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Tuesday, September 13, 2016

Broadway-Bound ‘Groundhog Day’ Will Cast Shadow on Tonys by Michael Paulson

A musical version of the hit film will open on Broadway in April, just before the deadline to qualify for the Tony Awards. It’s now playing in London.

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Thursday, September 8, 2016

Danny DeVito Will Make Broadway Debut in ‘The Price’ by Michael Paulson

Roundabout Theater Company will present this revival of an Arthur Miller play, co-starring John Turturro, Tony Shalhoub and Jessica Hecht.

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Black Lives Matter Benefit Is Canceled Over Stand on Israel by Michael Paulson

The owners of the club have canceled a concert, citing a platform of groups affiliated with Black Lives Matter that calls Israel “an apartheid state.”

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Tuesday, September 6, 2016

‘Jersey Boys’ Will Close in January by Michael Paulson

The jukebox musical about Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons opened in 2005 and won four Tony Awards in 2006. It is the 12th-longest-running show in Broadway history.

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‘Marvin’s Room,’ a Wise Comedy About Dying, Is Bound for Broadway by Michael Paulson

Roundabout Theater Company said it would bring the play to the American Airlines Theater in June; Anne Kauffman will direct.

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Monday, September 5, 2016

Sorry About That: Wells Fargo to End Ads Suggesting Science Over Arts by Michael Paulson

The financial services giant apologizes after an uproar on Twitter in response to “teen financial education day” ads.

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Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Beyond ‘Wonka’: Bringing Alive Roald Dahl’s Mischievous World by Michael Paulson

As the centennial of Mr. Dahl’s birth approaches, the estate of the “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” author is developing at least 23 projects based on his works.

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Thursday, August 25, 2016

Prominent Producers Hope to Bring ‘Indecent’ to Broadway by Michael Paulson

“We loved the play so much and feel compelled to make it happen so more people can see it,” a producer, Daryl Roth, said of the play, by Paula Vogel.

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Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Jennifer Holliday to Join Cast of ‘The Color Purple’ by Michael Paulson

She will play Shug Avery, a role initially played by Jennifer Hudson.

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Monday, August 22, 2016

Tevye as Family Tradition: Michael C. Bernardi Channeling His Father in ‘Fiddler’ by Michael Paulson

In the shoes his father wore as Tevye on Broadway, Mr. Bernardi plays the innkeeper in a Broadway revival. But on Wednesday, as an understudy, he will step into his father’s old role.

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Friday, August 19, 2016

Former Theater Agent Arrested for Raising Money for a Show That Doesn’t Exist by Michael Paulson

Roland Scahill was arraigned on charges of a fraudulent investment scheme, promoting a supposed production about Kathleen Battle starring Lupita Nyong’o.

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Wednesday, August 17, 2016

‘Groundhog Day’ Musical to Come to Broadway by Michael Paulson

The show, based on the movie with Bill Murray, will transfer from London, where it opened on Tuesday.

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Thursday, August 4, 2016

‘Miss Saigon’ Revival Will Open on Broadway in March by Michael Paulson

The musical’s producer, Cameron Mackintosh, said it would come to the Broadway Theater, where the show began its original, decade-long run in 1991.

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For the Scene Stealers of ‘The Curious Incident,’ a Happy Second Act, in Dog Years by Michael Paulson

“The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” is closing its Broadway run, but there is life after acting for the 21 puppies who have appeared in the show.

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Disney Dismisses Alex Timbers as Director of ‘Frozen’ Musical by Michael Paulson

As Disney develops “Frozen” as a musical for Broadway, it decides to replace the highly regarded director Alex Timbers.

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Wednesday, August 3, 2016

For ‘The Humans,’ Home Is Where the Set Moves by Michael Paulson

When it reopens in the 1,031-seat Gerald Schoenfeld Theater on Tuesday, the Tony-winning play will have resided in three Midtown theaters since October.

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Tuesday, August 2, 2016

Stephen Sondheim Hopes His Next Musical Will Be Produced in 2017 by Michael Paulson

Two high-profile adaptations of Buñuel films may be in New York at the same time.

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Sunday, July 31, 2016

‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ Producers Consider a Broadway Run by Michael Paulson

The play opened to great reviews in Britain. Now its lead producers are weighing what comes next.

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Thursday, July 28, 2016

Looking for New Yorkers, TKTS Tries Lincoln Center by Michael Paulson

A pop-up booth, opening Aug. 2, is an experiment by the Theater Development Fund to see if more locals would buy tickets there, far from Times Square.

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‘Prince of Egypt’ Musical Reading Canceled After Diversity Complaints by Michael Paulson

Some artists and fans had expressed concern on social media about how the musical was being cast, although no long-term casting commitments were made.

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Unconventional Summer Stars, Including a Helicopter by Michael Paulson, Steven McElroy, Erik Piepenburg and Laura Collins-Hughes

This summer, these four performers will play roles they might not get a chance to tackle otherwise.

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Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Brokering Peace, on Broadway: ‘Oslo’ to Transfer in Spring by Michael Paulson

The play by J.T. Rogers, about the unusual back story to the 1993 peace accords, will keep the same cast.

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‘An American in Paris’ to Close Earlier Than Expected by Michael Paulson

The Broadway musical had announced that it would close on Jan. 1, but on Tuesday the producers told the cast that it would instead close on Oct. 9.

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Tuesday, July 26, 2016

Diversity Questions Raised About Nascent ‘Prince of Egypt’ Musical by Michael Paulson

The Bay Street Theater announced plans to hold a concert performance of the developing show in a Sag Harbor park next month; concerns have come up about the composition of the cast.

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Thursday, July 21, 2016

‘Motown: The Musical’ to Close for Second Time on Broadway by Michael Paulson

The show is abruptly ending its return engagement on Broadway, just 19 days after it began.

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‘Come From Away,’ a Musical About Sept. 11 Connections, Is Coming to Broadway by Michael Paulson

The show, based on the events in Gander, Newfoundland, when flights were grounded because of the terrorist attacks, is to begin performances in February.

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Nonprofit Theater Plans to Build New Stage in Hell’s Kitchen by Michael Paulson

Ensemble Studio Theater’s new street-level main stage on West 52nd Street will be financed primarily by the City of New York.

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The Drama of Ted Cruz: A Little Bit of Shakespeare in That Speech? by Michael Paulson

The senator’s address to the Republican National Committee reminded some of Marc Antony’s funeral speech in “Julius Caesar.”

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Wednesday, July 20, 2016

If at First You Succeed (on Broadway), Why Not Do It Again? by Michael Paulson

Three directors talk about returning with revivals of plays that they directed earlier in their careers.

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Tuesday, July 19, 2016

‘Fiddler on the Roof’ Revival to Close in December by Michael Paulson

The Broadway show will close on Dec. 31, a little over a year after the production opened on Broadway, the producers said Tuesday.

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Jake Gyllenhaal, Back on Broadway by Michael Paulson

Mr. Gyllenhaal will star in the Lanford Wilson play “Burn This” at a refurbished Hudson Theater next year.

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