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| Run Time: 3 hours and 30 minutes, including one intermission | Age Limit: Recommended for ages 8+. Children under the age of 4 are not permitted in the theatre. |
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Staff Pick of the Month: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Staff Pick of the Month: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
By Mark A. Robinson
Are you a Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff or a Ravenclaw? Are you addicted to the mystical and magical world of the “Harry Potter” books and want your additional fill of learning at Hogwarts? Are you looking for a chance to see some of your favorite characters come to life on stage? If so, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is right up your (Diagon) alley. The play, which picks up 19 years after the J.K. Rowling series of novels leaves off, follows the offspring of Harry, Hermione, Ron, Ginny and Draco and spins new adventures at that famous “School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.”
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is the story of Albus Severus Potter, son of Harry Potter, who is poised to embark upon his own seven years at Hogwarts. Albus has a major challenge facing him: he must overcome his father’s legacy to make his own mark on the world of wizardry. Together, with his best friend Scorpius (son of Harry’s school day nemesis Draco Malfoy), Albus finds himself on a quest challenging the dark forces that are reminiscent of (or perhaps remnants of) the days of Lord Voldemort. With the aid of a time-turner (a wizard’s spin on a time machine) the boys try to rewrite history, but with a domino effect of dire consequences. Only with the help of his famous father can Albus undo the mess and become his own person outside the confines of his father’s shadow.
Penned by playwright Jack Thorne, inspired by a story idea by Rowling, John Tiffany and Thorne, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is a transformative night of theatrical magic, special effects and epic storytelling. Winner of six Tony Awards including Best Play, this enchanting evening will inspire the imagination and touch the heart with its exploration of the bonds of friendship (something that made the original books so endearing). Dozens of our favorite characters make their return in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and, like any good continuation of a great story, new, endearing characters are introduced. Simply put: if you love the Harry Potter stories and were broken-hearted when they came to an end, now is your chance for another adventure.
The best reason to visit (or revisit) Harry Potter and the Cursed Child? It’s brimming with visual spectacle, relatable characters and epic adventure. This show has it all: special effects, captivating storytelling and characters both old and new that you will be rooting for through every scene and every spell! Book your tickets now for this theatrical thrill ride – no trip on the Hogwarts Express necessary!
Give the Gift of Broadway: The Perfect Gift for Every Type of Theatre-Goer
Give the Gift of Broadway: The Perfect Gift for Every Type of Theatre-Goer
As the holidays approach, we are all in search for that memorable, one-of-a-kind gift that will hold special meaning for our loved ones. A trip to a Broadway show can most certainly fit that bill. But, how do you pick the perfect show to match the individual? Fortunately, we are on hand to help you connect the right ticket to the right personality.
The Santa Claus - Aladdin
There are those who approach Christmas like Santa Claus himself, determined to make every wish come true. Much akin to the Genie in the musical Aladdin, their purpose is anchored in the giving of the season. For these selfless, kind-hearted, wish granters, the perfect gift is to take them to see Aladdin where they may see a piece of themselves onstage. The Genie grants only three wishes, so it may help our magnanimous loved one to learn how to set limits on their generosity. What is perfect about Aladdin is that it is the perfect family show, so this adventure can be given and shared by all!
The Christmas Cynic: Chicago
Where the holidays are concerned, there is the occasional Grinch who brings cynicism to the festivities. Despite their anti-Christmas stance, it is in the spirit of the season that we treat even the most negative amongst us to a Broadway outing. What show is perfect for the Christmas cynic? Why, Chicago, of course! An edgy musical about murder and celebrity in the 1920s, this jazzy, long-running hit will be the antidote to a lack of Yuletide cheer. It’s also a terrific show full of catchy Kander and Ebb music and Bob Fosse-inspired dance!
The Nostalgist: Back to the Future
Some people like to reminisce about the past, always recalling the holidays of yesteryear, reveling in how perfect they seemingly were in comparison to now. For those who like to take a walk down memory lane, why not buy them a ticket to Back to the Future? Whether it is the 1950s or the 1980s, this new musical is a chance to take a jaunt back to easier, more innocent times. Marty McFly doesn’t have it easier, racing against time to save his parents’ relationship, ensuring his very existence, however, your loved one will enjoy this blast from the past!
The Holiday Baker: Sweeney Todd
We all know someone who makes holiday baking into an obsessive quest for both quality and quantity. Cakes, cookies, and pies galore are their yearly specialties, and we stand in awe of their culinary achievements. On Broadway, that cook of notoriety is Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Now, we are not going to share any of her recipes here, but we know that any true holiday baker who thinks outside of the box will relish an opportunity to visit her kitchen. With just enough sugar and spice, even revenge can be sweetly served!
Not Into Musicals: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
As hard as it is for us to believe that there is such a theatergoing type, there are those out there that simply do not enjoy musicals. Fortunately, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child features all the splendor and spectacle of a Broadway musical, minus the songs and dances. Continuing the popular book series by J.K. Rowling about a wonderful world of witches and wizards, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child takes audiences on a new generation of adventures at Hogwarts, with plenty of magic to be found therein.
The Holiday Pot-Stirrer - Hamilton
Every family has at least one: an aunt, uncle, or grandparent who likes to spark debates at the dinner table. This person delights in reaction and controversy. Alexander Hamilton, one of America’s Founding Fathers, was often a divisive figure amongst his contemporaries, igniting all kinds of arguments on politics wherever he went. The musical Hamilton tells his story, and a ticket to this Tony-winning hit is guaranteed to inspire your argument-starting relative.
The Mistletoe Dreamer - Moulin Rouge!
Who is the hopeless romantic in your life? Who still thinks kisses under the mistletoe are a part of holiday magic? There is at least one person we encounter regularly who believes that romance will come for everyone. That kind of optimism deserves to be rewarded with the gift of Moulin Rouge!, a musical about two star-crossed lovers who rail against all odds to be in each other’s arms. Even if the ending is not as happy as they might like, the jukebox score that carries us to the conclusion will keep their penchant for romance alive through the curtain call.
The Last-Minute Holiday Shopper - Some Like It Hot
Procrastination can be a real challenge, especially where holiday shopping is concerned. We wait until the last minute, sometimes missing out on something wonderful. The delightful musical Some Like It Hot will conclude its critically-lauded Broadway run on December 30th. Do not procrastinate and miss the opportunity to catch this tuneful, hilarious, and heartfelt musical comedy about two male musicians disguised as women to hide from an organized crime boss who wants them dead!
Broadway Trivia: What's Playing Right Now
Broadway Trivia: What's Playing Right Now
By Mark A. Robinson
There is nothing trivial about the complexity of Broadway and Off-Broadway plays and musicals. That doesn’t, however, change the fact that we love the trivia about these productions. Here is your chance to stand in the spotlight! How many of these trivia questions about currently running Broadway and Off-Broadway plays and musicals can you answer?
QUESTIONS:
1. Off-Broadway’s Rock & Roll Man is a bio-musical about D.J. Alan Freed, one of the early proponents of Rock & Roll music. What American Idol finalist plays Freed in this new musical?
2. The Shark is Broken is a play by Ian Shaw and Joseph Nixon that reveals the behind-the-scenes insanity that ensued during the filming of the 1975 horror classic Jaws. Who was the director of that famous film?
3. This former Filipino leader is the subject of the immersive musical Here Lies Love that chronicles her rise and fall from power.
4. What popular country music variety and sketch comedy program was the basis for an earlier project that was revised and grown into Broadway’s musical comedy hit Shucked?
5. MJ, the music biography that tells the life story of the King of Pop Michael Jackson, features many songs by the superstar. Which Michael Jackson album was the artist’s best-selling of his career and the top-selling pop album of all time?
6. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child continues the story of the titular wizard in J.K. Rowling’s best-selling book series. The play follows Harry’s son on an adventure at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. What are the names of the four dormitory houses at Hogwarts?
7. Titanique, the Off-Broadway musical that spoofs the film Titanic, uses songs made famous by this pop star to make up its score. Adding to the fun, she is also a character in the musical’s story.
8. Trey Parker and Matt Stone are the comedic geniuses behind the musical The Book of Mormon. What irreverent television cartoon for adults, that has been running since 1997, did Parker and Stone also create?
9. SIX is a Broadway musical-meets-pop music concert, that gives a voice to the half-dozen wives of Henry VIII. Can you name all six of these dynamic ladies?
10. Who doesn’t love Wicked, the long-running musical about the unlikely friendship between the two Witches of Oz? The musical spectacle features a character named Elphaba, better known to us as “The Wicked Witch of the West.” What was the inspiration for Elphaba’s name?
ANSWER KEY:
1. Rock & Roll Man stars Constantine Maroulis who was an American Idol finalist in the fourth season of the hit reality series. Maroulis received a Tony Award nomination for his appearance in the jukebox musical Rock of Ages. He also starred on Broadway in a revival of Jekyll and Hyde.
2. Steven Spielberg directed the film Jaws. The production was plagued with myriad complications, among them the ongoing technical issues with the mechanical shark that portrayed the title character. The Shark is Broken delves into the comical and frustrating setbacks that came while making this movie classic.
3. Imelda Marcos, played by Arielle Jacobs. Jacobs has appeared on Broadway in Aladdin, Wicked, and In the Heights. Here Lies Love features a score by Grammy winners David Byrne and Fat Boy Slim. The musical is set in the confines of a dance club and the audience gets to be part of the action.
4. Hee-Haw! was a country music variety and sketch program that ran on various television channels from 1969 to 1997. Robert Horn, book writer for Shucked, previously worked on a project with composers Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally in 2015 called Moonshine: That Hee Haw Musical. The show’s 2020 run at the National Theater was cancelled by the pandemic, after which extensive rewrites left only two songs and the character name “Lulu” behind to forge a new path for the Shucked audiences know and love today.
5. Michael Jackson’s Thriller album was released in November of 1982. It soared to the top of the charts and went on to become the best-selling pop music album of all time. Among its hit songs, “Beat It”, “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’”, “Billie Jean”, “Human Nature” and “Thriller” are all performed in the Broadway musical MJ.
6. Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Slytherin are the names of the four houses at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. In the play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, they feature as well. Albus, Harry’s son, defies family tradition when he is sorted into Slytherin instead of Gryffindor.
7. The musical Titanique features songs made famous by pop star Celine Dion. Dion won both an Oscar and a handful of Grammy Awards for “My Heart Will Go On,” the love theme from the popular 1997 film Titanic. In the musical, the character of Celine Dion surprises patrons at a Titanic museum and serves as their guide through the telling of her version of the tale of the greatest maritime disaster.
8. South Park, which premiered on Comedy Central in 1997, was the brainchild of Parker and Stone. The duo collaborated on the 2011 musical The Book of Mormon, bringing their devilish wit and ribald storytelling to a tale about two Mormon missionaries sent to serve in a remote African village.
9. Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Katherine Howard, and Catherine Parr were Henry VIII’s wives. In SIX, each one gets a chance to make their case for why they had the worst deal as his spouse.
10. The book Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire was the basis for the musical Wicked. Maguire, as an homage to Oz creator and author L. Frank Baum, added a vowel sound to each of Baum’s initials L.F.B. to create the moniker Elphaba. The beloved character lives on in the musical Wicked where she brings the house down every performance with the show stopping Act I finale “Defying Gravity.”
Broadway Spooktacular: The Plays & Musicals That Are Perfect for Celebrating Halloween
Broadway Spooktacular: The Plays & Musicals That Are Perfect for Celebrating Halloween
October is Halloween month and Broadway offers a surprising array of plays and musicals suited for the holiday. Whether you enjoy compelling mysteries, spooky plot twists, colorful spectacle with wild and crazy costumes, or kooky comedy bordering on the insane, the Great White Way is a Halloween spooktacular with something for everyone!
The Witches of Oz are the least frightening part of this musical, but witches do iconically go with Halloween, so Wicked is the first entry on our list of musicals to see for Halloween. Not to worry! There is plenty to be fearful of in Wicked. The corrupt Wizard, his pack of abused flying monkeys, the horrific mistreatment of the musical’s catalyst Elphaba (The Wicked Witch of the West) all come together to create a story perfect for the whole family.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
The play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child brims with witches, warlocks, magic, and mystery. These are all the perfect ingredients for a Halloween theatre outing. We all know the Harry Potter stories and the adventures of the title character at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, but what happens there when Harry Potter’s son attends and gets into his own magical mischief? Harry Potter and the Cursed Child promises an intriguing evening of theatre full of heart-stopping twists and turns.
Not all things frightening come in the form of ghosts, ghouls, and things that go bump in the night. Sometimes, scary can be funny, and the prospect of being a Mormon missionary in a remote African village ruled by a merciless warlord, can inspire both terror and laughter. One of the highlights of the second act of this long-running Broadway favorite is the song “Spooky Mormon Hell Dream,” which is an outrageously funny production number that will chill you to your core, even as you are shaking with laughter.
If you are into the macabre, there is no better musical for you than Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. The story of a barber seeking revenge, first on the judge who wrongly incarcerated him, then turning his vengeance on society as a whole, is as close to a horror musical as Broadway gets. For Halloween thrills and chills, Sweeney Todd delivers, taking audiences on a hair-raising ride of a serial killer whose grisly tale is ultimately a heartbreaking tragedy. The musical is also considered by many to be Stephen Sondheim’s masterpiece.
A trip to the Underworld and the lair of the diabolical Hades is about as terrifying a prospect as we can imagine, bringing us face-to-face with the embodiment of death. The musical Hadestown does just that, reimagining the Greek myth of “Orpheus and Eurydice” as a terrifying journey of love and rescue. Can Orpheus bring his love Eurydice back from Hadestown, even as the machinations of its ruler thwart him at every turn?
A uniquely bizarre evening of entertainment, it is hard to explain what makes Blue Man Group an offering that has been delighting Off-Broadway audiences for decades. Yet it has! The show suits Halloween just fine, filled as it is with many mind-boggling tricks and the occasional treats worked into the show: fun with such sweets as marshmallows, Captain Crunch, and a Twinkie meal shared with a member of the audience. Even their colorful blue body paint donned by the performers speaks to the art of Halloween transformation.
The Off-Broadway revival of the perennial classic Little Shop of Horrors invites audiences into a science fiction terror tale where a bloodthirsty plant finds its hunger is never sated. The awkward but kindly Seymour is the proud cultivator of the plant, but ultimately realizes the mistake he has made by indulging the vile vegetation. Will it take over the world? Are any of us safe? You’ll have to see Little Shop of Horrors to find out humanity’s fate!
48 Hours in NYC: The Ultimate Broadway-Themed Itinerary
48 Hours in NYC: The Ultimate Broadway-Themed Itinerary
By Mark A. Robinson
Everyone loves committing to a theme, whether it be an art installation, a favorite movie or TV genre, or best of all - a themed party or event. If you find yourself in the Big Apple for the weekend with 48 hours to pack in some theater-going, why not make it a themed weekend? To make it easier to “commit to the bit,” we have curated some possible Broadway themes that will make your Broadway-filled weekend an exciting adventure.
You and the Zoo: The Lion King, Life of Pi and Wicked
The Lion King and Life of Pi make a great two-show-day pairing. Both shows have animals central to the plot, both shows have riveting twists, and both shows boast jaw-dropping puppetry that can make you forget that you are not witnessing living, breathing members of the animal kingdom running wild on stage. You can see The Lion King on Saturdays at 2 pm, followed by Life of Pi at 8:00 pm. In between, take a quick jaunt over to the Central Park Zoo and see some real-life animals. On Sunday, your animal kingdom sojourn can continue with Wicked (2:00 or 8:00 pm) where flying monkeys, talking goats, cowardly lions and other crazy creatures come together to support the origin story of the two Witches of Oz.
Royal Engagement: Once Upon a One More Time, SIX and Camelot
We all have our fascination with royalty, and why not? We love castles, crowns, elegance and power. You’ll begin with a two-show Saturday that is indeed a royal engagement. Catch a 2:00 pm matinee of Once Upon a One More Time, where your favorite storybook heroines create a brand-new kind of fairytale, all to the music of Britney Spears, the Princess of Pop. Then top off your day with an 8:00 pm showing of SIX, where the half-dozen wives of Henry VIII have their say. On Sunday, take in the Royal Tea at the Russian Tea Room before you return to the royal court, this time with Camelot at Lincoln Center Theatre (3:00 pm) and witness firsthand the rise and fall of an idealistic, mythical kingdom.
Get A Life! Bio Musical Must-Sees: MJ, A Beautiful Noise and Funny Girl
If you’re interested in learning about some of the 20th century’s great entertainers, spend your weekend taking in musical biographies. Start out with a 2:00 pm Saturday matinee of MJ and find out how Michael Jackson became the “King of Pop.” At night, Neil Diamond’s epic career will entertain with a catalogue of his song standards in A Beautiful Noise (8:00 pm). For a more traditional Broadway score, spend Sunday at Funny Girl,(times vary by date) and get a dose of heart and humor as you navigate the life of stage and screen comedienne Fanny Brice.
The Good, The Bad, and The In-Between: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Chicago and Hadestown
For those of you who like some variety in your theatergoing weekend, why not try out our itinerary for "The Good, The Bad and The In-Between." Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Saturdays at 1:00 pm) makes for a “good” Saturday matinee choice, with its story of young wizards trying to right the wrongs of evil doings in the wizarding world. The “bad” is, of course, Chicago (Saturdays at 8:00 pm), a show populated with murderesses, corrupt law officials, slick lawyers and aspiring actresses who will stop at nothing to make it to the top. Finally, the “in-between” is Hadestown (Sundays- matinee times vary) a musical where characters in love must go to hell and back to be together.
Celebrate Labor Day Weekend on Broadway
Celebrate Labor Day Weekend on Broadway
By Mark A. Robinson
That time has come: the de facto end of summer festivities. Even though summer officially concludes on September 23, Labor Day weekend has always signaled the end of summer fun as the kids head back to school and we return to our more structured lives. With that last hurrah this weekend, why not try to get another Broadway show in? There are no Broadway performances ON Labor Day, but multiple shows have added an additional Sunday night performance to their schedule for the big weekend.
Here are the shows with an extra performance that you can grab tickets for this Labor Day weekend! Please note: this schedule reflects Labor Day weekend performances only. Be sure to check performance times for other dates.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Additional 7pm performance on Sunday evening, also shows on Saturday at 1pm and 7pm, and on Sunday at 1pm.
A magical outing for the entire family, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child takes audiences on a jaunt into the world of J.K. Rowling’s favorite wizarding world. Picking up where the novels leave off, this spectacular play filled with glorious stagecraft and illusion follows Harry Potter’s son Albus on his adventures at Hogwarts Academy of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Additional 7:30pm performance on Sunday evening, also shows on Saturday at 2pm and 8pm, and Sunday at 2pm.
What does it take to become a music icon and a national treasure? The prolific music of Neil Diamond is such an exhilarating part of the American songbook, but it has become so commonplace that is easy to take for granted. The jukebox musical A Beautiful Noise tells Diamond’s compelling life story, from his humble beginnings to becoming one of pop music’s most celebrated artists.
Additional 7:30pm performance on Sunday evening, with shows on Saturday at 2pm and 8pm, and Sunday at 2pm.
Love, sex, betrayal and a little bit of madness come together in the hilarious comedy The Cottage which arrived on Broadway this summer. Under the direction of Jason Alexander, and featuring a top-notch cast of comedic geniuses, the play by Sandy Rustin imagines a situation rife with humorous possibilities. What happens when a woman who, in the middle of a secret affair, brings together the spouses to reveal the indiscretion?
Additional 7:30pm performance on Sunday evening, with shows on Saturday at 2pm and 8pm, and Sunday at 1:30pm.
A jukebox musical featuring dozens of famous pop songs, based on a beloved, Oscar-winning film, and designed with a nonpareil opulence, Moulin Rouge! is definitely an event that is likely to enthrall anyone who sees it. The tragic love story at its heart makes for the perfect framework to hang almost a century’s worth of great music, gorgeously choreographed to our delight. Riverdale’s Casey Cott starts as Christian through December 3rd.
Additional 7:30pm performance on Sunday evening, with shows on Saturday at 2pm and 8pm, and Sunday at 2pm.
August and September is corn harvesting season, so this is the perfect time to see a Broadway musical called Shucked. Shucked is a side-splitting comedy about a rural town whose corn crop is failing. They dispatch one of their own into the world to try to find a solution for their agricultural woes. Soon, the young Maizy is on an adventure of a lifetime and what she learns along the way changes her world.
Additional 7:30pm performance on Sunday evening, with shows on Saturday at 2pm and 8pm, and Sunday at 2pm.
One of Broadway’s newest musicals will appeal to anyone who loves 80s movies, sci-fi, fun, romance, and nostalgia. Back to the Future is the tale of Marty McFly, a misfit teenager living in the 1980s, who travels in a time machine back to the 1950s where he finds his very existence hinges upon his ability to make a match between the teenage versions of his mother and father. Filled to the brim with some of Broadway’s most jaw-dropping spectacle, Back to the Future is a thrill ride of a show!
September 2023: Top Broadway Shows to See this Month
September 2023: Top Broadway Shows to See this Month
By Mark A. Robinson
September is here! Falling back into our routines after a summer of vacationing and sunbathing casts a grey cloud over our spirits while foreshadowing the crisp, cooler weather that comes with the new season. This doesn’t mean we cannot find a little time for escapist fun, and the theater is the perfect place to keep our hearts and minds alive with excitement. Say hello to September with these top Broadway offerings.
The Lion King
A trip to the African Savannah comes complete with an infectious score, high adventure, astonishing special effects, and beloved characters in the Disney stage adaptation of the animated classic The Lion King. The young lion cub Simba, heir apparent to the throne of the Pride Lands, must learn to be a courageous ruler when his unscrupulous uncle tries to usurp the title of “Lion King.” This family-targeted production brims with color, spectacle, and some of the most awe-inspiring puppetry ever utilized in musical theatre. You will never forget this trip to the Minskoff Theatre where an entire menagerie comes to life before your very eyes!
Sweeney Todd
What starts out as a bone chilling musical of gothic horror proportions evolves into an evening of devastating tragedy with Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. The title character, a barber who is wrongly imprisoned by a corrupt judge, returns from his incarceration to exact revenge on the unscrupulous magistrate who rendered the sentence. With the help of a scheming pie maker, Sweeney turns murder into an art form in this Stephen Sondheim masterpiece about social injustice. Starring Tony and Grammy-nominated multi-platinum recording artist Josh Groban as the title character, this show is not to be missed.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
The world of Harry Potter, The Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and the parade of beloved characters that inhabit J.K. Rowling’s series of novels continue their magical life in the play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Picking up where Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows concludes, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child follows Albus Severus Potter (Harry’s offspring) on his adventures at Hogwarts. He and his classmate Scorpius Malfoy soon find themselves embroiled in a complicated mess when they try to alter history with the aid of a time turner.
Some Like It Hot
Things aren’t always what they seem, and the new musical Some Like It Hot insists that that is just fine. When two male musicians witness a terrible crime, they become afraid for their own lives. They disguise themselves as women and join an all-female band to remain incognito. In the process, they begin to realize that being a woman isn’t exactly easy, especially where romance is concerned, and the easiest path to love is to be your true self. Some Like It Hot is a farcical musical comedy with a delightful, jazz-inspired score by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman (the composer-lyricist team that brought us Hairspray).
The Shark is Broken
The making of the 1975 film classic Jaws did not happen without a litany of challenges. Filmmaker Stephen Spielberg was plagued by setbacks, particularly in the form of a mechanical representation of the titular monster that refused to work correctly. In the comedic play The Shark is Broken by Ian Shaw and Joseph Nixon, we witness the film’s stars Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, and Roy Schneider as they must endure the arduous task of making the film while trying to keep their egos in check. The Shark is Broken is a hilarious exploration of the ins and outs of Hollywood magic (and how that magic comes at a price).
April 2023: Top Broadway Shows to See this Month
April 2023: Top Broadway Shows to See this Month
By Mark A. Robinson
Spring’s here and with it comes a new Broadway season brimming with compelling entertainment options. This April, we have some exciting recommendations on what shows you will most-assuredly want to see as we patiently wait for that “Lusty Month of May” (sung about in one of this season’s eagerly anticipated offerings, Camelot) to drive out the April showers.
Aladdin
Are you in search of a show that has something for everyone? Rub that magic lamp and look no further than Disney’s Aladdin. This musical is a mix of high adventure, dazzling spectacle, romance, humor and nail-biting drama. Want an infectious melody? Check. Do you enjoy mesmerizing choreography? It’s there! The story of a street rat who goes on the journey of a lifetime and finds his self-worth along the way speaks to the hopes and dreams in all of us.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Generations have reveled in getting lost in the epic stories found within the pages of the Harry Potter novels by J.K. Rowling. There is something about the idea of a secret world of magic where good triumphs over evil and where the bonds of friendship are everlasting that makes us wish to be transported there. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is the continuing story of the beloved series, introducing a whole new generation of witches and wizards who join a parade of our favorite characters with magic around every turn.
Kimberly Akimbo
What would life be like if you looked like an old lady, but you were really a teenager? Kimberly has a disorder where her body ages at a rapid pace, but inside she is still a high schooler navigating life’s biggest challenges: peer pressure, dysfunctional families and falling in love. One of the most unconventional yet undeniably excellent musicals to open this season, Kimberly Akimbo has music by Jeanine Tesori (Fun Home) and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire (Shrek: The Musical), with a book based on Lindsay-Abaire’s play of the same name. Critics and audiences alike are raving about the heart and humor of Kimberly Akimbo.
New York, New York
Whether it’s Liza Minnelli’s or Frank Sinatra’s version, the Kander and Ebb song “New York, New York” remains a pop culture staple, a beacon of hope that if you can make it there, you can make it anywhere. It is 1946 and an aspiring musician and a young singer meet, fall in love, and together they strive to “make it big,” all with the Big Apple serving as the backdrop to their journey. Featuring an exhilarating new score by the incomparable John Kander & Fred Ebb (with additional lyrics by Hamilton’s Lin-Manuel Miranda), this new musical stars Colton Ryan (Girl From the North Country) and Anna Uzele (Once On This Island).
Camelot
A musical with a time-honored score by Lerner and Loewe (My Fair Lady) and a story based on the enduring legend of King Arthur, the Lincoln Center Theatre revival of Camelot is now in performances. Equal parts witty comedy, passionate love triangle and heartbreaking tragedy, Camelot first appeared on Broadway in 1960. This new production features a revised book by Aaron Sorkin (A Few Good Men) and direction by Lincoln Center’s musical Merlin, Bartlett Sher (The King and I, The Light in the Piazza). Be sure to get your ticket for a seat at “The Round Table” and witness first-hand the rise and fall of mythology’s most-celebrated kingdom.
Andrew Lloyd Webber's Bad Cinderella
This may not be the “Cinderella” of your childhood, but it is definitely a unique spin on a timeless classic. Musical theatre composer Andrew Lloyd Webber (The Phantom of the Opera, School of Rock) and lyricist David Zippel (City of Angels, Disney’s Hercules) have concocted an original concept for the beloved tale. In Bad Cinderella, the Prince is an awkward introvert whose only friend is the title character – an opinionated misfit disliked by most of the town for her non-conformist ways. When the crafty Queen determines her son needs to be wed...and quickly...is their love story doomed from the beginning, or will they find their “happily ever after” could be achieved simply by being true to themselves all along?
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9Savings based on a 25% reduction in price from the published unrestricted room rate for such guest room-type of Wyndham®- branded hotels made available to the general public at the time of booking on any website operated by Wyndham Hotel Group, excluding any promotional rates made available only through channels owned by Wyndham Hotel Group or participating hotels, specially negotiated rates, corporate rates, group rates, rates intended to be part of a travel package which includes more than hotel accommodations, opaque rates where the specific hotel and location are not disclosed to the customer until after booking, and rates that require qualified proof of membership in a specific third-party company or organization, such as AAA® rates and government rates. All products are in US dollars. Rates can change at any time without prior notice. Terms and conditions apply.
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