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Tuesday, December 6, 2016

21st Century Woman: Annnette Bening Honored at New York Stage & Film Winter Gala by Harry Haun

Annette Bening, one of the frontrunners for the 2016 Best Actress Oscar for her performance of an unconventional, hippie-out-of-her-time-zone mom in 20th Century Women, received a noncompeti…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 02:14PM
Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Millennial Musical Theater Composers Go From Great White Way to ‘La La Land’ by Harry Haun

December is a red-letter month for Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, a pair of musical millennials who are so new to the game that they are still checking off firsts. Their first film musical, …

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 09:00AM
Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Cheech & Sonny & All That Chazz by Harry Haun

Chazz Palminteri’s budding career as a nightclub doorman slammed swiftly shut the night he refused admission to super-agent Swifty Lazar, but another door sprang open, and it’s still ope…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 04:48PM
Wednesday, November 9, 2016

Richard Greenberg Reveals Nada by Harry Haun

The fellow in the upper-lobby lounge of the of the Vivian Beaumont Theater fielding press questions is sitting very pretty indeed. These days, he's being quizzed on two literary fronts.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 09:47AM
Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Personal Politics: Playwright Richard Nelson on Comparing Apples to Gabriels by Harry Haun

“I don’t know about you, but I spent  election night with my family,” wrote Ben Brantley in The New York Times two days after Barack Obama was re-elected president.   “The Apples…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 01:28PM
Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Tic, Tic…Borle! by Harry Haun

Borle at his bravest and best is Borle at his broadest—a daring high-wire act of comedy. He’d give Wile E. Coyote cause to pause. Just look at the two cartoony Tony win in a row he is co…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 10:09AM
Wednesday, October 12, 2016

A Not-So-Little ‘Life’ for David Hyde Pierce by Harry Haun

 When you leave A Life at Playwrights Horizons, you’ll be—if you aren’t already—thanking your lucky stars for David Hyde Pierce. It is not overstating the case too much to say that …

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 09:30AM
Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Chekhov’s Home Run: Diane Lane’s Third Time in ‘The Cherry Orchard’ Proves Her Charm by Harry Haun

Were the Internet Broadway Database your sole means of tracking down the Main Stem career of Diane Lane, you could get the distinct impression the poor dear has marked time in The Cherry Orc…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 01:49PM
Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Christmas Cheer Comes Early With ‘Holiday Inn’ by Harry Haun

“It’s someone I’ve known for a good many years,” Irving Berlin remarked after a quick peek inside the Oscar envelope. “He’s a nice kid and, I think, deserves it.” Translation:…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 09:00AM
Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Let There Be (Judith) Light: ‘Transparent’ Emmy Nominee Goes Solo in New LaBute Play by Harry Haun

“Please, the full company of All the Ways to Say I Love You—to the set, please.” Such is the politely overripe way stage manager David Lurie summons his cast to work these days. Prompt…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 09:00AM
Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Hip-Hop Hurray! ‘Spamilton’ Takes the Rap by Harry Haun

Any dollar bill with Alexander Hamilton’s picture on it will get you a shot at Hamilton, the musical—and all-round phenomenon now (and, maybe, forever) at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. If…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 01:37PM
Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Mint Theater: The Lost-and-Found (Jonathan) Bank by Harry Haun

Our theater community took a major hit this month with the passing of James Houghton, the 57-year-old artistic director of the Signature Theater Company who pioneered a whole new procedure i…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 09:00AM
Wednesday, July 20, 2016

God Bless You, Alan Menken by Harry Haun

In Kurt Vonnegut’s God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater, which starts tonight and is running through July 30 as part the Encores! Off-Center series at City Center, the first voice you hear after t…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 12:43PM
Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Rachel Chavkin, Broadway Bolide by Harry Haun

Director Rachel Chavkin is riding a comet to Broadway—surely the slowest-moving comet ever to streak across the stratosphere. On November 14—four years, one month and two days after it w…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 03:30PM
Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Ferris Bueller, 30 Years Later: Matthew Broderick Gets Existential in ‘Shining City’ by Harry Haun

The years have salt-and-peppered his hair. He sports his share of wrinkles, crinkles and other signs of the times. But there’s something eternal and imperishable about Matthew Broderick’…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 07:54PM
Wednesday, June 8, 2016

Jessica Lange’s Journey Into O’Neill by Harry Haun

Jessica Lange was discovered in 1976 in the oversized mitt of King Kong, pretty damn distressed but pretty, and—surprise! surprise!—has spent the next 40 years harvesting film-acting har…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 01:24PM

‘The Father’ Knows Best: Frank Langella Reflects on His Theatrical Legacy by Harry Haun

Ever realize how many years Frank Langella has been giving “the performance of a lifetime”? Critics keep trotting out that old chestnut, and he keeps calling them on it. They said it a…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 10:00AM
Monday, October 12, 2015

Clive Owen: The Operator, on Broadway and Off by Harry Haun

Clive Owen turns from fanatical surgeon on The Knick to jealous husband on Broadway in Harold Pinter’s Old Times

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 01:06PM
Thursday, October 1, 2015

Marlo Thomas Stars in Off-Broadway Marriage Comedy ‘Clever Little Lies’ by Harry Haun

The title is the playwright’s secret Rx for keeping marriages afloat.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 10:30AM
Friday, April 3, 2015

The Epic ‘Doctor Zhivago’ Is Finally Reimagined as a Broadway Musical by Harry Haun

Director Des McAnuff, who has helmed Tony winners like Jersey Boys and The Who’s Tommy, sums up the history of his most recent project succinctly.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 11:06AM
Thursday, March 5, 2015

On Broadway, Revenge Is a Dish Best Served by Chita Rivera by Harry Haun

Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero—Chita to you and the rest of the world—is closing out the Broadway season with The Visit she has been promising for 14 years. Believe it or not, Mr. …

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 06:30PM
Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Diane Lane, a Child Star, Returns to the Theater Older, Wiser and Just as Gorgeous by Harry Haun

Diane Lane, a child star, returns to New York theater older, wiser and, annoyingly, just as gorgeous.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 11:43AM
Thursday, February 26, 2015

Peter Gallagher and Kristin Chenoweth Board Broadway’s ‘On The Twentieth Century’ by Harry Haun

Now, Peter Gallagher and Kristin Chenoweth have stepped up for a March 12 bow at the American Airlines Theater.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 09:00AM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic
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