Tuesday, February 7, 2017
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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Sunday, February 5, 2017
“Building the Wall” took the playwright Robert Schenkkan just one week to complete. He wrote it, he said, in a “white-hot fury.”
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The Trump presidency has been a boon for dystopian novels, and a pair of producers are hoping it will have the same effect on Broadway starting in June.
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This drama about a French diplomat who has a lengthy affair with a Chinese opera singer will be revived on Broadway this fall.
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The actresses who originated the roles of the Schuyler Sisters — Phillipa Soo, Renée Elise Goldsberry and Jasmine Cephas Jones — will perform at the pregame show.
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Elton John and the playwright Paul Rudnick have signed on to write the adaptation of the 2006 movie and the novel from 2003 by Lauren Weisberger.
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The adaptation, approved by Disney Theatrical Productions, will have songs from the 1940 film, and is to open at the National Theater in December.
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On Inauguration Day, performers in New York looked to the future and raised money for causes like civil liberties and women’s health.
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The work, an adaptation of Chekhov’s first play written by Ms. Blanchett’s husband, Andrew Upton, last week grossed just over $1 million.
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The singer said she had been influenced by an article about how her planned appearance was heartbreaking to her gay fans.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:18PMAbout three out of four Broadway shows lose money. But not “Jersey Boys.” Here’s how a group of unlikely investors helped make the show a global hit.
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Ms. Holliday said that she had not supported Donald J. Trump’s candidacy, but that she “thought of the history part of it.”
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Mrs. Clinton was among the boldfaced names at the revival on Sunday afternoon, for the last performance of the show.
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Mr. Ruffalo, in his second Broadway appearance, will co-star alongside Danny DeVito, Tony Shalhoub and Jessica Hecht in the revival of an Arthur Miller play.
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The Royal Shakespeare Company is using a motion-capture process and other technology to make Ariel seem even more like a magical sprite.
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The 33 plays and musicals running last week brought in a whopping $49.7 million, making it the highest-grossing week in Broadway history.
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The new musical grossed more $1 million last week, a symbolic milestone, after strong reviews and positive word of mouth.
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To prepare for his role in “Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812,” he tackled the accordion — and, reluctantly, learned to dance.
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The show will be the first in 49 years at Hudson Theater, which is being reconverted. Annaleigh Ashford will also star in the show, which runs 10 weeks.
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Thursday, December 1, 2016
The company that owns the Lyric Theater is planning a major renovation to accommodate the first American production of “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:02PMThe play, by Stephen Karam, has enjoyed an extended run on Broadway and will now go on tour, starting in Seattle in November.
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Friday, November 18, 2016
After contentious contract talks, the Actors’ Equity Association and the Off-Broadway League have reached an agreement to raise pay for actors and stage managers.
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With a book by Craig Lucas and music by Daniel Messé, “Amélie” is expected to begin previews at the Walter Kerr Theater in March.
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The producers of the Broadway show are asking a court to weigh in as they seek $12 million from Lloyd’s of London.
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The slapstick comedy will begin previews March 9 and open on April 2 at the Lyceum Theater, the producers said Monday.
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