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Thursday, September 8, 2022

An Inscrutable Monarch, Endlessly Scrutinized Onstage and Onscreen by Sarah Lyall

Queen Elizabeth II was portrayed in plays and highbrow films, in made-for-TV movies and broad comedies and, of course, in “The Crown.” Many sought to answer the question: What was she li…

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Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Jeanna de Waal Has Already Forgotten About That ‘Diana’ Film by Sarah Lyall

The Netflix version of Broadway’s “Diana, the Musical” landed with a thud. But it got people talking. Now the show’s lead actress is staying positive ahead of opening night.

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Wednesday, February 3, 2021

Scenes From a Marriage, Patinkin-Style by Sarah Lyall

Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn Grody’s charming, irreverent pandemic-era posts led to unlikely social media stardom. Will the vaccine end their run?

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Tuesday, December 24, 2019

Her Name is Lucy Barton. Their Job Is Ushering Her to the Stage. by Sarah Lyall

Elizabeth Strout created the character. Rona Munro put her at the center of a play. And Laura Linney has brought her to life in a solo Broadway show.

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Thursday, January 31, 2019

Another Go for Charles and Di, This Time With Music by Sarah Lyall

The creators of “Memphis,” including a longtime member of Bon Jovi, are behind the new show that explores the fallout from a seemingly fairy-tale marriage.

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Friday, January 4, 2019

The Choreographed Cacophony of ‘Ferryman’ by Sarah Lyall

With a cast of 21, plus a live goose and rabbit, the dizzying number of comings and goings in this Broadway show requires an incredible attention to detail.

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Wednesday, November 30, 2016

How Blue Turned to Green: Blue Man Group at 25 Years by Sarah Lyall

This bald and earless troupe, which has become an institution in Manhattan and elsewhere, celebrates its silver anniversary.

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Tuesday, June 7, 2016

‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ Begins Previews in London by Sarah Lyall

J.K. Rowling’s play picks up at the end of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” fast forwards and then shoots off into unexpected directions.

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Wednesday, June 1, 2016

J.K. Rowling Just Can’t Let Harry Potter Go by Sarah Lyall

Her juggernaut plows on, with a two-part “Potter” stage sequel and coming film spinoff. Some fans like it. Others don’t.

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Thursday, January 7, 2016

Starring Me! A Surreal Dive Into Immersive Theater by Sarah Lyall

A reporter’s unnerving plunge into 10 events across New York City involving all kinds of audience participation.

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Monday, November 9, 2015

Mike Bartlett Turns to Shakespeare to Voice His ‘King Charles III’ by Sarah Lyall

Mr. Bartlett discusses the use of language to transform his protagonists from cardboard figures of ridicule into full-blown characters of tragedy and pathos.

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Monday, May 25, 2015

For Kristin Chenoweth and Kelli O’Hara, a Fearsome Fairy Godmother by Sarah Lyall

Florence Birdwell, the exacting former voice teacher of two musical actresses vying for a Tony Award, was in Manhattan recently to catch their shows and teach a master class.

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Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Rita Wilson Talks About Cancer Surgery and Returning to Broadway by Sarah Lyall

Ms. Wilson has gone back to her role in “Fish in the Dark,” opposite Larry David, after a one-month break and a double mastectomy.

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Thursday, February 19, 2015

Kristin Chenoweth, as a ’30s Star, Back on Broadway by Sarah Lyall

Preparing to open in “On the Twentieth Century” on Broadway, Ms. Chenoweth reflects on transformation, beauty pageants and a role that everybody seemed to believe she was meant to play.

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Thursday, May 15, 2014

Branagh Brings His Visceral ‘Macbeth’ to the Armory by Sarah Lyall

Kenneth Branagh, who stars in and jointly directs a stage production of “Macbeth,” discusses its genesis on the eve of its New York opening at the Armory.

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Wednesday, March 19, 2014

James Franco and Chris O’Dowd on Their Rapport in ‘Of Mice and Men’ by Sarah Lyall

James Franco and Chris O’Dowd talk about preparing for their roles as George and Lennie in a Broadway revival of “Of Mice and Men.”    

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Thursday, February 13, 2014

In ‘Rocky,’ Andy Karl Trained Hard for the Title Role by Sarah Lyall

Like Rocky the boxer, Andy Karl the actor has trained hard for his breakout moment, his being the title role in “Rocky” on Broadway.    

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Thursday, February 23, 2012

Spring Performance: James Corden’s ‘One Man, Two Guvnors’ on Broadway by Sarah Lyall

James Corden brings his slapstick farce, “One Man, Two Guvnors,” a West End hit, to Broadway.

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Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Cillian Murphy in ‘Misterman’ at St. Ann’s Warehouse by Sarah Lyall

Cillian Murphy is Brooklyn bound as the star of a one-man play, “Misterman,” by Enda Walsh.

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Thursday, November 3, 2011

Paul Gross Joins Kim Cattrall in ‘Private Lives’ by Sarah Lyall

“Private Lives,” making an Atlantic crossing after a run in London, picks up a Canadian leading man, Paul Gross, on its way to Broadway.

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Thursday, April 21, 2011

Arts & Leisure Preview: For Derek Jacobi, Now Is the Time for a Certain Role by Sarah Lyall

Derek Jacobi climbs the mountain of “King Lear” in a production directed by Michael Grandage.

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Monday, April 11, 2011

Author Muses on an Unlikely Success by Sarah Lyall

Michael Morpurgo’s “War Horse,” a “huge nonevent” when it was published in 1982, has been adapted for the stage and will be a Steven Spielberg film.

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An Undaunted Author Muses on His Unlikely Hit by Sarah Lyall

Michael Morpurgo discusses his seemingly forgotten 1982 book, “War Horse,” that is about to open at Lincoln Center Theater and is to be a Steven Spielberg film.

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Friday, January 7, 2011

A Different, Happy Ending for Diana? Monica Ali Novel Imagines a Future by Sarah Lyall

The author of "Brick Lane" ponders what might have been.

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2011-2012 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 14: Spider-Man, Turn Off The Dark - Foxwoods Theater
Jul 07: Master Class - Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
Jul 13: Hair - St. James Theatre
Sep 12: Follies - Marquis Theatre
Oct 09: Man and Boy - American Airlines Theatre
Oct 13: The Mountaintop - Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre
Oct 20: Relatively Speaking - Brooks Atkinson Theatre
Oct 27: Chinglish - Longacre Theatre
Nov 03: Other Desert Cities - Booth Theatre
Nov 07: Godspell - Circle In The Square
Nov 08: Venus in Fur - Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
Nov 10: Hugh Jackman, Back on Broadway - Broadhurst Theatre
Nov 17: Private Lives - Music Box Theatre
Nov 20: Seminar - John Golden Theatre
Nov 21: An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin - Barrymore Theatre
Dec 01: Bonnie & Clyde: A New Musical - Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre
Dec 08: Stick Fly - Cort Theatre
Dec 11: On a Clear Day You Can See Forever - St. James Theatre
Dec 14: Lysistrata Jones - Walter Kerr Theatre
Jan 12: The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess - Richard Rodgers Theatre
Jan 17: The Road to Mecca - American Airlines Theatre
Jan 26: Wit - Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
Feb 16: Shatner’s World: We Just Live in It - Music Box Theatre
Mar 15: Death of a Salesman - Barrymore Theatre
Mar 18: Once - Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre
Mar 22: Jesus Christ Superstar - Neil Simon Theatre
Mar 29: Newsies - Nederlander Theatre
Apr 01: Gore Vidal's The Best Man - Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre
Apr 02: End of the Rainbow - Belasco Theatre
Apr 05: Evita - Marquis Theatre
Apr 11: Magic/Bird - Longacre Theatre
Apr 15: Peter and the Starcatcher - Brooks Atkinson Theatre
Apr 18: One Man, Two Guvnors - Music Box Theatre
Apr 19: Clybourne Park - Walter Kerr Theatre
Apr 22: A Streetcar Named Desire - Broadhurst Theatre
Apr 23: Ghost The Musical - Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
Apr 23: The Lyons - Cort Theatre
Apr 24: Nice Work If You Can Get It - Imperial Theatre
Apr 25: The Columnist - Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
Apr 26: Don't Dress for Dinner - American Airlines Theatre
Apr 26: Leap of Faith - St. James Theatre
Jun 10: 66th Annual Tony Awards
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