Saturday, April 27, 2024

The Broadway Review: ‘Illinoise’ is a rapturous album tenderly brought to life by Brittani Samuel

Director-choreographer Justin Peck’s unique dance-theater-concert hybrid is a commendable, imaginative rendering of Sufjan Stevens’ concept album.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 12:54AM
Friday, April 26, 2024

Tony Awards Administration Committee Rules on Eligibility for Suffs, Stereophonic, Illinoise and More by Darryn King

The Tony Awards Administration Committee met on April 26 to confirm the eligibility status of 12 Broadway productions for the 2023-2024 season. This was the fourth and final time the Tony Aw…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:48PM

‘Illinoise’ review: Moving Broadway show is about love, loss — and dance by Johnny Oleksinski

Set to the songs of Sufjan Stevens, it is a transporting and soul-stirring experience.

SOURCE: The New York Post at 03:16PM

Montage: Scenes from Justin Peck and Sufjan Stevens's Illinoise on Broadway by TheaterMania

A full company of performers brings the original story to life, set to the entirety of Stevens’ album with new arrangements by composer, pianist, and frequent Stevens collaborator Timo And…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:24PM

‘Illinoise’ Review: A Thrilling, Genre-Defying Broadway Musical Brings the Sufjan Stevens Album to Lyrical Life by Gordon Cox

Sufjan Stevens’s indie folk concept album “Illinois” (2005) is whimsical, earnest, and sorrowful; it weaves together events and figures from Illinois history (including UFO sightings, …

SOURCE: Variety at 02:16PM

A Marvelous ILLINOISE Now On Broadway — Review

Theatrely's Broadway review of Illinoise created by Justin Peck, set to the music of Sufjan Steven. The musical is now in performance at the St. James Theatre in New York City.

SOURCE: Theatrely at 01:55PM

Reviews: What Do the Critics Think of Sufjan Stevens Dance Musical Illinoise on Broadway? by Margaret Hall

Directed and choreographed by Justin Peck, the show previously played an Off-Broadway premiere at Park Avenue Armory.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:42PM

REVIEW: Illinoise by JK

Review of the Wednesday, April 24, 2024 evening performance at the St. James Theatre in New York City. Featuring dancers Benjamin Cook, Gaby Diaz, Jeanette Delgado, Rachel Lockhart, Ahmad Si…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 01:36PM

Review Roundup: ILLINOISE Arrives on Broadway

The Broadway critics are weighing in for the final time of the 2023/24 season! Illinoise officially opened on Broadway earlier this week at the St. James Theatre, making it eligible for 2024…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:18PM

‘Illinoise’ Theater Review: Justin Peck Transforms Sufjan Stevens’ Concept Album Into a Soaring Rush of Late Adolescent Experience by David Rooney

Co-written with Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Jackie Sibblies Drury, the dance musical is a transcendent distillation of youth in all its pain and glory.

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:00PM

Illinoise: Lots of Good Noise To Dance To by Roma Torre

★★★★☆ Choreographer Justin Peck presents a stage adaptation of Sufjan Stevens’ boffo album with total finesse The post Illinoise: Lots of Good Noise To Dance To appeared first on…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 12:59PM

Illinoise: Sufjan Stevens’ Popular ‘Illinois’ Sung and Danced to Some Effect by David Finkle

★★★☆☆ Justin Peck and Jackie Sibblies Drury adapt, Peck directs and choreographs a game singing and dancing troupe The post Illinoise: Sufjan Stevens’ Popular ‘Illinois’ Sung…

SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 12:58PM

Photos: Get a 1st Look at Sufjan Stevens Dance Musical Illinoise On Broadway by Margaret Hall

Directed and choreographed by Justin Peck, the show previously played an Off-Broadway premiere at Park Avenue Armory.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:18AM

Photos: First Look at ILLINOISE on Broadway

All new photos have been released of the cast of the new Broadway musical Illinoise! Illinoise is now playing at Broadway's St. James Theatre.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:32AM
Thursday, April 25, 2024

Illinoise Limited Edition Official Opening Night Playbill

Celebrate the new musical Illinoise with a limited edition Opening Night Playbill! Guaranteed authentic, sealed in a custom fitted vinyl bag, and ...

SOURCE: Google at 06:32AM
Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Illinoise Opens on Broadway by New York Theater

“Illinoise,” an exquisite stage interpretation of Sufjan Stevens’ acclaimed 2005 album “Illinois,” is opening on Broadway today just six weeks after it opened at the Park Avenue A…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 07:56PM

Illinoise on Broadway by NewYorkTheater

A look at the dance-theater musical Illinoise, using the music of Sufjan Stevens album "Illinois," now on Broadway. Check out https://newyorktheater.me/2024/04/24/illinoise-opens-on-broadway…

SOURCE: YouTube at 07:42PM

ILLINOISE Opening Night bows by bwaySHO

Head inside the St. James Theatre for opening night bows of ILLINOISE. The musical is based on and sings through the music of Sufjan & is danced through with choreography that will stick wit…

SOURCE: YouTube at 04:51PM

Sufjan Stevens Dance-Musical Illinoise Begins Its Broadway Run by Hayley Levitt

Illinoise, the dance-centric musical adaptation of Sufjan Stevens' album Illinois, opens April 24 at the St. James Theatre, the night of its very first Broadway performance. Directed and c…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:24AM

Up on the Marquee: ILLINOISE

Illinoise moves to Broadway direct from two critically acclaimed sold-out productions at the Park Avenue Armory and Chicago Shakespeare Theater. Check out photos of the new Broadway marquee!

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:32AM

Illinoise Begins Its Broadway Run and Celebrates the Last Opening Night of the Season by Hayley Levitt

Illinoise, the dance-centric musical adaptation of Sufjan Stevens' album Illinois, opens April 24 at the St. James Theatre, the night of its very first Broadway performance. Directed and c…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:24AM

Sufjan Stevens Dance Musical Illinoise Begins—and Opens—On Broadway April 24 by Margaret Hall

Directed and choreographed by Justin Peck, the show previously played an Off-Broadway premiere at Park Avenue Armory.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:18AM
Tuesday, April 23, 2024

How to Get $45 Tickets to Illinoise on Broadway by Margaret Hall

Directed and choreographed by Justin Peck, the show previously played an Off-Broadway premiere at Park Avenue Armory.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:24PM

ILLINOISE Launches Rush and Lottery Policies

The producers of ILLINOISE have announced discounted rush and lottery policies once performances begin at the St. James Theatre on April 24th, 2024.  

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:48AM
Friday, April 19, 2024

From Glockenspiels to Butterfly Wings: How Sufjan Stevens Crafted the Album Behind Broadway’s Illinoise by Darryn King

On April 24, the fleet-footed, heart-filled theatrical event Illinoise opens at the St. James Theatre. With direction and choreography by Justin Peck and a story by Peck and Jackie Sibblies…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:32AM
Monday, April 15, 2024

Tony Awards odds updates: Musicals ‘Illinoise’ and ‘The Outsiders’ are surging by David Buchanan

The nominations for the 77th Tony Awards will be announced in less than three weeks, but the lay of the land is ever changing because seven more musicals and musical revivals will open betwe…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 01:00PM
Friday, April 12, 2024

Video: Watch Highlights from Broadway-Bound ILLINOISE

In this video, watch highlights from Broadway-bound musical Illinoise- the theatrical adaptation of Grammy- and Oscar-nominated Sufjan Stevens’ concept album Illinois.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:18PM

Get a First Look at Illinoise, Justin Peck's Broadway-Bound Dance Musical Set to the Songs of Sufjan Stevens by Hayley Levitt

Illinoise, the theatrical dance piece born from Sufjan Stevens’ album Illinois, opens at Broadway's St. James Theatre on April 24. Directed and choreographed by Justin Peck with an origi…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:12PM
Tuesday, April 9, 2024

‘Cabaret’, ‘Stereophonic’, ‘Uncle Vanya’, ‘The Great Gatsby’, ‘The Outsiders’ Sell Out As Busy Broadway Spring Blooms by Greg Evans

Broadway’s busy spring was reaching peak bloom last week as the season’s final batch of new shows – save for the upcoming Sufjan Stevens musical Illinoise – was in previews, boosting…

SOURCE: Deadline at 03:37PM
Friday, April 5, 2024

Illinoise Vocalists, Including Shara Nova of My Brightest Diamond, Will Transfer to Broadway by Darryn King

Vocalists Elijah Lyons, Shara Nova and Tasha Viets-VanLear, who performed in the Park Avenue Armory and Chicago Shakespeare Theatre productions of Illinoise, will also perform in the Broadwa…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:06PM

Elijah Lyons, Shara Nova and Tasha Viets-VanLear Revealed as Vocalists in ILLINOISE

Elijah Lyons, Shara Nova and Tasha Viets-VanLear will transfer to Broadway as vocalists for the musical Illinoise, the theatrical adaptation of Grammy- and Oscar-nominated Sufjan Stevens’ …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:32AM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards