Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Rhaw, yet refined: Rennie Harris' new hip hop company debuts on Broadway by Robert Johnson

The roster contains some powerful talents. Chief among them is Shafeek Westbrook, who has an uncanny ability to fold his body while balancing on one hand.

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Monday, May 20, 2013

Master Class: Broadway star Christine Ebersole inspires NJPAC students by Peggy McGlone

Tony Winner tells students to follow their passion and commit to their art

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'Lion King' spiritual guide ends Broadway run to take the show on the road by Ronni Reich

Actresses Tshidi Manye and Buyi Zama will trade places, as one leaves for the national tour and the other comes to New York

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Newark arts group wins national 'creative placemaking' grant by Peggy McGlone

Lincoln Park organization is first N.J. project to win award from 3-year-old program

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Monday, May 13, 2013

Fiasco Theater goes 'Into the Woods' at the McCarter by Ronni Reich

The Stephen Sondheim-James Lapine muiscal runs through June 2.

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Sunday, May 12, 2013

In 'Matilda the Musical,' Bertie Carvel plays a 'larger-than-life, but still lifelike' Miss Trunchbull by Ronni Reich

Carvel received a Tony nomination as Roald Dahl's villain

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Wednesday, May 8, 2013

NJ Arts Council receives $825K from National Endowment for the Arts by Peggy McGlone

NEA trims 8 percent from last year's grants as part of across-the-board federal budget cuts.

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NJPAC to host PBS series on The American Songbook by Peggy McGlone

The six part series, airing in the fall, will be taped in two sessions on June 15

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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: a young dance-maker recalls the '50s by Robert Johnson

Kyle Abraham's "Another Night" will be featured, when the Ailey troupe returns to Newark this weekend.

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Friday, May 3, 2013

Dance Theatre of Harlem: rebirth of a legend by Robert Johnson

Under the stewardship of artistic director Virginia Johnson, the company's former prima ballerina, DTH is lighter and leaner, with a roster of fresh faces and a contemporary repertoire.

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Wednesday, May 1, 2013

'2.5 Minute Ride' is an intimate look at a family journey by Ronni Reich

Lisa Kron's one-woman show comes to Two River Theater

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'Venus in Fur' opens at the George Street Playhouse by Ronni Reich

Jenni Putney and Mark Alhadeff star in David Ives' play

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Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Tony Award nominations honor 'Kinky Boots,' 'Matilda' and more by Ronni Reich

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, which premiered at the McCarter Theatre, earned six nominations

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‘Matilda: The Musical’ is amazing, but don’t forget the book by Jacqueline Cutler

Matilda is an extremely precocious girl. She reads voraciously before she even enters school. Making it that much more difficult, her parents, the Wormwoods, make carnies look like Rhodes sc…

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Monday, April 29, 2013

Roy Miller, theater producer, dies at 52 by Ronni Reich

Miller worked on Broadway, at the Surflight Theatre and at the Paper Mill Playhouse

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Sunday, April 28, 2013

Beach Haven's Surflight Theatre reopens with help from its community by Ronni Reich

Onstage inside, a band practices for an ABBA tribute show, the company's first production of its 64th season -- which also includes blockbuster musicals 'Les Miserables' and 'South Pacific.'

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Thursday, April 25, 2013

Dodge Foundation awards $3.5 million, including $2.2 million to arts by Peggy McGlone

First round of 2013 grants goes to arts, education, environment and media organizations

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Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Mike Tyson tells 'The Undisputed Truth' at NJPAC and the Beacon Theatre by Ronni Reich

Spike Lee directs the one-man show

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Tuesday, April 23, 2013

'The Electric Baby' lights up Two River Theater by Ronni Reich

Stefanie Zadravec's play is onstage at the Marion Huber Theater

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NEA delays grants to state partners, funds 817 projects nationwide by Peggy McGlone

The federal arts agency awarded 15 grants to New Jersey organizations

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Sunday, April 21, 2013

Alan Cumming reprises his one-man ‘Macbeth’ by Ronni Reich

The 'Cabaret' and 'The Good Wife' actor returns to the stage

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Friday, April 19, 2013

'Venus in Fur' actress finds life imitates art by Ronni Reich

David Ives' play opens at the George Street Playhouse

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Wednesday, April 17, 2013

'Misbegotten' moon glows brilliantly on Luna Stage by Ronni Reich

Eugene O'Neill's sequel to 'Long Day's Journey Into Night' comes to West Orange

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'Jekyll' star Constantine Maroulis always knew he wanted to be onstage by Ronni Reich

The 'American Idol' finalist and Tony nominee returns to Broadway

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Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Paper Mill's 'Millie' brimming with bright cheer by Ronni Reich

Laurie Veldheer plays the title role in 'Thoroughly Modern Millie'

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Sunday, April 14, 2013

'Pippin' actor Terrence Mann steps into another extraordinary moment by Ronni Reich

Mann plays Charlemagne in Diane Paulus' Broadway production

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Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Dreamcatcher Repertory Theatre shows what happens when Shakespeare comes to Vegas by Ronni Reich

Cleopatras out of Caesar's Palace join the cast of 'Antony and Cleopatra'

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Monday, April 8, 2013

The Winter's Tale opens at the McCarter Theatre by Ronni Reich

Rebecca Taichman directs a new production of Shakespeare's play

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Sunday, April 7, 2013

Cicely Tyson gets her 'Trip to Bountiful' by Ronni Reich

The actress stars in Horton Foote's play on Broadway

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Sunday, March 31, 2013

Judith Light of 'The Assembled Parties' finds confidence in theater turns by Ronni Reich

The New Jersey native stars in a new Broadway play

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Friday, March 29, 2013

'The Winter's Tale' director Rebecca Taichman walks a Shakespearean tightrope by Ronni Reich

Taichman directs a new production at the McCarter Theatre

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