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Wednesday, February 1, 2012

ArtsBeat: Tale of the Floppy Disks: How Jonathan Larson Created 'Rent' by Jennifer Schuessler

A curator at the New York Public Library minutely analyzes the floppy disks left behind by Jonathan Larson, creator of the mega-hit musical "Rent.''

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Friday, December 16, 2011

ArtsBeat Blog: Stoppard's Pirandello Lands A Bigger Stage for Its One-Night American Premiere by Jennifer Schuessler

Red Bull Theater Company doing American premiere of Tom Stoppard's adaptation of Pirandello's "Henry IV," and has moved it to a bigger stage to accommodate anticipated demand for one-night r…

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For Richard Dawkins, Traditional Christmas Carols Trump Atheism by Jennifer Schuessler

Richard Dawkins, the prominent zoologist and atheist, just can't stand 'White Christmas."

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ArtsBeat Blog: 'Because of Winn-Dixie' Musical Hires Canine Star and His Trainer by Jennifer Schuessler

"Because of Winn-Dixie" musical gets its canine star and his trainer as part of creative team.

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Friday, December 9, 2011

‘Blood and Gifts’ Brings Afghanistan to the Experts by Jennifer Schuessler

The Council on Foreign Relations bought all the seats in the house for a performance of J. T. Rogers’s play “Blood and Gifts.”

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Friday, October 7, 2011

'My Last Play' Is One for the Books by Jennifer Schuessler

And there were a whole lot of those books.

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Thursday, June 16, 2011

A True-to-Life Setting for Voices From the Dead by Jennifer Schuessler

Green-Wood Cemetery is both stage and setting for “The Spoon River Project,” an adaptation of Edgar Lee Masters’s “Spoon River Anthology.”

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Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Too Much Information About 'Information'? by Jennifer Schuessler

Information seems to be everywhere these days. And the O.E.D.'s entry on "information" has kept pace - it now runs 9,400 words.

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Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
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