James Earl Jones Elected for Broadway Revival of 'Gore Vidal's The Best Man' by Dave Itzkoff

Mr. Jones will play Arthur Hockstader, a Truman-esque chief executive deciding between endorsing potential presidential nominees William Russell and Joe Cantwell.

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ArtsBeat: James Earl Jones Elected for Broadway Revival of 'Gore Vidal's The Best Man' by Dave Itzkoff

Mr. Jones will play Arthur Hockstader, a Truman-esque chief executive deciding between endorsing potential presidential nominees William Russell and Joe Cantwell.

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An Appetizing Proposition: Anthony Hopkins Takes His Music on Tour by Dave Itzkoff

Mr. Hopkins, the star of "Remains of the Day" and "Silence of the Lambs," will appear in a series of concerts at which the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra will perform music that he co…

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Name Your (Musical) Poison by Dave Itzkoff

Bell Biv DeVoe goes head-to-head with Sofia Vergara and Ed O'Neill of "Modern Family."

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ArtsBeat: New 'Earnest' Cast Members Named for Broadway by Dave Itzkoff

Beginning March 22, the Roundabout production will be joined by Jayne Houdyshell (as Miss Prism), Brian Murray (as Reverend Canon Chasuble) and Jessie Austrian (as Gwendolyn Fairfax).

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New 'Earnest' Cast Members Named for Broadway by Dave Itzkoff

Beginning March 22, the Roundabout production will be joined by Jayne Houdyshell (as Miss Prism), Brian Murray (as Reverend Canon Chasuble) and Jessie Austrian (as Gwendolyn Fairfax).

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Director's Cut of 'Never Say Never' Will 'Get Deeper in the Bieber Subculture' by Dave Itzkoff

A "director's fan cut" of the Justin Bieber documentary, containing 40 minutes of new footage, is a test of the loyalty of Mr. Bieber's fans, but also an experiment to see how quickly a stud…

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ArtsBeat: A Second Spider-Man Musical Is Coming by Dave Itzkoff

Frustrated by the delays that have engulfed "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark," an improv comedian and composer has decided to open his own show about that comic-book wall-crawler one day earli…

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A Second Spider-Man Musical Swings Into Town by Dave Itzkoff

Frustrated by the delays that have engulfed "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark," an improv comedian and composer has decided to open his own show about that comic-book wall-crawler one day earli…

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SXSW Says It Is 'Disappointed' By Absence of Female Comedians by Dave Itzkoff

Of the 31 comedians initially announced for the comedy program of the SXSW festival in Austin, only one was a woman.

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A Month of Catherine Deneuve at Brooklyn Academy by Dave Itzkoff

BAMcinématek's program on Ms. Deneuve will run from March 4 through 31 and feature 25 of her films, including "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg," "The Young Girls of Rochefort ," "Belle de Jou…

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ArtsBeat: John Gallagher, Jr. Joins Cast of 'Jerusalem' on Broadway by Dave Itzkoff

The Broadway cast of the Jez Butterworth play will feature several other Broadway veterans as well as performers from the original Royal Court and West End production.

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John Gallagher, Jr. Joins Cast of 'Jerusalem' on Broadway by Dave Itzkoff

The Broadway cast of the Jez Butterworth play will feature several other Broadway veterans as well as performers from the original Royal Court and West End production.

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Remaking Wookiee: Chewbacca Becomes a Character on 'Star Wars: The Clone Wars' by Dave Itzkoff

The wild and wooly Wookiee will appear in the two-part season finale of "Star Wars: The Clone Wars," with some assistance from Peter Mayhew, the actor who has portrayed the character in Geor…

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New Directors/New Films Series Sets Lineup by Dave Itzkoff

This year's series will open with "Margin Call," a debut feature about an investment bank, and close with "Circumstance," about two Iranian women who step out beyond the boundaries of their …

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Make Art, Get Art in Return at Tribeca Film Festival by Dave Itzkoff

Winning filmmakers at this year's Tribeca Film Festival will receive one of nine works, including pieces by Will Ryman, Tom Otterness and Robert De Niro Sr.

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ArtsBeat: Holy Terrors: A Conversation With the Creators of 'The Book of Mormon' by Dave Itzkoff

Trey Parker, Matt Stone and Robert Lopez discuss their new musical comedy, about two mismatched Mormons on a mission to Uganda, and explain why they believe the show is ultimately pro-faith.

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A Sweet Show, but With Lots of Blasphemy and Cussing by Dave Itzkoff

"The Book of Mormon," the first Broadway musical from Trey Parker and Matt Stone of "South Park," promises to be rude but sweet.

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Holy Terrors: A Conversation With the Creators of 'The Book of Mormon' by Dave Itzkoff

Trey Parker, Matt Stone and Robert Lopez discuss their new musical comedy, about two mismatched Mormons on a mission to Uganda, and explain why they believe the show is ultimately pro-faith.

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Eminem, Arcade Fire and Buffalo Springfield Among Top Acts at Bonnaroo by Dave Itzkoff

Other acts announced for the June festival include the reconstituted Buffalo Springfield, Widespread Panic, My Morning Jacket, String Cheese Incident, the Black Keys, Mumford & Sons, th…

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ArtsBeat: Extra, Extra! 'Newsies' Musical to Open Paper Mill Playhouse Season by Dave Itzkoff

The "Newsies" musical, based on the misunderstood but much-loved 1992 Disney film, will feature music by the original composer Alan Menken and the original lyricist Jack Feldman as well as a…

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Extra, Extra! 'Newsies' Musical to Open Paper Mill Playhouse Season by Dave Itzkoff

The "Newsies" musical, based on the misunderstood but much-loved 1992 Disney film, will feature music by the original composer Alan Menken and the original lyricist Jack Feldman as well as a…

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IFC Orders Second Season of 'Portlandia' by Dave Itzkoff

The comedy series, created by and starring Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein, looks at a fanciful version of the slacker paradise of Portland, Ore.

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New Radiohead Album, 'The King of Limbs,' Will Hit Web on Saturday by Dave Itzkoff

Unlike its last album, "In Rainbows," for which Radiohead allowed online customers to pay what they wished (if they wished to pay anything at all), "The King of Limbs" will not be sold at su…

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Ask the Critics at the Carpetbagger by Dave Itzkoff

In a new feature, Manohla Dargis and A. O. Scott, film critics of The New York Times, will take questions from readers.

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