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  • Vacation Edition: Press Announcements and Previews and Openings
    SUNDAY DISPATCH

    Vacation Edition: Press Announcements and Previews and Openings

    Today is Sunday, and this is a “Vacation” edition of the Report. It contains select press announcements from the past week, and the upcoming week’s previews and openings.

    Ben West
  • Slam Frank, Dirty Dancing, Paris is Magique, and More
    SUNDAY DISPATCH

    Slam Frank, Dirty Dancing, Paris is Magique, and More

    Ben West
  • Vacation Edition: Press Announcements and Previews and Openings
    SUNDAY DISPATCH

    Vacation Edition: Press Announcements and Previews and Openings

    Ben West
  • Vacation Edition: Press Announcements and Previews and Openings
    SUNDAY DISPATCH

    Vacation Edition: Press Announcements and Previews and Openings

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  • Broadway’s Top Ticket Prices 100 Years Ago and More
    SUNDAY DISPATCH

    Broadway’s Top Ticket Prices 100 Years Ago and More

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PAST HIGHLIGHTS

  • A Reappraisal of Maybe Happy Ending and More
    SUNDAY DISPATCH

    A Reappraisal of Maybe Happy Ending and More

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  • Whistle Down the Wind, The Potluck, A Reappraisal of Giulia, and More
    SUNDAY DISPATCH

    Whistle Down the Wind, The Potluck, A Reappraisal of Giulia, and More

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  • Giulia, The Broadway Musical is Alive and Moderately Well, and More
    SUNDAY DISPATCH

    Giulia, The Broadway Musical is Alive and Moderately Well, and More

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  • CrazySexyCool, Music City, A Walk on the Moon, and More
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    CrazySexyCool, Music City, A Walk on the Moon, and More

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  • Basura, La Cage aux Folles, and More
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    Basura, La Cage aux Folles, and More

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  • Elephant Shoes and More
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    Elephant Shoes and More

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  • Black Swan and More
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    Black Swan and More

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  • The Lunchbox, Freak The Mighty, Girl, Interrupted, and More
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    The Lunchbox, Freak The Mighty, Girl, Interrupted, and More

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  • Summer Reading List: Larry Gelbart, Carolyn Leigh, Itamar Moses, and More
    SUNDAY DISPATCH

    Summer Reading List: Larry Gelbart, Carolyn Leigh, Itamar Moses, and More

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  • Premature Workshops, False Limitations, Culture Critics, Reasons for Song, and More
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    Premature Workshops, False Limitations, Culture Critics, Reasons for Song, and More

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  • A Brutal Take on the Summer Season, Little Dancer, Chimney Town, and More
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    A Brutal Take on the Summer Season, Little Dancer, Chimney Town, and More

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  • A Brutal Take on the Tony Awards, Warriors, Neil Patrick Harris, and More
    SUNDAY DISPATCH

    A Brutal Take on the Tony Awards, Warriors, Neil Patrick Harris, and More

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  • The Lost Boys, The Chequerboard Watch, Cable Street, Dead Outlaw, and More
    SUNDAY DISPATCH

    The Lost Boys, The Chequerboard Watch, Cable Street, Dead Outlaw, and More

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  • Schmigadoon!, The Rocky Horror Show, Beaches, and More
    SUNDAY DISPATCH

    Schmigadoon!, The Rocky Horror Show, Beaches, and More

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  • A Potpourri of Musical Theatre Musings and More
    SUNDAY DISPATCH

    A Potpourri of Musical Theatre Musings and More

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  • Cats: The Jellicle Ball, Titaníque, A Reappraisal of Safety Not Guaranteed, and More
    SUNDAY DISPATCH

    Cats: The Jellicle Ball, Titaníque, A Reappraisal of Safety Not Guaranteed, and More

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  • Two Strangers, Gotta Dance!, No Stage Musical is (Daringly) Unstructured!, and More
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    Two Strangers, Gotta Dance!, No Stage Musical is (Daringly) Unstructured!, and More

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  • No Singing in the Navy, The “Golden Age” of the Musical Theatre, Lunchtime Follies, and More
    SUNDAY DISPATCH

    No Singing in the Navy, The “Golden Age” of the Musical Theatre, Lunchtime Follies, and More

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  • The Wild Party, My Joy is Heavy, A Reappraisal of Chez Joey, and More
    SUNDAY DISPATCH

    The Wild Party, My Joy is Heavy, A Reappraisal of Chez Joey, and More

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  • Safety Not Guaranteed at Signature Theatre
    REVIEWS

    Safety Not Guaranteed at Signature Theatre

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  • Glory Ride, About Time, Starstruck, Signature Theatre, and More
    SUNDAY DISPATCH

    Glory Ride, About Time, Starstruck, Signature Theatre, and More

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  • Night Side Songs at the Claire Tow Theater
    REVIEWS

    Night Side Songs at the Claire Tow Theater

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  • Bigfoot!, Little Miss Perfect, The Hula-Hoopin’ Queen, and More
    SUNDAY DISPATCH

    Bigfoot!, Little Miss Perfect, The Hula-Hoopin’ Queen, and More

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  • Chez Joey at Arena Stage
    REVIEWS

    Chez Joey at Arena Stage

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  • High Spirits, I Apologize (But Not Really!), Cutting is Probably Not the Answer, Manon!, and More
    SUNDAY DISPATCH

    High Spirits, I Apologize (But Not Really!), Cutting is Probably Not the Answer, Manon!, and More

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  • 30 Musicals, 26 Authors, Start Times, Previews, Operation Mincemeat, and More
    SUNDAY DISPATCH

    30 Musicals, 26 Authors, Start Times, Previews, Operation Mincemeat, and More

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  • The Spring Issue: Five Musicals, Four Directors, Two Attacks on the Golden Age, and More
    SUNDAY DISPATCH

    The Spring Issue: Five Musicals, Four Directors, Two Attacks on the Golden Age, and More

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  • 3Penny Opera at Theatre at St. Jean’s
    REVIEWS

    3Penny Opera at Theatre at St. Jean’s

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  • Wonder at American Repertory Theater
    REVIEWS

    Wonder at American Repertory Theater

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  • Ragtime at the Vivian Beaumont Theater
    REVIEWS

    Ragtime at the Vivian Beaumont Theater

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  • The Year-End Issue: Favorites, Takeaways, and More
    SUNDAY DISPATCH

    The Year-End Issue: Favorites, Takeaways, and More

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  • In Clay at Signature Theatre
    REVIEWS

    In Clay at Signature Theatre

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  • The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions at Park Avenue Armory
    REVIEWS

    The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions at Park Avenue Armory

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  • The Queen of Versailles at the St. James Theatre
    REVIEWS

    The Queen of Versailles at the St. James Theatre

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  • The Baker’s Wife at Classic Stage Company
    REVIEWS

    The Baker’s Wife at Classic Stage Company

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  • The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at New World Stages
    REVIEWS

    The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at New World Stages

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  • Chess at the Imperial Theatre
    REVIEWS

    Chess at the Imperial Theatre

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  • Soon at East Village Basement
    REVIEWS

    Soon at East Village Basement

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  • The Great Emu War at Goodspeed Musicals
    REVIEWS

    The Great Emu War at Goodspeed Musicals

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  • Bull Durham at Paper Mill Playhouse
    REVIEWS

    Bull Durham at Paper Mill Playhouse

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  • Mexodus at the Minetta Lane Theatre
    REVIEWS

    Mexodus at the Minetta Lane Theatre

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  • Damn Yankees at Arena Stage
    REVIEWS

    Damn Yankees at Arena Stage

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  • The Broadway Musical is Not in Trouble!
    OPINION

    The Broadway Musical is Not in Trouble!

    Ben West
  • 107 Weeks in the Red, Including 7 Months of Free Admission, or Are Runways Really Shorter?
    FACT CHECK

    107 Weeks in the Red, Including 7 Months of Free Admission, or Are Runways Really Shorter?

    Ben West
  • The 31 Rules of Musical Theatre
    FEATURES

    The 31 Rules of Musical Theatre

    Ben West
  • On the Closings of Dead Outlaw and Real Women Have Curves: Story vs Craft
    OPINION

    On the Closings of Dead Outlaw and Real Women Have Curves: Story vs Craft

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  • Is Dead Outlaw One of the Best Written New Musicals of the 21st Century?
    REVIEWS

    Is Dead Outlaw One of the Best Written New Musicals of the 21st Century?

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  • David Yazbek Talks Two New Musicals, Dead Outlaw, and a Revival of The Full Monty
    INTERVIEWS

    David Yazbek Talks Two New Musicals, Dead Outlaw, and a Revival of The Full Monty

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