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Fine Arts
Fastest-Closing New Broadway Musical of the Year: Hands on a Hardbody
The truck-centric show will have only lasted 56 performances
Lucky Guy: A Broadway Debut for Tom Hanks
Playing a rumpled newspaperman, Hollywood’s everyman has found a perfect vehicle — if not the perfect play
Phil Ramone: The Career of the Pope of Pop
From Bacharach to Bono, Sinatra to Stevie—not to mention Madonna, McCartney, Dylan and more—Ramone’s producing skills shaped the sound of modern music
Hands on a Hardbody: Broadway’s New Pickup
A musical about 10 people standing around a truck? It’s not ‘A Chorus Line’
Cinderella Then and Now: Revisiting Rodgers and Hammerstein
It’s new to Broadway. But has the team’s famous TV musical been improved?
Down and Out in Paris: Amy Herzog’s Belleville
A couple’s marriage unravels in Amy Herzog’s dark, draining, masterly new play
Banksy Pieces, Lost After Shady Deal, Recovered
Art purchased with unauthorized credit cards has been found in London
A Stage Triumph in Chicago: The Letters — Menacing Head Games in Stalin’s Russia
A play brings heat to the cold Chicago winter
Water by the Spoonful: The Acclaimed Play Too Good for Broadway
Last year’s Pulitzer Prize went to a theater outsider; now she’s getting her due
South Park Creators Launch Their Own Company, Important Studios
Trey Parker and Matt Stone are set to launch their own studio. Get ready for ‘The Book of Mormon’ movie
Fifty Shades of Grey Musical Heading to Off-Broadway
The musical spoof of EL James’ erotic novel is heading to NYC
Is Broadway Just for Tourists?
Out-of-towners are a growing part of the audience, and they’re demonstrating their clout
