Theater
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Lea Michele Cancels Saturday ‘Funny Girl’ Performances After Displaying COVID-19 Symptoms
Understudy Julie Benko will play Fanny Brice amid “a very intense COVID outbreak in our theater”
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London Production of ‘Hamilton’ Pays Tribute to Queen Elizabeth and Confuses Everyone
“Has anyone in ‘Hamilton’ actually seen the play?” jokes one person
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Lea Michele Fans Kvell Over ‘Funny Girl’ Broadway Debut: ‘Holy S– Yes She’s That Good’
Rounding up social media reactions from the lucky few in the sold-out, 1,275-seat August Wilson Theatre
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‘As You Like It’ Off Broadway Review: The Bard’s Comedy Gets a Musical Update
Shaina Taub reconceives the classic as a one-act musical and almost pulls it off
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Bob LuPone, Tony-Nominated Actor for ‘A Chorus Line,’ Dies at 76
The brother of Broadway superstar Patty LuPone also led the development of the off-Broadway company MCC Theater
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How Classic Movies From ‘High Noon’ to ‘Almost Famous’ Are Getting Reboots – on Broadway | PRO Insight
“I figured if someone is going to f— this up, it might as well be me,” playwright Stephen Aldy Guirgis says of adapting “Dog Day Afternoon”
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‘Hamilton’ Considers ‘Further Action’ After Texas Church Stages Unauthorized, Anti-LGBTQ Production
“‘Hamilton’ does not grant amateur or professional licenses for any stage productions and did not grant one to The Door Church,” a spokesperson says
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Angelica Ross to Star in ‘Chicago,’ Becoming First Openly Trans Woman to Lead a Broadway Musical
The “Pose” breakout and “American Horror Story” star joins the production in its 25th year
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‘To Kill a Mockingbird’: Scott Rudin Ends Broadway Run Against Aaron Sorkin’s Wishes
The disgraced producer cited a “lack of confidence” in the play’s reopening in emails obtained by The New York Times
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‘High Noon’ Adaptation to Open on Broadway in 2023
‘Forrest Gump’ and ‘Dune’ writer Eric Roth will adapt the classic 1952 Western film
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‘Oresteia’ Off Broadway Review: A Famous Greek Family Has Way Too Many Problems
Robert Icke’s adaptation of the Aeschylus classic expands and radically diminishes the original
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‘The Kite Runner’ Broadway Review: Khaled Hosseini’s Bestseller Fails to Take Flight
Hosseini’s novel became a movie and then, in its weakest incarnation, a play by Matthew Spangler
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Billy Crystal Broadway Musical ‘Mr. Saturday Night’ to Close in September
Crystal received a Tony nomination for the comedy based on his 1992 film directorial debut
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Beanie Feldstein Drops Out of This Weekend’s Performances of ‘Funny Girl’ Due to Tonsillitis
Beanie Feldstein will return to portray Fanny Brice in “Funny Girl” next week
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‘Glee’ and Broadway Fans Erupt After Lea Michele Finally Lands Fanny Brice Role in ‘Funny Girl’
“Really starting to think ‘Glee’ was a documentary,” one user said
