MICHAEL PAULSON
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How Sutton Foster Juggled ‘Sweeney Todd’ and ‘Once Upon a Mattress’
How the Broadway star simultaneously mastered leading roles in “Once Upon a Mattress” and “Sweeney Todd.”
Sondheim Was a Critical Darling. Since His Death, He’s a Hitmaker, Too.
The musicals of Stephen Sondheim often struggled at the box office during his lifetime, but since his death several have become huge hits on Broadway.
He Made ‘Seven Brides’ Less Sexist. But Can He Stage It?
David Landay, an author of the 1982 stage musical, reworked a kidnapping scene for a 2021 production. Now he’s suing the estates of his coauthors...
Off Broadway, a Vital Part of New York Theater, Feels the Squeeze
The small theaters that help make the city a theater capital are cutting back as they struggle to recover from the pandemic.
Alicia Keys Steps Into a New Spotlight
“Hell’s Kitchen,” a musical inspired by the singer-songwriter’s teenage years in New York, is set to open Off Broadway.
Stephen Sondheim’s Final Musical is Opening. How Complete Was It?
Sondheim said days before his death in 2021 that he did not know when it would be finished, but the musical, now called “Here We...
How Directors Are Reimagining Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Shows
How hotshot directors are reimagining “Cats,” “Evita,” “Jesus Christ Superstar” and “Sunset Boulevard.”
Lauren Boebert Ejected from “Beetlejuice” Musical in Denver
The Congresswoman was asked to leave after being accused of being loud and recording the show at a moment when many theaters are debating how...
Hitting Theater Hard: The Loss of Subscribers Who Went to Everything
The subscription model, in which theatergoers buy a season’s worth of shows at a time, had long been waning, but it fell off a cliff...
A Crisis in America’s Theaters Leaves Prestigious Stages Dark
As they struggle to recover after the pandemic, regional theaters are staging fewer shows, giving fewer performances, laying off staff and, in some cases, closing.
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