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Thursday, August 16, 2012

Director Plans Pinter With a Twist, as Actresses Trade Off 'Old Times' Roles by Patrick Healy

In Ian Rickson's forthcoming production, Kristin Scott Thomas and Lia Williams will alternate in the lead femaile roles, opposite Rufus Sewell.

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Wednesday, August 15, 2012

'Kinky Boots' Sets April 4 Broadway Opening by Patrick Healy

The musical adaptation of the 2005 film will feature a score by Cyndi Lauper and star Billy Porter and Stark Sands.

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Tuesday, August 14, 2012

'Smash' Schedule Prompts Jeremy Jordan To Depart 'Newsies' on Sept. 4 by Patrick Healy

Only months after his college graduation, Corey Cott will take over as the star of the hit Broadway musical.

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Despite Mixed Reviews, Producers Eyeing 'Woods' Move to Broadway by Patrick Healy

Audience interest in the Sondheim-Lapine musical is high and problems are fixable, the producers say.

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Monday, August 13, 2012

'Bring It On' Starts Modestly at Sis-Boom-Box Office by Patrick Healy

The cheerleading musical's ticket sales were promising enough for the producers to announce an extension of performances.

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'Once' Turns a Profit, Faster Than Most by Patrick Healy

The musical's box office success is unusual given that the show is unlike most Broadway hits: Rather than a high-kicking crowd pleaser with big-name talents attached, "Once" is a low-key and…

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Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Imelda Staunton on Return to Musicals With Sondheim Roles by Patrick Healy

Imelda Staunton, who has avoided musicals for most of her career, now finds herself, at 56, a leading interpreter of Sondheim women.

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Monday, July 23, 2012

Danny DeVito Follows His Comedy Bliss to London by Patrick Healy

Danny DeVito is starring in a revival of "The Sunshine Boys," Neil Simon's 1972 comedy, in London, perhaps on the way to Broadway.

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Sunday, July 22, 2012

ArtsBeat: Women's Project Has New Plays for Its New Home by Patrick Healy

A play by the Nobel laureate Elfriede Jelinek that dissects the life and legend of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis will have its North American premiere this winter at the new Off Broadway home o…

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Thursday, July 19, 2012

ArtsBeat: Katie Holmes Will Return to Broadway in 'Dead Accounts' by Patrick Healy

Ms. Holmes will play a woman who moves back home to take care of her aging parents in Theresa Rebeck's family comedy.

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ArtsBeat: 'Scandalous,' Musical About Aimee Semple McPherson, Sets Broadway Opening by Patrick Healy

The production, which originated at the 5th Avenue Theater in Seattle, has a book and lyrics by Kathie Lee Gifford, and music by David Pomeranz and David Friedman.

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Tuesday, July 17, 2012

'Three's Company' Lawyers Object to the Play '3C' by Patrick Healy

Lawyers for the 1970s sitcom "Three's Company" have attacked the Off Broadway play "3C" on copyright grounds.

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Monday, July 16, 2012

ArtsBeat: Michelle Obama And Daughters Visit Broadway by Patrick Healy

On Sunday afternoon Mrs. Obama and her daughters saw "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark."

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Tuesday, July 10, 2012

ArtsBeat: Patina Miller May Fill Ben Vereen's Shoes in Workshop of 'Pippin' Revival by Patrick Healy

The revival of the Stephen Schwartz show is scheduled to play at the American Repertory Theater in December, with a move to Broadway possible.

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Monday, July 9, 2012

ArtsBeat: Cry for Her: Ticket Sales for 'Evita' Plunge With Martin on Vacation by Patrick Healy

With Ricky Martin on vacation "Evita" grossed only a little more than half of what it did the week before.

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ArtsBeat: Time Is Up for 'Freud's Last Session' by Patrick Healy

The Off Broadway hit by Mark St. Germain will have played eight previews and 775 regular performances when it closes on July 22.

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Friday, July 6, 2012

'Crow' Features Birds by Handspring Puppet Company by Patrick Healy

The Handspring Puppet Company, which created the title character in "War Horse," has new creations in a darker play, "Crow," in London.

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Wednesday, July 4, 2012

The World Takes On Shakespeare at London Festival by Patrick Healy

The World Shakespeare Festival, running alongside the London Olympics and beyond, includes scores of productions by "the world's playwright."

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Thursday, June 28, 2012

Sarah Steele, Star of LCT3's 'Slowgirl' by Patrick Healy

Greg Pierce's "Slowgirl" is the third New York production in eight months for which the actress Sarah Steele has drawn critical acclaim playing adolescents.

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ArtsBeat: Producer Says He Still Intends to Bring Ephron Play to Broadway by Patrick Healy

The play, "Lucky Guy," is about the journalist Mike McAlary, who covered police corruption.

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ArtsBeat: SoHo Rep Extends Production of 'Uncle Vanya' by Patrick Healy

The intimate downtown production of "Uncle Vanya" will now overlap with the entire run of the Sydney Theater Company production starring Cate Blanchett, which will be part of the Lincoln Cen…

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Wednesday, June 27, 2012

ArtsBeat: Alec Baldwin Returning to Broadway in Spring 2013 by Patrick Healy

Mr. Baldwin will return to Broadway in spring 2013 to play Harold, a mobster who is kidnapped and held by two troubled brothers in Lyle Kessler's 1983 drama "Orphans."

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ArtsBeat: Eve Ensler's 'Emotional Creature' To Open Off-Broadway by Patrick Healy

The play, about growing up female in disparate cultures, will open at the Signature Center's Linney Theater in November.

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Tuesday, June 26, 2012

ArtsBeat: 'Memphis,' 'Jesus Christ Superstar' Announce Broadway Closing Dates by Patrick Healy

Closings are the latest in what is shaping up to be a summer of house cleaning at New York theaters.

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ArtsBeat: 'The Nance' Looking Likely as Nathan Lane's Return to Broadway by Patrick Healy

Lincoln Center Theater is expected to produce Douglas Carter Beane's burlesque-set play in 2013.

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Thursday, June 21, 2012

ArtsBeat: Laurie Metcalf Coming to Broadway in 'The Other Place' by Patrick Healy

The actress was acclaimed for her performance in the play in an Off Broadway production in 2011.

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ArtsBeat: Play About 'Checkers' Speech To Kick Off Vineyard Theater Season by Patrick Healy

Company's 30th season will also include plays by Rajiv Joseph and Jenny Schwartz.

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Wednesday, June 20, 2012

ArtsBeat: 'Sister Act' Set to Close on Broadway by Patrick Healy

The producers hope to eventually turn a profit on the show from its North American tour that begins in Toronto on Oct. 2.

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ArtsBeat: 'Rebecca' Lands a New Leading Couple by Patrick Healy

Jill Paice and Ryan Silverman will star in the musical, an adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's novel set to open in the fall.

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Tuesday, June 19, 2012

'Fela!' and 'Bring It On' Go to Broadway in Summer by Patrick Healy

The musicals "Fela!" and "Bring It On" have distinct pedigrees and histories, but are taking similar financial risks in making limited summer runs on Broadway.

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ArtsBeat: Diane Paulus 'Pippin' May Get Broadway Backers by Patrick Healy

Barry and Fran Weissler, veteran Broadway producers, are considering signing on as backers of Ms. Paulus's revival of the 1972 musical "Pippin" that is scheduled to run this winter at the Am…

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