Saturday, November 20, 2021

Theater Review: THE CHILDREN (Fountain Theatre in Hollywood) by Tony Frankel

SLOW TO DIE, OR FAST TO LIVE? The setting is the story in The Children, Fountain Theatre’s L.A. premiere. Set designer Andrew Hammer depicts a hand-me-down yet tidy seaside cottage off …

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:18AM
Friday, November 19, 2021

Theater Review: HEAD OVER HEELS (Pasadena Playhouse) by Tony Frankel

A BEAT OFF You may have never heard of the musical Head Over Heels, but this screwy mash-up of Sir Philip Sidney’s sixteenth-century poem Arcadia and the songs of the iconic 1980s’ femal…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 09:34PM
Thursday, November 18, 2021

Theater Review: PARADISE SQUARE (Pre-Broadway Engagement in Chicago) by Dan Zeff

PARADISE, INDEED The eyes of the theater world, both in Chicago and New York City, are likely now focused on the James M. Nederlander Theatre where Paradise Square is performing before its t…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 11:02PM
Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Theater Review: BUG (Steppenwolf Theatre) by Dan Zeff

THIS BUGABOO WILL FOLLOW YOU HOME The Steppenwolf Theatre’s extraordinary production of Tracy Letts’s Bug was winding down its highly praised production in March 2020 when the drama was …

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 06:06PM
Monday, November 15, 2021

Theater Review: BUG (Remount at Steppenwolf Theatre’s New Theater Building in Chicago) by Lawrence Bommer

[Editor’s Note: This week, Steppenwolf raises the curtain once again on its blistering and extraordinary revival of Bug. This time, audiences will return not to the same building they le…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 03:28PM
Saturday, November 13, 2021

Theater Review: MY FAIR LADY (National Tour) by Harvey Perr

MY FAILED LADY Let’s make one thing clear. When a national touring company of a Broadway success comes to your city, proclaiming it is a duplicate of the original production, what is meant…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 08:11PM

Dance: ESPRESSO NUTCRACKER (Dallas Black Dance Theatre) by Nia Liat

Dallas Black Dance Academy (DBD Academy) presents its fourth annual Espresso Nutcracker, with a new twist on a holiday tradition. The performance is jazz-influenced by the music of Duke E…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 06:36PM

Theater Review: SISTER ACT (Mercury Theater) by Dan Zeff

Sister Act at the Mercury Theater is the 2011 Broadway adaptation of a 1992 movie that became a surprise box office hit, largely elevated by a star performance from Whoopi Goldberg. The show…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:23AM
Friday, November 12, 2021

Music: MILLER THEATRE (2021-22 Season, Columbia University) by Connor McCormick

MILLER THEATRE IS BACK Miller Theatre at Columbia University is the leading presenter of new music in New York City; now, one of the most vital forces nationwide for innovative programming i…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 03:39AM

Theater Review: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (National Tour) by Shih-Wei Wu

JESUS TRADES SOUL FOR A MAN BUN While the the 50th anniversary tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Jesus Christ Superstar is still finding its footing in this truncated version (90 …

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:59AM

Theater Review: A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC (42nd Street Moon) by Harvey Perr

A LITTLE LITE MUSIC Any theater company that decides to produce the entire body of work created by a single artist, like, say, aiming to produce every play Shakespeare ever wrote, deserves a…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:39AM
Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Opera Review: THE MAGIC FLUTE.(Lyric Opera) by Barnaby Hughes

AN ANIMATED FLUTE FANTASIA This new-to-Chicago production of Mozart’s Magic Flute (Die Zauberflöte) is the most unique production this writer has seen in eight years of reviewing Lyric Op…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 05:20PM

Theater Opening: EVERBODY’S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE (North American Premiere at The Ahmanson in Los Angeles) by Lamont Williams

EVERYBODY’S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE‘S OPENING Casting has been announced and tickets are now on sale for Friends Ticket Presale & American Express® Presale and, Nov. 17, the general pub…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 03:05AM
Sunday, November 7, 2021

Theater: A RED ORCHID (2021-22 Season, Chicago) by Nia Liat

A Red Orchid Theatre’s 29th Season kicks off the with the Chicago Premiere of The Moors by Jen Silverman, directed by Kirsten Fitzgerald (Jan 6-Feb 27, 2022) and followed by the world prem…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:10AM
Friday, November 5, 2021

Off-Broadway: THE SEARCH FOR SIGNS OF INTELLIGENT LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE (Opening at The Shed) by Tony Frankel

THANKFULLY, WE’RE STILL SEARCHING Is there life after Lily Tomlin? The Shed, the cool new space for theater and art in Hudson Yards, is about to prove that question with a resounding “ye…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 04:11PM
Wednesday, November 3, 2021

Film: NOVEMBER LINE-UP IS A FILM LOVER’S DREAM (American Cinematheque in Los Angeles) by Eve Meadows

TERRIFIC LINE-UP JUST ADDED AT AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE ‘1971: 50th Anniversary’ Series Sat. November 6, 2021 – Sun. November 28, 2021 Los Feliz 3 Theatre Celebrate the 50th anniversa…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 04:54PM
Tuesday, November 2, 2021

Film and Music Review: “GET OUT” WITH LIVE ORCHESTRA (LA Opera at The Theatre at Ace Hotel) by Barry Creyton

COME IN TO GET OUT In an immensely satisfying Halloween entertainment, Jordan Peele’s splendid thriller, Get Out, was accompanied by the LA Opera Orchestra playing the score live under the…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 08:44PM
Monday, November 1, 2021

Extras: USEFUL TIPS FOR STARTING YOUR OWN THEATER COMPANY by Aveline Macquoid

Useful Tips for Starting Your Own Theater Company Live theater in the USA is finally awakening after an extended lull of approximately 18 months. In order to keep the arts alive, it is impe…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 06:43PM

Theater Review: THE BEST DECISION YOU’VE EVER MADE (The Second City e.t.c.’s 42nd Revue at e.t.c. Theater in Chicago) by Dan Zeff

SEEING THIS REVUE MAY BE THE BEST DECISION YOU’VE EVER MADE I entered the Second City e.t.c. on opening night with a sense of unease. Two weeks earlier the Second City mainstage company, t…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:51AM
Friday, October 29, 2021

Theater: GHOST LIGHT: THE HAUNTING (Cape May Stage – Streams on Vimeo This Halloween Weekend) by Gregory Bernard

STREAM-N-SCREAM Fright seekers are spending their weekend with Oiwa, Japan’s most terrifying female ghost. GHOST LIGHT: THE HAUNTING is a streaming theatre experience based on Yotsuya Ghos…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 04:00PM
Thursday, October 28, 2021

Theater Review: WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME (National Tour) by Dan Zeff

WHAT A GREAT SHOW CAN MEAN TO YOU What the Constitution Means to Me is back at the Broadway Playhouse after a two year pandemic hiatus. Again, it is delivering an entertaining, thoughtful, h…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 08:23PM

Broadway: CAROLINE, OR CHANGE (Roundabout at Studio 54) by Tony Frankel

CHANGE IS NOW We hear that that the only thing constant is change, yet we struggle against change, we fight against change, and some are even willing to succumb to the unyielding stress of …

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:23AM
Wednesday, October 27, 2021

Theater Opening: INDRA’S NET (Meredith Monk World Premiere, Mills College in Oakland) by Harvey Perr

Indra’s Net Conceived, Directed, and Composed by Meredith Monk Meredith Monk’s newest interdisciplinary, evening-length music theater piece is an experiential performance work affirming …

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 11:04PM

Theater Review: POOR CLARE (Echo Theater Company) by Tony Frankel

THE THEATER IS RICHER DUE TO POOR CLARE Every once in a while, a bright shiny play comes along that absolutely restores my faith in theater as a place to be entertained, enthralled, and enli…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 10:20PM
Tuesday, October 26, 2021

Theater Review: SEVEN GUITARS (A Noise Within in Pasadena) by Lyle Zimskind

TURNING LYRICAL INTO A MIRACLE In emphasizing the “musical lyricism” of August Wilson’s Seven Guitars, A Noise Within’s promotional copy for its new production echoes the numerous co…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 06:56PM
Friday, October 22, 2021

Theater Review: THE TRAGEDY OF OTHELLO, THE MOOR OF VENICE (Court Theatre in Chicago) by Dan Zeff

IS LESS MOOR? The Court Theatre artistic management is giving William Shakespeare’s great tragedy Othello a startling makeover. The play has been condensed into a single 110-minute act. Th…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 04:06PM
Thursday, October 21, 2021

Off-Broadway Theater: NOLLYWOOD DREAMS (MCC Theater) by Gregory Bernard

MCC Theater (511 W 52nd St) opens its 2021-22 season with Nollywood Dreams, which reunites the entire cast from the 2020 MCC production that was postponed due to the theater shutdown. Writt…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 03:01AM
Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Theater Review: THE CLAIM (Shotgun Players in Berkeley) by Harvey Perr

THE RETURN OF THE SHOTGUN PLAYERS It is always a pleasure to come across a playwright with a love for (and a gift for) language and, better, an appreciation for the comic possibilities of wo…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 04:57PM
Monday, October 18, 2021

Off-Broadway Opening: CULLUD WATTAH (The Public Theater) by Dmitry Zvonkov

THE PUBLIC THEATER ANNOUNCES CASTING FOR WORLD PREMIERE PLAY CULLUD WATTAH Written by Erika Dickerson-Despenza Directed by Candis C. Jones Above is the cast for the world premiere of CULLUD …

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 03:38PM

Theater Review: THE MINEOLA TWINS (Moxie in San Diego) by Milo Shapiro

DOUBLE TROUBLE IN MINEOLA Paula Vogel, likely best known for her Pulitzer prize-winning How I Learned to Drive, isn’t afraid to tackle tough themes. In The Mineola Twins, she does so by dr…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:59PM
Sunday, October 17, 2021

Theater Review: A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING (Musical Theatre West in Long Beach) by Tony Frankel

AMERICA’S BEST NOTES Beginning its first season since the COVID shutdown, Musical Theater West has, true to its name, celebrated musical theatre with A Grand Night for Singing, a heartfelt…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 09:13PM

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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
Nov 17, 2024: Elf - Marquis Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre