The playwright David Adjmi explores the in-studio creation process in a play with new songs by the former Arcade Fire member Will Butler.
Category: Theater (Off Broadway)
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Alicia Keys Steps Into a New Spotlight
“Hell’s Kitchen,” a musical inspired by the singer-songwriter’s teenage years in New York, is set to open Off Broadway.
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Stephen Sondheim’s Final Musical is Opening. How Complete Was It?
Sondheim said days before his death in 2021 that he did not know when it would be finished, but the musical, now called “Here We Are,” begins performances Thursday.
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André Bishop Will Depart as Head of Lincoln Center Theater
His pending departure, in 2025, means that there are job openings for the top artistic positions at three of the four nonprofits operating Broadway theaters.
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Charles Busch, Drag Legend, Tells All in His New Memoir
“Leading Lady,” a mosaic of reminiscence and self-analysis, explores the ascent of a man who’s really good at playing women.
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Review: ‘Flex’ Hits the Right Rhythms on the Court and Off
The writer Candrice Jones and the director Lileana Blain-Cruz show a mastery of the game in this play about a girls’ basketball team in rural Arkansas.
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Why Basketball Is So Popular Off Broadway
Basketball is central to the plot in new shows, including “Flex” and “The Half-God of Rainfall.”
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Frederic Forrest, 86, Dies; Actor Known for ‘Apocalypse Now’ and ‘The Rose’
He appeared in a string of films directed by Francis Ford Coppola, and his performance as Bette Midler’s love interest earned him an Oscar nomination.
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‘Rock & Roll Man’ Review: An Alan Freed Biography
A bio-show about the radio D.J. Alan Freed, one of rock music’s early popularizers, dutifully plays the hits.
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Review: In ‘Days of Wine and Roses,’ Two Souls Lost in an Ocean of Booze
In Craig Lucas and Adam Guettel’s jazzy new musical, Kelli O’Hara and Brian d’Arcy James are a glamorous couple succumbing to alcoholism.
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‘Monsoon Wedding’ Review: Marriage of Musical Styles, With Mixed Results
Mira Nair’s 2001 movie about a couple brought together by their families becomes a song-filled pageant, with mixed results.
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Onstage in Brooklyn, ‘Monsoon Wedding’ Tries to Capture the Film’s Spirit
Mira Nair’s long-gestating musical, based on her 2001 hit indie film, arrives at St. Ann’s Warehouse.