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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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Sunday, August 18, 2013

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

Existential echoes of Beckett and Sartre are in the air in “The Spider,” a Bulgarian play that completed its North American premiere run.    

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Thursday, July 25, 2013

ArtsBeat: New York Musical Theater Festival Report: ‘Icarus’ by Scott Heller

The Boston-based ensemble Liars & Believers sets the famliar story in a Depression-era traveling sideshow.    

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Friday, June 21, 2013

Rattlestick Season Includes World Premieres and Five-Play Cycle by Scott Heller

The theater's season features new plays by Charles Fuller, Craig Lucas, Samuel D. Hunter and Halley Feiffer, among others.

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Monday, June 10, 2013

ArtsBeat: ‘Vanya and Sonia’ Will Get a New Masha When Broadway Run Extends by Scott Heller

Julie White will take over from Sigourney Weaver in late July in Christopher Durang’s Tony-winning play.    

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Friday, May 17, 2013

ArtsBeat: Drama League Prizes Awarded to ‘Kinky Boots’ and ‘Vanya and Sonia’ by Scott Heller

The revivals singled out for awards were “Pippin” and “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”    

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Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Snapshot | Benj Pasek and Justin Paul: Benj Pasek and Justin Paul on Becoming Tony Nominees by Scott Heller

Benj Pasek and Justin Paul wrote the music and lyrics for the Tony-nominated “Christmas Story” after the original composer was replaced.    

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Friday, April 12, 2013

ArtsBeat: ‘Last Goodbye,’ With Jeff Buckley Music, Will Open Old Globe Season by Scott Heller

Alex Timbers will direct the show, an adaptation of “Romeo and Juliet” featuring music by late singer-songwriter.    

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Monday, March 4, 2013

ArtsBeat: ‘Fortress of Solitude’ Musical to Open in Dallas by Scott Heller

Adapted from the novel by Jonathan Lethem, the show will play at the Dallas Theater Center before coming to the Public Theater in New York.

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Wednesday, February 20, 2013

ArtsBeat: Jane Lynch Will Be Miss Hannigan in 'Annie' by Scott Heller

The actress, best known for her role on television's "Glee," will join the Broadway production for eight weeks beginning May 16.

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Friday, February 8, 2013

ArtsBeat: 'Pump Boys' Won't Open On Broadway This Season by Scott Heller

Producers cite a "crowded landscape" on Broadway for the decision to postpone the revival of the 1981 country music-themed musical.

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Wednesday, January 30, 2013

ArtsBeat: Remember 'Moose Murders'? She Was There - On Stage by Scott Heller

Holland Taylor, currently rehearsing a Broadway show in New York, remembers what led her to take a role in one of Broadway's most famous flops.

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Tuesday, January 29, 2013

‘Bloomberg: The Musical’: He’s Not Calling the Tunes by Scott Heller

Three composers imagine song-and-dance numbers for a Mayor Bloomberg musical.

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Wednesday, December 12, 2012

A Word With: Jami Attenberg and Samuel D. Hunter: Obesity, With Jami Attenberg and Samuel D. Hunter by Scott Heller

Jami Attenberg, author of the novel “The Middlesteins,” and Samuel D. Hunter, whose play “The Whale” is at Playwrights Horizons, talk about why they created protagonists who are obes…

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Thursday, December 6, 2012

ArtsBeat: Veteran Broadway Producers Back 'Pippin' by Patrick Healy and Scott Heller

Barry Weissler, the Tony Award-winning producer of the Broadway revival of "Chicago" and many other musicals, said on Thursday that he and his wife, Fran, along with producers Howard and Jan…

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Wednesday, December 5, 2012

ArtsBeat: Mamet's 'The Anarchist' to Fold on Dec. 16 by Scott Heller

The closing will end an unusually short Broadway run for a new play by an acclaimed playwright.

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Thursday, November 29, 2012

Casting ‘Golden Boy’ for Broadway by Scott Heller

Daniel Swee, casting director, explains how he chose actors for a revival of “Golden Boy.”

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Monday, November 26, 2012

Lead Trio in 'Evita' To Depart Jan. 26 by Scott Heller

The producers of the hit revival have not announced who will replace Elena Roger, Ricky Martin, and Michael Cerveris in the lead roles.

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Friday, November 16, 2012

ArtsBeat: A Real Quickie: 'The Performers' to Close on Sunday by Scott Heller

The Broadway comedy, set in the world of adult entertainment, is closing just days after opening.

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Friday, September 7, 2012

ArtsBeat: Mayor's Office Shines Spotlight on Broadway by Scott Heller

The first winners of annual awards celebrating Broadway include Chita Rivera and Tommy Tune.

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Thursday, September 6, 2012

ArtsBeat: 'Big Fish' Musical to Open in Chicago by Scott Heller

The show, based on a 2003 film, will be directed and choreographed by Susan Stroman.

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Wednesday, September 5, 2012

ArtsBeat: 'Talley's Folly' Revival To Round Out Roundabout Season by Scott Heller

Lanford Wilson's two-character romance will play the Roundabout's Laura Pels Theater, one of its Off Broadway spaces, next spring.

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Friday, August 24, 2012

ArtsBeat: New York Fringe Festival Report: 'Salamander Starts Over' by Scott Heller

In his one-man show, Armando Merlo traces how Catholic school and a stint on the wrestling team helped him along the road to maturity.

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Wednesday, August 8, 2012

ArtsBeat: Norbert Leo Butz Will Join Katie Holmes in 'Dead Accounts' by Scott Heller

Theresa Rebeck's play is scheduled to open on Broadway in November.

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Friday, June 29, 2012

ArtsBeat: Double Feature for Playwright Lyle Kessler Next Season by Scott Heller

The world premiere of the playwright's "Collision" will come in the same season as the Broadway revival of his "Orphans," starring Alec Baldwin.

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Wednesday, June 20, 2012

ArtsBeat: Audra McDonald Will Be Out of 'Porgy and Bess' Until July 3 by Scott Heller

Alicia Hall Moran, her understudy, will play Bess while Ms. McDonald is on vocal rest.

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Thursday, June 14, 2012

ArtsBeat: 'Anything Goes' to Close Aug. 5 by Scott Heller

The Tony-winning revival will begin a national tour in October.

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Wednesday, June 13, 2012

ArtsBeat: 'Streetcar' Will Close on July 22 by Scott Heller

Producers say the revival, which featured African-American actors in several lead roles, may be staged in London this fall.

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Wednesday, May 23, 2012

ArtsBeat: James Lecesne Will Replace an Injured Michael McKean in 'Best Man' by Scott Heller

Mr. McKean, who was struck by a car, is hospitalized in stable condition.

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Monday, April 16, 2012

ArtsBeat: 'Matilda' Wins Record-Setting Seven Olivier Awards by Scott Heller

The adaptation of the Roald Dahl novel will come to Broadway next season.

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