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amBroadway | ‘The Collaboration’ receives final extension, Adrienne Warren to lead ‘Room’ and more

Adrienne Warren to lead ‘Room’ on Broadway Adrienne Warren, who made headlines right before the pandemic began for her Tony Award-winning performance as Tina Turner in the bio musical “Tina,” will return to Broadway in the spring in “Room,” an adaptation of Emma Donoghue’s 2010 novel about a mother and son who escape from their captor’s purpose-built room. Donaghue prepared both the stage… → Read More

amBroadway | Off-Broadway in the winter

Springtime on Broadway looks particularly promising, especially the revivals of “Sweeney Todd,” “Camelot,” and “Parade,” and the reinvention of the 1977 → Read More

amBroadway: ‘Parade’ with Ben Platt marches on Great White Way, ‘Little Shop’ shakeup and more

The acclaimed New York City Center revival of Jason Robert Brown and Alfredy Uhry’s unapologetically dark 1999 musical “Parade,” starring Ben Platt ("Dear → Read More

amBroadway | ‘Peter Pan’ takes a ‘Wrong’ turn; ‘Ohio State Murders’ cuts run short, and more

Six years ago, “The Play That Goes Wrong,” Mischief Theatre’s knockabout farce about a clueless attempt by an amateur theater group to put on a melodramatic → Read More

Year in Review | The most disappointing Broadway and Off-Broadway shows of 2022

Given that I recently named the best Broadway and Off-Broadway shows of the year, it seems only fitting that I should also address the worst shows. → Read More

amBroadway | ‘Ain’t No Mo’ extends run, ‘Stranger Things’ star added to ‘Sweeney Todd’ cast, and more

“People are coming, loving the show and calling it the best theatrical experience of their life, but traditional Broadway marketing doesn’t work for this kind → Read More

amBroadway | Ralph Fiennes plays Robert Moses Off-Broadway, ‘Walking with Ghosts’ ends run and more

The hottest ticket in town right now is “Straight Line Crazy,” English playwright David Hare’s new bio drama starring Ralph Fiennes as the legendary and → Read More

Review | Great adventure with ‘Kimberly Akimbo’

On the other hand, David Lindsay-Abaire’s 2000 dark comedy “Kimberly Akimbo” depicts a 16-year-old girl who has the same medical condition and consequently → Read More

Review | Ben Platt scores in ‘Parade’ at City Center

It was Presidents’ Day Weekend in 1999. I was 15 years old and had gone with my family to the TKTS booth to grab tickets to a matinee. I was expecting to see → Read More

Review | Lea Michele reinvigorates ‘Funny Girl’

A return trip to the new Broadway revival of “Funny Girl” reveals both good news and bad news. → Read More

Review | ‘Cost of Living’ brings disabilities drama to Broadway

Whereas financial organizations traditionally equate the “cost of living” with the minimum expenses necessary to sustain a basic standard of living in a → Read More

amBroadway | Lea Michele contracts COVID, Muhammad Ali musical in works and more

Mere days after taking over as Fanny Brice in “Funny Girl,” Lea Michele has tested positive for COVID. She is currently slated to rejoin the show on Sept. 20. → Read More

amBroadway | Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford join ‘Sweeney Todd’ revival, Free Curtain Up Festival returns and more

Swing your razor wide, Sweeney - because it’s official at last. As previously reported and rumored, a revival of Stephen Sondheim’s 1979 masterpiece “Sweeney → Read More

Review | ‘As You Like It’ jubilantly redefines ‘community’ theater

“Spoiler alert: it’s a happy ending,” warns writer and performer Shaina Taub in her joyful and user-friendly 90-minute musical version of Shakespeare’s → Read More

amBroadway | Moving from Broadway to Off-Broadway

Is a Broadway musical still a “Broadway” musical after it packs up and moves Off-Broadway? → Read More

A look at musicals based on the Bard

Following a divisive production of “Richard III” earlier this summer, the Public Theater’s Shakespeare in the Park series has returned with a new 90-minute → Read More

amBroadway | Weezer cancels Broadway residency, ‘Into the Woods’ cast changes and more

Weezer cancels Broadway residency I’ll admit it: I had no idea that the rock band Weezer was supposed to play a short residency on Broadway. (If they sent a press release, I never got it.) But in any event, frontman Rivers Cuomo has announced that the concerts have been canceled due to “low ticket sales and unbelievably high expenses,” as per a Reddit post. During the summer of 2019, a number of… → Read More

amBroadway | ’13: The Musical’ to premiere on Netflix, Texas church presents edited, unauthorized ‘Hamilton’ performance and more

'13: The Musical’ to premiere on Netflix on Friday → Read More

Summer reading recommendations for theater fans

Going on a theater-free vacation doesn’t mean you actually need to leave Broadway behind. Below are some new books for theater fans that should make for → Read More

A look at New York City’s summer theater line-up

With the exception of free outdoor Shakespeare, the summertime is generally not considered a prime time for the New York theater scene, with few new shows → Read More