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Friday, April 15, 2022

‘Macbeth’ Goes Onstage After Actor Tests Positive for Virus by Michael Paulson

Daniel Craig was back in the title role after testing positive earlier. But when the virus kept another actor out, the play’s director, Sam Gold, went on.

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Tuesday, April 12, 2022

‘Macbeth’ Plans to Restart Broadway Performances on Tuesday by Michael Paulson

The plans come as new coronavirus cases rise in New York City, though the average number of new cases remains far lower than during the winter Omicron peak.

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Actors in ‘Waitress’ Tour Seek to Join Labor Union by Michael Paulson

Employees of a nonunion production are seeking improved compensation and safety protocols, saying a union version of the same musical pays better.

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Sunday, April 10, 2022

Will the Virus Cooperate With Broadway’s Spring Rebound? by Michael Paulson

It will be the busiest April for Broadway openings in more than a decade. But some of its biggest stars have been sidelined by positive tests.

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Thursday, April 7, 2022

Sarah Jessica Parker Tests Positive for Coronavirus by Michael Paulson

Parker’s co-star, Matthew Broderick, who is also her husband, had tested positive earlier this week, and has been out of the show since Tuesday.

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Wednesday, April 6, 2022

Matthew Broderick, Starring in Broadway’s ‘Plaza Suite,’ Tests Positive by Michael Paulson

Broderick’s positive test result comes as coronavirus cases have once again been rising in New York City, and a number of Broadway shows have been affected

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Saturday, April 2, 2022

‘Macbeth’ performances on Broadway pause after Daniel Craig tests positive for the coronavirus. by Michael Paulson

The show, which just began previews on Tuesday, hopes to resume on April 8.

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Tuesday, March 29, 2022

‘Piano Lesson’ With Samuel L. Jackson Plans Fall Broadway Bow by Michael Paulson

The revival of August Wilson’s play, directed by LaTanya Richardson Jackson, will also star Danielle Brooks and John David Washington.

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Monday, March 28, 2022

‘Camelot’ Is Returning to Broadway, Reimagined by Aaron Sorkin by Michael Paulson

The Lincoln Center Theater production, with a new book by Sorkin and directed by Bartlett Sher, will open in December.

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Wednesday, March 23, 2022

‘CODA’ Is Being Developed Into a Stage Musical by Deaf West by Michael Paulson

The theater plans to work with the Oscar-nominated film’s producers to adapt the story of a teenager torn between helping her deaf family and singing.

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New Musical ‘Bhangin’ It’ Explores Identity Through Bhangra by Michael Paulson

“Bhangin’ It” explores complex identity issues through an intensely competitive North American dance scene.

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Tuesday, March 22, 2022

‘Music Man’ Sets Box Office Record for a Reopened Broadway by Michael Paulson

The Hugh Jackman-led revival has 76 trombones, 110 cornets, and took in $3.5 million in ticket sales last week, more than any show since the pandemic began.

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Wednesday, March 9, 2022

Tony Awards to Announce Prizes in June at Radio City Music Hall by Michael Paulson

The 75th ceremony, honoring plays and musicals staged on Broadway, resumes its traditional calendar after a few years of pandemic disruption.

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Radio Drama for a Podcast Age: How Amazon’s Audible Moved Into Theater by Michael Paulson

A company known for audiobooks is mounting starry live productions — and recording them, too.

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Monday, March 7, 2022

Daniel Radcliffe to Star in Off Broadway ‘Merrily’ Revival by Michael Paulson

A new production of Stephen Sondheim’s “Merrily We Roll Along” is to be staged late this year by the nonprofit New York Theater Workshop in the East Village.

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Sunday, March 6, 2022

Mary Badham, Who Starred in 'Mockingbird' Film, Joins Broadway Tour by Michael Paulson

Six decades after she played Scout in the film version of “To Kill a Mockingbird,” Mary Badham takes on the role of a neighbor in the play’s national tour.

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Wednesday, March 2, 2022

James Earl Jones Will Have a Broadway Theater Named After Him by Michael Paulson

The landmark theater will be renamed in honor of the 91-year-old actor who has made 21 Broadway appearances and won two competitive Tony Awards.

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Tuesday, March 1, 2022

Julianne Hough and Vanessa Williams to Star in Broadway Farce 'POTUS' by Michael Paulson

“POTUS,” by Selina Fillinger, will star Julianne Hough, Vanessa Williams, Rachel Dratch, Lea DeLaria, Lilli Cooper, Suzy Nakamura and Julie White.

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Friday, February 25, 2022

Musical Comedy ‘Kimberly Akimbo’ to Open on Broadway Next Fall by Michael Paulson

The new musical, by David Lindsay-Abaire and Jeanine Tesori, will star Victoria Clark as a teen girl who ages too quickly.

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Wednesday, February 23, 2022

New Haven's Long Wharf Theater to Become Itinerant by Michael Paulson

Long Wharf Theater, a regional nonprofit on New Haven’s waterfront, is ending a long, bumpy chapter there, hoping to expand access and reduce costs.

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Monday, February 21, 2022

Amber Gray on Leaving 'Hadestown' for 'Macbeth' by Michael Paulson

The actress, who has played Persephone in “Hadestown” in three countries and four productions, is leaving to join a new “Macbeth” on Broadway.

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Friday, February 18, 2022

‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ Postpones Broadway Reopening Until April by Michael Paulson

The musical, which closed temporarily last month as the Omicron variant spread, had hoped to reopen in March.

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Wednesday, February 2, 2022

Danai Gurira Will Star as Richard III at Shakespeare in the Park by Michael Paulson

The actress, known for “The Walking Dead” and “Black Panther,” will headline a return to semi-normal for the annual festival, which will also present “As You Like It.”

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Tuesday, February 1, 2022

Martin McDonagh’s ‘Hangmen’ Will Open on Broadway This Spring by Michael Paulson

The production, which was canceled at the start of the pandemic, will try again, this time starring Alfie Allen of “Game of Thrones” fame.

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Monday, January 31, 2022

Private Data Shows Broadway’s Hits and Misses After Reopening by Michael Paulson

Big shows did well when they returned in the fall after the long pandemic shutdown but new plays struggled, previously undisclosed industry data shows.

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Friday, January 28, 2022

Citing Pandemic, This Year’s Obie Awards Will Include Streaming Theater by Michael Paulson

For the first time, digital, audio and other virtual productions will be considered for the honors, for Off and Off Off Broadway works.

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Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Broadway Grosses Fall, but Average Attendance Rises, as Shows Close by Michael Paulson

Theaters were a bit more crowded, but there were fewer shows running as several closed amid the spread of the Omicron variant.

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Tuesday, January 25, 2022

The Black List, Founded in Hollywood, Expands Into Theater by Michael Paulson

The project seeks to connect undiscovered writers with industry gatekeepers.

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Touring Through Omicron: Broadway Shows Hit Bumps on the Road by Michael Paulson

Audiences are enthusiastic, but casts are vulnerable, as companies travel from city to city, trying to revive a key part of the theater economy.

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Monday, January 24, 2022

Stephen Sondheim Leaves Rights to His Works to a Trust by Michael Paulson

The trust will determine what happens to the intellectual property of the celebrated lyricist and composer, who died in November.

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