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Monday, March 22, 2021

#Stageworthy Week of Theatrical Frustration, Fights, and Dreams by New York Theater

“Afterwardsness” by Bill T. Jones was slated to begin at the Park Avenue Armory this week, the first of the productions in some half dozen New York theaters permitted to reopen at reduce…

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Sunday, March 21, 2021

Theater Openings March 22-31 by New York Theater

Below is a day-to-day list of theater that is opening between March 22 to March 31, a starry ten days that includes World Theatre Day! Monday, March 22 BKLYNStream Theatre3:30 p.m. ET availa…

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Saturday, March 20, 2021

The Aran Islands Review: Irish Rep’s Irish storytelling at its most riveting by New York Theater

The Irish Rep’s award-winning season continues with its tenth online production since the shutdown, “The Aran Islands,”  which demonstrates the glory and the beauty of Irish storytel…

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Friday, March 19, 2021

“This is Jim Crow in new clothes.” Senator Raphael Warnock’s Maiden Floor Speech on the need for new voting rights laws. Video and Transcript by New York Theater

“We are witnessing right now a massive and unabashed assault on voting rights unlike anything we’ve ever seen since the Jim Crow era. This is Jim Crow in new clothes. Since the January e…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 12:12PM

Reopening, Recalibrating, Responding to Our Current Crises. Q and A with The Shed’s Alex Poots by New York Theater

There is no “return to normal,” says Alex Poohs, artistic director of The Shed in the interview below. But there is a return.Of all the theaters that the pandemic forced to shut down in …

SOURCE: New York Theater at 12:20AM
Thursday, March 18, 2021

Dream: Royal Shakespeare Company’s Avatar version of Midsummer Nights Dreams by New York Theater

I had a mixed reaction to the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of “Dream,” a 30-minute online experiment inspired by the play “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” which is being p…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 06:00PM
Wednesday, March 17, 2021

Nomadland and Passing Through: Discovering America by van and by foot, on stage and on screen. by New York Theater

In both the film “Nomadland,” nominated for six Academy Awards, and the play “Passing Through,” the first musical that Goodspeed is presenting virtually,  a  lone character trave…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 09:05AM
Tuesday, March 16, 2021

Be An #ArtsHero’s Cartoon Campaign by New York Theater

These arts-related cartoons are part of the Cartoon Campaign created by a partnership between the artist activist group Be An #ArtsHero and Counterpoint, a group of editorial cartoonists wh…

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Monday, March 15, 2021

Year 2: The Reopening. An Optimistic Ides. #Stageworthy News of the Week. by New York Theater

Beware the Ides of March, indeed.  A year ago today, the mayor shut down all remaining New York City theaters (the governor had shut Broadway three days earlier).   “I think we all rem…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 05:43PM

March 2021 Theater Openings Week 3: Stars in the House AND Viral Monologues Anniversaries. The Last Five Years. Dorian Gray Updated. by New York Theater

Below are the day-by-day listings of online theater that is opening between March 15 and March 21. This includes the return of Viral Monologues on its first anniversary, a celebration of th…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 11:13AM

Oscar Nominations 2021: Mank Leads by New York Theater

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the nominations in 23 categories for the 93rd annual Oscars,which will air on ABC on April 25 (delayed because of the pandemic.) “…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 08:55AM
Sunday, March 14, 2021

The Year of Magical Thinking and Middletown: Baby Boomer Theater? by New York Theater

“I was in denial, I knew it was all a mistake, Kathleen would be calling any minute,” Sandy Duncan as Peg says about her daughter, killed during 9/11 in “Middletown,” a play by Dan…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 08:28PM

Jagged Little Pill Wins Grammy For Best Musical Album by New York Theater

Jagged Little Pill wins best musical album at the 63rn annual Grammy Awards. Alanis Morissette’s original album was the Grammy for Album of the Year in 1996. The new musical (my review) cr…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 04:25PM
Saturday, March 13, 2021

Watch “We Will Be Back” Pop-Up Concert in Times Square by New York Theater

“I see unbelievable passion, dedication and drive from artists,” Chita Rivera, masked, says in the video below, one of the Broadway stars who that joined dancers and a small crowd in fac…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 01:54PM
Friday, March 12, 2021

Women’s Day on Broadway 2021 in Tweeted Highlights by New York Theater

It was a fitting way to spend the afternoon of a grim anniversary, Women’s Day on Broadway, a two-hour virtual conference that felt at times more like a support group, full of candor about…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 04:00PM
Thursday, March 11, 2021

Three Days of Rain Review. Not Julia Roberts, but better. by New York Theater

No the virtual reunion reading of Three Days of Rain doesn’t star Julia Roberts or Bradley Cooper — but that is a good thing.  The two made their Broadway debuts in a 2006 production …

SOURCE: New York Theater at 11:02PM
Wednesday, March 10, 2021

The ACTA Winners: Online Theater Awards for Pandemic Year One by New York Theater

Below are the winners of the ACTAs — American Connected Theater Awards* — for theatrical storytelling created and presented online during the year between March 2020 and March 2021. Thes…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 07:26PM
Tuesday, March 9, 2021

Tennessee Williams and Christopher Durang Double Bill Simultaneously On Stage AND Online. Food for Thought. by New York Theater

“Lifeboat Drill,” an obscure 1979 play by Tennessee Williams, and “For Whom The Southern Belle Tolls,” Christopher Durang’s better-known 1994 parody of Williams’ “The Glass Men…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 07:30PM

Watch A Year of Online Theater in Seven Minutes by New York Theater

From Stars in the House to Jake Gyllenhaal singing an original mini-musical, from Ratatouille the TikTok Musical to Sondheim’s 90th birthday concert, as well as countless Zoom readings and…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 03:45AM
Monday, March 8, 2021

Pandemic and Theater One Year Later: Pain and Promise. #Stageworthy News by New York Theater

In the year since the threat from COVID-19 shuttered first Broadway (on March 12, 2020) and then the remaining physical stages in New York (on March 15), there has been much suffering – l…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 09:52AM
Sunday, March 7, 2021

March 2021 Theater Openings Week 2: The Year of Magical Thinking. Theater Film Festival. by New York Theater

Below are the day-by-day listings of online theater that is opening between March 8 and March 14, which coincides with the anniversary of the shutdown of physical stages in New York. It’s …

SOURCE: New York Theater at 05:27PM
Saturday, March 6, 2021

To The Moon: An issue play about domestic violence by New York Theater

“To The Moon” begins with scenes of Jackie Gleason as Ralph Kramden  in “The Honeymooners” showing his fist to Audrey Meadows as his wife Alice (“To the moon, Alice”), and ends…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 10:23PM
Friday, March 5, 2021

Jericho review. One-liners, grief and guilt about New Yorkers’ previous great trauma by New York Theater

“Jericho,” Jack Canfora’s 2011 play about two characters directly affected by 9/11, should have repelled me. It uses sitcom rhythms, Jewish stereotypes, the hoary devices of a sympathe…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 05:55PM
Thursday, March 4, 2021

Adjust The Procedure review. How bureaucracy fails the pandemic moment by New York Theater

“We are in an irregular time,” one college administrator says to another, an excuse for why the school bureaucracy has so failed to meet the challenge of the pandemic period that its los…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 11:27PM
Wednesday, March 3, 2021

Theater Blog Roundup: Getting Around the Pandemic Wall. Rethinking Race in The Book of Mormon. by New York Theater

An actor on the autism spectrum writes about how theater is “a surprisingly welcoming place,” and you can see how some theater bloggers over the past month have been reacting to a year o…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 07:06PM

Broadway and “Flexible” NYC Theaters Reopening April 2, 2021 in Pilot PopsUp Program by New York Theater

The Music Box Theater on Broadway is among the theaters scheduled to reopen on April 2nd for a series of NY PopsUp events, that will serve as a “pilot program” for safety protocols “th…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 05:44PM
Tuesday, March 2, 2021

Theater Quiz for February 2021 by New York Theater

How well were you paying attention to the theater news and reviews in February? Answer these ten questions to find out. Loading… Never miss another answer: Enter your email address to subs…

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Monday, March 1, 2021

NYC Mayoral Candidates on Bringing Back Broadway. Liza Love. Bette’s Bye. Meryl’s Broadway Blackout. #Stageworthy News of the Week. by New York Theater

Voting for the Tony Awards starts today, and in less than four months New Yorkers will start voting for mayor. The candidates have been offering their plans on how to bring back Broadway, wh…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 05:40PM

March 2021 Theater Openings, Week 1: Rent Returns! Festivals of women, science and dance! by New York Theater

Below are the day-by-day listings of online theater that is opening between March 1 and March 7, including the launching of galas and festivals celebrating Women’s History Month, science, …

SOURCE: New York Theater at 02:35PM
Sunday, February 28, 2021

Book Review: Mike Nichols A Life by New York Theater

Among his many talents, Mike Nichols had a talent for celebrity, which meant in part a talent for friendship, as we learn early and often in Mike Nichols: A Life (Penguin Press. 688 pages.).…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 07:42PM
Saturday, February 27, 2021

Theatre: A Love Story. Caridad Svich’s riff on art, the world and sofas. by New York Theater

“Theatre: A Love Story” by Caridad Svich, which opened tonight and runs through March 27, begins with a vertiginous video tour through the streets of the theater district in Cincinnati, …

SOURCE: New York Theater at 11:38PM

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