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Off-Broadway plays or musicals are performed in New York City in smaller theaters than Broadway. The designation of Off-Broadway venues has to do with the size of the theater rather than whether it has a Broadway address. Tickets for Off-Broadway productions are generally less expensive than Broadway plays.
Off-Broadway plays or musicals are performed in New York City in smaller theaters than Broadway. The designation of Off-Broadway venues has to do with the size of the theater rather than whether it has a Broadway address. Tickets for Off-Broadway productions are generally less expensive than Broadway plays.
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Favre fever off Broadway
You're a 25-year-old Wisconsinite and med school student at Columbia who happens to have written and produced a partly autobiographical off-off-Broadway play about a Brett Favre-obsessed man. Then two days before it opens ... well, truth is stranger than...Tags: David Scott, Theater, Broadway, New York University, Brett Favre
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'No Child' In A Class By Itself
Photos by JOHN WOIKE | The Hartford CourantNijala Sun wants you to know that her play "No Child …" is not about the "No Child Left Behind" legislation, which requires comprehensive testing in public schools. The play — which was an off-Broadway hit last year and opens Friday at...Tags: TheaterWorks, Livestock Farming, United Technologies Corporation, Lower East Side, Christianity
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Where are past 'So You Think You Can Dance' winners?
Special to NewsdayWith "So You Think You Can Dance" crowning its newest champion tonight, we wondered what has happened to some of the show's past winners and finalists. Have they shuffled off to Buffalo, or are they still in vogue? Here's a look: Nick Lazzarini The show'...Tags: Michele Lee, Dance, Movies, So You Think You Can Dance, Adam Sandler
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[title of show]: Love it or hate it
![When Hunter Bell and Jeff Bowen announced last year on the "[title of show] show," their internet television series, that they intended to take their hit Off-Broadway musical "[title of show]" to Broadway, no one took them seriously.](http://www.amny.com/media/alternatethumbnails/story/2008-07/41068521-17111009.jpg)
Theater critic amNew YorkWhen Hunter Bell and Jeff Bowen announced last year on the "[title of show] show," their internet television series, that they intended to take their hit Off-Broadway musical "[title of show]" to Broadway, no one took them seriously. "[title of show]" is...Tags: Theater, Paris Hilton, Broadway, Hunting, Television Industry
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Ex-inmate from Huntington Station shares experiences
zachary.dowdy@newsday.comHuntington Station native Vilma Donovan was supposed to be acting when she sat on a stool in front of hundreds of women jailed at Rikers Island last month. But the tears she shed while delivering lines that told the story of her life in and out of prison...Tags: Crimes, Drug Trafficking, Theater, Broadway, Long Island City
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'Gutenberg' has go-getter producer
If you think all New York producers are either Disney-like corporations or jaded, Maalox-popping reincarnations of Mel Brooks' Max Bialystock, then you should meet John Pinckard, the producer of "Gutenberg! The Musical!" He's 32. He talks non-stop. He'...Tags: Theater, Broadway, Music, Music Theater, Mel Brooks
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Stage Bill: The Mamas and the Papas, a Broadway musical and other theater happenings
The Mamas and the Papas, among the most popular folk/pop groups of the 1960s, became the subject of an off-Broadway musical in 2003. Dream a Little Dream is the title of the "nearly true" chronicle of the group. It opens tonight and runs through Aug. 31...Tags: Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Music, Tamarac, Theater, Robert Brown
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Highlights of what's new Off-Broadway
linda.winer@newsday.comThough much happens on Broadway this time of year, it's a mistake to let the commercial theater suck all the air out of the room. Here are a few highlights from Off-Broadway and other venues unfazed by the pressure-cooking schedule of the Tony Awards....Tags: Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Samuel Beckett, Max Casella, Lincoln Center, Linda Lavin
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Spring awakening
linda.winer@newsday.comHowever the wind blows, theatergoers know it's spring when Broadway gets crazy with openings. Whatever the calendar says about the year's end, commercial theater will be observing New Year's Eve on May 7 - the last night to open eligible shows before the...Tags: Peter Gallagher, Paddy Chayefsky, Public Holidays, Jerry Lewis, Johnny Depp
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Long Island brides-to-be model the latest gowns
tania.padgett@newsday.comThere's nothing like wedding couture -- the rich fabrics, fancy embroidery, dramatic lines. But what's a bridal gown without an effervescent bride? Sort of like champagne without the bubbles. For this issue, Bridal Planner put out a call to Long Island...Tags: Family, Clothing and Textiles Industry, Long Island, Personal Service, Marriage
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Julia Murney on getting 'Saved'
amNY theater criticBased on the 2004 film comedy of the same title, the new Off-Broadway musical "Saved" looks at a popular girl at a Christian high school who experiences visions of Jesus after her boyfriend admits that he is gay. We spoke with co-star Julia Murney, who...Tags: Popular Music, Theater, Mary-Louise Parker, American Idol, Broadway
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Brian dArcy James to play Shrek onstage
"Shrek the Musical" has found its Shrek. Brian d'Arcy James will portray the green ogre in the stage adaptation of the popular Dreamworks film and the book by William Steig. The show opens Dec. 14 on Broadway. The actor was most recently seen this...Tags: Mental Illness, Theater, Broadway, Music, Music Theater
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