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Monday, November 21, 2022

Liza Colón-Zayas Swears by Brené Brown, ‘Hacks’ and Hugs by Sarah Bahr

The actress, who won fans for her turn as a wary prep cook on “The Bear,” makes her Broadway debut in “Between Riverside and Crazy.”

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Tuesday, November 15, 2022

Park Avenue Armory Season Spotlights Homelessness and Medical Ethics by Sarah Bahr

Highlights include Robert Icke’s moral thriller “The Doctor” and the tenor Jonas Kaufmann in a staging of Franz Schubert’s final songs.

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Wednesday, November 2, 2022

Mike Birbiglia Can’t Get ‘Hadestown’ Out of His Head by Sarah Bahr

The comedian, 44, discussed his one-man Broadway show that opens this month, his love for Taylor Swift and why he doesn’t actually hate the Y.M.C.A.

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Monday, October 24, 2022

Danielle Deadwyler Is the Beating Heart of ‘Till’ by Sarah Bahr

After critically acclaimed turns in “Station Eleven” and “The Harder They Fall,” her latest role hit close to home. That’s why she was hesitant to take it on.

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Tuesday, October 18, 2022

Apollo Theater’s Longtime President Will Step Down by Sarah Bahr

Jonelle Procope, who transformed the Harlem organization from a struggling nonprofit to an internationally recognized cultural center, will leave in June after two decades in the role.

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Thursday, October 13, 2022

Two Soho Rep Directors to Leave at End of 2022-23 Season by Sarah Bahr

Sarah Benson and Meropi Peponides, who have directed the company with Cynthia Flowers since 2019, will depart to focus more on their own creative output.

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Monday, September 19, 2022

Waving Goodbye to ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ by Sarah Bahr

Sam Primack, the final actor to play Evan Hansen on Broadway, reflects on the musical and clearing out that rack of striped blue polos.

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Thursday, September 8, 2022

Lillias White Finds Her Goddess for ‘Hadestown’ by Sarah Bahr

The Tony Award-winning actress will step into the role of the musical’s narrator, now known as Missus Hermes.

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Friday, August 12, 2022

Ukrainian Children Bring a Play From a Bomb Shelter to Brooklyn by Sarah Bahr

The group recently arrived in New York to perform “Mom on Skype,” first staged in April in Lviv, at the Irondale Center this weekend.

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Wednesday, July 27, 2022

Ford and Mellon Foundations Announce 2022 Disability Futures Fellows by Sarah Bahr

A Broadway actress, documentary filmmaker and DC comic artist are among this year’s recipients. They were selected by fellow disabled artists from a pool of about 60 nominees.

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Friday, July 8, 2022

At BroadwayCon, Hillary Clinton Celebrates Women in the Theater by Sarah Bahr

The former secretary of state moderated a discussion on Friday afternoon about successes and barriers for women working in the theater.

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Thursday, June 23, 2022

‘Transparent’ Musical Highlights Center Theater Group Season by Sarah Bahr

“A Transparent Musical,” with music and lyrics by Faith Soloway, will have its world premiere in May 2023 at Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles.

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Tuesday, June 21, 2022

New Soho Rep Season Spotlights Emerging Artists by Sarah Bahr

A Bengali-English play and a meditation on the work of Whitney Houston are among the offerings.

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Thursday, June 2, 2022

BAM’s Next Wave Festival Returns With an Ivo Van Hove Production by Sarah Bahr

The American premiere of the brutal play “A Little Life,” a drag-infused Hamlet and an immersive celestial installation highlight the festival’s latest iteration.

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Wednesday, June 1, 2022

Strike First, Strike Hard: How ‘The Karate Kid’ Became a Musical by Sarah Bahr

The new production, an adaptation of the classic 1984 martial arts film, is onstage now just outside St. Louis and aiming for a Broadway run.

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Thursday, May 19, 2022

Lorraine Hansberry Statue to Be Unveiled in Times Square by Sarah Bahr

A life-size likeness of the pioneering playwright will be unveiled in June as part of a new initiative to honor her legacy.

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‘Little Shop of Horrors’ at 40: The Plant That Conquered the World by Sarah Bahr

Members of the cast and creative team from the original production, as well as the current Off Broadway revival, look back on how the show came together and discuss its enduring influence.

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Monday, April 25, 2022

Library of Congress Acquires Neil Simon Papers by Sarah Bahr

The collection of approximately 7,700 items, donated by Simon’s widow, includes dozens of unfinished shows, including a screenplay written for Bette Midler and Whoopi Goldberg.

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Monday, April 11, 2022

Benedict Lombe Wins the Blackburn Prize for ‘Lava’ by Sarah Bahr

The British Congolese playwright earned the $25,000 prize for her memoir-monologue that deals with Black identity and displacement.

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Thursday, April 7, 2022

‘Kinky Boots’ Sets Summer Return Off Broadway by Sarah Bahr

A revival of the Tony-winning Cyndi Lauper-Harvey Fierstein collaboration will begin performances at Stage 42 in July.

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Tuesday, April 5, 2022

Noah Reid Preps for Parenthood With Plants and Nina Simone by Sarah Bahr

The “Schitt’s Creek” star makes his Broadway debut this month in Tracy Letts’s new comedy “The Minutes.”

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Thursday, March 17, 2022

With Its Future Uncertain, the Humana Festival Will Not Return in 2022 by Sarah Bahr

The showcase of work by contemporary American playwrights will not take place this year, either in person or online — and after that, it’s up in the air.

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Thursday, March 10, 2022

LeBron Fandom, and the Making of a Friendship in ‘King James’ by Sarah Bahr

Rajiv Joseph’s new play, which chronicles the bond between two LeBron James fans over 12 years, is having its world premiere at Steppenwolf in Chicago.

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Wednesday, February 9, 2022

Barrow Group Announces New $4 Million Performing Arts Center by Sarah Bahr

The 35-year-old Off Broadway company and actor training center will open a new space, which will include a 60-seat theater and five sound studios, in April.

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Wednesday, February 2, 2022

How Hugh Jackman, Sutton Foster and ‘The Music Man’ Withstood Covid by Sarah Bahr

Nearly 60 cast and crew members have tested positive since rehearsals began. Now, following a 10-day shutdown during previews, opening night is near.

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Wednesday, January 12, 2022

7 Ways to Remember Martin Luther King in New York by Sarah Bahr

From in-person and virtual performances to exhibitions and tours, the city offers plenty of options for honoring the civil rights leader this year.

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Monday, November 29, 2021

Under the Radar Festival Returns, Smaller but Still Funky by Sarah Bahr

The experimental festival at the Public Theater will return in person with fewer shows and, for the first time, performances outside New York City.

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Tuesday, November 23, 2021

N.Y.U. Skirball Season Reinvigorates the Classics by Sarah Bahr

Elevator Repair Service will premiere a show inspired by Chekhov’s “The Seagull,” and the Classical Theater of Harlem’s hip-hop-infused “Seize the King” gets an encore.

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Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Park Avenue Armory Announces Futuristic New Season by Sarah Bahr

Highlights include the North American premieres of Michel van der Aa’s opera “Upload” and Robert Icke’s production of “Hamlet.”

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Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Cherry Lane Theater Is Back on the Market After Sale Falls Through by Sarah Bahr

It seemed as if the Lucille Lortel Theater Foundation’s purchase of the theater was a done deal in July. But now the property is back on the market.

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Friday, November 5, 2021

‘Tick, Tick … Boom!’: A Musical Based on a Musical About Writing a Musical. We Explain. by Sarah Bahr

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s directorial debut is an adaptation of a show by Jonathan Larson, creator of “Rent.” This guide unpacks the many layers.

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