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Thursday, May 10, 2012

Zooey Deschanel to Star in 'Coal Miner's Daughter' on Broadway by Erik Piepenburg

Zooey Deschanel, star of the Fox show "New Girl," will make her Broadway debut in a musical adaptation of the 1980 film about the country music singer Loretta Lynn.

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Tuesday, May 8, 2012

ArtsBeat: 'How to Succeed' Revival to Close by Erik Piepenburg

Now starring Nick Jonas, the Broadway revival of "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" will close on May 20.

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Megan Hilty in ‘Gentlemen Prefer Blondes’ and ‘Smash’ by Erik Piepenburg

The actress Megan Hilty is taking on a role made famous by Marilyn Monroe, the celebrity her character on NBC’s “Smash” pines to play, in “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,” part of the En…

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Thursday, May 3, 2012

ArtsBeat: Bobby Cannavale to Return to Broadway in Clifford Odets's 'Big Knife' by Erik Piepenburg

Bobby Cannavale will star in the Roundabout Theater revival of the Clifford Odets play about a Hollywood star with a dark secret.

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Tom Edden in ‘One Man, Two Guvnors’ by Erik Piepenburg

As Alfie, an octogenarian waiter in “One Man, Two Guvnors,” the actor Tom Edden absorbs a variety of physical abuses.

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Tuesday, May 1, 2012

ArtsBeat: 'Magic/Bird' to Hang Up Its Laces by Erik Piepenburg

The basketball-themed play will close on May 12.

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ArtsBeat: 'Seminar' to Close on Sunday by Erik Piepenburg

Theresa Rebeck’s comedy was shut out of the Tony Award nominations.

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Wednesday, April 25, 2012

ArtsBeat: 'These Seven Sicknesses' Returns to the Flea Theater by Erik Piepenburg

The Flea Theater will remount its production of "These Seven Sicknesses," a five-hour, streamlined adaptation of seven Sophocles plays, from June 6 through July 1.

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Thursday, April 19, 2012

ArtsBeat: Judy Kuhn and Melissa Errico Cast in 'Passion' Revival by Erik Piepenburg

Judy Kuhn will play Fosca opposite Melissa Errico as Clara in the Classic Stage Company's coming revival of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's musical drama.

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Wednesday, April 18, 2012

ArtsBeat: Huge Cast for New Amoralists Show by Erik Piepenburg

"The Bad and the Better," a new play by Derek Ahonen, will have a cast of 28 when it opens at the Peter J. Sharp in June.

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Friday, April 13, 2012

ArtsBeat: Behind the Poster: 'A Streetcar Named Desire' by Erik Piepenburg

A look at the black-and-red poster design for the new Broadway revival of Tennessee Williams's classic play.

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Wednesday, April 11, 2012

ArtsBeat: Donna Murphy to Play the Witch in 'Into the Woods' by Erik Piepenburg

In this summer's Shakespeare in the Park production, she joins a cast that includes Amy Adams and Jessie Mueller.

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Monday, April 2, 2012

ArtsBeat: Amy Brenneman to Star in New Gina Gionfriddo Play by Erik Piepenburg

The actress Amy Brenneman will star in the premiere production of Gina Gionfriddo's new play "Rapture, Blister, Burn" at Playwrights Horizons this spring.

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Monday, March 12, 2012

ArtsBeat: Behind the Poster: 'In Masks Outrageous and Austere' by Erik Piepenburg

Noah Scalin talks about the jarring poster he designed for the coming production of "In Masks Outrageous and Austere," Tennessee Williams's last full-length play.

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ArtsBeat: Bruce Hornsby Musical Gets a Reading - and a New Name by Erik Piepenburg

The Bruce Hornsby musical "Stranger" will be one of the shows presented by the York Theater as part of its Developmental Reading Series.

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Friday, February 17, 2012

ArtsBeat: New Day, New Drag for David Drake by Erik Piepenburg

David Drake, whose solo show "The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me," was a hit in New York 20 years ago, is back with a new show with a gender-bending perspective.

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Thursday, February 9, 2012

ArtsBeat: Behind the Poster: 'Peter and the Starcatcher' by Erik Piepenburg

John W. Long, a Vermont artist who works with wood, talks about helping to create the poster for the Broadway production of "Peter and the Starcatcher."

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Wednesday, February 8, 2012

ArtsBeat: Taylor Mac Will Be Puck in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' by Erik Piepenburg

The actor Anthony Heald and the downtown performance artist Taylor Mac have been cast in the Classic Stage Company's coming production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream," the theater announced o…

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ArtsBeat: New Broadway Performances Announced for Autistic Children and Families by Erik Piepenburg

"Mary Poppins" and "The Lion King" will present special performances as part of the Autism Theater Initiative.

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Sunday, February 5, 2012

54 Below, Restaurant-Nightclub Under the Former Studio 54 by Erik Piepenburg

The nightspot named 54 Below, a 160-seat space, is scheduled to open in early June with a two-week engagement by Patti LuPone.

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Thursday, February 2, 2012

Performances for Valentine’s Day, or Thereabouts by Erik Piepenburg

Beyond Broadway, possibilities for dates with a New York sweetheart include love songs, comedies, burlesque and readings in the buff.

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ArtsBeat: Behind the Poster: 'Look Back in Anger' by Erik Piepenburg

A closer look at the poster for the Roundabout Theater Company's revival of John Osborne's 1956 play.

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Behind the Poster: 'Look Back in Anger' by Erik Piepenburg

A closer look at the poster for the Roundabout Theater Company's revival of John Osborne's 1956 play.

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Saturday, January 28, 2012

Before Closing Night, Snapshots of 'Naked Boys Singing' - NYTimes.com by Erik Piepenburg

The Naked City will become a little more modest this weekend when “Naked Boys Singing!,” the all-male, all-nude musical revue, closes on Saturday night after an almost 13-year run in New…

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Friday, January 27, 2012

ArtsBeat: Before Closing Night, Snapshots of 'Naked Boys Singing' by Erik Piepenburg

A look at what "Naked Boys Singing!" leaves behind when it closes Off Broadway after 13 years in New York.

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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

ArtsBeat: Goodbye Rebecca, Hello Stella: 'Streetcar' Will Open on Broadway This Spring by Erik Piepenburg

A new multiracial production of “A Streetcar Named Desire” will play on Broadway at the Broadhurst Theater.

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Friday, January 20, 2012

The Wind Beneath My Weeping: Bring Tissues to 'Beaches' Cry-Along by Erik Piepenburg

The 92nd Street Y TriBeCa will host a Sing and Cry-Along to the 1988 film "Beaches," starring Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey.

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Tuesday, January 17, 2012

ArtsBeat: 'Magic/Bird' To Land at the Longacre Theater by Erik Piepenburg

The play about the rivalry and friendship between Larry Bird and Magic Johnson has a Broadway theater and a complete cast.

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Friday, January 13, 2012

ArtsBeat: Under the Radar Festival: 5 Questions About 'The Past Is a Grotesque Animal' by Erik Piepenburg

The Argentine director Mariano Pensotti talks about his piece "El Pasado Es un Animal Grotesco" ("The Past Is a Grotesque Animal").

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Thursday, January 12, 2012

Sean Graney’s ‘These Seven Sicknesses,’ Sophocles at Flea by Erik Piepenburg

Sean Graney’s five-hour version of the seven extant Sophocles plays, “These Seven Sicknesses,” comes to the Flea Theater in New York.

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Wednesday, January 11, 2012

ArtsBeat: Olympia Dukakis to Play Prospero for Shakespeare & Company by Erik Piepenburg

Olympia Dukakis will play a female version of the magician Prospero in a production of "The Tempest" this summer at Shakespeare & Company, based in Lenox, Mass.

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