Theater
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‘As You Like It’ Off Broadway Review: The Bard’s Comedy Gets a Musical Update
Shaina Taub reconceives the classic as a one-act musical and almost pulls it off
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Bob LuPone, Tony-Nominated Actor for ‘A Chorus Line,’ Dies at 76
The brother of Broadway superstar Patty LuPone also led the development of the off-Broadway company MCC Theater
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How Classic Movies From ‘High Noon’ to ‘Almost Famous’ Are Getting Reboots – on Broadway | PRO Insight
“I figured if someone is going to f— this up, it might as well be me,” playwright Stephen Aldy Guirgis says of adapting “Dog Day Afternoon”
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‘Hamilton’ Considers ‘Further Action’ After Texas Church Stages Unauthorized, Anti-LGBTQ Production
“‘Hamilton’ does not grant amateur or professional licenses for any stage productions and did not grant one to The Door Church,” a spokesperson says
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Angelica Ross to Star in ‘Chicago,’ Becoming First Openly Trans Woman to Lead a Broadway Musical
The “Pose” breakout and “American Horror Story” star joins the production in its 25th year
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‘To Kill a Mockingbird’: Scott Rudin Ends Broadway Run Against Aaron Sorkin’s Wishes
The disgraced producer cited a “lack of confidence” in the play’s reopening in emails obtained by The New York Times
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‘High Noon’ Adaptation to Open on Broadway in 2023
‘Forrest Gump’ and ‘Dune’ writer Eric Roth will adapt the classic 1952 Western film
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‘Oresteia’ Off Broadway Review: A Famous Greek Family Has Way Too Many Problems
Robert Icke’s adaptation of the Aeschylus classic expands and radically diminishes the original
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‘The Kite Runner’ Broadway Review: Khaled Hosseini’s Bestseller Fails to Take Flight
Hosseini’s novel became a movie and then, in its weakest incarnation, a play by Matthew Spangler
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Billy Crystal Broadway Musical ‘Mr. Saturday Night’ to Close in September
Crystal received a Tony nomination for the comedy based on his 1992 film directorial debut
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Beanie Feldstein Drops Out of This Weekend’s Performances of ‘Funny Girl’ Due to Tonsillitis
Beanie Feldstein will return to portray Fanny Brice in “Funny Girl” next week
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‘Glee’ and Broadway Fans Erupt After Lea Michele Finally Lands Fanny Brice Role in ‘Funny Girl’
“Really starting to think ‘Glee’ was a documentary,” one user said
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‘Richard III’ Off Broadway Review: Danai Gurira Leads a Muddled Revival in Central Park
Director Robert O’Hara has a “deep intent” with his approach to Shakespeare’s great villain, but loses the plot
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‘Into the Woods’ Broadway Review: A Joyous, Star-Studded, Stripped-Down Sondheim Revival
The high points of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s fractured-fairy-tale musical have never been this beanstalk-high
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Beanie Feldstein to Depart Broadway’s ‘Funny Girl’ Early After Production Went In ‘Different Direction’
The ‘Booksmart’ star will not play Fanny Brice after July 31
