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Theater reporter at The New York Times. Previously covered religion. Living in New York; missing New England.

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  1. 5 hours ago

    Laura Benanti is back on set ("Gossip Girl" and "Younger"), reading poetry (Kate Baer), and ready for her Melania run to end. In this interview, she tells me about 10 essential ingredients in her current cultural diet:

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  2. 5 hours ago

    BroadwayCon, the annual fan convention, is going virtual this year, for obvious reasons. It's also moving to April (the first four were in Januarys).

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    The show must go online! BroadwayCon will be back in 2021 with an all-new virtual event April 17-18! Free to stream with tons of awesome perks and upgrades. Learn more at
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  3. 5 hours ago

    A rare bright spot for arts workers: the film and television business in New York is, at least partially, getting back to work. (An obvious caveat: a virus surge could lead to renewed restrictions. But for the moment, filming is underway.) by

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  4. 6 hours ago

    "We cannot be a profitable business while being closed, and it looks dim for any live theater to be open for the foreseeable future."

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  5. Nov 22

    "I want to make a jukebox musical about nostalgia for the late ’90s...A more global, more pointed, filthier 'Mamma Mia!'" — , interviewed by

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  6. Nov 19

    Breaking theater news: and have settled their dispute over streaming theater, reaching an agreement that allows Equity to cover such work (with some restrictions) for the duration of the pandemic.

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  7. Nov 17

    Celebrity spotted!

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  8. Nov 17

    Sad news from the Berkshires: the Doris Duke Theater, the smaller of the two main stages at , was destroyed in a fire today. I have many fond memories of performances there.

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  9. Nov 17

    Broadway news: "Thoughts of a Colored Man," written by Keenan Scott II and directed by , says it "will open on Broadway in the upcoming season at a Shubert theater to be announced." Producers include , , , & .

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  10. Nov 17

    Of note: At a time of increased attention to creative team diversity, “1776” now has a Black co-director. and Diane Paulus are both billed as directors; in prior Roundabout p.r., she was described as director & he as choreographer. (Billing changed earlier at ART.)

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  11. Nov 17

    Broadway news: says it now aims to stage "Caroline, or Change" and "Trouble in Mind" in the fall of 2021, and "1776" in the spring of 2022. The company says its planned production of "Birthday Candles" is postponed until "a future date to be determined."

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  12. Nov 16

    Broadway news: says it is aiming to stage "Lackawanna Blues," by , in the fall of 2021, and is moving "How I Learned To Drive," by , to the spring of 2022.

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  13. Nov 16

    It looks like a slow rebound for tourism in NYC. The city drew 66.6 million visitors in 2019. The projection for 2021: 38.2 million.

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  14. Nov 16

    But the decision also makes "The Minutes" the third play scheduled to open in spring 2020 that will not attempt to open in 2021. (The others are "Hangmen" and "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf," both of which closed outright.)

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  15. Nov 16

    The move will allow to undertake a long-planned renovation of the Cort Theater.

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  16. Nov 16

    Broadway news: "The Minutes," a Tracy Letts play that was in previews when theaters closed, today is loading out of the Cort Theater, where it was scheduled to open on 3/15/20, and then on 3/15/21. The producers are now aiming for 3/15/22 "pending cast and theater availability."

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  17. Nov 16

    Participatory theater, in a pandemic? Yup! and sample the offerings, and offer some thoughts:

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    During election week we told the dishy stories of five shows that closed (or disappeared) before they ever opened on Broadway. ICYMI, here they are:

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  19. Nov 13

    Lynn Kellogg, who in 1968 played Sheila in the original Broadway production of "Hair," has died of Covid-19.

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  20. Nov 13

    Sad news: A 54-year-old stagehand, working for , died yesterday in a fall at Broadway's Winter Garden Theater.

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