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Monday, October 31, 2011

ArtsBeat Blog: Beau Bridges Succeeds John Larroquette in 'How to Succeed' on Broadway by Dave Itzkoff

Mr. Bridges, whose credits include the films "Norma Rae" and "The Fabulous Baker Boys," will take over the role of J. B. Biggley, for which Mr. Larroquette won a Tony Award earlier this year.

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Thursday, October 27, 2011

ArtsBeat Blog: 'South Park' Goes Broadway and Leaves Us Speechless by Dave Itzkoff

Instead, here are some famous Broadway composers depicted as "South Park" cartoon characters.

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Tuesday, October 25, 2011

ArtsBeat Blog: Shakespeare Trust Hides Shakespeare's Name to Protest Shakespeare Film by Dave Itzkoff

A British charity organization that promotes the study and life of Shakespeare, is protesting the release of "Anonymous," a movie by Roland Emmerich that questions the authorship of his work…

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Monday, October 24, 2011

ArtsBeat Blog: A To-Do About a Surprise 'Much Ado' From Joss Whedon by Dave Itzkoff

Joss Whedon, the "Avengers" director and producer of fantasy television shows like "Buffy," "Firefly" and "Dollhouse," has once again thrown audiences for a loop by announcing that he has fi…

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Wednesday, October 19, 2011

ArtsBeat Blog: 'South Park' Provides the Stage for a 'Book of Mormon' Reunion by Dave Itzkoff

Robert Lopez will help his "Book of Mormon" collaborators Trey Parker and Matt Stone write an episode of their animated series "South Park" that is planned for next week.

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Thursday, October 13, 2011

Does He Have Your Attention? Alec Baldwin to Host Podcast for WNYC by Dave Itzkoff

Mr. Baldwin's podcast, called "Here's the Thing," will make its debut on Oct. 24 with an interview with Michael Douglas.

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ArtsBeat Blog: Spacey's 'Richard III' Arrives in BAM's New Winter-Spring Season by Dave Itzkoff

The Bridge Project's production of "Richard III," starring Mr. Spacey and directed by Sam Mendes, will be followed by "Being Shakespeare," a one-man drama about the playwright starring Simon…

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Friday, October 7, 2011

'Simpsons' Voice Actor Speaks Out About Negotiations With Fox by Dave Itzkoff

Harry Shearer, who provides the voices of dozens of "Simpsons" characters including Montgomery Burns, Ned Flanders and Kent Brockman, said he would accept a pay cut of 70 percent or more if …

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Tuesday, October 4, 2011

ArtsBeat Blog: Broadway State of Mind: Alicia Keys to Compose Music for 'Stick Fly' by Dave Itzkoff

Ms. Keys, the pop-R&B singer, is a producer of Lydia R. Diamond's play about a well-to-do black family on Martha's Vineyard.

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Sunday, October 2, 2011

Don't Stop the Screamin': The 'Glee' Guys Introduce Their 'American Horror Story' by Dave Itzkoff

Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk talk about a creative partnership that has taken them from "Nip/Tuck" to "Glee" to their new FX series, "American Horror Story," and why they're equally drawn to…

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Thursday, September 22, 2011

Signature Center Will Have Theater Named for Romulus Linney by Dave Itzkoff

The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theater, one of three theaters that is planned for the Frank Gehry-designed Signature Center, is named for the playwright who was the company's first playwright-…

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Tuesday, September 20, 2011

ArtsBeat Blog: 'Diner' Musical, By Barry Levinson and Sheryl Crow, Is Setting a Place on Broadway by Dave Itzkoff

Kathleen Marshall ("Anything Goes") will direct and choreograph the musical adaptation of Barry Levinson's 1982 coming-of-age film, for which Mr. Levinson will write the book and Ms. Crow wi…

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Thursday, September 15, 2011

ArtsBeat Blog: Grandson Disputes New Play Attributed to Oscar Wilde by Dave Itzkoff

Merlin Holland, Wilde's only grandson, said it was "dishonest" for a London theater to present a new work as the final play of his illustrious grandfather.

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Thursday, September 8, 2011

HBO Picks Up Aaron Sorkin Series About Cable TV News by Dave Itzkoff

The series, about a television staff "on a patriotic and quixotic mission to do the news well in the face of corporate and commercial obstacles and their own personal entanglements," will st…

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ArtsBeat Blog: Hello! Matt Stone and Trey Parker Crash a Class at N.Y.U. by Dave Itzkoff

The "South Park" co-creators and "Book of Mormon" collaborators shared their storytelling strategies with freshmen at the Tisch School of the Arts for the mtvU series "Stand In."

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Tuesday, September 6, 2011

ArtsBeat Blog: Lineup Is Announced for World Shakespeare Festival by Dave Itzkoff

The festival, which will run from April through November of next year, will include 70 productions and exhibitions taking place primarily in London and involving more than 50 arts groups fro…

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Thursday, September 1, 2011

ArtsBeat Blog: Sting and Brian Yorkey Embark on a New Musical, 'The Last Ship' by Dave Itzkoff

Mr. Yorkey, the "Next to Normal" book writer and lyricist, said that Sting had written about two dozen new songs for the project, which centers on man who grew up around the shipyards of New…

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Wednesday, August 31, 2011

ArtsBeat Blog: Broadway Cast for 'Chinglish' Is Announced by Dave Itzkoff

Gary Wilmes, who played Tom Buchanan in the Elevator Repair Service production of "Gatz," will star as an American businessman who deals with linguistic and cultural difficulties on a trip t…

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Thursday, August 25, 2011

Lineup for 2011 New Yorker Festival Is Announced by Dave Itzkoff

Chris Colfer, Aziz Ansari, Amy Poehler, Nancy Pelosi and Richard Dawkins will be among the actors, performers, comedians, politicians, bigwigs, authors and atheist contrarians appearing at t…

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Wednesday, August 24, 2011

ArtsBeat Blog: Oh, Snap: 'Addams Family' Broadway Musical Will Close at Year's End by Dave Itzkoff

The musical, adapted from the creepy, kooky clan depicted in Charles Addams's New Yorker cartoons (with a nod to the 1960s television comedy), is closing on Dec. 31.

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Tuesday, August 23, 2011

ArtsBeat Blog: Daphne Rubin-Vega and Wood Harris Set for 'Streetcar' Revival on Broadway by Dave Itzkoff

Daphne Rubin-Vega ("Rent") will play Stella and Wood Harris ("The Wire") will play Mitch in a coming Broadway production that will star Blair Underwood as Stanley and Nicole Ari Parker as Bl…

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Monday, August 22, 2011

ArtsBeat Blog: 'Ghost' Musical to Materialize on Broadway in the Spring by Dave Itzkoff

The musical, which features a book by Bruce Joel Rubin adapted from his screenplay, and a score by Dave Stewart and Glen Ballard, will open in April at a Nederlander Theater to be determined.

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Wednesday, August 17, 2011

ArtsBeat Blog: Morgan Freeman and Anthony Edwards Will Appear in '8' Reading on Broadway by Dave Itzkoff

Cheyenne Jackson, Christine Lahti, Rob Reiner, Yeardley Smith and Marisa Tomei will also appear in a one-time staged reading of "8," Dustin Lance Black's play about a trial to overturn Calif…

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Tuesday, August 16, 2011

ArtsBeat Blog: Reeve Carney to Play Jeff Buckley in Biographical Film by Dave Itzkoff

The news comes just weeks after it was announced that the "Gossip Girl" star Penn Badgley would play Buckley in a separate movie about that singer-songwriter.

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Monday, August 15, 2011

Hugh Dancy Joins Broadway Cast of 'Venus in Fur' by Dave Itzkoff

Is preparing for war more or less demanding than preparing to take on the formidable Nina Arianda? "I'll have to go for option C," Mr. Dancy said.

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ArtsBeat Blog: Lily Rabe and Hamish Linklater Sign Up for 'Seminar' With Alan Rickman by Dave Itzkoff

Ms. Rabe and Mr. Linklater will play aspiring novelists with shared history, and who each pay $5,000 for the privilege of working with the revered literary figure played by Mr. Rickman.

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Thursday, August 4, 2011

ArtsBeat: The Alternate Lives of Lauren Ambrose by Dave Itzkoff

A vintage "Star Search" clip suggests that life could have turned out very differently, or perhaps not so differently at all, for the "Six Feet Under" cast member turned "Funny Girl" star.

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Wednesday, August 3, 2011

ArtsBeat: It's Over for Broadway Musical 'Baby It's You!' by Dave Itzkoff

The jukebox musical about the Scepter Records founder Florence Greenberg and her discovery of the girl group the Shirelles will play its final performance on Sept. 4.

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Friday, July 29, 2011

ArtsBeat: Mark Rylance Gives Away His Tony Award for 'Jerusalem' by Dave Itzkoff

The new owner of the trophy is Mickey Lay, a 71-year-old builder whom Mr. Rylance consulted in creating the character of Johnny "Rooster" Byron, the caravan-dwelling ex-daredevil at the hear…

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Thursday, July 28, 2011

Hear 'So Many Stars,' A Song From the New Barbra Streisand Album by Dave Itzkoff

The song, originally made popular by by Sérgio Mendes & Brasil '66, is from Ms. Streisand's coming album, "What Matters Most: Barbra Streisand Sings the Lyrics of Alan and Marilyn Berg…

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Monday, July 25, 2011

'Glee' Stars Won't Leave Series After Graduation, Producers Say by Dave Itzkoff

Brad Falchuk, a creator and producer of "Glee," said that Lea Michele, Chris Colfer and Cory Monteith will remain with the series in Season 4, following remarks by Ryan Murphy, a fellow crea…

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