The “S.N.L.” star steps into a role originated by Lily Tomlin, and Claudia Rankine’s “Help” gets its pandemic-delayed world premiere in the new Shed season.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:06PMThe rock opera, with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice, opened on Broadway on Oct. 12, 1971, to protests, an irate composer — and sold-out shows.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:06AMThe Off Off Broadway theater, which ended programs for emerging artists in December, will return next year with a model that centers the work of underrepresented artists.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:42PMThe American Rescue Plan Act, with its $87.8 million in funding, will support projects at nearly 300 cultural and educational institutions in the country.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:00AMDespite an evening split between streaming and TV, the message on Sunday night was clear: Broadway is back.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:42AMThe ceremony is taking place at the Winter Garden Theater on Sunday. We bring you up to speed on everything that has happened since the shutdown.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:06PMThe Tony-nominated actor and comedian discusses his love for overalls, citrus trees and trying to sell his teenage daughter on Frank Sinatra.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:06PMThe innovative Brooklyn performing arts space is moving three L stops away, to a former dairy plant in Bushwick — and prepping for a new chapter as a neighborhood cultural hub.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:18PMSarah Benson, the theater’s artistic director, said she hopes that the productions this season will respond to a transformative moment in theater.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:03PMIt was pushed out of the Winter Garden to make way for “The Music Man.” Now this fan-favorite musical is getting a second life at the Marriott Marquis.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:36PMThe American Ballet Theater dancer discusses the beauty of anime soundtracks, the virtue of late ’90s music videos and playing video games backstage.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:29PMThe 41-year-old singer-songwriter is back on Broadway in September for her fourth starring turn in “Waitress.”
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SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:32AMA version of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is planned, along with the company’s puppet series, an examination of the Tulsa Race Massacre and more.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:18AMThe fall season also includes appearances by a Supreme Court justice, Broadway actress and presidential biographer.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:00PMHighlights include a photography exhibition on female leaders in public housing and a contemporary play about the life of Mary Shelley, the author of “Frankenstein.”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:06AMThe Pregones/Puerto Rican Traveling Theater will use the funds, along with $7 million from the city over the last eight years, for an expanded South Bronx space.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:18PM“Merry Wives,” an adaptation of Shakespeare’s comedy, had already pushed back its opening night by nearly two weeks after an injury to its leading man.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:03PMThe composer and producer blamed Britain’s coronavirus restrictions for the delay.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:54PMThe Lucille Lortel Theater Foundation, which has managed the 97-year-old theater for the past decade, will take over the building in Greenwich Village.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:06AMThe foundations are adding $5 million to the Disability Futures program, which will continue through 2025 with two more classes of 20 fellows each.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:33PMThe theater will produce three plays in an ambitious 2021-22 season, but it has also committed to a five-day workweek and reforms that prioritize artists.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:54AM“Sun & Sea,” which won top honors at the Venice Biennale in 2019, will make its U.S. premiere at the Brooklyn Academy of Music this fall.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:18AMArbery’s “Corsicana” was added to the theater’s slate for next summer, along with four plays previously announced for 2021.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:32AMThe Criminal Queerness Festival offers three works that address subjects including addiction, fluid identity and social change.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:12PMHow did the ratings board overlook songs filled with lust and damnation? “Maybe we bamboozled them with gargoyles,” one filmmaker said.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:26PMWhen The Times staged a musical number for its live event series, the performance served as a sneak preview of a theater world preparing for takeoff.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:36AMFederal regulators cited the Shubert Organization for four workplace safety violations in the death of an employee in the Winter Garden Theater.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:33PMFrom a calm socialite, she morphed into an unhinged puppy kidnapper and then a vindictive glamourpuss. Why don’t we hate her?
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:44PMDiscovering Broadway, a nonprofit founded in 2019, brings actors and writers to Central Indiana for weeklong retreats to workshop their new musicals.
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