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From ‘Illinoise’ to ‘Stereophonic,’, Broadway Is Celebrating Artists and the Creative Process
From ‘Illinoise’ to ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ to ‘Stereophonic,’ Broadway shows celebrate artists and the creative process.
This season’s Tony nominations add new tales of creativity and collaboration to the canon — and conversations with the creators of these shows offer insights into the universal appeal of the subject, even for those who might not consider themselves artistic. Creator Alicia Keys says she chose the setting — the real-life Manhattan Plaza, an artist housing complex near Times Square — as a way of honoring the “diverse community of opera singers, composers, actors, writers and percussion players,” where she grew up. Radcliffe stars in a production of “Merrily” that levels up the reputation of the 1981 Stephen Sondheim flop about three friends and artists, who drift apart as their lives and careers pull them in different directions.
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