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Virtual Broadway: BROADWAY BARES: TWERK FROM HOME
YOU BETTER TWERK IT It’s a little too soon to present Broadway Bares live this year, but ain’t we lucky for that? From the front porch to the kitchen, the bedroom to the backyard, this year’s cast — more than 170 dancers — has created fourteen premiere, concept, all-new, highly produced virtual performances created exclusively…
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Off-Broadway Theater Preview: ATLANTIC THEATER COMPANY (Announcement of 2021-2022 Season Productions)
ATLANTIC THEATER COMPANY ANNOUNCES 2021-2022 SEASON PRODUCTIONS Atlantic Theater Company has announced its productions for the 2021-2022 season. This diverse season is a theater lover’s dream — world premieres galore along with new musicals by the brightest in the biz. Memberships now available. Atlantic members receive exclusive access and up to 37% savings on tickets. Memberships begin at $65….
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NYC Cabaret: PANGEA SUPPER CLUB RE-OPENS (East Village)
The beloved East Village supper club Pangea, which came perilously close to closing during COVID, is announcing a mixture of ticketed and no-cover entertainment during the summer. The announcement comes as Pangea earns the prestigious Village Award. Among the headliners are Tym Moss (June 20) and Flotilla DeBarge (June 26 & 27, produced by TWEED TheaterWorks) anchoring a week…
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New York Theater: THE TONIGHT ZOOM WITH JORDAN KLEPPER (Elevator Repair Service)
ONE-NIGHT-ONLY EVENT FROM ELEVATOR REPAIR SERVICE On June 23, the celebrated Off-Broadway theater company Elevator Repair Service will present The Tonight Zoom with Jordan Klepper A Celebration of Live Theatre (remotely) (and partially pre-taped), a virtual gala hosted by comedian Jordan Klepper (The Opposition with Jordan Klepper, The Daily Show). Klepper will interview ERS company members Vin Knight (Everyone’s Fine with Virginia…
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Pre-Broadway Run: PARADISE SQUARE, A NEW MUSICAL (Chicago’s James M. Nederlander Theatre)
Paradise Square, A New Musical, sets pre-Broadway run in Chicago November 2-December 5, 2021 at Chicago’s James M. Nederlander Theatre; opens March 20, 2022 at Broadway’s Barrymore Theatre Paradise Square is an original musical from a creative team that includes Moisés Kaufman, Bill T. Jones, Craig Lucas and Black 47 singer Larry Kirwan. It will…
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Off-Broadway: STOMP (Re-opening on July 20 at the Orpheum)
REIGNITING THE RHYTHM STOMP, which I originally saw at New York’s 299-seat Orpheum Theatre in 1994, has performers using their bodies and both industrial and household objects as percussive musical instruments, and it was performance art nirvana. Years later, it still retains the original flair and comedy that makes it so enjoyable. The indefatigable, rhythmic,…
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Broadway: THE STORY BEHIND THE MUSIC MAN
THE MUSIC MAN BEHIND THE MUSIC MAN OK, we’ve had Trouble with a capital “T” this year. But fear not, the train will be coming into the Winter Garden Theatre station for one of the most anticipated shows of the upcoming season. New dates have been announced for Meredith Willson’s The Music Man starring Hugh Jackman…
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Broadway: HADESTOWN (reopening at the Walter Kerr Theatre)
HELL-O AGAIN! Who knew a trip to the underworld could be so much fun? Epic, touching, poetic, and tragic — and winner of the 2019 Tony Award for Best Musical — this new twist on two classic Greek myths is a rousing adventure from start to finish. Now, Hadestown is returning to Broadway’s Walter Kerr Theatre…
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Broadway: MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL (reopening at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre)
Truth, Beauty, Freedom, and Love return to Broadway! Moulin Rouge! The Musical Based on the 20th Century Fox Motion Picture by Baz Luhrmann Returns to Broadway’s Al Hirschfeld Theatre on September 24, 2021 Moulin Rouge! The Musical will resume performances beginning Friday, September 24, 2021 at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre (302 West 45th St, NYC). The…
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Broadway: MRS. DOUBTFIRE — THE NEW MUSICAL COMEDY (Stephen Sondheim Theatre)
Mrs. Doubtfire is on its way to Broadway following an eighteen-month hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. It will now open on Broadway this fall with Tony Award nominee Rob McClure in the title role at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre (124 W 43rd St, NYC). Previews will resume on October 21, 2021 in advance of the official…
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Broadway: CHICAGO (Resumes at the Ambassador Theatre)
Celebrating its 25th Anniversary Year, The Longest Running American Musical in Broadway History Is Back: CHICAGO The Razzle-Dazzle resumes on September 14, 2021 at the Ambassador Theatre The record-breaking hit musical Chicago will return to the Broadway stage on Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at the Ambassador Theatre (219 W. 49th St.; New York, NY). Tickets…
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Broadway: SIX (The Musical at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre)
Divorced, Beheaded, Died, Divorced, Beheaded, Survived: And Now, This Fall They Are Finally – LIVE ON BROADWAY SIX The Electrifying Musical Phenomenon By Toby Marlow & Lucy Moss Opening Night on October 3, 2021 Performances begin on September 17, 2021 At Broadway’s Brooks Atkinson Theatre Tickets now available at SIX THE MUSICAL The production of Six was previously set…
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Off-Broadway Theater and North American Tour: FRIENDS! THE MUSICAL PARODY (The Jerry Orbach Theater)
FRIENDS! THE MUSICAL PARODY LAUNCHES NATIONWIDE TOUR WITH A SUMMERTIME RUN IN NYC PREVIEWS BEGIN JULY 19, 2021 OFF-BROADWAY AT THE JERRY ORBACH THEATER Rachel, Ross, Chandler, Monica, Joey and Phoebe are coming back to the Big Apple. As friends across America begin to gather again, Friends! The Musical Parody, the hilarious unauthorized sendup of…
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Virtual Theater Review: THE NICETIES (Manhattan Theatre Club in association with The Huntington)
I just watched Manhattan Theatre Club‘s special new adaptation of The Niceties updated for the virtual stage by playwright Eleanor Burgess. In The Niceties an ambitious young Black college student and her esteemed white professor meet over Skype to discuss a paper the college junior is writing about the American Revolution. Unfortunately, they find it hard to agree about the facts of the past…
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Virtual Theater Review: chekhovOS /an experimental game/ (Arlekin Players Theatre)
THE ILLUSION OF AGENCY Beamed to us from the Chekhov Operating System (chekhovOS), a virtual panoply that contains the great Russian playwright’s works and forlorn characters — who spout about how alternately beautiful and broken our world is — our hostess Natasha, one of Chekhov’s Three Sisters, has the audience, live on Zoom, vote on…
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Virtual Off-Broadway Theater: PLAY THE LINE (The Public)
ENCORE STREAMING OF WORLD PREMIERE PLAY THE LINE BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND THROUGH JUNE 21, 2021 The Public Theater’s The Line, written by Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen and directed by Blank, was first performed live on Zoom on July 8, 2020, and the world premiere play was viewed more than 55,000 times in 18 countries during its limited…
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Live & Virtual Theater Gala: CURTAIN UP, LIGHT THE LIGHTS! (Jane Krakowski & The New York Pops for Roundabout)
Jane Krakowski (Tony Award nominee, She Loves Me; Tony Award winner, Nine) will star in the 2021 Roundabout Theatre Gala celebrating the long-awaited return to live theatre. This year’s special hybrid event “Curtain Up, Light the Lights!” will happen live in Central Park on Monday, June 7, 2021 and also stream live. Krakowski will be joined by The New York Pops and…
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Virtual Theater Review: THIS AMERICAN WIFE (FourthWall Theatrical, in association with Fake Friends and Jeremy O. Harris)
AS AMERICAN AS LEMON CHICKEN PIE [On the phone.] Girrrrrrrrrrrrrrrl! Wazzup? So, listen, I saw the craziest thing the other night. No, not THAT thing. That’s old news. No, it’s this kinda performance art meets theater meets improv meets homage to reality TV meets virtual streaming meets post-irony meets me gulping down a martini. Hold…
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Broadway Podcast: WE GOT ANNIE: ANN REINKING (1949–2020) (The Fabulous Invalid)
Broadway’s podcast, The Fabulous Invalid, has released a fabulous episode, a thoroughly entertaining tribute celebrating Broadway and dance legend Ann Reinking in We Got Annie: Ann Reinking (1949 – 2020). Listen for free HERE. Co-hosts Jamie DuMont and Robert Russo continue their season-long theme of their “favorite things” by paying tribute to the singular life and work of Broadway…
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Broadway: AIN’T SUPPOSED TO DIE A NATURAL DEATH (New Production of the 1971 Musical)
The electrifying and seminal musical play Melvin Van Peebles’ Ain’t Supposed to Die a Natural Death will return to Broadway for the very first time since its 1971 premiere production. Directed by Kenny Leon, Ain’t Supposed to Die a Natural Death will open on Broadway in 2022. Filmmaker Mario Van Peebles, Melvin’s eldest son and longtime collaborator, will serve as…
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