#ALADIN ON BROADWAY APRIL 8 2016 FULL#

Cast: Roger Rees, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Charlotte Parry.

Twitter: review of A Night With Janis Joplin Also portrayed are Joplin inspirations Bessie Smith and Aretha Franklin.

Transferring Off-Broadway.Īn imagined concert by 1960’s rock singer Janis Joplin, including her hits “Piece of My Heart,” “Ball and Chain,” and “Me and Bobby McGee.

The fanciful new musical based on the novel by Daniel Wallace and the 2003 Columbia Pictures film written by John August, will be directed and choreographed by Stroman ( Contact, Crazy for You, The Producers), with music and lyrics by Tony nominee Andrew Lippa ( The Wild Party, The Addams Family) and a libretto by August.Ĭlosed February 9.

Cast: Norbert Leo Butz, Kate Baldwin, Bobby Steggert.

Written by Andrew Lippa (music and lyrics) and John August (book).

Twitter: review of The Glass Menagerie OCTOBER, 2013.

#ALADIN ON BROADWAY APRIL 8 2016 FULL#

A beautiful play full of poetry and longing, The Glass Menagerie makes its triumphant return to Broadway in an exquisite and groundbreaking new production.” However, the arrival of the gentleman caller (Smith) sends shockwaves through the family, and causes cracks to form in the delicate fantasies that have kept them going. Amanda dreams of a better life for her shy and crippled daughter Laura (Keenan-Bolger), and so she pushes her son Tom (Quinto) to find a ‘gentleman caller’ for the girl. According to producers, “Amanda Wingfield (Jones) is a southern belle past her prime, living with two grown children in a small apartment in St.Cast: Cherry Jones, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Zachary Quinto, Brian J.Shakespeare’s dramatization of the original poem sets the two young lovers in a context of prejudice, authoritarian parents, and a never ending cycle of ‘revenge.’ Against this background, the strength of their love changes the world.” While race defines the family lineages, the original cause of the ‘ancient quarrel’, passed down by successive generations to their young, has been lost to time. According to producers, “In this new production, the members of the Montague household will be white, and the blood relatives of the Capulet family will be black.Cast: Orlando Bloom, Condola Rashad, Jayne Houdyshell, Joe Morton.This led to his writing songs that became instant standards, and his struggle to harmonize his traditional beliefs with the “free love” generation. After his childhood escape from Nazi Germany, the young rabbi formed an unlikely friendship with legendary jazz singer Nina Simone, who introduced him to soul and gospel music. Can this mismatched pair turn what could be a dining disaster into something special before the check arrives, or end up at another table for one?”Ī new Broadway musical tells the story of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, the “Rock Star Rabbi” of the 1960s. Set in a jaded city full of missed connections, their unpredictable evening unfolds in real time. When tightly wound Aaron is set up with cool girl Casey, a quick drink turns into a hilarious dinner served with sides of Google background checks, fake emergency phone calls, a slew of bad boy and uptown girl exes, and some seriously saucy chemistry. First Date, according to producers, “is Broadway’s new musical comedy about the most dangerous human endeavor in existence, the dreaded blind date.Austin Winsberg (book), Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner (music and lyrics).Using projection technology and 3D sound, the show chronicles the Beatles’ rise from Liverpool’s Cavern Club to the height of their fame through live performances of songs including “Twist and Shout,” “She Loves You,” “Drive My Car,” “Yesterday,” “Hey Jude,” “Come Together” and “Let It Be.”

Let It Be began as a West End production to celebrate The Beatles’ 50th anniversary.“ Forever Tango is music, drama, culture, a way of life”.

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