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Monday, May 25, 2015

Best School Day Ever: Johnny Depp Comes to Class by DAVE ITZKOFF

The "Pirates of the Caribbean" star warned a 9-year-old student that a mutiny against her teachers might get her into trouble.

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Former 'Dora the Explorer' Star Speaks Up and Sues Nickelodeon by DAVE ITZKOFF

In a lawsuit, Caitlin Sanchez, now 14, says she was rushed into signing a contract that denied her merchandising revenue and other fees she was promised for her work on the show.

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'The Office' Butchers 'Sweeney Todd' (in a Good Way) by DAVE ITZKOFF

The NBC sitcom gets its "Sweeney" on in an episode featuring the music of Stephen Sondheim and the vocals of Ed Helms.

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Jerry Seinfeld and Colin Quinn Prepare for Broadway, Trade Quips, Yada Yada Yada by DAVE ITZKOFF

A give-and-take between Mr. Quinn and Mr. Seinfeld to promote their coming Broadway collaboration was moderated by Anderson Cooper, who proved pretty adept with the one-liners himself.

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Urban Fervor: '30 Rock' Shares Details of Its Live Episode by DAVE ITZKOFF

Robert Carlock, a "30 Rock" executive producer and show runner, explains how Thursday's live episode will be produced.

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Osmond Joy: Donny and Marie Bringing Christmas Show to Broadway by DAVE ITZKOFF

"Donny & Marie - A Broadway Christmas" will be the first time that the sibling entertainers have shared a Broadway stage.

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'How to Succeed' Revival Summons John Larroquette by DAVE ITZKOFF

Mr. Larroquette, who won multiple Emmys on the NBC comedy "Night Court," will appear opposite Daniel Radcliffe.

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Actor Withdraws From Havel Play After Car Accident by DAVE ITZKOFF

The Actors Company Theater said Simon Jones, a co-artistic director of the company, was hurt after being hit by a car and will not appear in its production of "The Memorandum."

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ArtsBeat: 'Bengal Tiger,' With Robin Williams, Coming to Broadway in March by DAVE ITZKOFF

Mr. Williams, who will be making his Broadway acting debut, described the play as "like Beckett but even darker, which is hard to do."

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Tutu Urges South African Opera Company Not to Perform in Israel by DAVE ITZKOFF

He said it would be "unconscionable" for the opera company to perform "Porgy and Bess," which he said has a "universal message of nondiscrimination."

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The Anticipation Is Over: 'Glee' Does 'Rocky Horror' by DAVE ITZKOFF

A "Rocky Horror" cultist with a rose-tinted perspective on a "Glee" tribute to the Richard O'Brien musical.

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Candy-Colored Bow-Tied Redemption by DAVE ITZKOFF

Paul Reubens’s effort to redeem Pee-wee Herman, his man-child creation has brought him to Broadway.

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The Paul Reubens Show: Meet the Man Behind Pee-wee Herman by DAVE ITZKOFF

Mr. Reubens talks about his path from downfall to redemption, which has brought him and Pee-wee Herman to Broadway.

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Arts & Leisure Preview: Candy-Colored Bow-Tied Redemption by DAVE ITZKOFF

Paul Reubens’s effort to redeem Pee-wee Herman, his man-child creation has brought him to Broadway.

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And Then There Was Nun: Patina Miller Will Star in 'Sister Act' on Broadway by DAVE ITZKOFF

Ms. Miller was nominated for an Olivier Award for playing Deloris Van Cartier in the original West End production of the musical.

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'Merchant of Venice' Delays Its Opening by DAVE ITZKOFF

The Public Theater said Lily Rabe, who plays Portia, "will be out of the show for the next several performances for personal family reasons."

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Charting Empires With an Assist From a Comic King by DAVE ITZKOFF

For his one-man show “Long Story Short,” a humorous look at global empires that have come and gone, Colin Quinn enlisted Jerry Seinfeld as director.

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Charting Empires With an Assist From a Comic King by DAVE ITZKOFF

For his one-man show “Long Story Short,” a humorous look at global empires that have come and gone, Colin Quinn enlisted Jerry Seinfeld as director.

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ArtsBeat: Superstar! The Molly Shannon Story by DAVE ITZKOFF

Ms. Shannon talks about her work on "Saturday Night Live" and in the Broadway musical "Promises, Promises" and the very personal inspirations behind her best known performances.

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Oh, 'Zarkana': New Cirque du Soleil Show Gets a Suitably Weird Name by DAVE ITZKOFF

Cirque du Soleil said the title was "a fusion of the words 'bizarre' and 'arcana,'" meant to evoke "an elusive destination that is fantastic yet bizarre."

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'Fela!' Is Sued for Copyright Infringement by DAVE ITZKOFF

Lawyers for Carlos Moore, the author of a biography of Fela Kuti, said in a complaint that entire portions of the musical "were simply copied from Moore's book and inserted into the script."

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Teenage Dreams and Nightmares: Talking 'Never Been Kissed' With Ryan Murphy of 'Glee' by DAVE ITZKOFF

In the second part of an interview, Mr. Murphy answers questions raised by the episode, in which Kurt meets a gay student in a rival singing group and stands up to a bully who's been antagon…

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'Glee' Reality Show Sets Its Casting Calls and Ground Rules by DAVE ITZKOFF

Open auditions for "The Glee Project," an Oxygen reality series seeking a new cast member for "Glee," will be held in Chicago and Dallas.

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Homework Was Never Quite Like This: Gwyneth Paltrow Does 'Glee' by DAVE ITZKOFF

Our favorite Gwyneth-centric moments from Tuesday's episode, in which she played a substitute teacher with a seriously reckless streak.

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'The 39 Steps' Reaches Its Conclusion by DAVE ITZKOFF

The quick-change show adapted from the Hitchcock movie will have played more than 1,100 performances at four different theaters when it ends on Jan. 16.

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Allman Brothers Band Gets Back the Beacon, and Gets an Apology Too by DAVE ITZKOFF

Executives at MSG Entertainment, which runs the Beacon Theater, acknowledged they had made a mistake earlier this year by booking a Cirque du Soleil show instead of the Allman Brothers Band'…

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Jennifer Grey Wins 'Dancing With the Stars' by DAVE ITZKOFF

Jennifer Grey beats Bristol Palin in a closely watched "Dancing With the Stars."

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More Green Days at the Box Office? Billie Joe Armstrong Returning to 'American Idiot' by DAVE ITZKOFF

Mr. Armstrong, the Green Day lead singer and guitarist, will resume playing St. Jimmy in the Broadway musical adapted from the "American Idiot" album.

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The Satirical Spider-Man: The Web Zings Broadway's Web-Slinger by DAVE ITZKOFF

"Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" is already a success in one regard: it's inspiring Internet parody videos.

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Jennifer Jason Leigh Enters 'House of Blue Leaves' by DAVE ITZKOFF

Ms. Leigh, a veteran of "Cabaret" and "Proof," will play a zoo keeper's mistress in the coming Broadway revival of the John Guare comedy.

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