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Thursday, January 30, 2020

National Asian American Theater Partners With Regional Companies by Sophie Haigney

The initiative, with New York Theater Workshop, Soho Rep and others, aims to foster inclusion of Asian-American theater artists, technicians and administrators.

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Tuesday, June 11, 2019

The New 42nd Street, a Theater Nonprofit, Names Its Next Leader by Sophie Haigney

Russell Granet will be the new president and chief executive of the organization, taking over as Cora Cahan steps down.

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Friday, April 5, 2019

NJPAC Plans to Use Major Grant to Expand Education Component by Sophie Haigney

The new space will be financed by a $20 million gift from the Leon and Toby Cooperman Family Foundation.

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'Hamilton' Set Designer Goes Whimsical, Using Sotheby's Galleries as a Stage by Sophie Haigney

David Korins is bringing some of Chatsworth House, the stately home from the movie "Pride and Prejudice," to New York " for a show at Sotheby's.

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Monday, March 4, 2019

Jackie Sibblies Drury Wins the Blackburn Prize for 'Fairview' by Sophie Haigney

The Brooklyn-based playwright, who is 37, earned the $25,000 prize for her play that deals with race and family.

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Wednesday, February 6, 2019

Cirque du Soleil Buys Magic Show Company by Sophie Haigney

The company acquired The Works Entertainment, the makers of the Illusionists magic franchise and other shows.

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Monday, August 28, 2017

To Play Transgender, Sandra Caldwell Had to Open Up About Who She Is by Sophie Haigney

For the first time in her career, Ms. Caldwell will perform as an openly transgender woman, in a part that tracks closely with her own life.

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Monday, August 21, 2017

Denzel Washington to Star in 'Iceman Cometh' on Broadway by Sophie Haigney

The Oscar- and Tony-winning actor will play the lead role in a production of the Eugene O'Neill drama, directed by George C. Wolfe.

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Monday, August 7, 2017

$78,000 of Debt for a Harvard Theater Degree by Sophie Haigney

Students and alumni are frustrated by the turmoil in Harvard's graduate theater program and have trained their ire on its leader, the director Diane Paulus.

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Monday, July 17, 2017