The show will be rewritten for a production set on the South Side of Chicago in the 1940s, directed by Tony Goldwyn and Savion Glover. Source: New York Times
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Positive Coronavirus Cases Halt ‘Aladdin’ a Day After It Reopened
By Gotham Rex on September 29, 2021
The Broadway show had just returned to the stage on Tuesday with several understudies. Source: New York Times
Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga Will Star in 'Macbeth' on Broadway
By Gotham Rex on September 29, 2021
Ruth Negga will co-star as Lady Macbeth in a production directed by Sam Gold and scheduled to open next April. Source: New York Times
Tony Awards: Complete List of Winners
By Gotham Rex on September 27, 2021
Here are the winners of Sunday night’s Tony Awards. Source: New York Times
‘Moulin Rouge!’ and ‘The Inheritance’ Take Top Honors at Tony Awards
By Gotham Rex on September 27, 2021
The ceremony, held for the first time in more than two years, honored shows that opened before the pandemic and tried to lure crowds back to Broadway. Source: New York Times
'Slave Play' Is Returning to Broadway
By Gotham Rex on September 27, 2021
The play, which had been nominated for 12 Tony Awards, will return to Broadway in November. Source: New York Times
Tony Awards 2021 Updating List of Winners
By Gotham Rex on September 26, 2021
Here are the winners of Sunday night’s Tony Awards. Source: New York Times
Mark Morris Dance Group Debuts ‘Water’ in Its Element
By Gotham Rex on September 26, 2021
Also on the bill for this free outdoor program is the choreographer’s U.S. premiere of “Quad,” a wordless television play by Samuel Beckett. Source: New York Times
Bobby Zarem, ‘Superflack’ and Maker of Stars, Dies at 84
By Gotham Rex on September 26, 2021
As a spirited impresario of public relations, he promoted entertainers, films and the “I Love New York” tourism campaign. Source: New York Times
Tony Awards 2021: Start Time, Streaming and Nominees
By Gotham Rex on September 26, 2021
Most of the awards are being streamed at 7 p.m. Eastern on Paramount+, followed by a 9 p.m. musical theater concert (including three big prizes) broadcast on CBS. Source: New York Times
Bicycle Diaries: Cruising With the ‘American Utopia’ Family
By Gotham Rex on September 21, 2021
Our intrepid reporter and photographer biked through Queens with David Byrne and some of his castmates ahead of their return to Broadway. Then the skies opened up. Source: New York Times
How 5 Broadway Shows Restored Their Signature Effects
By Gotham Rex on September 17, 2021
How five big returning shows, including “The Phantom of the Opera” and “Moulin Rouge!,” have retuned, restored and restarted their signature effects. Source: New York Times
Broadway Is Brimming With Black Playwrights. But for How Long?
By Gotham Rex on September 16, 2021
Theater seems to be responding to demands for diversity. Artists are both delighted and worried about the precarious moment in which the gates have opened. Source: New York Times
Tonight, a Night at the Theater
By Gotham Rex on September 14, 2021
The biggest Broadway shows reopen this evening, a year and a half after the pandemic closed in on New York. Source: New York Times
Curtains Up! How Broadway Is Coming Back From Its Longest Shutdown.
By Gotham Rex on September 13, 2021
Determined to reopen, crews are dusting off spotlights, dancers are relearning steps, and everyone is testing, testing, testing as theater seeks to rebound from the devastating pandemic. Source: New York Times