Friday, March 28, 2025

The In-Between: Intimate and Candid Moments of Broadway Stars photographed by Jenny Anderson by New York Theater

Is that Sarah Paulson in pajamas brushing her teeth? She is in her dressing room at the Belasco, during the run of the play “Appropriate” — one of some one hundred black-and-white phot…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 05:05PM

The Picture of Dorian Gray Opening Night Turned Into a Succession Reunion by Darryn King

The Picture of Dorian Gray, the high-tech adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s haunting novel starring Sarah Snook, celebrated opening night at the Music Box Theatre on March 27. The occasion was t…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:48PM

The Unstoppable Tide of Kara Young: The Tony Winner on Her Latest Broadway Role in the Fiery Family Drama Purpose by Kathy Henderson

Kara Young is blessed with the ability to jumpstart a scene the moment she steps on stage. This small but mighty actress manages to simultaneously disappear into a role while commanding the …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:03AM
Wednesday, March 26, 2025

We Had a World by Victor Gluck, Editor-In-Chief

In fact, the play Harmon has written is mainly about the conflict between the grandmother and the mother. While we are never really certain why Ellen and Susan refuse to be in the same room,…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 04:22PM
Monday, March 17, 2025

Purpose Broadway Review by New York Theater

In “Purpose,” an extraordinary play by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins (Tony winner for last season’s “Appropriate”) opening tonight on Broadway in a terrifically acted, crowd-pleasing prod…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 11:40PM

‘Purpose’ Review: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Latest Family Drama Is a Brilliant Examination of Legacy, Ambition and Shattered Expectations by Aramide Tinubu

Tony Award-winning playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins understands the intricacies of family. In his award-winning “Appropriate,” starring Sarah Paulson, he wrote about siblings ravaged by…

SOURCE: Variety at 11:00PM

Get a First Look at the Dramatic Family Dinner at the Center of Purpose on Broadway by Broadway.com

Purpose, the latest family drama from Tony Award winner Branden Jacobs-Jenkins (Appropriate), opens March 17 at the Hayes Theater. Directed by two-time Tony Award winner Phylicia Rashad in …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:06PM
Thursday, March 13, 2025

Recalling Robin Duke by Trav S.D.

Oh, the Duke ain’t Dead! Don’t ya fret on that score. It’s just that the 50th anniversary year of Saturday Night Live seemed the appropriate time to remember her peak years, when she w…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:06AM
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' Purpose, Directed by Phylicia Rashad, Begins Performances by Broadway.com

Purpose, the epic family drama by Tony Award-winning Appropriate playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, begins performances at Broadway's Hayes Theater on February 25. Its official opening is…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:54AM
Thursday, February 20, 2025

Black History Month Spotlight: Tony Award-Winning Playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins by Broadway.com

Throughout the month of February, The Broadway Show is celebrating some of the theater industry’s most influential Black artists. This week, the spotlight is on Branden Jacobs-Jenkins. …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:18PM
Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Kara Lindsay Gets Newsie Flash-Mobbed During a Disney on Broadway Concert by Hayley Levitt

Kara Lindsay, the original Katherine Plumber in Broadway's Newsies, got a mid-show surprise during a performance at Walt Disney World. She's one of the Disney on Broadway Concert Series' …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:32PM

“APPROPRIATE”: A Gripping but Overlong Drama of Family and Racism in the South by Marvin Glassman

Family dynamics in the American South and a decaying once beautiful plantation set the stage for the two act drama “Appropriate”, running now through February 23 at GableStage in Coral G…

SOURCE: southfloridatheater.com at 06:00AM
Sunday, February 16, 2025

Three Sisters review – candlelit stage throws flickering light on a fiery family by Kate Wyver

Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, LondonChekhov’s claustrophobic drama is perfectly suited to this intimate venue, with moments of humour leavening the heartbreak The flowers spelling out Irina’s…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:48AM
Thursday, February 13, 2025

Purpose Playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and Director Phylicia Rashad on Rethinking the American Family Drama by Hayley Levitt

In December 2023, playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins made his Broadway debut with Appropriate—a family drama laced with dark comedy about the gruesome secrets rotting away on a neglected Ar…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:32AM
Friday, February 7, 2025

Appropriate is an LA Times BEST BET and now playing through Feb. 23! 🏚️ by The Old Globe

What is family? 🏚️ Come find out as the Lafayette family uncovers a shocking relic, forcing them to confront long-buried secrets and decades of resentment. Appropriate is now playing th…

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:54PM
Thursday, February 6, 2025

Resentments, Perceptions and Racism Swirl in Ultimate Family Dysfunction of Appropriate by Bill Hirschman

Imagine a half-dozen out-of-control freight trains howling and careening toward each other – a rough metaphor for the emotional collision after collision of egos and anger in the epic fami…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 01:54PM

Critics are captivated by Appropriate by The Old Globe

The New York Times called Appropriate, “subversively original… remarkable and devious.” The estranged siblings of the Lafayette family gather to settle their late father’s Arkansas e…

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:52PM

Meet Kara Young, LaTanya Richardson Jackson and the Rest of the Family Bringing Purpose to Broadway by Broadway.com

Tony Award-winning playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins (Appropriate) is back on Broadway with his latest family drama Purpose, beginning performances at the Hayes Theater February 25 and ope…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:32PM
Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Vicki and Carl Zeiger Insights Seminar: Appropriate by The Old Globe

Danielle Mages Amato welcomes special guest, director Steve H. Broadnax II for a discussion about Appropriate. Vicki and Carl Zeiger Insights Seminars provide Globe patrons with an opportun…

SOURCE: YouTube at 06:19PM
Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Theatre Review: ‘Downstate’ at Studio Theatre by Anne Valentino

The mood as audience members were leaving Studio Theatre following the production of Bruce Norris’s “Downstate” was somber to say the least. Given the play’s themes and several of th…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:36PM
Saturday, January 4, 2025

5 Shows I Most Want to See in Spring 2025 by Jan Simpson

Some theater-goers lust after seeing big-name stars and there will be plenty of them for those folks to see in the upcoming spring season, from theater-grown ones like Idina Menzel in Redwoo…

SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 12:18PM
Wednesday, January 1, 2025

Theatrical Resolutions: 2025 Edition by JK

Happy New Year! With 2024 behind us, it seems only appropriate to take stock of the year that was, and to look ahead at those things we hope to accomplish in 2025. Theatrical Resolutions: …

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:36AM
Friday, December 27, 2024

2024 in Review: Our Favorite Performances by JK

2024 in Review: Our Favorite Performances We were fortunate enough to see 23 different productions in 2024: 20 Broadway, 2 off-Broadway, and 1 regional; these are the shows we considered …

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:30AM
Wednesday, December 25, 2024

ROBERT MORSE AS TRU: A CHRISTMAS MEMORY by Ron Fassler

Artist Linda Fennimore’s poster design for “Tru,” starring Robert Morse (1989).December 25, 2024: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler. It’s odd that I hold one Christmas me…

SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 09:01AM
Monday, December 23, 2024

Deadline’s Broadway Critic Picks The Best Of 2024 & Looks Ahead To 2025 by Greg Evans

The Broadway season doesn’t lend itself comfortably to Best of the Calendar Year Stories — my choices for the first six months of 2024 were made and announced last June in a Tony Award p…

SOURCE: Deadline at 10:00AM

Special Episode: Clayton, Garvin on the Joy of ‘White Christmas’ by Matt Tamanini

On this very special, Christmas Week episode of BroadwayRadio, Matt Tamanini is in conversation with the two stars of the current Paper Mill Playhouse production “Irving Berlin’s White C…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 07:55AM

2024 in Review: The Movers and Moments of the Year by JK

Every year, there are huge hits, big flops, news makers and fan favorites, scandals and groundbreaking ideas in the theater scene. And when we pause to review the year just ending, we always…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:42AM
Friday, December 20, 2024

2024 in Review: Our Favorite Design Elements by JK

2024 in Review: Our Favorite Design Elements (6 Categories + 2 Special Citations) We were fortunate enough to see 23 different productions in 2024: 20 Broadway, 2 off-Broadway, and 1 region…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:12AM
Wednesday, December 18, 2024

2024 in Review: Our Favorite Writing and Direction by JK

2024 in Review: Our Favorite Writing & Direction (6 Categories) We were fortunate enough to see 23 different productions in 2024: 20 Broadway, 2 off-Broadway, and 1 regional; these are…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:54AM
Monday, December 9, 2024

LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Kara Young and More to Star in Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' Purpose on Broadway by Hayley Levitt

The complete cast is set for the Broadway premiere of Purpose, a new play by Tony Award winner Branden Jacobs-Jenkins (Appropriate). Previews begin at the Hayes Theater on February 25, 202…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:54PM

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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