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Monday, September 8, 2014

Arts, Briefly: 'Forum' Revival Has Been Postponed by Patrick Healy

A Broadway revival of "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" has been postponed now that the star, James Corden, has been named the new host of "The Late, Late Show" on CBS.

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ArtsBeat: Broadway Won't Dim Lights for Rivers by Patrick Healy

Broadway executives have decided not to dim the lights on theater marquees to pay tribute to Joan Rivers.

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ArtsBeat: Michael C. Hall Will Put on Heels as 'Hedwig' by Patrick Healy

The "Dexter" star has previously sung on Broadway in "Cabaret" and "Chicago."

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Thursday, September 4, 2014

ArtsBeat: 'Doctor Zhivago' Musical Coming to Broadway by Patrick Healy

A musical adaptation of "Doctor Zhivago" is expected to begin performances at the Broadway Theater in the spring of 2015, with another new musical, "King Kong," in discussions to move into t…

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Wednesday, September 3, 2014

'Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella' to Close on Broadway by Patrick Healy

The production will close in January after a run of nearly two years. A national tour is scheduled to begin in October.

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ArtsBeat: David Hare's 'Skylight' Coming to Broadway From London by Patrick Healy

The Broadway revival of "Skylight" will include its London stars, Bill Nighy and Carey Mulligan.

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The New Season: Glenn Close Returns to Broadway in 'A Delicate Balance' by Patrick Healy

Glenn Close is returning to Broadway for the first time in 20 years this fall in Edward Albee's "A Delicate Balance."

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ArtsBeat: Lisa D'Amour's 'Airline Highway' Coming to Broadway by Patrick Healy

It will be the first new play by a woman to make it to Broadway since 2013.

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ArtsBeat: Dan O'Brien and Suzan-Lori Parks Win Horton Foote Prize by Patrick Healy

Mr. O'Brien's "The Body of an American" received the award for outstanding new American play, while "Father Comes Home From the Wars (Parts 1, 2, & 3)" by Ms. Parks was selected for promisin…

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Tuesday, September 2, 2014

ArtsBeat: Laughs Draw a Crowd to McNally's 'It's Only a Play' by Patrick Healy

Terrence McNally's "It's Only a Play," a showbiz send-up with Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick, had strong sales in its first preview performances.

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ArtsBeat: Larry David's 'Fish in the Dark' to Open on Broadway in March by Patrick Healy

Mr. David's play will begin performances on Feb. 2 at the Cort Theater and open on March 5.

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Monday, August 25, 2014

ArtsBeat: Sales Droop for 'Hedwig' After Harris Departs by Patrick Healy

Ticket sales fell (to a still-healthy level) after Andrew Rannells replaced Neil Patrick Harris in "Hedwig and the Angry Inch."

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Friday, August 15, 2014

Rules for Investing in a Broadway Production by Patrick Healy

If you're thinking about helping with the finances of a Broadway production, here are some rules to keep in mind.

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On Broadway Today, a Name Above the Title Isn't That Hard to Get by Patrick Healy

When a Tony Award is announced and the stage fills with one show's many producers, it illustrates just how drastically the financing of Broadway productions has changed.

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A Few of the Producers of 'A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder' by Patrick Healy

It takes all types to raise the money for a Broadway show.

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Thursday, August 14, 2014

ArtsBeat: A Broadway Show Pitches to Investors Online by Patrick Healy

The lead producers of a revival of "On the Town" are soliciting equity investors online, the first time a Broadway production has done so.

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Wednesday, August 13, 2014

ArtsBeat: 'Finding Neverland' to Come to Broadway in March by Patrick Healy

A new musical, based on the 2004 film about J. M. Barrie, will begin performances in March.

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Thursday, August 7, 2014

ArtsBeat: 'Fun Home' Will Reach Broadway Just Before Tonys Deadline by Patrick Healy

The musical "Fun Home," which had an acclaimed run last fall at the Public Theater, will move to Broadway this spring.

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Rupert Goold Takes 'American Psycho' to New York by Patrick Healy

The British director Rupert Goold is preparing for the Off Broadway run of his musical adaptation of "American Psycho" after it suffered mixed reviews in London.

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ArtsBeat: Larry David Will Make His Broadway Debut by Patrick Healy

He will star in his new play "Fish in the Dark."

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Wednesday, August 6, 2014

ArtsBeat: 'Side Show' Revival Sets Broadway Opening by Patrick Healy

The show will transfer from the Kennedy Center, where it was met with strong reviews.

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ArtsBeat: Broadway's 'Lady Day' Recoups Its Costs by Patrick Healy

"Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill," starring Audra McDonald, has earned back its $2.6 million capitalization.

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Monday, August 4, 2014

ArtsBeat: $320 Million Facility to Stoke China's Musical Theater Industry by Patrick Healy

A new musical production center outside Beijing is intended to expand China's role in the musical theater industry.

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Thursday, July 31, 2014

ArtsBeat: Alda, Burnett, Dennehy and Farrow Among Roster of Stars for 'Love Letters' by Patrick Healy

A Broadway revival of A.R. Gurney's "Love Letters" is scheduled to open Sept. 13.

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Monday, July 28, 2014

ArtsBeat: Strong Sales for Broadway's 'Aladdin' and 'Beautiful' by Patrick Healy

"Aladdin" and "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical" have emerged as the biggest box-office winners of the 2013-14 season.

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ArtsBeat: How Do You Top 'Spider-Man'? With a Show Based on a Chipmunks Movie by Patrick Healy

The lead producers of "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" are planning a musical adaptation of the animated movie "Rio" and a live stage show based on the film "Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrec…

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Sunday, July 27, 2014

Smell of the Greasepaint, the Funds of the Crowd by Patrick Healy

Proposed investment rules would make it easier for American theater producers to raise money through crowdsourcing, a method already being tried in Britain.

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Friday, July 25, 2014