Monday, September 30, 2024

Ginger Johnson Blows Off! review – this crude, fart-fuelled comedy runs out of gas by Brian Logan

Soho theatre, LondonThe Drag Race UK winner draws inspiration from a human cannonball in an unsubtle hour of daredevil feats and jokes about flatulence Some shows win new fans; some just ple…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:36AM
Sunday, September 8, 2024

The week in theatre: G; The Spy Who Came in from the Cold; The Real Thing – review by Susannah Clapp

Royal Court Upstairs, London; Minerva, Chichester; Old Vic, LondonReality is up for debate in Tife Kusoro’s rapid-fire new drama, David Eldridge’s nuanced take on John le Carré, and Tom…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42AM
Friday, September 6, 2024

Tom Stoppard’s The Real Thing at the Old Vic: Spirited and Highly Enjoyable Revival of Semi-Autobiographical Love Drama by Aleks Sierz

Adultery is the great staple of modern British playwriting. The anguish of marriage, and the temptations of infidelity run like a red thread from John Osborrne’s Look Back in Anger, via Ha…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 11:24AM
Thursday, September 5, 2024

Shall We Go For It? Follow Dee Roscioli, Titanique’s Céline Dion, on a Tour of the Ship of Dreams by Hayley Levitt

Titanique, the hyper-satirized musical riff on the 1997 nautical romance Titanic, doesn’t stay afloat without Céline Dion. Well, it doesn’t stay afloat at all. But while the ship of dre…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:24PM
Wednesday, September 4, 2024

The Real Thing, Old Vic review - Stoppard classic keeps on giving by Demetrios Matheou

James McArdle is immense as Stoppard’s true romantic When it was first produced in 1982, The Real Thing was a turning point for Tom Stoppard, the play that added to the existing percep…

SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 06:24PM

The Real Thing review – Tom Stoppard’s gem still shines by Arifa Akbar

Old Vic, LondonPassion and art are dissected in tricksy style in a production that manages to wrongfoot the audience There are several circularities drawn around what is real and what is par…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:54AM

The Real Thing review: Tom Stoppard’s 1982 play is the writer at his most brilliant and infuriating by Alice Saville

James McArdle and Bel Powley star in the Old Vic’s revival of Stoppard’s tricksy, self-parodical play, but it feels dated to watch middle class couples being beastly to each other in bei…

SOURCE: The Independent at 06:36AM
Monday, September 2, 2024

September on the London Stage: David Oyelowo Does Shakespeare, Ramin Karimloo Sings Elvis Costello and Marlow & Moss Are Back by Matt Wolf

Summer is saying its goodbyes, and with that comes the seasonal promise of exciting theater for the fall. That’s nowhere more true than in London, which offers a dizzying array of shows in…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:54AM
Friday, August 16, 2024

‘You never really know if it’s the real thing’: Bel Powley on love and Stoppard by Kate Wyver

From The Diary of a Teenage Girl to her latest stage role, the actor is drawn to projects about the tangle of sex and the messy parts of relationships Bel Powley is not a good liar. “I hav…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:00AM
Monday, August 12, 2024

Martin Sexton - Millennium Stage (August 15, 2024) by The Kennedy Center

Subscribe to The Kennedy Center! http://bit.ly/2gNFrtb Live Tonight on Millennium Stage: “The real thing, people.” —Billboard Martin Sexton returns with what Rolling Stone calls his …

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:04PM
Friday, May 24, 2024

Highlights of Ewan McGregor, Maggie Gyllenhaal & More in THE REAL THING on Broadway by BroadwayWorld

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Roundabout Theatre Company presents Tom Stoppard's Tony Award-winning play, The Real Thing, starring Ewan McGregor as 'Henry' and Maggie Gyllenhaal as 'Annie' i…

SOURCE: YouTube at 06:48PM
Thursday, April 4, 2024

Whitney Biennial 2024 by Johanna Fateman

Not all is quiet on the American-art front. Whitney Biennial 2024: Even Better Than the Real Thing, installation view. Courtesy Whitney Museum of American Art. Photo: Ron Amstutz. Pictured,…

SOURCE: 4columns at 08:00PM
Wednesday, March 13, 2024

At This Theatre: The Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre by JK

When I look over my lists of shows seen at each theater, the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre stands out as one of only a few where I have enjoyed every show I've seen there. And I've seen a wide v…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:12AM
Monday, January 15, 2024

Peter Capaldi says posh actors are smooth, confident and tedious by Vanessa Thorpe Arts and Media Correspondent

The Doctor Who and Thick of It actor laments the lack of support for emerging talent from working-class backgrounds • Read the full interview with Peter Capaldi Britain’s cast of leading…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:48AM
Friday, September 29, 2023

40 Years of Broadway: Big Trends: The Mega Musical Era by JK

 40 Years of Broadway: Big Trends The Mega Musical Era I came upon the Broadway scene as the Mega Musical Era was just ramping up. While Evita was a harbinger for things to come a few y…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:37AM
Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Lee Fields - Millennium Stage (September 28, 2023) by The Kennedy Center

Subscribe to The Kennedy Center! http://bit.ly/2gNFrtb Live Tonight on Millennium Stage: His voice has been compared to James Brown, but Lee Fields is no knock-off—he’s the real thing. …

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:33PM
Wednesday, August 9, 2023

ReDISCoveries: The Most Happy Fella (2000 Studio Recording, Disc One) by JK

 ReDISCoveries: The Most Happy Fella (2000 Studio Recording, Disc One) Jeff has kindly invited me to revisit and review some of the older cast recordings in my collection. Every other week …

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:33AM
Friday, June 30, 2023

A Playlist for the Revolution review – Hong Kong romcom turns serious by Arifa Akbar

Bush theatre, LondonSet against a backdrop of the 2019 Hong Kong protests, AJ Yi’s thought-provoking and zingy culture-clash comedy contrasts online bedroom activism with the real thing We…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:19AM
Thursday, May 25, 2023

The Real Thing at Studio Playhouse - Performances June 9, 2023 to June 24, 2023 - Cover

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SOURCE: Google at 08:03PM
Tuesday, December 20, 2022

IF YOU DON’T MIND MY SAYING SO by Ron Fassler

Robert Preston as Professor Harold Hill informing the denizens of River City they’ve got “Trouble” (1957).December 20, 2022: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler A day late, an…

SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 12:25PM
Monday, November 14, 2022

Michael Balogun, Hadley Fraser & Nigel Lindsay to Star in London Return of The Lehman Trilogy by Lindsey Sullivan

Casting has been revealed for The Lehman Trilogy's previously announced West End return. The Tony-winning play will beginat the Gillian Lynne Theatre on January 24, 2023 with opening night s…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:12PM
Thursday, October 13, 2022

Naomi Miller’s Musical Smorgasbord by Andrew Poretz

By Andrew Poretz … While the New York theater world discusses who is the best Fanny Brice on Broadway, Naomi Miller might be as close to the real thing as you’ll find in 2022, though mor…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 02:31AM
Friday, September 23, 2022

What's It Like to Play Tom Stoppard's Alter Ego? - Actor Arty Froushan and director Patrick Marber on the personal nature of 'Leopoldstadt' by Gerard Raymond

Actor Arty Froushan and director Patrick Marber on the personal nature of Leopoldstadt A hand-drawn family tree is a potent recurring image in Leopoldstadt, Tom Stoppard's elegiac new play t…

SOURCE: TDF at 12:00AM
Wednesday, September 14, 2022

Tom Stoppard's Leopoldstadt Begins Broadway Performances by Lindsey Sullivan

Tom Stoppard’s Olivier Award-winning Leopoldstadt begins performances at the Longacre Theatre on September 14 ahead of opening on October 2. The production premiered in London's West End i…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:13AM
Monday, August 29, 2022

Rock musical with ‘mind-bending’ cinematic effects comes to London by Dalya Alberge

Cult LA theatre show Cages uses holographic avatars that blend seamlessly with real actors Avatars of human beings that are indistinguishable from the real thing have been created for a new …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:54AM
Tuesday, August 9, 2022

Rosie Holt review – web sensation’s political skits disconnect on stage by Brian Logan

Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghIn her show The Woman’s Hour, the viral comedy star offers caricatures of burbling backbenchers and a woke-bashing TV host In the darkness of our political mo…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:07PM
Saturday, June 11, 2022

Broadway Update by Barry Gordin

Broadway Update: Stoppard, Sesame Street, Good Night Oscar, Lena Horne, etc. By: David Sheward June 11, 2022: Lots of theater news to report: Tom Stoppard's latest play Leopoldstadt has …

SOURCE: theaterlife at 11:45AM
Thursday, March 3, 2022

Tony and Academy Award-Winning Designer Tony Walton Dies at 87 by Lindsey Sullivan

Tony Walton, the prolific Oscar and Tony Award-winning set and costume designer of Broadway shows, off-Broadway productions, film, television, ballet and opera, has died at the age of 87. Th…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:54PM
Friday, December 3, 2021

Life of Pi review: Lifelike tiger impresses in theatre-shaking production by Annabel Nugent

Every flick of the tail and padding of paws somehow carries the same weight as the real thing

SOURCE: The Independent at 10:24AM
Friday, November 26, 2021

‘People think my videos are real!’: meet Megan Stalter, the new queen of online cringe comedy by Brian Logan

Pinpoint parodies of ‘weird church ladies and soccer moms’ made the Ohio comic famous during the pandemic – even if progressives mistake her for the real thing Megan Stalter put a vide…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:18AM
Thursday, June 10, 2021

Favorite Designs: Onstage Cars by JK

Over the years, I've had the opportunity to a lot of really awe-inspiring set pieces. The 80s alone were a treasure trove - flying chandeliers, helicopters and a giant levitating tire, to na…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 08:18AM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 15, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
TBA: Titanic