Theater
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Review: ‘Romeo and Juliet,’ Cut in Half and Twice as Good
At every turn we are offered insights like that until, suddenly, we aren’t. Nothing Godwin can do to make the…
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Arthur T. Birsh Dies: Longtime ‘Playbill’ Publisher Was 88
Arthur T. Birsh, whose job titles during his 50-year career at Playbill, the nation’s most recognizable theater program, included publisher,…
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Cirque Du Soleil Reopening 4 Shows, Blue Man Group After Chapter 15 Protection, Covid-Induced Closures
The circus is back in town, that is if you live in Las Vegas, London or the Dominican Republic. Cirque…
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Actors’ Equity Will Not Place Scott Rudin On “Do Not Work” List: Roster Reserved For Non-Union Productions
Actors’ Equity Association told members today that it will not place producer Scott Rudin on its “Do Not Work” list,…
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How a Multimedia Whiz Seized Digital Theater’s Big Moment
In March 2020, live venues closed, and the theater industry was shocked into numbness. But for the multimedia designer and…
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Bradley Whitford Finds Inspiration in the Theater (and Dog Park)
4. Dog Parks Anybody who knows me knows I’m completely obsessed with dogs. What’s pathetic is when I was shooting…
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Disney’s ‘Beauty And The Beast’ Stage Director Resigns From U.K. Tour Over Leaked Email To Scott Rudin Mocking Karen Olivo
Broadway’s Beauty and the Beast stage director Rob Roth has resigned from the Disney show’s upcoming U.K. and Ireland tour…
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Anthony Powell Dies: Oscar- & Tony-Winning Costume Designer Was 85
Anthony Powell, a three-time Oscar winner whose costume designs helped bring Indiana Jones to rugged life and Broadway’s Norma Desmond…
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A Tireless Actress, Back at the Scene of the ‘Crime’
On Sunday, before a small, masked, spaced-apart audience at the Theater Center, the most persistent show in New York made…
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March On Broadway Organizers Call For Action From Producer Scott Rudin, Actors’ Equity And The Broadway League
The organizers of this week’s March on Broadway: Broadway Fights Back event protesting racism and inequality in the theater industry…
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‘Music Man’ Star Sutton Foster Breaks Silence On Producer Scott Rudin’s Broadway “Step Back”
Sutton Foster, who is set to co-star in the upcoming $17 million revival of The Music Man on Broadway with…
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Taking Over Victory Gardens to Make a ‘Theater for All’
CHICAGO — Ken-Matt Martin, the incoming artistic director of Victory Gardens Theater here, said he never has revealed this publicly…
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How Helen McCrory Shone, Even in a Haze of Mystery
Like Ms. Mirren, Ms. McCrory, at first glance, exuded a seductive air of mystery. Even in her youth, she had…
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After Bullying Reports, Scott Rudin Says He’ll Step Back From Broadway
Scott Rudin, a powerful Broadway producer facing renewed accusations of bullying, apologized Saturday for “troubling interactions with colleagues” and said…
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After Bullying Reports, Scott Rudin Will Step Away From Broadway
“My passionate hope and expectation is that Broadway will reopen successfully very soon, and that the many talented artists associated…
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New York Theatre Workshop Artistic Director James C. Nicola Announces Departure; Legacy Includes ‘Rent’, ‘Slave Play’, ‘Hadestown’
James C. Nicola, whose tenure as artistic director of Off Broadway’s New York Theatre Workshop included the development of such…
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Head of New York Theater Workshop to Depart in 2022
As the New York theater world points toward reopening, one major force within its nonprofit sector — and a central…
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California Issues Detailed Guidelines For Performers, Crew At Indoor Concerts, Sports, Live Events, Theater Performances
Starting Thursday, attendance at indoor concerts, sporting events, theater performances and conferences is allowed with certain capacity limits based on…
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Frozen musical London tickets: How to get tickets as Frozen comes to the West End
The Theatre Royal Drury Lane has just undergone a huge refurbishment project, which took two years to complete. The refurbishment,…
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With ‘Dramazon Prime,’ Streamed Theater Goes Head-to-Head With TV
MUNICH — When playhouses throughout the world first closed their doors in the early days of the pandemic, many scrambled…
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