More than a dozen plays and musicals — almost half of the current lineup — will close by the end of the month.
Sun 4 Jan 2009
Filed under: Broadway Theater (2008-9), Theater — @ 4:54 am
Fri 26 Dec 2008
Filed under: New York Times Neediest Cases Fund, Theater, Families and Family Life, Colleges and Universities, Drug Abuse and Traffic — @ 9:07 am
Samantha Johnson’s enthusiasm for a bright future in theater has not been diminished by hardship.
Wed 24 Dec 2008
Filed under: Theater, La Guardia, Fiorello H, High School, Art, Budgets and Budgeting, Education and Schools, Music — @ 4:09 am
Amid state and city budget cuts, the bright lights have dimmed at Fiorello H. La Guardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts — the school of “Fame” fame.
Fri 19 Dec 2008
Filed under: Hotels and Motels, Labor Department, Unemployment, Layoffs and Job Reductions, Recession and Depression, New York City, Economic Conditions and Trends, Theater, Restaurants — @ 3:03 am
Data released by the state Labor Department shows that the recession has reached the leisure and hospitality industry, one of the city’s strongest economic sectors.
Mon 15 Dec 2008
The ripple effects of the recession and Wall Street’s slide have now fully engulfed the New York theater.
Mon 15 Dec 2008
The production, whose stars Patti LuPone, Boyd Gaines and Laura Benanti all won Tony Awards, will play its final performance at the St. James Theater on Jan. 11.
Wed 10 Dec 2008
Some theater veterans are hoping that as portfolios go down, the appetite for entertainment will go up.
Wed 3 Dec 2008
Filed under: Shubert Organization, Shubert Foundation, Schoenfeld, Gerald, Smith, Philip J, Theater, Executives and Management, Appointments and Executive Changes, Manhattan (NYC) — @ 5:47 am
In an appointment that promises more continuity than change, Philip J. Smith was named chairman of the Shubert Organization and the Shubert Foundation.
Wed 3 Dec 2008
Filed under: Shubert Organization, Shubert Foundation, Schoenfeld, Gerald, Smith, Philip J, Theater, Executives and Management, Appointments and Executive Changes, Manhattan (NYC) — @ 4:45 am
In an appointment that promises more continuity than change, Philip J. Smith was named chairman of the Shubert Organization and the Shubert Foundation.
Sun 23 Nov 2008
Hoping that life imitates life imitating art and mints a third enchanted Effie, 414 shivering hopefuls from across the country started gathering outside the Apollo at 4:30 a.m. Saturday.