A Standing O? Oprah Says She's Excited About 'Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark' by Patrick Healy

Oprah says she's excited about "Spider-Man" in an interview with Julie Taymor in "O" magazine

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ArtsBeat: A Standing O? Oprah Says She's Excited About 'Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark' by Patrick Healy

Oprah says she's excited about "Spider-Man" in an interview with Julie Taymor in "O" magazine

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The Witch Is Alive! 'Wicked' Regains Top Spot As Broadway Box Office Sputters by Patrick Healy

"Wicked" regains number one at Broadway box office in otherwise slow week

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ArtsBeat: Her Name Is Jimmy: Melissa Etheridge Will Join 'American Idiot' Cast For One Week by Patrick Healy

Ms. Etheridge will take over the role from Feb. 1-6, in between Billie Joe Armstrong's appearances Jan. 18-30 and Feb. 10-27.

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Her Name Is Jimmy: Melissa Etheridge Will Join 'American Idiot' Cast For One Week by Patrick Healy

Ms. Etheridge will take over the role from Feb. 1-6, in between Billie Joe Armstrong's appearances Jan. 18-30 and Feb. 10-27.

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ArtsBeat: Theater Hall of Fame Names New Members by Patrick Healy

Directors, writers and actors are honored.

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Theater Hall of Fame Names New Members by Patrick Healy

Directors, writers and actors are honored.

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'Spider-Man' Producers Say Delay Is Justified by Patrick Healy

The producers of "Spider-Man" said the delay of the opening was justified by the complexity of the show.

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Leaving The Light On For Playwrights by Patrick Healy

A new theater named the Cradle is only the start of the nurturing Washington's Arena Stage hopes to provide new plays and playwrights.

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Jude Law, Eddie Redmayne Will Help Michael Grandage Bow Out at Donmar by Patrick Healy

For Michael Grandage's final season as artistic director of the Donmar Warehouse, one of London's premier theater companies, Jude Law ("Hamlet") will play Mat Burke and London theater actres…

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For Michael John LaChiusa, A 'Giant' Year of Musicals Awaits by Patrick Healy

Composer Michael John LaChiusa has three shows coming up

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ArtsBeat: For Michael John LaChiusa, A 'Giant' Year of Musicals Awaits by Patrick Healy

Composer Michael John LaChiusa has three shows coming up

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ArtsBeat: Broadway's 'Memphis' to Be Shown in Movie Theaters by Patrick Healy

"Memphis" will be filmed and shown in movie theaters

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Broadway's 'Memphis' to Be Shown in Movie Theaters by Patrick Healy

"Memphis" will be filmed and shown in movie theaters

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ArtsBeat: Carey Mulligan to Star in 'Through a Glass Darkly' by Patrick Healy

The Atlantic Theater Company production will be directed by David Leveaux.

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Carey Mulligan to Star in 'Through a Glass Darkly' by Patrick Healy

The Atlantic Theater Company production will be directed by David Leveaux.

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ArtsBeat: Ellen Stewart of LaMaMa Has Died at 91 by Patrick Healy

Ms. Stewart was an ever-optimistic force for avant garde theater nationally and at her landmark spot in New York City, La MaMa Experimental Theater Club.

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ArtsBeat: Connecticut School Official, Objecting to Racial Term, Wants to Block Wilson Play by Patrick Healy

At issue: a word in the script of "Joe Turner's Come and Gone."

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Ellen Stewart of LaMaMa Has Died at 91 by Patrick Healy

Ellen Stewart of LaMama has died. Obituary to come.

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Connecticut School Official, Objecting to Racial Term, Wants to Block Wilson Play by Patrick Healy

At issue: a word in the script of "Joe Turner's Come and Gone."

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Tyler Perry's Awards Extravaganza: Nominations Galore From N.A.A.C.P. by Patrick Healy

His movie and TV projects dominante the nominations.

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ArtsBeat: Glenn Beck Weighs in on 'Spider-Man' by Patrick Healy

Mr. Beck, the conservative commentator, gave a boffo review on Wednesday to the new Broadway musical "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" and railed against theater critics.

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Glenn Beck Weighs in on 'Spider-Man' by Patrick Healy

Mr. Beck, the conservative commentator, gave a boffo review on Wednesday to the new Broadway musical "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" and railed against theater critics.

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ArtsBeat: New Emergency Standards Are Recommended for Broadway by Patrick Healy

The attempted car bombing last May in Times Square exposed problems with the way those in the theater community have been prepared for the worst.

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New Emergency Standards Are Recommended for Broadway by Patrick Healy

The attempted car bombing last May in Times Square exposed problems with the way those in the theater community have been prepared for the worst.

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