PLAZA SUITE Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker star in a revival of Neil Simon’s 1968 comedy, made up of three one-act farces about three different couples — all played by the same actors — staying in the same hotel room at different times. It will be the first time
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‘Hamilton,’ ‘The Lion King’ and ‘Wicked’ Creators Welcome Back Broadway
Lin-Manuel Miranda felt joyful seeing Elmo in Times Square. Julie Taymor sees visual poetry in a moment where the audience, as well as her characters, are masked. And Stephen Schwartz is just happy to see audiences again. The creative minds behind “Hamilton,” “The Lion King” and “Wicked” are delighted that
'Hamilton' Reopens on Broadway to Giddy Crowds
Kristin and Matt Collins, a couple from Annapolis, Md., were standing in line at the Richard Rodgers Theater on the reopening night of “Hamilton” with two extra tickets to give to anyone who wanted them. A few feet away, Chris Graham and Addie Trivers, two musical theater students, were standing
Crowds Gather as ‘The Lion King’ Reopens on Broadway
After its longest shutdown in history, New York’s Broadway reopened on Tuesday, welcoming back its biggest shows in musical theater, including “The Lion King.” Source link
Ruben Santiago-Hudson Brings ‘Lackawanna Blues’ to Broadway
About six months ago, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, the creator of the play “Lackawanna Blues,” asked a friend to open a vacant theater for him. “I just needed that — to sit in the seats, to walk on the stage,” Santiago-Hudson said in an interview this week. “For the past 50 or
‘Beetlejuice’ Will Return to Broadway in April
“Beetlejuice” is coming back from death’s door — and taking up residence on Broadway. The fan-favorite musical comedy, which tells the story of a goth girl and a pushy poltergeist and overcame a sluggish start to win audience’s hearts, will open at the Marquis Theater on April 8, producers announced
Elizabeth McCann, 90, Dies; Broadway Producer With a Formidable Track Record
Elizabeth McCann, a theater producer known for what one journalist called her “steel and wit” who in a dizzying four-decade career won nine Tony Awards, many of them as half of McCann & Nugent Productions, and gave New York audiences more than 60 Broadway productions, including such hits as “Equus,”
How a TV Ad Enticed Broadway Crowds Right After 9/11
NATHAN LANE, performer Everybody was shaken by what happened. And people were concerned it might happen again. “The Producers” had opened and played through summer and then it was the fall. We went back on a Thursday, all because of [then Mayor] Rudy Giuliani — this is before he was
Musicals Return to Broadway With ‘Waitress’ and ‘Hadestown’
“Without Broadway,” he said, “New York would never come back economically.” The longest shutdown in Broadway history started to end in late June, when Bruce Springsteen began a return engagement of his concert show, “Springsteen on Broadway,” which sold strongly and is scheduled to conclude on Saturday; the first play,
They Finally Get to Dance on Broadway
No one but her puppy, Alfie, was with Ayla Ciccone-Burton when she heard the good news from her agent. “I got up at the dog park in front of all these people that I don’t know,” she said. “I’m just running around, full screaming, telling my dog that I’m going