Lisa Banes, a versatile actress who came to prominence on the New York stage in the 1980s and went on to a busy career that…
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Headliners and Headdresses Return to Las Vegas. Will Tourists Follow?
LAS VEGAS — Penn Jillette, one half of the Penn & Teller magic and comedy act that has helped define nightlife in Las Vegas for…
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How Lin-Manuel Miranda and Friends Made an Old Bookstore New
A sculptural representation of a bookworm — 140 feet of scripts and songbooks, twisted along a steel skeleton — corkscrews across the Drama Book Shop…
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Some Venue Owners Get a Federal Lifeline. Others Are Told They’re Dead.
As the emails finally started arriving late last week, some business owners got the good news they had been long awaiting: They would be awarded…
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How to Apply for Rent Relief in New York
And finally: Broadway’s rebound takes another step The Times’s Michael Paulson writes: The return to stage is gaining steam. The producers of “Pass Over,” a…
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Where Oscar Wilde Once Slept (in Prison Garb)
READING, England — The metal stairway creaks and groans underfoot on the way to cell C. 3.3, a bare oblong room of painted brick behind…
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‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ Onstage. A Nightmare Off It.
LONDON — At the Globe theater in London one recent Thursday was a sight Shakespeare could have related to: 11 actors larking about onstage rehearsing…
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The Return of Live Theater
As vaccinations and an announcement by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have caused many to reduce their mask use, live performances are slowly…
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Everything Was Canceled in 2020. What About 2021?
Early last year, as international lockdowns upended daily life, they took with them, one by one, many of the major cultural and sporting events that…
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Cirque du Soleil’s Return Could Be Its Most Challenging Feat Yet
Yasmine Khalil, who recently stepped down as Cirque’s executive producer after 25 years at the company, said the group retained a sparkling global brand, while…
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