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Thursday, April 17, 2014

ArtsBeat: Performance of Play in New York, Rwanda To Commemorate Genocide by Allan Kozinn

The actor Jay O. Sanders is the author of "Unexplored Interior," which will be performed on May 11.

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Monday, April 14, 2014

Alexa Ray Joel Recovering After Collapsing at Café Carlyle Show by Allan Kozinn

Ms. Joel fell ill onstage at the final performance of a two-week run, but is recovering, a spokeswoman said.

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Friday, April 11, 2014

ArtsBeat: Mike Daisey Will Present 'Dreaming of Rob Ford' Onstage in Toronto Festival by Allan Kozinn

Mr. Daisey, best known as a monologist, will open the East End Performance CRAWL, a new festival of site-specific solo shows, in May.

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Thursday, April 10, 2014

ArtsBeat: 'A Night With Janis Joplin' Cancels Off Broadway Run by Allan Kozinn

The producers of "A Night With Janis Joplin" announced on late Wednesday they were canceling the show.

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Tuesday, April 8, 2014

ArtsBeat: Ayad Akhtar Play Among Highlights of New York Theater Workshop Season by Allan Kozinn

Mr. Akhtar's play "The Invisible Hand," about an American stockbroker who is kidnapped by militants, is the centerpiece of the company's 2014-15 season.

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Monday, April 7, 2014

ArtsBeat: Annenberg Fund Awards Fellowships to Seven Young Artists by Allan Kozinn

The Leonore Annenberg Fellowship Fund for the Performing and Visual Arts, a 10-year program that is now in its seventh year, will award fellowships to seven young artists from diverse backgr…

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ArtsBeat: Saul Williams To Star in 'Holler If Ya Hear Me' by Allan Kozinn

Tonya Pinkins and Christopher Jackson will also be in the cast of the show, based on the music of Tupac Shakur.

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Friday, April 4, 2014

ArtsBeat: Davis McCallum to Be Artistic Director of Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival by Allan Kozinn

Mr. McCallum's background includes a good deal of Shakespeare. He'll take up his new position immediately.

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Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Opera America Names Eight Grant Winners by Allan Kozinn

Eight composers were chosen to receive grants in a new program to encourage more operas by women.

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Tuesday, April 1, 2014

ArtsBeat: Spanish-Language 'Vagina Monologues' to Play at Westside Theater by Allan Kozinn

The producers of a Mexico City production of Eve Ensler's play will bring it to the Westside Theater in Manhattan, where the original ran for 1,381 performances.

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Wednesday, March 26, 2014

ArtsBeat: Janine Nabers Wins Yale Drama Series Prize by Allan Kozinn

Ms. Nabers's play "Serial Black Face" won the award, for an unpublished work, and will receive a reading and a $10,000 prize.

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Thursday, March 20, 2014

ArtsBeat: A New Phantom and Christine Are Coming to the Opera by Allan Kozinn

Norm Lewis will take over as the Phantom and Sierra Boggess as Christine in "The Phantom of the Opera."

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Wednesday, March 19, 2014

ArtsBeat: 'Swiss Ingenuity' Will Be Focus of Festival in New York by Allan Kozinn

"Zurich Meets New York: A Festival of Swiss Ingenuity" will take place in May at various sites in Manhattan.

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Monday, March 17, 2014

ArtsBeat: More Nights to Come for 'Janis Joplin' by Allan Kozinn

The musical revue "A Night With Janis Joplin," with Mary Bridget Davies, will reopen at the Gramercy Theater in April.

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Wednesday, March 12, 2014

ArtsBeat: New Plays by Donald Margulies and David Auburn in Manhattan Theater Club Season by Allan Kozinn

"The Country House," a comedy by Mr. Margulies, will be followed by Mr. Auburn's "Lost Lake" and a new work by Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig.

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Mikhailovsky Ballet to Make American Debut at Koch Theater by Allan Kozinn

The ballet, which canceled an American performance in 2012, will bring Adolphe Adam's "Giselle" and three other programs to the David H. Koch Theater in November.

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ArtsBeat: Performance Festival at LaMaMa to Honor Tom Murrin by Allan Kozinn

The festival, in April, will honor the work of the lawyer-turned-playwright and performance artist, who died in 2012.

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Tuesday, March 11, 2014

ArtsBeat: Newest Edition of 'Forbidden Broadway' Set to Begin Performances by Allan Kozinn

"Forbidden Broadway Comes Out Swinging!" is to begin previews at the Davenport on March 17.

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Tuesday, February 25, 2014

ArtsBeat: Lloyd Webber's New Musical to Close in London by Allan Kozinn

Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Stephen Ward," which opened in December, is to close in March.

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Monday, February 24, 2014

ArtsBeat: Play About Detroit Riots Wins Kennedy Drama Prize by Allan Kozinn

Dominique Morisseau's "Detroit '67," which had its premiere in March 2013, has won the Edward M. Kennedy Prize for Drama Inspired by American History. Columbia University and Jean Kennedy Sm…

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Friday, February 14, 2014

Zachary Catazaro Named a Soloist at New York City Ballet by Allan Kozinn

Mr. Catazaro joined the corps de ballet at New York City Ballet in 2008.

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Thursday, February 13, 2014

ArtsBeat: Shakespeare in the Park Lineup: 'Much Ado About Nothing' and 'King Lear' by Allan Kozinn

This summer's season will begin with Lily Rabe and Hamish Linklater in "Much Ado About Nothing," and John Lithgow will play the title role in "King Lear."

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Wednesday, February 12, 2014

ArtsBeat: 'Sweeney Todd' (Progressive Rock Remix) by Allan Kozinn

A theater company in Washington D.C. plans to present a rescored version of Stephen Sondheim's musical.

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Monday, February 3, 2014

ArtsBeat: 'Witness Uganda' Wins Richard Rodgers Award for Musical Theater by Allan Kozinn

A musical about a young man who goes to Uganda has won the 2014 Richard Rodgers Production Award for Musical Theater.

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Alvin Ailey to Return to Koch Theater in June by Allan Kozinn

A 15-show run will more than double the number of performances the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater gave at the theater last year.

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Renée Fleming to Teach Master Class at Juilliard by Allan Kozinn

Ms. Fleming's class, on Feb. 13, will also be streamed online.

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Friday, January 31, 2014

ArtsBeat: 'Back to the Future' Musical Planned for London Opening by Allan Kozinn

The production, being adapted by Robert Zemeckis, Bob Gale and Jamie Lloyd, will include new music as well as songs from the 1985 film.

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Thursday, January 30, 2014

Be-Bopera: 'Charlie Parker's Yardbird' Coming From Opera Philadelphia by Allan Kozinn

An opera about the jazz musician Charlie Parker has been commissioned by Opera Philadelphia.

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Friday, January 24, 2014

ArtsBeat: Washington Theaters to Produce Women's Theater Festival by Allan Kozinn

Nearly four dozen theaters will work together to produce the Women's Voices Theater Festival, showcasing contemporary female playwrights.

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Thursday, January 23, 2014

English National Opera Music Director to Depart by Allan Kozinn

Edward Gardner will leave after the 2014-15 season to become chief conductor of the Bergen Philharmonic. Mark Wigglesworth will take his place.

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Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Renée Fleming to Sing National Anthem at Super Bowl by Allan Kozinn

The soprano Renée Fleming will be the first opera superstar to sing the anthem at the Super Bowl.

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