Commercial Off Broadway, a long-dormant sector of the city’s theater economy, is having a banner season. But can it last?
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:06AMProposed legislation would allocate $1 billion annually for an industry coping with rising expenses and smaller audiences.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:06AMBernadette Peters and Lea Salonga will star in Sondheim’s “Old Friends” in Manhattan Theater Club’s Broadway season, which also includes “Eureka Day.”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:36AMAudiences are flocking to shows with Jeremy Strong, Sarah Snook and other alums of the acclaimed HBO series.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:06PMAfter nine years in the role, she has decided not to seek re-election in May. Her departure comes amid significant turnover in the theater industry.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:18PMThe revival, birthed in London, is a radically reimagined version of the 1993 Andrew Lloyd Webber musical based on a 1950 Billy Wilder film.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:32AMThe duo will lead the cast of “Left on Tenth,” a stage adaptation of Delia Ephron’s best-selling memoir.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:06PMThe production will make its transfer unusually fast, with an opening set for April 24, just 29 days after it wraps up a sold-out run at the Park Avenue Armory.
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SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:12PMKenny Leon will direct a starry revival of Shakespeare’s tragedy in the spring of 2025.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:12AMThe long-running parody show, which has been staged in New York and on tour, will open this summer at the Hayes Theater.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:06PM“A Wonderful World,” featuring Armstrong’s songs, is set to begin previews at Studio 54 in October after previous runs in Miami, New Orleans and Chicago.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:42PMThe streamer is co-producing a play about Putin’s Russia from the creator of “The Crown” while also developing a screen adaptation.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:36PMThe company said that it was leaving its space in a former bank in Times Square after 25 years because the rent was too high and the lease had unfavorable terms.
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SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:24AMThe Delacorte is being renovated, so this summer will instead bring a mobile production and then a filmed play to outdoor sites in the city’s five boroughs.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:32PMThe playwright Lucas Hnath has been making magic with the sound of speech. Now he’s directing a play by Mona Pirnot, his wife, in which a computer speaks her words.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:32AMAmy Ryan will replace her in the show, which also stars Liev Schreiber and began previews on Saturday.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:36PMThe new jazz age musical adaptation of the classic 1959 Billy Wilder film closed in December.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:42PMOnstage and off, she was celebrated as a pathbreaking triple-threat who left a huge legacy in musical theater and dance.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:06PMThere was no formal celebration for the newest honorees. Instead, the American Theater Wing presented cash grants to sustain their work.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:06PMThe play, by Peter Morgan of “The Crown,” will star Michael Stuhlbarg and is scheduled to open in April.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:02AMWritten by David Adjmi and featuring songs by Will Butler, the drama follows five musicians making an album in the 1970s.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:32PMWritten by David Adjmi and featuring songs by Will Butler, the drama follows five musicians making an album in the early 1970s.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:06AMThe musical, which Manilow wrote with Bruce Sussman, is about a German singing ensemble that collided with the rising Nazi regime.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:24PM“I thought this could be my swan song, in terms of the angry-young-man thing,” said the actor of his rocky run of “Danny and the Deep Blue Sea.”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:42PMNo reason was given for her unexpected retirement after 18 years in the pivotal role.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:36PMThe latest adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel will feature Jeremy Jordan (“Newsies”) as Jay Gatsby and Eva Noblezada (“Hadestown”) as Daisy Buchanan.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:54AMRoundabout Theater Company, the biggest nonprofit on Broadway, said it would produce the three shows next season.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:18PMBranden Jacobs-Jenkins is lined up to write the book, and Lileana Blain-Cruz will direct.
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