Atlantic for Kids’ new play explores sibling relationships, using the delicate weavings of a Hawaiian craft. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Theater”
As ‘Come From Away’ Closes, a Newfoundlander Heads Back Home
By Gotham Rex on October 3, 2022
The Canadian actress Petrina Bromley has been in the cast during the show’s surprise hit run on Broadway. It resonated because “it’s about kindness,” she says. Source: New York Times
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ‘Bad Cinderella’ to Open on Broadway in March
By Gotham Rex on October 3, 2022
The musical, which was known simply as “Cinderella” during a previous run in London, is a new adaptation of the classic fairy tale. Source: New York Times
Review: In Stoppard’s ‘Leopoldstadt,’ a Memorial to a Lost World
By Gotham Rex on October 2, 2022
The Viennese Jewish family at the heart of this new Broadway production thinks it is too assimilated to be in danger when the Nazis arrive. They are wrong. Source: New York Times
David Geffen Hall, Notoriously Jinxed, Is Reborn Again
By Gotham Rex on September 29, 2022
David Geffen Hall, the New York Philharmonic’s Lincoln Center home, is reopening after a $550 million renovation aimed at breaking its acoustic curse — and adding a dash of glamour. Source: New York Times
Mike Birbiglia to Return to Broadway With a New Show This Fall
By Gotham Rex on September 20, 2022
The comedic storyteller, who previously brought a solo show to Broadway in 2018, has a new act for a new age. Source: New York Times
Sean Hayes to Star in Broadway Play About Oscar Levant
By Gotham Rex on September 19, 2022
“Good Night, Oscar,” by Doug Wright, explores the life of a pianist who became famous as a witty guest and host of midcentury radio and television shows. Source: New York Times
After ‘Phantom,’ Which Shows Will Be the Longest-Running on Broadway?
By Gotham Rex on September 18, 2022
Hints: They both reached for the gun. I’m working on my roar! Everyone deserves the chance to fly. Have fun in hell! Source: New York Times
Cameron Mackintosh on Closing of ‘Phantom of the Opera’
By Gotham Rex on September 18, 2022
In an interview, the storied British producer said that weakening box office and rising production costs led to the decision to end the longest run in Broadway history. Source: New York Times
‘Phantom of the Opera,’ Broadway’s Longest-Running Show, to Close
By Gotham Rex on September 16, 2022
The theatergoing audience has been slow to return after the pandemic lockdown, and the show hasn’t been selling well enough to defray its running costs. Source: New York Times
‘A Perfect Party’ That Celebrates All Its Guests
By Gotham Rex on September 15, 2022
Trusty Sidekick Theater Company has created an outdoor adventure for young people on the autism spectrum. Source: New York Times
Little Amal Arrives in New York, With a Message of Hope and Humanity
By Gotham Rex on September 14, 2022
The 12-foot-tall Syrian refugee puppet traveled from Turkey to Britain last year. Now, she will spend nearly three weeks in the five boroughs taking part in numerous events. Source: New York Times
New Musical From ‘Strange Loop’ Writer to Run Off Broadway
By Gotham Rex on September 13, 2022
“White Girl in Danger,” a soap opera satire by Michael R. Jackson, will be staged in New York next spring by Second Stage and Vineyard theaters. Source: New York Times
Broadway’s ‘Music Man’ Revival Will End Run on Jan. 1
By Gotham Rex on September 13, 2022
The show’s producers have decided not to recast after stars Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster finish runs of slightly more than a year in the show. Source: New York Times
Robert LuPone, Actor Who Became a Behind-the-Scenes Force, Dies at 76
By Gotham Rex on August 31, 2022
After playing a critical Broadway role in “A Chorus Line,” he helped start the vibrant Off Broadway MCC Theater. TV watchers knew him from “The Sopranos” and “Law and Order.” Source: New York Times