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Jon Batiste Blueses Up Beethoven: “It’s Been 250-Plus Years. It Needed an Update.”
The genre-spanning musician discusses his new genre-scrambling album, and his optimism in the face of President Trump's return: "Whatever is the darkest ... force against your wellbeing is also the greatest opportunity for transformation."
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Joan Didion Biographer Is as Unsparing as She Was: “I’m Just Trying to See Her Plain”
Lili Anolik, who’s unearthed Eve Babitz and exposed Donna Tartt, now strips the sentiment which has gathered around one of Hollywood’s most beloved writers: “Joan was often telling the truth about herself, and people were choosing not to listen.”
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Paul Mescal to Star in ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ in New York and London
Mescal will reprise his Olivier-winning role as Stanley Kowalski in 2025.
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Judith Jamison, Transcendent Dancer and Artistic Director of Alvin Ailey Company, Dies at 81
“We remember and are grateful for her artistry, humanity and incredible light, which inspired us all,” Ailey spokesperson Christopher Zunner said.
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Ariana Grande Wants to Reconnect With Musical Theater After ‘Wicked’: “It Heals Me”
The singer and actress plays Glinda in Jon M. Chu‘s upcoming adaptation of the Tony-winning Broadway musical.
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Rainn Wilson and Aasif Mandvi Take on ‘Waiting for Godot,’ the Play About Nothing — and Everything
The 'Office' star and the 'Daily Show' veteran bring Samuel Beckett's absurdist classic to the Geffen Playhouse: “Is it [about] God? Maybe. Is it about capitalism? Maybe."
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Pulitzer Prize-Winner Martyna Majok Is Adapting ‘Fahrenheit 451’ For Broadway
The play is currently in early stages of development.
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Sherry Lansing, Mayim Bialik, Debra Messing, Gene Simmons Among Signatories of Counter-Petition Opposing Boycott of Israeli Literary Institutions
Their letter responded to an earlier petition from the Palestinian Festival of Literature and other groups that called for no longer "engaging" with these "institutions without interrogating their relationship to apartheid and displacement."
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‘Real Women Have Curves’ Musical to Play James Earl Jones Theatre
The musical features music and lyrics by Joy Huerta, of the pop duo Jesse & Joy, and Benjamin Velez.
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‘Good Night and Good Luck,’ Starring George Clooney, Sets Broadway Theater, Opening Date
The play, which Clooney wrote with Grant Heslov, will take over the Winter Garden Theatre.
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The John and Yoko Whisperer: Legendary PR Man Elliot Mintz Tells All
The former music publicist, friend of Lennon and indefatigable celebrity confidant — and now, with ‘We All Shine On,’ memoirist — recalls his long and winding life with the Beatle, Bob Dylan and Paris Hilton. "I took it all very seriously."
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‘Romeo + Juliet’ Theater Review: Kit Connor and Rachel Zegler Shake up Shakespeare With Brat-Coded Attitude
Sam Gold directs the high-energy, TikTok-generation Broadway revival, which brings original Jack Antonoff tunes and a notably young ensemble to the classic romantic tragedy.
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Louis McCartney to Reprise His Role of Henry Creel in ‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’ on Broadway
The play is a prequel to the events of the hit Netflix series and will start previews on March 28, 2025.
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A New, Even Shorter Version of ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ Is Headed to Broadway
The play has been further revised to run under three hours.
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Jenny Slate Can’t Help But Care What You Think About Her New Book
In 'Lifeform,' an essay collection inspired by her experience of pregnancy and motherhood, the actor offers up a piece of herself.
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‘Smash’ Musical Plans to Open on Broadway This Spring
The cast includes Robyn Hurder, Brooks Ashmanskas, Krysta Rodriguez and more.
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