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Wednesday, March 19, 2014

ArtsBeat: Labyrinth Announces Readings of Pulitzer-Winning Plays by Patrick Healy

The event, called "Pulitzer Fest," will run April 7 to 13.    

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Tuesday, March 18, 2014

ArtsBeat: 'Diner' Musical to Open at Signature Theater in Virginia by Patrick Healy

Based on Barry Levinson's 1982 film, the musical has music and lyrics by Sheryl Crow and a book by Mr. Levinson.    

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Monday, March 17, 2014

ArtsBeat: A Wintry Mix at the Broadway Box Office by Patrick Healy

Ticket sales in March have proven mixed, with several new shows struggling to find a large audience.    

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ArtsBeat: New Play by Danai Gurira Among Highlights of Yale Rep Season by Patrick Healy

Danai Gurira's new work, "Familiar," is one of the three new plays that Yale Rep commissioned and will produce next season.    

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Ticket Pricing Puts 'Lion King' Atop Broadway's Circle of Life by Patrick Healy

"The Lion King" passed "Wicked" as 2013's top Broadway earner with help from a sophisticated algorithm that calibrates prices based on demand and purchasing patterns.    

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Thursday, March 13, 2014

ArtsBeat: Hitmaker's Tunes Lead to Jukebox Musical by Patrick Healy

On Off Broadway musical, "Piece of My Heart," about the songwriter and record producer Bert Berns, is planned for this summer.    

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Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Armando Riesco Reflects on His Role in the Elliot Trilogy by Patrick Healy

The actor Armando Riesco reflects on his run, soon ending, as the war veteran Elliot Ortiz, a role he has played on and off since 2006 in a trilogy of plays by Quiara Alegría Hudes. …

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Monday, March 10, 2014

ArtsBeat: Idina Menzel Sparks Strong Start for 'If/Then' by Patrick Healy

After a burst of publicity for Ms. Menzel's performance at the Oscars, the new musical "If/Then" grossed more than $900,000 for its first seven preview performances.    

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Thursday, March 6, 2014

ArtsBeat: Lin-Manuel Miranda's 'Hamilton' Heading to Public Theater by Patrick Healy

The new musical "Hamilton," by the creator of "In the Heights," is have its world premiere at the Public Theater next winter.    

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ArtsBeat: 'Fiddler on the Roof' Returning to Broadway (In Case You Missed It the 5 Previous Times) by Patrick Healy

A fifth Broadway revival of "Fiddler on the Roof" has been announced for the fall of 2015.    

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ArtsBeat: 'King Kong' Out, 'On the Town' In, at Foxwoods Theater " Now Renamed the Lyric by Patrick Healy

The 1,900-seat Foxwoods theater will be renamed the Lyric, and will become home to a revival of "On the Town," instead of the new musical "King Kong."    

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Wednesday, March 5, 2014

ArtsBeat: Theater Producers Lobby for an Upstate Tax Credit by Patrick Healy

A group of producers and tour operators are proposing a New York tax credit to encourage more work in the state.    

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ArtsBeat: Steppenwolf Theater to Present New Lisa D'Amour Play by Patrick Healy

Ms. D'Amour's dark comedy "Airline Highway" and works by Conor McPherson and David Adjmi will be part of the theater's 2014-15 season.    

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Monday, March 3, 2014

ArtsBeat: Strong Starts for Two Broadway Musicals by Patrick Healy

"Aladdin" and "Les Misérables" sold well in their first week of previews, while other musicals struggled.    

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ArtsBeat: Playwrights Horizons Season to Include New Bruce Norris Play by Patrick Healy

The season will include new plays by Mr. Norris, Samuel D. Hunter and Melissa James Gibson, as well as Robert O'Hara's "Bootycandy."    

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Thursday, February 27, 2014

ArtsBeat: Matthew Morrison to Star in Weinstein's 'Finding Neverland' by Patrick Healy

Mr. Morrison will play J.M. Barrie, the creator of Peter Pan, in Harvey Weinstein's first major theater project.    

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McNally's 'Mothers and Sons' Gauges a Changed America by Patrick Healy

Terrence McNally revisits the evolving attitudes toward same-sex relationships in "Mothers and Sons," a sequel of sorts to "Andre's Mother."    

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Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Injured 'Spider-Man' Dancer Discusses His Lawsuit by Patrick Healy

A cast member of "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark," whose foot and leg were partly crushed during a performance, discusses his lawsuit in his first interview since the accident.  &nb…

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Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Tour's Director Criticizes New 'Annie' by Patrick Healy

If the Broadway revival of "Annie," a financial failure, is to go on tour, it will be with a non-Equity cast and the show's 1977 director.    

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ArtsBeat: Audra McDonald to Return to Broadway as Billie Holiday by Patrick Healy

The five-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald will star in the musical play "Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill."    

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Monday, February 24, 2014

ArtsBeat: Slow Start for Newly Opened 'Bridges of Madison County' by Patrick Healy

The new Broadway musical "Bridges of Madison County" is struggling to sell tickets.    

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Thursday, February 20, 2014

ArtsBeat: 'Buyer & Cellar' Gets a New Star by Patrick Healy

Christopher J. Hanke will take over the starring role, as Michael Urie starts a national tour.`    

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Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Neil Patrick Harris Prepares for 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch' by Patrick Healy

Neil Patrick Harris has a hectic schedule around Manhattan as he prepares for the lead role in "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" on Broadway.    

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Tuesday, February 18, 2014

ArtsBeat: Strong Sales for 'All the Way' in Previews by Patrick Healy

The play, which marks the Broadway debut of Bryan Cranston, grossed a relatively strong $770,789 for its first performances last week.    

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Friday, February 14, 2014

It May Be a Nonprofit Theater, but the Tickets Look For-Profit by Patrick Healy

Faced with increasing costs, nonprofit theater companies like Roundabout and the Public Theater are raising some ticket prices past the $100 mark.    

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ArtsBeat: Maggie Gyllenhaal Withdraws From a Downtown Show to Focus on Broadway Debut by Patrick Healy

Ms. Gyllenhaal dropped out of MCC Theater's production of "The Village Bike," an acclaimed British play, to focus on her role in Tom Stoppard's "The Real Thing."    

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Monday, February 10, 2014

ArtsBeat: Call It So-So: Jepsen Not a Big Draw in Her First 'Cinderella' Week by Patrick Healy

"Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella" scored only modestly at the Broadway box office in its first week with Carly Rae Jepsen as Cinderella and Fran Drescher as the cruel stepmother. &nb…

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Thursday, February 6, 2014

Veteran Actors To Dress Up For 'Casa Valentina' by Patrick Healy

Patrick Page and Reed Birney are among those in the cast of Harvey Fierstein's play, set to begin performances April 1 at Manhattan Theater Club.

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ArtsBeat: Oprah Winfrey Eyes ''Night, Mother' for Broadway Debut by Patrick Healy

She would star in Marsha Norman's play opposite Audra McDonald in the 2015-16 season.    

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Tuesday, February 4, 2014

ArtsBeat: Drama League Fellowship to Support Female Writer-Directors by Patrick Healy

The fellowship will award one writer-director with a stipend and a professional reading at the Drama League Theater Center in Tribeca.    

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Monday, February 3, 2014

Hollywood Was Just One of His Stages by Patrick Healy and Michael Cieply

Philip Seymour Hoffman had many irons in the fire at the time of his death, most of them projects and roles that fans will never get to see.    

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