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Wednesday, November 20, 2013

ArtsBeat: ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Will Close on Dec. 8 by Felicia R. Lee

David Leveaux’s production, starring Orlando Bloom and Condola Rashad, will have played 93 regular performances.    

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Wednesday, October 30, 2013

ArtsBeat: Two Latino Theaters in New York to Merge by Felicia R. Lee

The Pregones Theater in the Bronx and the Puerto Rican Traveling Theater in Manhattan will merge, combining some operations but preserving their current names.    

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Monday, October 21, 2013

ArtsBeat: Mullally, Offerman To Star in ‘Annapurna’ Off Broadway by Felicia R. Lee

The actors will play an estranged couple in Sharr White’s two-character play.    

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Monday, October 7, 2013

City Ballet’s Chase Finlay Recovering From Injury by Felicia R. Lee

Mr. Finlay, a principal dancer at New York City Ballet, broke a bone in his foot and will be out until January.

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Thursday, October 3, 2013

San Francisco Ballet Reaches Agreement With Dancers’ Union by Felicia R. Lee

The ballet company and the union representing its dancers resolved their dispute, meaning that performances in New York will proceed.

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Monday, September 16, 2013

Dance New Amsterdam Must Find a New Home, Putting Season in Question by Felicia R. Lee

Dance New Amsterdam has put its 2013-14 season on hold and is scheduled to move out of its home at 280 Broadway by Oct. 15, organization officials announced Monday.

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Nureyev Foundation Grant to Support Joffrey Ballet by Felicia R. Lee

The Joffrey Ballet in Chicago has been awarded a $500,000 challenge grant from the Rudolf Nureyev Dance Foundation to help create and produce full-length story ballets.

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Thursday, September 5, 2013

ArtsBeat: With $10 Million Gift, Theater for a New Audience Home Gets a Name by Felicia R. Lee

The Polonsky Shakespeare Center will open this fall with Julie Taymor’s production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”    

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New York Theater Ballet Is Seeking New Home After Building Is Sold by Felicia R. Lee

The company, which stages classic works and new choreography and also runs a ballet school, has until Sept. 30 to vacate its home of three decades.

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Wednesday, September 4, 2013

$2 Million Grant to Bolster American Ballet Theater’s Training Programs by Felicia R. Lee

A grant from an anonymous donor will allow the Ballet Theater's Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School to add scholarships and broaden its training programs.

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Friday, August 16, 2013

Wait Ends for a Yiddish Version of ‘Godot’ by Felicia R. Lee

"Waiting for Godot' will be offered in what is being called its first production in Yiddish.

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Monday, August 5, 2013

ArtsBeat: Festival of Short Plays Inspired by Trayvon Martin Case by Felicia R. Lee

The New Black Fest will bring together writers to produce short works about race and privilege in the United States.    

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Sunday, July 28, 2013

Harlem Stage Prepares to Export Its Own Opera by Felicia R. Lee

Harlem Stage is banking on “Makandal” — its first opera commission and an ambitious, contemporary work revolving around the leader of an 18th-century slave revolt in Haiti — to raise…

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Thursday, July 25, 2013

Met Opera Cancels Staten Island Performance by Felicia R. Lee

Thursday night's recital performance has been canceled because of expected bad weather and will not be rescheduled.

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Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Darrell Jones and Joanna Kotze Win Bessie Awards for Choreography by Felicia R. Lee

The Bessie Awards on Wednesday announced 40 nominees in several categories and gave awards to Darrell Jones and Joanna Kotze.

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Snapshot: Jeremy Pope of ‘Choir Boy’ Talks About Stage Role by Felicia R. Lee

The actor and singer Jeremy Pope talks about landing his first New York part, the role of Pharus in the Manhattan Theater Club’s “Choir Boy.”    

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Monday, July 1, 2013

ArtsBeat: Actors and Directors for Readings of August Wilson Cycle Are Veterans of Playwright’s Work by Felicia R. Lee

Leslie Uggams is among those returning to roles they played on stage.    

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Friday, June 28, 2013

In Tarell McCraney’s ‘Choir Boy,’ a Student Finds His Voice by Felicia R. Lee

“Choir Boy,” by Tarell Alvin McCraney, follows students at an all-black high school in the South as they struggle to balance tradition and self-expression.    

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Thursday, June 13, 2013

American Ballet Theater Names New Ballet Master by Felicia R. Lee

Keith Roberts, a former principal dancer, will become ballet master in September.

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ArtsBeat: Broadway Stars to Join Encores Series in ‘Cradle Will Rock’ by Felicia R. Lee

Tony winner Anika Noni Rose and nominees Raul Esparza, Judy Kuhn, Danny Burstein and Da’Vine Joy Randolph are among those starring in the inaugural show in the new Encores! Off-Center seri…

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Tuesday, June 11, 2013

ArtsBeat: Broadway Mainstays Will Be Part of Encores! Off-Broadway Series by Felicia R. Lee

Raul Esparza and Anika Noni Rose are among the stars of the inaugural production, “The Cradle Will Rock.”    

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Thursday, June 6, 2013

ArtsBeat: ‘Bridges of Madison County’ Musical Will Open on Broadway by Felicia R. Lee

The adaptation of Robert James Waller’s romantic novel, directed by Bartlett Sher, will open in February 2014.    

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Monday, June 3, 2013

ArtsBeat: Damon, Baranski Join Lineup for Delacorte Event on ‘Shakespeare, Money and Morals’ by Felicia R. Lee

The one-time free event will include readings from Shakespeare’s works and a town hall discussion led by Harvard professor Michael Sandel.    

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Wednesday, May 22, 2013

ArtsBeat: New Victory Season to Include ‘Measure for Measure’ and Marley-Inspired Musical by Felicia R. Lee

The theater’s 2013-14 offerings will include 15 productions from seven countries.    

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Monday, May 20, 2013

ArtsBeat: Brooklyn Academy of Music Announces Next Wave Lineup by Felicia R. Lee

The festival will include “The Blue Dragon” by Marie Michaud and Robert Lepage, along with more than 30 works of dance, music, theater and opera.    

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Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Miller Theater Announces New Season by Felicia R. Lee

The Miller Theater will celebrate the 60th birthday of John Zorn and will continue its two popular series, Composer Portraits and Pop-Up Concerts.

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Tuesday, April 23, 2013

ArtsBeat: Ayub Khan Din to Star in His Own Musical, 'Bunty Berman Presents...' by Felicia R. Lee

Ayub Khan Din, creator of the book and lyrics for “Bunty Berman Presents…,” is replacing Erick Avari in the title role.    

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Thursday, April 18, 2013

International Adoptions and the People Behind ‘The Call’ by Felicia R. Lee

Three of the central figures in “The Call,” now running at Playwrights Horizons, can particularly relate to the script: All have children they’ve adopted from Africa, a dynamic that’…

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Tuesday, April 16, 2013

New York City Ballet Announces 2013-14 Season by Felicia R. Lee

Highlights include premieres by Peter Martins, Justin Peck, Angelin Preljocaj and Liam Scarlett.

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Thursday, April 4, 2013

ArtsBeat: A Summer Series of Off Broadway Musicals at City Center by Felicia R. Lee

The series, “Encores! Off-Center,” will run in July.

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Tuesday, April 2, 2013

All that Chat

2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards