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Sunday, July 1, 2012

ArtsBeat: A Jesse Eisenberg Theatrical Premiere by Adam W. Kepler

A play by the actor Jesse Eisenberg is one of five world premieres that will highlight the 2012-13 season for the Rattlestick Playwrights Theater.

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Monday, June 11, 2012

ArtsBeat: If Tony Broadcast Were a Broadway Show, It Might Close by Adam W. Kepler

The total number of viewers dropped and the broadcast had its lowest rating ever in the 18-to-49-year-old group coveted by advertisers.

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Monday, June 4, 2012

ArtsBeat: Paul Rudd and Michael Shannon Set for 'Grace' on Broadway by Adam W. Kepler

The actors are set to return to the stage this fall for the Broadway premiere of Craig Wright's "Grace."

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Monday, May 21, 2012

ArtsBeat: Next Wave Festival Plans Announced by Adam W. Kepler

The Brooklyn Academy of Music festival starts in September and continues until mid-January. It will provide an opportunity for BAM to showcase its new 250-seat black-box theater.

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Monday, April 23, 2012

Arts, Briefly: ‘American Psycho’ as a Musical by Adam W. Kepler

The Headlong Theater Company in London has announced that the world premiere of the musical adaptation of “American Psycho” will be part of its 2012-13 season.

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Monday, March 26, 2012

ArtsBeat: Spiegeltent To Go Up Near Broadway This Summer by Adam W. Kepler

Burlesque acts will play in 440-seat facility, which in previous summers had been housed at South Street Seaport.

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Sunday, March 18, 2012

Arts, Briefly: Yale Rep Casting by Adam W. Kepler

Tracy Letts, Johanna Day, Glenn Fitzgerald and Parker Posey will portray suburban couples who share the same last name in “The Realistic Joneses,” a new play written by Will Eno.

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Monday, March 12, 2012

ArtsBeat: Off Broadway Welcomes 'Old Jews Telling Jokes' by Adam W. Kepler

Inspired by the Web site "Old Jews Telling Jokes," Dan Okrent and Peter Gethers have created a stage production.

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Sunday, March 4, 2012

Arts, Briefly: A Prize for a Playwright by Adam W. Kepler

Jennifer Haley has been named the 34th winner of the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize for her play “The Nether.”

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Arts, Briefly: Film Actors Join Paul Weitz Play by Patrick Healy and Adam W. Kepler

Topher Grace and Olivia Thirlby have joined the cast of Paul Weitz’s new comedy, “Lonely, I’m Not,” at the Off Broadway Second Stage Theater.

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Arts, Briefly: Heroine Is Chosen for Last Williams Play by Adam W. Kepler

Shirley Knight will star in the coming production of “In Masks Outrageous and Austere,” the final full-length play written by Tennessee Williams.

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Wednesday, February 29, 2012

ArtsBeat: Rolling Along: Sondheim Discloses He's Working on a New Show by Adam W. Kepler and Patrick Healy

The Tony-winning composer Stephen Sondheim is collaborating with playwright David Ives on a new musical.

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Tuesday, February 28, 2012

ArtsBeat: Lily Rabe Drops Out of World Premiere of Her Father's Play by Adam W. Kepler

A commitment to Shakespeare in the Park will keep Lily Rabe from starring in "An Early History of Fire" for the New Group.

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Monday, February 13, 2012

ArtsBeat: Steve Jobs Monologue Downloadable, Free by Adam W. Kepler

On Monday, after close to 200 performances, the monologuist Mike Daisey was to release a theatrical transcript of his latest one-man show, "The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs," through …

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Monday, February 6, 2012

Barrington Stage Announces Its Season by Adam W. Kepler

The Barrington Stage Company in Pittsfield, Mass., has announced its 2012 season, including a new play from Mark St. Germain titled “Dr. Ruth, All the Way.” The production, which will ha…

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Sunday, January 29, 2012

ArtsBeat: Plans for a Return of 'Jekyll & Hyde' to Broadway by Adam W. Kepler

The show features music from the composer Frank Wildhorn, who has struggled with a string of flops, including two short-lived 2011 productions, "Bonnie & Clyde" and "Wonderland."

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Sunday, November 20, 2011

ArtsBeat Blog: Janeane Garofalo Joins 'Russian Transport' by Adam W. Kepler

Ms. Garofalo, well-known for her comedic roles in television and film, will have a chance to show her dramatic chops on the stage for the first time.

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Monday, October 31, 2011

ArtsBeat Blog: Here's Charley: Lin-Manuel Miranda Signs on to 'Merrily We Roll Along' by Adam W. Kepler

Lin-Manuel Miranda, himself a Tony Award-winning composer and lyricist, is set to play the role of Charley Kringas in the upcoming Encores! production of Stephen Sondheim's "Merrily We Roll …

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Sunday, October 16, 2011

ArtsBeat Blog: The Royal Shakespeare Company's Top Directors Step Down by Adam W. Kepler

Michael Boyd will step down as artistic director at The Royal Shakespeare Company.

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Tuesday, August 16, 2011

ArtsBeat Blog: For Fringe Festival Playwright, 'Porgy' Brouhaha Has a Familiar Ring by Adam W. Kepler

The permutations of "Porgy and Bess" and how African-Americans are depicted in theater has also been on the mind of the playwright Leah Maddrie.

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Friday, December 10, 2010

Graphic Books Best Sellers: Fearless 'Ex Machina' by Adam W. Kepler

Starting with the last page of its very first issue, "Ex Machina" boldly announced its willingness to go beyond your typical funny book fare.

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