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Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Wendell Pierce and Courtney B. Vance on James Earl Jones’s Influence by Jonathan Abrams

The two actors talk about how the stage and screen great was a one-of-a-kind inspiration to them, and many others.

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Friday, August 9, 2024

Breaking’s B-Girls, Once Sidelined, Take Center Stage at Paris Games by Jonathan Abrams

Women are competing in breaking in greater numbers and, thanks to better training and more opportunities, with more dynamic moves.

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How Will Breaking Be Scored at the 2024 Paris Olympics? Here’s How It Works. by Jonathan Abrams

A panel of nine judges will apply Olympic rules to the dance form that originated as a free-flowing expression of hip-hop culture.

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Tuesday, October 10, 2023

Breakers Grapple With Hip-Hop’s Big Olympic Moment by Jonathan Abrams

Largely left out of commemorations of hip-hop’s 50th anniversary, breaking will get a grand stage at the Paris Olympics. B-boys and B-girls wonder if their art will translate into sport.

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
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 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic
TBA: Ragtime