Nataki Garrett steps down as artistic director of Oregon Shakespeare Festival; the board chairwoman says "the board is focused on keeping this theater viable — it’s important for the region and it’s important for the American theater."
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Theater reporter at The New York Times.
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A million years ago, I was in a middle school production of “Oliver!” (In the chorus.) Tonight I’m happy to be seeing a professional production for the first time, at .
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This year's lifetime achievement Tony Awards will go to Joel Grey and John Kander, said today.
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The current Broadway revival of "Dancin'" will close on Sunday, May 14. The producers announced the closing a little more than nine hours after learning that the production had received zero Tony nominations today.
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Just catching up on today's Tony Awards nominations? Here's my overview of what happened, what it means, and what's next:
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Happy Tony nominations day to all who celebrate! We'll be live-blogging here, with news, reaction and commentary.
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Tonight I'm seeing "Summer, 1976," the new play by David Auburn starring Laura Linney and Jessica Hecht, on Broadway via . And with this show, I will have seen every Tony-eligible production of the 2022-23 season, with a few days to spare before next week’s nominations!
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Among today's Tony eligibility rulings: "New York, New York," with music and lyrics by Kander, Ebb and add. lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, is not eligible for Best Original Score.
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"Harmony," a musical by Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman that tells the true story of the Comedian Harmonists, a singing group that runs afoul of the Nazis, will open on Broadway this fall.
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Kenneth Branagh is planning to direct and star in "King Lear" () in both London and New York, starting at Wyndham’s Theater in the West End for a 50-performance run this fall, and then transferring to in the fall of 2024.
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Tonight: I’m at the final opening of the 2022-23 Broadway session, for “The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window,” starring Oscar Isaac and Rachel Brosnahan.
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News from : Jerry Mitchell will receive the 2023 Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award, which honors volunteerism, in recognition of his work for .
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Congratulations to , joining as a staff reporter writing about television, theater, movies and more!
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Not in Kansas anymore: How 19-year-old Justin Cooley landed a breakout role in "Kimberly Akimbo," one of the most acclaimed musicals of this Broadway season.
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Tony Awards news: Just before the June 11 8 p.m. broadcast on CBS, there will be a 90-minute preshow (similar to last year) at which many awards will be announced. This year's 6:30 p.m. preshow will be presented on Pluto TV, which is a free streaming television service.
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Interesting: After Labor Day, all evening performances of "Hamilton" on Broadway will start at 7 p.m.
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Broadway news: "The Shark is Broken," a comedy about the making of "Jaws," will play the Golden Theater this summer. The play, which previously was staged in Edinburgh and London, stars and was co-written by Ian Shaw, whose father starred in the film.
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Tonight I'm at the opening of "Prima Facie," a solo play by @suziemillerwriter starring Jodie Comer. Earlier this month in London, the show won the Olivier Awards for best new play and best actress.
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Today’s matinee: “New York, New York,” a new musical on Broadway. And happy to be joined by .
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Casting news: will lead the Broadway cast of "Here Lies Love," playing Imelda Marcos. The production starts performances in June.
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Todd Haimes, who rebuilt Roundabout Theater Company following a bankruptcy filing and led it for four decades, died today. Roundabout, which presents work on and off Broadway, is one of the nation’s largest and most successful nonprofit theaters.
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The farce "Peter Pan Goes Wrong" opens on Broadway tonight. But did things actually go wrong in "Peter Pan," the musical? Sandy Duncan and Cathy Rigby recall their own stage mishaps:
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And Friday's episode of The Daily was about the "Phantom" closing. I talked with about the show, and the podcast's producers and I went backstage to talk with cast and crew.
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Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber contributed an essay about his reflections on the show and on the state of Broadway.
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"Phantom" is the longest running show in Broadway history, and we've had a lot of coverage of its closing. In anticipation of the final performance, I talked with diehard fans about the musical and its role in their lives.
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The performance was preceded by a red carpet at which current and former members of the cast talked with the media about what the show, and its closing, meant to them. And after the final bows, there was a large party at the Metropolitan Club.
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Last night was the final Broadway performance of "The Phantom of the Opera." It was wild, with celebrities (Glenn Close and Lin-Manuel Miranda), cosplay (one guy came as the Red Death) and confetti, plus a curtain call for the chandelier. Here's my report:
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Today's matinee: "The Thanksgiving Play," written by Larissa FastHorse, directed by , and starring , , and . On Broadway via .
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Tonight I’m seeing “Peter Pan Goes Wrong,” the second show from to play on Broadway. And is performing tonight (and for a few weeks).
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The long run of "The Phantom of the Opera" has been fueled in part by the intense devotion of the people who call themselves Phans. As the show prepares to end its Broadway run on Sunday, I talked with some of them about their passion for the show:
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"The Phantom of the Opera" ends its record-setting run on Broadway this weekend. On today's podcast episode of The Daily, we take you backstage with cast and crew, and I talk with about the show's amazing 13,981-performance journey.
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Tonight: “Plays for the Plague Year,” the new work by Suzan-Lori Parks at . Happy to be joined by .
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Tony Awards news: Ariana DeBose will return to host this year's ceremony, which will take place June 11 at in Washington Heights, and will be broadcast on .
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“If you’re not scaring yourself as an actor, what are you doing? If everything’s safe, then the results will show that.” – , talking with about "Good Night, Oscar," now in previews and opening later this month on Broadway.
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