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Thursday, June 30, 2016

Art by Jan Brady? Wally Cleaver? Lando Calrissian? See It Off Broadway by Joshua Barone

The set of “Out of the Mouths of Babes,” featuring works by film and TV stars, is New York’s newest art gallery.

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Monday, June 27, 2016

An a Cappella Musical, ‘In Transit,’ Is Coming to Broadway by Joshua Barone

The musical’s writing team includes Kristen Anderson-Lopez, one of the songwriters behind the Disney movie “Frozen.”

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Sunday, June 26, 2016

La MaMa to Release Expanded Version of Digital Archive by Joshua Barone

A revitalized version including a program from a Philip Glass opera and items from Warhol’s Factory will be posted at catalog.lamama.org.

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Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Taylor Mac’s 24-Hour Song Cycle Sets Date for World Premiere by Joshua Barone

The production will open the St. Ann’s Warehouse season in September.

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Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Collective Releases its Annual List of Plays by Female and Transgender Writers by Joshua Barone

The Los Angeles-based Kilroys is back with its third annual list of plays by female and transgender writers that are worthy of production.

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Monday, June 20, 2016

Crossing the Line Festival Includes a New ‘Julius Caesar’ by Joshua Barone

The New York premiere of “Julius Caesar. Spared Parts.,” adapted by the director Romeo Castellucci, will be staged Oct. 1 and 2 at Federal Hall.

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Thursday, June 9, 2016

Julius Caesar and Malcolm X Get Their Days Onstage at New Victory by Joshua Barone

The theater’s 2016-2017 season also includes many more new shows, including the debut of an Elephant & Piggie musical based on Mo Willems’s books.

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Sunday, June 5, 2016

‘The Humans’ and ‘Shuffle Along’ Take Top Honors at Drama Desk Awards by Joshua Barone

“The Humans” won for outstanding play and “Shuffle Along” for outstanding musical. The musical “She Loves Me” won for outstanding revival.

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Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Sol Project Aims to ‘Create a New Canon’ of Latino Theater by Joshua Barone

“Alligator,” a play by Hilary Bettis, a staff writer for the TV series “The Americans,” will kick off the initiative in November.

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Tuesday, May 24, 2016

BAM Next Wave Festival to Include Isabelle Huppert and Mikhail Baryshnikov by Joshua Barone

The festival, which runs Sept. 7 through Dec. 18, features work by Donnacha Dennehy, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker and Kyle Abraham.

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Thursday, May 19, 2016

Public Theater Season to Include Work by David Byrne and Richard Nelson by Joshua Barone

Mr. Byrne’s work, the musical “Saint Joan,” will be framed as a rock concert; Alex Timbers will direct.

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Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Sutton Foster to Star in New Group Revival of ‘Sweet Charity’ by Joshua Barone

Ms. Foster heads Off Broadway for the 1966 musical, with music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Dorothy Fields and a book by Neil Simon, in the fall season.

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Wednesday, May 11, 2016

City Center’s Season to Include a New Vail Dance Festival by Joshua Barone

Vail Dance Festival: ReMix NYC is to run from Nov. 3-Nov. 6; the season includes Fall for Dance and performances by the ballerina Natalia Osipova.

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Monday, March 28, 2016

‘Barbara Cook: Then and Now’ Is Postponed Off Broadway by Joshua Barone

Ms. Cook’s one-woman show that was scheduled to begin performances on April 12, has been postponed.

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Sunday, March 27, 2016

Ballez to Combine Two Classic Tales in Nontraditional Form by Joshua Barone

“Sleeping Beauty and the Beast” — created by Katy Pyle, artistic director of Ballez — reimagines Tchaikovsky’s 1890 ballet “The Sleeping Beauty” and the 18th-century fairy tale…

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Thursday, March 24, 2016

ArtsBeat: New Dance Alliance Announces Lineup of Performance Mix Festival by Joshua Barone

This year’s festival runs from June 6 through 11 at the Abrons Arts Center.

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Wednesday, March 23, 2016

ArtsBeat: The Kitchen Announces Spring Season by Joshua Barone

The season opens with Joan Jonas’s “They Come to Us Without a Word II.”

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Wednesday, March 9, 2016

ArtsBeat: Neil Patrick Harris’s Latest Trick: A Magic-Themed Immersive Theater Project by Joshua Barone

Neil Patrick Harris is working on a new magical-themed immersive theater project that is aiming for a fall opening in New York.

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Thursday, March 3, 2016

Barbara Cook to Appear in One-Woman Show at New World Stages by Joshua Barone

“Barbara Cook: Then and Now,” inspired by a coming book of the same name, begins performances on April 13.

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Sunday, February 21, 2016

ArtsBeat: Tim Etchells Wins Award in Honor of Spalding Gray by Joshua Barone

Mr. Etchells is the artistic director of Forced Entertainment, a British theater troupe.

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Sunday, February 14, 2016

ArtsBeat: ‘Golden Bride’ to Return for Second Engagement by Joshua Barone

The Yiddish-language operetta had a successful Off Broadway run in November.

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ArtsBeat: Estelle Parsons Takes Role in New Israel Horovitz Comedy by Joshua Barone

Estelle Parsons will perform in a new comedy about four women who meet in Paris for the funeral of a 100-year-old man they all loved.

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Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Robert Fairchild to Depart ‘An American in Paris’ by Joshua Barone

Garen Scribner, who performs in lieu of Mr. Fairchild twice a week, will take over beginning March 15.

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Thursday, February 4, 2016
Thursday, January 28, 2016

José Limón Dance Foundation Appoints New Artistic Director by Joshua Barone

Colin Connor, a former soloist with Limón Dance Company who went on to a career in choreography and education, returns, to the foundation.

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A Paul Taylor American Modern Dance Program for $5 by Joshua Barone

Tickets for a triple bill by Paul Taylor American Modern Dance on March 15 will cost $5.

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Monday, January 18, 2016

Lisa Robb Named Head of Center for Arts Education by Joshua Barone

The Center for Arts Education names Lisa Robb as its new executive director.

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Friday, January 15, 2016

ArtsBeat: More Programs Set for Rubenstein Atrium by Joshua Barone

The space, at Lincoln Center, will roughly double its number of free performances in 2016 in a makeover that includes the introduction of new recurring programs.

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Thursday, January 14, 2016

ArtsBeat: ‘Nerds,’ a Musical About Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, Heads to Broadway by Joshua Barone

The show is to begin performances on March 31 at the Longacre Theater, and opening night is scheduled for April 21.

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Tuesday, January 12, 2016

ArtsBeat: Creative Capital Awards Nearly $4.4 Million in Arts Grants by Joshua Barone

The winners, 46 in all, each receive $50,000 in funding, as well as $45,000 worth of career development services.

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Thursday, January 7, 2016

Cynthia Harvey Named Artistic Director of American Ballet Theater School by Joshua Barone

Her appointment comes with the retirement in April of the current artistic director, Franco De Vita.

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All that Chat

2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards