Monday, April 17, 2017
The Disney Theatrical Group said Monday that it had chosen Caissie Levy to play Elsa and Patti Murin to play Anna in this adaptation of the 2013 film.
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The cast includes Jessie Mueller, Joshua Henry and Renée Fleming, while New York City Ballet’s Justin Peck will choreograph.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:18PM“Come From Away” has brought together an actress and the real-life pilot who broke barriers and whose flight was diverted to Newfoundland on 9/11.
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Two days before the musical was set to open, its star was injured during a preview performance. After a 15-minute break, he finished the show, using a cane.
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The New York musical version of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” required a new director, a new cast, a partial rewrite and old favorite songs.
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Saturday, April 8, 2017
Mr. Pigott-Smith was playing Willy Loman in a production of “Death of a Salesman” that was about to open.
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Thursday, April 6, 2017
“Building the Wall,” written by Robert Schenkkan (“All the Way”), is having a few productions around the country before playing Off Broadway in May.
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Thursday, March 23, 2017
The three British actors behind this farcical mystery discuss the comedy and the thrill of possible injury in a performance.
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Lynn Nottage and Paula Vogel, both Pulitzer winners, will finally make their Broadway debuts this spring. What does that say about the plight of women writing for the stage?
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The musical — a love story set during the Vietnam War — ignited a fierce debate over the casting of a white actor in a Eurasian role. Now, it’s back on Broadway.
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“Come From Away,” set in Newfoundland, has attracted many displays of national pride, including from the lead Canadian, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
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The Canadian prime minister, who has emphasized welcoming refugees, attended “Come From Away” with the president’s daughter in a pairing that was rich with symbolism.
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Check out the theater, dance and museum deals we found for snow-drenched tourists and families with cabin fever.
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Monday, March 6, 2017
Ms. Barron earned the annual prize — $25,000 and a signed print by Willem de Kooning — for her new play “Dance Nation,” about a preteen dance contest.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:32PMThe show, based on George Bernard Shaw’s “Pygmalion,” will be at Vivian Beaumont Theater, directed by Bartlett Sher, starting next March.
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The production, written by Canadians, is about a town in Newfoundland that embraced air travelers who were stranded there after the Sept. 11 attacks.
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Monday, February 27, 2017
The musicals “Assassins,” “The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin” and “Really Rosie” will be performed during the Encores! Off-Center season.
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Sunday, February 19, 2017
Across the country, orchestras, theaters and operas reacted with alarm that public funding for the arts could be cut under President Trump.
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Ms. Bareilles, who composed the music and wrote the lyrics to the hit show, will succeed Jessie Mueller in the lead role on March 31.
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Okieriete Onaodowan was Hercules Mulligan and James Madison in “Hamilton.” Next, he’ll play Pierre in “Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812.”
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As “Hamilton” heads to London and “Harry Potter” comes to New York, the two plays are experimenting with measures to limit reselling of their tickets.
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The Public Theater’s synopsis of the play, part of Shakespeare in the Park, makes clear that it would have some parallels with contemporary politics.
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Efforts to add stalls gain speed as the theater industry awakens to the frustration women face at intermission and to a growing expectation of comfort.
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