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Monday, February 3, 2014

Hollywood Was Just One of His Stages by Patrick Healy and Michael Cieply

Philip Seymour Hoffman had many irons in the fire at the time of his death, most of them projects and roles that fans will never get to see.    

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Friday, January 31, 2014

Injured Actor Is Suing ‘Spider-Man’ Producers by Patrick Healy

Daniel Curry, who was seriously injured during a performance of “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark,” has filed a lawsuit charging the producers with negligence.    

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Thursday, January 30, 2014

ArtsBeat: Playwright Sues to Salvage Play Deconstructing ‘Three’s Company’ by Patrick Healy

The playwright David Adjmi went to federal court on Thursday to try to salvage his play “3C,” which ran Off Broadway in 2012 but has been tied up by the copyright owner of the TV show �…

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Tuesday, January 28, 2014

ArtsBeat: ‘King Kong’ Will Stomp Onto Broadway in December, Producer Says by Patrick Healy

The chairman of the Australian production company mounting the musical made the announcement in a Melbourne radio interview.    

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Monday, January 27, 2014

ArtsBeat: Actors’ Equity Members Discuss Tour Wages by Patrick Healy

A town hall meeting was called in response to frustration with the preponderance of lower-paying tours for musicals.    

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ArtsBeat: Following Complaints, Dalton School To Stage Revised ‘Modern Millie’ by Patrick Healy

An adjusted version of the Tony-winning musical will play down Asian stereotypes that caused concern.    

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Sunday, January 26, 2014

On the Road, Actors Seek Higher Pay by Patrick Healy

Actors’ Equity members are organizing against a touring system for Broadway shows that treats and pays some members handsomely and others far less so.    

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Tuesday, January 21, 2014

ArtsBeat: ‘Joplin’ Will Make Way For ‘Joneses’ on Broadway by Patrick Healy

Will Eno’s Broadway debut will go into the theater where the Janis Joplin biomusical is now playing.    

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ArtsBeat: ‘Here Lies Love’ Will Return to the Public Theater by Patrick Healy

The disco-inflected musical about Imelda Marcos will be a commercial production in space rented from the Public.    

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Friday, January 17, 2014

ArtsBeat: Hugh Jackman Returning to Broadway in ‘The River’ by Patrick Healy

Mr. Jackman will star in Jez Butterworth’s play “The River” next season.    

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Thursday, January 16, 2014

ArtsBeat: Daniel Radcliffe Returning to Broadway in ‘Cripple of Inishmaan’ by Patrick Healy

Daniel Radcliffe will return to Broadway in April in the title role of “The Cripple of Inishmaan,” Martin McDonagh’s black comedy about a young man with a sea of troubles who tries to …

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ArtsBeat: Roundabout Theater Will Revive ‘Noises Off’ on Broadway by Patrick Healy

The company announced plans to mount a new Broadway revival of “Noises Off,” Michael Frayn’s backstage farce, as well as the Off Broadway premiere of Tom Stoppard’s 1995 play “Indi…

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ArtsBeat: Soderbergh to Direct New Play at Public Theater by Patrick Healy

Steven Soderbergh is set to direct “The Library,” a new drama about the effects of gun violence on a high school student, written by his frequent collaborator Scott Z. Burns. Chloe Grace…

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Sunday, January 12, 2014

Actors Jam Meeting to Seek Higher Pay for Tours by Patrick Healy

At an overflow membership meeting of the stage actors union, concerns were expressed about the pay — lower than past norms — to performers on coming tours.    

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Friday, January 10, 2014

Big Break? Well, Eyes Will Be on Him by Patrick Healy

A brief vacation for the actor Michael Urie is handing Clancy O’Connor the opportunity every understudy dreams of: proving himself to audiences and power brokers.    

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ArtsBeat: Actors’ Union to Discuss Pay for Touring Musicals by Patrick Healy

The Actors’ Equity union will hold a town hall meeting to discuss salaries and pay contracts for touring musicals.    

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Shakespeare Double-Bill to Be Treated as Two Shows for Tony Eligibility by Patrick Healy

The Broadway double-bill of Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” and “Richard III” will be treated as two separate shows for the purposes of the Tony Awards.

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ArtsBeat: Michael Price to Retire From Goodspeed Musicals by Patrick Healy

Mr. Price has led the company since 1968, producing more than 200 shows and sending 19 of them to Broadway.    

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Thursday, January 9, 2014

ArtsBeat: Rylance’s Shakespeare Shows Recoup on Broadway by Patrick Healy

A double bill of “Twelfth Night” and “Richard III,” starring Mark Rylance, has recouped its $3.1 million capitalization, the producers said.    

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Wednesday, January 8, 2014

ArtsBeat: Tupac Shakur Musical Sets Broadway Opening Date by Patrick Healy

The show, which is inspired by the late rapper but is not a biographical treatment of his life, is scheduled to open on June 19.    

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ArtsBeat: ‘Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time’ Coming to Broadway in the Fall by Patrick Healy

The play, an adaptation of Mark Haddon’s best-selling novel, has been a hit in London, and will open this fall at the Barrymore Theater in a new production.    

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Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Broadway’s ‘Glass Menagerie’ Recoups Investment by Patrick Healy

The critically acclaimed revival, with Zachary Quinto and Cherry Jones, has recouped its $2.6-million capitalization, the play’s producers announced.

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Sunday, January 5, 2014

Low on Funds, ‘Spider-Man’ Dims Its Last Lights by Patrick Healy

The $75 million production of “Spider-Man,” the most expensive musical in history and one of the most troubled, ended a run of three years and two months.    

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Thursday, January 2, 2014

‘Wolf Hall’ and ‘Bring Up the Bodies’ Head for the Stage by Patrick Healy

Hilary Mantel’s two Man Booker-winning historical novels, “Wolf Hall” and “Bring Up the Bodies,” are being adapted and condensed for the stage in Britain.    

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Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Korean Cash Takes Broadway Bows by Patrick Healy

With Broadway musicals finding success in Seoul, Korean producers are starting to get in on the front end of the financing in New York.    

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Thursday, December 26, 2013

Times Writers Share Last Chance Theater Picks by Ben Brantley, Charles Isherwood, Scott Heller, Patrick Healy and Neil Genzlinger

From the Off Broadway musical “Fun Home” to the star-crossed “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark,” Times writers offer a few last-minute theater picks.    

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K-Pop Stars Selling Stage Musicals in Korea by Patrick Healy

“Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamboat” with a celebrity K-pop presence: That’s the sort of musical that’s selling on stages in Seoul.    

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Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Former Students and ‘Wynn Place Show’ Praise Wynn Handman by Patrick Healy

The venerated acting teacher Wynn Handman, 91, is celebrated in a new book, “Wynn Place Show,” and by former students like Chris Cooper.    

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Tuesday, December 24, 2013

ArtsBeat: Streisand Sees ‘I’ll Eat You Last’ at Last by Patrick Healy

She took in a Los Angeles performance of the one-person show, which stars Bette Midler as Sue Mengers, Ms.Streisand’s former agent.    

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Monday, December 23, 2013

ArtsBeat: Hugh Jackman Disappears From Broadway-Aimed ‘Houdini’ Musical by Patrick Healy

The actor cites scheduling conflicts in dropping out of the show.    

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ArtsBeat: Expensive Seats Prove Popular as Broadway Starts Raking In the Holiday Dollars by Patrick Healy

Ticket sales for premium-priced seats rose last week for popular Broadway musicals.    

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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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