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Monday, May 25, 2015

Actor as auteur: not always a plum role by Peter Bart

Affleck, Hoffman follow Eastwood path, but there are perils, too

SOURCE: Variety at 05:58PM
Thursday, November 27, 2014

Does Awards Season Need a Regulator for the Kudos Chaos? by Peter Bart

Does awards season need a czar? In the booming sports business, commissioners orchestrate scheduling and negotiate network megadeals. In the movie business, however, there is no one managing…

SOURCE: Variety at 01:00PM
Friday, December 6, 2013

Bette Midler Gets It Right as Sue Mengers, Says Peter Bart by Peter Bart

Sue Mengers, the late, great talent agent, would have loved attending the Geffen Theater Dec. 5 for the gala West Coast opening of “I’ll Eat You Last.” She would have relis…

SOURCE: Variety at 03:01PM
Thursday, June 20, 2013

Peter Bart and Michael Fleming Face Off in New Column by Peter Bart

Peter Bart: I asked my friend Michael Fleming of Deadline Hollywood to comment on the tendency of journalists to look at the glitterati through rose-colored glasses, since we both have inter…

SOURCE: Variety at 03:02PM
Tuesday, April 23, 2013

In Search of a Great ‘Gatsby’: Hollywood’s F. Scott Fitz and Starts by Peter Bart

Baz Luhrmann took me by surprise four years ago when he confided over lunch that he intended to shoot "The Great Gatsby" as his next movie — he explained that he had become obsessed with t…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:00AM

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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 15, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
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