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Monday, March 12, 2012

ArtsBeat: Bruce Hornsby Musical Gets a Reading - and a New Name by Erik Piepenburg

The Bruce Hornsby musical "Stranger" will be one of the shows presented by the York Theater as part of its Developmental Reading Series.

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Friday, February 17, 2012

ArtsBeat: New Day, New Drag for David Drake by Erik Piepenburg

David Drake, whose solo show "The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me," was a hit in New York 20 years ago, is back with a new show with a gender-bending perspective.

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Thursday, February 9, 2012

ArtsBeat: Behind the Poster: 'Peter and the Starcatcher' by Erik Piepenburg

John W. Long, a Vermont artist who works with wood, talks about helping to create the poster for the Broadway production of "Peter and the Starcatcher."

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Wednesday, February 8, 2012

ArtsBeat: Taylor Mac Will Be Puck in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' by Erik Piepenburg

The actor Anthony Heald and the downtown performance artist Taylor Mac have been cast in the Classic Stage Company's coming production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream," the theater announced o…

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ArtsBeat: New Broadway Performances Announced for Autistic Children and Families by Erik Piepenburg

"Mary Poppins" and "The Lion King" will present special performances as part of the Autism Theater Initiative.

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Sunday, February 5, 2012

54 Below, Restaurant-Nightclub Under the Former Studio 54 by Erik Piepenburg

The nightspot named 54 Below, a 160-seat space, is scheduled to open in early June with a two-week engagement by Patti LuPone.

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Thursday, February 2, 2012

Performances for Valentine's Day, or Thereabouts by Erik Piepenburg

Beyond Broadway, possibilities for dates with a New York sweetheart include love songs, comedies, burlesque and readings in the buff.

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ArtsBeat: Behind the Poster: 'Look Back in Anger' by Erik Piepenburg

A closer look at the poster for the Roundabout Theater Company's revival of John Osborne's 1956 play.

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Behind the Poster: 'Look Back in Anger' by Erik Piepenburg

A closer look at the poster for the Roundabout Theater Company's revival of John Osborne's 1956 play.

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Saturday, January 28, 2012

Before Closing Night, Snapshots of 'Naked Boys Singing' - NYTimes.com by Erik Piepenburg

The Naked City will become a little more modest this weekend when "Naked Boys Singing!," the all-male, all-nude musical revue, closes on Saturday night after an almost 13-year run in New Yor…

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Friday, January 27, 2012

ArtsBeat: Before Closing Night, Snapshots of 'Naked Boys Singing' by Erik Piepenburg

A look at what "Naked Boys Singing!" leaves behind when it closes Off Broadway after 13 years in New York.

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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

ArtsBeat: Goodbye Rebecca, Hello Stella: 'Streetcar' Will Open on Broadway This Spring by Erik Piepenburg

A new multiracial production of "A Streetcar Named Desire" will play on Broadway at the Broadhurst Theater.

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Friday, January 20, 2012

The Wind Beneath My Weeping: Bring Tissues to 'Beaches' Cry-Along by Erik Piepenburg

The 92nd Street Y TriBeCa will host a Sing and Cry-Along to the 1988 film "Beaches," starring Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey.

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Tuesday, January 17, 2012

ArtsBeat: 'Magic/Bird' To Land at the Longacre Theater by Erik Piepenburg

The play about the rivalry and friendship between Larry Bird and Magic Johnson has a Broadway theater and a complete cast.

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Friday, January 13, 2012

ArtsBeat: Under the Radar Festival: 5 Questions About 'The Past Is a Grotesque Animal' by Erik Piepenburg

The Argentine director Mariano Pensotti talks about his piece "El Pasado Es un Animal Grotesco" ("The Past Is a Grotesque Animal").

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Thursday, January 12, 2012

Sean Graney's 'These Seven Sicknesses,' Sophocles at Flea by Erik Piepenburg

Sean Graney's five-hour version of the seven extant Sophocles plays, "These Seven Sicknesses," comes to the Flea Theater in New York.

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Wednesday, January 11, 2012

ArtsBeat: Olympia Dukakis to Play Prospero for Shakespeare & Company by Erik Piepenburg

Olympia Dukakis will play a female version of the magician Prospero in a production of "The Tempest" this summer at Shakespeare & Company, based in Lenox, Mass.

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Tuesday, January 10, 2012

ArtsBeat: Under the Radar: 5 Questions About 'Hot Pepper, Air Conditioner, and the Farewell Speech' by Erik Piepenburg

The playwright and director Toshiki Okada talks about his trio of plays, "Hot Pepper, Air Conditioner and the Farewell Speech."

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ArtsBeat: Coil Festival: 5 Questions About 'Mission Drift' by Erik Piepenburg

An interview with Rachel Chavkin about "Mission Drift," the latest work from the New York-based theater company the TEAM.

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Monday, January 9, 2012

ArtsBeat: Under the Radar: 5 Questions About 'Goodbar' by Erik Piepenburg

"Goodbar," at the Under the Radar festival, is a rock adaptation of the 1975 novel "Looking for Mr. Goodbar."

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Friday, January 6, 2012

ArtsBeat Blog: Under the Radar: 5 Questions About 'Word Becomes Flesh' by Erik Piepenburg

An interview with Marc Bamuthi Joseph about "Word Becomes Flesh," his spoken word piece which returns to the Under the Radar festival in New York, this time enacted by five other performers.

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Arts & Leisure: Lin-Manuel Miranda Is Rapping on Alexander Hamilton by Erik Piepenburg

Lin-Manuel Miranda, the Tony-award winner for "In the Heights," has a lot on his plate, including a performance of "The Hamilton Mixtape," a rap telling of the founding father's life.

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Thursday, January 5, 2012

Diller Scofidio + Renfro to Redesign the Pines Pavilion by Erik Piepenburg

A new entertainment complex will replace the Pavilion dance club, a gay landmark in Fire Island Pines that was destroyed in a fire last year.

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ArtsBeat Blog: Under the Radar: 5 Questions About 'Alexis: A Greek Tragedy' by Erik Piepenburg

The Italian company Motus brings its latest show, an interdisciplinary look at financial and social turmoil in Greece, to the Under the Radar festival.

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Friday, December 30, 2011

Theater: 'Billy Elliot' and 'Addams Family' - Saying Goodbye by Erik Piepenburg

Backstage veterans of "Billy Elliot" and "The Addams Family" reflect on an era of steady paychecks and consider what's next.

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Thursday, December 22, 2011

Arts & Leisure: Critics Look Back at Favorite Stage Moments of 2011 by Erik Piepenburg, Catherine Rampell, David Rooney, Scott Heller, Patrick Healy, Eric Grode, Jason Zinoman and Andy Webster

Critics 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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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

ArtsBeat Blog: 'Magic' and Marvel on Broadway by Erik Piepenburg

Kevin Daniels joins "Magic/Bird," and Elizabeth Marvel returns to "Other Desert Cities."

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Sunday, December 18, 2011

ArtsBeat Blog: Remembering the Words of Vaclav Havel by Erik Piepenburg

A look back at the theatrical works of a playwright, politician and writer.

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Monday, December 12, 2011

ArtsBeat Blog: An Extension, and a Move, for 'Venus in Fur' by Erik Piepenburg

The Broadway production of the David Ives play "Venus in Fur," starring Nina Arianda and Hugh Dancy, will transfer to the Lyceum Theater in February.

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Thursday, December 8, 2011

'A Christmas Carol' and Other Holiday Shows, in Many Permutations by Erik Piepenburg

Dickens and Tchaikovsky are always on the menu around town, but so are latkes and burlesque.

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Tuesday, December 6, 2011

ArtsBeat Blog: An Encore in Los Angeles for 'Follies' by Erik Piepenburg

The Broadway revival of the Stephen Sondheim musical has been added to the Ahmanson Theater's schedule in the spring, after its New York run finishes.

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