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Friday, December 12, 2014
Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Broadway Box-Office Analysis, Dec. 1-7: Crowds Fill The Elephant Man and A Delicate Balance But Othe by Robert Simonson

Playbill's new weekly feature examines the box-office trends of the past week.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:30PM
Friday, December 5, 2014

PLAYBILL.COM’S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, Nov. 29-Dec. 5: Critics Weigh In On “Peter Pan Live!” and Son by Robert Simonson

As was the case last year at this time, the big theatre story of the week was a television show.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:00PM
Thursday, December 4, 2014

Andrea Testani Gordon, Stage Manager, Dies at 46 by Robert Simonson

Andrea Testani Gordon, a stage manager with several Broadway credits, died Nov. 30 following a battle with cancer. She was 46.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:17AM
Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Broadway Box-Office Analysis, Nov. 24-30: A Delicate Balance is Disrupted While Aladdin and Matilda by Robert Simonson

Playbill's new weekly feature examines the box-office trends of the past week.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:32PM

Brian Macdonald, Tony-Nominated Choreographer, Dies at 86 by Robert Simonson

Brian Macdonald, a Canadian choreographer who was a member of the Stratford Festival for 17 seasons, and played a role in the history of several ballet troupes, died Nov. 29 at his home in O…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PM
Sunday, November 30, 2014

David Bowie, Mark Hamill, Billy Crudup and Bradley Cooper: A Look at the Elephant Man Stars Througho by Robert Simonson

Academy Award nominee Bradley Cooper is hardly the first actor to take on the challenging role of John Merrick in The Elephant Man. From pop star David Bowie to "Star Wars" leading…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, November 28, 2014
Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Broadway Box Office Analysis, Nov. 17-23: A Honeymoon Begins on Broadway and The River Almost Overfl by Robert Simonson

Playbill's new weekly feature examines the box-office trends of the past week.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:44PM
Friday, November 21, 2014

PLAYBILL.COM’S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, Nov. 15-21: Big Stars Open on Broadway and Remembering the Gr by Robert Simonson

Two shows that are already hits — at the box office, anyway — opened this week, just to see what the critics thought of them. As if it mattered.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:00PM
Thursday, November 20, 2014

Updated: Mike Nichols, Visionary Director of Stage and Screen, Dead at 83 by Robert Simonson

Mike Nichols, who first as a performer, and then as a successful director of stage and film, cast a long shadow over Broadway and Hollywood for more than 50 years, died Nov. 19. The cause wa…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:29PM

Mike Nichols, Visionary Director of Stage and Screen, Dead at 83 by Robert Simonson

Mike Nichols, who first as a performer, and then as a successful director of stage and film, cast a long shadow over Broadway and Hollywood for more than 50 years, died Nov. 19. The cause wa…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:41PM
Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Broadway Box-Office Analysis, Nov. 10-16: Bradley Cooper Breaks Records and Emma Stone Welcomes Crow by Robert Simonson

Playbill's new weekly feature examines the box-office trends of the past week.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:30PM
Friday, November 14, 2014
Thursday, November 13, 2014

“You’re Sick, You Don’t Pay for Chicken Soup”: Producer Emanuel Azenberg on Memories of Caf Edison by Robert Simonson

Once up a time, the Theatre District was chock full of industry hangouts, places where actors, producers, playwrights, directors, stagehands and sundry other stage types gathered to grab a q…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Broadway Box-Office Analysis, Nov. 3-9: The Box Office Loves Bradley Cooper by Robert Simonson

Playbill's new weekly feature examines the box-office trends of the past week.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:15PM
Monday, November 10, 2014

Jerry Tallmer, Theatre Critic Who Founded the Obie Awards, Dies at 93 by Robert Simonson

Jerry Tallmer, the former Village Voice drama critic who created the Obie Awards, that weekly's annual theatre awards, died Nov. 9. He was 93.

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:10PM
Friday, November 7, 2014
Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Donald Saddler, Veteran Broadway Dancer and Choreographer, Dies at 94 by Robert Simonson

Donald Saddler, a dancer and choreographer whose stage and film credits stretched back to the 1930s, and who remained active into the 21st century, died Nov. 2 at the Actors Home in New Jers…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:57PM

Broadway Box-Office Analysis, Oct. 26-Nov. 2: Hugh Jackman’s River Runneth Over and The Last Ship’s by Robert Simonson

Playbill's new weekly feature examines the box-office trends of the past week.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PM
Monday, November 3, 2014

Herb Schapiro, Co-Author of The Me Nobody Knows, Dies at 85 by Robert Simonson

Herb Schapiro, who wrote the musical The Me Nobody Knows, a hit on Broadway in the early '70s, died in Brooklyn Oct. 17. He was 85.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:14AM
Thursday, October 30, 2014

Broadway Box-Office Analysis, Oct. 21-26: A Delicate Balance Off to a Solid Start While Audiences Wa by Robert Simonson

Playbill's new weekly feature examines the box-office trends of the past week.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:30AM

While Stalking the Bogeyman, David Holthouse Finds Healing Through Storytelling by Robert Simonson

David Holthouse finds catharsis behind anger in by sharing his traumatic childhood story Stalking the Bogeyman.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, October 24, 2014

PLAYBILL.COM’S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, Oct. 18-24: Differing Opinions on Disgraced and Hand to God W by Robert Simonson

The big opening of the week was the Broadway debut of Ayad Akhtar's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Disgraced, which officially opened on Broadway Oct. 23 at the Lyceum Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:30PM
Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Broadway Box Office Analysis, Oct. 13-20: Curious Incident is Close to Selling Out There’s a New Hed by Robert Simonson

Playbill's new weekly feature examines the box-office trends of the past week.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:30PM

Broadway Box-Office Analysis, Oct. 13-20: Curious Incident is Close to Selling Out and There’s a New by Robert Simonson

Playbill's new weekly feature examines the box-office trends of the past week.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:30PM
Friday, October 17, 2014

PLAYBILL.COM’S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, Oct. 11-17: On the Town Is a Helluva Show and Sondheim Has Su by Robert Simonson

Big Al. Big Dave. Back together again in a big — very, actually rather small — play.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:00PM
Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Broadway Box Office Analysis, Oct. 6-12: Beautifuls Winning Streak Continues While Curious Incident by Robert Simonson

Playbill's new weekly feature examines the box-office trends of the past week.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:00PM
Tuesday, October 14, 2014

16 Years of Protests Later, Terrence McNally’s Corpus Christi Lives On With New Film by Robert Simonson

James Brandon, co-director of “Corpus Christi: Playing With Redemption” and star of the play, chats with Playbill.com about the new life and mission of Terrence McNal…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:00PM

“American Idol” Alum Clay Aiken Trades the Broadway Stage for the Political Stage by Robert Simonson

On a recent weeknight, at a well-appointed townhouse on the Upper West Side, a political fund-raiser was held. There was a spread of food, a well-stocked open bar and —…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, October 10, 2014

PLAYBILL.COM’S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, Oct. 4-10: Curious Incident Thrills the Senses and We Bid Far by Robert Simonson

There were two big openings on Broadway this week, one an already proven box-office success that did well with the critics as well, and one a box-office success that, that did well w…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:30PM

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