Golden Theatre, New YorkThe tale of a fictional British-American rock band trying to make an album makes for compelling and incisive dramaBeyoncé Knowles memorably said: “People don’t make albums any more. They just try to sell a bunch of little quick singles.” More than a decade ago, she spoke with startling accuracy on the wash-rinse-and-repeat cycle of music-making. The nameless record executives who want ditties in the key of TikTok. Success itself is an underwhelming boom-bust.Stereophonic,...
Although “Stereophonic” is not a musical, it’s easy to get swept up by the terrific original rock songs that throb through it. And as writer David Adjmi’s play, which opened Friday night at the John Golden Theatre, is set during the mid 1970s, Will Butler’s music sounds authentically of that edgier era. Almost eerily so.
Forget East Egg and West Egg. The creators of the new musical “The Great Gatsby,” which opened Thursday night on Broadway, have laid an egg. This song-and-dance version of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s enduring 1925 novel about, among other things, American excess in the aftermath of World War I, is excessive all right. The gaudy barrage
The Broadway Theatre, New YorkF Scott Fitzgerald’s novel makes an underwhelming transfer to the stage in a bombastic yet misfiring new productionThe musical currently playing at the Broadway Theatre, twirling drunkenly in 1920s opulence, is The Great Gatsby.Though, perhaps, the latest revival of F Scott Fitzgerald’s novel should be renamed The Gimmicky Gatsby. An attempt to evoke awe through hyper-extended dance intervals and flaccid sets, this remount prioritizes a good time over any purposeful...
Directed and choreographed by Justin Peck, the show previously played an
Samuel J Friedman Theatre, New YorkThe Oscar nominee is a captivating emotional anchor in this drama about a mother coping with her child’s health problemsAlex, the two-year-old child at the center of Amy Herzog’s excellent play Mary Jane, is a constant presence on stage, despite never showing his face nor saying a word. Alex can’t, actually, vocalize anything – he was born with a paralyzed vocal cord, his endearingly peppy mother explains, along with other health conditions such as cerebral...
Just see the show for the stunning vocal performances if nothing else
NEW YORK (AP) — Police officials said they were reviewing whether to restrict access to a public park outside the courthouse where former President Donald Trump is on trial after a man set himself on fire there Friday. “We may have to shut this area down,” New York City Police Department Deputy Commissioner Kaz Daughtry […]
Performing three all-string works by Strauss, Schoenberg and Brahms.
The Roxy on Broadway embraces the musical history of South Broadway with live music every day, rotating food menus and nostalgia.
The musical-theater masterpiece returns in a buzzy and pricey new
Taylor Swift's "The Tortured Poets Department" might be her most cathartic album yet. But what is the benefit of music-driven catharsis?