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Wednesday, November 21, 2018

What a Not-So-Wonderful World: 2 Plays Put Human Rights Issues in the Spotlight by Matthew Wexler

Jackalope Theatre Company's 'In the Canyon' and 'Lured' at Theater for the New City take on social justice issues in brand new productions.

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 01:18PM
Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Interview: Ute Lemper Takes on Marlene Dietrich by Matthew Wexler

International stage and recording star Ute Lemper performs a one-woman show inspired by an intimate conversation with legendary performer Marlene Dietrich.

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 04:18PM
Monday, November 19, 2018

Tangled Roots in Red Theater’s ‘An Oak Tree’ by Matthew Wexler

The latest play from Chicago's Red Theater involves two actors: One has rehearsed the play. The second has never even read it.

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 04:54PM

The New York Pops Brings ‘Song and Dance: The Best of Broadway’ to Carnegie Hall by Matthew Wexler

The New York Pops was joined by New York Theatre Ballet and Essential Voices USA for their first concert of the season at Carnegie Hall.

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 01:36PM
Saturday, November 17, 2018

Who’s That Girl? Underscore Theatre Company’s ‘Wife Material’ by Matthew Wexler

Jamie Shriner's stylistically confusing new musical kicks off Underscore Theatre Company's 2018-19 season.

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 01:24PM
Friday, November 16, 2018

An Electric Landscape Still Lacks Power: ‘Wild Goose Dreams’ by Matthew Wexler

Hansol Jung's new play with music, about two people from two cultures forced to choose between family and freedom, fails to take flight.

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 02:18PM
Thursday, November 15, 2018

‘The Prom’: Rising Above Pokes, Prods and Petty Prejudice by Matthew Wexler

Four Broadway stars take on a small-town controversy that makes national headlines in this new musical directed and choreographed by Casey Nicholaw.

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 09:54PM
Wednesday, November 14, 2018

Buffy Slays at Feinstein’s 54 Below by Matthew Wexler

Feinstein's 54 Below continues its innovating programming with a live musical performance of 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer.'

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 01:48PM
Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Looking Back to Look Forward: ‘The Other Josh Cohen’ by Matthew Wexler

David Rossmer and Steve Rosen's new musical about rolling with life's punches finally arrives Off-Broadway after engagements at Paper Mill Playhouse and the New York Musical Festival.

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 06:54PM

Steppin’ Out with Ben Vereen by Matthew Wexler

Ben Vereen chats about his life philosophy and reflects on his 50+ year career in the theater in anticipation of his debut engagement at New York City's Cutting Room.

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 01:06PM
Sunday, November 11, 2018

What it Means to be a Family Man: Mike Birbiglia’s ‘The New One’ on Broadway by Matthew Wexler

Funnyman Mike Birbiglia brings his introspections on potential fatherhood and other topics to Broadway's Cort Theatre for a limited run.

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 09:32PM

Missing the Bar: ‘Big Apple Circus’ by Matthew Wexler

Big Apple Circus returns to Manhattan for its annual stint, and its best part is when it's clowning around.

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 11:42AM
Friday, November 9, 2018

Build It and They Will Come… Then Wonder Why: ‘King Kong’ by Matthew Wexler

A 20-foot-tall, 2,000-pound gorilla comes to life (though not much else) in the live stage version of the classic film.

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 06:04PM
Thursday, November 8, 2018

A River Runs Through It: ‘Men on Boats’ by Matthew Wexler

Playwright Jacklyn Backhaus spins historical, theatrical, and gender conventions on their heads with this subversive tale of 10 men, four boats, and two rivers, which contains none of the ab…

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:12AM
Wednesday, November 7, 2018

Grateful But Still Hungry: ‘The Thanksgiving Play’ by Matthew Wexler

Playwrights Horizons presents Larissa FastHorse's cutting satire about a group of white actors attempting to create a more historically accurate retelling of Thanksgiving.

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 04:42PM
Monday, November 5, 2018

Theater Buff: Leroy Church, Broadway’s ‘King Kong’ by Matthew Wexler

'King Kong' opens on this week, and when it does, Leroy Church will be making his Broadway debut.

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 11:54AM

May Day on Broadway: ‘The Waverly Gallery’ by Matthew Wexler

Elaine May stars in Kenneth Lonergan's play about a woman facing dementia and the impact it has on her family. Also featuring Michael Cera and Lucas Hedges.

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:48AM
Sunday, November 4, 2018

Loneliness, Truth, and Finding My Way Into ‘Harvey Fierstein’s Torch Song’ by Matthew Wexler

Michael Urie and Mercedes Ruehl star in a revival of the Tony Award-winning play about a gay man's odyssey to find happiness in New York.

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 01:54PM
Friday, November 2, 2018

Distant Deception: ‘Marnie’ at The Met by Matthew Wexler

Composer Nico Muhly, librettist Nicholas Wright, and Broadway director Michael Mayer take on the captivating novel 'Marnie' as source material for a new opera.

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 12:42PM
Thursday, November 1, 2018

Memories and Mysticism: ‘Good Grief’ by Matthew Wexler

Vineyard Theatre presents a new play by about a first-generation coming-of-age journey of love, loss, and growing into adulthood. Written by and featuring Ngozi Anyanwu.

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 01:36PM
Wednesday, October 31, 2018

What Makes a Marriage? ‘Daniel’s Husband’ by Matthew Wexler

A seemingly perfect gay couple has their world uprooted in Michael McKeever's bristling new play about love, commitment, and family.

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 12:32PM
Tuesday, October 30, 2018

The Drag Child You Always Wish You Had: Stephanie’s Child by Matthew Wexler

The pop drag trio descended on The Green Room 42 for a Halloween-inspired show that had audiences on their feet.

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 01:24PM
Monday, October 29, 2018

She Had a Daughter: ‘Mother of the Maid’ by Matthew Wexler

Glenn Close stars as a peasant woman whose faith is upended as she deals with the baffling journey of her odd and extraordinary daughter.

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 11:04AM
Sunday, October 28, 2018

A Poet’s World in Song: ‘Renascence’ by Matthew Wexler

Carmel Dean (score) and Dick Scanlan (book) adapt the work of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Edna St. Vincent Millay into a new musical.

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 02:06PM
Saturday, October 27, 2018

Babies, Bunnies and Brooding Irish: ‘The Ferryman’ on Broadway by Matthew Wexler

A sprawling cast of 22 takes on Jez Butterworth's family drama set in 1981 Ireland.

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 02:06PM
Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Recap: Week 1 of White Light Festival by Matthew Wexler

The White Light Festival returns, including the return engagement of 'Sutra' and the New York premiere of 'Borderline.'

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 07:12PM
Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Every Act of Life: An Evening Celebrating Terrence McNally by Matthew Wexler

The 92Y brought together the best of Broadway to celebrate playwright Terrence McNally's 80th birthday and the release of 'Every Act of Life,' a new documentary about his life.

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 06:04PM
Sunday, October 21, 2018

On the Street Where She Lived: Margo Seibert by Matthew Wexler

Margo Seibert ('Rocky,' 'In Transit,' 'Boardwalk Empire') releases her debut album, '77th Street,' featuring original songs and reimagined classics.

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 07:24PM
Saturday, October 20, 2018

Off-Broadway Review: ‘Fireflies’ at Atlantic Theater Company by Matthew Wexler

The second part of a trilogy by Donja R. Love follows the tumultuous relationship of an African-American couple in the Jim Crow South.

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 12:24PM
Friday, October 19, 2018

Musicalizing the Mundane: ‘Ordinary Days’ by Matthew Wexler

Adam Gwon's musical tells the story of four young New Yorkers whose lives intersect in unexpected ways as they search for success, happiness, love, and taxis.

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 02:18PM
Wednesday, October 17, 2018

Don’t Miss: ‘Marnie’ at The Metropolitan Opera by Matthew Wexler

Composer Nico Muhly unveils his second new opera for the Met with this reimagining of Winston Graham’s novel about a mysterious young woman who assumes multiple identities.

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 05:12PM

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