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The Book Of Mormon has set a record for the biggest day of sales in West End and Broadway history.

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Composer Marvin Hamlisch dies at 68

Marvin Hamlisch, who composed the scores for dozens of movies including "The Sting" and won a Tony for "A Chorus Line," has died in Los Angeles aged 68.

'End of the Rainbow' to close on Broadway

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Macbeth, Tramway, Glasgow

A slight, traumatised man is led into the locked ward of a vast mental asylum. Stripped of his suit, in his institutional scrubs, he is a tiny figure observed by three CCTV cameras and from a raised window at the back of the set.

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Corden scoops the top prize on Broadway

Actor and comedian James Corden was crowned the king of Broadway on Sunday night as he was named best actor at the Tony Awards – beating heavyweight Hollywood rivals including Philip Seymour Hoffman and James Earl Jones. It marks the culmination of a recovery for an actor who admitted he had lost his way.

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King of Broadway James Corden delivers emotional speech as he wins Tony Award for best actor

James Corden was crowned the king of Broadway amid speculation a career in Hollywood could be next after he was named best actor at the Tony Awards.

'One Man, Two Guvnors' opens tonight at the Music Box theatre on Broadway with star James Corden

One comedy, two audiences: UK hit tailored for Broadway

Playwright Richard Bean reworks James Corden show to suit American theatregoers

Mark Rylance to perform impromptu Shakespeare on Tube for Cultural Olympiad

A floating opera written by Monty Python star Terry Jones and impromptu Shakespeare recitals on the Tube by award-winning actor Mark Rylance are among the cultural events that will run alongside the Olympics in London this summer.

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