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Thursday, January 30, 2014

ArtsBeat: Williamstown Theater Festival to Feature Renée Fleming and Chita Rivera by Erik Piepenburg

Ms. Fleming and Ms. Rivera will make their debuts at the theater festival in the Berkshires.    

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Tuesday, January 28, 2014

ArtsBeat: In Performance: Okwui Okpokwasili of ‘Bronx Gothic’ by Erik Piepenburg

The actress performs a scene from her solo show based on notes passed between two 11-year-old girls.    

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Monday, January 27, 2014

ArtsBeat: Behind the Poster: ‘Yentl’ by Erik Piepenburg

A look at the poster design for the Cleveland Play House production of the play “Yentl,” about a young Jewish girl who disguises herself as a boy.    

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Wednesday, January 22, 2014

ArtsBeat: David Ives Works Among Offerings in Primary Stages Season by Erik Piepenburg

Works by Mr. Ives (“Venus in Fur”), Theresa Rebeck (“Smash”) and Billy Porter (who starred in “Kinky Boots”) will be part of the company’s 2014-15 season.   &nbs…

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Tuesday, January 21, 2014

ArtsBeat: In Performance: Peggy Shaw of ‘Ruff’ by Erik Piepenburg

The writer and performer in a scene from her solo show “Ruff,” about her life before and after having a stroke.    

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Tuesday, January 14, 2014

ArtsBeat: In Performance: Roger Guenveur Smith of ‘Rodney King’ by Erik Piepenburg

This week’s scene features Roger Guenveur Smith in a scene from his monologue “Rodney King,” part of the Under the Radar Festival.    

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Thursday, January 9, 2014

Actors Playing Spike in ‘Vanya and Sonia’ on Role’s Rigors by Erik Piepenburg

Actors playing Christopher Durang’s Spike list the rigors.    

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Tuesday, January 7, 2014

ArtsBeat: In Performance: Bobby Moreno of ‘Year of the Rooster’ by Erik Piepenburg

The actor performs a scene from Eric Dufault’s cockfighting comedy at the Ensemble Studio Theater.    

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Monday, January 6, 2014

ArtsBeat: Departing Broadway Shows Leave on a Box-Office High by Erik Piepenburg

“Spider-Man,” “Annie,” “Betrayal” and “700 Sundays” all wrap up with more than $1-million apiece at the box office.    

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Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Snapshot: Bobby Moreno in ‘Year of the Rooster’ by Erik Piepenburg

For his role as a bird in “Year of the Rooster,” Bobby Moreno did some unusual research.    

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Tuesday, December 31, 2013

ArtsBeat: In Performance: Ciarán Hinds in ‘The Night Alive’ by Erik Piepenburg

Mr. Hinds in a scene from Conor McPherson’s new play at the Atlantic Theater Company.    

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Monday, December 30, 2013

ArtsBeat: A Record-Setting Week on Broadway by Erik Piepenburg

The musical “Wicked” and the play “Betrayal” set box office records, and 18 shows grossed over $1 million.    

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Tuesday, December 24, 2013

ArtsBeat: In Performance: ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ by Erik Piepenburg

Howard McGillin and Haley Bond in a scene from the Irish Repertory Theater’s production of “It’s a Wonderful Life: The 1946 Live Radio Play.”    

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Thursday, December 19, 2013

Young Souls Portray the Wit of ‘Hamlet,’ With Brevity by Michael Roston and Erik Piepenburg

Approximately 500 high school and college students recorded themselves delivering lines from Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” in 15 seconds or less using Instagram.    

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Tuesday, December 17, 2013

ArtsBeat: In Performance: Kyle Riabko of ‘What’s It All About? Bacharach Reimagined’ by Erik Piepenburg

A performance from the music director and lead performer of a new musical revue featuring the songs of the composer Burt Bacharach.    

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Friday, December 13, 2013

Maximum Shakespeare: In Performance: Anne-Marie Duff by Erik Piepenburg

The actress performs a scene as Lady Macbeth from Lincoln Center Theater’s production of “Macbeth.”    

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Thursday, December 12, 2013

ArtsBeat: Eating With the Apple Family by Erik Piepenburg

A look behind the scenes at the food in Richard Nelson’s Apple Family cycle of plays.    

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Tuesday, December 10, 2013

ArtsBeat: In Performance: Fiona Shaw of ‘Rime of the Ancient Mariner’ by Erik Piepenburg

The actress performs an excerpt from a new staged reading of Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s 1798 poem.    

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Tuesday, December 3, 2013

ArtsBeat: In Performance: Peter Bradbury of ‘A Christmas Carol’ by Erik Piepenburg

The actor performs a scene from Patrick Barlow’s adaptation of the Charles Dickens work.    

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Thursday, November 28, 2013

In Performance: David Harewood by Erik Piepenburg

The actor performs a scene as Oberon from Julie Taymor’s new production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”    

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Tuesday, November 26, 2013

ArtsBeat: In Performance: Jon DeVries and Maryann Plunkett of ‘Regular Singing’ by Erik Piepenburg

Maryann Plunkett and Jon DeVries in a scene from Richard Nelson’s “Regular Singing,” part of his four-play Apple Family series.    

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Friday, November 22, 2013

Actors on Actors Who Act Shakespeare by Erik Piepenburg

In excerpts from interviews and published memoirs, noted Shakespearean actors talk abut some of their own favorite performers.    

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Tuesday, November 19, 2013

ArtsBeat: In Performance: Zachary Quinto of ‘The Glass Menagerie’ by Erik Piepenburg

The actor performs a scene from the Tennessee Williams play, now on Broadway at the Booth Theater.    

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Friday, November 15, 2013

In Performance: Samuel Barnett by Erik Piepenburg

The actor performs a scene as Viola in Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night,” now on Broadway.    

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Tuesday, November 12, 2013

ArtsBeat: In Performance: Brian Cross of ‘The Snow Geese’ by Erik Piepenburg

The actor performs a scene from Sharr White’s new Broadway play at the Samuel J. Friedman Theater.    

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Wednesday, November 6, 2013

ArtsBeat: ‘Rocky’ on Broadway Finds Its Apollo Creed by Erik Piepenburg

Terence Archie, Dakin Matthews and Danny Mastrogiorgio join the cast of the Broadway musical adaptation of the Oscar-winning film.    

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Tuesday, November 5, 2013

ArtsBeat: In Performance: Patrick Page of ‘A Time to Kill’ by Erik Piepenburg

The actor performs a scene from the stage adaptation of John Grisham’s novel.    

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Tuesday, October 29, 2013

ArtsBeat: In Performance: Kristen Sieh and Libby King of ‘RoosevElvis’ by Erik Piepenburg

The actresses perform an excerpt from the new work by the theater collective the TEAM, at the Bushwick Starr.    

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Tuesday, October 22, 2013

ArtsBeat: In Performance: Dee Dee Bridgewater of ‘Lady Day’ by Erik Piepenburg

The jazz singer performs a number from the Billie Holiday musical “Lady Day,” at the Little Shubert Theater.    

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Monday, October 21, 2013

Maximum Shakespeare: In Performance: Frances Barber by Erik Piepenburg

The actress performs a scene from the Donmar Warehouse’s all-female production of “Julius Caesar,” at St. Ann’s Warehouse in Brooklyn.    

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Thursday, October 17, 2013

‘The Line King’s Library’ Shows Al Hirschfeld’s Works by Erik Piepenburg

As an exhibition of Al Hirschfeld’s works opens at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, four performers talk about how they felt about being drawn by that illustrator. …

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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 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic
TBA: Ragtime