| Broadway Theater News
- Ragtime to play on Broadway at the Neil Simon Theatre from 23 Oct
- Time Stands Still: Laura Linney to star in Donald Margulies drama, playing from 5 Jan
- The Little Mermaid to close on 30 Aug
- Oleanna, Mamet play to have its Broadway premiere at the Golden Theatre from 29 Sep
- Hamlet: Donmar Warehouse production, starring Jude Law, to play at the Broadhurst
- Rock of Ages: Amy Spanger has exited the musical, replacement to be announced
- The Nutty Professor: first announcement of a new musical expected in 2010/11 season
Off Broadway Theater News
- Ruined announces final extension, play will close on 6 Sep
- York Theatre Company announces five new titles for its July Reading Series
- Mint Theater Comp to present 2 comedies: 'Is Life Worth Living?' & 'So Help Me God!'
- Summer Shorts 3: festival of new American short plays, at 59E59 Theater B from 24 Jul
- The Wiz: Colman Domingo assumes the lead role of 'The Wiz' for the musical's final week
- The Fantasticks: Addi McDaniel assumes the role of 'Luisa'
- Krapp, 39 extends for a fourth time, now playing through to 2 Aug
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Twelfth Night (Off-Broadway: Delacorte)
"consistently pleasurable" (NY Times); "wonderful 'Night.'" (NY Post); "is hard to dislike -- but it's also hard to love." (NY Post); "a rollicking show" (Bloomberg); "hilarious and joyful" (The Record); "It's hard to imagine a more satisfying staging" (Variety)
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The Wiz (Off-Broadway: NY City Center)
"bumpy new revival" (NY Times); "overwrought and unfocused" (NY Daily News); "Uh-oh, we're in trouble" (NY Post); "an evening of much euphoria" (Bloomberg); "this is a wiz of a show" (Back Stage); "a limp spectacle -- a fantasy bereft of magic."
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Stunning
(Off-Broadway: Duke on 42nd Street)
"wonderful show" (NY Post); "collapsing into self-parody" (Back Stage); "stumbles over questionable terrain" (The Record); "falls somehow flat" (AP); "eye-opening drama ... has a chilling impact." (Variety)
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Next Fall (Off-Broadway: Peter Jay Sharp)
"a shining star" (newyorktheatreguide.com); "stinging breeziness of a cosmopolitan comedy." (NYTimes); "surprisingly hilarious" (NY Post); "thoroughly captures the attention." (Back Stage); "potent piece of political theater" (Variety)
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