Category: Theater (Off Broadway)

Review: In ‘The Harder They Come,’ Innocence Lost to a Reggae Beat

The New York Times – Music:
A stage adaptation of the 1972 movie about a Jamaican singer turned outlaw hero sounds great but falls hard at the Public Theater.
Review: In ‘Misty,’ a Restless Artist Grapples With a Gentrifying City

The New York Times – Music:
At the Shed, Arinzé Kene mixes spoken word, music and comedy to tell a story of racial tension and male identity in a changing London.
A24, the Indie Film Studio, Buys New York’s Cherry Lane Theater

The New York Times – Movies:
The studio’s first venture into live performance follows the move by Audible, Amazon’s audio subsidiary, to stage works at the nearby Minetta Lane Theater.
What to See This Spring in NYC: Broadway Shows, Concerts and More

The New York Times – Music:
“Life of Pi” and Laura Linney on Broadway, Lise Davidsen at the Met Opera, SZA on tour: Here’s what we’re looking forward to this season.
Hari Nef and Parker Posey: Two ‘It’ Girls Whose ‘Humanity Peeks Through’

The New York Times – Movies:
In a pairing that seems almost predestined, the actresses are sharing a stage in “The Seagull/Woodstock, NY,” a contemporary riff on Chekhov.
Oscar Isaac, Rachel Brosnahan and the Draw of a Neglected Hansberry Play

The New York Times – Movies:
The first major New York revival of “The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window,” Lorraine Hansberry’s 1964 Broadway play, comes to BAM this month. What took so long?
Bridgette Wimberly, Playwright and Librettist, Dies at 68

The New York Times – Music:
She had success with a play about abortion in 2001, and in 2015 wrote the libretto for the opera “Charlie Parker’s Yardbird.”
A ‘Titanic’ Parody Show That Draws Fans Near, Far, Wherever They Are

The New York Times – Music:
Some of the devotees of ‘Titanique,’ which recently moved to the larger Daryl Roth Theater after months of sold-out shows, have seen it more than a dozen times.
‘Merrily We Roll Along’ Will Transfer to Broadway Next Fall

The New York Times – Music:
Jonathan Groff, Lindsay Mendez and Daniel Radcliffe, now starring in an Off Broadway revival, will lead the Broadway production as well.
Best Arts Photos of 2022

The New York Times – Music:
These are the images that defined a remarkable time across the worlds of art, music, dance and performance.
‘Stomp’ to Close in New York in January

The New York Times – Music:
The long-running stage show has been a part of the city’s theatrical landscape for nearly 29 years.
‘The Wiz’ Aims for Broadway After a U.S. Tour

The New York Times – Music:
Schele Williams will direct and JaQuel Knight is choreographing a new production of the show, with additional material by Amber Ruffin. It will start its tour in Baltimore.