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Monday, August 31, 2015

ArtsBeat: 'On the Town' Takes Box Office Leap Thanks to Misty Copeland by Michael Paulson

The musical revival had one of its best weeks ever with the addition of the popular ballet star.

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Friday, August 28, 2015

ArtsBeat: Injured 'Wicked' Actress Seeks Evidence in Court by Michael Paulson

A member of the "Wicked" ensemble who fell from a rope during a performance is asking a court to order the show to preserve evidence of what happened to her.

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Thursday, August 27, 2015

'Hamilton' Is a Must-See for Treasury Chiefs, Too by Michael Paulson

Among the parade of power players flocking to see "Hamilton" on Broadway are men who have held the job Alexander Hamilton pioneered, secretary of the Treasury.

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Wednesday, August 26, 2015

ArtsBeat: Sean Hayes Will Star in 'An Act of God' in Los Angeles by Michael Paulson

David Javerbaum's religion-themed comedy, which played on Broadway earlier this year and starred Jim Parsons, will open in Los Angeles in January.

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Monday, August 24, 2015

Arts, Briefly: Forest Whitaker Will Make Broadway Debut by Michael Paulson

Mr. Whitaker, the Academy Award winning film star, will make his Broadway debut next spring in a revival of "Hughie," a short play by Eugene O'Neill.

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Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Cirque du Soleil Show Is Broadway Bound by Michael Paulson

The Canadian circus behemoth is planning to take over the Lyric Theater for a long-running production that combines musical theater and acrobatics.

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Thursday, August 13, 2015

ArtsBeat: Second Stage Adds 'Dear Evan Hansen' To Spring Season by Michael Paulson

The musical, with music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, will be staged Off Broadway, though its commercial producer didn't rule out further life on Broadway.

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ArtsBeat: Wayne Brady Will Step Into 'Kinky Boots' by Michael Paulson

The actor and comedian will succeed Billy Porter as the drag queen Lola in the hit Broadway musical.

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Wednesday, August 12, 2015

ArtsBeat: Playlist: The Sounds That Shaped 'Hamilton' by Michael Paulson

A playlist of hip-hop and show tunes from Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator of the Broadway musical "Hamilton."

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Lin-Manuel Miranda, Creator and Star of 'Hamilton,' Grew Up on Hip-Hop and Show Tunes by Michael Paulson

Mr. Miranda recognized early that both musical styles, even with their different sounds and audiences, share an emphasis on storytelling.

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Monday, August 10, 2015

ArtsBeat: No Trick: 'Penn & Teller' a Broadway Hit by Michael Paulson

The magic show is earning more than most of the musicals and plays on Broadway.

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Sunday, August 9, 2015

ArtsBeat: Leading African-American Actors to Join Audra McDonald in Revival of Early All-Black Broadway Show by Michael Paulson

Brian Stokes Mitchell, Billy Porter, Brandon Victor Dixon and Joshua Henry will join Ms. McDonald next spring in a musical that seeks to reintroduce one of the first all-black shows on Broad…

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Thursday, August 6, 2015

ArtsBeat: Creator and Fans Hit it Lucky With 'Hamilton' by Michael Paulson

The hip-hop musical about the nation's founding fathers is scheduled to open on Thursday night.

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Monday, August 3, 2015

ArtsBeat: 'Hedwig' Takes a Dip With Taye Diggs in Title Role by Michael Paulson

The show has never proved as popular as it did when Neil Patrick Harris was its star.

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Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Benedict Cumberbatch, a Hamlet Who's One Hot Ticket in London by Michael Paulson

Mr. Cumberbatch's appearance as Hamlet a 12-week run at the Barbican is easily the most anticipated event of the London theatrical season.

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Sunday, July 12, 2015

'Hamilton' Heads to Broadway in a Hip-Hop Retelling by Michael Paulson

The musical retelling of the life of the nation's first Treasury secretary is poised to become not only a hit, but a turning point for the art form and a cultural conversation piece.

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Thursday, July 2, 2015

The Cast of 'Amazing Grace' Grapples With Slavery by Michael Paulson

The Broadway show, which opens on July 16, has raised emotions among the actors who will portray slaves and slave traders.

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Tuesday, June 30, 2015

ArtsBeat: The Wedding is Off: 'It Shoulda Been You' Will Close in August by Michael Paulson

The show is the third musical production to announce its closing since the Tony Awards.

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Monday, June 29, 2015

ArtsBeat: 'The Audience' Finishes Broadway Run on a High Note by Michael Paulson

In its final week on Broadway, the play, which starred Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth II, racked up $1,425,523.

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Thursday, June 25, 2015

'Camp David' Aimed at Broadway by Michael Paulson

Producers want to bring a play about President Jimmy Carter's effort to broker peace between Israel and Egypt to Broadway in the 2016-17 season.

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Monday, June 22, 2015

ArtsBeat: 'Skylight' Closes Out Run With Healthy Box Office by Michael Paulson

The revival of David Hare's play set a theater record during its final week on Broadway.

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ArtsBeat: 'Bombshell' Might Live Again " Onstage by Michael Paulson

NBC Entertainment and Universal Studios will develop the musical about Marilyn Monroe that originated as part of the TV show "Smash."

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Sunday, June 21, 2015

Gay-Themed Play About Oscar Wilde Hits a Kremlin Roadblock by Michael Paulson and Sophia Kishkovsky

A technicality has stalled a Moscow production of "Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde," although the subject matter might be the bigger issue.

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ArtsBeat: Advocates Make Another List of Plays By Women Deserving of Productions by Michael Paulson

"You Got Older" by Clare Barron and "Small Mouth Sounds" by Bess Wohl are among the recommended plays.

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Thursday, June 18, 2015

ArtsBeat: Currency Demotion Strikes Unwelcome Chord at 'Hamilton' Rehearsal by Michael Paulson

At a celebratory event for the coming Broadway show, Alexander Hamilton biographer Ron Chernow was critical of the Treasury Department for planning to give the Founding Father less prominenc…

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Resurrecting Inge's Aching Empathy in 'Off the Main Road' by Michael Paulson

Inge enthusiasts are trying to bolster the playwright's profile with the first full staging of a largely forgotten 1960s play at the Williamstown Theater Festival.

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Tuesday, June 16, 2015

ArtsBeat: Steve Martin-Edie Brickell Musical Sets Sights on Broadway by Michael Paulson

"Bright Star," a collaboration between Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, will come to the Kennedy Center in Washington in December and is aiming for Broadway next spring.

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Monday, June 15, 2015

ArtsBeat: Broadway Reaps Box-Office Benefits of Tonys Broadcast by Michael Paulson

Ten Broadway shows grossed more than $1 million in the week following the Tony Awards broadcast.

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Sunday, June 14, 2015

'Something Rotten!' Ad Celebrates Tony's Best-Musical Defeat by Michael Paulson

A new ad from the creators of "Something Rotten!" draws attention to the company the musical joined when it lost the Tony race for best musical.

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Thursday, June 11, 2015

ArtsBeat: British Revival of 'A View From the Bridge' Heads to Broadway This Fall by Michael Paulson

The Belgian experimental theater director Ivo van Hove will make his Broadway debut with his much-lauded staging of Arthur Miller's "A View From the Bridge," which will star Mark Strong.

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Wednesday, June 10, 2015

ArtsBeat: Tony Awards Telecast Draws Fire From Dramatists Guild by Michael Paulson

The Dramatists Guild of American complains to CBS that awards for writers are not shown in the Tonys' telecast.

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