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   Checkers: Theater Review

   6:00 pm 11/8/2012

   • by David Rooney

   Anthony LaPaglia and Kathryn Erbe star as Richard and Pat Nixon in screenwriter Douglas McGrath's play, which revisits the then-VP candidate's famous 1952 speech that forever changed the role of television in politics.Read more

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   America Ferrera to Headline Off Broadway's 'Bethany'

   11:48 am 11/5/2012

   • by David Rooney

   The "Ugly Betty" star will play a cash-strapped woman struggling to get back on her feet in the world premiere of Laura Marks' dark comedy, produced by Women's Project Theater.Read more

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   Broadway Back on Full Schedule as 'Sandy Specials' Proliferate

   4:04 pm 10/31/2012

   • by David Rooney

   Tough-ticket hits like "The Book of Mormon" are sold out as always, but many shows are offering special post-hurricane deals to lure patrons while NYC transport remains patchy.Read more

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   Broadway Performances to Resume Wednesday After Hurricane Sandy Suspension

   4:11 pm 10/30/2012

   • by David Rooney

   While a handful of shows including Disney's "The Lion King" and "Mary Poppins" will skip one more performance, the majority of Broadway productions will be back on the boards after the three-day break.Read more

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   Broadway Braces for Hurricane Sandy

   11:22 am 10/28/2012

   • by David Rooney

   All Sunday and Monday evening performances have been canceled, including such hit shows as "Evita," "The Lion King," "Newsies," "The Phantom of the Opera" and "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark," with more cancellations Off Broadway.Read more

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   Hurricane Sandy in NYC Cancels Filming Permits, 'Anna Karenina' Premiere, Louis C.K. Show

   10:49 am 10/28/2012

   • by Jordan Zakarin

   UPDATED: With the threat of a disastrous storm looming over the city, and public transportation due to shut down, producers have begun to cancel major events.Read more

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   Sarah Paulson and Danny Burstein to Team in 'Talley's Folly' Off Broadway

   9:01 pm 10/18/2012

   • by David Rooney

   The "American Horror Story" series regular and the Tony-nominated star of last season's "Follies" revival on Broadway will play unlikely lovers in Lanford Wilson's Pulitzer Prize winner.Read more

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   'True Blood' Regular Chris Bauer Heads Off Broadway in 'What Rhymes With America'

   11:30 am 10/18/2012

   • by David Rooney

   Taking a break from playing Sheriff Andy Bellefleur on the HBO series, Bauer heads the cast of Melissa James Gibson's new play for the Atlantic Theater Company.Read more

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   Meryl Streep Donates $1 Mil to New York’s Public Theater

   7:07 pm 10/4/2012

   • by Aaron Couch

   The Oscar-winning actress gave the gift in honor of founder Joseph Papp and former board member Nora Ephron.Read more

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    Anne Hathaway Comes to the 'Cabaret' for New York's Public Theater

    1:30 pm 9/26/2012

    • by David Rooney

    Having played Viola to critical acclaim in the Public's 2009 production of Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night," the star of "Les Miserables" will showcase her singing chops in a celebration concert for the historic New York theater.Read more

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