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EXPAND YOUR HORIZONS THIS SEASON!
From classic musical comedies to dysfunctional family dramas, we’ve got your tickets. No matter what you pick, you’ll be dazzled, provoked, and thoroughly entertained by the power and creativity on display this season. Reinvigorate your hearts and minds at any of these top Broadway picks... |
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Green Day Makes Surprise Appearance at Musical
Green Day Makes Surprise Appearance at Musical.
Admiration and Pluck Pave the Way to ‘Idiot’
Austin Regan studied acting but it wasn’t his love. Now he is an assistant director to Michael Mayer, a force behind the new American Idiot.
Finding the Musical Hidden in a Punk Album
When the director Michael Mayer played Green Day's American Idiot, he heard a story made for the stage.
Tony Vincent, Actor
Tony Vincent, one of the stars of American Idiot, got his start in Christian pop.
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This spring's biggest downtown hit was undoubtedly Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson. The New York Times called it "the season's best musical” and audiences flocked to The Public Theater to see what the daring young creative team Alex Timbers (writer/director) and Michael Friedman (composer/lyricist) had cooked up. Now, by populist demand, their bloody brilliant show is packing up its tight, tight jeans and heading to Broadway!
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Don’t miss the opportunity to see acting legends James Earl Jones and Vanessa Redgrave together on stage when they star in one of the most beloved and celebrated American stories of the late twentieth century, Driving Miss Daisy, which will have its Broadway premiere this fall. Alfred Uhry’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play (later adapted into an Oscar-winning film) is a timeless, searing, funny, and ultimately hopeful meditation on race relations in America, told through the complex relationship between Daisy Werthan (Redgrave) and her driver Hoke Colburn (Jones), two of popular culture’s most enduring characters.
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Pattie LaBelle Joins the Cast of Fela
The Grammy winner Patti LaBelle is planning to join the cast at the Eugene O’Neill Theater on Sept. 14 as Fela’s mother, Funmilayo Anikulapo-Kuti, a spokesman for the show said on Thursday.
Finding Depth in Fela’s Women
The women of the Broadway musical Fela! see their characters as integral parts of the complex and contradictory tale of the man who inspired the musical.
‘Fela!’ Broadway? Dance!
Fela! follows a tricky path between musical reproduction and reinvention to explore the life of a musical legend.
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Every Broadway season, there is one ticket that you simply have to get. This season, that ticket is La Bête. Coming direct from a sold-out run in London, La Bête is already being hailed as an absolute must-see, with a once-in-a-lifetime cast giving performances to die for. Don’t miss this comic tour de force that boldly sinks its teeth into the debate over high art versus popular entertainment, and asks the age-old question, “For a play to sell out, does it have to be 'a sell-out?'”
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A Man of Pinter ... Sings in a Wig
Douglas Hodge, the British actor known for his work in the dramas of Harold Pinter, plays the drag queen Albin in the new revival of the musical La Cage aux Folles.
The Fine Art of Selling a Show
A look at some of the poster art ideas for the coming Broadway revival of La Cage aux Folles.
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Broadway’s New Desirée, Learning as She Goes Along
Bernadette Peters, a Stephen Sondheim specialist, is the new Desirée in the revival of his Little Night Music.
A Feline Matron, Catnip for Seasoned Actresses
Elaine Stritch has moved into the role of Madame Armfeldt in A Little Night Music, a role earlier inhabited by the likes of Hermione Gingold and Margaret Hamilton.
Sondheim Makes His Entrance Again, Intimately
The chamberization of Stephen Sondheim’s work has had a double-edged, somewhat surreal effect on the composer.
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Clinton Family Attends 'Next to Normal' Matinee
The Clinton’s visit to Next to Normal came a week-and-a-half after Michelle Obama and her daughters were in New York for a couple shows.
Broadway's Unlikely Hit Gives Hope to the Bold
That the musical Next to Normal earned back its $4 million capitalization was as significant as it was unlikely.
An Out-of-Town Overhaul Helps a Musical Find Focus
The lead producer of Next to Normal took the unusual step of moving a show that had already opened in New York to an out-of-town theater for an overhaul.
Mental Illness, the Musical, Aims for Truth
Mental illness on the stage and screen is often portrayed in extreme ways, and not just for dramatic effect.
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