet Jackson has no idea what she's in for
The new way to celebrate the big 4-0? Get knocked up. Mom-to-be Janet Jackson, now 50, recently announced that she’s pregnant with her first child. In April, 42-year-old Eva Mendes...
Audra McDonald can really do everything
Does your washing machine need to be fixed? Do you want a five-tier wedding cake? Maybe if Audra McDonald has some free time, she can help — because after seeing...
Six reasons to head to the Berkshires before summer ends
There are at least a hundred reasons arts and nature lovers head for the Berkshires each summer — here are six big ones. The first is in Great Barrington, Mass.:...
'Gentleman's Guide,' McDonald, Cranston win big at Tonys
The murderous romp "A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder" got a lot of love at Sunday night's Tony Awards, nabbing the best new musical trophy on a night that...
How 3 Tony best actress nominees get into their roles
Mary Bridget Davies Stars as: Janis Joplin in “A Night with Janis Joplin” “I based my dressing room on [photos from Janis’ life]: tapestries, candles, 1930s lamps, two of my...
Who should -- and who will -- win at the Tony Awards
Forget about California Chrome and the Triple Crown: For many New Yorkers, the handicapping race this week is all about the Tonys. Ahead of Sunday’s telecast, we balance out who...