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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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Can't Keep a Good Hippie Down: 'Hair' Returning to Broadway by Patrick Healy

The show will come back from July 5 to Sept. 10.

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Tuesday, April 12, 2011

ArtsBeat: Creators of 'Smash' TV Pilot Are Waiting for The Show To Go On by Patrick Healy

The New York-based creators of "Smash" - an NBC fall season prospect about the making of a Broadway musical - have concluded filming.

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Friday, April 8, 2011

Pace Offers Shakespeare Fans an Alternative by Patrick Healy

There are three productions of "Macbeth" underway in New York this month, but admirers of Shakespeare's lighter work have an alternative: The Acting Company's production of "The Comedy of Er…

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Thursday, April 7, 2011

Putting the Juice in ‘Jerusalem’ by Patrick Healy

Mark Rylance is back on Broadway for the second time this season, in the attention-getting role of Rooster Byron in “Jerusalem.”

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Friday, April 1, 2011

New York Theater Workshop Announces Two More Productions for 2011-12 Season by Patrick Healy

A play about a Palestinian family preparing for a family wedding in the politically volatile West Bank, and a modern retelling of Homer's "Illiad."

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New David Mamet Play Set to Premiere in London This Fall by Patrick Healy

David Mamet's new play, "The Anarchist," will have its world premiere in London this fall, a team of American and British producers announced on Friday.

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Thursday, March 31, 2011

For 'Championship Season' Cast, It Won't Be One-for-All Come Tony Time by Patrick Healy

Brian Cox will be up for best actor Tony in 'Championship Season,' Frances McDormand for best actress in "Good People"

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ArtsBeat: John Mellencamp-Stephen King Stage Collaboration Gets an Opening Date by Patrick Healy

"Ghost Brothers of Darkland County," a long-in-the-works musical by the horror writer Stephen King and the rock musician John Mellencamp, will have its world premiere in April 2012.

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ArtsBeat: Brooke Shields Will Be the New Morticia in 'Addams Family' by Patrick Healy

Ms. Shields has previously taken over four Broadway roles in productions that began with other actresses: Roxie Hart in "Chicago," Sally Bowles in "Cabaret," Rizzo in "Grease," and Ruth in "…

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Monday, March 28, 2011

They Love the Nightlife: Audiences Flock to 'Priscilla Queen of the Desert' by Patrick Healy

In their first full week of performances since opening on Broadway, the new musical "Priscilla Queen of the Desert" notched a 30-percent increase in ticket sales and the revival of "Arcadia"…

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ArtsBeat: Repertory Casting Returns for Shakespeare in the Park by Patrick Healy

New York's Public Theater announced its second consecutive summer of casting a repertory company of actors in its two Shakespeare in the Park productions, "Measure for Measure" and "All's We…

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Thursday, March 24, 2011

‘Spider-Man’ Is Said to Drop Geek Chorus of Narrators by Patrick Healy

In the first major change confirmed for Broadway’s “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark,” the critically panned Geek Chorus — a major device in the musical — will be cut altogether, thre…

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ArtsBeat: Playwrights Horizons Announces 2011-12 Season by Patrick Healy

Playwrights Horizons on Thursday announced five of the six productions in its 2011-12 line-up, including a world premiere from Gina Gionfriddo (a Pulitzer Prize finalist for "Becky Shaw") an…

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Playwrights Horizons Announces 2011-12 Season by Patrick Healy

Playwrights Horizons on Thursday announced five of the six productions in its 2011-12 line-up, including a world premiere from Gina Gionfriddo (a Pulitzer Prize finalist for "Becky Shaw") an…

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ArtsBeat: Bloomberg May Spoof 'Spider-Man' at Charity Event by Patrick Healy

At Saturday night's annual Inner Circle charity dinner, which features skits performed by the City Hall press corps and the Mayor, Mr. Bloomberg is working some elements from "Spider-Man" in…

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Bloomberg May Spoof 'Spider-Man' at Charity Event by Patrick Healy

At Saturday night's annual Inner Circle charity dinner, which will feature skits performed by the City Hall press corps and the mayor of New York City, Mr. Bloomberg will incorporate some el…

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Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Star Power Meets War’s Firepower by Patrick Healy

Rajiv Joseph’s Iraq play “Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo,” starring Robin Williams, is the first play on Broadway since the 1970s to confront the ruthlessness of war. Will it find an …

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Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Audra McDonald Looking Likely for 'Porgy and Bess' by Patrick Healy

Audra McDonald confirms to playbill.com that she's going to do "Porgy and Bess" at ART.

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ArtsBeat: Audra McDonald Looking Likely for 'Porgy and Bess' by Patrick Healy

Audra McDonald confirms to playbill.com that she's going to do "Porgy and Bess" at ART.

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ArtsBeat: Another ‘Spider-Man’ Actress Injured by Patrick Healy

The actress who plays the villainess Arachne in Broadway's "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" will be out of the show for the next two weeksafter she sustained an injury onstage.

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'Another 'Spider-Man' Actress Injured by Patrick Healy

The actress who plays the villainess Arachne in Broadway's "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" will be out of the show for the next two weeksafter she sustained an injury onstage.

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Australian Playwright Wins Yale Drama Series Award by Patrick Healy

John Guare, the acclaimed stage writer and judge of the series, announced on Tuesday that Shannon Murdoch had won for "New Light Shine."

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ArtsBeat: Australian Playwright Wins Yale Drama Series Award by Patrick Healy

John Guare, the acclaimed stage writer and judge of the series, announced on Tuesday that Shannon Murdoch had won for "New Light Shine."

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Monday, March 21, 2011

Broadway Flexes Box Office Muscle by Patrick Healy

Several plays earned at least 50 percent of their maximum possible gross amounts, an indicator that each was in the black for the week.

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ArtsBeat: 'The Divine Sister' Nears an End by Patrick Healy

The producers announced that this critically acclaimed Off Broadway comedy would close because of the previous commitments of several cast members.

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Sunday, March 20, 2011

He’s Not an Impostor; He Plays One Onstage by Patrick Healy

Aaron Tveit, 27, has a shot at becoming Broadway’s next young leading man in the $13 million musical “Catch Me If You Can.”

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Saturday, March 19, 2011

Ideas & Trends: Lessons for ‘Spider-Man’ From the Campaign Trail by Patrick Healy

In theater as in politics, new directors can work wonders, unless the star attraction is the problem.

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Wednesday, March 16, 2011

He’s Not an Imposter; He Plays One Onstage by Patrick Healy

Aaron Tveit, 27, has a shot at becoming Broadway’s next young leading man in the $13-million musical “Catch Me If You Can.”

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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 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
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