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Broadway’s financial contribution to New York City has been increasing, primarily because of the growth in its audience from outside the New York metropolitan area. Flickr/ Broadway Tour.
Georgia Kral  |  August 15, 2012 4:00 AM | 1 Comment
Record-breaking numbers of tourists add to the coffers of some arts groups and ignore some that New Yorkers flock to.
'Peter and the Starcatcher,' which premiered Off-Broadway as part of the New York Theatre Workshop in 2010, opens on Broadway on April 15. Photo by Joan Marcus.
Michelle Michalos  |  March 27, 2012 4:00 AM | Updated: May 21, 2012 5:00 PM | Comments
An interview with the Broadway fight director behind a new show about the origins of Peter Pan.VIDEO
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John Farley  |  February 23, 2012 4:00 AM | 2 Comments
Everyone knows New York has been the backdrop of tons of Oscar winning films. If you think you're a real NYC cinephile, prove it with our trivia game.
Bloomberg is predicted to tout his aggressive - and successful- public health agenda in his State of the City address. Flickr/yourdon.
Samantha Riddell  |  December 28, 2011 4:00 AM | 2 Comments
As 2011 ends and 2012 begins, MetroFocus looks back on what we've bid adieu to and what's coming our way in the new year.
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Seth Rudetsky  |  October 13, 2011 4:00 AM | 2 Comments
A career understudy shares his experiences -- some terrifying, some hilarious -- playing the keyboard in Broadway musicals.
The exhibit focuses on art in and about the Soviet Union just before the stagnant nation opened up to the rest of the world. There are over 50 works by 18 artists featured. Photo courtesy of SundayArts.
Mahalet Dejene  |  August 8, 2011 4:44 PM | Comments
A showcase of Soviet life in the '80s; a never before feature of a couple of surrealist artists; a crowd of opera performances and an Off-Broadway hit!VIDEO
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Trish Harnetiaux  |  July 14, 2011 6:00 AM | 1 Comment
While critics and audiences alike have deified the "Book of Mormon" on the stage, it looks like the team could use some divine intervention on the field.
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