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Monday, May 25, 2015

ArtsBeat: Stritch and Miranda Get Last Laughs at Finales of 'Night Music' and 'In the Heights' by Scott Heller

Sunday's closing performances of "A Little Night Music" and "In the Heights'' were especially raucous.

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'Spider-Man' Opening Delayed Until March 15 by Scott Heller

Another delay for Spider Man opening

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U2 Album Producer To Work On 'Spider-Man' Music by Scott Heller

Steve Lillywhite, the Grammy-winning record producer who counts U2 as among his most frequent clients, has come aboard "Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark.''

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Onstage, the Irreverent (and Maybe Irresistible) by BEN BRANTLEY, CHARLES ISHERWOOD, ERIK PIEPENBURG and SCOTT HELLER

Critics and writers for The New York Times write about shows and performances they are looking forward to seeing on New York stages in 2011.

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Onstage, the Irreverent (and Maybe Irresistible) by BEN BRANTLEY, CHARLES ISHERWOOD, ERIK PIEPENBURG and SCOTT HELLER

Critics and writers for The New York Times write about shows and performances they are looking forward to seeing on New York stages in 2011.

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Monday, May 11, 2015

ArtsBeat: Public Theater Season Will Feature New Musicals by LaChiusa and Stew by Scott Heller

The season will also include new plays by Robert O’Hara and Tarell Alvin McCraney.

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Sunday, May 10, 2015

ArtsBeat: Encores! Season Will Feature Sondheim and ‘1776’ by Scott Heller

The season will feature “Do I Hear a Waltz?” and “Cabin in the Sky” as well as “1776.”

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Monday, May 4, 2015

ArtsBeat: Tony Nominations Help ‘Fun Home,’ ‘Something Rotten!’ at Box Office by Scott Heller

Among other new musicals, “An American in Paris” is shaping up to be a hit.

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Wednesday, April 22, 2015

ArtsBeat: James Earl Jones and Cicely Tyson Will Star in ‘Gin Game’ on Broadway by Scott Heller

The Tony-winning pair will reunite in this two-hander opening in the fall.

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Thursday, March 26, 2015

Five Stage Actors Recall Memorable Preview Performances by Scott Heller

Veanne Cox, Ruthie Ann Miles, Jason Danieley, Judy Gold and Ciara Renee talk about early performances of shows they’ve acted in.

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Tuesday, March 24, 2015

ArtsBeat: ‘Finding Neverland’ Off to Strong Start at Box Office by Scott Heller

The musical about the man who created “Peter Pan” is directed by Diane Paulus and produced by Harvey Weinstein.

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Friday, March 20, 2015

Paula Vogel’s ‘Indecent’ Will Have Its Debut at Yale Rep by Scott Heller

Two works by up-and-coming women writers will also be part of the 2015-16 season.

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Thursday, December 18, 2014
Thursday, September 4, 2014

The New Season: My First Time (It’s a Little Scary) by Scott Heller and Erik Piepenburg

Actors, composers and directors talk (briefly) about making their Broadway debuts.

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Thursday, June 19, 2014

ArtsBeat: With Pine and Ambrose Out, Rockwell and Arianda Step Into ‘Fool for Love’ by Scott Heller

The actors cite “scheduling difficulties” in departing the Williamstown Theater Festival revival of Sam Shepard’s 1983 play.

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Monday, June 16, 2014

ArtsBeat: Spanish-Language ‘Vagina Monologues’ Closes After Short Run by Scott Heller

The creative team had described the production as the first open commercial run of a Spanish-language play Off Broadway.

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Wednesday, May 21, 2014

ArtsBeat: ‘Curious Incident,’ ‘On The Town’ Steer Clear of Stars in Casting by Allan Kozinn and Scott Heller

Alexander Sharp, fresh out of Juilliard, will play the lead in the National Theater adaptation of Mark Haddon’s novel.

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Monday, April 7, 2014

ArtsBeat: ‘If/Then’ Opens Well at the Box Office by Scott Heller

The show earned a healthy $931,268 in its first full week of post-opening performances.

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ArtsBeat: Greta Gerwig Replaces Maggie Gyllenhaal in ‘The Village Bike’ by Scott Heller

Ms. Gerwig will portray a pregnant young wife in Penelope Skinner’s play.

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Monday, March 24, 2014

ArtsBeat: ‘Of Mice and Men’ Starts Well at Broadway Box Office by Scott Heller

The revival of “Of Mice and Men,” starring James Franco, pulls in nearly 97 percent of its maximum possible gross in its first six preview performances.    

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Thursday, January 23, 2014

ArtsBeat: Bradley Cooper Will Play ‘Elephant Man’ on Broadway by Scott Heller

The actor will star opposite Patricia Clarkson and Alessandro Nivola in a revival of Bernard Pomerance’s play.    

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Thursday, December 26, 2013

Times Writers Share Last Chance Theater Picks by Ben Brantley, Charles Isherwood, Scott Heller, Patrick Healy and Neil Genzlinger

From the Off Broadway musical “Fun Home” to the star-crossed “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark,” Times writers offer a few last-minute theater picks.    

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The Disrupters | The Interactivists: In ‘Natasha, Pierre,’ House Managers Are Part of the Action by Scott Heller

Karyn Meek and Royce Love Russell, the stage and house managers, respectively, of “Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812,” do much more than traditional ushers.   &n…

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Wednesday, November 6, 2013

ArtsBeat: ‘First Date’ Announces Last Performance by Scott Heller

The musical will finish its Broadway run on Jan. 5 after 174 regular performances.    

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ArtsBeat: ‘A Time to Kill’ Sets Broadway Closing Date by Scott Heller

The stage adaptation of John Grisham’s novel will have played 33 regular performances when it closes on Nov. 17    

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Friday, October 11, 2013

ArtsBeat: ‘Bed and a Chair’ Finds Its Leading Men by Scott Heller

Norm Lewis and Jeremy Jordan will sing Sondheim in a jazz-inflected celebration of the composer’s work.    

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Wednesday, September 18, 2013

ArtsBeat: Bette Midler Will Bring One-Woman Show to Los Angeles by Scott Heller

“I’ll Eat You Last: A Chat with Sue Mengers” will run for three weeks at the Geffen Playhouse in December.    

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Thursday, August 22, 2013

Bernard L. Madoff (or His Influence) Takes the Stage by Scott Heller

The coming theater season features several plays inspired by Bernard L. Madoff, the imprisoned Ponzi schemer.    

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Wednesday, August 21, 2013

ArtsBeat: New York Fringe Festival Report: ‘Brenda’ by Scott Heller

Cory Finley’s play is about a guilt-ridden young man who finds his body taken over by his late mother.    

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