A teenage ritual takes on deeper significance as a setting where autistic young people can blossom — and exercise their social skills along the way. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Theater”
Jack Goldstein, a Savior of Broadway Theaters, Dies at 74
By Gotham Rex on July 7, 2023
He helped secure landmark status for more than two dozen theaters in the 1980s, then initiated the design competition that led to a new TKTS booth. Source: New York Times
Tony Awards to Be Staged in Manhattan’s Washington Heights
By Gotham Rex on December 13, 2022
The annual ceremony honoring Broadway’s top productions and performers is moving to the New York neighborhood where the musical “In the Heights” was set. Source: New York Times
‘Ain’t No Mo’’ to Close on Broadway
By Gotham Rex on December 9, 2022
The play, a biting comedy by Jordan E. Cooper, will have its final performance on Dec. 18, just over two weeks after opening. Source: New York Times
Zadie Smith’s Play to Make Its New York Debut During BAM’s Spring Season
By Gotham Rex on December 8, 2022
In addition to Smith’s “The Wife of Willesden,” the Academy will present its annual DanceAfrica festival and a music series curated by Solange Knowles. Source: New York Times
Best Theater of 2022
By Gotham Rex on December 5, 2022
In a time of renewed awakening, a surprising number of shows smartly reflected those changes in song. Source: New York Times
Doing It Again: Spears Songs and Fairy Tale Characters, Now for Broadway
By Gotham Rex on December 2, 2022
“Once Upon a One More Time” plans to open on Broadway next summer. Source: New York Times
‘Phantom of the Opera’ to Delay Broadway Closing After Sales Spike
By Gotham Rex on November 29, 2022
Last week was the highest-grossing in the show’s 35-year history. Source: New York Times
The Museum of Broadway Is Open. Here Are 10 Highlights.
By Gotham Rex on November 29, 2022
In Times Square, a 26,000-square-foot space details the history of theater with objects like Patti LuPone’s “Evita” wig, a Jets jacket from “West Side Story” and more. Source: New York Times
Can This Man Stop Lying?
By Gotham Rex on November 29, 2022
Christopher Massimine, whose compulsive lying derailed a promising career in theater, maintains that it’s a mental illness that has dogged him since childhood. Source: New York Times
Liza Colón-Zayas Swears by Brené Brown, ‘Hacks’ and Hugs
By Gotham Rex on November 21, 2022
The actress, who won fans for her turn as a wary prep cook on “The Bear,” makes her Broadway debut in “Between Riverside and Crazy.” Source: New York Times
Jessica Chastain to Star in New Broadway ‘A Doll’s House’
By Gotham Rex on November 16, 2022
The Academy Award-winning actress will lead a spring revival of the classic Henrik Ibsen play, revised by Amy Herzog and directed by Jamie Lloyd. Source: New York Times
How ‘The Lion King’ Got to Broadway and Ruled for 25 Years (So Far)
By Gotham Rex on November 16, 2022
A surprising collaboration between an entertainment giant (Disney) and an avant-garde artist (Julie Taymor) birthed the most successful musical in history. Source: New York Times
Broadway Musical ‘Shucked’ Features Songs by Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally
By Gotham Rex on November 14, 2022
The musical, with songs by Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally, just finished a pre-Broadway run in Utah, and will begin New York performances in March. Source: New York Times
Why a Barber’s Chair Will Sit in the Museum of Broadway
By Gotham Rex on November 14, 2022
The chair was a spare for the use of Al Hirschfeld, a celebrated theatrical caricaturist. Source: New York Times