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Tuesday, October 31, 2023

‘We put his face back together again’: the groundbreaking show bringing Ryuichi Sakamoto back to life by Laura Barton

Shortly before his death this year, the iconic Japanese composer worked on mixed-reality concert, Kagami – featuring new music, 48 cameras and magic glasses for the audience Todd Eckert i…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:07AM
Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Why I love Jez Butterworth's Jerusalem by Laura Barton

The chewy language, the characters' sad bombast and above all the sense of place: England. This play is a chronicle of us, nowThe Jerusalem we have seen so widely feted – from the West End…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:12AM
Monday, December 18, 2017

Ethan Hawke talks to Laura Barton about working with Sam Mendes by Laura Barton

Ethan Hawke has spent his career cast as the perpetual slacker student. Now, at 38 and part of Sam Mendes's latest theatrical outing, does he finally feel grown up? Laura Barton finds out.T…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:12PM
Thursday, October 12, 2017

Springsteen on Broadway review – joy and glory as the Boss unveils his flaws by Laura Barton

Walter Kerr theatre, New YorkThe rock superstar kicks off a four-month residency with two spellbinding hours of stories, reimagined hits and a dissection of his own legendThe audience is in …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:12PM
Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Sam Shepard: 'America is on its way out as a culture' by Laura Barton

As his seminal 1980 play, True West, is revived in London, the influential playwright reflects on the diminishing global role of the US, and the deaths of his friends Philip Seymour Hoffman …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:02AM
Saturday, February 27, 2016

Why do plays about sex and violence written by women still shock? by Laura Barton

As audience members are escorted from the latest revival of Sarah Kane’s play Cleansed in London this week after fainting in the aisles, is there more at play than just weak stomachs?There…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:15AM
Tuesday, November 10, 2015

So Danny Boyle won’t be making a Bowie biopic – that’s a relief | Laura Barton by Laura Barton

I have a general unease about musical biopics – there’s too often something of the school play about themThe sum of its parts probably would have made it wonderful: a musical biopic of t…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:58PM
Friday, September 12, 2014

Poet, performer, novelist: the rise of the uncategorisable Kate Tempest by Laura Barton

Mercury nomination and place on prestigious list of poets are well-deserved accolades for bright young performer Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:21PM
Sunday, September 7, 2014

Sam Shepard: 'America is on its way out as a culture' by Laura Barton

As his seminal 1980 play, True West, is revived in London, the influential playwright reflects on the diminishing global role of the US, and the deaths of his friends Philip Seymour Hoffman …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:30AM
Monday, September 16, 2013

Don't send in the clowns – we're too scared | Laura Barton by Laura Barton

A Northampton DIY clown has caused a social media stir. But what lies beneath the outlandish makeup and enforced fun?In December 1992, the Fox network broadcast a particularly memorable epis…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:09AM
Friday, March 9, 2012

Burma's top standup comic: 'We sacrifice our lives for jokes' by Laura Barton

Zarganar spent years in solitary confinement for standup routines that mocked the authorities. Now Burma's best-known comedian is free – and still laughingAs the rehearsals for the Secret …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:30AM
Monday, March 5, 2012

Secret Policeman's Ball – review by Laura Barton

Radio City Music Hall, New YorkSunday afternoon, Radio City Music Hall, and rehearsals for the Secret Policeman's Ball were in full flow: Russell Brand was stalking the aisles and Eddie Izza…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:27AM
Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Why I love Jez Butterworth's Jerusalem by Laura Barton

The chewy language, the characters' sad bombast and above all the sense of place: England. This play is a chronicle of us, nowThe Jerusalem we have seen so widely feted – from the West End…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:25AM

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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