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Tuesday, October 29, 2019

New Curator of Old Musicals: Lear deBessonet Is to Lead Encores! by Michael Paulson

She will succeed Jack Viertel, the longtime artistic director of this popular City Center series, which revives shows of the past.

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Thursday, October 24, 2019

‘I Still Have Fear, But Now I Have Courage’ by Michael Paulson

Starring as Willy Loman in “Death of a Salesman” in London has whetted Wendell Pierce’s appetite to take on all the big roles.

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Tuesday, October 22, 2019

A Dark ‘Oklahoma!’ and a Yiddish ‘Fiddler’ To Close in January by Michael Paulson

The inventive revivals offered new ways to experience cherished classics of the musical theater canon.

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Wednesday, October 16, 2019

After 35 Years at Playwrights Horizons, He’s Ready to Seek New Ones by Michael Paulson

Tim Sanford, the longtime artistic director at the prestigious Off Broadway theater, will turn over the reins to his deputy, Adam Greenfield.

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Michael Friedman Died in 2017. Now 9 Albums of His Work Are Coming. by Michael Paulson

The first three are to be released Friday by Ghostlight Records and the Civilians theater company.

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Thursday, October 10, 2019

Michael Jackson Musical Is to Open on Broadway Next Summer by Michael Paulson

The show, now called “MJ The Musical,” will begin previews July 6 at the Neil Simon Theater.

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Sunday, October 6, 2019

Filming the Show: Pardon the Intrusion? Or Punish It? by Michael Paulson and Michael Cooper

A seized phone. A stopped concert. A text from Rihanna. All new fuel for a heated debate about theater etiquette in the digital age.

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Wednesday, October 2, 2019

Jonathan Groff Is a Seymour at Heart by Michael Paulson

You know him from “Spring Awakening,” “Hamilton” and “Mindhunter.” But he feels most like himself as the nebbishy hero of “Little Shop of Horrors,” and he’s returning Off B…

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Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Is Broadway Ready for ‘Slave Play’? by Michael Paulson

Risky? For sure. Triggering? Possibly. A must-see? Audiences are about to decide.

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Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick Are Returning to Broadway by Michael Paulson

The pair will play three different couples in a revival of “Plaza Suite,” a Neil Simon comedy, opening in April after a brief run in Boston.

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Wednesday, September 4, 2019

Harry Potter Brought Him to Broadway. Now His Work is Everywhere. by Michael Paulson

Eccentric and prodigious, the writer Jack Thorne won a Tony for “Cursed Child.” Up next: “Sunday” at the Atlantic Theater Company, and “His Dark Materials” on HBO.

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Friday, August 30, 2019

‘Company’ Returning to Broadway, With a Woman at its Center by Michael Paulson

The revival, starring Katrina Lenk and Patti LuPone, will open next spring on Stephen Sondheim’s 90th birthday.

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Tuesday, August 20, 2019

Taking the Lead on Broadway by Michael Paulson

In the theater world, women are wielding more power as producers.

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Tripping on Broadway: A New Musical Explores LSD Use by Cary Grant and More by Michael Paulson

The Lincoln Center Theater show is written by James Lapine, Tom Kitt and Michael Korie, and will star Carmen Cusack, Harry Hadden-Paton and Tony Yazbeck.

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Monday, August 19, 2019

San Francisco Theater Owners Settle Litigation by Michael Paulson

Robert Nederlander and Carole Shorenstein Hays can compete to program shows in their now separately operated playhouses.

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‘Caroline, or Change’ and ‘A Soldier’s Play’ to Be Revived on Broadway by Michael Paulson

The Roundabout Theater Company productions each explore race in America.

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Wednesday, August 14, 2019

Who Calls the Shots on Broadway? She Does by Michael Paulson

Female producers, migrating from nonprofit theater and the entertainment industry, are bringing new skills and values to the commercial stage.

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Tuesday, August 13, 2019

‘How I Learned to Drive’ Is Finally Coming to Broadway. With Its Original Stars. by Michael Paulson

Mary-Louise Parker will reunite with her original co-star, David Morse, in the spring for the Broadway debut of Paula Vogel’s Pulitzer-winning play.

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Campbell Scott to Star in Broadway ‘Christmas Carol’ by Michael Paulson

The film and TV actor will portray Scrooge in Jack Thorne’s adaptation of Dickens, which has been a London holiday hit since 2017.

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Friday, August 2, 2019

Remembering Hal Prince: 12 Broadway Luminaries Share Their Stories by Michael Paulson

Andrew Lloyd Webber, Stephen Sondheim, Patti LuPone and others recall memorable moments with the longtime director and producer who died this week.

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Thursday, August 1, 2019

Divorced. Beheaded. Broadway. by Michael Paulson

“Six,” a British pop musical about the guess-how-many wives of Henry VIII, will open next spring.

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Wednesday, July 31, 2019

Hal Prince, Broadway legend, has died at 91. by Michael Paulson

Breaking news: Harold (Hal) Prince, a longtime producer and director who was one of the most significant figures in the history of Broadway, has died at 91. Among his many distinctions -- he…

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Monday, July 29, 2019

He Once Shilled for ‘Shogun.’ Then ‘Hamilton’ Came Along. by Michael Paulson

Sam Rudy, whose career covers generations of Broadway history, is leaving show business — and New York City — after 40 years as a theater publicist.

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Wednesday, July 24, 2019

Faye Dunaway Is Dropped From Broadway-Bound Play About Katharine Hepburn by Michael Paulson

The producers of “Tea at Five,” a one-woman show, say the play will debut on the West End instead, with a new actress.

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Monday, July 22, 2019

Jonathan Groff to Lead Off Broadway ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ by Michael Paulson

The two-time Tony nominee is teaming up with the director Michael Mayer for a Westside Theater production in September.

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Thursday, July 18, 2019

‘The Great Society,’ About L.B.J., Is Coming to Broadway by Michael Paulson

The playwright, Robert Schenkkan, also wrote the Tony-winning “All the Way,” about an earlier chapter of the Johnson presidency.

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Tuesday, July 16, 2019

Jack Viertel Stepping Down at Encores! After 20 Years as Leader by Michael Paulson

A tenure that included 60 concert presentations of classic shows and led to several Broadway productions will conclude with “Thoroughly Modern Millie.”

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Monday, July 15, 2019

Blackout Bruises Broadway Box Office by Michael Paulson

The Saturday night outage prompted 26 shows to cancel performances, and led to a $3.5 million drop in the industry’s weekly grosses.

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Sunday, July 14, 2019

Blackout Darkens Broadway, but Songs Brighten Sidewalk Scenes by Michael Paulson

Most theaters closed down on their most lucrative night of the week, but some casts gave their fans a memorable moment.

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Thursday, July 11, 2019

‘Slave Play’ is Coming to Broadway by Michael Paulson

After a buzzed-about Off Broadway run, Jeremy O. Harris’s provocative exploration of race relations and sexuality will open at the Golden Theater.

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Thursday, June 27, 2019

Tom Hiddleston to Star in Broadway Revival of ‘Betrayal’ by Michael Paulson

Jamie Lloyd’s production of Harold Pinter’s romantic triangle is transferring this fall after a sold-out London run.

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