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Monday, March 18, 2024

“The Bald Soprano,” French Absurd Theater Becomes a German Contemporary Opera Buffa by Antonio Hernández Nieto

There are some myths about the opera that are not true. Firstly, that young people do not like opera. Secondly, opera audiences hate contemporary operas. If you think that both statements ar…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 04:49AM
Tuesday, January 23, 2024

“El Lector Por Horas/Reader By The Hours.” A Successful Spanish Play That Also Deserves To Be A Global Hit by Antonio Hernández Nieto

Sanchis Sinisterra is a Spanish playwright with a long career and many successes who is in the theater news because a new production of El lector por horas/Reader by the hours. This play tou…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 05:27AM
Wednesday, December 20, 2023

“Vudú (3318) Blixen” or a Complex Naïve Way to Exorcise Pain by Antonio Hernández Nieto

There is nothing like going to a world premiere. Being one of the first to see something brand new. Especially, if the proposal belongs to an artist who has already settled her poetics but p…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 01:22AM
Tuesday, September 26, 2023

Edinburgh Festivals, May Luck Be With You by Antonio Hernández Nieto

Edinburgh in August is a kind of Mecca for theatergoers around the world. It is due to its International Festival and the Fringe that spread theater all around the city. Almost any place cou…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 09:36AM
Monday, June 27, 2022

“Borderland, maldita cabeza,” Mental Health Debate Enters into the Limits of a New Opera by Antonio Hernández Nieto

A contemporary opera has conquered one of the oldest and prettiest theaters in Spain. It is titled Borderland, maldita cabeza (Borderland, damned head) by Marta Eguilior, the librettist, sta…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 04:25AM
Saturday, May 21, 2022

“Abril imaginario”: One Step Beyond Immersive and Collaborative Theater by Antonio Hernández Nieto

It is the second time that Los números imaginarios (The imaginary numbers), a Spanish company of collaborative and immersive theater, call for artistic residencies. Six projects have been s…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 10:50PM
Wednesday, April 6, 2022

An Argentinian Summer Theater Festival in Wintertime Madrid by Antonio Hernández Nieto

February is summer in Argentina, and most Argentinian theaters and companies are on holiday. However, it is wintertime in Madrid and theaters are open. Consequently, it is the best moment fo…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 04:58AM
Wednesday, August 4, 2021

“Divina invención” Love by Lope de Vega and by Sergio Blanco by Antonio Hernández Nieto

The Compañía Nacional de Teatro Clásico (CNTC) in Spain is asking different contemporary playwrights to confront Spanish Golden Age authors, with Sergio Blanco the most recent. He was cha…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 02:19AM
Saturday, May 29, 2021

“La realidad”, Or How to Build Fake News by Antonio Hernández Nieto

The premiere of La realidad, the new play by Darío Facal and Pedro Cantalejo, was in March at the Corral de Comedias, Alcalá de Henares (Madrid), one of the oldest and most beautiful theat…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 07:25PM
Tuesday, March 30, 2021

“Black Dove” – Chekhov in Mexico by Antonio Hernández Nieto

The world premiere of Paloma Negra (Black Dove) by Alberto Conejero at the Theatre of the Canal last February was greeted with great anticipation. Conejero, who is the playwright and directo…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 11:51PM
Saturday, January 9, 2021

Surge Madrid 2020: The Nonstop Alternative Theatre Festival by Antonio Hernández Nieto

Surge Madrid is a performing arts festival that usually takes place in May. However, this year it was re-scheduled to October due to the lockdown. Focusing on alternative theatre, the festiv…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 06:43AM
Tuesday, June 2, 2020

#TeatroConfinado: Spanish Theater’s Answer to the Pandemic by Antonio Hernández Nieto

The COVID-19 pandemic has closed theaters around the world, including New York’s Broadway and London’s West End, Buenos Aires’ Calle Corrientes, and Gran Vía in Madrid. The theater se…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 01:17AM
Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Milo Rau: A Controversial Stage Director Visits Madrid by Antonio Hernández Nieto

When Milo Rau arrives in a city, he attracts the attention of theater journalists, professionals, and theatergoers who follow the latest trends. This is definitely the case with his recent v…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 10:39PM
Tuesday, December 10, 2019

Festival Místicas: How to Perform Ancient Religious Texts in the 21st Century by Antonio Hernández Nieto

It is autumn in Madrid, Spain. A small group of theatergoers has arrived at  Zapadores, a new art space. It is on the outskirts, close to a railway, far from any inhabited places apart from…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 02:56AM

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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