[ad_1] Oh, mother, mother, mother, mother. Photo: John Lamparski/Getty Images The Hayes Theater is about to get rocked by an incoming motherquake, starting April 3. Hide under your tiny theater seats with no legroom, because there will be enough writing, directing, and acting to cause a seismic event. This momentous occasion is due to the… Continue reading Paula Vogel’s Mother Play With Jessica Lange Broadway Bound
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Nicole Scherzinger to Star in ‘Sunset Boulevard’ on Broadway
[ad_1] Sing it. Photo: Marc Brenner It’s an old gay adage that only a true diva can play a true diva, and Sunset Boulevard’s Norma Desmond may be the truest diva of them all. She’s the liar, the bitch, and the slutty wardrobe (meaning a wardrobe filled with turbans, of course). She has been played… Continue reading Nicole Scherzinger to Star in ‘Sunset Boulevard’ on Broadway
Climate change protesters disrupt Jeremy Strong Broadway play
[ad_1] A trio of climate change protesters disrupted a Broadway preview of “An Enemy of the People” on Thursday night in what some audience members — including critics — initially thought was a scripted moment. The disruption came during an immersive town hall scene in which the play’s protagonist, Thomas Stockmann (“Succession” alum Jeremy Strong),… Continue reading Climate change protesters disrupt Jeremy Strong Broadway play
Peter Morgan’s “Patriots” Heads to Broadway
[ad_1] Alex BaraschCulture editor When climate protesters rose from the audience to disrupt “An Enemy of the People”—a revival of the Ibsen play, starring Jeremy Strong, which opened this week on Broadway—with cries of “No theatre on a dead planet,” my first thought was that it was all rather on the nose. Strong stayed in… Continue reading Peter Morgan’s “Patriots” Heads to Broadway
Inside the unsavory, unauthorized Hunter S. Thompson musical with Broadway in its sights
[ad_1] This Tuesday, San Diego’s La Jolla Playhouse begins performances of “The Untitled, Unauthorized Hunter S. Thompson Musical.” Yes, you read that right. The esteemed, eccentric, irreverent, intoxicated, gun-wielding godfather of gonzo journalism is the subject of an intriguing new stage show. This world-premiere production, starring Tony-winning actor Gabriel Ebert as Thompson, is running through… Continue reading Inside the unsavory, unauthorized Hunter S. Thompson musical with Broadway in its sights
What are the Best New Shows on Broadway? Our Critics Discuss
[ad_1] Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Broadway, Curtis Brown, Getty, Joan Marcus, Mandee Johnson Nothing about anything right now feels traditional. Theater is struggling at every level, from red-cushioned halls to black-box basement cabarets. We’re sitting down to look ahead at this fall’s offerings, and we’re doing so in the midst of a national firestorm — every day… Continue reading What are the Best New Shows on Broadway? Our Critics Discuss
‘The Outsiders’ Musical to Premiere on Broadway
[ad_1] NOT the Newsies. Photo: Rich Soublet II, Courtesy La Jolla Playhouse They’re swapping out the Brat Pack for the BFA Pack. The Outsiders, a musicalized adaptation of both S.E. Hinton’s 1967 novel and Francis Ford Coppola’s 1983 film of the same name, is coming to Broadway. The musical features a book by Adam Rapp with Justin… Continue reading ‘The Outsiders’ Musical to Premiere on Broadway
Ballads, Broadway and goofy fun all have a place in these songs
[ad_1] Three of the year’s top songs written for the small screen actually have a Broadway flair, each composed for a musical theater set piece. Two songs written for “Ted Lasso” are earnest ballads, and on the other end of the spectrum is the class clown of this year’s Emmy nominees — Weird Al Yankovic.… Continue reading Ballads, Broadway and goofy fun all have a place in these songs
Monty Python’s ‘Spamalot’ Will Return to Broadway
[ad_1] Sara Ramirez, 16 years BC (Before Che) Photo: Frank Micelotta/Getty/Getty Images Finding your grail can be a long process. It can begin in 2005 and perhaps finally happen in 2023. That’s what everybody will be hoping for when Spamalot, a loose adaptation of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, makes its grand return to… Continue reading Monty Python’s ‘Spamalot’ Will Return to Broadway
“Here Lies Love” Tackles Broadway; “Uncle Vanya” Tiptoes Downtown
[ad_1] The first thing that strikes you at “Here Lies Love,” David Byrne’s participatory pop musical about Imelda Marcos, is a color. As befits the summer of “Barbie,” the entire Broadway Theatre (the venue’s actual name) seems to have been submerged in a grenadine cocktail: pink L.E.D.s in the lobby’s chandeliers saturate the white plasterwork,… Continue reading “Here Lies Love” Tackles Broadway; “Uncle Vanya” Tiptoes Downtown