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Category: Theater
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Book Review: ‘Ira Gershwin: A Life in Words,’ by Michael Owen
In “Ira Gershwin: A Life in Words,” Michael Owen offers a sympathetic portrait of the lyricist, overshadowed in a life that had him tending the legacy of his younger sibling George.
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At Opening Night at La Scala, Opera Is the Center of the Universe
There is nothing quite like opening night of Teatro alla Scala in Milan, a temple of opera, for pomp, pageantry and politics.
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36 Things That Stuck With Us in 2024
The movie scenes, TV episodes, song lyrics and other moments that reporters, critics, editors and visual journalists in Culture couldn’t stop thinking about this year.
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The Cast of ‘South Pacific’ Reunites for an Emotional Benefit Performance
Members of the cast of the 2008 Tony-winning revival of “South Pacific,” including Matthew Morrison and Kelli O’Hara, reunited for a benefit performance. The emotions were the guest of honor.
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Adam Lambert Is Finding the Fun, and the Fear, in ‘Cabaret’
Making his Broadway debut as the show’s Emcee, the singer is reveling in what he calls “a thinking piece of musical theater.”
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At the Kennedy Center, a Send-Off to Biden and Questions About the Future
A bipartisan crowd honored Francis Ford Coppola, the Grateful Dead, Bonnie Raitt, Arturo Sandoval and the Apollo Theater. Some wondered if Donald J. Trump would attend next year.
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Marvin Laird, Musical Presence on and Off Broadway, Dies at 85
He conducted Broadway shows and worked with Bernadette Peters. But he was probably best known for writing the music for the darkly comic “Ruthless!”
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‘Wicked’ Alumnae Class Notes: What They Learned at Shiz University
Only the women who’ve played Elphaba and Glinda in the show’s two decades onstage understand why the roles are so taxing — and so rewarding, too.
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Is the Real ‘Wicked’ Movie the Press Tour?
A conversation about the musical’s transfer from stage to screen, and the lead actresses who are bringing new narratives to their roles.
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Avett Brothers Musical ‘Swept Away’ to Close on Broadway After Short Run
The new musical, about a shipwreck and its aftermath, opened Nov. 19 at the Longacre Theater.
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Jason Laks Named President of Broadway League
The Broadway League, an industry trade organization, named Jason Laks as its new president. “I think our mission has to be more than to make it 2019 again,” Laks said.