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Friday, February 21, 2014

You Once Said Yes – review by Van Badham

You Once Said Yes is a work that physically takes the audience through a progression of sites or stagesVan Badham

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:11AM
Wednesday, February 19, 2014

An Iliad – review by Van Badham

Denis O’Hare invests a classic text with modern-day urgency in a Homer that reminds us that the cost of rage is death, writes Van BadhamVan Badham

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:59PM
Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Australian comedy A-Z: B is for The Big Gig and Birmo by Van Badham

Van Badham: From standups to sitcoms, radio to revolution, we look at the gags, red-rags and false flags that help make up Australian comedy. Tell us who makes you laugh in the comments.Van …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:17PM
Sunday, January 19, 2014

Cadavre Exquis, Kassys – review by Van Badham

Van Badham: Cadavre Exquis may be educative viewing for theatre obsessives, but I suspect it would be irritating for everyone else.Van Badham

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:47PM
Saturday, January 18, 2014

Bullet Catch – review by Van Badham

An unexpected bond with the audience gives Bullet Catch human warmth unexpected of magic show and rare in other forms of theatreVan Badham

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:30PM

Gudirr Gudirr, Marrugeku – review by Van Badham

Physical and visual imagery combine with spoken word in this moving, astonishing exploration of performer Dalisa Pigram's identityVan Badham

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:14PM
Friday, January 17, 2014

Sydney festival: Cadavre Exquis – theatre in four not-so-easy pieces by Van Badham

Van Badham: The premise of the Cadavre Exquis seems simple: four actors, four directors and four parts, but complications aboundVan Badham

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:43PM
Thursday, January 16, 2014

Scotch and Soda – review by Van Badham

The only disappointment about this unmissable circus show is that the bawdy onstage party must inevitably come to an endVan Badham

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:57PM

About an hour: artists share their most memorable 60 minutes by Van Badham

From childbirth to the discovery of a long-buried secret, Sydney festival artists reveal the hour that changed their lives foreverVan Badham

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:05PM

Band of Magicians – review by Van Badham

Magic supergroup Band of Magicians may dial the schmaltz up to 11, but their combined wizardry still conjures a standing ovationVan Badham

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:15PM
Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Scaling new heights: Australia's circus love affair shows no sign of waning by Van Badham

As more acrobats graduate from Australian circus schools, audiences’ appetite for this performance art is on the riseVan Badham

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:00PM
Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Kaput, Strut & Fret and Tom Flanagan – review by Van Badham

Kaput's mix of slapstick and acrobatics is a loving live tribute to the comics of the silent film era ... as well as being a good laughVan Badham

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:38PM
Wednesday, November 6, 2013

The Mountaintop: Melbourne Theatre Company – review by Van Badham

Fairfax Studio, Arts Centre MelbourneZahra Newman and Bert La Bonte excel in Katori Hall's play, set during the last hours of Martin Luther King's lifeIt's April 3, 1968. The reverend Martin…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:53PM
Monday, October 14, 2013

In Spite of Myself by Nicola Gunn by Van Badham

Melbourne festival: Fairfax Studio, Arts Centre MelbourneNicola Gunn's attack on academic high-art practice exists on many and complex levels. But above all, it's hilariousFor last year's Me…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:10PM
Thursday, September 19, 2013

La Soiree, Brisbane – review by Van Badham

Brisbane festival: Spiegeltent, South BankAstonishing gymnastics, charmingly patchy juggling and saucy songs, in this festival late-night treatAs surely as there a Spiegeltent somewhere in t…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:53AM
Sunday, September 15, 2013

Urban by Circolombia – review by Van Badham

Brisbane festival: Courier-Mail Piazza, SouthbankCircolombia's cast of vulnerable new heroes create an exhilarating spectacle to a reggaeton soundtrackIt was only a couple of minutes into Ci…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:56AM
Thursday, June 13, 2013

Who's afraid of the art boogie monster? | Van Badham by Van Badham

The Australian elections are looming and like clockwork, we're seeing a sustained attack on the arts – 'taxpayer-subsidised pooing' includedDid anyone attend the live performance of Mikala…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:07AM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
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