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Public Theater Announces 2016-17 Season, Featuring 5 World Premieres
American Theatre
NEW YORK CITY: The Public Theater has announced the 2016-17 season, its 61st, featuring four world premiere plays, four New York premieres, a New York revival, a world premiere musical, and the 13th Under the Radar Festival. “The Public is firing on …
Harvey Fierstein, Nia Vardalos, David Byrne, Lynn Nottage Set for Public Theater SeasonTheaterMania.com
The Public Theater’s new season has us salivating a littleTime Out New York (blog)
The Public Theater announces its 2016-2017 SeasonNew York Theatre Guide
NBC New York –Broadway.com –Playbill.com
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Public Theater Season to Include Work by David Byrne and Richard Nelson
New York Times
David Byrne, the Talking Heads singer who made a favorably received foray into musical theater with the 2013 disco operetta “Here Lies Love” at the Public Theater, will return to the Public next season with a new biographical musical, “Saint Joan.”.
David Byrne Wrote a Musical About Joan of ArcPitchfork Media
David Byrne writes contemporary musical about Joan of ArcConsequence of Sound (blog)

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Pittsburgh Public Theater closes season with erotic and dark ‘Venus in Fur’
Uniontown Herald Standard
An erotic novel written in 1870 and adapted for the stage nearly a century and a half later will make its Pittsburgh premiere when the Pittsburgh Public Theater presents “Venus in Fur,” at the O’Reilly Theater June 2-26 under the direction of Jesse …

SHUFFLE ALONG and THE HUMANS Win Big at the 2016 New York Drama Critics’ Circle Awards!
Broadway World
Special citations were voted to Oskar Eustis of the Public Theater; Lois Smith, who appeared in the off-Broadway productions of JOHN and MARJORIE PRIME; and Ivo van Hove and Jan Versweyveld, who were represented on Broadway this season by A …

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Theater notes: August Wilson’s ‘Jitney’ finally has its day on Broadway
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
It sat on a shelf until 1996, when Mr. Wilson overhauled the script for Pittsburgh Public Theater. “Jitney” then traveled to regional houses and Mr. Wilson continued to tweak it before it landed off-Broadway at Signature Theater in 2000. Stephen …

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Meryl Streep, Phylicia Rashad, and More Set for the Public Theater’s Annual Gala
TheaterMania.com
The Public Theater has announced plans for its upcoming annual gala, which will take place June 6 at the Delacorte Theater. Titled The United States of Shakespeare, the event will be directed by Jeremy McCarter and will include scenes from Shakespeare …

For outsider Trump, VP pick could be all about insiders
USA TODAY
“Trump should go with somebody who actually has some political experience,” said David Cohen, a political science professor at the University of Akron who has studied White House staffing. … Mary Fallin of Oklahoma and former governor Jan Brewer of …

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For outsider Trump, VP pick could be all about insiders
USA TODAY
“Trump should go with somebody who actually has some political experience,” said David Cohen, a political science professor at the University of Akron who has studied White House staffing. … Mary Fallin of Oklahoma and former governor Jan Brewer of …

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Trump’s Attorney Retracts Lawsuit Threat Against The New York Times for ‘Hit’ Piece
LawNewz
Trump’s general counsel, Michael Cohen, appeared on CNN this morning, and walked back the whole lawsuit thing. … I don’t this is going to end up in litigation,” Cohen said. … laughable…but the awful truth is the guy is completely Teflon..he can …

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SHUFFLE ALONG and THE HUMANS Honored Tonight at 2016 New York Drama Critics’ Circle Awards
Broadway World
Special citations were voted to Oskar Eustis of the Public Theater; Lois Smith, who appeared in the off-Broadway productions of JOHN and MARJORIE PRIME; and Ivo van Hove and Jan Versweyveld, who were represented on Broadway this season by A …