The show will hold its first preview performance on Sunday before more than 1,900 paying theatergoers, reporters, and several of the musical’s nervous producers and investors.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:58PMThree veteran producers say the theater has sent signals that the musical might not be around that long.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:58PMTourists help the shows cash in at the box office.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:58PMThe new Broadway musical “Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson,” a favorite of critics that has had trouble catching on with theatergoers, will close on Jan. 2 after three and a half mon…
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:58PMThe musical, which set infamous 1930s Alabama rape trials to music and presented them subversively in the form of a minstrel show, will close on Dec. 12.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:58PMOf the 11 new musicals coming to Broadway in the 2010-11 season, 10 feature original songs, but investors seem ready to put their money up.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:58PMNew casting for "Angels in America."
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:58PMThe emo-flavored musical that portrays Jackson as the nation's first celebrity president has scheduled its last performance for Jan. 2.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:58PMNatalie Mendoza, who plays the villainess Arachne, was struck in the head by a rope holding a piece of equipment while she stood offstage during a preview performance.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:58PMThe Classic Stage Company production of the Chekhov play also stars Maggie Gyllenhaal, Peter Sarsgaard, Jessica Hecht and Josh Hamilton.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:58PMNatalie Mendoza, who plays Arachne, was standing offstage at the first preview performance on Sunday night when a rope holding a piece of equipment struck her in the head.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:58PMTransport Group will present an Off Broadway production of "Lysistrata Jones," a new musical with a book by Douglas Carter Beane.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:58PM"Rock of Ages" and the Beatles tribute show "Rain" will change theaters in early 2011 to continue their runs.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:58PMManhattan Theater Club is promoting its associate artistic director, Mandy Greenfield, to artistic producer. She will take the lead in selecting, developing and mounting work for the club's …
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:58PMHoward Sherman, the executive director of the American Theater Wing, which co-presents the Tony Awards, announced on Tuesday that he would step down on June 30.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:58PMKatie Holmes is eyed for "Extremities" on Broadway.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:58PMWord on the Rialto is that she's considering the title role in a revival of "Hello, Dolly!"
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:58PMThe delay to February is to provide more time to stage a new final number, make further rewrites to the dialogue and perhaps inserting new music from the composers, U2's Bono and the Edge.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:58PMThe producers are asking fans and others to commit on the show’s Web site to buying $99 tickets if the musical were to re-open on Broadway.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:58PM"Grey Gardens" team to create "Far From Heaven" musical
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:58PMThe musical is now scheduled to "absolutely" open on Feb. 7, to provide more time for its creators to make changes in the $65 million show before theater critics review it.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:58PMA Broadway revival of Garson Kanin's play "Born Yesterday" is in the works for spring 2011, possibly with a relatively unknown actress in the lead role that Judy Holliday made famous more th…
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:58PMBy canceling Wednesday’s performances of the Broadway musical, producers sought to project a concern for safety.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:58PMSome company members questioned Ms. Taymor - and in some cases challenged her - about whether the show was as safe as it could be.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:58PM"Interviewing the Audience" and new Christopher Shinn play added to Vineyard Theater season.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:58PMThe actors need more time to deal with script changes.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:58PMBy canceling Wednesday’s performances of the Broadway musical, producers sought to project a concern for safety.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:58PM"Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" went off without injury or any major technical hitch on Thursday night in its first performance back on Broadway since a stunt actor was badly injured after …
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:58PMThursday's show will be the first since a stunt actor was seriously injured mid-performance on Monday night.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:58PMThe musical's next performance is scheduled for Thursday night, so long as state safety inspectors give an all-clear on Thursday afternoon.
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