Thursday, February 29, 2024

Cruel Intentions, The Other Palace review - Uneasy vibes, but hit tunes and sparkling staging makes a super show by Gary Naylor

★★★ CRUEL INTENTIONS, THE OTHER PALACE Bad people do bad things, but bangers from Britney and co save the day  Jukebox musical gets toes tapping, even if the thrill of transgression a…

SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 10:12PM
Friday, May 5, 2023

Riotous parody of political correctness in ‘The Thanksgiving Play’ at Broadway’s Hayes Theater by Deb Miller

As Winston Churchill famously said, “History is written by the victors,” while the voices of those brutally conquered too often remain silenced. Offering the historically unheard perspec…

SOURCE: dctheaterarts.org at 02:36PM
Sunday, December 25, 2022

Top stories of 2022: It was a theater year to remember when theaters reminded us what we’ve been missing by Christopher Arnott

The year in theater brought everything from rampaging "Straight White Men" to a stand-up soliloquoy with a live tabla soundtrack to a clown walking upside down. These are the most memorable …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Thursday, September 1, 2022

Watch Chicago's Newest Roxie Hart, Angelica Ross, Meet the Press by Playbill

Pose and American Horror Story's Angelica Ross will make her Broadway debut in the Tony-winning revival of Chicago beginning September 12 at the Ambassador Theatre. "I’m hoping to bring a…

SOURCE: YouTube at 09:55AM
Thursday, August 11, 2022

Angelica Ross Will Be The First Trans Actor To Play Roxie In 'Chicago' On Broadway

According to Playbill.com, trans actors including Alexandra Billings (“Wicked,” “The Nap”), Kate Bornstein (“Straight White Men”), ...

SOURCE: Google at 05:24AM
Friday, June 3, 2022

STRAIGHT WHITE MEN Sizzle Reel by Westport Country Playhouse

The critics are applauding the actors, the direction, the choreography, the "glittering" Persons in Charge of STRAIGT WHITE MEN at the Playhouse, now through June 5, 2022 STRAIGHT WHITE MEN…

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:33PM
Wednesday, May 25, 2022

Official trailer for STRAIGHT WHITE MEN by Westport Country Playhouse

The official trailer for STRAIGHT WHITE MEN by Young Jean Lee at Westport Country Playhouse! Running now through June 5, 2022. Get your tickets » https://www.westportplayhouse.org/straightw…

SOURCE: YouTube at 08:12PM
Tuesday, May 24, 2022

Richard Kline from STRAIGHT WHITE MEN at Westport Playhouse by Westport Country Playhouse

We sat down with actor RICHARD KLINE to talk about what makes “Straight White Men” so engaging, plus a bit about that famous sitcom he was in that one time... Get your tickets to see thi…

SOURCE: YouTube at 01:42PM
Wednesday, May 18, 2022

The boys of “Straight White Men” sit down for a chat by Westport Country Playhouse

Nick Westrate, Denver Milord, and Bill Army from STRAIGHT WHITE MEN sat down with us to discuss brotherly love, video games, and why you shouldn’t miss this show! Details and tickets at ht…

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:33PM
Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Choreographer Ali Solomon and cast of STRAIGHT WHITE MEN in rehearsal by Westport Country Playhouse

We chatted with choreographer Ali Solomon (Associate Choreographer and ensemble member of the award-winning 2019 Playhouse production of IN THE HEIGHTS) about how she approaches the bro-styl…

SOURCE: YouTube at 08:33PM
Tuesday, November 23, 2021

‘Commendably, it never descends into cliché’: STRAIGHT WHITE MEN – Southwark Playhouse ★★★ by Alun Hood

A long-standing darling of the avant-garde downtown Off-Broadway theatre scene where she has her own company, Young Jean Lee is known for creating plays that are punchy, free-form and advent…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AM
Thursday, November 18, 2021

Straight White Men, Southwark Playhouse review - an exciting Korean-American playwright arrives in the UK by Helen Hawkins

Hilarious and probing satire from Young Jean Lee The Korean-American writer Young Jean Lee’s Straight White Men, currently enjoying its UK debut at Southwark Playhouse, is presented with…

SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 08:54AM
Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Straight White Men review – modern male psychology spotlit by Anya Ryan

Southwark Playhouse, LondonYoung Jean Lee’s satire, unfolding at a family Christmas, finds brothers struggling with midlife Straight white men run the world. But in Young Jean Lee’s 2014…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:48AM

STRAIGHT WHITE MEN.       Southwark Playhouse, SE1 by Libby Purves and Friends

A HUMAN ZOO OF ALPHA MEN There are good plays to be written about white male privilege, and about modern capitalism and its relentless expectation of self-promotion and constant advancement …

SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 05:37AM
Thursday, October 1, 2020

Just 20% of New York theater created by people of color, study finds by Adrian Horton

Asian American Performers Action Coalition reveals nearly 80% of Broadway and off-Broadway shows from white playwrights A new report has found stark disparities in racial representation and …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:18AM
Friday, May 29, 2020

VIDEO: Watch a Clip From Second Stage's STRAIGHT WHITE MEN, Starring Josh Charles, Armie Hammer, Stephen Payne, and Paul Schneider

Second Stage has released a flashback clip from its 2018 production of Straight White Men! 

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:42AM
Thursday, May 28, 2020

"I Don't Care" — STRAIGHT WHITE MEN by Second Stage Theater

Josh Charles, Armie Hammer, Stephen Payne, and Paul Schneider in STRAIGHT WHITE MEN at the Hayes Theater on Broadway in 2018. STRAIGHT WHITE MEN By Young Jean Lee Directed By Anna D. Shapir…

SOURCE: YouTube at 11:45AM
Friday, April 3, 2020

St. Louis Actors' Studio announces 2020-2021 season by Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Offerings include 'Zoo Story,' 'Straight White Men,' 'Hand to God.'

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 02:54AM
Sunday, March 8, 2020

Straight White Men UK Premiere to star Charlie Condou, Kamari Romano and Kim Tatum by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Charlie Condou, Kamari Romeo and Kim Tatum are to star in the UK Premiere of Straight White Men by Young Jean Lee at Southwark Playhouse London. This post Straight White Men …

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 06:56AM
Thursday, March 5, 2020

Initial Casting Announced for U.K. Premiere of Young Jean Lee's Straight White Men by Andy Lefkowitz

London's Southwark Playhouse has announced the first round of casting for its upcoming staging of Young Jean Lee's drama Straight White Men. Steven Kunis will direct the U.K. premiere produc…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:48PM
Thursday, February 13, 2020

We're Gonna Die Is an Uplifting Look at Mortality, with Songs by Diep Tran

During one moment in the off-Broadway play We’re Gonna Die, Janelle McDermoth sings the title song, which has the following lyrics: “I’m gonna die, I’m gonna die someday. Then I’ll…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:18PM
Thursday, January 23, 2020

Photo Coverage: Janelle McDermoth Gives Sneak Peek of WE'RE GONNA DIE

Second Stage Theater will soon present WE'RE GONNA DIE, a show performed by Janelle McDermoth (A Bronx Tale), will be part of the company's current 41st season. WE'RE GONNA DIE is written by…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:42AM
Thursday, November 7, 2019

Armie Hammer returning to Broadway for Tracy Letts production The Minutes by Nick Romano

Armie Hammer is counting down the minutes to his next Broadway role. The actor behind Call Me By Your Name and Wounds has set his return trip to the stage for next year’s production of The…

SOURCE: Entertainment Weekly at 09:23AM
Tuesday, November 5, 2019

Stephen Payne Joins The Young Man From Atlanta at Signature; Previews Delayed by Andy Lefkowitz

Stephen Payne has been added to the cast of Horton Foote's The Young Man from Atlanta at off-Broadway's Signature. Payne takes over for the previously announced Larry Pine in the role of Pe…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:48PM
Wednesday, September 18, 2019

Young Jean Lee's We're Gonna Die to Receive Off-Broadway Run with Second Stage; Janelle McDermoth Will Star by Andy Lefkowitz

Second Stage Theater has announced an off-Broadway staging of the acclaimed 2011 solo show We're Gonna Die by Young Jean Lee (Straight White Men), slated to play the Tony Kiser Theater this…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:18PM
Tuesday, August 13, 2019

Vineyard Theatre Announces Casting for Is This a Room by Andy Lefkowitz

The full company of stars from the acclaimed world premiere staging of Tina Satter's Is This a Room has signed on to reprise their performances for the upcoming remount of the new play at…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:24PM
Wednesday, May 1, 2019

Annual Tony nomination post by Linda

I don't post here very often anymore, except on Tony nomination day (or in this case, the day after). As a Drama Desk nominator, I've become more sensitive to the complexities of nominations…

SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 08:36PM
Monday, April 29, 2019

Broadway Season Ends. Tony Award Nominations Tomorrow: Which will be picked? #Stageworthy News of the Week by New York Theater

The Broadway 2018-2019 season has ended, and the New York theater award season is in high gear. The Tony nominations will be announced tomorrow. Here are the shows that opened on Broadway th…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 04:19PM
Thursday, April 25, 2019

2018 - 2019: The Season That Was... by JK

With today's opening of Beetlejuice, the Broadway 2018 - 2019 is in the record books. Actually, the season doesn't officially end until May 26th, but unofficially, the Tony Awards cut off is…

SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 07:00AM
Monday, April 8, 2019

People You Should Know . . . Robert Franklin Neill by Zack Calhoon

Robert Franklin Neill is a writer, performer, director, and educator. He is a founding member of the New York Neo-Futurists. Rob continues to create with the NY Neos at the Kraine Theater, …

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 09:02PM
Thursday, March 28, 2019

Downtown Theater Finds Itself On Broadway (And Finds That It’s Not All That Different) by Artsjournal1

Young Jean Lee’s Straight White Men, Taylor Mac’s Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus, Heidi Schreck’s What the Constitution Means to Me, Anais Mitchell’s Hadestown, Daniel Fish’s v…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:35AM

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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