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While some shows may be able to weather the storm, others may postpone until the fall or lose all momentum for opening on The Great White Way.
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According to The New York Times, an usher for 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?' and 'Six' tested positive for COVID-19.Â
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'72 Miles to Go..' by playwright Hilary Bettis explores how immigration laws and the threat of deportation impacts an Arizona family.
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Andrew Yoo in LCT3's 'The Headlands.' (Photo: Kyle Froman) By Matthew Wexler Theater producers plan seasons months, if not years, in advance. Sometimes the confluence…
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Producers of some of Broadway's biggest shows have announced a $50 flash sale to combat slumped tickets prices due to coronavirus travel fears.
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A Minnesota boarding house on the verge of economic collapse provides the moody backdrop for Bob Dylan's songbook. Written and directed by Conor McPherson.
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The Miranda Fund has committed $1 million to the National Theater Institute to help support the development of young artists of color.
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In Azure D. Osborne-Lee's play, "Mirrors," a woman finds herself the guardian of her deceased ex-lover's daughter.
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Austin McCormick's baroque burlesque dance troupe Company XIV returns with 'Seven Sins,' perhaps its finest and most seductive work to date.
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Rex Pickett's 'Sideways' arrives Off-Broadway and is best enjoyed with pre-show bites and flowing wine. Once the show starts, it's a half-empty bottle.
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Richard Greenberg's new play, "The Perplexed," follows two feuding families on the eve of a wedding. Directed by Lynne Meadow.
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J. Julian Christopher's 'Bundle of Sticks' portrays a stylistic look at a gay conversion therapy center in remote Australia.
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As previews begin for the highly anticipated revival of 'Company,' The Broadway Blog catches up with one of its stars, the legendary Patti LuPone.
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Chicago's TUTA Theatre presents a reimagining of Ibsen's 'Hedda Gabler,' incorporating original music by Wain Parham, adapted and directed by Jacqueline Stone.
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Katori Hall's latest play, 'The Hot Wing King,' delivers a delicious snapshot of a group of gay black men set on the eve of a Memphis hot wing competition.
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Superstar singer, songwriter and producer Celine Dion brought down the house in Atlantic City as part of her new international 'Courage' tour.
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Tony Award-winner Kathleen Chalfant leads a rotating cast in 'Women on Fire: Stories from the Frontlines,' adapted by Chris Henry from true narratives.
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Beth Malone jumps, leaps, flips and belts her way through the title role of a newly reimagined "The Unsinkable Molly Brown."
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In "Dana H.", a series of taped interviews provide the narrative for Lucas Hnath's harrowing theater piece about his mother's five-and-a-half-month abduction.
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In C.A. Johnson's new play, "All the Natalie Portmans," a 16-year-old girl turns to her imagination to cope with a fractured home life and her burgeoning sexual identity.
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While expertly executed, playwright Alice Birch's unconventional structure dissipates the play's impact, casting a haze around material that deserves to be more visceral.
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Will Arbery's absurdist play "Plano" can't find its footing in First Floor Theater's Chicago premiere. Directed by Audrey Francis.
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Beth Malone stars in Transport Group's reimagining of "The Unsinkable Molly Brown," directed and choreographed by Tony winner Kathleen Marshall.
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Ivo van Hove's reimagining of "West Side Story" arrives on Broadway but does his perspective shine a new light on the iconic musical?
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Mandy Gonzalez, Carrie Manolakos and Alex Newell brought down the house at The New York Pops' latest Carnegie Hall concert.
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