David Landay, an author of the 1982 stage musical, reworked a kidnapping scene for a 2021 production. Now he’s suing the estates of his coauthors for the right to keep going.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:32PMThe small theaters that help make the city a theater capital are cutting back as they struggle to recover from the pandemic.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:18AMThe musical, now midway through a sold-out Off Broadway run at the Public Theater, will transfer to the Shubert Theater in March.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:42PMA show about the televangelist, with songs by Elton John and Jake Shears, had a run in London last year and plans to open in New York next season.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:32AMThe production, a new translation by Heidi Schreck, will also star Alison Pill, William Jackson Harper, Alfred Molina and Anika Noni Rose.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:06AM“The Heart of Rock and Roll” is a romantic comedy featuring songs by the chart-topping 1980s band.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:12AMRachel Chavkin of “Hadestown” will direct the show, which had developmental productions in Massachusetts and California.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:07AMA new production, directed by Kenny Leon, will feature a diverse cast and will aim to speak to contemporary America.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:03AMAn acclaimed revival of the musical plans to open in March at the Nederlander Theater.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:13AMHeidi Schreck’s play will have at least 16 productions around the country; last season’s most-produced play, “Clyde’s,” came in second.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:43PMThe musical, about early-20th-century efforts to win the right to vote for women, will open in April at the Music Box Theater.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:13AMThe show said Thursday that it would play a final performance at the Nederlander Theater on Jan. 14, but did not rule out continuing elsewhere.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:19PM“Hell’s Kitchen,” a musical inspired by the singer-songwriter’s teenage years in New York, is set to open Off Broadway.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:25AMThomas Schumacher is relinquishing his role overseeing the division’s business operations.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:19AMStarting with the next academic year, the drama school will eliminate an “unrealistic burden” for graduate acting students.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:13AMHow hotshot directors are reimagining “Cats,” “Evita,” “Jesus Christ Superstar” and “Sunset Boulevard.”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:13AMSondheim said days before his death in 2021 that he did not know when it would be finished, but the musical, now called “Here We Are,” begins performances Thursday.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:13AMThe position is one of the few nonunion segments of the theater industry’s work force.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:19PMHis pending departure, in 2025, means that there are job openings for the top artistic positions at three of the four nonprofits operating Broadway theaters.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:19AMThe nonprofit, a singular institution in New York’s theatrical ecosystem, has presented acclaimed works like “Between Riverside and Crazy” and “Next to Normal.”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:19AMThe Congresswoman was asked to leave after being accused of being loud and recording the show at a moment when many theaters are debating how to deal with raucous audience behavior.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:49PMKelli O’Hara and Brian d’Arcy James will reprise the roles they played Off Broadway earlier this year.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:07AMThe prominent Los Angeles nonprofit chose the playwright to oversee its artistic programming at a time of crisis for American theaters.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:04PMThe show, with a group of circus artists as part of the cast, is adapted from Sara Gruen’s best-selling novel.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:37AMThe theme “No Place Like Home” will drive shows and festivals in both large cities and rural locales of this country on July 27, 2024.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:13AMThe play, by Amy Herzog, is about a mother caring for a chronically ill child.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:33PM“Mother Play,” set in the 1960s, will feature Lange as a mother raising two children, played by Jim Parsons and Celia Keenan-Bolger.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:33PMThe subscription model, in which theatergoers buy a season’s worth of shows at a time, had long been waning, but it fell off a cliff during the pandemic.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:25PMThe show, which was capitalized for $20 million, will end its Broadway run on Sept. 3 after 123 performances. Its producers say they are planning a national tour.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:37PMThe show, which opened in the spring of 2022, has had a remarkable box office turnaround after Michele replaced its original star.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:37AMThe new production, directed by Josh Rhodes, had a brief run at the Kennedy Center in Washington in May. Casting has not yet been announced.
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