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Wednesday, April 9, 2014

At 17, Chloë Grace Moretz Handles Grown-Up Realities by Dave Itzkoff

Chloë Grace Moretz is making her stage debut in “The Library,” written by Scott Z. Burns and directed by Steven Soderbergh.

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Michael Cera and Kieran Culkin to Star in ‘This Is Our Youth’ on Broadway by Dave Itzkoff

The new production of Kenneth Lonergan's play will also include Tavi Gevinson, the Rookie magazine editor and actress.

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Monday, April 7, 2014

ArtsBeat: Next for Brody’s Daughter: A Stage Role Opposite Cherry Jones by Dave Itzkoff

Morgan Saylor, who played Dana Brody on “Homeland,” will join the cast of “When We Were Young and Unafraid.”

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Friday, April 4, 2014

ArtsBeat: ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ to Return for Arena Tour by Dave Itzkoff

A new production touring North America this summer will include Ben Forster as Jesus, Brandon Boyd as Judas Iscariot and John Lydon as King Herod.    

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Thursday, February 20, 2014

Spring Preview: Idina Menzel’s Role in ‘If/Then’ Is Not Such a Stretch by Dave Itzkoff

Idina Menzel is finding that her lead role in the new musical “If/Then” parallels her own life — perhaps too closely sometimes.    

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Monday, February 3, 2014

Carly Rae Jepsen to Star as ‘Cinderella’ by Dave Itzkoff

Pressure is on the singer Carly Rae Jepsen as she inherits the lead role in “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella” on Broadway.    

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Sunday, February 2, 2014

Elaine Stritch, Broadway Legend: ‘Entertaining Is Hard’ by Dave Itzkoff

On moving to Michigan and how to lunch with the ladies.

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Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Saturation of Shakespeare Offers Tough Choices by Dave Itzkoff

The glut of Shakespeare plays and other star-studded classical productions has led to happily overwhelmed theatergoers and to marketing challenges for theater companies.   &nb…

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Friday, January 17, 2014

Talk: James Earl Jones on Darth Vader, Mufasa and, natch, Totes McGotes by Dave Itzkoff

Also, the secret to longevity and how to freak out truck drivers.    

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Friday, December 6, 2013

The ‘Smash’-That-Wasn’t Returns, for 3 Concerts by Dave Itzkoff

Fans of “Smash,” the canceled NBC show about the making of a Broadway musical, will get a chance to experience what that production might have been like at three concerts on Sunday and M…

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Monday, November 11, 2013

The Right Way to Say ‘Godot’ by Dave Itzkoff

Of all the existential questions raised by Samuel Beckett’s “Waiting for Godot,” one that persists is the correct pronunciation of the name.    

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Wednesday, October 23, 2013

ArtsBeat: Brooklyn Academy of Music Announces Winter/Spring 2014 Season by Dave Itzkoff

Newly announced works include a stage collaboration among Willem Dafoe, Mikhail Baryshnikov and Robert Wilson; a Matthew Barney film adaptation of a Norman Mailer novel; and a live presentat…

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Tuesday, October 15, 2013

ArtsBeat: Fictional ‘Smash’ Musical ‘Hit List’ Will Get Real-Life Debut by Dave Itzkoff

“Hit List,” an up-and-coming stage musical created by characters on the canceled NBC series, will be presented at 54 Below with the “Smash” cast members Jeremy Jordan, Andy Mientus a…

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Friday, October 11, 2013

ArtsBeat: ‘Wolf Hall’ Mini-Series With Mark Rylance Is Coming to PBS’s ‘Masterpiece’ by Dave Itzkoff

Mr. Rylance will play Thomas Cromwell, the powerful minister to Henry VIII, in a television adaptation of Hilary Mantel’s Booker Prize-winning novels “Wolf Hall” and “Bring Up the Bo…

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Thursday, October 10, 2013

ArtsBeat: After Injury, Craig Bierko Takes Leave from Broadway’s ‘Matilda’ by Dave Itzkoff

Mr. Bierko, the Tony-nominated film and stage actor, will take a 12-week disability leave because of a shoulder injury, press representatives said.    

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Wednesday, October 9, 2013

ArtsBeat: Emma Thompson to Join Philharmonic’s ‘Sweeney Todd’ by Dave Itzkoff

In her New York stage debut, Ms. Thompson will play the pie-making Mrs. Lovett in the New York Philharmonic’s March production of “Sweeney Todd.”    

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Monday, October 7, 2013

ArtsBeat: ‘Doctor Who’ Star Takes a Stab at ‘American Psycho’ Musical by Dave Itzkoff

Matt Smith, who is stepping away from “Doctor Who” at the end of the year, will play the murderous Patrick Bateman in a London stage musical of the controversial Bret Easton Ellis novel.…

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Wednesday, October 2, 2013

San Francisco Ballet in Dispute With Dancers by Dave Itzkoff

The ballet said that it could cancel a planned New York tour if the dancers' union does not accept its offer.

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Monday, September 30, 2013

ArtsBeat: Almost a Year After Sandy, TKTS Booth at Seaport to Reopen by Dave Itzkoff

The TKTS discount ticket booth is to reopen Tuesday after being closed when Hurricane Sandy damaged the South Street Seaport last October.    

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Friday, August 30, 2013

Dave Chappelle Cuts Short a Stand-Up Show by Dave Itzkoff

The comedian cut off a performance in Hartford, Conn., when he became frustrated by audience members interrupting his routine.

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Monday, August 26, 2013

ArtsBeat: Danny Burstein and Victoria Clark Join Broadway’s ‘Snow Geese’ by Dave Itzkoff

The additions of Mr. Burstein and Ms. Clark to the play, starring Mary-Louise Parker, set the stage for a theater-world trade-off that involves both a fictional couple and a real-life one.&n…

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Tuesday, August 6, 2013

ArtsBeat: Laura Bell Bundy Joins ‘Anger Management’ by Dave Itzkoff

Laura Bell Bundy, who received a Tony nomination for her performance in the “Legally Blonde” musical, will play the new sex-study research partner of Charlie Sheen’s character. &n…

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Monday, August 5, 2013

ArtsBeat: Alan Menken Goes for the EGOT (and the REGOT) by Dave Itzkoff

The composer Alan Menken, who recently received his first Emmy nomination, reflects on winning Grammys, Oscars, a Tony and a Razzie for his contributions to works like “The Little Mermaid,…

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Thursday, July 18, 2013

Emmy Nominees: Kevin Spacey of ‘House of Cards’ by Dave Itzkoff

Mr. Spacey, a star and an executive producer of “House of Cards,” talks about the series and the pleasures of playing the underhanded politician Frank Underwood.

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Monday, July 15, 2013

ArtsBeat: After Performer’s Death, Cirque du Soleil Show Will Resume by Dave Itzkoff

Cirque du Soleil will resume performances of “Ka” on Tuesday night, about two weeks after Sarah Guillot-Guyard, an aerialist and acrobat, was killed in an accident at the show. &nbs…

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Thursday, July 11, 2013

Sam Mendes Will Direct New James Bond Movie, After All by Dave Itzkoff

Though he had previously said that stage projects required him to turn down the offer, Mr. Mendes said that the Bond producers had given him "the time I need to honor all my theater commitme…

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Monday, July 8, 2013

ArtsBeat: He Will Have Vengeance (Again): New York Philharmonic to Present ‘Sweeney Todd’ by Dave Itzkoff

The New York Philharmonic will present a new staged production of “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” Stephen Sondheim’s musical about a murderous hair-cutter, starring t…

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ArtsBeat: Obama to Present Arts and Humanities Medals on Wednesday by Dave Itzkoff

George Lucas, Herb Alpert, Allen Toussaint, Renée Fleming and Tony Kushner are among this year’s recipients of the National Medal of Arts. National Humanities Medals will go to Marilynne …

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Friday, July 5, 2013

Monty Python Producer Wins Royalties in ‘Spamalot’ Lawsuit by Dave Itzkoff

Mark Forstater, a British film producer who was among those who made the 1975 comedy hit "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," said there had been an agreement he would be "treated as the seven…

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Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Death of Cirque du Soleil Performer Was Accidental, Officials Say by Dave Itzkoff

The Clark County Office of Coroner/Medical Examiner said in a statement that the performer, Sarah Guillot-Guyard, died on Saturday "from multiple blunt force trauma suffered when she fell ap…

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Monday, July 1, 2013

ArtsBeat: Cirque du Soleil Performer Dies After Accident in Las Vegas by Dave Itzkoff

A performer in the Cirque du Soleil show “Ka” died on Saturday night after an accident in which audience members said they saw her fall some 50 feet.    

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