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Monday, May 25, 2015

Hoop Dreams Next for 'Lombardi' Producers: A Larry Bird-Magic Johnson Play by Richard Sandomir

"Lombardi" producers aim to create a play about rivalry between Magic Johnson and Larry Bird.

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Thursday, November 15, 2012

New Broadway Play to Focus on Yankees - NYTimes.com by Richard Sandomir

Harry H. Frazee, the Broadway producer and Boston Red Sox owner who sold Babe Ruth to the Yankees in 1919, might have appreciated this: a play about the Yankees is headed to Broadway, perhap…

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Sunday, April 29, 2012

He Is 56, and Short, but Stars at 3 Positions by Richard Sandomir

Onstage at the Longacre Theater, Peter Scolari is in "Magic/Bird," slipping in and out of characters, changing in and out of blazers, pullovers, warm-up suits and sneakers, and moving in and…

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Peter Scolari Has 3 Big Roles in 'Magic/Bird' by Richard Sandomir

Peter Scolari, the actor known for "Bosom Buddies," plays Red Auerbach, Pat Riley and Jerry Buss in the Broadway show about Magic Johnson and Larry Bird.

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Friday, March 30, 2012

'Magic/Bird,' a Play About Magic Johnson and Larry Bird by Richard Sandomir

"Magic/Bird" traces the history of the rivalry and eventual friendship between the basketball superstars Magic Johnson and Larry Bird.

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Friday, February 18, 2011

ArtsBeat: Hoop Dreams Next for 'Lombardi' Producers: A Larry Bird-Magic Johnson Play by Richard Sandomir

The play, planned for a spring 2012 opening, will follow the players' parallel careers from 1979 to the 1992 Olympic Dream Team.

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Thursday, February 17, 2011

Hoop Dreams Next for 'Lombardi' Producers: A Larry Bird-Magic Johnson Play by Richard Sandomir

"Lombardi" producers aim to create a play about rivalry between Magic Johnson and Larry Bird.

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