Friday, April 26, 2024

Forbidden Broadway Postpones Planned Summer Broadway Run by Logan Culwell-Block, Andrew Gans

The musical theatre parody had been announced to play the Hayes Theater in July.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:42PM

Forbidden Broadway on Broadway Indefinitely Postpones Summer Engagement by Hayley Levitt

The previously announced summer arrival of Forbidden Broadway on Broadway: Merrily We Stole a Song has been indefinitly postponed. Directed by creator Gerard Alessandrini, performances wer…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:32PM

‘Forbidden Broadway’ Scraps Summer Broadway Run, Citing Crowded Season by Michael Paulson

The parody show was scheduled to begin performances in July at the Helen Hayes Theater.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:36PM
Thursday, April 25, 2024

Mother Play review – Jessica Lange anchors often aimless Broadway drama by Benjamin Lee

Hayes Theater, New York The Tony winner is as captivating as ever as a troubled matriarch but Paula Vogel’s emotionally underpowered play often struggles to meet her level At a performance…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:50PM
Thursday, April 11, 2024

Appropriate, Now Featuring Ella Beatty, Reopens on Broadway at the Belasco Theatre by Broadway.com

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' ensemble play Appropriate opened on Broadway—for the second time this season—at the Belasco Theatre on April 10. The family drama stars Sarah Paulson, Ella Beatt…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:12PM
Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Video: Jim Parsons Talks Playing a 14-Year Old in MOTHER PLAY on THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JIMMY FALLON

On Monday night, Jim Parsons appeared on The Tonight Show to talk about his role as Carl in Paula Vogel's Mother Play. Specifically, he discussed his approach to playing a 'floppy' 14-year o…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:02AM
Monday, April 8, 2024

Forbidden Broadway Will Make Its Broadway Debut Sooner Than Expected by Darryn King

The Broadway-spoofing revue Forbidden Broadway will make its previously reported Broadway debut sooner than expected. Forbidden Broadway on Broadway: Merrily We Stole a Song, directed by cre…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:18PM

Forbidden Broadway Moves Up Broadway Premiere by Logan Culwell-Block, Andrew Gans

Subtitled Merrily We Stole a Song, the long-running parody of Broadway and its stars will play the Hayes Theater a little earlier than first announced.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:42PM
Friday, April 5, 2024

Michael Esper (‘Appropriate’) on the ‘perfect storm’ of performing in an ‘insane highwire act of a play’ [Exclusive Video Interview] by Sam Eckmann

“It’s just a kind of perfect storm,” reveals Michael Esper of the new play “Appropriate.” Not only does the family drama provide the actor with juicy material to play, but it has p…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 03:00PM
Wednesday, April 3, 2024

Jim Parsons, Zoey Deutch and Katie Holmes to Lead Starry Broadway Revival of Our Town by Darryn King

Jim Parsons, Zoey Deutch and Katie Holmes will lead the starry cast of Thornton Wilder’s Our Town, directed by Kenny Leon. The show will begin performances at Broadway's Barrymore Theatre …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:42AM

Jessica Lange, Celia Keenan-Bolger and Jim Parsons Launch the World Premiere of Paula Vogel's Mother Play by Broadway.com

Mother Play, a world-premiere family drama by Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Vogel, plays its first Broadway preview on April 3 at Second Stage's Hayes Theater ahead of an April 25 opening. Di…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:54AM
Thursday, March 28, 2024

Mother Play’s Celia Keenan-Bolger, Jessica Lange and Jim Parsons Introduce Paula Vogel’s Story of Family and Forgiveness by Hayley Levitt

Paula Vogel, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright behind How I Learned to Drive and the Tony-nominated drama Indecent, returns to Broadway with the world premiere of Mother Play, directed b…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:30AM
Monday, March 25, 2024

Fraught Family Drama Appropriate, Starring Sarah Paulson, Opens at the Belasco Theatre by Darryn King

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' ensemble play Appropriate begins performances at the Belasco Theatre on March 25 following an initial Broadway run at Second Stage's Hayes Theater, which ended on Ma…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:24AM
Thursday, March 21, 2024

The Many Lives of the Great Gatsby by Elyse Sommer

.The Many Lives of the Great Gatsby by Elyse SommerThe theater has come back to life with almost a dozen new productions recently opening over the course of less than two weeks and with more…

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 02:22PM
Monday, March 11, 2024

Broadway Review: “Appropriate” at the Hayes Theater (Currently On) by David Roberts

According to the dictionary, there are several definitions of the word ‘appropriate,’ but there may possibly be one that could be added, that being “a brilliant play by Brandon Jacob-J…

SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 03:28PM
Sunday, March 3, 2024

Broadway's Appropriate Completes Run at Hayes Theater March 3; A Commercial Transfer is Next by Margaret Hall, Molly Higgins

The Second Stage production will play a 13-week limited engagement at the Belasco beginning later this month.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06AM
Friday, March 1, 2024

Broadway Update by Barry Gordin

Forbidden Broadway, Louis Armstrong Musical to Open By: David Sheward March 1, 2024: Forbidden Broadway is finally making it to Broadway. The latest iteration of the long-running parody s…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 11:34AM
Thursday, February 29, 2024

After 42 Years, Forbidden Broadway Will Make Its Broadway Debut by Darryn King

For the first time, the Tony-honored Broadway spoof revue Forbidden Broadway is coming to Broadway. Forbidden Broadway on Broadway: Merrily We Stole a Song, directed by creator Gerard Alessa…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:18PM

‘Forbidden Broadway’ Satirical Revue To Make Long-Awaited Broadway Debut by Greg Evans

Gerard Alessandrini’s longtime Off Broadway satirical revue Forbidden Broadway will make its long-in-coming Broadway debut this summer, producers announced today. The new iteration – ful…

SOURCE: Deadline at 01:54PM

Forbidden Broadway Will Make Broadway Debut With Merrily We Stole a Song by Andrew Gans

Gerard Alessandrini's long-running parody of Broadway and its stars will play the Hayes Theater.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:54PM

FORBIDDEN BROADWAY ON BROADWAY: MERRILY WE STOLE A SONG to Open at the Hayes Theater This Summer

Gerard Alessandrini’s Forbidden Broadway will make its Broadway debut this summer with Forbidden Broadway on Broadway: Merrily We Stole a Song. See performance dates and learn how to purch…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:27PM

Forbidden No More: ‘Forbidden Broadway,’ Scrappy Spoof, Bound for Broadway by Michael Paulson

The long-running parody show, which has been staged in New York and on tour, will open this summer at the Hayes Theater.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:06PM
Wednesday, February 28, 2024

‘FORBIDDEN BROADWAY’ IS BROADWAY BOUND by Philip Boroff

EXCLUSIVE: Four decades after Gerard Alessandrini introduced his Broadway satirical revue at an Upper West Side cabaret, the ever-changing spoof will finally plant its funny flag in a Broadw…

SOURCE: Broadway Journal at 05:26PM
Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Broadway: A New Generation Arrives as Annette Bening and Warren Beatty’s Daughter Ella Makes Broadway Debut in “Appropriate” by Roger Friedman

Guess who’s coming to Broadway? Ella Beatty is one of the four children of actors Warren Beatty and Annette Bening. Beatty is joining the play “Appropriate” when it makes its transfer …

SOURCE: showbiz411.com at 05:54PM

Feud's Ella Beatty to Replace Elle Fanning in Broadway's Appropriate at the Belasco by Darryn King

Ella Beatty will play the role of the young hippie-minded River in Appropriate when the production transfers to the Belasco Theatre next month. She takes over for Elle Fanning, who exits th…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:36AM
Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Broadway Update by Barry Gordin

Appropriate Moves; News of Kristin Chenoweth, Amy Ryan, etc. By: David Sheward February 13, 2024: The Second Stage revival of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' Appropriate will be moving from the …

SOURCE: theaterlife at 05:25PM

Appropriate, Starring Sarah Paulson, Corey Stoll & More, Will Transfer to the Belasco Theatre for Extended Broadway Run by Darryn King

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' ensemble play Appropriate has found a new home. The Broadway production—and most of its original cast—will transfer from Second Stage's Hayes Theater to the Bel…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:06AM

‘Appropriate,’ Starring Sarah Paulson, Set to Extend Broadway Run, Move to Another Theater by Caitlin Huston

Appropriate, starring Sarah Paulson and Corey Stoll, is transferring to another Broadway theater to extend its run.  The Branden Jacobs-Jenkins play will move to the Belasco Theatre startin…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00AM
Saturday, February 3, 2024

Review: Appropriate at the Hayes Theater by Loren Noveck

Loren Noveck muses on the different meanings of "appropriate" and economic precariousness in Branden Jacobs-Jenkins's Broadway debut. The post Review: Appropriate at the Hayes Theater appear…

SOURCE: exeuntnyc.com at 11:07AM
Saturday, January 20, 2024

A Belated—But Upbeat—Spring Preview by Jan Simpson

Previews are all about the promise of what’s to come so I suppose it’s no surprise that the last time I posted a preview list of the shows I was excited about seeing in an upcoming seaso…

SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 04:02PM
Friday, January 5, 2024

Appropriate by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Stuart Miller . . . . Half a block from The Hayes Theater we could see Sarah Paulson’s hostile glare radiating anger from the marquee. “I would not want to end up on he…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:43PM

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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