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Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Babe Review. Marisa Tomei Rocks by New York Theater

Marisa Tomei, who got her Oscar for portraying a super-competent woman who solves the case for her somewhat-clownish lawyer-boyfriend in “My Cousin Vinny,” has a new role Off-Broadway in…

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Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Swept Away Broadway Review by New York Theater

In “Swept Away,” which is loosely inspired by the grim true story of a 19th century shipwreck, a quartet of magnetic performers work passionately to deliver the mellifluous folk-rock s…

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Monday, November 18, 2024

Tammy Faye, Louis Armstrong, Maybe Happy Ending, Elf Open on Broadway. Theater Bursts onto Bluesky. Stageworthy News of the Week. by New York Theater

The quartet of Broadway openings this past week were split between a feel-good nostalgia for two real-life Americans, and a mostly feel-good look at the future – anything but what for many…

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Sunday, November 17, 2024

Elf Broadway Review by New York Theater

The last time “Elf: The Musical” was on Broadway, during the holiday season a dozen years ago, I saw an autism-friendly performance of it. This turned out to be a great way to view this …

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Saturday, November 16, 2024

The World of Allee Willis by New York Theater

Allee Willis, a Tony-nominated songwriter for “The Color Purple,” had trouble getting the gig.  “You’ve never written for the theater before, and you’re not Black,”  Broadway…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 11:42AM
Friday, November 15, 2024

Walden Review. The climate crisis and the new debate. by New York Theater

A few years in the future,  the debate will no longer be whether or not climate change is a “hoax,” as the president-elect in 2024 claims, but whether there is any possibility of survi…

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Thursday, November 14, 2024

Tammy Faye Broadway Review by New York Theater

The Palace Theater, the venue for this disappointing British import about the rise and fall of American televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker, feels like a metaphor for the musical, but in reverse…

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Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Maybe Happy Ending Review by New York Theater

In forty years, there will still be fireflies, and there will still be love. But fireflies will only still exist on Jeju Island near Seoul, Korea, and when Oliver and Claire (Darren Criss an…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 09:55PM
Monday, November 11, 2024

A Wonderful World The Louis Armstrong Musical Review by New York Theater

When he’s told that the State Department wants him to tour the world representing the United States of America, Louis Armstrong and his fourth wife Lucille both laugh in disbelief. “Loui…

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Shock 2.0. Trump’s Track Record on the Arts. Stageworthy News by New York Theater

The news zipper at One Times Square proclaimed “Trump’s Win Brings New Era of Uncertainty,”  and Saturday Night Live cast member Kate McKinnon solemnly performed the song “Halleluj…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 08:32AM
Sunday, November 10, 2024

Give Me Carmelita Tropicana Review. East Village theater replicated in its comic, “excruciating” glory. by New York Theater

Long before he became a Tony-winning playwright, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins enrolled at NYU in hopes of becoming a downtown performance artist, and took a course taught by Carmelita Tropicana, w…

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Friday, November 8, 2024

Ragtime in light of the election by New York Theater

So much in “Ragtime” played out differently for me because I saw it a week into its twelve-day run at New York City Center — after, rather than before, the results of the 2024 Presiden…

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The 6 Best Musical Theater Album Grammy Award Nominations 2025: Listen by New York Theater

Six albums have been nominated for the best musical theater album Grammy Award, all of them of current or recent Broadway shows (the third consecutive year that only Broadway cast recordings…

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Thursday, November 7, 2024

La MaMa Puppet Festival: The Scarecrow, Kindred Widows, Secrets History Remembers by New York Theater

“I will do my best to serve ALL citizens of Oz,” His Majesty the Scarecrow tells his subjects, having been appointed by the Wizard of Oz and Glinda the Good Witch to rule over Emerald Ci…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 06:10PM
Wednesday, November 6, 2024

“Only when it’s dark enough can you see the stars” Kamala Harris concession speech video and transcript by New York Theater

“A fundamental principle of American democracy is that when we lose an election, we accept the results. ,” Kamala Harris said at Howard University this afternoon, conceding the president…

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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Election Day! Watch Stars at the Polls Vote-A-Thon by New York Theater

Today is Election Day. You can vote until 9 pm.  (Find Your Pollsite and View Your Sample Ballot) And until 6 p.m. you can watch Lin-Manuel Miranda, Martin Short, Judy Kuhn, Rosie Perez and…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 01:22PM
Monday, November 4, 2024

Election Drama and Anxiety. Maggie Smith, Gavin Creel Light-Dimming Dates at last. Stageworthy News of the Week by New York Theater

More than a million New Yorkers voted during the nine days of early voting, which ended Sunday afternoon after a campaign season filled with more drama than any in memory. How will future dr…

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Strike Up The Band. The Gershwins on Tariffs and Cheesy Politicians by New York Theater

George and Ira Gershwin wrote the songs for a trio of political satires in the 1930s,  the last of which, “Let ‘Em Eat Cake,” was about a president who loses his bid for re-election …

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Saturday, November 2, 2024

Election Week Broadway Schedule by New York Theater

See the Broadway performance schedule for the week of November 4 below. All but a half dozen Broadway shows are canceling their performances on Tuesday, November 5 — Election Day — whi…

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Friday, November 1, 2024

November 2024 New York Theater Openings by New York Theater

Below is a selection of theater opening* in New York in November, including six shows on Broadway, all of them musicals — two of them about the well-known real-life Americans Tammy Faye B…

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Thursday, October 31, 2024

Theater Quiz for October 2024 by New York Theater

How well were you paying attention to the theater news and reviews during last full month before Election 2024? Answer these ten quiz questions and find out. Loading…

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Wednesday, October 30, 2024

Kamala Harris Ellipse Speech: Video and Transcript by New York Theater

“Nearly 250 years ago, America was born when we wrested freedom from a petty tyrant. Across the generations, Americans have preserved that freedom, expanded it, and in so doing, proved to …

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Tuesday, October 29, 2024

In the Amazon Warehouse Parking Lot Review by New York Theater

In Sarah Mantell’s play, a group of itinerant Amazon warehouse workers spend their days moving packages from conveyor belts to utility carts, and their nights in what could be called a mar…

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Monday, October 28, 2024

Bad Kreyòl Review. An American in a Haiti you don’t know by New York Theater

Every item handmade by a Haitian has to tell a story of hardship, a businessman named Thomas tells Gigi, who is hoping he will connect his international customers to the luxury goods she se…

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Stageworthy News of the Week: Left on Romeo. Sunset on Democracy? by New York Theater

The uncertainty of the presidential election next week, far scarier than Halloween, has colored many events this week  – certainly the  “appalling” decision by two major newspaper…

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Sunday, October 27, 2024

We Live in Cairo Review. by New York Theater

The Arab Spring, a wave of demonstrations by citizens demanding democracy in some dozen countries in the Middle East and North Africa, now seems like distant history. But the uprisings were …

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Saturday, October 26, 2024

Sunset Blvd. Broadway Review by New York Theater

All eyes in “Sunset Blvd” have been focused on the fierce, full-throated and humongously-photographed performance by Nicole Scherzinger as Norma Desmond, the once-reigning silent movie q…

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Thursday, October 24, 2024

Romeo + Juliet Broadway Review by New York Theater

  This is a Romeo and Juliet aimed unapologetically at Gen Z: Its two stars, fan-magnets Kit Connor and Rachel Zegler, are both under 25. They lead a young cast, all but two of whom are ma…

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Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Left on Tenth Broadway Review by New York Theater

“Left on Tenth,” which Delia Ephron has adapted for the stage from her best-selling memoir about death, second love, and survival, stars beloved TV star Julianna Margulies; it’s put to…

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Tuesday, October 22, 2024

Franklinland Review. Benjamin Franklin, brilliant scientist, lousy father? by New York Theater

There are several things Benjamin Franklin says or does in Lloyd Suh’s play “Franklinland” that I knew to be true; or at least that I had read about previously: He invented the lightni…

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Smash makes it to Broadway, for real by New York Theater

“Smash,” a backstage musical about the making of a Marilyn Monroe musical called “Bombshell,” will open at Broadway’s Imperial Theater on April 10, its producers announced today, a…

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All that Chat

2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic