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Sony inks deal with theater vet Scott Sanders
Making a major move into legit, Sony Pictures Entertainment has signed a five-year overall deal with Scott Sanders Theatrical Prods. to develop and produce stage versions of Sony films and has...
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Charles Durning, versatile character actor, dies at 89
Charles Durning, who often brought an edge to good-natured characters and did memorable turns in "The Sting," "Dog Day Afternoon," "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" and "Tootsie," among many other...
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Character Actor Willy Switkes Dies at 83
Willy Switkes, a character actor who made appearances in films including “Tootsie” and “Taxi Driver” died March 7 at Montgomery Hospice Casey House in Rockville, Md of colon cancer. He was 83. Switkes,...
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Legit Review: ‘Assisted Living’
They’ve been husband and wife for nearly 30 years, and now, thanks to “Assisted Living,” being given its world premiere at L.A.’s Odyssey Theater, Winnie Holzman and Paul Dooley are co-authors and...
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Cannes Film Review: ‘Heli’
Destined to traumatize buyers and audiences, this accomplished but singularly unpleasant film plunges deep into Mexico's vicious cycle of drug-fueled violence.
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Cannes Film Review: ‘Max Rose’
Jerry Lewis makes an excruciating return to the bigscreen in this sappy sudser.
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Emmys: Jessica Lange Celebrates Screen Revival
Smallscreen is where the roles are for the oft-honored ‘Horror Story’ thesp.
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Locarno Film Review: ‘Vijay and I’
This limp "Mrs. Doubtfire"/"Tootsie" knockoff seems destined to find its most captive offshore audiences in-flight.
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Dabney Coleman Receives a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
From his breakout turn as mayor Merle Jeeter in Norman Lear’s twisted parody “Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman” in 1976 Dabney Coleman has built a career on playing the smarmy comedic villain. He earned...
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George Gaynes, ‘Punky Brewster’ and ‘Police Academy’ Star, Dies at 98
George Gaynes, who portrayed an irritable foster parent on the ’80s sitcom “Punky Brewster,” the bewildered commandant in seven “Police Academy” films and a soap opera star with a crush on Dorothy...
View Article‘Tootsie’ Musical Heading to Broadway in 2019
“Tootsie” is on its way to Broadway, setting a pre-Broadway run in Chicago this fall, with producers hoping to open the show in New York in the spring of 2019. Santino Fontana, the Tony nominee...
View ArticlePre-Broadway Review: ‘Tootsie’ the Musical
“Tootsie,” a jaunty new stage musical adaptation of the 1982 movie comedy that starred Dustin Hoffman, has a real degree of currency to it, and it’s not because book writer Robert Horn (“13: The...
View ArticleBroadway Review: ‘Tootsie’
The new Broadway adaptation of “Tootsie” is old-fashioned and proud of it — and it’s a surefire crowd-pleaser, in this musical spin on the 1982 film comedy with Santino Fontana in the Dustin Hoffman...
View ArticleHow the ‘Tootsie’ Musical Was Updated for the #MeToo Era
Turning the beloved 1982 comedy “Tootsie” into a 21st century musical already seemed like a challenge when work on the adaptation began back in 2016. Then the #MeToo movement revved up — and the...
View ArticleTony Nominations 2019: 7 Burning Questions About This Year’s Race
It’s go time: Tony season officially kicks off bright and early tomorrow morning (8:30 a.m. ET) when “Hamilton” alum Brandon Victor Dixon and two-time Tony winner Bebe Neuwirth take to the podium at...
View ArticleTony Awards Nominations 2019: ‘Hadestown,’‘Ain’t Too Proud,’‘Tootsie’ Dominate
“Hadestown,” a scruffy take on Greek mythology, dominated the 2019 Tony Award nominations, picking up a leading 14 nods on Tuesday, including one for best musical. “Ain’t Too Proud To Beg,” a...
View ArticleListen: Santino Fontana on How Broadway’s ‘Tootsie’ Was Adapted for Our Times
Broadway’s “Tootsie” has turned into one of this season’s Tony Awards frontrunners, winning raves for its deftly funny update of potentially problematic source material — and for a firecracker cast led...
View Article‘Tootsie’ Star Santino Fontana on the Challenges of His Tony-Nominated Dual Role
Santino Fontana is doing double duty on Broadway this year. The “Tootsie” star scored his second Tony Award nomination this month for his hilarious portrayal of struggling actor Michael Dorsey and...
View ArticleTony Predictions: Big Questions and Safe Bets
Predicting award winners is always a fool’s errand, but in the case of the 2019 Tony Awards, it feels even more foolish than usual. With few clear frontrunners in the night’s biggest races, some...
View Article‘Tootsie’ Ending Broadway Run in January
“Tootsie,” the critically acclaimed musical adaptation of the 1982 classic film comedy, will play its final Broadway performance on Jan. 5, 2020. When it wraps up its run, the show will have logged 293...
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