Category: Theater (Off Broadway)

In ‘Tom at the Farm,’ Mud (Lots of It) Makes the Play

The New York Times – Movies:
“Tom at the Farm,” about a man visiting his dead lover’s farm, conjures a slippery rural setting at NYU Skirball.
‘American Psycho’ Was Duncan Sheik’s Darkest Work. Was It Also His Best?

The New York Times – Music:
In translating synth pop to a theatrical format in the “American Psycho” musical, Sheik matched what he did with rock in the acclaimed “Spring Awakening.”
With ‘Seven Guitars,’ Ruben Santiago-Hudson Keeps the Light on for August Wilson

The New York Times – Music:
Ruben Santiago-Hudson, a recent Tony nominee for “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone,” returns to the director’s chair for this season’s revival of “Seven Guitars.”
Tiffany, ’80s Pop Star, Is Busy Reinventing Herself

The New York Times – Music:
Best known for her hit song “I Think We’re Alone Now,” she is making her Off Broadway debut in “Spandex the Musical.”
What’s Behind Broadway’s New Musical Drought?

The New York Times – Business:
Hollywood actors in starry plays, skittish investors and gate-keeping theater owners have all contributed to an unusually tough climate for song-and-dance shows.
Fed Up With High Costs, American Theater Takes a Trip to London

The New York Times – Business:
Skyrocketing budgets and falling profitability have driven a new form of offshoring, with U.S. producers staging shows across the Atlantic.
‘Masquerade’ Reimagined ‘Phantom,’ and the Fans Are Flocking

The immersive adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical is a hit, with some people coming back a dozen times since it began performances last summer.
Follow Ian McKellen Into the Mixed Reality Future in ‘An Ark’

Audiences can embark on a very different type of theatrical experience in a new play at the Shed, blending the physical world with digital content.
Review: A ‘Picnic at Hanging Rock’ Musical Is a Psychedelic Parable

At Greenwich House Theater, Greta Gertler Gold and Hilary Bell’s stage adaptation of Joan Lindsay’s novel hovers between reverie and reality.
‘Titaníque,’ Singing and Spoofing Celine Dion, Sets Sail for Broadway

This zany musical made it from the basement of a Manhattan grocery to London’s West End, and now hopes to become Broadway’s next hit comedy.
‘Anna Christie’ Review: Michelle Williams on the Waterfront

The actress stars in Thomas Kail’s luminous revival of Eugene O’Neill’s play about a woman whose past threatens her future.
Tom Hanks on the Electrifying (and Terrifying) Experience of Writing a Play

The actor also stars in the Off Broadway production of “This World of Tomorrow,” a yearslong project at the Shed through Dec. 21.