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44 Broadway shows opened in 2024, and while not all of them were loved by the critics, there were plenty of standouts all year long. We're breaking down the best Broadway shows of 2024 by month ...

2 hours and 30 minutes, with one intermission. Recommended for ages 4 and up. Elf The Musical is the hilarious and heartwarming tale of Buddy, a young orphan whose life is changed forever when he ...

Facing a budget deficit of nearly $130 million, Oakland leaders announced Friday they’re temporarily closing two firehouses in the city. The closures of Station 25 near Joaquin Miller Park and ...

Promise the audience something, then make ’em wait; that’s also the strategy of the fifth Broadway revival of the legendary musical “Gypsy,” from 1959, now at the Majestic. The key promise ...

Despite ending 2024 with a decline in homicides, Oakland marked the start of 2025 with a wave of violence, which included multiple deadly shootings on New Year's Eve and early New Year's Day.

After more than a month in theaters, the hit film has set a new record as the highest-grossing movie based on a Broadway musical ever. The record was previously held by 2008's "Mamma Mia!," ...

The movie Wicked has officially become the highest-grossing Broadway adaptation in box office history, surpassing the movie musical Mamma Mia. The film's star-studded cast includes Cynthia Erivo ...

Dec. 31 (UPI) --Wicked has surpassed Mamma Mia! as the most successful film version of a Broadway musical. Variety said Wicked has earned $634 million worldwide after six weeks of release.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Oakland forward Allen Mukeba (23) tries to drive past Arkansas forward Trevon Brazile (4) during the first ...

Known for her versatility and talent, Lavin’s career spanned decades, with successes both on Broadway and in Hollywood. In the mid-1970s, Lavin transitioned from Broadway to television and was ...

A success on Broadway, Lavin tried her luck in Hollywood in the mid-1970s. She was chosen to star in a new CBS sitcom based on “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore,” the Martin Scorsese-directed ...