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Don’t Stop Believin’: Even Flop Film Musicals Help Sell Broadway Tickets
The film of “Rock of Ages” may have hit a sour note in its opening weekend, but the Broadway musical that inspired it is humming along quite nicely, thank you very much. (It ticked up in grosses last...
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Add Alec Baldwin to Broadway’s Starry New Season
Add Alec Baldwin to the list of marquee names who will be heating up Broadway’s box office next season, joining the ranks of Al Pacino, Jessica Chastain, Tom Hanks, Debra Winger and Paul Rudd....
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Shia LaBeouf Has Beef With Alec Baldwin and Departs “Orphans”
Explained in a welter of emails that Shia LaBeouf posted on his Twitter account, the actor’s sudden departure from the Broadway revival of “Orphans” sent the producers scrambling for a last-minute...
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Tony Nominations: It’s “Kinky Boots” Vs. “Matilda”
The Battle Royal has been set for this year’s Tony Awards: The American-made “Kinky Boots” versus the London import “Matilda” for Best Musical — arguably the only award which means anything at the box...
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“Orphans”: A Fiery Beginning, A Surprisingly Damp Ending
The production of “Orphans,” starring Alec Baldwin, will be closing on May 19, six weeks earlier than a previously announced end date of June 30. Apparently two Tony nominations — one for Best Revival...
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Alec Baldwin, Stung by Early Closing of “Orphans,” Bites Back at New York Times
Using his perch at the Huffington Post, Alec Baldwin launched a full frontal attack on Ben Brantley, the chief theater critic of the New York Times, in an essay titled “How Broadway Has Changed.” In...
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Bette Midler and Tom Hanks Brighten a Dismal Season
Battered by Hurricane Sandy and a weak slate of fall shows, Broadway attendance plunged by 6.2 percent during the 2012-13 season, compared to the previous year. The proverbial “asses-in-seats”...
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Broadway’s 2012-13 Scorecard: New Shows Surprisingly Strong
Fallout from the Annual Tony Awards usually includes announcements of shows closing because their lagging box-office didn’t get enough of a kick from the telecast. In an unusual development for...
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