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Friday, September 27, 2024

Andrew Scott Will Perform One-Man ‘Vanya’ Off Broadway Next Spring by Michael Paulson

The Olivier Award-winning revival, in which the actor plays all of the parts, is to begin previews March 11 at the Lucille Lortel Theater.

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Wednesday, September 25, 2024

The Nation’s Politics Are Dramatic. Now Its Dramas Are Political. by Michael Paulson

For the second year in a row, a play about the Constitution is the most-staged in America. And a farce about a terrible president is also pretty popular.

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Roundabout, With 3 Broadway Theaters, Finds Leader in California by Michael Paulson

Christopher Ashley, the artistic director of La Jolla Playhouse and a Tony winner for “Come From Away,” will run the large New York nonprofit.

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Monday, September 16, 2024

A ‘Buena Vista Social Club’ Musical Will Open on Broadway Next Year by Michael Paulson

The show, which had a previous run at Atlantic Theater Company, is scheduled to begin previews in February at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theater.

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Sunday, September 15, 2024

On Broadway, a Covid Switcheroo: Marsha Mason in for Mia Farrow by Michael Paulson

Mason, an associate director of the comedy, which opened on Broadway last week, will step in as Patti LuPone’s counterpart.

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Thursday, September 12, 2024

‘Real Women Have Curves’ Musical Plans Broadway Bow Next Year by Michael Paulson

The show, adapted from the play and movie, was first staged last winter at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Mass.

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Hollywood Is Heading for Broadway (and Off). Here’s a Cheat Sheet. by Michael Paulson

George Clooney as Murrow! Denzel Washington as Othello! Mia Farrow as a larcenous landlord! So much to see!

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Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Lincoln Center Theater Chooses Lear deBessonet as Artistic Director by Michael Paulson

DeBessonet, currently the artistic director of Encores!, will work alongside Bartlett Sher, who will serve as executive producer.

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Tuesday, September 3, 2024

‘The Notebook’ Will End Its Broadway Run in December. A Tour Is Next. by Michael Paulson

The show, nominated for three Tony Awards, opened March 14 at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theater. It will go on a national tour starting next September.

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Friday, August 30, 2024

Was 45 Years Leading Second Stage Enough? Not for Carole Rothman. by Michael Paulson

As she departs the acclaimed nonprofit, Rothman discussed why women need to be in leadership, her Tony Awards mic drop and the “perfect production.”

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Wednesday, August 14, 2024

Tony Winner Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Returns to Broadway With ‘Purpose’ by Michael Paulson

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins had Broadway success this year with a drama starring Sarah Paulson. In February, he’ll return with a new play directed by Phylicia Rashad.

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Saturday, August 10, 2024

How Hollywood Glamour Is Reviving the Endangered Broadway Play by Michael Paulson

George Clooney, Robert Downey Jr., Denzel Washington and Mia Farrow are coming to Broadway, where some producers see plays with stars as safer bets than musicals.

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Thursday, August 8, 2024

Broadway Revival of ‘Glengarry’ to Star Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk and Bill Burr by Michael Paulson

A revival of “Glengarry Glen Ross,” David Mamet’s classic play about unscrupulous real estate agents, is to open next spring.

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Tuesday, August 6, 2024

A ‘Stranger Things’ Prequel Is Coming to Broadway Next Spring by Michael Paulson

The play, now running in London, is set 24 years before the start of the Netflix series.

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Thursday, August 1, 2024

Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter to Star on Broadway in ‘Waiting for Godot’ by Michael Paulson

They played slacker buddies in three “Bill & Ted” films, and next year they plan to reunite for Beckett’s classic tragicomedy.

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Adam Driver Is to Star Off Broadway as a Country-Western Singer by Michael Paulson

The actor will return to the stage this fall in a revival of Kenneth Lonergan’s “Hold On to Me Darling.”

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Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Next Project: A ‘Warriors’ Album With Eisa Davis by Michael Paulson

The recording, inspired by Walter Hill’s 1979 film about a gang making a perilous trek through New York City, will be available on Oct. 18.

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Monday, July 29, 2024

Two More New York Theaters to Share Space by Michael Paulson

The prestigious downtown nonprofit Soho Rep will share space with Playwrights Horizons in Midtown Manhattan while figuring out a longer-term plan.

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Monday, July 1, 2024

Brooke Shields Has Worn Many Hats. Now She’s a Labor Boss. by Michael Paulson

The model-turned-actress-turned-businesswoman is the new president of Actors’ Equity. In an interview, she explained what she’s doing there.

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Thursday, June 27, 2024

Second Stage Becomes First Broadway Nonprofit in Decades to Name New Leader by Michael Paulson

The organization, which won this year’s best play revival Tony Award for “Appropriate,” has chosen Evan Cabnet as its next artistic director.

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Betty Boop Time Travels to New York, and Broadway, Next Spring by Michael Paulson

“BOOP! The Betty Boop Musical” had a run in Chicago late last year. It is slated to open at a Shubert theater in April.

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Tuesday, June 25, 2024

After a Brief Run, ‘Tommy’ Revival to Close on Broadway by Michael Paulson

“The Who’s Tommy,” which has a rock score by Pete Townshend, will end on July 21. A national tour is in the works.

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Leslye Headland’s ‘Cult of Love’ to Open on Broadway in the Fall by Michael Paulson

The play will be produced by Second Stage, which is also planning an Off Broadway production of a two-character drama by Donald Margulies.

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Tuesday, June 18, 2024

The Sisters Who Turned a Sondheim Flop Into a Tony Winner by Michael Paulson

Maria and Sonia Friedman discussed their long history with “Merrily We Roll Along,” after a bittersweet Tony Awards.

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Huey Lewis Musical to Close on Broadway as New Shows Struggle by Michael Paulson

“The Heart of Rock and Roll” is the first new Broadway musical to announce a closing plan following Sunday’s Tony Awards.

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Monday, June 17, 2024

Jay-Z’s Big Tonys Duet With Alicia Keys Was Pretaped by Julia Jacobs and Michael Paulson

The two stars brought down the house with “Empire State of Mind,” their 2009 love song to New York City, which they had recorded earlier on a grand marble staircase outside the auditoriu…

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Why Jay-Z’s Big Tonys Duet With Alicia Keys Was Offstage by Julia Jacobs and Michael Paulson

The two stars brought down the house with “Empire State of Mind,” their 2009 love song to New York City, which they performed on a grand marble staircase outside the auditorium.

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Daniel Radcliffe Conjures Up His First Tony by Michael Paulson

Daniel Radcliffe will forever be known for the "Harry Potter" movies, but at 34, he just won his first major award: for a Broadway musical.

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‘The Outsiders’ Wins Tony Award for Best Musical, ‘Stereophonic’ Best Play by Michael Paulson

Stephen Sondheim’s “Merrily We Role Along,” long considered a flop, was named best musical revival, and Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s “Appropriate” won best play revival.

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Sunday, June 16, 2024

‘Merrily We Roll Along’ Was a Flop in 1981. Now It’s a Tony Winner. by Michael Paulson

The musical by Stephen Sondheim follows the implosion of a three-way friendship in reverse chronological order.

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Jonathan Groff’s Star Turn in ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ Lands Him His First Tony by Michael Paulson

The gregarious performer who loves and is loved by Broadway picked up a trophy for best leading actor in a musical.

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