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Friday, May 6, 2011

ArtsBeat: Lots of Drama, but No Fall, During Spider-Man Rehearsal by Patrick Healy

At a rehearsal for "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" on Friday, the actor Christopher Tierney returned to the scene of an accident that nearly killed him during a performance on Dec. 20.

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Thursday, May 5, 2011

CUNY Blocks Honor for Tony Kushner - NYTimes.com by PATRICK HEALY

In a rare move, the trustees of the City University of New York have voted to shelve an honorary degree that one of its campuses, John Jay College, planned to award to Tony Kushner, the Puli…

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ArtsBeat: Just After 'Spider-Man' Reopens, Taymor To Deliver Theater Conference Keynote by Patrick Healy

Ms. Taymor will speak during the annual conference of Theater Communications Group, a national organization of nearly 700 nonprofit theaters and affiliated groups, four days after the $70 mi…

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Wednesday, May 4, 2011

CUNY Blocks Honor for Tony Kushner by Patrick Healy

Jeffrey S. Wiesenfeld said that the playwright Tony Kushner had disparaged the State of Israel.

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ArtsBeat: Winning Isn't Everything: 'Lombardi' to Close on Broadway by Patrick Healy

Previously scheduled to run through June 19, "Lombardi" is leaving the field on May 22 after receiving only one 2011 Tony Award nomination.

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Tuesday, May 3, 2011

‘Book of Mormon’ Tops Tony Nomination List by Patrick Healy

“The Scottsboro Boys” receives a surprising 12 nominations as the Tony announcements are made.

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ArtsBeat: Live Blogging the Tony Award Nominations by Patrick Healy

The early betting on the Rialto is that “The Book of Mormon” will come out ahead on Tuesday.

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Monday, May 2, 2011

Broadway Grosses on the Eve of the Tony Nominations by Patrick Healy

In a week when many Broadway productions had relatively modest ticket sales, three shows - the musicals "The Book of Mormon" and "Sister Act," and the new play "War Horse" - demonstrated str…

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ArtsBeat: Honors for Off Broadway Productions by Patrick Healy

The winners of the Lucille Lortel Awards are announced.

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ArtsBeat: Tune In for the Tony Nominations by Patrick Healy

Tune in on Tuesday morning as we live-blog the Tony nominations.

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Friday, April 29, 2011

ArtsBeat: Some Actors Move Up, Others Down, in Jockeying for Tony Consideration by Patrick Healy

While this year's Tony Award nominees won't be announced until Tuesday, a Tony oversight panel announced an unusually long list of decisions on Friday about the eligibility of several Broadw…

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ArtsBeat: 'Book of Mormon' Leads Drama Desk Nominations With 12 by Patrick Healy

The Broadway musical "The Book of Mormon" earned 12 Drama Desk nominations on Friday - twice as many as the rival Broadway shows "Catch Me If You Can" and "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Br…

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Thursday, April 28, 2011

ArtsBeat: Boston's Huntington Theater Receives $10 Million Gift by Patrick Healy

A decades-long relationship between Boston's Huntington Theater Company and Stanford and Norma Jean Calderwood has yielded a $10 million gift to the endowment of the theater, its leaders ann…

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Tuesday, April 26, 2011

A Doctor in Just About Every Theatrical House by Patrick Healy

Show doctors have become fixtures this season on Broadway, with musicals like “Sister Act,” “Catch Me if You Can,” “Wonderland” and “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” all making…

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ArtsBeat: 'Sister Act' and 'Anything Goes' Lead Outer Critics Circle Nominations by Patrick Healy

The nominations for the 61st annual Outer Critics Circle theater awards were awash with debatable choices and no-brainers.

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'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" Returning to Broadway by Patrick Healy

George and Martha are coming back to Broadway in 2012, six years since their last rounds of Get the Guests.

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Monday, April 25, 2011

ArtsBeat: School Vacations Make Broadway Box Offices Work Overtime by Patrick Healy

Nearly a dozen musicals break the $1 million mark for the week.

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ArtsBeat: On First Day Back, Injured 'Spider-Man' Performer Says He Can't Wait To Fly Again by Patrick Healy

Christopher Tierney, who fell 30 feet off a platform while performing in December in Broadway's "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark," is back in the show.

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Alan Champion, Sign-Language Interpreter for Theater, Dies at 55 by Patrick Healy

With skilled hands and intense concentration, Mr. Champion brought theater to deaf and hearing-impaired audience members on Broadway and beyond.

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ArtsBeat: Larry Kramer Hand Delivers a Message by Patrick Healy

Larry Kramer, the playwright now making his Broadway debut with “The Normal Heart,” is handing out letters outside performances of his play reminding theatergoers that H.I.V. and AIDS ar…

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ArtsBeat: Oprah's Dream: A Role on Broadway by Patrick Healy

The talk show host says that "it's the one thing I want to do."

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Thursday, April 21, 2011

ArtsBeat: Injured 'Spider-Man' Performer Heading Back to the Show Early by Patrick Healy

Christopher Tierney has healed enough to begin rehearsals for 'Spider-Man' again.

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Tuesday, April 19, 2011

ArtsBeat: 'End of the Rainbow' Producers Aim for Broadway by Patrick Healy

The producers of "End of the Rainbow," a popular London play with music about Judy Garland's final months, are looking toward the spring of 2012.

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Monday, April 18, 2011

Good Tweets Are Nice, but Group Sales Fill Seats by Patrick Healy

Though social networking for Broadway shows is the rage, the real economic engine remains the sales agents tapping through decades-old databases to pitch to group buyers.

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For Broadway Shows, Group Ticket Agents Still Sell Seats - NYTimes.com by Patrick Healy

More than 55,000 Facebook users “like” the new Broadway musical “Sister Act,” which, like most major theatrical productions today, has its own page, as well a Twitter account (1,300 …

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Sunday, April 17, 2011

The King’s Screenwriter, Giving Back by Patrick Healy

David Seidler won an Oscar for his script for “The King’s Speech,” but the visibility the film has brought has also benefited Our Time, a program for children who stutter.

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Friday, April 15, 2011

A Final Bow for Julie’s Taymor’s ‘Spider-Man’ Vision by Patrick Healy

The last versions of “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” to reflect Julie Taymor’s vision are playing on Broadway this weekend.

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Thursday, April 14, 2011

ArtsBeat: For One Last Weekend, a Chance to See 'Spider-Man' 1.0 by Patrick Healy and Scott Heller

This weekend is the last chance to see the director Julie Taymor's original vision for the $70 million-and-counting musical "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark."

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ArtsBeat: Questions Remain about 'Normal Heart' Staging by Patrick Healy

The producers of the Broadway show "The Normal Heart," scheduled for its premiere next week, are referring to it as a "presentation."

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The New Bunny, Artie and Bananas by Patrick Healy

Ben Stiller, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Edie Falco talk about their roles in David Cromer’s new production of “The House of Blue Leaves.”

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Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Staging the Politics of Abortion by Patrick Healy

In “O Beautiful,” which will make its debut at the University of Delaware, Theresa Rebeck blends American history and contemporary issues in a satirical play about politics, abortion and…

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