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Subject: Theater Update: How to Keep a Musical Great: Call Heather Headley and Marin Mazzie
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View in Browser | Add nytdirect@nytimes.com to your address book. Wednesday, May 25, 2016 NYTimes.com/Theater » Wednesday, May 25, 2016 For a limited time, get 40% off for one year of The New York Times, and make the most of summer with recipes, movie reviews and travel tips and more. Subscribe today. Heather Headley in "The Color Purple." Sara Krulwich/The New York Times How to Keep a Musical Great: Call Heather Headley and Marin Mazzie By BEN BRANTLEY The actresses who replaced Jennifer Hudson in "The Color Purple" and Kelli O'Hara in "The King and I" brought a new feistiness to the roles. News and Features Broadway Defies the Odds With Another Record-Breaking Season By MICHAEL PAULSON The season that ended on Sunday brought in more money and people than ever before because of strong tourism and unusually diverse programming. The First Role for Many Actors: Waiter By LEAH ROZEN Broadway performers recall their days of being low thespian on the food chain. What's New for Stew? A Blues Fable Told in Story and Song By ROB WEINERT-KENDT In his new show, "The Total Bent," the music is always the play, and vice versa. Dapper as Ever, Kid Creole Dresses Up His Songs for a New Musical By JON PARELES The musical, at La MaMa, uses songs from Kid Creole and the Coconuts and tells an old-fashioned tale. Snapshot Q. and A. With Sean Hayes: Playing God on Broadway By ERIK PIEPENBURG Mr. Hayes talks about his role in the return engagement of David Javerbaum's comedy "An Act of God." ADVERTISEMENT Reviews 'The Ruins of Civilization' Reveals a Bleak Future, Brightly Told By BEN BRANTLEY Presented by the Manhattan Theater Club, Penelope Skinner's account of British family life in a not too distant time bears a disquieting resemblance to today. 'Signature Plays' Triple Bill Reveals Truth in the Mirror's Lies By BEN BRANTLEY The collection of three short vintage works at the Pershing Square Signature Theater includes Edward Albee's "The Sandbox." 'Hadestown' Reanimates a Well-Known Myth By CHARLES ISHERWOOD The classic story of Orpheus and Eurydice has been told for centuries, and now it has become a folk opera by the gifted songwriter Anaïs Mitchell. In 'Incognito,' the Brain Is Dramatic and Mysterious By BEN BRANTLEY This Nick Payne play uses 21 characters to pursue the elusive knowledge of how the mind works. In 'Turn Me Loose,' Raw Jokes That Still Sear and Bite By CHARLES ISHERWOOD The play, which stars Joe Morton as the comedian and civil rights activist Dick Gregory, feels as vital as Mr. Gregory's work did in the 1960s. ADVERTISEMENT Critics' Picks 'Indecent' Revisits a Play Colliding With Broadway Mores and More By CHARLES ISHERWOOD 'Dear Evan Hansen' Puts a Twist on Teenage Angst By CHARLES ISHERWOOD 'Daphne's Dive,' Where Everybody Knows You're Broke By CHARLES ISHERWOOD A Darwinian 'Streetcar' With a Feminist Streak By BEN BRANTLEY FOLLOW THEATER FACEBOOK @nytimestheater Get more NYTimes.com newsletters » | Get unlimited access to NYTimes.com and our NYTimes apps for just $0.99. Subscribe » ABOUT THIS EMAIL You received this message because you signed up for NYTimes.com's Theater Update newsletter.   | Privacy Policy | Contact | Advertise Copyright 2016 The New York Times Company | 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018