Family history is “wrapped up in these songs,” said the singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson, who is making the leap to Broadway with an adaptation of the popular romance novel.
Category: Theater (Broadway)
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Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal to Lead Broadway ‘Othello’
Kenny Leon will direct a starry revival of Shakespeare’s tragedy in the spring of 2025.
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Louis Armstrong Musical ‘A Wonderful World’ Set for Broadway
“A Wonderful World,” featuring Armstrong’s songs, is set to begin previews at Studio 54 in October after previous runs in Miami, New Orleans and Chicago.
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In ‘The Effect,’ Investigating Love and Other Drugs
Jamie Lloyd’s revival of Lucy Prebble’s 2012 play, starring Paapa Essiedu and Taylor Russell, heads to the Shed after a celebrated run at the National Theater, in London.
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‘Water for Elephants’ Brings the Circus to Broadway
Based on the 2006 novel by Sara Gruen, the musical follows a young man who hops a train and falls in with a ragtag, traveling group of entertainers.
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Reviving ‘The Wiz’ Through ‘the Blackest of Black Lenses’
The beloved 1975 musical returns to Broadway this spring, with nods to Black culture like second-line parades and Underground Railroad quilts.
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On the Road With ‘The Outsiders,’ Where the Greasers and Socs Rumbled
It’s one of the best-selling Y.A. novels of all time and a star-studded Coppola movie from the ’80s. On its way to Broadway, the show’s cast and creators paid S.E. Hinton a visit.
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Live Performance in New York: Here’s What to See This Spring
“The Notebook” and “Cabaret” land on Broadway. Olivia Rodrigo’s tour stops in Manhattan. Plus: Herbie Hancock, Heartbeat Opera and Trisha Brown Dance Company.
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‘Some Like It Hot’ Wins Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album
The new jazz age musical adaptation of the classic 1959 Billy Wilder film closed in December.
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Chita Rivera Tributes Pour in From Rita Moreno, the Cast of ‘Chicago’ and More
Onstage and off, she was celebrated as a pathbreaking triple-threat who left a huge legacy in musical theater and dance.
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Chita Rivera Lived to Entertain. Here Are 9 Memorable Performances.
A quadruple threat, Rivera could make a lasting impression in minutes, whether onstage or onscreen. These videos illustrate why.