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Monday, October 3, 2011

ArtsBeat Blog: Parents and Kids Say They Appreciated Autism-Friendly 'Lion King' Matinee by Erik Piepenburg

A sold-out performance of the musical "The Lion King" that had been modified for children with autism and their families.

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ArtsBeat Blog: Miracle of Miracles: 'Sunrise, Sunset' Gets a Gay Makeover by Erik Piepenburg

On Saturday gay-friendly lyrics to "Sunrise, Sunset," approved by Sheldon Harnick, the "Fiddler on the Roof" lyricist, were sung officially for the first time at the nuptials of Richard Skip…

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Thursday, September 22, 2011

Musical Theater Festival Composers Name Dream Songs by Erik Piepenburg and Scott Heller

Composers from the New York Musical Theater Festival speak of the songs they wish they’d written, and the favorites from their own shows.

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Wednesday, September 21, 2011

ArtsBeat Blog: A Hip-Hop Playlist That Helped Inspire A Play by Erik Piepenburg

Jonas Hassen Khemiri, the author of the play "Invasion!," shares his playlist titled "How to Write a Play Using Nine Hip-Hop Songs and One Stand-Up Skit."

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Monday, September 19, 2011

ArtsBeat Blog: Behind the Poster: 'Venus in Fur' by Erik Piepenburg

The photographer Jason Bell talks about what inspired his provocative photo for the poster of the play "Venus in Fur."

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Thursday, September 8, 2011

ArtsBeat Blog: 'Clybourne Park' Eyes Broadway by Erik Piepenburg

Bruce Norris's Pulitzer Prize-winning play about race relations and neighborhood gentrification is looking for its own real estate on Broadway.

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ArtsBeat Blog: Casting Announced for 'Stick Fly,' 'Blue Flower' and 'Atmosphere of Memory' by Erik Piepenburg

Ellen Burstyn will star in the LAByrinth Theater Company's Off Broadway production of David Bar Katz's "The Atmosphere of Memory."

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‘The Select (The Sun Also Rises)’ and Its Sound Effects by Erik Piepenburg

Some unusual sound recipes for three scenes from Elevator Repair Service’s stage adaptation of “The Sun Also Rises.” Cue David Lee Roth.

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Thursday, September 1, 2011

When the Color Is Primary by Erik Piepenburg

With so many shades of red on the color spectrum, what’s a poster designer to do with a show called simply “Red”?

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Wednesday, August 31, 2011

ArtsBeat Blog: Kelli O'Hara Will Star Opposite Matthew Broderick in 'Nice Work If You Can Get It' by Erik Piepenburg

Kelli O'Hara will be the leading lady in the new Broadway musical "Nice Work If you Can Get It,'' the producers announced on Wednesday.

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ArtsBeat Blog: Program Hopes to Make Broadway Friendlier to Those With Autism by Erik Piepenburg

The Autism Theater Initiative intends to make theatergoing accessible to children and adults living on the autism spectrum.

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Tuesday, August 23, 2011

ArtsBeat Blog: Getting Noticed at the Fringe: 'The Disorientation of Butterflies' by Erik Piepenburg

JT Fridsma talks about the postcard he designed for the musical "The Disorientation of Butterflies."

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Monday, August 22, 2011

ArtsBeat Blog: Getting Noticed at the Fringe: 'Greenland' by Erik Piepenburg

"Greenland" is the story of a family being broken apart.

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Friday, August 19, 2011

ArtsBeat Blog: Getting Noticed at the Fringe: 'As the Boat Approaches' by Erik Piepenburg

An e-mail exchange with Kristen Kinstrey, who designed the postcard for the improv show "As the Boat Approaches."

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Thursday, August 18, 2011

ArtsBeat Blog: Lahti, Birney Join the Cast of Adam Rapp's New Play by Erik Piepenburg

Christine Lahti and Reed Birney will star in the Atlantic Theater Company's production of Adam Rapp's play "Dreams of Flying Dreams of Falling."

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Judy Garland Drama Coming to Broadway by Erik Piepenburg

"End of the Rainbow," Peter Quilter's popular London drama-with-music about the final months of Judy Garland's life, will come to Broadway next year.

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Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Getting Noticed at the Fringe: 'Never Look in the Mirror When You're Dancing' by Erik Piepenburg

Following are excerpts from an e-mail exchange with the Dublin-based artist Aidan Kelly, who created the postcard art for "Never Look in the Mirror When You're Dancing."

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Getting Noticed at the Fringe: 'Fourteen Flights' by Erik Piepenburg

Taylor Hamilton talks about the artwork he designed for "Fourteen Flights," a show in the New York International Fringe Festival.

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Thursday, August 11, 2011

ArtsBeat Blog: Christopher Sieber to Join George Hamilton in 'La Cage' Tour by Erik Piepenburg

Christopher Sieber will play Albin (aka the drag queen Zaza) in the national tour of "La Cage aux Folle."

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Tuesday, August 9, 2011

ArtsBeat: Rosemary Harris and Carla Gugino to Star in Athol Fugard Play on Broadway by Erik Piepenburg

The Roundabout Theater Company's production of Athol Fugard's play "The Road to Mecca" will begin previews in December.

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Sunday, August 7, 2011

ArtsBeat: Curtain Down, Heads Up: Readers on Lauren Ambrose, and Booing at the Theater by Erik Piepenburg

ArtsBeat was abuzz last week with two theater posts that sharply divided many readers.

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Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Integration, Gentrification, Conversation by Erik Piepenburg

“Clybourne Park,” Bruce Norris’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, is set in a Chicago neighborhood, but it could be about any American city.

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Tuesday, August 2, 2011

ArtsBeat: 'Dancing at Lughnasa' to Return to New York by Erik Piepenburg

Brian Friel's Tony Award-winning play "Dancing at Lughnasa" will return to New York at the Irish Repertory Theater.

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Friday, July 22, 2011

Cast, Rehearse, Perform (and Hurry) by Erik Piepenburg

“One Night Stand” is a documentary about casting, rehearsing and performing a musical, all in 24 hours.

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Thursday, July 21, 2011

Inside a Master Class: Breathe, Punctuate, Forget Led Zeppelin by Erik Piepenburg

Luckily for aspiring musical theater performers in New York, some big Broadway names offer encouraging, tough-love-based 10-minute apprenticeships.

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Wednesday, July 13, 2011

ArtsBeat: 'Arias With a Twist' to Return to New York by Erik Piepenburg

"Arias with a Twist," a night of song, dance and leggy life-sized puppets created by the performer Joey Arias in collaboration with the puppeteer Basil Twist, will return to New York.

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Sunday, July 10, 2011

ArtsBeat: Curtain Down, Heads Up: Readers Review 'Master Class' by Erik Piepenburg

A roundup of readers' reviews of the Broadway revival of "Master Class," starring Tyne Daly.

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Wednesday, July 6, 2011

ArtsBeat: Q. & A.: How to Start Your Own Theater Company by Erik Piepenburg

Reginald Nelson, the author of a book about how to start a theater company, is taking readers' questions.

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Tuesday, July 5, 2011

ArtsBeat: 7 Fingers Acrobats to Return to New York by Erik Piepenburg

It's turning out to be quite a summer for French-Canadian, hoop-diving, animal-free circus ensembles in New York City.

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Sunday, July 3, 2011

ArtsBeat: Curtain Down, Heads Up: Readers Cast 'Funny Girl' by Erik Piepenburg

who should play Fanny? Readers offered wide-ranging suggestions, from theater insiders like Lea Michele, Idina Menzel and Sutton Foster to outside-the-box choices like Lady Gaga, Sarah Silve…

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Thursday, June 30, 2011

ArtsBeat: Kim Cattrall Coming to Broadway in 'Private Lives' by Erik Piepenburg

Kim Cattrall ("Sex and the City") will reprise her role in "Private Lives" when Noel Coward's comedy opens on Broadway this fall after a run in London.

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