In a time of renewed awakening, a surprising number of shows smartly reflected those changes in song. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Theater (Off Broadway)”
Ben Platt on the Unfortunate Timeliness of His ‘Parade’ Revival
By Gotham Rex on October 31, 2022
The 29-year-old actor, best known for his Tony-winning turn in “Dear Evan Hansen,” this week returns to the stage at New York City Center. Source: New York Times
‘Straight Line Crazy’ Review: The Road Rage of Robert Moses
By Gotham Rex on October 26, 2022
Off Broadway at the Shed, Ralph Fiennes is glorious in David Hare’s sputtering portrait of the man who paved New York. Source: New York Times
‘Tell the Story Every Way You Can’: Bess Wohl on ‘Camp Siegfried’
By Gotham Rex on October 25, 2022
How a real-life pro-Nazi summer camp on Long Island inspired a “deeply American play” about seduction. Source: New York Times
Jeff Weiss, an Unconventional Theatrical Force, Dies at 82
By Gotham Rex on October 18, 2022
Downtown, he was known for sprawling works and vivid performances, but later in his career he drew praise as an actor in mainstream productions, too. Source: New York Times
New Musical From ‘Strange Loop’ Writer to Run Off Broadway
By Gotham Rex on September 13, 2022
“White Girl in Danger,” a soap opera satire by Michael R. Jackson, will be staged in New York next spring by Second Stage and Vineyard theaters. Source: New York Times
Robert LuPone, Actor Who Became a Behind-the-Scenes Force, Dies at 76
By Gotham Rex on August 31, 2022
After playing a critical Broadway role in “A Chorus Line,” he helped start the vibrant Off Broadway MCC Theater. TV watchers knew him from “The Sopranos” and “Law and Order.” Source: New York Times