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Wednesday, October 26, 2011

ArtsBeat Blog: Kirstie Alley May Lead 'Hollywood Whores' to Broadway by Patrick Healy

Kirstie Alley may star in "The Fabulous Lies of Hollywood Whores," a new comedy aimed at Broadway

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Tuesday, October 25, 2011

ArtsBeat Blog: Broadway Recruits Nick Jonas To Boost Kids' Night Attendance by Patrick Healy

To help increase ticket sales for its annual Kids' Night on Broadway, New York theater owners and producers have recruited a former Broadway kid himself, pop idol Nick Jonas, as the 2012 spo…

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Monday, October 24, 2011

At Broadway Box Office This Fall, the Play's the Thing by Patrick Healy

Straight plays are doing well at the Broadway box office.

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Sunday, October 23, 2011

Bush Theater Celebrates King James Bible With 'Sixty-Six Books' by Patrick Healy

The Bush Theater in London is producing "Sixty-Six Books," a collection of short plays, poems and songs, to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible.

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Friday, October 21, 2011

ArtsBeat Blog: A Memoir From 'Mr. Broadway,' With an Assist From Mrs. Broadway by Patrick Healy

Pat Schoenfeld completes the memoir of her late husband, Gerald.

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Thursday, October 20, 2011

Do You Know What I Mean? Probably Not by Patrick Healy

David Henry Hwang's new play, "Chinglish," explores the language and cultural gaps between Chinese and Americans.

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Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Tuesday, October 18, 2011

ArtsBeat Blog: Eichmann Drama Opening in Boston Has Broadway in Mind by Patrick Healy

"Captors," play about Eichmann, has eye on Broadway after Boston world premiere.

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Monday, October 17, 2011

ArtsBeat Blog: A Good Week for 'Priscilla' at the Box Office by Patrick Healy

"Priscilla Queen of the Desert," which opened to mixed reviews in March and had one of the rockiest summers at the box office for new productions, had its highest-earning set of performances…

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Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Shooting Hoops and Rehearsing for 'Lysistrata Jones' by Patrick Healy

Rehearsals for Broadway musicals usually unfold in dance studios, but this time actors from "Lysistrata Jones" huddled with the retired N.B.A. star Chris Mullin for a five-day basketball cam…

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Friday, October 7, 2011

Rachel Griffiths Joining 'Other Desert Cities' by Patrick Healy

Rachel Griffiths, formerly of "Six Feet Under" and "Brothers & Sisters," will make her Broadway debut in "Other Desert Cities."

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ArtsBeat Blog: A Detour on Road to Broadway for 'The King's Speech' by Patrick Healy

The stage version of the Oscar-winning film will tour in Britain first.

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Thursday, October 6, 2011

ArtsBeat Blog: Monologist Says Jobs's Death Will Lead To Changes, But Not Softening, in Show by Patrick Healy

The Public Theater's new production of "The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs," a one-man show that is sharply critical of Jobs and Apple at points, will undergo changes in the aftermath o…

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Wednesday, October 5, 2011

ArtsBeat Blog: 'Funny Girl' Finds a Home on Broadway by Patrick Healy

In a display of moxie worthy of Fanny Brice herself, the producers of the upcoming Los Angeles revival of "Funny Girl" announced on Wednesday that they would transfer that musical to the Imp…

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Tuesday, October 4, 2011

ArtsBeat Blog: 'Jesus Christ Superstar' Returning to Broadway by Patrick Healy

"Jesus Christ Superstar" which has been an audience and critical favorite there since May, will transfer to Broadway and begin preview performances on March 1.

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Monday, October 3, 2011

ArtsBeat Blog: 'Billy Elliot' to Close in January by Patrick Healy

The Broadway musical "Billy Elliot" won 10 Tony Awards in 2009 and was a hot ticket for much of its run.

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ArtsBeat Blog: 'Red' and 'Carnage' Find New Life Well Beyond Broadway by Patrick Healy

"Red" and "God of Carnage," two Tony Award-winning plays, will be the most produced play around the country in the upcoming regional theater season.

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Thursday, September 29, 2011

'Freud's Last Session' Prepares to Move Closer to Broadway by Patrick Healy

Since July 2010 the Off Broadway drama "Freud's Last Session" has had a relatively long and financially promising run on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.

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ArtsBeat Blog: It's Spider-Man: Turn on the Lawyers, With Taymor Arbitration Hearing Set for Next Week by Patrick Healy

The former director of "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" will square off against the producers who fired her.

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Wednesday, September 28, 2011

ArtsBeat Blog: Signature Theater Company Announces Plays and Discounted Tickets by Patrick Healy

The company has announced plays for next year and an extended ticket discount program. Among the works will be those by Edward Albee and Katori Hall.

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Tuesday, September 27, 2011

ArtsBeat Blog: Another Round of Nice Chianti: 'Silence! The Musical' to Reopen by Patrick Healy

"Silence: The Musical!" will reopen Off Broadway in a new, open-ended engagement starting Oct. 25.

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Monday, September 26, 2011

ArtsBeat Blog: New 'Follies' Shows Broadway Earning Potential by Patrick Healy

The new Broadway revival of "Follies" grossed more than $1.12 million last week, breaking into the the theatrical box office million-dollar club.

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Friday, September 23, 2011

ArtsBeat Blog: How Do You Get to Broadway? Go to a Basketball Camp by Patrick Healy

The cast of "Lysistrata Jones" will be getting some lessons from the former N.B.A. player Chris Mullin.

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Thursday, September 22, 2011

ArtsBeat Blog: Will London (By Way of Cyberspace) Be New Route for 'Pippin' To Broadway? by Patrick Healy

A revival of the musical "Pippin" is being developed at the Menier Chocolate Factory in London.

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After Flopping on Broadway, 'High' Is Hitting the Road by Patrick Healy

It is poised to be the rare Broadway play that goes on national tour.

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Wednesday, September 21, 2011

ArtsBeat Blog: Workshop Production May Help 'Yank!' March on Broadway by Patrick Healy

The show gained a following during its Off Broadway run last year.

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