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At the production company Film4 he was instrumental in financing British movies. In New York, his goal is to attract a younger, more diverse audience.

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Tuesday, March 11, 2025

A Critic Whose Beat Is, on Occasion, a Laughing Matter

by Sarah Bahr

Jason Zinoman started writing about comedy for The New York Times in 2011, when the world of stand-up and improv looked a little different.

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Sunday, March 2, 2025

How to Watch the Oscars 2025: Date, Time and Streaming

by Sarah Bahr

Conan O’Brien will host the annual awards, which will be available to watch live on a streaming service for the first time.

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Saturday, March 1, 2025

How Patina Miller, of Starz’s ‘Power’ Series, Spends Her Sundays

by Sarah Bahr

The Tony Award-winning actress fits in a long run before her daughter’s swim class and time in the recording studio.

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Saturday, February 15, 2025

Tramell Tillman of ‘Severance’ Gives Himself a Performance Review

by Sarah Bahr

His character, the smiling menace Mr. Milchick, has more responsibility in Season 2. He also has more of the spotlight.

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Saturday, January 25, 2025

How Kara Young, a Tony-Winning Actress, Spends Her Sundays

by Sarah Bahr

Kara Young spends a rare day off brunching with her family in Harlem and popping into beauty supply stores along 125th Street.

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Thursday, January 16, 2025

Conan O’Brien to Receive Mark Twain Prize for American Humor

by Sarah Bahr

The comedian and former late-night talk show host will be given the Kennedy Center’s annual comedy honor at a ceremony in March.

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Monday, December 30, 2024

‘Wicked’ Green, ‘Room Next Door’ Red and ‘Substance’ Yellow: It’s a Bold Season

by Sarah Bahr

Some potential contenders were especially vivid. Production and costume designers explain the conundrums they faced and their surprising solutions.

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Sunday, December 22, 2024

Lin-Manuel Miranda on ‘Mufasa’ and the Secret to a Disney Hit

by Sarah Bahr

The “Hamilton” creator, who crafted the soundtrack for the new prequel to “The Lion King,” reflects on writing songs that have a universal appeal.

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Friday, December 20, 2024

What Broadway Gets Right and Wrong About Journalism

by Sarah Bahr

A Culture writer takes stock of recent stage productions that depict newsrooms and reporters.

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Saturday, December 7, 2024

How Catherine Russell, of ‘Perfect Crime,’ Spends Her Sundays

by Sarah Bahr

Ms. Russell, who hasn’t missed a performance of her Off Broadway show in nearly 30 years, fills her day with pets, church, teaching and two shows.

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Monday, December 2, 2024

With ‘Sunset Boulevard,’ One Look Wasn’t Enough

by Sarah Bahr

A bare-bones revival of the Broadway musical grew on me with subsequent viewings, and the additional details I noticed bolstered my reporting.

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Saturday, November 30, 2024

Auli’i Cravalho on ‘Moana 2’ and Making Her Broadway Debut

by Sarah Bahr

“Moana” made her a breakout star. Now Cravalho, at 24, is back in the sequel, while also making her Broadway debut and embracing edgier parts.

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Friday, November 22, 2024

6 Minutes. 62 People. 1 Epic ‘Sunset Boulevard’ Sequence.

by Sarah Bahr and Brian Karlsson

Down the stairs, out the doors and onto the sidewalk, a Broadway show hits the street. Here’s how they pull it off.

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Monday, November 18, 2024

7 Days in the Cultural Life of a Broadway Stage Manager

by Sarah Bahr

When he’s not herding performers at “Once Upon a Mattress,” Cody Renard Richard is bowling, catching up with theater friends and, to his surprise, bumping into Beyoncé.

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Friday, November 8, 2024

Broadway’s ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ Asks: Can Robots Fall in Love?

by Sarah Bahr

“Maybe Happy Ending” had an initial Korean-language production in Seoul in 2016. Here are five things to know about the show.

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Monday, October 21, 2024

Jeff Bezos and Jessica Chastain Toast a Daring ‘Sunset Boulevard’ on Broadway

by Sarah Bahr and Rebecca Smeyne

A stripped-back revival of the classic musical, starring the singer Nicole Scherzinger, opened at the St. James Theater on Sunday night.

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Saturday, October 19, 2024

How Chris Perfetti of ‘Abbott Elementary’ Spends His Sundays

by Sarah Bahr

On his weeks off from shooting the ABC sitcom, the actor unwinds by whipping up “the biggest salad ever” and seeking out a Sunday-night show.

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Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Alicia Keys, LaChanze and Billy Porter Celebrate Black Theater

by Sarah Bahr

The stage stars were among more than 600 people who turned out for an evening of dinner and performances to benefit Black Theater United.

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Monday, September 9, 2024

John Mulaney to Star in a Broadway Comedy About Love and Marriage

by Sarah Bahr

“All In: Comedy About Love,” a new play by Simon Rich, includes a celebrity cast taking on the roles of pirates, dogs and other zany characters.

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Saturday, August 17, 2024

A Project That Celebrates Collaboration and Cooperation

by Sarah Bahr

For T Magazine, Kate Guadagnino set out to identify the many people involved in creating a single object or artistic work, including a luxury handbag, a performance piece, a pizza and more.

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Monday, August 5, 2024

Why ‘The Great Gatsby’ and Other Shows Are Turning to Influencers

by Sarah Bahr

Broadway shows are increasingly looking to Instagram and TikTok creators to help them reach younger and more diverse audiences.

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Wednesday, July 24, 2024

This Year’s BroadwayCon Raises the Curtain on Mental Health

by Sarah Bahr

The ninth annual fan event will include discussions on topics such as sobriety, self-care and body image. Here are six to look out for.

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Wednesday, July 17, 2024

Ford and Mellon Foundations Name 2024 Disability Futures Fellows

by Sarah Bahr

The 20 recipients, including a Broadway composer, a Marvel video game voice actress and a three-time Pushcart Prize-nominated poet, are the initiative’s final cohort.

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Monday, June 17, 2024

Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff and Sarah Paulson Party for the Tonys

by Nancy Coleman and Sarah Bahr

Spirited celebrations that included an official after-party at Lincoln Center and a gathering at the Carlyle Hotel, where revelers broke out in show tunes, continued until nearly 5 a.m.

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Wednesday, June 12, 2024

The Apollo Theater Celebrates Its 90th Anniversary With Usher, Babyface and More

by Sarah Bahr

Gov. Kathy Hochul, Babyface, Jordin Sparks and more gathered in Harlem on Tuesday night to celebrate the theater’s 90th anniversary.

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Friday, June 7, 2024

Andy Cohen, Fran Lebowitz and Others Gather for Little Island Performance

by Sarah Bahr

Andy Cohen, Fran Lebowitz and hundreds more gathered at Little Island, Barry Diller’s one-of-a-kind park on the Hudson River, for a new dance performance by Twyla Tharp.

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Saturday, May 18, 2024

Bebe Neuwirth on the Part of a Stage That Feels Like Home

by Sarah Bahr

“I love older theaters in particular,” said the actress, who is up for her third Tony for “Cabaret.” “The new ones don’t have as many ghosts.”

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Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Daniel Radcliffe on Breaking the Spell in ’Merrily We Roll Along’

by Sarah Bahr

Radcliffe earned his first nomination on Tuesday for “Me for his fifth role on Broadway since 2008.

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Monday, April 22, 2024

‘Cabaret’ Opening on Broadway: Eddie Redmayne, Angela Bassett and Baz Luhrmann

by Sarah Bahr, Melissa Guerrero and Jutharat Pinyodoonyachet

A party for the buzzy revival of the Broadway musical was held at a theater that has been transformed to look like a 1930s-era nightclub.

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Saturday, April 20, 2024

Alfred Molina on the Museum He Never Misses When He’s in New York

by Sarah Bahr

“Every time I’m in the city, I make a visit,” said the actor, who is performing on Broadway in “Uncle Vanya.”

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Friday, April 19, 2024

Hillary Clinton, Malala Yousafzai Toast Their New Broadway Show ‘Suffs’

by Sarah Bahr and Nina Westervelt

Dozens of theater, film and media stars turned out for the opening of the new musical “Suffs” on Thursday night.

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Wednesday, April 10, 2024

It’s April on Broadway. This Man Wants to Sell You on a Show.

by Sarah Bahr

Rick Miramontez, a veteran theater press agent, is gearing up for the craziest stretch of the Broadway season.

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024

For Len Cariou, Dying Onstage Each Night Has Been ‘Invigorating’

by Sarah Bahr

In “Tuesdays With Morrie,” the 84-year-old actor was eager to tackle “a rich role in a show that asks, ‘What if despair and death are not the end?’”

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Wednesday, March 20, 2024

‘Dead Outlaw,’ a Mummy Musical, Is So Strange It Can Only Be True

by Sarah Bahr

The creators of “The Band’s Visit” reunited to tell the story of an outlaw whose body toured carnivals for decades.

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024

New York’s School of American Ballet Celebrates 90th Anniversary

by Sarah Bahr and Dolly Faibyshev

The institution co-founded by George Balanchine celebrated at Lincoln Center on Monday night.

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Thursday, February 1, 2024

‘The Connector,’ a Show That Asks: Should News Feel True or Be True?

by Sarah Bahr

A new musical from Jason Robert Brown, Daisy Prince and Jonathan Marc Sherman explores the diverging trajectories of two young writers in the late 1990s.

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Saturday, January 27, 2024

How Frankie Grande Spends His Sundays

by Sarah Bahr

The actor, singer and reality TV personality fills his day with video games, comfort food with friends and a teary trip to the movies.

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Saturday, January 20, 2024

‘Heartstopper’ Star Joe Locke Has a Soft Spot for ‘The Goonies’

by Sarah Bahr

“It’s the peak coming-of-age adventure film,” said the actor, who is set to make his Broadway debut in “Sweeney Todd.”

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Friday, January 19, 2024

How a Culture Editor Covers the Kids’ Entertainment Beat

by Sarah Bahr

Laurel Graeber, who has covered kids’ entertainment at The Times for nearly three decades, shared her favorite stories and interviews from the beat.

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Friday, December 22, 2023

What to Know About ‘Maestro’: A Guide to Bradley Cooper’s Bernstein Biopic

by Sarah Bahr

Now on Netflix, the movie tracks the life of the American conductor and composer and his wife, the actress Felicia Montealegre, played by Carey Mulligan.

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Wednesday, December 13, 2023

With ‘The Gilded Age,’ Louisa Jacobson Cuts Her Own Path

by Sarah Bahr

Exposed to the complexities of fame at a young age, she sought paths outside of acting in early adulthood. Now she is the lead of a prestige HBO drama.

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Sunday, December 3, 2023

Broadway Babies, Singing Show Tunes for Seniors

by Sarah Bahr

What happened when four young theater actors performed for an older generation? “I was expecting to have the best show ever and that happened.”

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Monday, November 6, 2023

In ‘Food,’ Geoff Sobelle Explores the Extremes of Eating

by Sarah Bahr

“I don’t want to tell people what to think,” the performance artist said of his latest show. “I just hope it tickles them and their curiosity.”

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Saturday, October 21, 2023

Ali Stroker Has Tips for Fellow Sleep-Deprived Working Moms

by Sarah Bahr

The Tony winner and author talked about the Broadway shows she’ll see once she can stay up late again, and the podcast that comforted her during the pandemic.

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Friday, October 13, 2023

Tagging Along With The New York Times’s Chief Theater Critic

by Sarah Bahr

At a recent performance of “Gutenberg! The Musical!” on Broadway, Jesse Green gave us an inside look at his review process.

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Wednesday, October 11, 2023

Roberta Pereira to Lead New York Performing Arts Library

by Sarah Bahr

Roberta Pereira, the director of the Playwrights Realm, will lead the library, which is home to more than eight million items relating to music, theater and dance.

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Saturday, September 16, 2023

Melissa Etheridge Is Ready to Rewatch ‘Barbie’

by Sarah Bahr

The singer, who brings her autobiographical show to Broadway this month, on her longtime love for the Kansas City Chiefs and what she’s looking forward to in New York.

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Monday, August 21, 2023

‘The Outsiders’ Heads to Broadway in March

by Sarah Bahr

A new musical adaptation of a popular novel by S.E. Hinton will begin performances in March.

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Sunday, August 20, 2023

Haptic Suits Let You Feel Music Through Your Skin

by Sarah Bahr and Mohamed Sadek

Wearable backpacks designed by Music: Not Impossible, which allow people to experience music as vibrations on their bodies, are becoming more accessible to the public.

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Saturday, August 19, 2023

PlayStation and BTS Help Lea Salonga Clear Her Head

by Sarah Bahr

The “Here Lies Love” actress finds inspiration in Alex Newell’s “Shucked” performance and a good night’s sleep in the sounds of “Forensic Files.”

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Thursday, August 3, 2023

‘The Notebook’ Musical to Land on Broadway in the Spring

by Sarah Bahr

The adaptation of the popular Nicholas Sparks romance novel, with music and lyrics by Ingrid Michaelson, had a well-reviewed run last year in Chicago.

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Friday, July 28, 2023

Nonprofit Theaters Are in Crisis. A Times Reporter Spoke With 72 of Them

by Sarah Bahr

Michael Paulson spoke with producers and artistic directors at nonprofit theaters across the country about the crisis their industry is facing.

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Thursday, July 27, 2023

At Soho Rep, Eric Ting and Caleb Hammons to Join Leadership Team

by Sarah Bahr

Following the departures of Sarah Benson and Meropi Peponides, the two will join Cynthia Flowers as the company continues its shared leadership model.

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Wednesday, July 19, 2023

BroadwayCon Panelists Tackle Diversity and Representation Onstage

by Sarah Bahr

The eighth annual fan event will host a variety of discussions about how to diversify stages, songs and scripts. Here are six to look out for.

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Friday, July 14, 2023

A Reporter’s Unexpected Love Affair With ‘Notre Dame de Paris’

by Sarah Bahr

One reporter is hooked on the French spectacle that mixes acrobatics with a rock opera score.

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Wednesday, July 12, 2023

Maggie Siff Stars in a Rare Revival of Williams’s ‘Orpheus Descending’

by Sarah Bahr

“Orpheus Descending,” a rarely revived play about the treatment of outsiders, has only become more meaningful for its star and its director.

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Thursday, July 6, 2023

‘Here Lies Love’ Pairs Disco With a Dictator. It’s a Controversial Choice.

by Sarah Bahr

The musical, the brainchild of David Byrne and Fatboy Slim, dramatizes — and, some say, sanitizes — the life of the former Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos.

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Thursday, June 22, 2023

New Jason Robert Brown Musical Highlights MCC Theater Season

by Sarah Bahr

A honky-tonk lesbian romance and a new musical by Gavin Creel are also slated for the Off Broadway theater’s 2023-24 lineup.

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Monday, June 12, 2023

Inside the 2023 Tony Awards After-Parties

by Sarah Bahr and Nancy Coleman

Spirited celebrations that included a block party in Washington Heights and a gathering at the Carlyle Hotel extended past 4 a.m.

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Best and Worst Moments of the 76th Tony Awards

by Jesse Green, Maya Phillips, Elisabeth Vincentelli, Laura Collins-Hughes, Alexis Soloski and Sarah Bahr

With a clever opening number and repeated support for striking writers, the Tonys celebrated Broadway’s shows, performers and creative teams.

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Sunday, June 11, 2023

Jodie Comer Wins Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Play for ‘Prima Facie’

by Sarah Bahr

It was a remarkable win for the English actress, who is best known for playing the assassin Villanelle on the television show “Killing Eve.”

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Alex Newell Becomes First Out Nonbinary Performer to Win a Tony

by Michael Paulson and Sarah Bahr

“Thank you for seeing me Broadway,” the performer said of winning the award for best featured actor in a musical.

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Tuesday, June 6, 2023

Michelle Ebanks Named President and CEO of the Apollo

by Sarah Bahr

Michelle Ebanks, who most recently served as the president of Essence Communications, will assume the role in July.

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Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Coming to City Center: ‘Pal Joey,’ ‘Titanic’ and the 20th Fall for Dance

by Sarah Bahr

Also among next season’s highlights: Encores! revivals of “Once Upon a Mattress” and “Jelly’s Last Jam,” and dance works from Pam Tanowitz and Lyon Opera Ballet.

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Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Audra McDonald Makes History With 10th Tony Award Nomination

by Sarah Bahr

With “Ohio State Murders,” the 10-time Tony nominee hopes people took away a better understanding of the destructive power of racism.

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Alex Newell Earns First Tony Nomination For Their Role in ‘Shucked’

by Sarah Bahr

Newell was nominated for best featured actor in a musical for their role as the big-voiced whiskey entrepreneur Lulu in “Shucked.”

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Monday, May 1, 2023

‘Oliver!’ Returns, With Darker Twists Intact

by Sarah Bahr

The emphasis Encores! puts on words and music rather than spectacle allows the cruel realities of Dickensian London to stand out amid the bouncy tunes.

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Saturday, April 15, 2023

The Phantom of the Opera Is Here, Inside The Times

by Sarah Bahr

As Broadway’s longest-running show headed to a close on Sunday after more than 35 years, New York Times employees shared their memories.

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Monday, March 27, 2023

Kristin Chenoweth Lives for 3 A.M. FaceTime Calls and ‘Funny Girl’

by Sarah Bahr

The actress is returning for the second season of “Schmigadoon!” Reality TV and occasional shopping sprees have kept her going in the meantime.

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Monday, March 20, 2023

Catching Up With Hillary Clinton at “Bob Fosse’s Dancin’”

by Sarah Bahr

The former secretary of state celebrated the opening on Broadway and shared her thoughts on those drag show bans.

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Friday, February 24, 2023

On Broadway, ‘Bad Cinderella’ Is a Rebel With a Brooklyn Accent

by Sarah Bahr

Linedy Genao brings her whole Latina self to Andrew Lloyd Webber’s new musical, which also stars the stage veteran Carolee Carmello as her evil stepmother.

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Monday, February 6, 2023

Jesse Tyler Ferguson Tips His Cap to ‘Take Me Out’

by Sarah Bahr

The actor, who won a Tony Award for playing a baseball star’s business manager in the Broadway revival of Richard Greenberg’s 2002 play, called the role the most personal of his career.

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Monday, January 9, 2023

Alex Brightman Lays ‘Beetlejuice’ to Rest

by Sarah Bahr

A concussion nearly derailed the actor’s fan-favorite turn as the madcap, black-and-white striped ghoul. But he recovered in time for the closing show.

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Wednesday, December 28, 2022

A ‘Titanic’ Parody Show That Draws Fans Near, Far, Wherever They Are

by Sarah Bahr

Some of the devotees of ‘Titanique,’ which recently moved to the larger Daryl Roth Theater after months of sold-out shows, have seen it more than a dozen times.

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Friday, December 2, 2022

Gabriel Byrne Reflects on the End of His Broadway Show, and Tells T a Joke

by Sarah Bahr

‘Walking With Ghosts,’ which closed Nov. 20, allowed the Irish actor to showcase his passion for the humor of everyday life.

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Tuesday, November 29, 2022

The Museum of Broadway Is Open. Here Are 10 Highlights.

by Sarah Bahr

In Times Square, a 26,000-square-foot space details the history of theater with objects like Patti LuPone’s “Evita” wig, a Jets jacket from “West Side Story” and more.

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