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A dramaturg shares his ideas for making this post-show staple more engaging for audiences and artists --- I'm a dramaturg. That term means different things depending upon whom you ask. But in my case, it often means I'm the lucky theatre staffer tasked with moderating the post-show Q&A between the artists and the audience, commonly known as the...

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Theatre Lovers Share Their Neil Simon Memories

By TDF STAGES READERS

Thursday, September 27, 2018 • Broadway • 2 comments Share This

Thu Sep 27, 2018 • Broadway • 2 comments Share This

Twenty-three hilarious and heartfelt stories about the ways the comedy master impacted their lives --- Two weeks ago, we asked our readers to send in remembrances of the late Neil Simon and we were thrilled by the response. We received more than 60 emails (a few with photos!) about how the Pulitzer Prize- and four-time Tony Award-winning playwright...

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The Joyce Gets a Stunning Makeover for NY Quadrille

By SUSAN REITER

Wednesday, September 26, 2018 • Dance • 0 comments Share This

Wed Sep 26, 2018 • Dance • 0 comments Share This

Curated by Lar Lubovitch, the perspective-changing dance series returns for its second edition --- Even though John Jasperse and his dance company had performed at the Joyce in the past, he barely recognized the theatre when he walked into it two years ago for the inaugural NY Quadrille, conceived and curated by legendary choreographer Lar Lubovitch....

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He's Following in James Corden's Broadway Footsteps

By MICHAEL MARTIN

Tuesday, September 25, 2018 • Broadway • 0 comments Share This

Tue Sep 25, 2018 • Broadway • 0 comments Share This

Richard Bean's One Man, Two Guvnors won Corden a Tony. What will his new comedy do for Max Gordon Moore? --- Richard Bean's new Broadway romp The Nap at Manhattan Theatre Club is set in the world of British snooker -- it's like pool, but with more math. A major televised attraction in the U.K., the sport makes rock stars of its champions; it's also...

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Why You Need to Hear Anna Politkovskaya's Story Right Now

By JONATHAN MANDELL

Monday, September 24, 2018 • Acting • 0 comments Share This

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The legacy of the late Russian journalist speaks directly to the turmoil of today --- More than a thousand people attended the funeral of Anna Politkovskaya, a respected Russian journalist who was found murdered in the elevator of her Moscow apartment building in 2006. She was well known for investigating atrocities committed during her homeland's...

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Why Are Two Casts Performing One Show Simultaneously?

By JONATHAN MANDELL

Friday, September 21, 2018 • Off-Broadway • 0 comments Share This

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A new bilingual production at Playwrights Horizons is performed in English and American Sign Language --- Craig Lucas' new play I Was Most Alive with You at Playwrights Horizons is about a family coping with a series of calamities that recall the biblical story of Job. But ask Sabrina Dennison to describe the show and she declares it's "complicated."...

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This Play Is About More Than Autism

By REGINA ROBBINS

Thursday, September 20, 2018 • Playwriting • 1 comment Share This

Thu Sep 20, 2018 • Playwriting • 1 comment Share This

The radical inclusiveness of Catya McMullen's Agnes --- "I didn't set out to write about autism," says Catya McMullen about her world-premiere play Agnes at 59E59 Theaters. When she started on the script in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, she wanted to explore the drama that could ensue when characters with complex relationships were stuck together in...

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Classical Dance for Broadway Lovers

By SUSAN REITER

Wednesday, September 19, 2018 • Dance • 0 comments Share This

Wed Sep 19, 2018 • Dance • 0 comments Share This

New York City Ballet pays tribute to Jerome Robbins in honor of his 100th birthday --- New York City Ballet's month-long fall season kicked off this week, and the eclectic lineup includes pieces by founder George Balanchine, new works by emerging choreographers and a farewell performance by retiring principal dancer Joaquin De Luz. But for fans who...

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