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Wednesday, July 15, 2015

ArtsBeat: Dylan McDermott to Star in ‘Baby Doll’ at the McCarter Theater by Erik Piepenburg

Mr. McDermott will play the role originated by Eli Wallach in the 1956 film written by Tennessee Williams.

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Monday, July 13, 2015

ArtsBeat: Penn & Teller Open Strong on Broadway by Erik Piepenburg

The duo’s new magic show had a solid first week at the box office.

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Friday, July 10, 2015

Theaters Struggle With Patrons’ Phone Use During Shows by Erik Piepenburg

Recorded announcements and personal pleas have only a limited effect, as recent incidents on Broadway and elsewhere demonstrate.

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Thursday, July 9, 2015

Hold the Phone, It’s Patti LuPone by Erik Piepenburg

The actress talks about taking away the cell phone of a texting audience member during a performance of “Shows for Days.”

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Tuesday, July 7, 2015

ArtsBeat: Coming From Theater for a New Audience: Trevor Nunn, John Douglas Thompson and Richard Maxwell by Erik Piepenburg

Mr. Nunn, the former artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, will direct “Pericles.”

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Monday, July 6, 2015

Broadway Box Office Feels the Fizzle on Fourth of July Weekend by Erik Piepenburg

There were few fireworks for several Broadway shows over the holiday week.

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Wednesday, July 1, 2015

ArtsBeat: New Stratford Season Features ‘Shakespeare in Love’ by Erik Piepenburg

The stage adaptation of the Oscar-winning film will have its North American premiere in the 2016 season of the festival in Ontario.

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Tuesday, June 23, 2015

ArtsBeat: In Performance: Ben Miles and Nathaniel Parker of ‘Wolf Hall’ by Erik Piepenburg

The Tony Award-nominated actors perform a scene from the two-part Broadway drama about Thomas Cromwell and King Henry VIII.

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Tuesday, June 16, 2015

ArtsBeat: In Performance: Sierra Boggess of ‘It Shoulda Been You’ by Erik Piepenburg

Ms. Boggess sings the number “A Little Bit Less Than” from the new Broadway musical comedy.

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Monday, June 8, 2015

ArtsBeat: In Performance: Ruthie Ann Miles of ‘The King and I’ by Erik Piepenburg

Ms. Miles, who won a Tony Award for her performance, sings “Something Wonderful” from “The King and I,” which also won the Tony for best musical revival.

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Thursday, June 4, 2015

Tony Voters Speak, in a Royal We by Scott Heller, Michael Paulson and Erik Piepenburg

An unscientific survey of 44 eligible voters finds good odds for “The King and I” and Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth II, and tougher races in other categories.

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Tuesday, June 2, 2015

ArtsBeat: In Performance: Germán Jaramillo of ‘Hierba Mala Nunca Muere’ (in Spanish) by Erik Piepenburg

Mr. Jaramillo plays Fidel Castro in this farce at Repertorio Español.

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Thursday, May 28, 2015

ArtsBeat: Betty Buckley and Rachel York to Star in ‘Grey Gardens’ in Sag Harbor by Erik Piepenburg

Betty Buckley and Rachel York will play Little Edie and Edith Bouvier Beale in a revival of the Tony Award-nominated musical “Grey Gardens.”

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Monday, May 25, 2015

Tracee Chimo: Stage Actress With Dancer’s Intuition by ERIK PIEPENBURG

Tracee Chimo has recently drawn praise for portraying a mousy nerd in “Circle Mirror Transformation” and a bitter maid of honor in “Bachelorette.”

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Illustrating the Moxie of Broadway by ERIK PIEPENBURG

Four artists who document Broadway talk about how they see their work.

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Grease Paint! Jazz Hands! A Degree? by ERIK PIEPENBURG

The author Mary Anna Dennard fields questions from readers about the value of a college education in theater.

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You Never Forget That Star-Struck Encounter With Your Idol by ERIK PIEPENBURG

Actors recall how long-ago backstage encounters with their idols changed their lives.

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Chorus-Line Calisthenics by Erik Piepenburg

For beginning hoofers or advanced, Broadway dance routines can be an alternative to the gym.

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Going to Extremes to Seek Dramatic Accuracy by Erik Piepenburg

A New York dominatrix taught Domination 101 to Sutton Foster and others in Second Stage's "Trust" so they could portray S&M accurately.

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Quiz: You Think You Know Broadway? by ERIK PIEPENBURG

Test your knowledge of Broadway trivia with an interactive quiz adapted from "The Broadway Musical Quiz Book."

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'West Side Story' to Close Jan. 2 by ERIK PIEPENBURG

The Broadway revival of "West Side Story" will close on Jan. 2.

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But Can Their Moms Tell Them Apart? by ERIK PIEPENBURG

Zachary Booth and Preston Sadleir portray identical twins in the Off Broadway production of Edward Albee’s “Me, Myself & I.”

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Kenny Leon to Direct First Film by ERIK PIEPENBURG

Stage director Kenny Leon to direct his first film

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From the Archive: the Ruckus Over Mrs. Warren by ERIK PIEPENBURG

According to accounts in The New York Times, the play had been banned (although eventually performed) in London in 1894 because of its sympathetic depiction of prostitutes.

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Inside Old Hickory’s Curio Cabinet by ERIK PIEPENBURG

A look at select details of the set for the new Broadway musical, “Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson.”

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’60s Sondheim TV Show Is Now on (Legal) DVD by ERIK PIEPENBURG

“Evening Primrose,” Sondheim’s 1966 TV musical, long bootlegged, is being released on DVD

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Theater Talkback: When Shabby Shines by ERIK PIEPENBURG

Share your thoughts on sets that have memorably evoked the ordinary for you.

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A Room With a Broadway View by ERIK PIEPENBURG

Steve Kenny on an apartment with a view of the Al Hirschfeld Theater.

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'Book of Mormon' Announces Cast and Designers by ERIK PIEPENBURG

"Book of Mormon," the first Broadway musical from Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the creators of "South Park," has found its Mormons.

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Video: A First Look at 'Spider-Man' by ERIK PIEPENBURG

Facebook page has video of Spider Man rehearsals

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ArtsBeat: Behind the Poster: A Grown-Up Alice in 'Wonderland' by ERIK PIEPENBURG

John Turner, the art director and lead designer of the poster for the coming Broadway musical “Wonderland,” spoke with ArtsBeat about how he came up with the image.

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