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Thursday, October 16, 2014

ArtsBeat: Al Pacino Will Return To Broadway in New Mamet Play by Patrick Healy

The two-character play, ”China Doll,” is about a billionaire and his assistant.

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Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Exit, Stage Left, Grasping Cane; Enter, Sprinting by Patrick Healy

Onstage, in the same play, “Smokefall” at the Goodman Theater in Chicago, Mike Nussbaum plays a man who is 77 and in another scene, in his 50s. Offstage, he is 90.

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Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Disney Tops the Broadway Box Office by Patrick Healy

"The Lion King" and “Aladdin” both had strong sales in a week when family fare dominated.

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Saturday, October 11, 2014

Stephen Sondheim Plans a New Musical, Based on Bunuel Film by Patrick Healy

The acclaimed composer is working with the playwright David Ives, who wrote “Venus in Fur.”

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Wednesday, October 8, 2014

ArtsBeat: Award-Winning Broadway Musical ‘Once’ to Close in January by Patrick Healy

“Once,” which won the Tony Award for best musical in 2012, will close on Jan. 4 after a nearly three-year run, the producers announced on Tuesday.

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Monday, October 6, 2014

ArtsBeat: Modest Sales for the Start of Sting’s Musical ‘The Last Ship’ by Patrick Healy

The show, Sting’s first foray into musical theater, sold modestly in its first set of preview performances last week, according to box office data.

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Friday, October 3, 2014

‘It’s Only a Play’ Replaces Topical 1980s Punch Lines by Patrick Healy

The Broadway revival of ‘It’s Only a Play’ replaces the topical 1980s punch lines.

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Thursday, October 2, 2014

ArtsBeat: ‘Hamilton’ to Offer a Multi-Racial Cast of Founding Fathers by Patrick Healy

This winter’s Off Broadway world premiere of “Hamilton,” the new musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda (“In the Heights”), will begin performances in January.

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ArtsBeat: Anna D. Shapiro Named Artistic Director of Steppenwolf Theater by Patrick Healy

Ms. Shapiro, who has directed several acclaimed productions, will take over next fall from Martha Lavey, Steppenwolf’s longtime leader.

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Wednesday, October 1, 2014

ArtsBeat: Broadway’s ‘Doctor Zhivago’ to Begin Performances in March by Patrick Healy

The show begins previews March 27 and will open on April 21 at the Broadway Theater.

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ArtsBeat: Joy Behar Solo Show to Run Off Broadway by Patrick Healy

Her show “Me, My Mouth and I” is to run for seven weeks this fall at the Cherry Lane Theater.

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Tuesday, September 30, 2014

September Was Warm on Broadway, Too by Patrick Healy

A month that often brings the doldrums to Broadway this year instead brought audiences and ticket sales at their highest levels since the 2008 recession.

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Monday, September 29, 2014

ArtsBeat: ‘Children of a Lesser God’ to Return to Broadway by Patrick Healy

The producer Hal Luftig plans to bring Mark Medoff’s play back to Broadway for the 2015-16 season, with Kenny Leon to direct.

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ArtsBeat: ‘Waterfall,’ a New Musical With Thai Inspiration, Aiming for Broadway by Patrick Healy

“Waterfall,” which centers on a Thai student who falls in love with the American wife of a Thai diplomat, is to run on the West Coast in advance of a planned New York run in 2016.

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ArtsBeat: ‘Finding Neverland’ to Open on Broadway in April by Patrick Healy

“Finding Neverland” is the first attempt by Harvey Weinstein at producing a theatrical show.

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Thursday, September 25, 2014

Billy Porter Tells His Own Story in ‘While I Yet Live’ by Patrick Healy

Billy Porter, who won a Tony Award for his role as a drag queen in “Kinky Boots,” has written a tribute to his mother in “While I Yet Live.”

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Tuesday, September 23, 2014

ArtsBeat: Balagan Theater in Seattle Closes by Patrick Healy

The eight-year-old theater company has shut down because of financial setbacks.

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ArtsBeat: Students and Residents Air Concerns After High School’s Cancellation of ‘Spamalot’ by Patrick Healy

A Pennsylvania high school cancellation of a production of “Spamalot” roils members of the community.

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Monday, September 22, 2014

ArtsBeat: A New High Mark for ‘Lion King’ by Patrick Healy

The musical version of “The Lion King” topped Broadway’s box office last week, and has set a record for the largest global gross, with $6.2 billion in sales worldwide.

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ArtsBeat: Dispute Over High School’s Canceled ‘Spamalot’ Leads to Director’s Departure by Patrick Healy

A Pennsylvania high school principal cited concern over gay themes in rejecting a planned production of “Spamalot.”

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Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Producers Have Big Plans for ‘American Psycho’ by Patrick Healy

Two veteran Broadway producers helped torpedo an Off Broadway theater’s premiere of the musical “American Psycho” and are in talks to bring it directly to Broadway next fall.

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Monday, September 15, 2014

An Empire Where the Curtain Would Not Fall by Patrick Healy

Howard Panter’s theater corporation has global intentions, but New York is crucial to his plans.

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ArtsBeat: Broadway’s ‘Curious Incident’ Off to a Strong Start by Patrick Healy

“The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” had solid sales in its first week of preview performances.

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Friday, September 12, 2014

ArtsBeat: Off-Broadway Run of ‘American Psycho’ is Dead by Patrick Healy

The musical adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’s novel had been scheduled to run at Second Stage Theater.

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Thursday, September 11, 2014

ArtsBeat: ‘Heidi Chronicles’ to Return to Broadway in February With Elisabeth Moss by Patrick Healy

The revival of Wendy Wasserstein’s Pulitzer- and Tony-winning play will star Ms. Moss, Jason Biggs and Bryce Pinkham.

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Wednesday, September 10, 2014

ArtsBeat: ‘Wolf Hall’ and Its Sequel Aiming for Broadway After London Success by Patrick Healy

Producers are in talks about a New York run of the hit British plays “Wolf Hall” and its sequel “Bring Up the Bodies,” based on the historical novels by Hilary Mantel.

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Tuesday, September 9, 2014

ArtsBeat: Broadway to Dim Lights for Joan Rivers After All by Patrick Healy

In a reversal, Broadway industry leaders decided to dim the lights on their 40 theater marquees in honor of Joan Rivers on Tuesday night.

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ArtsBeat: Broadway Theaters Will Dim Lights for Joan Rivers After All by Patrick Healy

After an outcry, the Broadway League reversed its earlier decision and agreed to honor the late comedian.

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Monday, September 8, 2014

ArtsBeat: Five Broadway Theaters Will Dim Lights for Joan Rivers by Patrick Healy

Jujamcyn Theaters decided to dim lights in memory of Joan Rivers despite a decision to the contrary.

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ArtsBeat: As Broadway Box Office Dips, ‘It’s Only a Play’ Excels by Patrick Healy

The Terrence McNally comedy brought in more than $1 million at the box office, a rarity for a show still in previews.

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Arts, Briefly: ‘Forum’ Revival Has Been Postponed by Patrick Healy

A Broadway revival of “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” has been postponed now that the star, James Corden, has been named the new host of “The Late, Late Show” on CBS.

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