A 'Great Cultural Depression' Looms for Legions of Unemployed Performers by Patricia Cohen

With theaters and concert halls shuttered, unemployment in the arts has taken a deeper cut than it has in restaurants and other hard-hit industries.

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Lehman Brothers, a Family Saga, as Viewed by Some Who Lived It by Patricia Cohen

"The Lehman Trilogy" is a theatrical panorama of the firm's history and collapse. Lehman descendants and onetime employees have taken a keen interest.

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A Political Satire on Stage, and Not About Trump by Patricia Cohen

Bruce Norris, the Pulitzer-winning playwright, brings "The Low Road," a Colonial-era free market spoof inspired by the financial crash, to the Public Theater.

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Manhattan Theater Club Adds 'Extinction,' Postpones 'Carl's Sister' This Season by Patricia Cohen

"The Extinction Method" takes the place of "Carl's Sister," a new play by Alfred Uhry ("Driving Miss Daisy") based on the book "Apples and Oranges" by Marie Brenner.

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Theoni V. Aldredge, Costume Designer for ‘Chorus Line,’ ‘Annie,’ Has Died by Patricia Cohen

Theoni V. Aldredge, the designer of the fabulously feathered transvestites in the original stage version of “La Cage aux Folles” and Little Orphan Annie’s red dress on Broa…

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With Stoppard, Chance Always Plays a Role by Patricia Cohen

Tom Stoppard is preparing for a revival of his play “Arcadia,” which opens on Broadway at the Barrymore Theater.

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Hard Steps to Walk a Fine Line in ‘Scottsboro’ by Patricia Cohen

The Broadway musical “The Scottsboro Boys” uses offensive caricature as it addresses a historic instance of racial injustice.

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The Tonys Find a Home. The Bad News? It's Small. The Good News? It's Actually on Broadway. by Patricia Cohen

Tony Awards to move to much smaller Beacon Theater after years at Radio City Music Hall.

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With Stoppard, Chance Always Plays a Role by Patricia Cohen

Tom Stoppard is preparing for a revival of his play “Arcadia,” which opens on Broadway at the Barrymore Theater.

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Parity for Women in Theater Is Focus of Symposium by Patricia Cohen

Artistic directors and playwrights are scheduled to speak.

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ArtsBeat: ‘Scottsboro Boys’ Is Focus of Protest by Patricia Cohen

The protesters, organized by the Freedom Party, criticized the use of the minstrel tradition and blackface in the show.

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Shakespeare's Globe Theater to Present the Writer's Canon in 38 Languages by Patricia Cohen

The reconstructed theater is planning a Cultural Olympiad in which all of the plays will be performed in 38 different languages.

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No Need to Call a Sitter, Playwrights Horizons Has Done It by Patricia Cohen

Baby sitters will be available at three matinee performances of "Kin" at Playwrights Horizons.

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At Wesleyan, a Program for Performance Art Curators by Patricia Cohen

The Institute for Curatorial Practice in Performance at Wesleyan University has created a new professional certificate program in curating performance art, the first of its kind.

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Theoni V. Aldredge, Costume Designer for 'Chorus Line,' 'Annie,' Has Died by Patricia Cohen

Theoni V. Aldredge, Tony winning costume designer, has died.

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ArtsBeat: Sierra Boggess Will Take Lessons in 'Master Class' by Patricia Cohen

Ms. Boggess, currently playing Christine in the West End production of "Love Never Dies," will take on the role of Sharon Graham, the aspiring opera star portrayed by Audra McDonald in the o…

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Broadway Has Told the Story of the Scottsboro Boys Before by Patricia Cohen

The new Kander and Ebb musical "The Scottsboro Boys" at the Lyceum Theater is not the first time that the harrowing tale of nine African-American youths falsely convicted of rape in 1931 Ala…

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Surveying New Yorkers' Cultural Landscape by Patricia Cohen

The New York State Council on the Arts is using an online survey to shape its priorities.

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Actors' Union Reaches a Deal for Movie and TV Contract by Patricia Cohen

The three-year contract for film and television production came after the previous contract expired on June 30.

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Lit Class Field Trip, Movie Star Edition by Patricia Cohen

When teenagers in the Broadway audience "Of Mice and Men" have a chance to talk to the production's stars, some of the questions are actually about the play and its meaning.

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Tony Shalhoub Juggles Characters in 'Act One' by Patricia Cohen

In his newest play, "Act One," Tony Shalhoub navigates the mannerisms of three characters and the disorientation of a rotating stage.

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ArtsBeat: Classic Stage Season to Begin With Rodgers and Hammerstein's 'Allegro' by Patricia Cohen

The Classic Stage Company will open the 2014-2015 season with a production in October of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Allegro," directed by the Tony winner John Doyle.    

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ArtsBeat: A Wide-Ranging Season at Kennedy Center by Patricia Cohen

The 2014-15 season at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will have several international offerings.    

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Obama to Nominate Jane Chu to Head Arts Endowment by Patricia Cohen

President Obama plans to nominate Ms. Chu, chief executive of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in Kansas City, to lead the National Endowment for the Arts.

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Boston Ballet to Conclude 50th Anniversary Tour at Lincoln Center by Patricia Cohen

The program in late June will include new work by José Martinez and classics like "Afternoon of a Faun."

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