Thursday, December 29, 2011
A look at some of the theatrical offerings of 2012, including Kevin Spacey in “Richard III,” Audra McDonald and Norm Lewis in “The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess” and a revival of “Me…
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The former Mrs. Rudolph W.Giuliani will play a presidential campaign reporter in the revival of the Gore Vidal play, which will also star John Larroquette and Eric McCormack.
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Producers are considering moving the puppet comedy "Hand to God," which will return for more shows Off-Broadway in new year, to a Broadway theater.
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"The London Merchant," about the downfall of a young man led astray by a prostitute, focused on the British working classes and was popular in the 1700s
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:50PMWhen the tourists go home, struggling Broadway shows start closing their doors. This year some successful ones are shutting down soon too. On the horizon: Some promising openings.
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Only 20 to 30 percent of Broadway shows ever turn a profit, but even the flops can make millions on the road. And few cities are as profitable as Buffalo, mainly because of Shea’s Performi…
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Patrick Healy looks at the top stories in theater for 2011, more than a few of which are related to “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:20PMCritics and writers for The New York Times recall their favorite moments onstage in 2011, some of them happening in the smallest and most offbeat of places.
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Mr. Klugman will play the role of Juror 5 in a new production at George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick, N.J.
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The musical, based on the 2004 film about J.M. Barrie, represents the first show that the Weinstein Company has developed and its first outing as lead producer.
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Friday, December 16, 2011
Substantial runs for shows like “Venus in Fur,” “War Horse” and “Anything Goes” can mean fewer offerings for subscribers.
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A group of veteran theater producers plans to bring a musical version of “Flashdance” to New York next fall.
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Monday, December 12, 2011
Thursday, December 8, 2011
The actor (and former college basketball player) Tug Coker has been cast in the role of Larry Bird in the play “Magic/Bird.”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:53PMA lead producer of the Frank Wildhorn musical said that performances beyond Dec. 30 have been canceled, though a closing notice for the show has not been posted.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:16PM"Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella," based on the 1957 television musical starring Julie Andrews, will be reconceived with the intent of bringing it to Broadway in 2012.
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Monday, December 5, 2011
Casting director says she didn't choose white actors to play Latino in "Mother... With the Hat" at Hartford Theater Works.
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With a new complex of its own being built in Hell’s Kitchen, MCC Theater expects to offer more productions and longer runs.
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And besides the psychic rewards, Barry Diller and Diane von Furstenberg have a stairway named after them.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:15PMThe stars of the film “Once” and those of the stage musical discuss what is similar — and what is not — about the two versions.
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In a rare attack by a playwright on a professional production of his own work, Stephen Adly Guirgis took to Facebook on Wednesday to assail the casting of two white actors as Puerto Rican ch…
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"Mormon" is the first commercially successful musical from the 2010-11 season, which had an unusually large number of original musicals open, such as the still-running "Sister Act" and "Pris…
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:04PMMr. Parsons, the "Big Bang Theory" star, will take on the role of Elwood, the genial eccentric who claims to see a six-foot-tall white rabbit named Harvey.
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