By: David Sheward February 27, 2022: Our relationship with language is the subject of Sanaz Toossi’s perceptive new play English, presented in a taut and affecting production by Knud Ad…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 10:49PMBy: David Sheward February 27, 2022: We have the first definite date for a Broadway opening for the 2022-23 season. Kimberly Akimbo, the hit musical version of David Lindsay-Abaire's quir…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 06:31PMBy Samuel L. Leiter February 27, 2022: Anyone who’s ever struggled to master a foreign language in private classes will find something to appreciate in English,Sanaz Toossi’s fitfully …
SOURCE: theaterlife at 06:04PMBy: Patrick Christiano Musical satire, with exciting Bill T. Jones choreography and an eclectic score, lampoons race inequalities with style. The outstanding ensemble, headed by the chari…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 02:08PMBy: Samuel L. Leiter February 24, 2022: D.H. Lawrence (1885-1930), the deservedly admired British novelist, known for provocative works like Lady Chatterley’s Lover and Sons and Lovers…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 03:04PMBy: Paulanne Simmons February 25,2022: With his first play, The Daughter-in-Law, D. H. Lawrence returned once again to familiar territory: Eastwood, the coal mining town in the Erewash V…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 09:22AMBy: Bernard Carragher March 2, 2022: “The Music Man” is a simple, innocent, endearing musical from 1957 which requires a cast of wonders. The stars this time are formidable Broadwa…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 09:03AMBy: David Sheward February 23, 2022: The question on every theater fan’s mind for two years has been: Will the highly anticipated revival of The Music Man, Meredith Willson’s beloved…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 09:26AMBy: David Sheward February 19, 2022: The African-American experience in different decades of the 20th Century is explored with ingenuity and passion in two new Off-Broadway musicals. Both…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 04:57PM“THE FINEST VIRTUOSOS”: THE MUSIC MAN ****I/2 By: Samuel L. Leiter February 17, 2022: If anybody requires assurance that Broadway is back they need look no further than the Winter Ga…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 05:51PMThe musical MJ, an electrifying explosion of music and dance, is a thrilling tribute to the artistry of Michael Jackson, featuring over twenty-five of his hit songs. By: Patrick Christiano…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 04:14PMBy: Bernard Carragher February 15, 2022: We have a new version of Eugene O’Neill’s autobiographical play, “Long Day’s Journey into Night,” at Off-Broadway’s Audible Theater on …
SOURCE: theaterlife at 12:37PMBy: Paulanne Simmons February 15, 2022: Recently, Whoopi Goldberg of ABC’s “The View,” found herself at the center of controversy when she said, “Let’s be truthful, the Holocau…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 10:07AMBy: JK Clarke February 11, 2022: The opening night celebration of The Music Man on Broadway at the Winter Garden Theater starring Tony winners Sutton Foster and Hugh Jackman. After the s…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 10:23AMBy: David Sheward February 8, 2022: Transposing classic plays into modern eras has been an accepted theatrical technique for quite a while now. Moving these timeless works into a contempo…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 08:19AMBased on a Shady Lady lecture by Edith de Belleville.By: Alix Cohen February 10, 2022: Françoise de Rochechouart’s path to becoming the favorite of Louis IV The Sun King, was paved …
SOURCE: theaterlife at 09:41AMBased on A Shady Lady Zoom Lecture by Edith de Belleville By: Alix Cohen February 7, 2022: “According to artist Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), there were only two types of women – g…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 01:51PMBy: David Sheward February 4, 2022: “It’s the suitcase or the coffin,” bluntly explains a character in Prayer for the French Republic, Joshua Harmon’s somewhat overlong, but ultim…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 05:45PMBy: Samuel L. Leiter February 4, 2022: As a note in the Playbill for MJ—the lively if less than sensational new Broadway juke box musical about Michael Jackson—reminds us, the “King…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 01:48PMHuron Club to Reopen with Comedy on Thursday Nights produced by Alex Simmons February 3, 2022: New York City’s historic Huron Club will open its doors once again on Thursday nights with…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 11:44AMElectrifying musical, Leave It On the Floor, starring Ephraim Sykes headlines a robust February platform with specialty playlists to honor Black History Month. February 3, 2022: The month …
SOURCE: theaterlife at 11:04AMB’way Update: Hangmen Returns from the Dead; Shakespeare in the Park Season By: David Sheward February 3, 2022: Hangmen, Martin McDonough's dark comedy about a public executioner and hi…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 10:00AMI Just Want To Tell Somebody -- Noteworthy Theater By: Alix Cohen January 22, 2022: Ronald “Smokey” Stevens’ one man tell-all is worth the trip downtown. The Washington, D.C. bo…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 12:07PMB’way Update: Kite Runner, Strange Loop Set Dates; WSJ Critic Terry Teachout Dies By: David Sheward January 19,2022: Amid news of many shows closing or going into hibernation for the w…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 08:02AMBy: David Sheward January 13, 2022: Two more Broadway shows are going on hiatus, joining Mrs. Doubtful as productions temporarily closing during these volatile COVID-tinged times in hopes…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 01:16PMPainting the Printing Word, a solo exhibition by Joan Giordano, on view through February 15, 2022, at June Kelly Gallery in Soho. January 12, 2022: June Kelly Gallery, 166 Mercer Stree…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 01:06PMB'way Update: Skeleton and Paradise Shift Dates, Joan Copeland Dies By: David Sheward January 5, 2022: COVID and Omicron are still necessitating changes on Broadway. Skeleton Crew, Do…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 09:38PMB’way Update: Doubtfire Pauses, Proud Closes, Jackman Sidelined By: David Sheward January 3, 2022: The omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus continues to wreak havoc on the New York th…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 03:27PMKick-Off the New Year with star-studded new additions on BroadwayHD, including the Les Miserables 25 Anniversary Concert with Nick Jonas. January 1, 2022: BroadwayHD, the premiere streamin…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 11:02AMDance into the Holidays with COPPELIA coming to BroadwayHD on December 25. The cutting-edge ballet combines animation & live action dance for a unique cinematic experience that deliver…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 06:24PMBy: David Sheward December 23, 2021: “What am I doing here?,” asks the magnificent dancer Tony Yazbeck portraying legendary movie star Cary Grant as he is about to experiment with LSD…
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