New York City and Broadway theater have been synonymous for almost a century. But in the wake of the tragic events of Sept. 11, numerous concerns have compounded the issues facing the theater world. Artistic innovation alone cannot answer such challenges.

Next Monday Oct. 29 and Tuesday, Oct. 30, Wonderful Town: The Future of Theater in New York, a conference presented by the National Arts Journalism Program in conjunction with the Columbia University School of the Arts, will examine the critical issues facing theater in New York while focusing on attainable goals and obstacles to be overcome. Theater managers, producers, artists, city administrators, policy scholars, journalists and arts funders will gather to examine how the theater community so integral to this city can thrive in the future.

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