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Tuesday, June 18, 2013

ArtsBeat: In Performance: Kate Mulgrew and Kathleen Chalfant of 'Somewhere Fun' by Erik Piepenburg

The actresses perform a scene from Jenny Schwartz's new play at the Vineyard Theater.

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Monday, June 17, 2013

ArtsBeat: Neil Patrick Harris Set to Star in 'Hedwig' on Broadway by Erik Piepenburg

Mr. Harris will play the title character in the first Broadway production of the musical.

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Wednesday, June 12, 2013

ArtsBeat: 'Ann' to Close on Broadway by Erik Piepenburg

Holland Taylor's one-woman show about the former Texas Governor Ann Richards will have played 19 previews and 132 regular performances when it closes on June 30.

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Tuesday, June 11, 2013

ArtsBeat: In Performance: 'The Caucasian Chalk Circle' by Erik Piepenburg

The actress Elizabeth A. Davis and the composer Duncan Sheik perform a song from the Classic Stage Company's production of Brecht's drama.

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Monday, June 10, 2013

ArtsBeat: 'A Christmas Story, the Musical' to Return to New York by Erik Piepenburg

The musical will return to New York for a holiday run at the Theater at Madison Square Garden.

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Friday, June 7, 2013

ArtsBeat: Tony Awards In Performance Video: Laura Osnes and Santino Fontana by Erik Piepenburg

Ms. Osnes and Mr. Fontana are a modern-day Cinderella and Prince Charming in Central Park.

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Thursday, June 6, 2013

ArtsBeat: Stephanie J. Block and Will Chase to Star in 'Little Miss Sunshine' Musical by Erik Piepenburg

The actors will play husband and wife in Second Stage's production of the new musical, based on the Oscar-nominated film.

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ArtsBeat: Tony Awards Video: In Performance With Shalita Grant by Erik Piepenburg

The actress plays a waitress who envisions doom in a scene adapted from Christopher Durang's comedy "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike."

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Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Video: Tony Awards: In Performance With Rob McClure by Erik Piepenburg

The actor explores the strange aisles of a Chelsea warehouse filled with movie décor as he sings "The Life That You Wished For" from the musical "Chaplin."

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Tuesday, June 4, 2013

ArtsBeat: Tony Awards: In Performance With Billy Porter and Stark Sands by Erik Piepenburg

The actors sing "Not My Father's Son," from the musical "Kinky Boots" at T. O. Dey Shoes, the maker of the show's footwear.

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Monday, June 3, 2013

ArtsBeat: Tony Awards: In Performance With Courtney B. Vance by Erik Piepenburg

The first in a special Tony Award series of In Performance videos, shot on location in New York, features Courtney B. Vance in a scene from the Nora Ephron play "Lucky Guy." …

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Their Bedside Manners Need Work by Erik Piepenburg

Since 1991 the Dr. Lecter character has stayed on the cultural radar in films ("Hannibal Rising"), an Off Broadway stage parody ("Silence! The Musical") and, most recently, the NBC drama "Ha…

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Tuesday, May 28, 2013

ArtsBeat: In Performance: Larry Pine in 'Death of Walt Disney' by Erik Piepenburg

Mr. Pine plays the title character in Lucas Hnath's play, "A Public Reading of an Unproduced Screenplay About the Death of Walt Disney."

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Tuesday, May 21, 2013

ArtsBeat: Christian Borle and Shuler Hensley Announced for New Encores! Season by Erik Piepenburg

The new Encores! season features the musicals "Little Me," "The Most Happy Fella" and "Irma La Douce."

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Monday, May 20, 2013

In Performance: At Home With Audra McDonald by Erik Piepenburg

The singer accompanies herself on piano to Adam Guettel's "Migratory V," a song from her new album, "Go Back Home."

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Tuesday, May 14, 2013

ArtsBeat: In Performance: Leslie Kritzer of 'The Memory Show' by Erik Piepenburg

The actress, accompanied by Katherine Cherbas on cello, sings "Me and My Mother" from Sara Cooper and Zach Redler's musical.

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Monday, May 13, 2013

ArtsBeat: New Musicals Continue Broadway Box Office Streak by Erik Piepenburg

Three new musicals that will be vying for Tony Awards next month continue to be big draws at the Broadway box office.

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Tuesday, May 7, 2013

ArtsBeat: In Performance: Alan Cumming of 'Macbeth' by Erik Piepenburg

The actor plays Lady Macbeth in a scene from this new version of Shakespeare's tragedy on Broadway at the Ethel Barrymore Theater.

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Monday, May 6, 2013

ArtsBeat: 'Orphans' to Close on Broadway by Erik Piepenburg

The Broadway production will close on May 19 at the Schoenfeld Theater.

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Wednesday, May 1, 2013

ArtsBeat: In Performance Video: Deborah Cox of 'Jekyll & Hyde' by Erik Piepenburg

The singer performs the number "Someone Like You" from Frank Wildhorn's musical, now in revival on Broadway.

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Thursday, April 25, 2013

'The Last Five Years' by Jason Robert Brown Heading to Film by Erik Piepenburg

The musical "The Last Five Years" has a huge following, despite mixed reviews.

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Tuesday, April 23, 2013

In Performance: Video: Michael Urie of 'Buyer & Cellar' by Erik Piepenburg

The actor performs a scene from Jonathan Tolins's play about a gay man who is hired to work in the basement of Barbra Streisand's home.

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Wednesday, April 17, 2013

ArtsBeat: Calling Super-Fans of 'The Last Five Years' by Erik Piepenburg

What is it about Jason Robert Brown's two-character musical that inspires a passionate following?

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Tuesday, April 16, 2013

ArtsBeat: An Acting Debut for John Guare by Erik Piepenburg

The Atlantic Theater Company announced that the Tony Award-winning playwright will make his Off Broadway acting debut in its production of his new play "3 Kinds of Exile." &…

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ArtsBeat: In Performance: Nathan Lee Graham of 'Hit the Wall' by Erik Piepenburg

The actor sings the number "Come Rain or Come Shine" in a scene from the play about the Stonewall uprising.

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Tuesday, April 9, 2013

ArtsBeat: In Performance Video: Adam Kantor of 'The Last Five Years' by Erik Piepenburg

Mr. Kantor sings the number "If I Didn't Believe in You" from the Second Stage revival of the Jason Robert Brown musical.

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Thursday, April 4, 2013

ArtsBeat: New Works by John Kander, Nicky Silver Set for the Vineyard by Erik Piepenburg

New shows from the playwright Nicky Silver and the the team of John Kander and Greg Pierce are part of the theater's new season.

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Tuesday, April 2, 2013

ArtsBeat: In Performance: 'Hands on a Hardbody' by Erik Piepenburg

Trey Anastasio, a composer of the show, accompanies Allison Case and Jay Armstrong Johnson in "I'm Gone."

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Monday, April 1, 2013

In 'The Flick,' Annie Baker's Film Influences by Erik Piepenburg

The thrill of going to the movies is at the heart of Annie Baker's bittersweet play "The Flick," now at Playwrights Horizons. Asked about her influences, she offers thoughts on six.

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