The addition of 17 songs turns the 1985 sci-fi classic into a big “why?” musical with a big wow factor.
Category: Theater (Broadway)
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‘The Notebook’ Musical to Land on Broadway in the Spring
The adaptation of the popular Nicholas Sparks romance novel, with music and lyrics by Ingrid Michaelson, had a well-reviewed run last year in Chicago.
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‘Here Lies Love’ Star Jose Llana Makes a Home in the Hamptons
When he’s not performing in “Here Lies Love,” a musical about the Philippines’s infamous first couple, this Broadway star finds refuge outside the city.
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Wrestling With His Past. And an Animatronic Shark.
Ian Shaw plays his father, Robert Shaw, in “The Shark Is Broken,” a comedy based on the troubled production of the 1975 film “Jaws.”
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‘Back to the Future’ on Broadway: Buckle Your (DeLorean) Seatbelt
In adapting a beloved franchise for the stage, the creative team sought to develop the story for new audiences while remaining true to the spirit of the films.
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Ann Roth Is Hollywood’s Secret Weapon
Inside the studio of the costume master who helped give the world “Klute,” “The English Patient,” “Midnight Cowboy,” “Working Girl,” “Mamma Mia!” “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” — and more.
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Review: Dancing With Dictators in David Byrne’s ‘Here Lies Love’
A new Broadway musical tells the disturbing story of Imelda Marcos by putting her, and the audience, in a disco.
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‘How to Dance in Ohio,’ a Musical, Plans a Fall Broadway Opening
A teenage ritual takes on deeper significance as a setting where autistic young people can blossom — and exercise their social skills along the way.
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‘Once Upon a One More Time’ Review: Liberation Set to Britney Spears
The Britney Spears jukebox musical, about fairy tale princesses fighting for their emancipation, comes up short as a narrative of feminist awakening.
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A Britney Spears Jukebox Musical Hopes For #SeeBritney Energy
“Once Upon a One More Time” is bringing hits like “Toxic” and “Circus” to Broadway. Will Spears’s fiercely protective base embrace it?
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Glenda Jackson, an Unnervingly Energizing Presence at Every Age
“I had been prepared to be awed, intimidated, even terrified,” Ben Brantley writes of meeting the actress in person five years ago.