Kent Gash Will Direct The Wiz for Ford’s Theatre The 2017-18 season will also include the American premiere of a new play by Timberlake Wertenbaker. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
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Man from Nebraska, Joan of Arc, and More Extend Off-Broadway Due to ticket demand, a number of shows will play longer than initially scheduled. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
Complete Casting Announced for Aladdin National Tour Adam Jacobs will reprise his work in the title role. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
More Casting Announced for Broadway’s Six Degrees of Separation See who's joining Allison Janney, John Benjamin Hickey, and Corey Hawkins in the revival. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
New York Today: New York Today: Our City’s Anthem Wednesday: Sinatra’s “New York, New York,” a bull escape in Queens, and representatives around town. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Neighborhood Joint: A Brooklyn Store That Specializes in the Evil Eye Zigana Gift Shop in Sheepshead Bay is a pilgrimage site for immigrants and others who seek spiritual protection. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Alex Rodriguez Embraces New Role at Yankees’ Camp Instead of being in the middle of the action, Rodriguez, a special adviser, was on the edges observing it. But he said he had no itch to play again. {$excerpt:n} Source: New…
Metropolitan Diary: Driving Without a Spare A poem inspired by an abandoned car in Brooklyn. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
De Blasio Picks New Commissioner for Troubled Child Welfare Agency David Hansell will take over as head of the Administration for Children’s Services after its previous commissioner stepped down amid a wave of criticism. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Front Burner: A Chef’s Tasting Menu Will Be Available to Go At Sugarfish, takeout customers can soon grab an omakase tasting box of sushi. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
City Council Draws New Crop of Candidates: State Lawmakers. (Pay Doesn’t Hurt.) Their own salaries unchanged since 1999, several legislators are considering runs for the City Council, which got a handsome raise last year. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Jamie Fox, a Backstage Force in New Jersey State Politics, Dies at 62 Mr. Fox was a chief of staff or an adviser to four governors and a senator and was credited with legislative overhauls but was also charged after…
Investigation of Former City College President Expands Prosecutors are looking into whether Lisa S. Coico received tens of thousands of dollars in unauthorized payments from the school’s oldest alumni fund. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Off the Menu: Smith & Wollensky Veteran Makes His Mark in the West Village Victor Chavez opens Greenwich Steakhouse, Ikinari Steak heads to the East Village, and other restaurant news. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Watch Highlights from Steven Levenson’s If I Forget The new play from the Dear Evan Hansen book writer will officially open February 22 Off-Broadway. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill