Category Archives: Off-Broadway

Winnie the Pooh Review Roundup

Posted on November 5, 2021 by boz

The new Off-Broadway musical Winnie the Pooh: The New Musical Stage Adaptation has received generally positive reviews from theater critics. The production, presented at Theatre Three on Theatre Row for a limited run through Jan. 30, 2022, features the iconic … Continue reading →

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The Visitor Review Roundup

Posted on November 5, 2021 by boz

New York theater critics have given primarily negative reviews to the Public Theater’s new Off-Broadway musical production The Visitor, based on the 2007 film by Tom McCarthy. The creative team includes Kwame Kwei-Armah (book), Brian Yorkey (book, lyrics), Tom Kitt … Continue reading →

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Brecht on Brecht Review Roundup

Posted on October 29, 2021 by boz

Critics have given mixed reviews to the Off-Broadway revival of the 1962 revue Brecht on Brecht: A Celebration of Life Lived in Defiance, presented by Theater Breaking Through Barriers in a limited engagement that runs through November 20. The show … Continue reading →

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Regina Comet Review Roundup

Posted on September 29, 2021 by boz

A Commercial Jingle for Regina Comet has received mixed reviews from critics. The new musical opened September 27, following previews that began September 17, at the Off-Broadway DR2 Theatre. The story follows two writers as they try to create the … Continue reading →

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Broadway Week: Little Shop of Horrors

Posted on September 14, 2021 by boz

Last night, the Off-Broadway revival cast of Little Shop of Horrors inaugurated “Broadway Week” on The Tonight Show. The Urchins (Salome Smith, Joy Woods, Aveena Sawyer) began with the opening title song and were joined by Seymour (Jeremy Jordan), Audrey … Continue reading →

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Public Theater 2021 Season

Posted on August 13, 2021 by boz

The Public Theater has announced its upcoming season, which begins October 7 with previews for the world premiere musical The Visitor, originally scheduled for March 2020. With a score by Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey and book by Yorkey and … Continue reading →

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Latest New York Reopening Update

Posted on July 7, 2021 by boz

The details of Broadway’s fall reopening calendar continue to change. This week, the revival of Company, which was scheduled to resume performances on December 20 with an opening date of January 9, has announced that it will now begin performances … Continue reading →

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New York Reopening Update

Posted on June 16, 2021 by boz

Yesterday, the producers of two more New York musicals announced their reopening dates. The long-running The Book of Mormon will resume performances on November 5 at Broadway’s Eugene O’Neill Theatre. The show had played 3,748 performances before the pandemic shutdown, … Continue reading →

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Broadway Reopening Update

Posted on May 24, 2021 by boz

Today, the producers of the Tony-winning musical Hadestown and Girl from the North Country joined the list of shows to announce the dates of their Broadway returns. Hadestown will be the first to resume performances on Broadway on September 2, while … Continue reading →

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Broadway Set to Reopen

Posted on May 11, 2021 by boz

This morning, musical theater stars L. Steven Taylor (Mufasa in The Lion King), Krystal Joy Brown (Eliza in Hamilton), and Alexandra Billings (Madame Morrible in Wicked) joined Good Morning America host Michael Strahan to announce that their shows will be among the first … Continue reading →

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