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Thursday, May 17, 2012

Summer Festivals : Summer Stages: Theater Beyond Shakespeare by Steven McElroy

“As You Like It,” “Much Ado About Nothing” and “Richard III” are among the popular choices for this summer’s theater festivals.

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Friday, May 11, 2012

ArtsBeat: Tyne Daly and Lili Taylor Sign Up for Williamstown Summer Season by Steven McElroy

Ms. Daly will play Lady Bracknell in a gangster-era version of "The Importance of Being Earnest."

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Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Snapshot | Nicole Ari Parker: Nicole Ari Parker on ‘Streetcar Named Desire’ by Steven McElroy

Nicole Ari Parker, a veteran of TV and film, talks about taking on one of the American stage’s famed roles, Blanche in the Broadway revival of “A Streetcar Named Desire.”

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Wednesday, April 4, 2012

ArtsBeat: Red Sox Rivalry Will Make Its Way Into Rejiggered 'Damn Yankees' in Maine by Steven McElroy

Ogunquit Playhouse will feature a revised version of the 1955 musical in its summer season.

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Thursday, February 23, 2012

ArtsBeat: Spring Performance: What to Watch on Your Night Off by Steven McElroy

Broadway actors talk about which coming shows they'd like to see, even if they have to call in sick.

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Saturday, December 17, 2011

Arts | Westchester: Railroad Playhouse Takes a Risk in Newburgh by Steven McElroy

Jen and Seth Soloway, who opened the Railroad Playhouse in 2010, want to see a declining Newburgh, N.Y., restored to its former sheen.

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Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Donation to Library Opens New Portal to Caffe Cino by Steven McElroy

A recent donation to the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts will give the public more access to memorabilia from Caffe Cino, the birthplace of Off Off Broadway.

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Thursday, October 6, 2011

ArtsBeat Blog: Albee Among Those to Celebrate Life of Doric Wilson by Steven McElroy

A number of playwrights are expected at the Lucille Lortel Theater on Monday, Oct. 10.

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Wednesday, September 14, 2011

The New Season: Outlaws, Kings and Comedy by Steven McElroy

A selective list of shows from the new theater season.

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Friday, August 26, 2011

ArtsBeat Blog: 'Leo' to Gravitate to New York From Edinburgh by Steven McElroy

"Leo," a solo show featuring a gravity-defying performance by Tobias Wegner, is the winner of the 2011 Carol Tambor Best of Edinburgh award, and will be produced in New York next year.

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ArtsBeat Blog: 'Leo' to Gravitate From Edinburgh to New York by Steven McElroy

"Leo," a solo show featuring a gravity-defying performance by Tobias Wegner, is the winner of the 2011 Carol Tambor Best of Edinburgh award, and will be produced in New York next year.

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Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Was It Worth It? Theater Makers Who Showed Their Stuff in Edinburgh Add It Up by Steven McElroy

New Yorkers who participated in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe talk about where their shows may be headed next.

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Friday, August 12, 2011

For Theater Lovers, a City Is the Stage, and a Purple Cow Is a Prop by Steven McElroy

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is in the midst of its usual wildly eclectic run, with big names and the obscure attracting crowds.

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Thursday, August 11, 2011
Wednesday, August 10, 2011

ArtsBeat Blog: Postcard From Edinburgh: In the Belly of the Beast by Steven McElroy

A number of production companies have provided pop-up theater spaces, publicity and more for performing artists at Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

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Monday, August 8, 2011
Friday, August 5, 2011

ArtsBeat: Postcard from Edinburgh: Getting in Early to a Fringe Favorite by Steven McElroy

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe began on Friday, but the city was in full Fringe mode well ahead of schedule.

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Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Connoisseurs in the Theatrical Import Business by Steven McElroy

The creative forces behind Brits Off Broadway, an annual festival at 59E59 Theaters, are off to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe to scout shows to present in Manhattan.

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Thursday, June 30, 2011

ArtsBeat: 'Magdalene' Producers Respond to Accusations of Anti-Semitism by Steven McElroy

The producers of the new Off Broadway musical "The Magdalene" met with representatives of the New York office of the Anti-Defamation League and said they would consider changes to the show's…

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Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Working Vacations Recharge Actors by Steven McElroy

Actors including Karen Allen, Ken Olin and Patricia Richardson take on summertime challenges onstage.

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Thursday, June 16, 2011

Hitting the Streets for the Fun of It by Steven McElroy

The Come Out and Play Festival, a reminder that street games still matter, starts Sunday and will be held on weekends through July 16.

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Wednesday, June 15, 2011

ArtsBeat: Heading to Edinburgh, but First Some Exposure in New York by Steven McElroy

The "East to Edinburgh" festival will run July 12-31.

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Thursday, June 9, 2011

ArtsBeat: Center Stage at Edinburgh Fringe: Two New Works From the National Theater of Scotland by Steven McElroy

The gigantic festival will also feature John Malkovich as a director, and Simon Callow in drag.

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Thursday, June 2, 2011

Parks to Parking Lots: All the City’s a Stage by Steven McElroy

Summer in New York City offers plenty of outdoor classical theater, with settings as bucolic as parks and as prosaic as parking lots.

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Sunday, May 22, 2011

Spotlight | East Hampton: ‘I’m Just Another Guy Who Thinks He’s Smarter Than He Is’ by Steven McElroy

Colin Quinn brings his Broadway show, “Long Story Short,” to Guild Hall for a three-week run.

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Sunday, May 8, 2011

Summer Stages: Theater by Steven McElroy

A listing of summer theater in the United States and Canada.

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Monday, February 28, 2011

How to Throw Punches Without Getting Hurt by Steven McElroy

The explosive and angst-ridden writhing, jerking and lunging that Steven Hoggett choreographed for the musical “American Idiot” is hardly typical of Broadway dancing.

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Sunday, February 20, 2011

Spring Performance: Theater: Been There, Done That, and Now Going to This by Steven McElroy

Tony winners and nominees talk about what shows they’re looking forward to in 2011.

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