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Producers Isaac Robert Hurwitz, Seth A. Goldstein Form Broadway Transmedia Company Hugo Six (EXCLUSIVE) by Brent Lang

Producers Isaac Robert Hurwitz and Seth A. Goldstein are teaming up to launch Hugo Six, a transmedia production company that will focus on Broadway content and talent. Co-founded by Hurwitz …

SOURCE: Variety at 11:46am on October 18, 2021

David Byrne's 'American Utopia' Returns, Like Many of Us, Tempered by the Pandemic: Theater Review by Jem Aswad

While it's a pretty small problem in the context of the larger challenges presented by the return of live music, how a performer addresses the pandemic during a performance is no small matte…

SOURCE: Variety at 9:57am on October 18, 2021

'Dana H' Review: A Riveting Act of Theatrical Shamanism by Gordon Cox

"I'm in this world but I'm not," the middle-aged woman confesses to an unseen interviewer in Lucas Hnath's "Dana H.," a mesmerizing solo show of theatrical shamanism that is receiving its Br…

SOURCE: Variety at 9:00pm on October 17, 2021

How Ridley Scott's 'The Last Duel' Crafted a Medieval World Through Costumes, Music and Lighting by Jazz Tangcay

Composer Harry Gregson-Williams, costume designer Janty Yates and cinematographer Dariusz Wolski are part of the team Ridley Scott rallies to make a "Ridley Scott" film. Whether they come on…

SOURCE: Variety at 4:28pm on October 15, 2021

'Schitt's Creek' Star Noah Reid Replacing Armie Hammer in Broadway's 'The Minutes' by Brent Lang

Noah Reid, best known for causing David Rose to fall madly in love on "Schitt's Creek," has joined the cast of "The Minutes," a new play by Tracy Letts that was in previews in March 2020 whe…

SOURCE: Variety at 9:26am on October 15, 2021

'The Lehman Trilogy' Review: A Dazzling Chronicle of the Rise and Fall of American Capitalism by Gordon Cox

Welcome to America, all ye wretched immigrants from impoverished foreign lands. Watch closely and learn as the three Lehman brothers from Bavaria " Henry the brainy head, Emanuel the powerfu…

SOURCE: Variety at 12:07am on October 15, 2021

'The Tragedy of Macbeth' Review: James McArdle and Saoirse Ronan in an Over-Directed and Under-Dramatized Production by Gordon Cox

The title character of "The Tragedy of Macbeth" is unequivocal: "If it were done when 'tis done, then 'twere well it was done quickly." Director Yaël Farber begs to differ. She takes one …

SOURCE: Variety at 7:01pm on October 14, 2021

Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo's Musical 'Invincible' Gets L.A. Industry Presentation (EXCLUSIVE) by Selome Hailu

"Invincible: The Musical," a Broadway-targeted show from rockers Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo based on "Romeo and Juliet," will have an invite-only industry presentation at the Bourbon Ro…

SOURCE: Variety at 4:54pm on October 14, 2021

Tennessee Williams and New Orleans Literary Festival Names Taylor Bradley Publicist by Terry Flores

Taylor Bradley has been named publicist for the Tennessee Williams and New Orleans Literary Festival, Louisiana's largest literary and theatrical festival. The fest, now in its 36th year, ha…

SOURCE: Variety at 2:19pm on October 14, 2021

Playwright Keenan Scott II's 'Thoughts of a Colored Man' Makes Broadway History by Marc Malkin

On Wednesday evening in New York City, Anna Wintour, Huma Abiden, Joel Gray, Don Lemon, Phylicia Rashad, Kenny Leon and a host of New York theater luminaries filed into the Golden Theatre on…

SOURCE: Variety at 11:25am on October 14, 2021

'Thoughts of a Colored Man' Review: A Welcome if Uneven Excavation of Black Masculinity on Broadway by Gordon Cox

A hope for the future arrives in the final moments of "Thoughts of a Colored Man," a dutiful and expansive cataloguing of its title subject by Keenan Scott II. "I can't wait for the day when…

SOURCE: Variety at 9:00pm on October 13, 2021

New York Real Estate Sees Luxury Market Hit New Highs by Carolehorst

Broadway is back and so is New York's residential real estate market. The sector (those properties priced at $4 million-plus) is on pace for a record 2021 with the number of signed contracts…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:18pm on October 12, 2021

'Get Back' Book Review: Beatles' 'Let It Be' Session Transcripts Read Like a Great Off-Broadway Script by Chris Willman

The new book "Get Back," which is comprised of transcriptions of conversations during the making of the "Let It Be" album and film, put the lie to the idea that the Beatles were getting a bi…

SOURCE: Variety at 6:40pm on October 12, 2021

Andrew Lloyd Webber Says Writing a Song With Taylor Swift Was the Only Enjoyable Part of 'Cats' Movie by Rebecca Rubin

Andrew Lloyd Webber has made no secret of his distain for Hollywood's movie adaptation of his long-running musical "Cats." Though the cinematic version offered up the rarity of A-list talent…

SOURCE: Variety at 4:35pm on October 12, 2021

'Chicken & Biscuits' Playwright Douglas Lyons Says Black 'Audiences Are Changing What Broadway Is' by Shalini Dore

The Circle in the Square Theatre " a Broadway house that last opened a revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Oklahoma!" " transformed on Sunday in the ebullient and nourishing setting of a B…

SOURCE: Variety at 4:28pm on October 12, 2021

Beanie Feldstein, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sharon D. Clarke and Other Broadway Artists on Theater's Comeback by Rebecca Rubin

After a devastating industry-wide shutdown, Broadway has finally reopened with performances of beloved shows like "Hamilton," "Wicked" and new plays and musicals such as "Six," "Lackawanna B…

SOURCE: Variety at 4:26pm on October 12, 2021

How Norm Lewis Found New Rhythms in 'Chicken & Biscuits' by Gordon Cox

The fan-favorite Broadway veteran Norm Lewis is doing something he's never done before: starring on Broadway in a play. After a career marked by many of the great roles in musical theater ("…

SOURCE: Variety at 2:09pm on October 12, 2021

'Is This a Room' Review: Formally Daring Docudrama Comes to Broadway by Gordon Cox

Everyone knows more than they let on at the top of "Is This a Room," a taut and pulse-prickling docudrama conceived and directed by Tina Satter. That includes audiences who are likely famili…

SOURCE: Variety at 8:30pm on October 11, 2021

'Chicken & Biscuits' Review: A Feast of Black Joy on Broadway  by Gordon Cox

"Chicken & Biscuits" is a feast of a production, and there is enough sustenance and libation for the entire family. Zhailon Levingston, who at 27-years-old becomes the youngest Black dir…

SOURCE: Variety at 9:00pm on October 10, 2021

'Lackawana Blues' Review: Ruben Santiago-Hudson Brings His Play to Broadway by Gordon Cox

Here's a treat: a restorative evening of Ruben Santiago-Hudson's loving recollections of growing up in an upstate New York boarding house run by a life force known as Nanny. When Nanny made …

SOURCE: Variety at 6:35pm on October 8, 2021

How Beyoncé and Ariana Grande Inspired Broadway's 'Six' Costume Designer by Jazz Tangcay

Gabriella Slade fuses pop and Tudor influences in crafting the costumes of "Six," which recently opened on Broadway at the Brooks Atkinson Theater. A modern twist on the lives of the six wiv…

SOURCE: Variety at 2:45pm on October 8, 2021

Ralph Fiennes to Lead Cast of David Hare's 'Straight Line Crazy' by Naman Ramachandran

Ralph Fiennes will lead the cast in the world premiere of David Hare's "Straight Line Crazy," to be directed by Nicholas Hytner at London's The Bridge theater. Fiennes stars as Robert Moses,…

SOURCE: Variety at 12:57pm on October 8, 2021

'The Mirror and the Light' Review: The Climax of Hilary Mantel's Historical Trilogy by Gordon Cox

The all-powerful family firm has assets aplenty, but its troubled future is being massively fought over with everyone plotting over the next generation. No, not the upcoming third season of …

SOURCE: Variety at 6:42pm on October 7, 2021

Director Jerry Zaks Is Bringing Laughs Back to Broadway After 18-Month Shutdown Due to the Pandemic by Gordon Cox

Eighteen months after theaters around the country shut down, Jerry Zaks is back doing exactly what he was the moment things went dark: rehearsing his next big Broadway comedy. One of the ind…

SOURCE: Variety at 12:45pm on October 7, 2021

Beanie Feldstein on 'Funny Girl' and Putting Her Own Spin on a Role Barbra Streisand Made Famous by Rebecca Rubin

It's not an exaggeration to say Beanie Feldstein has been preparing her entire life to play Fanny Brice. For her third birthday, she requested a "Funny Girl"-themed party and seized the spot…

SOURCE: Variety at 12:15pm on October 6, 2021
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