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Monday, November 29, 2010

Musicals Give Thanks After Fat Holiday Week by Patrick Healy

Tourists help the shows cash in at the box office.

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ArtsBeat: Could 'Spider-Man' Be a Short-Timer at the Foxwoods Theater? by Patrick Healy

Three veteran producers say the theater has sent signals that the musical might not be around that long.

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Could 'Spider-Man' Be a Short-Timer at the Foxwoods Theater? by Patrick Healy

Three veteran producers say the theater has sent signals that the musical might not be around that long.

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Sunday, November 28, 2010

Lines for a First Look at 'Spider-Man' Musical by Patrick Healy

Hundreds of people snaked along West 42nd Street as they waited to preview "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark."

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Curtain to Rise on 'Spider-Man' by Patrick Healy

The show will hold its first preview performance at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday before more than 1,900 paying theatergoers, reporters, and several of the musical's nervous producers and investors.

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ArtsBeat: Curtain to Rise on 'Spider-Man' by Patrick Healy

The show will hold its first preview performance at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday before more than 1,900 paying theatergoers, reporters, and several of the musical's nervous producers and investors.

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Friday, November 26, 2010

A Home Field Advantage for 'In the Heights' by Patrick Healy

Lin-Manuel Miranda will star in a production in Puerto Rico.

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ArtsBeat: A Home Field Advantage for 'In the Heights' by Patrick Healy

Lin-Manuel Miranda will star in a production in Puerto Rico.

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Thursday, November 25, 2010

'Elling' to Close on Broadway by Patrick Healy

So much for little-known Norwegian comedies surviving on brutal commercial Broadway. The new play "Elling" will close this Sunday after 22 previews and nine regular performances.

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ArtsBeat: 'Elling' to Close on Broadway by Patrick Healy

So much for little-known Norwegian comedies surviving on brutal commercial Broadway. The new play "Elling" will close this Sunday after 22 previews and nine regular performances.

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Tuesday, November 23, 2010

'Spider-Man' Starts to Emerge From Web of Secrecy by Patrick Healy

The creators of "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" see Spider-Man finally, literally, take flight.

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Thursday, November 18, 2010

ArtsBeat: Have You Heard the One About the Rabbi Who Didn't Memorize His Lines? by Patrick Healy

Richard Dreyfuss show "Imagining Heschel" still being done on book and not open for review

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Have You Heard the One About the Rabbi Who Didn't Memorize His Lines? by Patrick Healy

Richard Dreyfuss show "Imagining Heschel" still being done on book and not open for review

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ArtsBeat: Longer Run for 'Merchant of Venice' Under Discussion by Patrick Healy

With the box office booming, the producers hope to extend the play beyond its scheduled Jan. 9 closing.

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Longer Run for 'Merchant of Venice' Under Discussion by Patrick Healy

With the box office booming, the producers hope to extend the play beyond its scheduled Jan. 9 closing.

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Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Safety Inspectors to Assess More 'Spider-Man' Flying Sequences by Patrick Healy

State safety inspectors will return to Broadway's Foxwoods Theater on Wednesday to assess more flying sequences that director Julie Taymor has conceived for the upcoming musical "Spider-Man:…

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ArtsBeat: Safety Inspectors to Assess More 'Spider-Man' Flying Sequences by Patrick Healy

State safety inspectors will return to Broadway's Foxwoods Theater on Wednesday to assess more flying sequences that director Julie Taymor has conceived for the upcoming musical "Spider-Man:…

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ArtsBeat: 'Dracula' Will Rise Off Broadway, With a Count by Way of Italy by Patrick Healy

Revival of "Dracula" starring a newcomer in title role is coming to Off Broadway

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'Dracula' Will Rise Off Broadway, With a Count by Way of Italy by Patrick Healy

Revival of "Dracula" starring a newcomer in title role is coming to Off Broadway

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Sam Gold, Director of 'Circle Mirror,' Joins the Roundabout Team by Patrick Healy

He is named an associate artist at Roundabout Theater Company.

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ArtsBeat: Sam Gold, Director of 'Circle Mirror,' Joins the Roundabout Team by Patrick Healy

He is named an associate artist at Roundabout Theater Company.

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Wary of Demanding Lead Role, 'Spider-Man' Producers Eye Use of Backup by Patrick Healy

The producers of "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" are planning to tap cast member Matthew James Thomas to serve as an alternate for leading man Reeve Carney for as many as two performances a …

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ArtsBeat: Wary of Demanding Lead Role, 'Spider-Man' Producers Eye Use of Backup by Patrick Healy

The producers of "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" are planning to tap cast member Matthew James Thomas to serve as an alternate for leading man Reeve Carney for as many as two performances a …

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The Spike and Other Improv Lessons by Patrick Healy

Mark Rylance, who plays in-theater volleyball with other cast members of "La Bête," is a big believer in and teacher of improv.

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Monday, November 15, 2010

ArtsBeat: Do-Over for Playwriting Prize by Patrick Healy

Protests against a decision not to name a winner lead to a reconsideration.

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A Do-Over for the Wasserstein Playwriting Prize by Patrick Healy

Protests against a decision not to name a winner lead to a reconsideration.

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ArtsBeat: 'How to Succeed' Rounds Out Its Broadway Cast by Patrick Healy

A Broadway newcomer, Rose Hemingway, will play one of the most coveted ingenue roles of the season, Rosemary Pilkington, opposite Daniel Radcliffe's J. Pierrepont Finch.

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