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Arthur Laurents, the director, playwright and screenwriter who wrote such enduring stage musicals as "West Side Story" and "Gypsy," as well as the movie classics "Rope" and "The Way We Were," died Thursday. He was 93.

"The Book of Mormon" nabbed a leading 14 Tony Award nominations Tuesday morning, earning the profane musical nods for best musical, best book of a musical, best original score, two leading actor spots and two featured actor nominations.

Spider-Man is having trouble getting off the ground on Broadway. Producers of "Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark" are delaying by three weeks the opening of the costly and complicated show, meaning it will only be available for previews after the busy Thanksgiving holiday.

U2's Bono and the Edge introduced the first song from their Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark Broadway musical, "Boy Falls From the Sky," on Good Morning America today. Reeve Carney, who will star as Spider-Man's alter ego Peter Parker, performed the track, which boasts a trademark Edge riff. "One of ...

Get ready, folks -- George Lucas is bringing us a musical, and no, it's not Star Wars: The Musical.

"Shrek: The Musical" director Jason Moore has signed to helm MGM's re-imagining of "Valley Girl" as a musical feature.

“Billy Elliot,” the season’s biggest musical hit, dominated the 2009 Tony Award nominations Tuesday, picking up 15, more than any other show.

Broadway's Spidey senses are tingling. Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, the hyped stage musical directed by Julie Taymor (The Lion King) with music and lyrics courtesy of U2's Bono...