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Tuesday, June 19, 2012

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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Monday, June 18, 2012

ArtsBeat: 'Once,' 'One Man, Two Guvnors' Enjoy Tony Awards Bump at Box Office by Patrick Healy

"Clybourne Park,'' the best play winner, saw only a modest increase in ticket sales.

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Friday, June 15, 2012

ArtsBeat: Big Names Flock to Michael Grandage's New Theater Company by Patrick Healy

The new venture is notable for not only the talent it's attracting, like Jude Law and Judi Dench, but also its plan to keep ticket prices low.

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Thursday, June 14, 2012

Gershwin Trustees Hopeful for a Broadway 'American in Paris' by Patrick Healy

With two Gershwin-connected shows winning Tony Awards this week, the estates of George and Ira Gershwin are hopeful about their next project intended for Broadway: a stage musical of "An Ame…

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ArtsBeat: Susan Stroman to Direct 'Bullets Over Broadway' Musical by Patrick Healy

The Tony-winning director and choreographer will oversee a stage adaptation of Woody Allen's 1994 film.

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ArtsBeat: Might Celebrated 'Iceman' Cometh to Broadway? by Patrick Healy

Producers interested in the transfer to New York were seeking the rights to "Iceman" from another producer, Scott Rudin, who now has the option to stage the play on Broadway.

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Wednesday, June 13, 2012

ArtsBeat: Woody Harrelson, as Director and Co-Writer, Coming to Off Broadway by Patrick Healy

"Bullet for Adolf," by Woody Harrelson and Frankie Hyman, is scheduled to start performances at New World Stages next month.

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Tuesday, June 12, 2012

ArtsBeat: 'Best Man' Looks To TV in Electing New Cast Members by Patrick Healy

Cybill Shepherd and Kristin Davis will make their Broadway debuts in the political drama, which is slated to run until Sept. 9.

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ArtsBeat: 'Glengarry Glen Ross,' With Al Pacino, Aiming for Broadway by Patrick Healy

Al Pacino, who played Ricky Roma in the film version, would play Shelly Levene in the revival.

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Monday, June 11, 2012

ArtsBeat: Tony Winners See Immediate Payoff at Box Office by Patrick Healy

"Once," "Newsies" and "The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess" see stronger ticket sales the day after the awards ceremony, and "Clybourne Park" will extend its run.

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ArtsBeat: 'Fela!' Will Return to Broadway for Summer Run by Patrick Healy

The Tony-winning musical will play a month as part of its ongoing tour.

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Tony Award winners: "Once" for musical, "Clybourne Park" for play by Patrick Healy

The bittersweet romantic musical "Once" was the unexpectedly dominant winner at the 66th annual Tony Awards on Sunday night, winning best musical and seven other awards, while its chief riva…

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Musical 'Once' Receives 8 Tony Awards by Patrick Healy

The bittersweet romantic musical "Once" was the unexpectedly dominant winner at the 66th annual Tony Awards on Sunday night, winning best musical, best actor and six other Tonys in a highly …

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Thursday, June 7, 2012

'Newsies' Versus 'Once,' and Other Tony Competitions by Patrick Healy

"Death of a Salesman" and Audra McDonald are locks, but not so for other Tony Award nominees, according to the polling for an unusually competitive contest.

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ArtsBeat: Playwrights' Collective to Disband After Production of Ruhl Work by Patrick Healy

13P is a group of playwrights who were frustrated by the long developmental process for new plays at New York City theaters.

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Tuesday, June 5, 2012

ArtsBeat: Broadway Gives Its Regards, to the Tune of $11.2 Billion, to New York by Patrick Healy

The Broadway League gives its bi-annual report on the economic impact of Broadway.

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Monday, June 4, 2012

ArtsBeat: 'Lilly' Awards Given to Arianda, Paulus, Hall and More by Patrick Healy

Now in its third year, prize aims to recognize women working in the theater.

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ArtsBeat: More Than Attention Must Be Paid: 'Salesman' Set Record Ticket Price by Patrick Healy

Premium tickets topped out at $499 apiece for the last performances of the Tony-nominated revival of Arthur Miller's play.

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Sunday, June 3, 2012

Preview Audiences Help Shape Off Broadway Productions by Patrick Healy

Nowhere are previews regarded as more crucial than at Off Broadway theater companies staging new plays and musicals.

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Friday, June 1, 2012

ArtsBeat: Lawyers in 'Spider-Man' Battle Spin Their Early Arguments by Patrick Healy

Legal skirmish centers on whether Julie Taymor can claim a copyright for the original outline to the $75 million musical.

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Thursday, May 31, 2012

ArtsBeat: 'Spider-Man': Turn On the Lawyers by Patrick Healy

The first courtroom arguments in the legal battle surrounding "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" are scheduled for Friday.

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ArtsBeat: Scarlett Johansson and Chris Pine in Talks to Star in Broadway Revival of 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof' by Patrick Healy

Ms. Johansson, who won a Tony Award for featured actress in 2010 playing the sheltered niece in "A View from the Bridge," has said publicly that she is negotiating a return to Broadway as Ma…

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Wednesday, May 30, 2012

ArtsBeat: 'Leap' Producers Keep the Faith By Underwriting Tony Awards Number by Patrick Healy

Producers have not confirmed what will be performed or whether the show's star, Raul Esparza, will appear on the telecast.

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Tuesday, May 29, 2012

ArtsBeat: High-Priced Tickets Help Make For A Record Year at the Broadway Box Office by Patrick Healy

While attendance for the 2011-12 season was roughly the same as for the previous year, ticket sales were higher, topping $1.13 billion.

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ArtsBeat: A Broadway Move for 'Hands on a Hardbody' by Patrick Healy

The musical, about a group of Texans competing to win a new truck by keeping one hand on it the longest, will open on Broadway during the 2012-13 season.

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Friday, May 25, 2012