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Friday, November 14, 2014

New York Public Library Names New Chairman by Robin Pogrebin

Evan R. Chesler, the chairman of the law firm Cravath, Swaine & Moore, will take over as the library chairman from Neil L. Rudenstine.

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Thursday, November 13, 2014

A $40 Million Thank You for Joan Weill’s Service to Ailey Foundation by Robin Pogrebin

More than $40 million has been raised in honor of Joan H. Weill, who is stepping down as chairwoman of the Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation.

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Thursday, October 30, 2014

New York Public Library Chairman to Step Down by Robin Pogrebin

Neil L. Rudenstine has presided over the library – along with Anthony W. Marx, its president – during planning for the institution’s controversial renovation.

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Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Joan Weill to Step Down as Chair of Alvin Ailey Board by Robin Pogrebin

After 20 years on the board of the Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation, Joan H. Weill, its chairwoman, is expected to announce Thursday that she is stepping down at the end of the year.

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Thursday, September 4, 2014

Snapshot | Alex Sharp: Alex Sharp Stars in ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog’ by Robin Pogrebin

At 25, Alex Sharp is preparing for his Broadway debut, playing a 15-year-old mathematician in “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.”

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Thursday, August 21, 2014

‘Motown’ to Leave and Come Back by Robin Pogrebin

The producers of “Motown: The Musical” plan to close the show on Broadway in January then bring it back in 2016.

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Wednesday, August 6, 2014

ArtsBeat: Renovation Plan Sends Irish Rep’s Season to a Temporary Home by Robin Pogrebin

Renovations to the Irish Repertory Theater’s home on West 22nd Street mean it will present this season at the DR2 Theater on East 15th Street.

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Wednesday, July 16, 2014

ArtsBeat: Steven Holl and Athol Fugard among Winners of Praemium Imperiale Awards by Robin Pogrebin

The Praemium Imperiale International Arts Awards recognize lifetime achievement.

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Monday, May 19, 2014

‘Bridges’ Closes With Big Emotions and a Box Office Upswing by Robin Pogrebin and Patrick Healy

In its closing week, “The Bridges of Madison County” had the highest box-office totals of its four-month run, with gross revenues of $590,791.

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Thursday, May 15, 2014

Pace University to Start Performing Arts School by Robin Pogrebin

The new Pace School of Performing Arts will be Manhattan’s first new such school in nearly 50 years, the university said.

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Friday, May 2, 2014

Shapiro Sisters, 11 and 13, Add Cabaret to Their Résumé by Robin Pogrebin

After their respective runs in “Matilda” and “Grinch,” Milly and Abigail Shapiro, 11 and 13, add cabaret to their résumé.

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Wednesday, April 30, 2014

N.Y.U. Appoints a Dean for the Tisch School of the Arts by Robin Pogrebin

Allyson Green joined the university in 2012 as the associate dean of Tisch’s Institute of the Performing Arts.

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Tuesday, April 29, 2014

92nd Street Y Names Two Leaders by Robin Pogrebin

Henry Timms will become executive director and Rabbi Peter J. Rubinstein will become director of Jewish community and the Bronfman Center for Jewish Life.

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Friday, April 4, 2014

So Far Away. No, She’s in Row K. by Robin Pogrebin

Carole King finally went to see “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical,” hiding in the Broadway theater audience in a dark wig and glasses.    

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Thursday, April 3, 2014

ArtsBeat: Carole King Sees ‘Beautiful: The Carole King Musical’ for the First Time by Robin Pogrebin

After months of wondering whether Carole King would ever come to see the Broadway musical based on her life and comprised of her music, the singer/songwriter surprised the cast and crew by a…

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Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Rice University Picks Design Team for New Opera Theater by Robin Pogrebin

Rice University has picked a New York firm, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, to design a new opera theater on campus.

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Thursday, March 20, 2014

Steven Pasquale, Broadway’s New Romantic Lead by Robin Pogrebin

Steven Pasquale has generated excitement as the kind of bona fide leading man that Broadway perpetually hungers for and has trouble holding onto.    

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Wednesday, February 12, 2014

London Director to Draft Arts Vision for Ground Zero by Robin Pogrebin

David Lan, the artistic director of the Young Vic Theater in London, will draft a programming vision for the performing arts center planned at ground zero.    

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Friday, January 10, 2014

A New Cultural Venue, Southampton Center, Hires Its First Director by Robin Pogrebin

A new cultural organization in the Hamptons has hired its first director as it moves through its first full season of programming.

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Thursday, December 12, 2013

Park Avenue Armory Goes Immersive in New Season by Robin Pogrebin

"Rain and mud and blood and sword play" the armory's president promised for its new season. (And don't forget the flood of water.)

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Sunday, December 8, 2013

Flea Theater Gets a Place to Call Home by Robin Pogrebin

In Lower Manhattan, the Flea, an Off Off Broadway theater, has managed to persevere and thrive after the post-Sept. 11 devastation.    

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Friday, December 6, 2013

Send in the Cameras: Sondheim on TV by Robin Pogrebin

“Six by Sondheim,” an HBO documentary on Monday, looks at the career of the composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim.    

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Monday, November 25, 2013

ArtsBeat: Flea Theater To Open Three-Stage Complex by Robin Pogrebin

The Off Off Broadway theater will break ground on its new $18.5 million home on Dec. 5.    

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Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Bringing ‘Fun Home’ to the Stage by Robin Pogrebin

Lisa Kron and Jeanine Tesori had their work cut out for them with “Fun Home,” a musical version of Alison Bechdel’s memoir.    

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DeVos Institute of Arts Management to Relocate to the University of Maryland by Robin Pogrebin

The University of Maryland will become the new home of the DeVos Institute of Arts Management next fall when Michael Kaiser, its founder and the current president of the Kennedy Center in Wa…

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Monday, November 18, 2013

Former NJPAC Chief Stepping Down as Head of Development Arm by Robin Pogrebin

Lawrence P. Goldman has been president and chief executive of Theater Square Development Company, a subsidiary of the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark.

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Sunday, November 10, 2013

ArtsBeat: ‘Big Fish’ to Close in Late December by Robin Pogrebin

Representatives for the musical announced Sunday that the final performance would be on Dec. 29, after 34 previews and 98 regular shows.    

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Veterans Pursue Careers in the Arts by Robin Pogrebin

Military veterans with an artistic bent are turning to groups and programs that help them navigate the world of performing arts.    

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Wednesday, October 30, 2013

ArtsBeat: St. Ann’s Warehouse to Break Ground on New Home in Dumbo by Robin Pogrebin

St. Ann’s Warehouse, which has long sought a permanent home, is to begin work on a new facility in the historic Tobacco Warehouse in Dumbo.    

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Monday, October 21, 2013

Theater for a New Audience Opens New Quarters in Brooklyn by Robin Pogrebin

Theater for a New Audience, long without its own space, is opening its first permanent home on Tuesday in the orbit of the Brooklyn Academy of Music cultural district in Fort Greene. &n…

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Tuesday, October 15, 2013

ArtsBeat: Williamstown Artistic Director to Lead Friends of the High Line by Robin Pogrebin

Jenny Gersten, who has been artistic director of the Williamstown Theater Festival for three seasons, will become executive director of the organization that runs the High Line park in Manha…

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