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Lewis Black’s limited 2016 Broadway engagement of “Black to the Future”
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Lewis Black’s limited 2016 Broadway engagement of “Black to the Future”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 21, 2016June 21, 20161

Lewis Black will be back on Broadway in the fall of 2016, but for four performances only of his one-man show, “Black to the Future.” …

Episode #78: Bill Dawes
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Episode #78: Bill Dawes

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 4, 2016April 4, 2016

Bill Dawes has played Paul Hornung and Mickey Mantle in separate Broadway productions, and recently wrapped a run as famed Russian ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev. …

Tim Minchin performs “When I Grow Up” from Matilda the Musical, on Conan
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Tim Minchin performs “When I Grow Up” from Matilda the Musical, on Conan

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 17, 2015

Tim Minchin stopped by Conan on Monday night to perform one of his songs from the Broadway hit, Matilda the Musical. This is “When I …

Groundhog Day will become a Broadway musical in 2017
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Groundhog Day will become a Broadway musical in 2017

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 3, 2015April 3, 2015

Mark your calendars for January and March 2017 and circle Feb. 2, 2017, while you’re at it. Because the folks who turned the Roald Dahl …

Of course Jason Alexander is replacing Larry David on Broadway
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Of course Jason Alexander is replacing Larry David on Broadway

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 27, 2015

Toupee or not toupee. That is the question. Whether or not you’re surprised at the news that Jason Alexander will replace Larry David on Broadway …

60 Minutes profile of Larry David
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60 Minutes profile of Larry David

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMarch 2, 2015March 2, 20151

Larry David starred in a fictional Broadway production as part of his HBO series, Curb Your Enthusiasm, but he’s really starring on Broadway for the …

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RIP Mike Nichols, EGOT-winning director and comedian

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 20, 2014

Mike Nichols, the celebrated comedian and director who achieved the rare feat of winning Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Awards in his lifetime, has died. …

Larry David to write and star in his Broadway debut, “Fish in the Dark”
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Larry David to write and star in his Broadway debut, “Fish in the Dark”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 7, 20142

Larry David infamously made his Broadway debut on TV as “Larry David” in The Producers with David Schwimmer, but that was only for the fourth-season …

Andrea Martin on coming full circle, from SCTV to Broadway and back to Toronto and NBC for “Working The Engels”
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Andrea Martin on coming full circle, from SCTV to Broadway and back to Toronto and NBC for “Working The Engels”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 10, 2014July 10, 2014

Andrea Martin is enjoying her summer trip to Portugal when she’s patched onto the phone line last night with The Comic’s Comic. “It’s surreal for …

Ray Jessel’s audition on America’s Got Talent 2014, and what you may not know about the 84-year-old songwriter’s Broadway and TV past
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Ray Jessel’s audition on America’s Got Talent 2014, and what you may not know about the 84-year-old songwriter’s Broadway and TV past

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 2, 2014July 2, 20145

Ray Jessel, at 84, would seem like an unlikely contestant to round out this season’s auditions for America’s Got Talent. And yet, NBC producers knew …

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