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Friday, July 22, 2016

Blue Man Group Is Sued in Royalties Case by Lorne Manly

Ian Pai, who composed music used by the global theatrical brand, contends that he has been underpaid for decades.

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Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Signature Theater Announces New Season by Lorne Manly

The 2016-2017 season is the last one under the Signature’s founding artistic director, James Houghton.

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Thursday, March 17, 2016

Sara Bareilles Takes Her Slice of Broadway With ‘Waitress’ by Lorne Manly

The singer-songwriter is part of a new twist in musical theater: pop stars trying to make the leap to Broadway.

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Friday, February 19, 2016

ArtsBeat: Gina Gershon Withdraws From ‘Ironbound’ by Lorne Manly

“Creative differences” are cited as Gina Gershon leaves the play.

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Thursday, February 18, 2016

New Works From Kirsten Childs, Debate Society Will Be Part of Playwrights Horizons Season by Lorne Manly

Also on the roster: Plays by Adam Bock, Julia Cho and Zayd Dohrn.

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Wednesday, February 17, 2016

ArtsBeat: ‘Hamilton’ Tops Box Office Again With Nearly $1.8 Million by Lorne Manly

For the fifth week in a row the musical “Hamilton” leads at the Broadway box office.

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Tuesday, February 16, 2016

ArtsBeat: ‘Come From Away,’ a Sept. 11 Musical, Is Coming to Broadway by Lorne Manly

The musical “Come From Away,” which traces how the residents of Gander, Newfoundland, took in thousands of diverted airline passengers on Sept. 11, 2001, will come to New York in spring …

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Thursday, January 21, 2016

ArtsBeat: Claire Danes Joins Cast of ‘Dry Powder’ Off Broadway by Lorne Manly

The new play, about a public relations crisis at a private equity firm, will begin performances at the Public Theater in March.

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Monday, November 30, 2015

ArtsBeat: Broadway Attendance Breaks Records During Holiday Week by Lorne Manly

Twelve shows brought in more than a million dollars apiece during the week.

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Monday, November 23, 2015

ArtsBeat: ‘Motown’ Will Return to Broadway Next Summer by Lorne Manly

The jukebox musical, which had a successful Broadway run starting in 2013, will return to New York for an 18-week engagement.

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ArtsBeat: ‘Dames at Sea’ Will Close on Broadway by Lorne Manly

The musical comedy finally arrived on Broadway nearly 50 years after it debuted Off Off Broadway.

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Thursday, August 20, 2015

ArtsBeat: Thwarted in Russia, ‘Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde’ Will Be Read at a Benefit in New York by Lorne Manly

Sally Field, Michael C. Hall, David Hyde Pierce and others will stage a reading of “Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde” in October.

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Tuesday, August 18, 2015

ArtsBeat: New Lonergan Play Added to Atlantic Roster; Labyrinth Sets New Season by Lorne Manly

Kenneth Lonergan’s “Hold on to Me Darling” is about a country singer returning home.

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Thursday, August 13, 2015

ArtsBeat: ‘Waitress’ Musical Sets the Table for Broadway by Lorne Manly

The musical, based on the 2007 film of the same name, is scheduled to begin performances in March.

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Thursday, August 6, 2015

ArtsBeat: ‘Crucible’ Revival, With Whishaw and Okonedo, Sets Broadway Opening by Lorne Manly

Ivo van Hove will direct the production, which is scheduled to begin performances on February 29.

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Tuesday, May 12, 2015

“Rebecca” Publicist Loses Round in Lawsuit Over Show’s Travails by Lorne Manly

The Broadway publicist who has been accused of scuttling the star-crossed musical “Rebecca” had several setbacks in State Supreme Court.

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Thursday, May 7, 2015

Brian d’Arcy James, Ready for the Tony Awards and Everything Else by Lorne Manly

The actor, nominated for a Tony Award for “Something Rotten!,” says he’s tried hard “not to get stuck in the rut of one thing.”

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Monday, April 13, 2015

‘King Charles III’ to Reign on Broadway in October by Lorne Manly

The Olivier Award-winning "King Charles III" is to scheduled to start previews at the Music Box Theater on Oct. 10.

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Friday, April 3, 2015

What Harvey Weinstein Learned in ‘Neverland’ by Lorne Manly

“When someone tells me, ‘Do the research,’ I do it,” the movie mogul says. “Now I can talk about theater, to some degree.”

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Thursday, April 2, 2015

After Turbulent Flight, ‘Finding Neverland’ Alights on Broadway by Lorne Manly and Patrick Healy

A new creative team, under the watchful eye of producer Harvey Weinstein, is fine-tuning the musical to the very last moment.

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Wednesday, January 7, 2015

ArtsBeat: Phylicia Rashad Defends Cosby, Saying ‘Forget’ His Accusers by Lorne Manly

Phylicia Rashad, who played Bill Cosby’s wife on two sitcoms, defends him against accusations of sexual assault.

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Thursday, October 16, 2014

ArtsBeat: Lincoln Center Theater Adds Two Plays To Its Season by Lorne Manly

Douglas Carter Beane’s “Shows for Days” and Dave Malloy’s “Preludes” will be produced at Lincoln Center.

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ArtsBeat: Broadway to Pay Tribute to Elaine Stritch by Lorne Manly

“Everybody, Rise! A Celebration of Elaine Stritch,” on Nov. 17 at the Al Hirschfeld Theater, will feature remembrances and performances from the likes of Bernadette Peters, Patti Lupone,…

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Stephen Colbert and the Angry Inch by Lorne Manly

Mr. Colbert attacked Google and its chief executive, Larry Page, for an inaccurate listing of his height.

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Monday, October 6, 2014

‘Of Mice and Men,’ From Broadway to Movie Screens by Lorne Manly

The Broadway production of “Of Mice and Men,” filmed live in July, will have its movie theater premiere on Nov. 6.

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Friday, September 19, 2014

ArtsBeat: Chinese Media Company Signs On To Broadcast Broadway Shows by Lorne Manly

A joint venture between the Chinese company and Broadway Worldwide aims to screen between two and four shows a year, including in the Asian market.

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Thursday, January 16, 2014

Jason Robert Brown, Back in New York, With ‘Madison County’ by Lorne Manly

Jason Robert Brown’s moment could very well be 2014: His “Bridges of Madison County” opens on Broadway next month; his “Honeymoon in Vegas” is up next; and a film of his show “Th…

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Friday, December 27, 2013

Hey, Stars, Be Nice to the Stagehands. You Might Need a Loan. by Lorne Manly and Michael Cooper

The stagehands at New York’s nonprofit performance institutions enjoy the salaries and bargaining power of having hard-to-replace skills and jobs that can’t be outsourced.  &nb…

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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
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Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
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