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Wednesday, May 6, 2015

On the Twentieth Century: Golden Age of Train Travel by Roundabout

America is experiencing a resurgence in passenger rail travel. Between 1995 and 2012, ridership rose 55%. On the Acela Express, you can get from Washington, D.C. to Boston in 6 hours, 45 min…

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Friday, May 1, 2015

Screwball Comedy and On the Twentieth Century by Roundabout

With On the Twentieth Century in full swing at the American Airlines Theatre, we take a look at the genre and history of screwball comedy. Howard Hawks’ 1934 film Twentieth Century feature…

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Monday, April 20, 2015

2015 Award Season by Roundabout

Congratulations to all our nominees so far this awards season! Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations: On the Twentieth Century - playing through July 5 Outstanding Revival of a Musical Outs…

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Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Playwright selected for Student Production Workshop by Roundabout

We are pleased to announce that 17‐year‐year senior at Repertory Company High School Darleny Suriel will pen a world premiere play for the ninth annual Student Production Workshop, un…

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Monday, March 23, 2015

On the Twentieth Century Cast Recording by Roundabout

We are thrilled to announce that PS Classics will record the cast album of the critically acclaimed Broadway revival of On the Twentieth Century on Monday, March 23, 2015. This new Broadw…

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Saturday, March 21, 2015

Designer Statements: Little Children Dream of God by Roundabout

ANDREW BOYCE, Set Design Little Children Dream of God in its scope, use of language, poetic narrative, and culturally specific perspective has given me so much to explore. My hope is that w…

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Friday, March 20, 2015

The Psychology of Fairy Tales by Roundabout

James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim created Into the Woods, a story in which the lives of famous fairy-tale characters collide and intertwine. Read more about fairy tales and their character…

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Magical Realism on Stage by Roundabout

In Little Children Dream of God, playwright Jeff Augustin uses aspects of magical realism, a style that originated in literature and visual art. The framework of his play is apparently reali…

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Thursday, March 19, 2015

On the 20th Century opens on Broadway by Roundabout

Our production of On the 20th Century opened on Sunday, March 15 to widespread critical acclaim. Here’s what the critics had to say: THE NEW YORK TIMES ‘On the Twentieth Century,’ Wi…

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Wednesday, March 18, 2015

A Conversation with Kathryn Armour, Alexander and Voice Teacher by Roundabout

As if Into the Woods by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine wasn’t a challenging enough piece in the musical theater cannon, Fiasco Theater decided that they would take it on as their latest…

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Monday, March 9, 2015

Milky White: One Cow, Many Visions by Roundabout

Into the Woods is such a rich and appealing musical that many directors have been eager to put their own spin on it over the years. In these wildly different productions, all design elements…

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Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Profile on Composer: Cy Coleman by Roundabout

“A permanent gem in Broadway’s crown." So said theatre critic Clive Barnes in praise of Cy Coleman and his nearly half-century of contributions to the American musical. Coleman was born …

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Monday, February 9, 2015

Ensemble-Based Theatre Companies by Roundabout

  “In general, our culture is trained to honor the individual genius. But there is such a thing as group genius which is built from the notion that the group can create something enti…

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Thursday, February 5, 2015

On the 20th Century: From Pages to Stages by Roundabout

  On the 20th Century begins previews February 12 on Broadway. For more information and tickets, visit our website.

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Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Sondheim on Creating Into the Woods by Roundabout

The following is an excerpt from Stephen Sondheim’s Look, I Made a Hat: Collected Lyrics (1981 – 2011) with Attendant Comments, Amplifications, Dogmas, Harangues, Digressions, Anecdotes …

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Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Into the Woods: Designer Statements by Roundabout

With only 10 actors, one piano and boundless imagination, this witty and wildly theatrical re-invention is Into the Woods like you’ve never seen it before! The creative team share their vi…

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Monday, January 5, 2015

Final 12 weeks to see Cabaret on Broadway by Roundabout

Emma Stone has extended her acclaimed run as “Sally Bowles” for two weeks through February 15, 2015! Alan Cumming will continue to star as “Emcee” for the final 12 weeks through Mar…

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Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Writers Writing About Writers by Roundabout

To write a play in which the first scene was written by a character in the second scene, Stoppard’s protaganist would necessarily have to be a playwright, a fact that left Stoppard in a s…

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Friday, November 14, 2014

Jim Parsons returns to Studio 54 for one-night-only! by Roundabout

We are thrilled to announce that four-time Emmy® Award and Golden Globe® winner Jim Parsons will be joined by Brooks Ashmanskas (Jeff Baird), Tracee Chimo (Tessie Kearns), John Cullum (Am…

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Thursday, November 13, 2014

Plays (and Players) Within Plays by Roundabout

The Real Thing can be seen within a tradition of plays about theatre artists, and it uses the device of the “play-within-a-play" to raise questions about the nature of "reality." What bett…

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Wednesday, November 12, 2014

The Real Thing: Cricket Bat Speech by Roundabout

Likely the most famous passage in The Real Thing, protagonist Henry’s “cricket bat speech” is a superb example of writing about writing. Henry and Annie have been arguing about the wri…

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Desert Island Disc Listening Station by Roundabout

In The Real Thing, playwright Henry (Ewan McGregor) struggles to name the songs he’d take if he were stranded on a desert island. We asked the cast to share the playlist of songs they woul…

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Friday, October 10, 2014

The Real Thing: Listen, Read, Taste by Roundabout

Immerse yourself in the world of The Real Thing with our recommended listening, reading and tasting lists! LISTEN The Crystals, “Da Doo Ron Ron” HENRY: It’s not supposed to be eight …

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Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Stoppard as Structuralist by Roundabout

The iconic composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim has written that he lives by one important rule in his work: Content dictates form. But for Indian Ink playwright Tom Stoppard, it’s the o…

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Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Complete casting announced for The Real Thing by Roundabout

We are pleased to announce the complete cast for The Real Thing, starring Ewan McGregor as “Henry,” Maggie Gyllenhaal as “Annie,” Cynthia Nixon as “Charlotte” and Josh Hamilton …

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Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Indian Ink: Read, Watch, Listen, Look by Roundabout

Immerse yourself in the world of Indian Ink with our recommended reading, watching and listening and looking lists! What to Read In the Native State by Tom Stoppard First aired on BBC Radi…

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Wednesday, August 27, 2014

In the rehearsal room of Indian Ink: first run-through by Roundabout

In the second installment of weekly updates from the Indian Ink rehearsal room, Director Carey Perloff describes the first run-through in the rehearsal room and finding the "rasa" of the …

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Monday, August 25, 2014

You Can’t Take It With You: Designer Statements by Roundabout

David Rockwell - Set Design Central to the comic plot of You Can’t Take It with You are the eccentricities of the Sycamore family. The entire three-act play takes place in the house where …

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Thursday, August 21, 2014

Interview with our Archivist, Tiffany Nixon by Roundabout

BroadwayWorld:  When did you start working at Roundabout? Tiffany Nixon:  I started working for Roundabout in December of 2008.  They had just received funding to start the archives; I ca…

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Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Interview with Actor, James Earl Jones by Roundabout

Assistant Director of Education, Mitch Mattson, sat down with actor James Earl Jones to discuss Jones's upcoming role as "Grandpa" in You Can't Take It With You. Mitch Mattson: I'm fascinate…

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Emma Stone will make her Broadway debut as “Sally Bowles” by Roundabout

We are thrilled to announce celebrated film star & Golden Globe nominee Emma Stone will join the cast of the Tony Award-winning Cabaret and make her Broadway debut starring as “Sally B…

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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