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Monday, December 7, 2015

ArtsBeat: ‘School of Rock’ Plans a Second Production in London by Michael Paulson

“School of Rock” opened on Broadway on Sunday. There will also be a touring production beginning in 2017.

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Wednesday, December 2, 2015

ArtsBeat: Broadway’s ‘Les Misérables’ Will Close Next September by Michael Paulson

The revival will have played more than a thousand performances in its third Broadway run.

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Tuesday, November 24, 2015

ArtsBeat: Broadway’s Tony Awards Move From Radio City to Beacon Theater for 2016 by Michael Paulson

The Tony Awards, unable to use Radio City Music Hall because of a scheduling conflict with the Rockettes, will be delayed by a week next year and then broadcast from the smaller Beacon Theat…

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Saturday, November 21, 2015

Turn Off Your Devices? Sometimes Plays Turn Them On by Michael Paulson

Increasingly, playwrights regard digital communications as essential plot elements, and try different ways of dramatizing them.

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Friday, November 20, 2015

Sheldon Harnick’s Vast, Eternal Plan by Michael Paulson

Involved with five productions this season at 91, the lyricist best known for “Fiddler on the Roof” has no intention of retiring.

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Thursday, November 19, 2015

ArtsBeat: ‘Miss Saigon’ Returning to Broadway by Michael Paulson

Cameron Mackintosh, the storied British producer best known for bringing the megahits “Cats,” “Les Misérables” and “The Phantom of the Opera” to New York, said he planned to pre…

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Wednesday, November 18, 2015

ArtsBeat: Lea Salonga To Star in ‘Fun Home’ in the Philippines by Michael Paulson

The Tony-winning actress is currently starring in “Allegiance” on Broadway.

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Monday, November 16, 2015

‘School of Rock’ and ‘The Color Purple’ Off to Strong Starts on Broadway by Michael Paulson

"School of Rock" grossed $928,596 in its first eight preview performances and "The Color Purple" grossed $690,820 in its first six previews.

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Friday, November 13, 2015

Immigration: A Hard Line in Politics, but an Applause Line on Broadway by Michael Paulson

The issue is sharply divisive in the presidential campaign. But it’s being celebrated on the nation’s most prestigious stages.

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Thursday, November 12, 2015

ArtsBeat: Tony Awards Panel Sets Up a Likely Face-Off Between ‘Hamilton’ Stars by Michael Paulson

Both Lin-Manuel Miranda and Leslie Odom, Jr., of “Hamilton” will be eligible for the prize as best actor in a musical.

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ArtsBeat: A Chance to See ‘The Lion King’ for $30 by Michael Paulson

On Monday, Disney will start an online lottery offering tickets to “The Lion King” for $30.

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ArtsBeat: LuPone and Ebersole to Star in New Musical, ‘War Paint’ by Michael Paulson

Patti LuPone and Christine Ebersole, will portray competing cosmetics industry executives in a new musical, “War Paint,” scheduled to premiere in Chicago next summer.

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Monday, November 9, 2015

ArtsBeat: With a Presidential Boost, ‘Hamilton’ Tops Broadway Box Office by Michael Paulson

The musical played nine performances, one of them a fund-raiser for the Democratic Party.

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ArtsBeat: Delayed Opening for Mamet’s ‘China Doll’ by Michael Paulson

The play began previews on Oct. 21; it had been scheduled to open Nov. 19, but instead will now open Dec. 4, and “new material is going in this week,” the lead producer said.

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Sunday, November 8, 2015

ArtsBeat: Two Playwrights Will Share Prize in Honor of Philip Seymour Hoffman by Michael Paulson

The award has roots in a settlement from The National Enquirer.

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Thursday, November 5, 2015

ArtsBeat: Public Theater Adds Transgender-Themed Musical to Season by Michael Paulson

“Southern Comfort,” based on the 2001 documentary of the same name, is scheduled to begin performances in February.

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Monday, November 2, 2015

ArtsBeat: Halloween Week Scares Away Broadway Audiences by Michael Paulson

Among the exceptions in a tough box-office week: “Misery” and “China Doll,” starring Bruce Willis and Al Pacino.

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Off Broadway, Women Lag in Crafts Jobs by Michael Paulson

While more plays Off Broadway are being directed and written by women, the vast majority of those who are designers of sets, sound and lighting are men.

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Thursday, October 29, 2015

ArtsBeat: Under the Radar Festival to Feature Global Looks at Violence and Identity by Michael Paulson

The Public Theater festival of experimental performance will run from Jan. 6-17.

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ArtsBeat: DKC, the Public Relations Firm, Will Hire Broadway Agents by Michael Paulson

The New York-based public relations and government affairs company has hired the theater publicist Rick Miramontez, and is set to hire about a dozen employees at the company he now heads.

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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Students Will Get Tickets to ‘Hamilton,’ With Its Hip-Hop Infused History by Michael Paulson

A collaboration including the Rockefeller Foundation, the producers of “Hamilton” and a nonprofit American history institute are bringing students to the show.

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Monday, October 26, 2015

David Mamet’s ‘China Doll,’ With Al Pacino, Leads at Box Office by Michael Paulson

Al Pacino, in a play by David Mamet, soared into Broadway box-office territory usually reserved for musicals.

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Tuesday, October 20, 2015

New York Theater Workshop Rides a Wave With Care by Michael Paulson

The company in the East Village has long championed challenging but often also difficult new work.

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ArtsBeat: Lupita Nyong’o Coming to Broadway in ‘Eclipsed’ by Michael Paulson

The wrenching drama “Eclipsed,” starring Lupita Nyong’o, will be staged on Broadway.

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Monday, October 19, 2015

ArtsBeat: Daniel Craig and David Oyelowo to Star Together in Off Broadway ‘Othello’ by Michael Paulson

The play will be staged by New York Theater Workshop, a prestigious but small nonprofit that plans to present the work in a 199-seat theater for a limited run in the fall of 2016 .

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Tuesday, October 13, 2015

ArtsBeat: ‘On Your Feet!’ Off to Strong Start at Broadway Box Office by Michael Paulson

The jukebox musical grossed $970,013 in its first seven performances.

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Sunday, October 11, 2015

ArtsBeat: Next Challenge for the Wooster Group: Pinter by Michael Paulson

The troupe will present three productions, including “A Kind of Alaska” in collaboration with the choreographer Mark Morris.

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Thursday, October 8, 2015

Tim Pigott-Smith Plays the Man Who Would be a Monarch by Michael Paulson

The actor plays a future king of Britain in “King Charles III,” a stage hit in London opening soon on Broadway.

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Wednesday, October 7, 2015

ArtsBeat: Boston University and Huntington Theater End Partnership by Michael Paulson

The end of the 33-year partnership was attributed to “different goals.”

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Saturday, October 3, 2015

First Draft: Obama Planning to See ‘Hamilton’ Again to Raise Money for Democrats by Michael Paulson

President Obama, who saw an early Broadway preview of “Hamilton” on July 18, is planning to see it again, on Nov. 2, for a Democratic Party fund-raiser.

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Lights, Gestures, Action! How to Stage a Broadway Musical With Deaf Actors by Michael Paulson

A new production of “Spring Awakening” from Deaf West Theater prompted a burst of theatrical innovation.

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