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Tuesday, December 18, 2012

In Performance: Jackie Hoffman of 'A Chanukah Charol' by Erik Piepenburg

In a scene from her solo show "A Chanukah Charol," Jackie Hoffman impersonates family members having a holiday dinner at her mother's home.

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Thursday, December 13, 2012

ArtsBeat: In Performance: Michael Learned of 'The Outgoing Tide' by Erik Piepenburg

The actress performs a scene from Bruce Graham's play about a family dealing with dementia.

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Tuesday, December 11, 2012

ArtsBeat: In Performance: Shuler Hensley of 'The Whale' by Erik Piepenburg

The actor performs a scene from Samuel D. Hunter's play about a morbidly obese man.

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Wednesday, December 5, 2012

ArtsBeat: In Performance: Joaquina Kalukango of 'Emotional Creature' by Erik Piepenburg

The actress performs a scene from Eve Ensler's show about young women around the world.

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Monday, December 3, 2012

ArtsBeat: Cicely Tyson to Star in 'Trip to Bountiful' on Broadway by Erik Piepenburg

The Academy Award-nominated actress will return to Broadway for the first time in 30 years to appear in a revival of the Horton Foote drama.

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Thursday, November 29, 2012

ArtsBeat: In Performance: Aasif Mandvi of 'Disgraced' by Erik Piepenburg

We're excited to introduce "In Performance," a regular theater video series, that kicks off this week with Aasif Mandvi in a scene from Ayad Akhtar's play "Disgraced."

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Thursday, November 22, 2012

Lee Pace Researches Bellini's Sicily for 'Golden Age' by Erik Piepenburg

The actor Lee Pace, about to star as the opera composer Bellini in "Golden Age" for Manhattan Theater Club, took his camera along when researching Sicily, the home turf of his part.

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Monday, November 12, 2012

ArtsBeat: Tarell Alvin McCraney to Adapt and Direct 'Antony and Cleopatra' by Erik Piepenburg

The playwright will direct a production that will be staged in London, Miami and New York.

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Monday, October 29, 2012

ArtsBeat: America Ferrera to Star in New Play for Women's Project Theater by Erik Piepenburg

The Emmy Award-winning actress will star in "Bethany," a dark comedy by Laura Marks.

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Thursday, October 25, 2012

'Paranormal Activities,' and More Halloween for Grown-Ups by Erik Piepenburg

The "Paranormal Activities" concert joins showings of "Nosferatu" and other events in Halloween activities geared to grown-ups.

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Wednesday, October 24, 2012

'The Book Thief' as Theater at Steppenwolf in Chicago by Erik Piepenburg

The Markus Zusak novel "The Book Thief" has been adapted as a play, now running at the Steppenwolf Theater in Chicago.

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Wednesday, October 17, 2012

ArtsBeat: 'Bring It On' to Close at End of December by Erik Piepenburg

The Broadway musical about high school competitive cheerleading was to have played through Jan. 20.

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Thursday, October 11, 2012

ArtsBeat: New Broadway Play to Star Estelle Parsons and Stephen Spinella by Erik Piepenburg

The Academy Award-winning actress and the Tony Award-winning actor Stephen Spinella will come to Broadway in the spring of 2013 in Eric Coble's "Velocity of Autumn."

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Thursday, October 4, 2012

ArtsBeat: Alice Ripley to Star in Paula Vogel's 'Civil War Christmas' by Erik Piepenburg

The actress will play Mary Todd Lincoln in Paula Vogel's holiday-themed show.

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Thursday, September 27, 2012

ArtsBeat: A Theater Celebrates 50 Years With 50 New Films by Erik Piepenburg

Baltimore's Center Stage commissioned a series of 50 short films for its 50th anniversary season.

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Tuesday, September 25, 2012

ArtsBeat: A New Choreographer for 'Hands on a Hardbody' by Erik Piepenburg

The Broadway choreographer Sergio Trujillo has taken over musical staging duties on the coming Broadway show from Benjamin Millepied.

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Thursday, September 20, 2012

Martha Swope Exhibition at New York Public Library by Erik Piepenburg

The work of Martha Swope, a longtime arts photographer, is being displayed at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.

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Tuesday, September 11, 2012

ArtsBeat: 'Fun Home' Musical Comes to the Public by Erik Piepenburg

A new musical based on Alison Bechdel's graphic novel "Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic," with music by Jeanine Tesori ("Shrek") and book and lyrics by Lisa Kron ("Well"), will open the fall se…

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Monday, September 10, 2012

Theater Props Masters Gather at the Public Theater by Erik Piepenburg

Theater props masters gathered to talk shop, including the fine art of creating stage vomit, outfitting a chair that speaks volumes and fashioning nonlethal weapons.

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Wednesday, September 5, 2012

'War Horse' to Close on Broadway in January by Erik Piepenburg

After slipping box-office grosses, "War Horse," the award-winning hit Broadway play, will close in New York on Jan. 6.

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Tuesday, September 4, 2012

ArtsBeat: 'War Horse' to Close in January by Erik Piepenburg

The Broadway play about a British boy and his friendship with a horse will close on Jan. 6, 2013.

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ArtsBeat: 'Flashdance' Musical Set for Broadway in August 2013 by Erik Piepenburg

The stage adaptation of "Flashdance," based on the 1983 movie about a female welder-turned-dancer, will begin performances on Broadway in August 2013.

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Monday, September 3, 2012

ArtsBeat: David Lindsay-Abaire and Naomi Wallace Receive Horton Foote Prize by Erik Piepenburg

The playwrights are the 2012 recipients of the Horton Foote Prize, a biennial award named for the playwright and screenwriter.

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Thursday, August 30, 2012

How Theaters Provide Housing for Actors by Erik Piepenburg

How and where actors live while working away from home can be as varied as the offerings in New York City real estate listings.

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Tuesday, August 28, 2012

ArtsBeat: Playwright Will Stage Her 'Topdog' With Brothers in Lead Roles by Erik Piepenburg

Suzan-Lori Parks will direct her Pulitzer Prize-winning play at Two River Theater Company in New Jersey.

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Friday, August 24, 2012

ArtsBeat: A Slice of Broadway in the Hudson Valley by Erik Piepenburg

Helsinki on Broadway aims to bring a bit of old-school cabaret to the Hudson Valley.

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Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Cast of 'Assassins' Revival to Reunite for Roundabout Benefit by Erik Piepenburg

Neil Patrick Harris will join the 2004 Broadway cast of the Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman musical for a one-night-only benefit for the Roundabout Theater Company.

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Sunday, August 19, 2012

Theater Tickets on a Budget by Erik Piepenburg

A selection of $20 cash-only tickets are being available for more than 30 Off Broadway plays and musicals starting 20 minutes before curtain.

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Tuesday, August 7, 2012

ArtsBeat: Come See Our Play. But Watch the Movie First. by Erik Piepenburg

Audiences can watch a prequel to the play "Men to Be Feared" before it comes to this year's Fringe Festival.

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Monday, August 6, 2012

ArtsBeat: Irish Arts Center Announces New Season by Erik Piepenburg

The theater company Fishamble, the singer Wallis Bird and an exhibition of works by the painter Colette Murphy are among the fall season offerings.

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Friday, July 27, 2012

'Bring It On: The Musical' Cheerleading Moves by Erik Piepenburg

The creative team behind "Bring It On: The Musical" worked to make the show's cheerleading moves as authentic as possible.

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