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Monday, May 25, 2015

‘Spider-Man’: Turn On the Changes by Patrick Healy

Producers will cut some of Julie Taymor’s signature touches as they reshape the Broadway show “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.”

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New Opening Date Announced for 'Spider-Man' by Patrick Healy

The June 14 opening night will come two days after the 2011 Tony Awards.

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Barbra Streisand to Perform at the Grammys by Ben Sisario and Patrick Healy

Ms. Streisand, a nominee for her album "Love Is the Answer," will be introduced before her performance by her "A Star Is Born" co-star Kris Kristofferson.

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‘Spider-Man’ Director May Face Her Own Exit by Patrick Healy and Kevin Flynn

Producers of the long-delayed show are negotiating with Julie Taymor for her to accept help or possibly leave.

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A Broadway Superlative for All the Wrong Reasons by Patrick Healy and Kevin Flynn

“Spider-Man” has been more than nine years in the making, and its final form still remains up in the air.

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Thursday, April 2, 2015

After Turbulent Flight, 'Finding Neverland' Alights on Broadway by Lorne Manly and Patrick Healy

A new creative team, under the watchful eye of producer Harvey Weinstein, is fine-tuning the musical to the very last moment.

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Sunday, March 15, 2015

Sex and Violence, Beyond the Script by Patrick Healy

A group of actors and theater professionals are pressing unions and others to create clear-cut protocols for registering and handling grievances about harassment in the theater.

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Wednesday, March 4, 2015

ArtsBeat: Bruce Willis to Make Broadway Debut in 'Misery' by Patrick Healy

Mr. Willis will star as a writer imprisoned by a psychotic fan, in a stage adaptaion of Stephen King's novel by William Goldman.

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ArtsBeat: New Tracy Letts Play Coming to Steppenwolf Theater Next Year by Patrick Healy

Mr. Letts's new play, "Mary Page Marlowe," and a new adaptation of John Steinbeck's "East of Eden" are among the highlights of the Chicago company's 2015-16 season.

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A Night on Broadway for New York City High School Students by Patrick Healy

Students from five high schools will perform Monday night at Broadway's Imperial Theater as part of the first Shubert Foundation High School Theater Festival.

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ArtsBeat: Oprah Winfrey Won't Join "night, Mother' on Broadway by Patrick Healy

Scott Sanders, a Broadway producer who was organizing the revival, said that he and Ms. Winfrey were now "working closely on a new play that would mark her Broadway acting debut."

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Oprah Winfrey Won't Do Marsha Norman Play on Broadway by Patrick Healy

Scott Sanders, a Broadway producer who was organizing the revival, said that he and Ms. Winfrey were now "working closely on a new play" for her Broadway acting debut.

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Tuesday, March 3, 2015

ArtsBeat: Mary-Louise Parker to Star in 'Heisenberg' Off Broadway by Patrick Healy

Simon Stephens's "Heisenberg," about the spark lit when a woman kisses a much older man at a London train station, will begin its run in May.

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ArtsBeat: Mary-Louise Parker to Star in 'Heinsenberg' Off Broadway by Patrick Healy

Simon Stephens's "Heisenberg," about the spark lit when a woman kisses a much older man at a London train station, will begin its run in May.

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Monday, March 2, 2015

ArtsBeat: Slow Start for 'The Heidi Chronicles' on Broadway by Patrick Healy

Sales were slow for the new revival of Wendy Wasserstein's Tony-winning play, starring Elisabeth Moss.

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ArtsBeat: Clive Owen to Make Broadway Debut in Pinter's 'Old Times' by Patrick Healy

The revival, to be directed by Douglas Hodge, will begin performances in September, the Roundabout Theater Company announced.

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Tuesday, February 24, 2015

'Hamilton' Will Not Rush to Broadway by Patrick Healy

The creator and the producers of the red-hot musical have opted not to move it to Broadway until summer. It will not compete in the 2015 Tony Awards.

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Monday, February 23, 2015

ArtsBeat: 'A Bronx Tale' Musical to Debut at Paper Mill Playhouse in New Jersey by Patrick Healy

The new musical version of Chazz Palminteri's semi-autobiographical story will be directed by Robert De Niro and Jerry Zaks, as one of five shows in the Playhouse's new season.

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ArtsBeat: Strong Sales for Larry David's 'Fish in the Dark' on Broadway by Patrick Healy

The new comedy, written by and starring Mr. David, set a box-office record for the Cort Theater.

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ArtsBeat: Parks's 'Father Comes Home From the Wars' Wins Kennedy Prize by Patrick Healy

"Father Comes Home From the Wars (Parts 1, 2 & 3)" by Suzan-Lori Parks wins the Edward M. Kennedy Prize for a theatrical work inspired by American history.

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Thursday, February 19, 2015

ArtsBeat: Judge Urges Settlement in Dispute Over Helen Hayes Theater by Patrick Healy

A New York State judge asked Second Stage Theater and the owners of the Helen Hayes Theater to negotiate rather than continue to litigate the matter of the sale of the Hayes.

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Wednesday, February 18, 2015

ArtsBeat: New Artistic Director for Guthrie Theater by Patrick Healy

Joseph Haj, one of the few Arab-American artistic directors in the country, will take over at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis on July 1.

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High-Spirited Comedies Rush the Stage by Patrick Healy

Backers of "Something Rotten!," "It Shoulda Been You" and "Hand to God" hope jokes (and puppet sex) will fill the seats.

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Tuesday, February 17, 2015

ArtsBeat: Darren Criss to Replace John Cameron Mitchell in 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch' by Patrick Healy

Mr. Criss will begin a 12-week engagement on April 29, when Mr. Mitchell, who created the show and originated the role Off Broadway in the 1990s, ends his stint.

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Friday, February 13, 2015

ArtsBeat: Second Stage Fights for Broadway's Helen Hayes Theater by Patrick Healy

The Off Broadway company Second Stage Theater asked the New York State Supreme Court on Friday to prevent the owners of the Helen Hayes Theater, a Broadway house, from scuttling a $25 millio…

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Wednesday, February 11, 2015

ArtsBeat: 'My Name Is Rachel Corrie' to Be Staged Off Broadway in April by Patrick Healy

The play, based on the writings of Ms. Corrie, a 23-year-old American woman who was killed by an Israeli Army bulldozer, sparked controversy during a New York run in 2006.

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Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Monday, February 9, 2015

Audra McDonald and Will Swenson to Star in 'A Moon for the Misbegotten' in Williamstown by Patrick Healy

The Williamstown Theater Festival in Massachusetts will include that Eugene O'Neill drama, as well as the world premieres of a William Inge play, "Off the Main Road," and "Paradise Blue," a …

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