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Sunday, May 19, 2013

A Staging for Vonnegut’s ‘Make Up Your Mind’ by Patricia Cohen

The playwright Nicky Silver has adjusted Kurt Vonnegut’s 1993 play “Make Up Your Mind” so it can be staged in Boston.    

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Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Bertie Carvel as Agatha Trunchbull in ‘Matilda’ by Patricia Cohen

Bertie Carvel talks about playing the angry Agatha Trunchbull in “Matilda the Musical.”    

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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

ArtsBeat: Off Broadway Theater To Be Named After Lynn Redgrave by Patricia Cohen

The Culture Project’s main stage theater will be named after the late British actress, who performed there several times.

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Mariinsky Theater Plans Star-Studded Opening of New Opera House by Patricia Cohen

A gala on May 2 will include Plácido Domingo and Anna Netrebko, among others.

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ArtsBeat: New ‘Guy,’ New ‘Girl’ Joining ‘Once’ by Patricia Cohen

Ben Hope and Laura Dreyfuss will succeed Steve Kazee and Cristin Milioti in the musical’s lead roles.

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‘Anna Nicole,’ as in Smith, Is Part of City Opera’s Coming Season by Patricia Cohen

The company will also offer the American premiere of a work by Johann Christian Bach.

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Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Kennedy Center Season Will Range From ‘Swan Lake’ to Hip-Hop by Patricia Cohen

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington announces its 2013-14 season.

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Tuesday, February 12, 2013

New Arts Research Center To Open at SMU by Patricia Cohen

A new arts research center will soon be opening at Southern Methodist University in Dallas.

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Thursday, January 17, 2013

ArtsBeat: Anna Deavere Smith Wins Gish Prize by Patricia Cohen

The Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize will be awarded to the actress and author Anna Deavere Smith.

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Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Friday, November 30, 2012

ArtsBeat: Neil LaBute Will Write and Direct 'Reasons to Be Pretty' Follow-Up by Patricia Cohen

"Reasons to Be Happy" will open at MCC Theater in May, replacing "Small Engine Repair" which has been delayed because of scheduling conflicts.

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Neil LaBute Will Write, Direct Followup To 'Reasons to be Pretty' by Patricia Cohen

"Reasons to be Happy" will open at MCC Theater in May, replacing "Small Engine Repair" which has been delayed because of scheduling conflicts.

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ArtsBeat: An Off-Broadway Rarity: 'Tribes' Recoups Its Investment by Patricia Cohen

Nina Raine's family drama will play its final performance at the Barrow Street Theater in January.

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Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Rocco Landesman to Step Down as Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts by Patricia Cohen

The agency's senior deputy chairman Joan Shigekawa will serve as the acting head until a permanent successor is nominated by the White House.

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Wednesday, October 10, 2012

American Ballet Theater Announces Spring Season by Patricia Cohen

Joining the company's roster as guest artists next year are Alina Cojocaru, principal dancer with the Royal Ballet, and Vadim Muntagirov, principal dancer with English National Ballet.

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Wednesday, September 12, 2012

ArtsBeat: Philip Glass Among Winners of Japanese Arts Awards by Patricia Cohen

The Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qing was also named as a winner of a $187,000 prize.

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Monday, July 30, 2012

ArtsBeat: Public Theater Offers 'Into the Woods' for Families in Central Park by Patricia Cohen

A one-act matinee will be presented in Central Park on Aug. 22.

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Inebriation and Disorder on Tap for Chocolate Factory Fall Season by Patricia Cohen

A considerably drunk Brian Rogers is slated to project real-time images of himself and another performer via a live video feed during the piece.

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Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Middle School Students Review ‘Potted Potter’ - NYTimes.com by Patricia Cohen

The panel of five experts that gathered at the Little Shubert Theater on Saturday was formidable. They were at the Little Shubert, on 42nd Street in Manhattan, to watch “Potted Potter”an…

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Middle School Students Review ‘Potted Potter’ by Patricia Cohen

Five middle schoolers form a panel of critics at a performance of “Potted Potter.”

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Monday, June 18, 2012

ArtsBeat: 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,' With 'Hairspray' Song Team, Sets London Opening by Patricia Cohen

Sam Mendes will direct the production, which is to open at the London Palladium next June.

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Tuesday, June 12, 2012

ArtsBeat: Reimagined 'Side Show' Musical Has Dates on Two Coasts by Patricia Cohen

Bill Condon ("Dreamgirls") will direct the musical about Siamese twins, slated for runs at La Jolla Playhouse and the Kennedy Center.

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Monday, April 30, 2012

ArtsBeat: Two-Person 'Slowgirl' Announces Its Cast by Patricia Cohen

Zeljko Ivanek and Sarah Steele will star in Greg Pierce's play, the first in Lincoln Center Theater's new Claire Tow Theater.

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ArtsBeat: Peters and Jackman to Get Special Tonys by Patricia Cohen

Bernadette Peters and Hugh Jackman will be honored for their offstage efforts.

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Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Kennedy Center Announces 2012-2013 Season by Patricia Cohen

highlights of the program include celebrations of Woody Guthrie's and Bob Marley's music.

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Monday, February 13, 2012

President's Proposed Budget Includes N.E.A. Increase by Patricia Cohen

The proposed budget that President Obama released on Monday would raise annual spending on the National Endowment for the Arts to $154.255 million, an increase of more than $8 million over t…

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Friday, January 27, 2012

ArtsBeat: 'War Horse' Film Turns Book Into Bestseller in Britain by Patricia Cohen

The novel 'War Horse' sells more copies in two weeks than it did in its first 25 years.

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Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Star Dancer Quits Royal Ballet by Patricia Cohen

Originally born in southern Ukraine, Sergei Polunin joined the Royal Ballet School in 2003 at age 13.

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Friday, December 30, 2011

Board Named for Arts Center Planned for World Trade Center Site by Patricia Cohen

The naming of a board of directors was necessary to gain access to funds from the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation.

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Tuesday, November 15, 2011

All that Chat

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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
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards