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Tuesday, April 8, 2025

William Finn, Tony Winner for ‘Falsettos,’ Is Dead at 73

An acclaimed musical theater writer, he won for both his score and his book and later had a huge hit with “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.”

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Saturday, April 5, 2025

‘Boop!’ Arrives on Broadway, With a Surprising 100-Year Back Story

by Michael Paulson

From her 1930 debut as a poodle-human hybrid to a modern-day symbol of empowerment, Betty Boop has had an unusual journey to the Broadway stage. Boop-oop-a-doop!

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Monday, March 31, 2025

My Friend’s Show Was Kind of Terrible. What Do I Say When I See Them?

by Michael Paulson

You can always consider telling the truth, but it may not be advisable in this case.

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Friday, March 28, 2025

Scott Rudin, Producer Exiled for Bad Behavior, Plans Return to Broadway

by Michael Paulson

Rudin stepped away from show business four years ago amid reports that he had bullied assistants. He says he has “a lot more self-control” now.

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Tuesday, March 25, 2025

George Clooney’s ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ Sets Broadway Box Office Record

by Michael Paulson

“Good Night, and Good Luck” grossed $3.3 million last week, breaking a record that was set earlier this month by Denzel Washington’s “Othello.”

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Monday, March 24, 2025

The Price of a Show

by Michael Paulson

Tickets for the hottest Broadway plays are now out of reach for many.

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Wednesday, March 19, 2025

She May Be the Most Powerful Producer Working in Theater

by Michael Paulson

Sonia Friedman has “created her own theater studio system,” balancing big properties like “Harry Potter” and “Stranger Things” with more prestige work by Stoppard and Sondheim.

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Saturday, March 15, 2025

With $921 Seats, Denzel Washington’s ‘Othello’ Breaks a Box Office Record

by Michael Paulson

Demand to see Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal play Shakespeare has set a record in a year when big stars have been driving up the prices of Broadway plays.

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Monday, March 10, 2025

Striking Stage Crews Reach Agreement With Atlantic Theater

by Michael Paulson

The deal will be scrutinized by New York’s other Off Broadway theaters, which the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees has been working to unionize.

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Jean Smart Will Star in a One-Woman Broadway Show

by Michael Paulson

The new play, “Call Me Izzy,” will begin previews in May and open in June at Studio 54.

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Thursday, March 6, 2025

‘Oedipus’ and ‘Rocky Horror Show’ Are Returning to Broadway

by Michael Paulson

The Roundabout Theater Company will also present Noël Coward’s “Fallen Angels,” starring Rose Byrne and Kelli O’Hara.

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Theaters Sue the N.E.A. Over Trump’s ‘Gender Ideology’ Order

by Michael Paulson

The lawsuit seeks to block a new rule that requires groups applying for grants from the National Endowment for the Arts to agree not to promote “gender ideology.”

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Wednesday, March 5, 2025

‘Hamilton’ Cancels Kennedy Center Run Over Trump’s Takeover

by Michael Paulson

“We’re not going to be a part of it while it is the Trump Kennedy Center,” said its creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda.

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A ‘Greatest Showman’ Musical Is Coming to the Stage, in Britain

by Michael Paulson

The show, developed by Disney with a Tony-winning creative team, will have an initial production in Bristol, England in the spring of 2026.

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Tuesday, March 4, 2025

‘Mamma Mia!’ Is Returning to Broadway This Summer

by Michael Paulson

The musical’s original run was the ninth-longest in Broadway history; a six-month return engagement will start in August.

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Friday, February 21, 2025

Nick Jonas, Sadie Sink and More Had Broadway Debuts as Kids. Now They’re Back.

by Michael Paulson

Nick Jonas, Sadie Sink and Christian Slater are among this year’s unusually large cohort of stars who first appeared onstage as tweens or even younger.

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Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Cynthia Erivo Will Host This Year’s Tony Awards

by Michael Paulson

The actress won a Tony Award for “The Color Purple,” and is now nominated for an Oscar for playing Elphaba in the film adaptation of “Wicked.”

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Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Hundreds of Artists Call on N.E.A. to Roll Back Trump’s Restrictions

by Michael Paulson

A letter signed by 463 playwrights, poets, dancers, visual artists and others pushes back against new grant requirements that bar the promotion of diversity or “gender ideology.”

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Wednesday, February 12, 2025

The N.E.A.’s New Gender and Diversity Edicts Worry Arts Groups

by Michael Paulson

As the National Endowment for the Arts adjusts to comply with President Trump’s executive orders, “gender ideology” is out and works that “honor the nation’s rich artistic heritage” are in.

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Monday, February 10, 2025

As Off Broadway Crews Unionize, Workers See Hope, Producers Peril

by Michael Paulson

Workers say the move is overdue, but theater companies fear it will drive up costs in a wounded sector that has yet to recover from the pandemic.

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Sunday, February 2, 2025

‘Hell’s Kitchen’ Wins Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album

by Michael Paulson

The musical, based on the life of Alicia Keys and featuring her music, is running on Broadway and begins a national tour this fall.

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Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Idina Menzel Played Elphaba and Elsa. Now She’s Back on Broadway.

by Michael Paulson

Menzel, a fan favorite since “Rent,” is back on Broadway in “Redwood,” and this time she’s climbing conifers.

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Monday, January 13, 2025

Second Stage Moved Out. Now This Prolific Theater Producer Is Moving In.

by Michael Paulson

Seaview, whose buzzy shows include “Romeo + Juliet,” has seized a chance to have its own theater by taking over Second Stage’s former Off Broadway home.

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Sunday, January 12, 2025

Atlantic Theater Stagehands Go on Strike

by Michael Paulson

The stage employees union accused the nonprofit theater of stalling talks. The strike forced the cancellation of Sunday performances of two new plays.

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Tuesday, December 24, 2024

In ‘A Christmas Carol,’ Sally Vahle Has Played Nearly Every Role

by Michael Paulson

Over three decades, Sally Vahle has played Scrooge, ghosts and many of the other characters in Dallas Theater Center’s annual production of the Dickens classic.

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Thursday, December 19, 2024

‘Dead Outlaw,’ a Musical With a Corpse, Is Broadway Bound

by Michael Paulson

“Dead Outlaw,” a musical about the mummified body of a bandit, will open at the Longacre next spring, following a successful Off Broadway run.

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Saturday, December 7, 2024

‘Wicked’ Alumnae Class Notes: What They Learned at Shiz University

by Michael Paulson and Alexis Soloski

Only the women who’ve played Elphaba and Glinda in the show’s two decades onstage understand why the roles are so taxing — and so rewarding, too.

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Thursday, December 5, 2024

Avett Brothers Musical ‘Swept Away’ to Close on Broadway After Short Run

by Michael Paulson

The new musical, about a shipwreck and its aftermath, opened Nov. 19 at the Longacre Theater.

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Monday, December 2, 2024

Jason Laks Named President of Broadway League

by Michael Paulson

The Broadway League, an industry trade organization, named Jason Laks as its new president. “I think our mission has to be more than to make it 2019 again,” Laks said.

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Saturday, November 23, 2024

Blue Man Group to End New York Run After Three Decades Off Broadway

by Michael Paulson

The troupe is also closing its Chicago company, but continues to perform in Berlin, Boston, Las Vegas and, soon, Orlando.

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Stratford-Upon-Lake-Michigan: Royal Shakespeare Company Plays Chicago

by Michael Paulson

With less touring, it’s been a while since all the world has been its stage, but the troupe is working with the Chicago Shakespeare Theater — where it has family ties.

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Tuesday, November 19, 2024

‘Tammy Faye’ Musical to Close After Failing to Find Broadway Audience

by Michael Paulson

Well-reviewed in London but poorly received in New York, the musical with an Elton John score will end its run on Dec. 8.

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TKTS to Open Booth in Philadelphia, Hoping to Boost Local Theaters

by Michael Paulson

The first domestic TKTS outpost outside New York comes at a time of rising concern about ticket prices and theater economics.

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Monday, November 11, 2024

Paul Mescal Rides ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ to Brooklyn

by Michael Paulson

The award-winning production will begin performances in February as part of Brooklyn Academy of Music’s next season.

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Everyone Else Is Giving a Standing Ovation. Do I Have To?

by Michael Paulson

Theatergoers and other performing-arts lovers are noticing the practice seems to have become the rule, not the exception.

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Friday, November 1, 2024

‘Phantom of the Opera’ Closed on Broadway. Now It’s Hitting the Road.

by Michael Paulson

The enduring Andrew Lloyd Webber musical will begin a multiyear tour in Baltimore in November 2025.

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Thursday, October 24, 2024

‘Back to the Future’ to Close on Broadway, Rerouting DeLorean to Germany

by Michael Paulson

The musical, which opened in London three years ago, is still going strong there and touring North America, while productions are planned in Japan and on a cruise ship.

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Tuesday, October 22, 2024

This N.Y.C. Theater Was a Haven for Adventurous Art. Then the Archdiocese Intervened.

by Michael Paulson

The Connelly Theater has suspended operations after its church landlord began more carefully scrutinizing show scripts and its general manager resigned.

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Friday, October 18, 2024

Lin-Manuel Miranda Releases ‘Warriors’ Album With Eisa Davis

by Michael Paulson

He collaborated with Eisa Davis to make a concept album inspired by the 1979 movie. One big change: the main gang is made up of women.

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Thursday, October 17, 2024

Sadie Sink to Star in ‘John Proctor Is the Villain’ on Broadway

by Michael Paulson

Kimberly Belflower’s “John Proctor Is the Villain” will be directed by Danya Taymor, who won a Tony this year for “The Outsiders.”

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Monday, October 14, 2024

York Theater Artistic Director Out After ‘Hurtful’ Diversity Comments

by Michael Paulson

James Morgan, who has been with the small New York theater company for 50 years, blamed the effects of a stroke for his behavior.

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Friday, October 11, 2024

‘Suffs,’ the Tony-Winning Broadway Musical, Will Close Jan. 5

by Michael Paulson

The musical, created by Shania Taub, announced that it will play its final performance on Jan. 5 and start a national tour next fall.

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Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Broadway Lights to Dim for Gavin Creel

by Michael Paulson

The landlords also said they would reconsider their process for determining who to honor with full and partial dimmings.

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Jonathan Groff, Fresh Off Tony Win, Will Return to Broadway as Bobby Darin

by Michael Paulson

“Just in Time,” a new musical about the “Mack the Knife” pop singer, will open next spring at Circle in the Square in Manhattan.

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Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Sarah Snook to Make Broadway Debut in One-Woman ‘Dorian Gray’

by Michael Paulson

The “Succession” actress plays all 26 characters in a London stage production of the Oscar Wilde novel.

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Tuesday, October 1, 2024

‘Water for Elephants’ to Close on Broadway

by Michael Paulson

The musical, based on the best-selling novel, featured dazzling acrobatics and puppetry. Its final performance will be Dec. 8.

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Musical Comedy ‘Operation Mincemeat’ to Open on Broadway Next Spring

by Michael Paulson

The show is about a real World War II episode in which British intelligence planted disinformation on a dead body to fool the Germans.

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Monday, September 30, 2024

Gavin Creel, Tony-Winning Musical Theater Actor, Dies at 48

by Michael Paulson

He won the award playing a Yonkers feed store clerk in “Hello, Dolly!” and was also nominated for roles in “Thoroughly Modern Millie” and “Hair.”

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Friday, September 27, 2024

Andrew Scott Will Perform One-Man ‘Vanya’ Off Broadway Next Spring

by Michael Paulson

The Olivier Award-winning revival, in which the actor plays all of the parts, is to begin previews March 11 at the Lucille Lortel Theater.

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Wednesday, September 25, 2024

The Nation’s Politics Are Dramatic. Now Its Dramas Are Political.

by Michael Paulson

For the second year in a row, a play about the Constitution is the most-staged in America. And a farce about a terrible president is also pretty popular.

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Roundabout, With 3 Broadway Theaters, Finds Leader in California

by Michael Paulson

Christopher Ashley, the artistic director of La Jolla Playhouse and a Tony winner for “Come From Away,” will run the large New York nonprofit.

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Monday, September 16, 2024

A ‘Buena Vista Social Club’ Musical Will Open on Broadway Next Year

by Michael Paulson

The show, which had a previous run at Atlantic Theater Company, is scheduled to begin previews in February at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theater.

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Sunday, September 15, 2024

On Broadway, a Covid Switcheroo: Marsha Mason in for Mia Farrow

by Michael Paulson

Mason, an associate director of the comedy, which opened on Broadway last week, will step in as Patti LuPone’s counterpart.

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Thursday, September 12, 2024

‘Real Women Have Curves’ Musical Plans Broadway Bow Next Year

by Michael Paulson

The show, adapted from the play and movie, was first staged last winter at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Mass.

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Hollywood Is Heading for Broadway (and Off). Here’s a Cheat Sheet.

by Michael Paulson

George Clooney as Murrow! Denzel Washington as Othello! Mia Farrow as a larcenous landlord! So much to see!

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Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Lincoln Center Theater Chooses Lear deBessonet as Artistic Director

by Michael Paulson

DeBessonet, currently the artistic director of Encores!, will work alongside Bartlett Sher, who will serve as executive producer.

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Tuesday, September 3, 2024

‘The Notebook’ Will End Its Broadway Run in December. A Tour Is Next.

by Michael Paulson

The show, nominated for three Tony Awards, opened March 14 at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theater. It will go on a national tour starting next September.

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Friday, August 30, 2024

Was 45 Years Leading Second Stage Enough? Not for Carole Rothman.

by Michael Paulson

As she departs the acclaimed nonprofit, Rothman discussed why women need to be in leadership, her Tony Awards mic drop and the “perfect production.”

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Wednesday, August 14, 2024

Tony Winner Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Returns to Broadway With ‘Purpose’

by Michael Paulson

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins had Broadway success this year with a drama starring Sarah Paulson. In February, he’ll return with a new play directed by Phylicia Rashad.

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Saturday, August 10, 2024

How Hollywood Glamour Is Reviving the Endangered Broadway Play

by Michael Paulson

George Clooney, Robert Downey Jr., Denzel Washington and Mia Farrow are coming to Broadway, where some producers see plays with stars as safer bets than musicals.

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Thursday, August 8, 2024

Broadway Revival of ‘Glengarry’ to Star Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk and Bill Burr

by Michael Paulson

A revival of “Glengarry Glen Ross,” David Mamet’s classic play about unscrupulous real estate agents, is to open next spring.

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Tuesday, August 6, 2024

A ‘Stranger Things’ Prequel Is Coming to Broadway Next Spring

by Michael Paulson

The play, now running in London, is set 24 years before the start of the Netflix series.

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Thursday, August 1, 2024

Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter to Star on Broadway in ‘Waiting for Godot’

by Michael Paulson

They played slacker buddies in three “Bill & Ted” films, and next year they plan to reunite for Beckett’s classic tragicomedy.

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Adam Driver Is to Star Off Broadway as a Country-Western Singer

by Michael Paulson

The actor will return to the stage this fall in a revival of Kenneth Lonergan’s “Hold On to Me Darling.”

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Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Next Project: A ‘Warriors’ Album With Eisa Davis

by Michael Paulson

The recording, inspired by Walter Hill’s 1979 film about a gang making a perilous trek through New York City, will be available on Oct. 18.

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Monday, July 29, 2024

Two More New York Theaters to Share Space

by Michael Paulson

The prestigious downtown nonprofit Soho Rep will share space with Playwrights Horizons in Midtown Manhattan while figuring out a longer-term plan.

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Monday, July 1, 2024

Brooke Shields Has Worn Many Hats. Now She’s a Labor Boss.

by Michael Paulson

The model-turned-actress-turned-businesswoman is the new president of Actors’ Equity. In an interview, she explained what she’s doing there.

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Thursday, June 27, 2024

Second Stage Becomes First Broadway Nonprofit in Decades to Name New Leader

by Michael Paulson

The organization, which won this year’s best play revival Tony Award for “Appropriate,” has chosen Evan Cabnet as its next artistic director.

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Betty Boop Time Travels to New York, and Broadway, Next Spring

by Michael Paulson

“BOOP! The Betty Boop Musical” had a run in Chicago late last year. It is slated to open at a Shubert theater in April.

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Tuesday, June 25, 2024

After a Brief Run, ‘Tommy’ Revival to Close on Broadway

by Michael Paulson

“The Who’s Tommy,” which has a rock score by Pete Townshend, will end on July 21. A national tour is in the works.

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Leslye Headland’s ‘Cult of Love’ to Open on Broadway in the Fall

by Michael Paulson

The play will be produced by Second Stage, which is also planning an Off Broadway production of a two-character drama by Donald Margulies.

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Tuesday, June 18, 2024

The Sisters Who Turned a Sondheim Flop Into a Tony Winner

by Michael Paulson

Maria and Sonia Friedman discussed their long history with “Merrily We Roll Along,” after a bittersweet Tony Awards.

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Huey Lewis Musical to Close on Broadway as New Shows Struggle

by Michael Paulson

“The Heart of Rock and Roll” is the first new Broadway musical to announce a closing plan following Sunday’s Tony Awards.

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Monday, June 17, 2024

Jay-Z’s Big Tonys Duet With Alicia Keys Was Pretaped

by Julia Jacobs and Michael Paulson

The two stars brought down the house with “Empire State of Mind,” their 2009 love song to New York City, which they had recorded earlier on a grand marble staircase outside the auditorium.

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Why Jay-Z’s Big Tonys Duet With Alicia Keys Was Offstage

by Julia Jacobs and Michael Paulson

The two stars brought down the house with “Empire State of Mind,” their 2009 love song to New York City, which they performed on a grand marble staircase outside the auditorium.

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Daniel Radcliffe Conjures Up His First Tony

by Michael Paulson

Daniel Radcliffe will forever be known for the "Harry Potter" movies, but at 34, he just won his first major award: for a Broadway musical.

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‘The Outsiders’ Wins Tony Award for Best Musical, ‘Stereophonic’ Best Play

by Michael Paulson

Stephen Sondheim’s “Merrily We Role Along,” long considered a flop, was named best musical revival, and Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s “Appropriate” won best play revival.

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Sunday, June 16, 2024