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Friday, September 6, 2019

Behind the Curtain at the Paris Opera by Joshua Barone

Built nearly 150 years ago, the over-the-top Palais Garnier has become part of the identity of Paris.

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Monday, June 3, 2019

Coming to City Center: ‘Evita,’ ‘Swan Lake’ and a Rare Kurt Weill Musical by Joshua Barone

New York City Center has unveiled its 2019-20 season. Here are the highlights.

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Tuesday, May 21, 2019

BAM Reimagines the Next Wave Festival by Joshua Barone

David Binder, for his first festival as artistic director, has assembled a roster of Brooklyn Academy of Music newcomers.

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Wednesday, May 8, 2019

28 Portraits of This Year’s Tony Nominees by Celeste Sloman, Michael Paulson, Jolie Ruben and Joshua Barone

Why they act. What they’ve learned. And what they’ll remember.

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Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Broadway Stars React to Their Tony Nominations by Joshua Barone and Elizabeth A. Harris

We spoke with five actors to see how they were feeling after hearing about their Tony Award nods.

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Thursday, April 4, 2019

The Shed Is Finally Open. Here’s What You Need to Know. by Joshua Barone

We offer a guide to navigating the new arts center set amid the towers of Hudson Yards.

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Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Exit Interview: Jeremy Pope Says Goodbye to ‘Choir Boy,’ and Hello to the Temptations by Joshua Barone

Without missing a beat, the 26-year-old actor is moving from one Broadway show to another — and leaving behind a role he has owned since 2013.

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Sunday, February 3, 2019

At the Paris Opera, a Biblical Tale Told With Rothko and Children by Joshua Barone

The director Romeo Castellucci explains some of the striking imagery in his staging of Scarlatti’s “Il Primo Omicidio.”

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Monday, January 28, 2019

Reporter’s Notebook: ‘DAU’ Has Finally Opened in Paris. Does It Live Up to the Hype? by Joshua Barone

The immersive experience, with its frequent problems yet mounting mystique, is beginning to court comparisons with the Fyre Festival.

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Sunday, January 20, 2019

Drama Book Shop Hosts Its Final Event Before Closing by Joshua Barone

On Friday, as the beloved store’s shelves approached emptiness before it relocates, it brought in the playwrights Annie Baker and Amy Herzog for a reading.

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Tuesday, January 8, 2019

The Shed, a Rare New Arts Center on the Hudson, Is Set to Open by Joshua Barone

For its first season, beginning in April, the Shed has commissioned more than a dozen exhibitions, performances and lectures across disciplines.

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Thursday, December 6, 2018

The Holidays in New York City: An Event Guide by Joshua Barone

The Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall, a site-specific “Christmas Carol” and more concerts, plays and events this holiday season.

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Monday, November 26, 2018

Park Avenue Armory Plans Premieres and Returns by Joshua Barone

The venue has announced its 2019 season, which will include a new play by Christopher Shinn, art by Hito Steyerl and concerts by Barbara Hannigan.

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Monday, November 12, 2018

How ‘A Chorus Line’ Veterans Pass It on to a New Generation by Joshua Barone

New York City Center’s gala production of the musical is being staged by Bob Avian and Baayork Lee, who have been with the show since its inception.

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Tuesday, October 23, 2018

A 100-Dance Merce Cunningham Celebration Is Coming to BAM by Joshua Barone

The Brooklyn Academy of Music has announced its winter-spring season, which will also feature Mark Morris, Ivo van Hove and Bryce Dessner.

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Friday, July 13, 2018

Critic’s Notebook: The Trouble With Bernstein’s Broadway in the Concert Hall by Joshua Barone

Recent concert stagings of “West Side Story” and “On the Town” show the pitfalls — and solutions — for symphonic performances of these musicals.

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Thursday, June 21, 2018

5 Ways to Celebrate Pride Away From the Mainstream by Joshua Barone

NYC Pride can easily overwhelm even the most extroverted people. Here are five ways to take part away from the crowds.

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Monday, June 11, 2018

The Best and Worst of the Tony Awards 2018 by Ben Brantley, Jesse Green, Scott Heller and Joshua Barone

A look at the most memorable moments from this year’s ceremony celebrating Broadway.

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Sunday, June 10, 2018

Tonys Red Carpet: What Music Gets You Ready for the Stage? by Joshua Barone

At this year’s Tony Awards red carpet, we asked current and former nominees what they listen to before shows. Here’s what they said.

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Friday, June 1, 2018

‘Carmen Jones’ Is Back, and Its Director Knows What You’re Thinking by Joshua Barone

John Doyle’s Tony Award-winning style lends itself to working across racial boundaries, and breathing new life into a largely forgotten classic featuring an all-black cast.

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Monday, May 21, 2018

BAM’s Outgoing Leader Announces His Final Next Wave Festival by Joshua Barone

This fall’s music, theater and dance performances will be the last ones overseen by Joseph V. Melillo, an impresario at the institution since 1983.

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Wednesday, May 16, 2018

City Center’s 75th Anniversary: ‘A Chorus Line,’ Balanchine and Broadway by Joshua Barone

The performing arts center plans to assemble some of the world’s top ballet companies and performers for its ambitious 2018-19 season.

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Alanis Morissette Made the Most Woke Musical. Isn’t It Ironic? by Joshua Barone

The stage version of “Jagged Little Pill” sets a story steeped in hot-button issues like opiate addition and gender identity to the singer’s raw 1995 album.

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Thursday, May 10, 2018

23 Dazzling Portraits of Tony Nominees by Jesse Dittmar, Michael Paulson, Jolie Ruben and Joshua Barone

We invited Broadway’s best to pose for us just 24 hours after they were nominated for theater’s most prestigious award. Needless to say, they were a happy bunch.

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Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Jessica Hecht to Star in a New Play by Calvin Trillin by Joshua Barone

“About Alice” is part of the coming season at Theater for a New Audience, which also includes European imports and “Julius Caesar.”

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Thursday, April 26, 2018

From Aristophanes to Hitchcock, Celebrating Birds and Culture by Joshua Barone

Here are five highlights to see from “Birds: A Festival Inspired by Aristophanes,” a citywide festival featuring a range of cultural events.

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Thursday, March 8, 2018

An Uptown Artistic Director Moves Downtown by Joshua Barone

Lili Chopra, a creative force behind festivals at the French Institute Alliance Française, will be a leader of the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.

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Monday, March 5, 2018

5 Things We Learned From Andrew Lloyd Webber’s New Memoir by Joshua Barone

“Unmasked,” a 500-page doorstop out this week, tells rich stories about the projects he never made — and the childhood feline that inspired “Cats.”

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Friday, January 12, 2018

City Center to Honor Michael Friedman by Joshua Barone

The theater’s Off-Center series, which Mr. Friedman led until his death last year, will stage his 2003 musical “Gone Missing” in July.

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Thursday, January 4, 2018

Ars Nova Finds a New Theater in Greenwich Village by Joshua Barone

The Off Broadway company will keep its home in Hell’s Kitchen, but will use the Greenwich House Theater as its primary venue beginning in early 2019.

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Monday, January 1, 2018

Lena Hall Plans an Ambitious Tribute to Her Favorite Musicians by Joshua Barone

The “Hedwig” actress will pay homage to David Bowie, Radiohead and many others as part of “Obsessed,” a project involving a new EP each month in 2018.

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