TO SEE OR NOT TO SEE: “Heartless”
The Cast of "Heartless". Photo by Joan Marcus. HEARTLESS Iconic American playwright Sam Shepard returns to New York with a world premiere play set in a troubling Los Angeles limbo of abandoned spouses,...
View ArticleReview: “Kung Fu” at Signature Theatre
Broadway blog editor Matthew Wexler gets a swift kick of theatrical brilliance at the visually stunning production of Kung Fu, a new play by David Henry Henry Hwang premiering at Signature Theatre....
View ArticleReview: What I Did Last Summer
Want to win FREE tickets to Broadway and Off Broadway? CLICK HERE! by Samuel L. Leiter Juliet Brett, Noah Galvin, and Pico Alexander in “What I Did Last Summer” (photo: Joan Marcus via The Broadway...
View Article‘Angel Reapers’: Not So Much Shakin’ Goin’ On
by Samuel L. Leiter ‘Angel Reapers’ (Photo: Joan Marcus via The Broadway Blog.) Angel Reapers is a collaborative project by playwright Alfred Uhry (Driving Miss Daisy) and director-choreographer Martha...
View ArticleOff-Broadway Dims Its Lights For James Houghton
James Houghton (Photo: Signature Theatre via The Broadway Blog.) Honoring his work and dedication to the Off-Broadway community, numerous Off-Broadway theatres will dim their lights on Thursday at...
View ArticleThe Collision of Family, Race and Power: “Master Harold”… and the boys
by Samuel L. Leiter “Master Harold” …and the boys (Photo: Monique Carboni via The Broadway Blog.) “Thank you so much for treating me to a great play last night. Thrilling!” read the e-mail I received...
View ArticleHester Redux: ‘The Red Letter Plays: In The Blood’
Saycon Sengbloh and Frank Wood in ‘In The Blood.’ (Photo: Joan Marcus) By Samuel L. Leiter In the Blood, originally produced at the Public Theater in 1999, is one of two Suzan-Lori Parks plays being...
View ArticleDeath Becomes Her: ‘Our Lady of 121st Street’
(l to r) Quincy Tyler Bernstine and Hill Harper in ‘Our Lady of 121st Street.’ (Photo: Monique Carboni) By Matthew Wexler I was recently in Harlem, having taken my dog to a local groomer that was about...
View ArticleGod, We Hope They Get This Job: Signature’s ‘A Chorus Line’
The cast of Signature Theatre’s ‘A Chorus Line.’ (Photo: Christopher Mueller) A Chorus Line, when it opened on Broadway in July 1975, catapulted the ensemble of Broadway dancers into the spotlight. Now...
View ArticleSignature Theatre Postpones New Annie Baker Play But Other Off-Broadway Shows...
Signature Theatre (Source: Facebook) We’re not out of the woods yet: leading Off-Broadway theater Signature Theatre has postponed one of its most highly anticipated works, a new play by Pulitzer Prize...
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