The author of ten books featuring the character Mary Poppins, P. L. Travers still prefers to use initials instead of her chosen name of Pamela Lyndon. Born Helen Lyndon Goff, she adopted this nom de plume to bring herself as close as possible to her...

Competition is fierce on Broadway this year among Tony Award seekers for best musical as Mary Poppins goes head-to-head with Jackie O.'s relatives and a rock musical takes on a whodunit for nominations Tuesday.Last season, Tony nominators ignored Disney's stage version of "Tarzan" in the...

Suspense will be the most likely casualty at Sunday's 2007 Tony Awards when Broadway celebrates the best of the theater season."The Coast of Utopia," Tom Stoppard's mammoth, three-part examination of intellectual life in 19th-century Europe, will take the crown for best play. "Spring Awakening," a...

The stage version of "Mary Poppins" will soon by flying around the world, say producers Thomas Schumacher and Cameron Mackintosh.The New York production, now in its second year on Broadway, has recouped its investment, both producers announced Wednesday, and plans are under way to unleash...

The latest R&B singer to test his vocal cords in the long-running musical revival of "Chicago" will be Brian McKnight.The Grammy-nominated singer will join the New York cast Oct. 8 as that scamp of a lawyer, Billy Flynn. McKnight is scheduled to appear in the...