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From Long Island community theater to Broadway, find reviews, previews and more theater buzz by Newsday's critic, Barbara Schuler.

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'Six,' 'Phantom' set Broadway opening dates

Broadway's longest-running musical, "The Phantom of the Opera," will reopen on Oct. 22; and "Six," about the wives of Henry VIII, will begin previews Sept. 17 and open on Oct. 3.

Broadway, LI theaters will reopen in September
Broadway will reopen on Sept. 14, which is also good news for Long Island theaters that have been shut down since March 2020.
Engeman Theater cancels 'Anything Goes'
The John W. Engeman Theater in Northport has canceled its July show "Anything Goes," and plans a summer concert series and new season of musicals starting in September.
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WATCH NOW Live theater is making a comeback, to the delight of actors and audiences
Live theater is slowly returning to Long Island stages, and despite temperature checks and mask wearing, audiences and performers are both excited it's back.
Embattled producer Scott Rudin resigns from Broadway League
The film and theater producer, who grew up in Baldwin, faces allegations of decades of abusive and violent behavior.
Port Jefferson's Theatre Three to reopen in July
Theatre Three in Port Jefferson will reopen on July 9, 10 with the Long Island Comedy Festival followed by "The Fantasticks" July 16-Aug. 15.
Viola Davis is named Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year
Davis is scheduled to be honored April 22 in an online ceremony that will include a roast, a discussion and a speech from Davis as she is presented with her ceremonial pudding pot. Because of the pandemic, the event will not include its traditional parade through the streets of Cambridge.
Ralph Macchio, James Caan star in LI-set podcast play
Huntington's Ralph Macchio and "Godfather" star James Caan star in "House of Louis," the newest online episode of "The Pack Podcast."
LI's Rudin to 'step back' after bullying allegations
The move comes more than a week after The Hollywood Reporter's cover story on Rudin, a native of Baldwin, contained accounts of the producing heavyweight throwing glass bowls, staples and baked potatoes at former employees.
'Producers' cast to reunite in livestream event
Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick and other cast members of "The Producers" will reunite Saturday in a livestream event on "Stars in the House" to mark the show's 20th anniversary.
After Scott Rudin bullying exposé, there are mostly crickets
Hollywood has taken steps to reform following a #MeToo upheaval that began with sexual abuse allegations against Harvey Weinstein. But after The Hollywood Reporter's story on Baldwin native Rudin's bullying drew few public comments, the response suggests the industry is less eager to curb cultures of verbal abuse and workplace toxicity.