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Thursday, September 25, 2014

ArtsBeat: ‘Wolf Hall’ Stars Will Join Transfer to Broadway Next Year by Erik Piepenburg

The Royal Shakespeare Company’s adaptations of Hilary Mantel’s novels will come to Broadway next spring at the Winter Garden Theater.

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Wednesday, September 24, 2014

ArtsBeat: Picks From the Times 100: Sarah Ruhl by Erik Piepenburg

The playwright, whose new work, “The Oldest Boy,” starts previews next month, talks about some of the theatrical offerings she’s looking forward to seeing in the new season.

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Tuesday, September 23, 2014

ArtsBeat: In Performance: Andrew Rannells and Stephen Trask of ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’ by Erik Piepenburg

Mr. Rannells, who plays the title character in the Broadway musical, sings the number “Midnight Radio,” accompanied by the show’s composer, Stephen Trask, on guitar.

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Thursday, September 18, 2014

ArtsBeat: Behind the Poster: ’3 Christs’ by Erik Piepenburg

The artist Ward Sutton on the elements that inspired his design for a play about three men who think they are Jesus Christ.

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New York Theater Workshop Is Transformed for a Show by Erik Piepenburg

For Ivo van Hove’s production, the New York Theater Workshop’s East Village home has been emptied to create an entirely new playing space — or spaces.

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Tuesday, September 16, 2014

ArtsBeat: In Performance: Lance Coadie Williams of ‘Bootycandy’ by Erik Piepenburg

Mr. Williams plays a preacher with a secret in Robert O’Hara’s comedy at Playwrights Horizons.

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Tuesday, September 9, 2014

ArtsBeat: In Performance: Ismenia Mendes and David McElwee of ‘The Wayside Motor Inn’ by Erik Piepenburg

This week’s video features Ismenia Mendes and David McElwee in a scene from A. R. Gurney’s 1977 drama “The Wayside Motor Inn.”

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Thursday, September 4, 2014

The New Season: My First Time (It’s a Little Scary) by Scott Heller and Erik Piepenburg

Actors, composers and directors talk (briefly) about making their Broadway debuts.

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Tuesday, August 26, 2014

ArtsBeat: In Performance: Kelvin Moon Loh of ‘Here Lies Love’ by Erik Piepenburg

A song from the musical about the life of Imelda Marcos.

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Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Bob Marley Musical Set for Baltimore’s Center Stage by Erik Piepenburg

A new musical about the Jamaican reggae star will have its premiere next year at Center Stage in Baltimore.

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Tuesday, August 19, 2014

ArtsBeat: Peter Dinklage and Taylor Schilling to Star in ‘A Month in the Country’ by Erik Piepenburg

The two 2014 Emmy Award nominees will star in the Classic Stage revival of Turgenev’s play.

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ArtsBeat: In Performance: Anna Gunn and Billy Magnussen of ‘Sex With Strangers’ by Erik Piepenburg

A scene from Laura Eason’s play about a novelist and her relationship with a cocky younger writer.

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Monday, August 18, 2014

ArtsBeat: Lypsinka Returns With a Trilogy by Erik Piepenburg

Lypsinka, the lip-synching drag alter ego of the performer John Epperson, will return to the New York stage this fall in “Lypsinka! The Trilogy.”

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Tuesday, August 12, 2014

ArtsBeat: In Performance: Ramin Karimloo of ‘Les Misérables’ by Erik Piepenburg

The actor sings and plays the banjo on the number “Bring Him Home.”

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Friday, August 8, 2014

At Disney and Universal, Musical Theater Fans Find Thrills by Erik Piepenburg

Musicals at Disney, Universal and other major theme parks are punchy and formulaic, but the talent can be top-notch.

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Tuesday, August 5, 2014

ArtsBeat: In Performance: Stephen McKinley Henderson and Rosal Colón of ‘Between Riverside and Crazy’ by Erik Piepenburg

Stephen McKinley Henderson and Rosal Colón in a scene from the new Stephen Adly Guirgis play.

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Wednesday, July 30, 2014

ArtsBeat: Irish Arts Center Announces New Season by Erik Piepenburg

A new monthly music and literature residency organized by the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Paul Muldoon will be part of center’s fall season.

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Tuesday, July 29, 2014

ArtsBeat: In Performance: de’Adre Aziza of ‘Piece of My Heart’ by Erik Piepenburg

The actress sings “Are You Lonely for Me” from the new jukebox musical about the life of the songwriter Bert Berns.

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Thursday, July 24, 2014

When Life (Real or Fictional) Is a Musical by Erik Piepenburg

A spate of new productions, and at least one business, consider what it might feel like to live within a musical.

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ArtsBeat: Casting Announced for New Neil LaBute Play by Erik Piepenburg

Heather Graham, Gia Crovatin, Callie Thorne and Frederick Weller will star in Neil LaBute’s new dark comedy, “The Money Shot.”

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Wednesday, July 23, 2014

ArtsBeat: Women’s Project Theater Names New Producing Artistic Director by Erik Piepenburg

Lisa McNulty has been named the new producing artistic director of the Women’s Project Theater.

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Tuesday, July 22, 2014

ArtsBeat: In Performance: Everett Quinton of ‘Drop Dead Perfect’ by Erik Piepenburg

The actor performs a scene from Erasmus Finn’s “Drop Dead Perfect,” a camp melodrama set in 1952.

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Thursday, July 17, 2014

ArtsBeat: Remembering the Life and Work of Elaine Stritch by Erik Piepenburg

Reviews of Ms. Stritch’s work, from the ’50s through her 2013 farewell to New York.

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Tuesday, July 8, 2014

ArtsBeat: In Performance: Jan Maxwell of ‘The City of Conversation’ by Erik Piepenburg

The Tony Award-nominated actress in a scene from Anthony Giardina’s play at Lincoln Center Theater.

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Tuesday, July 1, 2014

ArtsBeat: Festival of New Musicals Announces Its Roster by Erik Piepenburg

Eight shows will be featured in this year’s festival, a production of the National Alliance for Musical Theater.

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ArtsBeat: In Performance: Benjamin Scheuer of ‘The Lion’ by Erik Piepenburg

The composer and musician sings a number from his coming-of-age solo musical about losing his father at 13.

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Monday, June 30, 2014

ArtsBeat: A Very Quiet Opening Week for ‘Holler if Ya Hear Me’ by Erik Piepenburg

The new Broadway musical based on the lyrics and life of the rapper Tupac Shakur was the lowest-grossing show on Broadway.

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Monday, June 23, 2014

ArtsBeat: In Performance: Margo Seibert of ‘Rocky’ by Erik Piepenburg

The actress sings a number from the Broadway musical at the Winter Garden Theater.

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Tuesday, June 17, 2014

In Performance: Greta Gerwig and Scott Shepherd of ‘The Village Bike’ by Erik Piepenburg

The actors perform a scene from Penelope Skinner's play at the Lucille Lortel Theater.

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Tuesday, June 10, 2014

ArtsBeat: In Performance: Tony Award Winners by Erik Piepenburg

Performances by the Tony Award-winning actors Jessie Mueller and James Monroe Iglehart.

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Monday, June 9, 2014

All that Chat

2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic