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☆ Showing off songs and sequins, Museum of Broadway opens in New York
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( Kyoko Gasha | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

NEW YORK, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Right on Times Square in the heart of New York's theater district, a new Museum of Broadway is designed to take fans behind the curtain of some of its biggest musicals. Rooms in the museum on 45th Street, which opens on Tuesday, use music, videos, glittering costumes and walk-through sets to tell the history of how the theater district came to be. The heart of Broadway Theater was located downtown in Union Square in the 1850s and arrived in Times Square in the early 1900s. A show is considered "Broadway" when performed in about 40 theaters with 500 or more seats in the Broadway District in Midtown Manhattan. And so, you know, it should be here, and it should be in Times Square," Boardman said.

☆ Playbill leaves Twitter, saying site 'expanded tolerance for hate'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-12 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

In a statement, Playbill said the social media platform has “greatly expanded its tolerance for hate, negativity, and misinformation.” The account, which had more than 400,000 followers, was not active on Twitter as of Friday. Hours after Twitter launched its short-lived paid verification system Wednesday, the site faced a barrage of celebrity and company impersonators. Some of the fake company accounts on Twitter included inappropriate logos or pictures – the imposter Nintendo account, for example, tweeted an image of Mario giving the middle finger. The following Playbill Twitter accounts are no longer active: @Playbill, @PlaybillTravel, @PLAYBILLder, @PlaybillArts, @PlaybillStore. The company added that that any tweet from a Twitter account that contains the Playbill name is fake.

Lena Horne made history this week as the first Black woman to have a Broadway theater named in her honor. The Brooks Atkinson Theatre on West 47th Street, near Broadway in Manhattan’s Theater District, was renamed the Lena Horne Theatre on Tuesday in recognition of the famed performer and civil rights activist. The Lena Horne Theatre seats more than 1,000 people and is one of nine Broadway theaters throughout New York City belonging to the Nederlander Organization. The Lena Horne Theatre was previously named the Brooks Atkinson Theatre and the Mansfield Theatre. Horne won several awards during her career, including two Grammys, in 1982 and 1996, along with a Lifetime Achievement Award in 1989.

☆ Lena Horne becomes first Black woman to have a Broadway theater named after her
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Marianne Garvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —A theater on Broadway has been officially renamed in honor of the late actress and civil rights activist Lena Horne. Horne is the first Black woman to have a theater named in her honor. NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 01: A view of signage at the Nederlander Organization's unveiling of Broadway's new Lena Horne Theatre on November 01, 2022 in New York City. It seats 1,069 and is one of The Nederlander Organization’s nine Broadway theatres. In September, the Shubert Organization re-christened a Broadway theater to honor actor James Earl Jones.

☆ Unicorn indie-film studio A24 is in talks to buy the Cherry Lane Theatre, New York's oldest off-Broadway theater
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Darius Rafieyan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The Cherry Lane Theatre was put back on the market in 2021 after a previous sale fell through. The purchase comes as Hollywood increasingly looks to the theater world for IP and talent. A24, the Oscar-winning studio behind indie hits like "Uncut Gems," "Midsommar," and "Moonlight," is in talks to buy the Cherry Lane Theatre, New York City's oldest continuously running off-Broadway theater, according to a person familiar with the matter. The Cherry Lane was put back on the market in November 2021 after a deal to buy the theater for $11 million fell through amid disagreements over the price. Representatives from the Cherry Lane Theatre and A24 declined to comment on any prospective sale.

☆ Caesars and developer SL Green pitch Times Square casino plan
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Stefan Sykes | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Developer SL Green Realty is working with casino operator Caesars Entertainment on a bid to bring a casino to New York's Times Square, the companies announced Thursday. The partners said the proposed project would redevelop Times Square building 1515 Broadway into Caesars Palace Times Square, which will include a Broadway theater that will be home to "The Lion King" and other entertainment attractions. They also promised the development would "accelerate economic recovery for surrounding businesses" in Times Square, as well as "create good-paying union jobs for New Yorkers." "We believe that Times Square offers the best location for a new resort casino that can attract tourists and benefit local businesses. Caesars Palace Times Square will be 100% privately funded, the SL Green and Caesars Entertainment said, with Caesars managing the casino's operation and brand.

CNN —New York City’s Broadway theaters plan to dim the lights on Saturday evening in tribute to the late actress Angela Lansbury, who died this week. The Committee of Theatre Owners will dim the lights for one minute at 7:45 p.m. in her honor, the Broadway League said in a statement. Not yet 20 years old, Lansbury garnered her first Oscar nomination for her movie debut in “Gaslight” in 1944. She also accepted an honorary Oscar in 2013 and amassed 11 Emmy nominations for her role as Jessica Fletcher in “Murder, She Wrote,” but never won. She also hosted or co-hosted the Tony Awards five times, more than any other individual.

☆ A professional actor who plays Scrooge in 'A Christmas Carol' shares what it's like to portray the infamous character every year
▼ + stars: | 2021-12-10 | by ( Emilie Murphy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Eric Fletcher is an actor at The Players Theater who plays Ebenezer Scrooge in "A Christmas Carol." He earned a BFA in theater performance before moving to New York and has been in more than 50 shows. Performance days are his favorite, and he gets in the zone as he draws the age lines onto his face. Performance days are Fletcher's favorite. He has a lot of angry and sad frown lines," Fletcher said.

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