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I have covered Broadway for 20 years, 10 of them for The New York Post. I am also the co-host of Theater Talk.
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Vanity Fair

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By Michael Riedel Verified
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A friend reflects on the remarkable life of the record mogul, who died Monday at age 94. In 2010, I attended an intimate dinner party in Manhattan and found myself seated next to Clive Davis, the legendary music mogul, who has died at the age of 94. As the head of Columbia Records and, later, as the founder of Arista, Clive launched or shaped the careers of scores of recording artists, including Carlos Santana, Bruce Springsteen, Alicia Keys and, perhaps his greatest find, Whitney Houston.
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Exclusive: The Stars Of ‘Oedipus’ On Playing One Of Theater’s Most Tragic Couples

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By Michael Riedel Verified
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Oedipus, the hit play at Studio 54, is writer and director Robert Ickes’ modern — and riveting — version of Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex. Since that play was written around 425 B.C., I’m not spilling the beans by telling you it’s about the King of Thebes (Oedipus) who unknowingly fulfills his destiny by killing his father and marrying his mother. When he discovers what he has done — what he can never “unsee” — he gouges out his eyes.
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André Bishop Steps Down from Lincoln Center Theater Post After 33 Years

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By Michael Riedel Verified
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André Bishop began his career in the theater as a bagman. He stood at the door of a tiny, impoverished Off Broadway theater holding a shopping bag and hoping people would throw in a few dollars at the end of the show to help keep the lights on. One man was especially generous. He came every night and always threw $20 into the bag. His daughter had a musical being performed at the theater.
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