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Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Turning Traumatic Arrivals Into Art: Exiles Form a Theater Troupe by Rachel Donadio

Young actors from war-torn nations have created Exil Ensemble at the Gorki Theater in Berlin. Now they are starring in a play based on their lives.

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Wednesday, March 22, 2017

His Idea for Fighting Terrorism? Funny Plays by Rachel Donadio

The Belgian playwright Ismaël Saidi writes comic plays that tour France and Belgium, and offer a message of multicultural tolerance.

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Tuesday, February 21, 2017

In Open Letter, 65 Writers and Artists Urge Trump to Reconsider Visa Ban by Rachel Donadio

The letter, written by PEN America, reads in part: “Vibrant, open intercultural dialogue is indispensable in the fight against terror and oppression.”

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Sunday, January 29, 2017

Visa Ban Leaves Artists in Limbo, and Institutions Perplexed by Rachel Donadio

Museums, film festivals, theaters and workshops are scrambling to figure out President Trump’s executive order on immigration and the effects it may have.

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Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Russian Dissident Artist Will Seek Asylum in France by Rachel Donadio

The authorities in Russia questioned the performance artist Pyotr Pavlensky and his partner after an actress accused them of sexual assault.

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Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Presides Over Shylock’s Trial by Rachel Donadio

In Venice, a mock trial had the added appeal of seeing a production of “The Merchant of Venice” featuring Justice Ginsburg’s grandson.

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Tuesday, July 5, 2016

‘Britain Is No Home to Me’: Five Artists Respond to ‘Brexit’ by Rachel Donadio

Britain’s vote to leave the European Union has led to intense soul-searching for the country’s cultural establishment.

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Thursday, March 31, 2016

Florian Zeller, a Busy French Playwright, Makes His American Debut on Broadway by Rachel Donadio

His play “The Father” comes to Broadway after successful runs in Paris and London.

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Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Russian Artists Face a Choice: Censor Themselves, or Else by Rachel Donadio

Cultural figures in Russia describe a climate of anxiety as laws banning obscenities have made them compromise their work or face harsh penalties.

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Wednesday, March 25, 2015

As the Opera World Mourns Plane Crash Victims, Video of Their Last Production by Rachel Donadio

The singers, Maria Radner and Oleg Bryjak, were among the victims of the Germanwings crash on Tuesday.

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Friday, March 6, 2015

Kate Tempest, a British Triple Threat, Crosses the Pond by Rachel Donadio

Ms. Tempest — whose poems, plays and recordings about struggling Londoners have been winning acclaim in her native Britain — is about to tour America.

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Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Rome Opera’s Management and Musicians Agree to End Standoff by Rachel Donadio

The agreement, which the opera said would save 3 million euros a year, will keep the musicians on staff in exchange for pay cuts and a pledge not to go on strike.

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Friday, October 3, 2014

Rome Opera Fires Orchestra and Chorus by Rachel Donadio

Saying it has to cut costs, the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma fires its orchestra and chorus and says it will replace them with contract performers.

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Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Truth Is Beauty, and Beauty Can Be Subversive by Rachel Donadio

Ragnar Kjartansson brings his work “Der Klang der Offenbarung des Göttlichen,” or “The Explosive Sonics of Divinity,” to the Volksbühne theater in Berlin.    

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards