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Thursday, September 28, 2023

Disney Theatrical Announces a Changing of the Guard by Michael Paulson

Thomas Schumacher is relinquishing his role overseeing the division’s business operations.

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Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Juilliard’s Top-Tier Graduate Acting Program Is Going Tuition-Free by Michael Paulson

Starting with the next academic year, the drama school will eliminate an “unrealistic burden” for graduate acting students.

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How Directors Are Reimagining Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Shows by Michael Paulson

How hotshot directors are reimagining “Cats,” “Evita,” “Jesus Christ Superstar” and “Sunset Boulevard.”

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Stephen Sondheim’s Final Musical is Opening. How Complete Was It? by Michael Paulson

Sondheim said days before his death in 2021 that he did not know when it would be finished, but the musical, now called “Here We Are,” begins performances Thursday.

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Friday, September 22, 2023

Actors’ Equity Seeks to Unionize Broadway Production Assistants by Michael Paulson

The position is one of the few nonunion segments of the theater industry’s work force.

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André Bishop Will Depart as Head of Lincoln Center Theater by Michael Paulson

His pending departure, in 2025, means that there are job openings for the top artistic positions at three of the four nonprofits operating Broadway theaters.

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Carole Rothman to End 45-Year Tenure at Second Stage Theater by Michael Paulson

The nonprofit, a singular institution in New York’s theatrical ecosystem, has presented acclaimed works like “Between Riverside and Crazy” and “Next to Normal.”

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Wednesday, September 13, 2023

Lauren Boebert Ejected from “Beetlejuice” Musical in Denver by Michael Paulson

The Congresswoman was asked to leave after being accused of being loud and recording the show at a moment when many theaters are debating how to deal with raucous audience behavior.

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‘Days of Wine and Roses’ Musical to Open on Broadway Next Spring by Michael Paulson

Kelli O’Hara and Brian d’Arcy James will reprise the roles they played Off Broadway earlier this year.

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Tuesday, September 12, 2023

‘Moonlight’ Writer Tarell Alvin McCraney to Lead Geffen Playhouse by Michael Paulson

The prominent Los Angeles nonprofit chose the playwright to oversee its artistic programming at a time of crisis for American theaters.

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‘Water for Elephants’ Musical to Arrive on Broadway Next Spring by Michael Paulson

The show, with a group of circus artists as part of the cast, is adapted from Sara Gruen’s best-selling novel.

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Echoing Federal Theater Project, 18 Towns Plan Simultaneous Events by Michael Paulson

The theme “No Place Like Home” will drive shows and festivals in both large cities and rural locales of this country on July 27, 2024.

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Monday, September 11, 2023

Rachel McAdams to Make Broadway Debut in ‘Mary Jane’ by Michael Paulson

The play, by Amy Herzog, is about a mother caring for a chronically ill child.

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Wednesday, September 6, 2023

Jessica Lange Leads Starry Cast in Paula Vogel’s ‘Mother Play’ by Michael Paulson

“Mother Play,” set in the 1960s, will feature Lange as a mother raising two children, played by Jim Parsons and Celia Keenan-Bolger.

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Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Hitting Theater Hard: The Loss of Subscribers Who Went to Everything by Michael Paulson

The subscription model, in which theatergoers buy a season’s worth of shows at a time, had long been waning, but it fell off a cliff during the pandemic.

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Monday, August 21, 2023

‘Once Upon a One More Time,’ the Britney Spears Musical, Is Closing by Michael Paulson

The show, which was capitalized for $20 million, will end its Broadway run on Sept. 3 after 123 performances. Its producers say they are planning a national tour.

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Monday, August 7, 2023

Lifted by Lea Michele, ‘Funny Girl’ Recoups on Broadway by Michael Paulson

The show, which opened in the spring of 2022, has had a remarkable box office turnaround after Michele replaced its original star.

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Wednesday, August 2, 2023

‘Spamalot’ Revival to Open on Broadway This Fall by Michael Paulson

The new production, directed by Josh Rhodes, had a brief run at the Kennedy Center in Washington in May. Casting has not yet been announced.

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Sunday, July 23, 2023

‘New York, New York’ Will End Its Broadway Run by Michael Paulson

The big-budget musical that tried to position itself as a nostalgic love letter to the city will close after a summer of dropping sales.

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A Crisis in America’s Theaters Leaves Prestigious Stages Dark by Michael Paulson

As they struggle to recover after the pandemic, regional theaters are staging fewer shows, giving fewer performances, laying off staff and, in some cases, closing.

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Thursday, July 20, 2023

‘How to Dance in Ohio,’ a Musical, Plans a Fall Broadway Opening by Michael Paulson

A teenage ritual takes on deeper significance as a setting where autistic young people can blossom — and exercise their social skills along the way.

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Friday, July 14, 2023

New York’s Public Theater Lays Off 19 Percent of Its Staff by Michael Paulson

The institution, a titan among nonprofit theaters, is suffering from the combined effects of falling revenue and rising costs plaguing the arts world.

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Tuesday, July 11, 2023

Award-Winning ‘Cabaret’ Revival Plans Spring Broadway Bow by Michael Paulson

The production opened in London with Eddie Redmayne in a starring role; the New York cast has not yet been announced but he is expected to join it.

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Tuesday, July 4, 2023

School Plays Are the Latest Cultural Battleground by Michael Paulson

At a time when lawmakers and parents are seeking to restrict what can and cannot be taught in classrooms, many teachers are seeing efforts to limit what can be staged in their auditoriums.

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Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Victoria Bailey Wants Bigger and Broader Theater Audiences by Michael Paulson

The Theater Development Fund’s departing director reflects on two decades of work expanding access to theater and the paths that lie ahead for Broadway.

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Thursday, June 22, 2023

Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells to Reunite in ‘Gutenberg! The Musical!’ by Michael Paulson

The pair, who were the original co-stars of “The Book of Mormon,” will return to Broadway this fall in a two-man musical comedy.

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Tuesday, June 20, 2023

Tony Awards Give a Box Office Boost to Prize-Winning Shows by Michael Paulson and Christopher Kuo

“Leopoldstadt,” which was named best play, and “Kimberly Akimbo,” which won best musical, saw considerable increases in ticket sales.

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Thursday, June 15, 2023

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and Paula Vogel Are Broadway Bound by Michael Paulson

Second Stage, a nonprofit with a focus on living American dramatists, said it will present works by the playwrights on Broadway this season.

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Monday, June 12, 2023

At Tony Awards, ‘Kimberly Akimbo’ Wins Best Musical and ‘Leopoldstadt’ Best Play by Michael Paulson

The Tony Awards went off with out a hitch despite a screenwriters’ strike. Among the highlights: The first acting awards for out nonbinary performers, and prizes for two shows about antise…

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Sunday, June 11, 2023

‘Kimberly Akimbo’ Wins Best Musical Tony and ‘Leopoldstadt’ Best Play by Michael Paulson

The Tony Awards went off with out a hitch despite a screenwriters’ strike. Among the highlights: The first acting awards for out nonbinary performers, and prizes for two shows about antise…

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In Historic Night for Nonbinary Performers, J. Harrison Ghee and Alex Newell Win Tony Awards by Michael Paulson

Ghee became the first out nonbinary performer to win a Tony for best leading actor in a musical, for ‘Some Like It Hot.’

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