'Come From Away' to Close, the Latest Broadway Show to End Run
The musical, which opened in 2017, is the third to announce a closing in two days, as many shows struggle in a pandemic-softened marketplace.
The musical, which opened in 2017, is the third to announce a closing in two days, as many shows struggle in a pandemic-softened marketplace.
The Tony-winning musical will close in September after suffering a double blow from the coronavirus pandemic and a poorly received film adaptation.
The play, about a Jewish family in Vienna in the first half of the 20th Century, will begin previews Sept. 14 and open Oct. 2 at the Longacre Theater.
Rachel Chavkin will direct Larissa FastHorse's satire, which takes aim at American mythology, next spring at the Helen Hayes Theater.
The stage adaptation, with book and lyrics by Cameron Crowe and music and lyrics by Tom Kitt, will begin previews Sept. 13.
The Rainbow Room event is meant to honor nominees; guests aren't allowed. But when your father works there, that changes everything.
The fairy-tale musical, with songs by Stephen Sondheim, will feature Sara Bareilles and a cast of much admired theater performers.
The freelance director will succeed James Nicola, who has led the Off Broadway nonprofit since 1988.
The star of stage, film and screen has already won five competitive Tony Awards, and starred in several Stephen Sondheim musicals.
The decision comes at a time when New York City has declared a "high Covid alert."
Just five years after he performed as Michael Jackson at a high school talent show, Myles Frost is making his debut in a Broadway musical about the King of Pop.
Performers and stage managers were released from agreements they signed to work on four shows that were produced by Scott Rudin after their union, Actors' Equity, filed complaints.
"A Beautiful Noise" will start at Emerson Colonial Theater in Boston next month and transfer to Broadway's Broadhurst Theater in November.
At times it felt like a game of survival. But during a Broadway season unlike any other, productions showed their resourcefulness while learning how to live with Covid.
Despite an attempt to ban smartphones in the theater, a video of the actor's nude scene in the Broadway production of "Take Me Out" circulated widely online.
The 41-year-old playwright's show "Fat Ham," set at a Southern barbecue, hasn't even had an in-person production yet because of the pandemic.
"The Lehman Trilogy," as well as revivals of "Company" and "For Colored Girls," led in their respective categories as the industry tries to recover from the long pandemic shutdown.
The union said it was withdrawing the petition because the producers of the nonunion tour now plan to end its run in June.
The nominees are to be announced on Monday, and the awards ceremony is to take place on June 12.
The revival, directed by Camille A. Brown, received strong reviews but struggled to attract audiences and overcome challenges posed by Covid.