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Thursday, October 12, 2023

Vengeance Is Mine by Hermione Hoby

In the latest by Marie NDiaye, a tale of crimes real and possibly unreal is heightened by audaciously perceptive prose. Vengeance Is Mine, by Marie NDiaye, translated by Jordan Stump, Knop…

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Friday, July 1, 2016

No lines, no set, no costumes: how The Factory theatre group took Chekhov back to basics by Hermione Hoby

Their guerrilla Hamlet gained a cult following last year. Now The Factory group have brought their minimal, part-swapping approach to The SeagullIn the downstairs studio at London's Hampstea…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:28PM
Friday, April 1, 2016

From Pulitzer to popcorn: why Annie Baker is making the theatre world pause for thought by Hermione Hoby

‘The best argument anyone has yet made for the continued necessity of the theatre,’ according to one US critic. As The Flick premieres in the UK, Annie Baker talks about art, awkwardness…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:35AM
Sunday, January 17, 2016

Michael C Hall on playing Bowie on stage and why death stalks him by Hermione Hoby

As the lead in David Bowie’s musical Lazarus, Michael C Hall felt the singer’s death like an ‘internal fist clench’. The former Dexter star talks about inhabiting the role Bowie firs…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:02PM
Monday, November 16, 2015

Theatre review: The Container | Young Vic, London by Hermione Hoby

Young VicJust a stroll from the Young Vic's bar, where people are drinking wine on the terrace, stands an ugly metal shipping container. It's there to accommodate audiences of just 28 who wi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:10AM
Monday, May 25, 2015

British theatre audiences are backward in coming forward by Hermione Hoby

Moments before curtain up, New Yorkers dash for empty seats closer to the stage. Could UK audiences be more bold?

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:58PM

Can the Spider-Man musical turn disaster into triumph? by Hermione Hoby

It's the talk of New York, a Broadway show with music by U2's Bono plagued by broken limbs and technical mishaps. With its official opening repeatedly delayed, critics plan to break with pro…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:58PM

Can the Spider-Man musical turn disaster into triumph? by Hermione Hoby

With its official opening repeatedly delayed, critics plan to break with protocol and review the Spider-Man musical before press night. We sneaked a seat…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:58PM

Pet Shop Boys: The Most Incredible Thing � review by Hermione Hoby

Neil Tennant called his band's late-80s spell of commercial infallibility their "imperial phase". But with a score that often sounds as though John Williams's Stormtroopers are about to marc…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:58PM
Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Christine Baranski interview: 'Grand and fabulous? That'll do' by Hermione Hoby

The 'Cybill' and 'Good Wife' star on Sondheim, power dressing - and what she really thinks of Michael Sheen

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 02:00AM
Monday, February 9, 2015

Hannibal Buress review: a likeable yet acerbic night of pure 'chill' by Hermione Hoby

Brooklyn Academy of Music, New YorkThe comic who started the Bill Cosby backlash dissects hip-hop, yoga pants and steroids in his mellow Comedy Camisado routine that’s as funny as it is la…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:15AM
Thursday, December 4, 2014

T Magazine: Theater People: Bradley Cooper, Jake Gyllenhaal and More Discuss Acting on Broadway by Hermione Hoby

As much as Broadway now relies on Hollywood actors to bring in the crowds, so A-listers increasingly view stints onstage as integral to a rich career. Here, six award-winning actors on their…

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:25AM
Monday, September 8, 2014

Tavi Gevinson: I am awesome and mighty and cannot be made small by Hermione Hoby

Not content with being a famous fashionista at 11, Tavi Gevinson is now upstaging Kieran Culkin and Michael Cera on Broadway in Kenneth Lonergans This Is Our Youth Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00PM
Thursday, April 24, 2014

Michelle Williams in Cabaret, review: 'heart-stopping' by Hermione Hoby

Michelle Williams is heart-stopping as Sally Bowles

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 10:00PM
Saturday, April 12, 2014

Storyboard P: 'I'm pretty animated, y'know?' by Hermione Hoby

'The Basquiat of street dance' tries to explain his amazing eye-popping work, his equally extraordinary approach to it and how he earned Jay Z's patronageWhen I begin recording our interview…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PM
Thursday, April 3, 2014

Tapping into the history of dance by Hermione Hoby

Top tap dancer Savion Glover says tap is more than expression. It's an education    

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 02:00AM
Thursday, March 6, 2014

All the Way, review: 'Bryan Cranston delivers in his Broadway debut' by Hermione Hoby

The Breaking Bad star is thrilling as Lyndon B. Johnson but this star vehicle is too much of a history lesson, says Hermione Hoby    

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 11:00PM
Friday, January 31, 2014

Tracy Letts: 'If you're not entertaining, what the hell's the point' by Hermione Hoby

Playwright, actor and Homeland star Tracy Letts talks to Hermione Hoby    

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 03:00AM
Friday, August 9, 2013

Edinburgh festival:Wooster Group take on first Shakespeare with Hamlet remix by Hermione Hoby

Members of the influential New York ensemble explain what prompted them finally to tackle the bard for the first time - and why Richard Burton's 1964 version was an inspirationBefore Punchdr…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:44AM
Monday, June 11, 2012

Tony awards in Times Square make for perfect street theatre by Hermione Hoby

Broadway's big night was beamed live to a huge audience at New York's favourite intersection. So who was down there – and why?Times Square: where jingoists go to cheer the deaths of terror…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:16AM
Saturday, December 3, 2011

American horror theatre: 'A hand slams into my neck and wrenches me through the darkness' by Hermione Hoby

In New York, Hermione Hoby thrills to the latest in American horror theatreMy wrists are tied, I'm in total darkness and a man very close to my face is shouting: "Get on your knees, bitch!"I…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PM
Tuesday, August 9, 2011

One Thousand and One Nights: Dangerous liaisons by Hermione Hoby

One Thousand and One Nights is this year's big Edinburgh show. Its director tells Hermione Hoby how it was almost scuppered by the Arab spring – and why he added big rubber penisesDirector…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:30PM
Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Justin Bond: 'I think everybody's trans' by Hermione Hoby

Justin Bond hit the big time as the raging cabaret legend Kiki DuRane. Now, finds Hermione Hoby, the transgender singer has come up with a whole new identityIt's the hottest day of the year,…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:00PM
Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Arcadia – review by Hermione Hoby

Ethel Barrymore theatre, New YorkThere probably isn't a more dazzlingly cerebral play of the last 50 years than Tom Stoppard's 1993 masterpiece. Its spry apothegms come as thick and fast as …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:04AM
Saturday, March 12, 2011

Pet Shop Boys: The Most Incredible Thing – review by Hermione Hoby

(EMI)Neil Tennant called his band's late-80s spell of commercial infallibility their "imperial phase". But with a score that often sounds as though John Williams's Stormtroopers are about to…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PM
Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Spider-Man the Musical: reviews roundup by Hermione Hoby

Having been prevented from reviewing 'Broadway's biggest punchline' for months, the New York critics are fed up of waiting – and are lining up to kick it. Is it curtains for Spidey?Had you…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:34AM
Saturday, February 5, 2011

Can the Spider-Man musical turn disaster into triumph? by Hermione Hoby

It's the talk of New York, a Broadway show with music by U2's Bono plagued by broken limbs and technical mishaps. With its official opening repeatedly delayed, critics plan to break with pro…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:02PM
Tuesday, November 2, 2010

British theatre audiences are backward in coming forward | Hermione Hoby by Hermione Hoby

Moments before curtain up, New Yorkers dash for empty seats closer to the stage. Could UK audiences be more bold?One of the unforeseen pleasures of moving to New York has been contemplating …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:23AM

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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