All stories by Joshua Barone on BroadwayStars

Thursday, May 10, 2018

23 Dazzling Portraits of Tony Nominees by Jesse Dittmar, Michael Paulson, Jolie Ruben and Joshua Barone

We invited Broadway’s best to pose for us just 24 hours after they were nominated for theater’s most prestigious award. Needless to say, they were a happy bunch.

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Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Jessica Hecht to Star in a New Play by Calvin Trillin by Joshua Barone

“About Alice” is part of the coming season at Theater for a New Audience, which also includes European imports and “Julius Caesar.”

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Thursday, April 26, 2018

From Aristophanes to Hitchcock, Celebrating Birds and Culture by Joshua Barone

Here are five highlights to see from “Birds: A Festival Inspired by Aristophanes,” a citywide festival featuring a range of cultural events.

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Thursday, March 8, 2018

An Uptown Artistic Director Moves Downtown by Joshua Barone

Lili Chopra, a creative force behind festivals at the French Institute Alliance Française, will be a leader of the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.

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Monday, March 5, 2018

5 Things We Learned From Andrew Lloyd Webber’s New Memoir by Joshua Barone

“Unmasked,” a 500-page doorstop out this week, tells rich stories about the projects he never made — and the childhood feline that inspired “Cats.”

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Friday, January 12, 2018

City Center to Honor Michael Friedman by Joshua Barone

The theater’s Off-Center series, which Mr. Friedman led until his death last year, will stage his 2003 musical “Gone Missing” in July.

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Thursday, January 4, 2018

Ars Nova Finds a New Theater in Greenwich Village by Joshua Barone

The Off Broadway company will keep its home in Hell’s Kitchen, but will use the Greenwich House Theater as its primary venue beginning in early 2019.

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Monday, January 1, 2018

Lena Hall Plans an Ambitious Tribute to Her Favorite Musicians by Joshua Barone

The “Hedwig” actress will pay homage to David Bowie, Radiohead and many others as part of “Obsessed,” a project involving a new EP each month in 2018.

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Wednesday, December 20, 2017

Capturing the Short, Glamorous Life of a Forgotten Broadway Lyricist by Joshua Barone

Howard Pollack on writing “The Ballad of John Latouche,” the first biography to explore the cult figure’s prolific career.

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Wednesday, December 6, 2017

A Guide to Holiday Events in New York City by Joshua Barone

Christmas stalwarts like the Rockettes’ Radio City show, participatory events including a festive caroling walk, and even a dose of Taylor Mac’s wild cabaret.

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Monday, December 4, 2017

Jerry Springer and Mozart: Guggenheim Unveils Works and Process Season by Joshua Barone

Highlights from the series include previews of “Jerry Springer — The Opera” and a new staging of Mozart’s “Così Fan Tutte” with Kelli O’Hara.

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Wednesday, November 22, 2017

Clive Barnes Award Winner and Nominees Are Announced by Joshua Barone

Gemma Bond, the ballet dancer and choreographer, is the winner of this year’s dance award. Theater winners will be announced on Jan. 8.

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Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Park Avenue Armory Unveils Its 2018 Season by Joshua Barone

Its vast drill hall will host productions by artists including Ivo van Hove, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker and William Kentridge.

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Tuesday, November 14, 2017

Eugene O’Neill and Meredith Monk, in BAM’s New Season by Joshua Barone

Among the highlights of the winter-spring season is a production of “Long Day’s Journey Into Night” starring Lesley Manville and Jeremy Irons.

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Monday, November 6, 2017

Hear a Newly Found Kurt Weill Song That Surprised Experts by Joshua Barone

“Lied vom weissen Käse” (“Song of the White Cheese”), which Weill wrote for a musical revue in 1931, was recently discovered in a Berlin archive.

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Sunday, November 5, 2017

Performance Space 122 to Return to Its East Village Home by Joshua Barone

The downtown hub of innovative performance said it would inaugurate its newly renovated space with the 13th and final edition of the Coil festival.

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Sunday, August 13, 2017

Abrons Arts Center Season Includes a Parody of an Albee Classic by Joshua Barone

Elevator Repair Service, the innovative theater company, will stage an irreverent play inspired by “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”

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Tuesday, August 8, 2017

‘Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812’ to Close on Broadway by Joshua Barone

The musical, which had more Tony nominations than any other show last season, has struggled to overcome the recent casting controversy.

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Tuesday, August 1, 2017

Peek at New John Adams Opera in Guggenheim’s Performance Series by Joshua Barone

The museum has announced the fall season for its series Works & Process, which provides insights into the creation of music, dance and theater.

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Monday, July 31, 2017

Slight Drop in ‘The Great Comet’ Ticket Sales Amid Casting Uproar by Joshua Barone

The Broadway musical has been in a bit of a box office slump since Josh Groban left. Now its producers are trying to rebound.

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Critics for The New York Times on Sam Shepard’s Plays, Books and Movies by Joshua Barone

Excerpts from reviews of theater, book and film works by Mr. Shepard, who is dead at age 73.

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Thursday, July 27, 2017

BAM and Lumberyard Create New Dance Residencies by Joshua Barone

Three artists were chosen for what the Brooklyn Academy of Music says is its first formal relationship with a residency partner.

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Wednesday, July 19, 2017

Tony Kushner Plans a Trump Play, and a New ‘West Side Story’ by Joshua Barone

Mr. Kushner said in an interview with The Daily Beast that he was working on a play set two years before the 2016 election.

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Friday, July 14, 2017

The Young Vic Theater in London Unveils Its 2017-18 Season by Joshua Barone

A new play in the spirit of “Angels in America” and a revival of a work by Tarell Alvin McCraney of “Moonlight” are among the highlights.

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Wednesday, July 12, 2017

Danny Boyle Assembles a Starry Cast for ‘The Children’s Monologues’ by Joshua Barone

Charlize Theron, James McAvoy and Ewan McGregor are among the participants in the production, which will be performed Nov. 13 at Carnegie Hall.

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Sunday, July 9, 2017

‘The Cradle Will Rock’ Returns With Its Brazen Politics Intact by Joshua Barone

Opera Saratoga is staging Marc Blitzstein’s opera on its 80th anniversary, in a year when political messages onstage are under acute scrutiny.

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Wednesday, July 5, 2017

Laurie Metcalf to Leave ‘A Doll’s House, Part 2’ by Joshua Barone

Ms. Metcalf, who won a Tony Award for her performance in the play on Broadway, will depart on July 23 and be replaced by the Tony winner Julie White.

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Monday, June 26, 2017

Crossing the Line Festival Includes a Dancer’s Mini-Residency by Joshua Barone

The French Institute Alliance Française has unveiled its lineup for the 11th edition of the festival, which returns Sept. 6 through Oct. 15.

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Thursday, June 22, 2017

‘Indecent’ to Remain Open on Broadway, Despite Closing Notice by Joshua Barone

The play, which won two Tony Awards and was set to close on June 25, will now be open through Aug. 6 at the Cort Theater.

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Wednesday, June 21, 2017

‘Jerry Springer: The Opera’ Is to Open Off Broadway at the New Group by Joshua Barone

The satirical musical, which was planned for Broadway more than 10 years ago but never arrived, will have its first proper New York run next season.

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Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Brooklyn Academy of Music Puts 70,000 Archive Materials Online by Joshua Barone

Playbills, posters and ephemera from the performing arts center’s history is now available through the Leon Levy BAM Digital Archive.

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All that Chat

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