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Tuesday, February 12, 2013

ArtsBeat: In Performance: Mercedes Herrero and Andy Paris of 'The Laramie Project' by Erik Piepenburg

Mercedes Herrero and Andy Paris perform scenes from the Tectonic Theater Project's piece on the murder of Matthew Shepard.

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Thursday, February 7, 2013

‘Hair,’ by AfterWork Theater Project by Erik Piepenburg

Want to be in a musical? The AfterWork Theater Project has a proposition for even the most limited of performers.

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Tuesday, February 5, 2013

ArtsBeat: In Performance: Will Chase of 'The Mystery of Edwin Drood' by Erik Piepenburg

The actor puts a country twist on a number from the Broadway revival at Studio 54.

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Thursday, January 31, 2013

ArtsBeat: A Reprise for 'Bad Jews' by Erik Piepenburg

Joshua Harmon's comedy will return in an Off Broadway production at the Laura Pels Theater.

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Tuesday, January 29, 2013

ArtsBeat: In Performance: Gia Crovatin of 'Theater Uncut' by Erik Piepenburg

The actress performs a scene from Neil LaBute's "In the Beginning," part of "Theater Uncut," an evening of short plays at the Clurman Theater.

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Tuesday, January 22, 2013

ArtsBeat: In Performance: America Ferrera in 'Bethany' by Erik Piepenburg

The actress performs a scene from Laura Marks’s new drama at City Center.

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Friday, January 18, 2013

Making the Blood Flow Onstage in ‘House of von Macramé’ by Erik Piepenburg

Waldo Warshaw, the special-effects designer for the pop musical “The House of von Macramé,” explains where the blood comes from, how fast it’s released and how it hits the walls and c…

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Tuesday, January 15, 2013

ArtsBeat: In Performance: Elizabeth Marvel in 'Picnic' by Erik Piepenburg

The actress performs a scene from the Broadway revival of William Inge's 1953 drama.

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Tuesday, January 8, 2013

ArtsBeat: In Performance: Zabryna Guevara of 'Water by the Spoonful' by Erik Piepenburg

The actress performs a scene from Quiara Alegría Hudes's Pulitzer Prize-winning play "Water by the Spoonful."

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Monday, January 7, 2013

ArtsBeat: Maura Tierney and Courtney B. Vance Join the Cast of 'Lucky Guy' by Erik Piepenburg

The actors will star alongside Tom Hanks in the Nora Ephron play set to open on Broadway this spring.

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Tuesday, January 1, 2013

ArtsBeat: In Performance: Baba Brinkman of 'Ingenious Nature' by Erik Piepenburg

The actor performs a scene from his solo show "Ingenious Nature."

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Monday, December 31, 2012

Glenn Fitzgerald Photos of ‘Ivanov’ and ‘Realistic Joneses’ by Erik Piepenburg

The actor Glenn Fitzgerald describes his candid photographs taken during the shows “Ivanov” and “The Realistic Joneses.”

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Thursday, December 27, 2012

ArtsBeat: 'Dead Accounts' to Close on Broadway by Erik Piepenburg

Theresa Rebeck's family comedy starring Katie Holmes and Norbert Leo Butz will close on Jan. 6.

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Snapshot | Brandon J. Dirden: Brandon J. Dirden Talks About ‘The Piano Lesson’ by Erik Piepenburg

Brandon J. Dirden talks about his acting work, including his latest role, in “The Piano Lesson.”

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ArtsBeat: In Performance: Brandon J. Dirden of 'The Piano Lesson' by Erik Piepenburg

The actor performs an excerpt from August Wilson's play.

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Monday, December 24, 2012

ArtsBeat: In Performance: Alice Ripley of 'A Civil War Christmas' by Erik Piepenburg

The actress sings a medley of "Yellow Rose of Texas" and "Ain't That a Rockin' All Night" from Paula Vogel's show at New York Theater Workshop.

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Thursday, December 20, 2012

ArtsBeat: In Performance: Tracee Chimo of 'Bad Jews' by Erik Piepenburg

The actress performs a scene from Joshua Harmon’s play.

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Tuesday, December 18, 2012

In Performance: Jackie Hoffman of 'A Chanukah Charol' by Erik Piepenburg

In a scene from her solo show "A Chanukah Charol," Jackie Hoffman impersonates family members having a holiday dinner at her mother's home.

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Thursday, December 13, 2012

ArtsBeat: In Performance: Michael Learned of 'The Outgoing Tide' by Erik Piepenburg

The actress performs a scene from Bruce Graham's play about a family dealing with dementia.

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Tuesday, December 11, 2012

ArtsBeat: In Performance: Shuler Hensley of 'The Whale' by Erik Piepenburg

The actor performs a scene from Samuel D. Hunter's play about a morbidly obese man.

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Wednesday, December 5, 2012

ArtsBeat: In Performance: Joaquina Kalukango of 'Emotional Creature' by Erik Piepenburg

The actress performs a scene from Eve Ensler's show about young women around the world.

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Monday, December 3, 2012

ArtsBeat: Cicely Tyson to Star in 'Trip to Bountiful' on Broadway by Erik Piepenburg

The Academy Award-nominated actress will return to Broadway for the first time in 30 years to appear in a revival of the Horton Foote drama.

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Thursday, November 29, 2012

ArtsBeat: In Performance: Aasif Mandvi of 'Disgraced' by Erik Piepenburg

We're excited to introduce "In Performance," a regular theater video series, that kicks off this week with Aasif Mandvi in a scene from Ayad Akhtar's play "Disgraced."

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Thursday, November 22, 2012

Lee Pace Researches Bellini’s Sicily for ‘Golden Age’ by Erik Piepenburg

The actor Lee Pace, about to star as the opera composer Bellini in “Golden Age” for Manhattan Theater Club, took his camera along when researching Sicily, the home turf of his part.

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Monday, November 12, 2012

ArtsBeat: Tarell Alvin McCraney to Adapt and Direct 'Antony and Cleopatra' by Erik Piepenburg

The playwright will direct a production that will be staged in London, Miami and New York.

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Monday, October 29, 2012

ArtsBeat: America Ferrera to Star in New Play for Women's Project Theater by Erik Piepenburg

The Emmy Award-winning actress will star in "Bethany," a dark comedy by Laura Marks.

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Thursday, October 25, 2012

‘Paranormal Activities,’ and More Halloween for Grown-Ups by Erik Piepenburg

The “Paranormal Activities” concert joins showings of “Nosferatu” and other events in Halloween activities geared to grown-ups.

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Wednesday, October 24, 2012

‘The Book Thief’ as Theater at Steppenwolf in Chicago by Erik Piepenburg

The Markus Zusak novel “The Book Thief” has been adapted as a play, now running at the Steppenwolf Theater in Chicago.

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Wednesday, October 17, 2012

ArtsBeat: 'Bring It On' to Close at End of December by Erik Piepenburg

The Broadway musical about high school competitive cheerleading was to have played through Jan. 20.

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Thursday, October 11, 2012

ArtsBeat: New Broadway Play to Star Estelle Parsons and Stephen Spinella by Erik Piepenburg

The Academy Award-winning actress and the Tony Award-winning actor Stephen Spinella will come to Broadway in the spring of 2013 in Eric Coble's "Velocity of Autumn."

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Thursday, October 4, 2012

ArtsBeat: Alice Ripley to Star in Paula Vogel's 'Civil War Christmas' by Erik Piepenburg

The actress will play Mary Todd Lincoln in Paula Vogel's holiday-themed show.

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