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‘Porgy and Bess’: A Rave Review for a Revival Some Dismissed

Stephen Sondheim may hate it, but TIME’s Richard Zoglin can’t get enough of a new revival of Porgy and Bess.

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Broadway’s ‘Book of Mormon’ Might Hit the Silver Screen

This year’s breakout Broadway musical, The Book of Mormon, is expected to hit the silver screen, according to an Entertainment Weekly interview with its creators.

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Reading While Eating for August 24: Be Prepared

Wednesday’s links get you ready for school, natural disasters and even a nuclear amusement park.

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‘Ghost’, Reincarnated: Patrick Swayze Film Gets Broadway Musical Treatment

Remember Ghost, the 1990 film that creepily suggested that our dead lovers are following us around all day? Turns out it’s experiencing a revival of sorts.

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From Potter to Broadway: Darren Criss Follows in Daniel Radcliffe’s Footsteps

The Boy Who Lived is moving on, and Blaine is to the rescue.

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‘A Clockwork Orange,’ The Musical: Yes, It’s Happening

A Clockwork Orange will hit the stage in England in the form of a musical to mark the 50th anniversary of the Anthony Burgess novel.

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Sayonara, Singers: ‘Glee’ Cast Will Actually Graduate

It’s a question every producer of a school-themed show must face.

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No, Really: ‘Spider-Man’ Musical To Officially Open Tonight

If for whatever reason, the curtain does not rise on the embattled musical Tuesday night, can all involved immediately turn the show into The Boy Who Cried Wolf?

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‘The Book of Mormon’ Takes the Tony Awards by Storm

Broadway is “not just for gays anymore!” That was the conclusion of Neil Patrick Harris, the Tony Awards’ master of ceremonies (who is, by the way, openly gay), as the gleefully irreverent “The Book of Mormon” swept up nine prizes on Sunday, including best musical.

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Book? Box Office? Broadway-Bound? ‘Big Fish’ Hits All Three

Big Fish, the Tim Burton film based on Daniel Wallace’s 1998 novel of the same name, will make its musical debut on Broadway in spring 2012.