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fall preview 2021

Adrienne Warren Stands Up

 She opened in Tina so badly hurt she could barely walk. Then came another mountain to climb. By Jackson McHenry
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Theater Review: Pass Over Reaches for the Promised Land

 An ambitious play (with a rewrite to suit the changed national mood) marks Broadway’s return. By Helen Shaw
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The Story Behind Original Cast Album: Company

 Stephen Sondheim and orchestrator Jonathan Tunick revisit the making of the album — and Elaine Stritch’s beautiful meltdown. By Frank Rich
  1. opera review
    Review: In Sun & Sea, Econihilism Goes to the BeachIt’s all fun and games till someone loses a climate.
    By Helen Shaw
  2. broadway
    The Beetlejuice Musical Will Return From the Dead on Broadway This SpringIt’ll move to the Marriott Marquis Theatre on April 8, 2022.
    By Jackson McHenry
  3. tony awards
    Audra McDonald and Leslie Odom Jr. Will Split Up Tony Awards Hosting DutiesBut can we get a duet?
    By Jackson McHenry
  4. theater review
    Twelfth Night: Richard Nelson’s Rhinebeck Cycle Comes to a CloseIn the twelfth and final play in the series, the extended Michael family gathers overseas.
    By Helen Shaw
  5. diana sings!
    Diana: The Musical Is Like If All These Other Diana Projects Were Also a MusicalThis taped production will stream on Netflix before it opens on Broadway.
    By Rebecca Alter
  7. fall preview 2021
    Adrienne Warren Stands UpShe opened in Tina so badly hurt she could barely walk. Then came another mountain to climb.
    By Jackson McHenry
  8. fall preview 2021
    What Theater Learned on Its 18-Month VacationA traumatic time that’s yielding some good for both the art and the people who make it.
    By Helen Shaw
  9. fall preview 2021
    Emily Davis Doesn’t Do ImpressionsPlaying Reality Winner without stunts in Is This a Room.
    By Helen Shaw
  10. fall preview 2021
    24 New and Returning Theater Performances to See This FallCompany revival, Letters of Suresh, SIX: The Musical, and more.
    By Helen Shaw
  11. ozdust ballroom
    Ranking PBS’s Wicked in Concert Moments by Sheer BafflementThis one’s not for entry-level Ozians.
    By Rebecca Alter
  12. theater review
    Ni Mi Madre Is a Stellar One-Man, One-Mom Show“Is he making fun? Is he paying homage? Yes and yes.”
    By Helen Shaw
  13. theater review
    In Islander, a Toxic Man Faces Off With HimselfDrama built from verbatim transcripts of an NHL star.
    By Helen Shaw
  14. casting couch
    Maybe Now It’s Time for Annie Live! to Announce Its Annie, Celina SmithShe previously played Young Nala in the national tour of The Lion King.
    By Justin Curto
  15. theater review
    Theater Review: Pass Over Reaches for the Promised LandAn ambitious play (with a rewrite to suit the changed national mood) marks Broadway’s return.
    By Helen Shaw
  16. q&a
    The Story Behind Original Cast Album: CompanyStephen Sondheim and orchestrator Jonathan Tunick revisit the making of the album — and Elaine Stritch’s beautiful meltdown.
    By Frank Rich
  17. s! c! h! m! i! g! a! d! o! o! n!
    The Many, Many Musical-Theater References Behind Schmigadoon!’s SongsCo-creator Cinco Paul talks us through the origin of every musical number and the stories behind their references.
    By Jackson McHenry
  18. casting couch
    Tituss Burgess to Take ‘Easy Street’ to Annie Live! As RoosterAcross from Taraji P. Henson’s Miss Hannigan.
    By Justin Curto
  19. beanie feldstein
    Beanie Feldstein Will Play the Titular Role in a Broadway Revival of Funny GirlPerformances planned to start spring 2022.
    By Jackson McHenry
  20. theater review
    In Merry Wives in the Park, the Real Housewives of Windsor Take ChargeFalstaff falls back as the women step up.
    By Helen Shaw
  21. closings
    Scott Rudin’s West Side Story Revival Won’t Return to BroadwayThe Ivo van Hove–directed revival opened just a month before the pandemic closed theaters.
    By Jackson McHenry
  22. the industry
    Where’s Scott Rudin?As Broadway reopens, its most significant producer has been banished — perhaps for the good, perhaps permanently. But also, perhaps, not.
    By Benjamin Wallace
  23. broadway
    Broadway Will Require Vaccinations and Masks As Performances Return This FallThe requirement will last at least through October.
    By Jackson McHenry
  24. theater
    Redemption, Now on BroadwayAntoinette Chinonye Nwandu is determined for her play Pass Over to end on a high note — if she can just stick the rewrite.
    By Jackson McHenry
  25. theater reviews
    Haunted Houses: Samuel and Definition Make Emptiness the PointNot quite installation art, not quite full-on theater, but something in between that I’ll miss when it’s gone.
    By Helen Shaw
  26. rollin
    Adrienne Warren Will Return to Tina on Broadway This FallThe show itself previously announced plans to return October 8.
    By Jackson McHenry
  27. west end
    Andrew Lloyd Webber Shuts Down West End Cinderella, Blaming U.K. COVID Rules“We have been forced into a devastating decision.”
    By Jackson McHenry
  28. theater reviews
    Light-Touch Theater: 3 Shows That Welcome Us Back, TentativelyThe one to see is Liminal Archive, at the New Ohio.
    By Helen Shaw
  29. theater
    In Marcus Garvey Park, Seize the King Reimagines Richard IIIThis summer, Classical Theatre of Harlem puts up Will Power’s contemporary verse play built on very old bones.
    By Helen Shaw
  30. broadway
    Is This A Room and Dana H. Will Share Broadway’s Lyceum Theatre This FallInteresting plays on Broadway, what a concept!
    By Jackson McHenry
  31. obits
    Night Court Star Charlie Robinson Dead at 75He played clerk Mac for eight seasons of the comedy series.
    By Justin Curto
  32. theater
    Sleep No More Sleeps No LongerBy the pricking of your arm …
    By Zoe Haylock
  33. the most swankified network in town
    Look to the PBS-tern Sky for a ‘Wicked’ Celebrity ConcertComing AaaAAaahhhh-gust 29.
    By Jackson McHenry
  34. theater
    Sara Bareilles Is Bringing Waitress Back to Broadway This FallThe show closed before the pandemic, and yet it’s back again.
    By Jackson McHenry
  35. theater review
    Enemy of the People Wants You to Choose Your Own MisadventureThe flashiest theater event since the shutdown is an interactive mixed bag.
    By Helen Shaw
  36. theater review
    Sex and Window-Shopping: Seven Plays for Seven Deadly SinsA septet of ten-minute dramas, under glass, in the Meatpacking District.
    By Helen Shaw
  37. theater review
    What to Send Up When It Goes Down Makes Its Audience Do the WorkThe show does not need to shock you to affect you.
    By Helen Shaw
  38. broadway
    SJP and Matthew Broderick Will Finally Bring Plaza Suite to Broadway in 2022Performances start February 25.
    By Jackson McHenry
  39. braodway
    The Michael Jackson Musical, Which Somehow Still Exists, Recasts Its LeadEphraim Sykes left the musical, and newcomer Myles Frost will replace him.
    By Jackson McHenry
  40. land of hope and dreams
    A First Night Back to Theater With Springsteen on Broadway“You know how people talk about his shows as a religious experience? I got that.”
    By Christopher Bonanos
  41. chat room
    Rita Moreno Talks Bitterness, Anger, and Loving Show Business AnywayAlong the way, the legendary West Side Story actress credits Marlon Brando with getting her into therapy.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  42. two nights ago on late night
    Nathan Lane Is Ready to Be Bruce Springsteen’s Understudy“I’m just one bad seafood dinner away from becoming the Boss!”
    By Rebecca Alter
  43. theater review
    The Shed Artwashes Hudson Yards. Who Artwashes the Shed?Open Call strives for drama in the long shadow of a luxury mall.
    By Helen Shaw
  44. a once in a lifetime event
    This Must Be the Post That Tells You David Byrne’s American Utopia Is ReturningLiquidate our checking accounts.
    By Devon Ivie
  45. egot watch
    H.E.R. Has a Plan to Achieve Her EGOT“Maybe before I’m 30. I’ve got seven years.”
    By Justin Curto
  46. broadway
    The Book of Mormon Will Ring Doorbells Again on Broadway in NovemberScott Rudin is no longer involved as a producer.
    By Jackson McHenry
  47. last night on late night
    Forever Theater Kid Ariana Grande Does Hairspray Parody With James CordenAlongside original Tracy, Marissa Jaret Winokur.
    By Charu Sinha
  48. last night on late night
    That Time Madonna Braided Her Hair Through a Performance of CabaretHickey says he wasn’t bothered, but Natasha Richardson was fuming.
    By Bethy Squires
  49. theater
    Jeff Daniels Will Kill It on Broadway Once AgainHe’s the latest A-lister to do a theater reprise after the pandemic.
    By Devon Ivie
  50. streaming theater reviews
    Two Digital Theater Projects Pretend to Put 20-Somethings’ Lives on the LineTheater Reviews: ’The Kill One Race’ and ‘Capricorn 29’
    By Helen Shaw
  51. glory days
    Local New Jersey Hero Returns to BroadwayBruce Springsteen is reviving his one-man show.
    By Devon Ivie
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