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Monday, May 25, 2015

A diva is born by STEFANIE COHEN

Lea Michele mimics Barbra Streisand, all the way down to her prima donna antics

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The original 'Business' ladiesman by Stefanie Cohen

Daniel Radcliffe isn�t the first heartthrob to play J. Pierrepont Finch in �How to Succeed� on Broadway.�I used to sneak out the back door some nights,� says Robert Morse, who orig…

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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Commerce by Stefanie Cohen

Hordes of pen-waving, braces-wearing, photo-taking girls are crowded on 45th Street, clutching Playbills like rosaries, waiting for the most famous 21-year-old in the world to emerge from th…

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Sunday, June 8, 2014

Backstage: The Tony Awards - Photo Journal - WSJ by Stefanie Cohen

The Tony Awards, which will air this Sunday, June 8 at 8 p.m. on CBSCBS +0.22%, will bring together all the shows on Broadway into one night of over-the-top spectacle. The telecast serves as…

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Monday, November 18, 2013

'Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark' to Close in January, Sources Say - WSJ.com by Stefanie Cohen

The popular yet troubled $75 million Broadway musical fell short of the break-even point for weeks, sources say

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Saturday, June 9, 2012

Emanuel Azenberg on How to Succeed on Broadway by Stefanie Cohen

Longtime Broadway producer Emanuel “Manny” Azenberg spent most of his life avoiding the spotlight. He raised money, assuaged egos, put out fires – all behind the scenes. He'll reluctan…

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Friday, March 9, 2012

I’m back and better then ever! by Stefanie Cohen

With three B’way shows, there’s little chance a chandelier will knock down Andrew Lloyd Webber

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Thursday, March 8, 2012

The Black Sheep of Broadway by Stefanie Cohen

Dumped by his first wife for Jerry Seinfeld, Eric Nederlander is now getting terrible reviews for his antics-and members of his powerful theater family wish he'd exit stage left.

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Wednesday, February 29, 2012

The real-life inspirations behind Smash by Stefanie Cohen

The new NBC show “Smash,” about the making of a Broadway hit, is filled with intrigue, back-stabbing, sexual innuendo and tons of raw ambition. And that’s just the back story. The seri…

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Sunday, February 5, 2012

Black swan dive by Stefanie Cohen

She flies through the air like a shooting star, but she crashes to earth like one, too. Ashley Bouder, a principal ballerina with the New York City Ballet, is among the finest ballet dancer…

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Sunday, January 29, 2012

My New York: Nick Jonas by Stefanie Cohen

If you want to actually hear the songs in Broadway’s “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” you may have a problem. When teen heartthrob Nick Jonas took over the role of J.…

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Monday, November 28, 2011

Hugh’s didgeri-dudes by Stefanie Cohen

There have been unusual sounds over the years on Broadway — Carol Channing rasping out “Hello, Dolly!,” Ethel Merman trumpeting “Rose’s Turn,” Harvey Fierstein singing . . . anyt…

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Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Hopelessly devoted to Hugh by Stefanie Cohen

Every night outside the Broadhurst Theatre, the women flock to the stage door, their pens shaking, their cameras poised, their insides Jell-O. Whether they’re middle-aged fans who fell in …

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Sunday, October 9, 2011

Ballet’s Mr. Big bids adieu by Stefanie Cohen

He’s famous for lifting ballerinas high in the air -- and for landing a sex columnist. Charles Askegard, who married Candace Bushnell in 2002, spun his last pirouette with the New York Cit…

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Thursday, September 8, 2011

9/11 towers of strength by Stefanie Cohen

When the Twin Towers fell, Kathleen Turner, like most everyone else in the city, wanted to be useful. Other would-be volunteers were sent away -- but a truckful of men couldn't turn down Tur…

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Monday, September 5, 2011

Leave it to Weaver by Stefanie Cohen

In “The Guys,” a journalist who helps a fire captain eulogize the men he lost in the Twin Towers wonders, “Will we go back to normal?” “Yes,” she decides. “But ‘normal’ wil…

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Tuesday, July 26, 2011

The great white rip-off! by Stefanie Cohen

There's no business like show business, and thank goodness, because the prices of seats on the Great White Way are more convoluted than the plot of a Shakespeare comedy — and carry weirder…

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Monday, July 18, 2011

Living the technicolor dream by Stefanie Cohen

Imogen Lloyd Webber walks into Balthazar on a busy Friday afternoon, sits quietly near the bar and launches into a conversation that ranges from Kim Kardashian (“She’s built an empire on…

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Sunday, March 13, 2011

The original 'Business' ladiesman by Stefanie Cohen

Daniel Radcliffe isn’t the first heartthrob to play J. Pierrepont Finch in “How to Succeed” on Broadway. “I used to sneak out the back door some nights,” says Robert Morse, who ori…

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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Commerce by Stefanie Cohen

Hordes of pen-waving, braces-wearing, photo-taking girls are crowded on 45th Street, clutching Playbills like rosaries, waiting for the most famous 21-year-old in the world to emerge from th…

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May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
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