Jeff Lunden
Stories
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Chuck Mangione, whose jazz horn warmed up the pop charts, has died
With his beard, long hair and brown felt fedora, the jazz flugelhorn player and composer cut an unforgettable figure in American culture.
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1960s pop star Connie Francis has died. The singer's life was touched by tragedies
1960s pop star Connie Francis has died. The first female singer to chart a number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100, she sold over 40 million records before the age of 25.
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Remembering Tony-winning playwright Richard Greenberg, dead at 67
Richard Greenberg, the Tony Award-winning playwright behind Take Me Out, has died at a nursing home in Manhattan. He was 67.
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Broadway's videographers won't be honored at the Tony Awards — but they should be
Every year, Jeff Lunden looks at those who do essential work on Broadway but aren't recognized by the Tonys. This year, he spoke with those who have made video a dazzling new Broadway trend.
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78th Tony Awards preview: What to expect on Broadway's biggest night
78th Tony Awards preview: What to expect on Broadway's biggest night
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Broadway star Jasmine Amy Rogers' journey to her own Sardi's portrait
In just a few years, Jasmine Amy Rogers has come full circle from a teen actor and singer to a Broadway star nominated for a Tony award.
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Charles Strouse, Broadway composer of 'Annie' and 'Bye Bye Birdie,' has died at 96
Broadway composer Charles Strouse, creator of the hit musicals "Bye Bye Birdie," "Applause" and "Annie," died at his home in New York City on Thursday.
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Composer John Adams' opera 'Antony and Cleopatra' opens in New York
John Adams has been called America's greatest living composer. His adaptation of Shakespeare's "Antony and Cleopatra" opens at the Metropolitan Opera, in New York, next week.
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Nominations for the 2025 Tony Awards – Broadway's highest honors – are announced
While Broadway's box office is approaching pre-pandemic levels, fewer shows are making money, so the showcase of the national Tony broadcast is an invaluable marketing tool.
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Two new original musical comedies on Broadway share a curious plot point
Two new original musical comedies based on true historical events are the toast of Broadway this spring -- and both feature corpses as a major plot point.