Theater
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Broadway’s Coronavirus Shutdown Could Cost $565 Million in Lost Revenue
The unprecedented closure will impact the Tony Awards and other Times Square businesses
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Broadway Goes Dark Tonight as NY Gov. Bans Gatherings of 500 People
Restrictions on Broadway productions go into effect 5 p.m. Thursday
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Usher at 2 Broadway Shows Tests Positive for Coronavirus, Shows Will Go On
“Last evening, we were notified that a part-time employee of both organizations has tested positively for COVID-19 (Cornonavirus),” theater owners say
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’72 Miles to Go…’ Theater Review: 3 Citizens Plus 2 Immigrants Without Documentation Equal 1 Family
Despite missteps into the land of sitcoms, Hilary Bettis’ new play exposes an immigration disaster
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Broadway Box Office Holds Steady Despite Coronavirus Scare, But Disney Musicals Take a Hit
“The Lion King,” “Aladdin” and “Frozen” all saw significant drops in ticket sales for week ending March 8
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Scott Rudin Offers $50 Tickets to Broadway’s ‘Book of Mormon,’ ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ to Lure Coronavirus-Scared Theatergoers
“I can’t pretend that great theater is the panacea we’ve been waiting for, but in the meantime I think we could all use a few hours away from the evening news,” producer says
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‘Endlings’ Theater Review: A Play About Writing a Play Gets Tangled Up in the Seaweed
Celine Song’s absurdist comedy mixes Edward Albee dramas with Esther Williams movies
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‘Unknown Soldier’ Theater Review: Michael Friedman’s Musical Explores the Fuzziness of Memory
Estelle Parsons stands out in a new musical by a composer who tragically died too young
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‘Girl From the North Country’ Broadway Review: Bob Dylan’s Songs Get Tangled Up in Melodrama
Conor McPherson stuffs so much lurid drama into a Duluth boarding house that this property needs to be condemned
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‘Coal Country’ Theater Review: A Steve Earle Musical With a Huge Carbon Footprint
A new show digs coal because, hey, somebody’s got to do life’s dirty work and destroy the planet
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‘The Perplexed’ Theater Review: Why the Really Rich Don’t Really Deserve America
Richard Greenberg skewers the wealthy, as well as his put-upon audience
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‘The Hot Wing King’ Theater Review: Katori Hall Blends Sticky Schmaltz With Spicy Sauce
Playwright mixes “The Boys in the Band” and “Torch Song Trilogy” with a cooking show. More than one character gets indigestion
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‘The Unsinkable Molly Brown’ Theater Review: Meredith Willson’s Classic Musical Gets a Major Rewrite
Beth Malone’s heroine is now a paragon of early-20th-century progressivism
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‘We’re Gonna Die’ Theater Review: Quick, Pull the Plug Now!
Young Jean Lee tells us the obvious over and over again in a show that’s good only because it’s very short
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‘Dana H.’ Theater Review: She Lip Syncs Her Way to Hell and Back
Lucas Hnath adapts interviews conducted with his mother, once captive to the Aryan Brotherhood. The result is harrowing