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Razzle dazzle 'em! [*Chicago*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/22-chicago-tickets) has set new Broadway cast members, who will step into the production at the [Ambassador Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/ambassador-theatre) on April 10. They will join the [previously announced](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatre-news/news/olivia-holt-to-make-broadway-debut-in-chicago) Olivia Holt (*Cruel Summer*, *Kickin' It*) as Roxie Hart.

Kimberly Marable will assume the role of Velma Kelly, and Liam Fennecken  will play Amos Hart. Additionally, Charity Angél Dawson returns as Matron Mama Morton.

The current cast of *Chicago* includes Charlotte d’Amboise as Roxie Hart, Bianca Marroquín as Velma Kelly, James T. Lane as Billy Flynn, Hailey Swindal as Matron “Mama” Morton, Evan Harrington as Amos Hart, and R. Lowe as Mary Sunshine.

*Chicago* is Broadway's second-longest-running musical and longest-running revival. The Kander and Ebb musical follows murderesses Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly as they compete for the sympathy of the press in order to get acquitted — and become stars in the process.

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Find out who is joining the *Cruel Summer* star in the long-running classic musical beginning with the performance on April 10 at the Ambassador Theatre.

It's true, it's true, the crown has made it clear! [*Camelot*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/25210-camelot-tickets) is back on Broadway for the first time in 30 years. The legend of King Arthur, Queen Guenevere, the Knights of the Round Table, and the changes wrought upon their kingdom is timeless, as are Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's songs like "If Ever I Would Leave You."

This revival, though, features some fresh updates. Oscar-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin penned a new script for *Camelot*, and the three leads are buzzy modern Broadway stars. *The Inheritance* Tony Award winner Andrew Burnap stars as King Arthur alongside *Hamilton* Tony nominee Phillipa Soo as Guenevere and Jordan Donica, who starred in the last revival of Lerner and Loewe's *My Fair Lady*, as Lancelot.

*My Fair Lady* director Bartlett Sher also returns for *Camelot*, so this production at the [Vivian Beaumont Theater](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/vivian-beaumont-theater) is just as lush. Learn more about how *Camelot* has evolved through the ages, along with production info and fun facts.

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## What is *Camelot* about?

*Camelot* is about the rise and fall of a once-glorious kingdom — and of the hopes its ruler had for it. At the beginning of the show, a young and newly appointed King Arthur frets about his marriage and his kingdom's future, but he and his wife Guenevere soon usher in an era of prosperity and peace.

Arthur faces a conflict of love and duty, however, when Guenevere and the knight Lancelot enter into a secret romance. And while Lancelot challenges Arthur for his wife, Arthur's son Mordered challenges him for the throne, throwing the future of Camelot into jeopardy.

## Where is *Camelot* playing?

*Camelot* is at the [Vivian Beaumont Theater](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/vivian-beaumont-theater). This theatre is owned and operated by the nonprofit company Lincoln Center Theater, and it share's a building with the company's two Off-Broadway spaces, the [Mitzi E. Newhouse](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/lincoln-center-mitzi-e-newhouse-theater) and [Claire Tow](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/lincoln-center-claire-tow-theater) Theaters.

As the Beaumont is located in the Lincoln Center plaza near 65th Street, it is the northern- and westernmost Broadway venue and the only one not located in the Theatre District around Times Square.

## How long is *Camelot*?

*Camelot* runs approximately 2 hours and 55 minutes, including one intermission. This is within the average length range of Broadway musicals, which typically run between 2 and 3 hours.

## What days is *Camelot* playing?

*Camelot* performs Tuesday through Sunday, with two performances each on Wednesday and Saturday and no performance on Monday. For the most up-to-date weekly performance schedule and current ticket availability, visit the [*Camelot* page](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/25210-camelot-tickets).

## Who wrote *Camelot*?

Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe originally wrote *Camelot*. The pair wrote eight musicals, of which *Camelot* is one of the most well-known. Their other famous classics include *My Fair Lady*, *Gigi*, and *Brigadoon*. Lerner wrote the book and lyrics, while Loewe composed the music.

For the 2023 Broadway revival, Aaron Sorkin wrote a new book for *Camelot*. Sorkin is the Academy Award-winning screenwriter of films including *The Social Network*, *Moneyball*, *Molly's Game*, and *The Trial of the Chicago 7*. He is also best known for writing on the TV show *The West Wing* and adapting Harper Lee's novel *To Kill a Mockingbird* into a Broadway play.

## When did *Camelot* premiere?

One could say that the history of *Camelot* stretches back centuries to when the legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table first surfaced. However, the *Camelot* musical only premiered in 1960. Discover a complete timeline of *Camelot*'s development and major production history below.

- 1485: Sir Thomas Malory compiles *Le Morte d'Arthur*, the first collection of legends about Arthur and the knights. These legends, however, first arose in Britain around the 12th century.
- 1958: T. H. White publishes *The Once and Future King*, a new collection of Arthurian legends based on Malory's work.
- 1959: Lerner and Loewe decide to adapt *The Once and Future King* into the *Camelot* musical.
- 1960: *Camelot* makes its world premiere in Toronto. The show then went up in Boston and finally on Broadway by the end of the year, undergoing heavy edits all along the way.
- 1963: After the Broadway production closes, *Camelot* goes on its first national tour. In ran concurrently, in part, with another bus-and-truck tour of the show.
- 1964: *Camelot* makes its London debut, running for 518 performances.
- 1967: The film adaptation of *Camelot* is released, winning three Oscars the following year.
- 1980: *Camelot* receives its first New York revival at the New York State Theater (now David H. Koch Theater) in Lincoln Center. Richard Burton reprised the role of Arthur, which he originated on Broadway, opposite Christine Ebersole.
- 1981: *Camelot* receives its first Broadway revival. Harris, who played Arthur in the film, reprised his role.
- 1982: Harris plays Arthur yet again in the first *Camelot* revival in London's West End.
- 1993: *Camelot* has its second Broadway revival. It ran for 56 performances.
- 2023: *Camelot* has its third Broadway revival, returning to Lincoln Center, this time at the Vivian Beaumont Theater. Andrew Burnap, Phillipa Soo, and Jordan Donica star.

## *Camelot* characters

The original *Camelot* script is mythical and magical, featuring enchantresses and sorcerers alongside the mere mortals. However, in Sorkin's revision, all the characters are simply human. Learn more about the characters in *Camelot* below.

- King Arthur: The ruler of Camelot. He begins the show as an idealistic young king who sees Camelot as a utopia. As the show goes on and he faces conflict, though, he changes as his dreams slip out of reach.
- Queen Guenevere: Arthur's wife, who helps him usher in Camelot's golden age. Soon, though, she falls in love with the knight Lancelot.
- Lancelot du Lac: An overconfident knight who hears of the Round Table and arrives at Camelot eager to join. While there, he falls in love with Guenevere.
- Mordred: Arthur's illegitimate son, who arrives in Camelot to seize power from his father.
- Merlin: A wise advisor to Arthur. In the original *Camelot* script and Arthurian legend, Merlin is a wizard.
- Morgan Le Fay: A scientist who aids Mordred's quest for power. The character was originally a sorceress in legends and in *Camelot*'s earlier scripts.
- Pellinore: An elderly friend of Arthur's family, whose visit to Camelot leads to him joining Arthur's inner circle. In the original Arthurian legends, Pellinore is a rival king who later befriends Arthur. 
- Knights of the Round Table: The Knights of the Round Table is an organization dedicated to maintaining harmony and order in Camelot. Three knights — Sirs Lionel, Dinadan, and Sagramore — are featured in *Camelot*.

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## *Camelot* songs

Lerner and Loewe's romantic *Camelot* score is full of songs that are now musical theatre classics, including "If Ever I Would Leave You" and "The Lusty Month of May." Discover all the tunes in *Camelot* on Broadway.

### Act 1

- "Overture"
- "The March [Parade]" — Instrumental
- "I Wonder What the King Is Doing Tonight" — Arthur
- "The Simple Joys of Maidenhood" — Guenevere
- "Camelot" — Arthur
- "Camelot" (reprise) — Arthur, Guenevere
- "Follow Me" — Nimue
- "C'est Moi" — Lancelot
- "The Lusty Month of May" — Guenevere, Ensemble
- "Then You May Take Me to the Fair" — Guenevere, Sir Lionel, Sir Sagramore, Sir Dinaden
- "How To Handle a Woman" — Arthur
- "The Jousts" — Arthur, Guenevere, Ensemble
- "Before I Gaze at You Again" — Guenevere

### Act 2
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- "If Ever I Would Leave You" — Lancelot
- "The Seven Deadly Virtues" — Mordred
- "What Do the Simple Folk Do?" — Arthur and Guenevere
- "Fie on Goodness!" — Mordred & Knights
- "I Loved You Once In Silence" — Guenevere
- "Guenevere" — Ensemble
- "Camelot" (reprise) — King Arthur

## What awards has *Camelot* won?

*Camelot*'s stage and screen versions have earned various accolades. Discover all the major awards *Camelot* has won for its timeless music, iconic performances, and more.

- Tony Awards: The Broadway premiere of *Camelot* won four out of the five Tony Awards it was nominated for: Best Actor in a Musical (for Richard Burton), Best Conductor and Musical Director, Best Scenic Design, and Best Costume Design. The additional nomination was for Julie Andrews in the Best Actress category.
- Academy Awards: The *Camelot* film won Best Score, Best Costume Design, and Best Production Design at the 1968 Oscars.
- Golden Globe Awards: At the 1968 Golden Globes, *Camelot* took home prizes for Best Original Score, Best Original Song (for "If Ever I Would Leave You"), and Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (for Richard Harris).

## Major productions of *Camelot*

Like Arthur and Camelot itself, the *Camelot* musical went through a lot of changes, but still ended up a celebrated classic. Learn more about all the major productions of *Camelot* since Broadway audiences first entered the kingdom.

- 1960 Toronto premiere: *Camelot* had its world premiere in Toronto, and the show ran over the advertised run time and still required heavy edits at the time. Lerner and Loewe continued to make cuts throughout this run and a subsequent pre-Broadway run in Boston.
- 1960 Broadway premiere: By December 1960, *Camelot* made its way to Broadway. The show received mixed to positive reviews, with the highest praise for the score and lead performances of Richard Burton and Julie Andrews.
- 1963 national tour: *Camelot* had two national tours embark in 1963. One kicked off in January and another in October.
- 1964 London premiere: The premiere of *Camelot* in the West End for 518 performances.
- 1980 Off-Broadway revival: The first New York revival of *Camelot* took place in Lincoln Center. Richard Burton and Christine Ebersole starred.
- 1981 Broadway revival: *Camelot*'s first Broadway revival starred Richard Harris, who previously played Arthur on screen.
- 1982 London revival: A year later, Harris took his performance across the pond for the first *Camelot* revival in London.
- 1993 Broadway revival: This short-lived revival ran for 56 performances at the [Gershwin Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/gershwin-theatre).
- 2008 national tour: This tour is notable because Michael Lerner, Alan Jay Lerner's son, made script revisions for it. Additionally, one of the tour stops was the Hummingbird Centre in Toronto, where the show premiered.
- 2023 Broadway revival: *Camelot* returns to Lincoln Center for its third Broadway revival. Aaron Sorkin contributes a new script for this production.

## Celebrities who have starred in *Camelot*

Broadway veterans Andrew Burnap, Phillipa Soo, and Jordan Donica are now the faces of Camelot. Throughout the show's history, the noble characters of Arthur, Guenevere, Lancelot, and more have attracted plenty of stage and screen royalty. Learn more about all the celebrities who have ruled *Camelot*.

- Richard Burton: Burton originated the role of King Arthur in *Camelot*'s Broadway premiere. The role earned him a Tony Award, and the prolific stage and screen actor also earned seven Oscar nominations, a Golden Globe Award, and a Grammy for his work in films like *Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?* and *Anne of the Thousand Days*. 
- Julie Andrews: Andrews earned a Tony Award nomination for playing Guenevere in *Camelot*'s premiere. She is also best known for her roles in movie musicals like *Cinderella*, *The Sound of Music*, *Thoroughly Modern Millie*, and *Mary Poppins*, and for starring in *My Fair Lady* on Broadway.
- Richard Harris: Harris originated the role of Arthur on screen and reprised it in Broadway and London productions. His film performance earned him a Golden Globe, and he's also a two-time Oscar nominee for *This Sporting Life* and *The Field*.
- Vanessa Redgrave: Redgrave starred opposite Harris in the *Camelot* film as Guenevere. Redgrave is an Oscar, Emmy, and Tony Award winner known for movies like *Julia*, *Howards End*, and *Murder on the Orient Express*.
- Jeremy Irons: Irons starred as Arthur in a 2005 production at the Hollywood Bowl. Irons's prolific stage and screen work has made him one of the few actors to win the Triple Crown of Acting, with an Oscar, Emmy, and Tony Award.
- [Christine Ebersole](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/christine-ebersole): Ebersole played Guenevere in the 1980 *Camelot* Broadway revival. She is a two-time Tony Award winner for 42nd Street and Grey Gardens and an Emmy nominee for *One Life to Live*.
- Lin-Manuel Miranda: Miranda played the part of King Arthur in a 2019 gala performance of *Camelot* with Lincoln Center Theater. The multi-hyphenate is best known as the creator and original star of *Hamilton* and composer for movies like *Encanto*.

## Onscreen adaptations of *Camelot*

*Camelot* received a film adaptation in 1967, featuring Richard Harris as Arthur, Vanessa Redgrave as Guenevere, Franco Nero as Lancelot, and David Hemmings as Mordred. Initially, Burton and Andrews were supposed to reprise their Broadway roles, but they declined.

The film received three Oscars and three Golden Globes. The Oscars were for Best Score, Best Costume Design, and Best Production Design, and the Golden Globes for Best Original Score, Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (for Harris), Best Original Song (for "If Ever I Would Leave You").

In addition, a filmed performance of the 1981 *Camelot* Broadway revival, also starring Harris, was broadcast on HBO in 1983. A 2008 concert version at Lincoln Center was broadcast on PBS.

## Fun facts about *Camelot*

- Jordan Donica sang the part of Lancelot in a 2019 concert production of *Camelot* at Lincoln Center Theater. It was a prophecy, as he now assumes the role in the 2023 revival!
- *Camelot* is closely associated with the Kennedy administration. The show premiered while he was president, and Jackie Kennedy said in an interview after his death that he enjoyed the music. Nowadays, his presidency is compared to Camelot as a brief period of national prosperity and harmony.
- Ironically, while Lerner and Loewe were writing *Camelot* — in which Arthur's wife falls for someone else — Lerner's own wife left him, which put the creation process on hold for a while.
- In his autobiography, Lerner wrote that the first-ever performance ran 4.5 hours (a potentially exaggerated figure) when it was supposed to be 2.5. Nonetheless, the show had to be trimmed.
- Certain elements have come and gone from *Camelot*'s various iterations. The song "Then You May Take Me to the Fair" was cut during the Broadway premiere, but restored in revivals. The song "Fie on Goodness!" was cut from the film. The character of Morgan Le Fay has been cut from most revivals. The 2023 revival, however, includes all these.

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Learn more about this classic Lerner and Loewe musical, which is now returning to Lincoln Center with a newly revised book by Oscar winner Aaron Sorkin.

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## *I Can Get It For You Wholesale*

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From *Hamilton* to *Funny Girl* to *New York, New York*, these shows aren't just performed here — they tell real and fictional stories of NYC past and present.

[*Prima Facie*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/25983-prima-facie-tickets) will host a digital lottery for tickets to its Broadway run, which begins at the [Golden Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/golden-theatre) on April 11. The strictly limited engagement runs through June 18.

*Prima Facie* will offer 10 lottery tickets to every performance for $10 each, including fees. The lottery is open from midnight to 10 a.m. every Wednesday for the following week's performances. Each person can request up to two tickets.

Winners will be notified by email and/or text once the lottery closes, and they will have five hours to claim their tickets. Additional drawings may be added if availability allows, and the purchase period may vary for those.

*Prima Facie* stars Emmy Award winner [Jodie Comer](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/jodie-comer) (*Killing Eve*) as Tessa, a sharp young barrister. She has made her career by successfully defending clients accused of serious crimes, but she sees her profession in a new light after experiencing an assault and taking her case to court — during which time she finds it hard to be believed.

Comer originated the role in *Prima Facie*'s London premiere last year and won an Evening Standard Theatre Award for her work. The play is by Suzie Miller, and Justin Martin directs.

Check back for information on *Prima Facie* tickets on New York Theatre Guide.

*Photo credit: Jodie Comer in Prima Facie in London. (Photo by Helen Murray)*

'Prima Facie' to offer Broadway lottery tickets

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Suzie Miller's new play, which stars Emmy Award winner Jodie Comer, will offer 10 tickets to every performance priced at $10 via a digital lottery each week.

No matter how you slice it, roles don’t come meatier or juicier than Sweeney Todd and Mrs. Lovett, the vengeful barber and daft pie baker Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler cooked up for [*Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/26216-sweeney-todd-on-broadway-tickets). 

Sweeney Todd and Mrs. Lovett are experts in homicide — and recycling the evidence into pastries for unsuspecting Londoners. With the gorgeous and gory 1979 musical now back on Broadway, [Josh Groban](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/josh-groban) and [Annaleigh Ashford](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/annaleigh-ashford) are the latest celebrated duo to join the Society of the Razor and Rolling Pin (our unofficial name).

It’s an association filled with Tony and Oscar winners, a Sir, a Dame, and (fittingly) a former Scissorhands. Look back on all the stars baked into the history of *Sweeney Todd*, including familiar faces in supporting parts alongside the leads.

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## 1979: Len Cariou and Angela Lansbury

They’re the original deadly duo, and they each won a Tony for their peerless star turns. Before slicing and dicing as the demon barber, Cariou notched Tony nods for the musicals *Applause* and *A Little Night Music*. Lansbury had already won Tonys for *Mame*, *Dear World*, and *Gypsy* before wigging out as Mrs. Lovett. Doubtless the role informed her work on *Murder, She Wrote*.

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## 1980: George Hearn and Dorothy Loudon

Hearn, who stars in the filmed Broadway production of *Sweeney Todd* opposite Lansbury, and Loudon joined the cast in March 1980. He’d racked up five previous Broadway credits. Loudon, a comedian who could pour on the pathos, won a Tony as the horrible Miss Hannigan in *Annie* before replacing Lansbury as Lovett.

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## 1980: Dennis Quilley and Sheila Hancock 

The London-set *Sweeney Todd* was bound to hit that city eventually, and it did so with this pair. A member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, Quilley was known for his varied work in plays, musicals, and TV shows. Dame Hancock, an Olivier Award winner for *Cabaret* in 2007, was nominated for the prize five other times, including for her turn as Mrs. Lovett.

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## 1989: Bob Gunton and Beth Fowler

When *Sweeney Todd* got its first Broadway revival in 1989, Bob Gunton and Beth Fowler had big oven mitts to fill. And they did so, both earning Tony nominations of their own. Known for playing authoritarian figures, Gunton earned a Tony nod as Juan Peron in *Evita* and later made an indelible movie mark as the corrupt warden in *The Shawshank Redemption*. Fowler is best known nowadays for her role in another criminal story: as Sister Jane Ingalls on the TV series *Orange Is the New Black*.

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## 2005: Michael Cerveris and Patti LuPone 

English director John Doyle’s stripped-back Broadway revival began in London in 2004. Here, actors doubled as musicians — including its Tony-nominated leads. Cerveris, who won Tonys for *Assassins* and *Fun Home*, was a guitar-strumming Sweeney. [LuPone](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/patti-lupone), a theatre supernova with Tonys for *Evita*, *Gypsy*, and *Company*, tooted the tuba as Nellie Lovett. Manoel Felciano, now in the first Broadway revival of [*Parade*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/26500-parade), also scored a Tony nod as the young apprentice Tobias. 

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## 2007: Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter

How about a shave? Depp’s previous work as Edward Scissorhands may have prepared him for his cinematic role as the barber bent on vengeance for his lost wife and daughter. Carter’s off-kilter edge served her well as Lovett. Director Tim Burton’s movie also included Alan Rickman as the merciless Judge Turpin and Sacha Baron Cohen as the cartoony con man Pirelli. 

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## 2012: Michael Ball and Imelda Staunton

Ball, a British stage star known for *Aspects of Love* and *The Woman in White* on Broadway, and *Vera Drake* Oscar nominee Staunton, played the demon barber and daft baker for six months in London's West End. The show first had a hit run at the Chichester Festival Theatre in the fall of 2011.

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## 2014: Bryn Terfel and Emma Thompson

Clutching a rolling pin with a glint in her eye, Thompson proved in her New York stage debut that, yes, the *Sense and Sensibility* and *Howards End* Oscar winner sings! Ditto Sir Terfel, a Welsh opera star famous for wrapping his burly voice around Mozart, Strauss, and Wagner. They starred in a NY Philharmonic concert production of *Sweeney Todd* and reprised their roles a year later at the London Coliseum.

But they were far from the only stars in the New York staging. [Audra McDonald](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/audra-mcdonald) popped up as the Beggar Woman, [*Some Like It Hot*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/24262-some-like-it-hot-tickets)’s [Christian Borle](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/christian-borle) played Pirelli, and Jay Armstrong Johnson, now in *Parade*, was the lovestruck Anthony. 

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## 2017: Jeremy Secomb and Siobhán McCarthy

In this site-specific Off-Broadway production, British stage stars Secomb and McCarthy reprised their lead roles from a London premiere. Audiences watched the musical at a working pie shop, where savory pastries (filled with veggies or chicken, not priest or poet) were served. Norm Lewis and [*Bad Cinderella*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/26514-bad-cinderella-tickets)’s Carolee Carmello later took over the leads in the production

Fun fact: Australian actor Jamie Jackson played Judge Turpin in that production, and he now reprises the role in the 2023 Broadway revival.

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## 2023: Alan Cumming and Kristin Chenoweth

The first season of the Apple TV+ series *Schmigadoon!* spoofed a bunch of Golden Age Broadway musicals, and its second season focuses on the darker fare of the '70s. Think *Cabaret*, [*Chicago*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/22-chicago-tickets) — and, of course, *Sweeney Todd*. Alan Cumming and Kristin Chenoweth's respective characters might be named Dooley Flint and Miss Codwell, but they're clear stand-ins for the barber and baker. Chenoweth even sports a Lansbury-esque hairdo to prove it.

Cumming and Chenoweth are both stage and screen vets, and Tony-winning ones at that. Cumming won for playing the Emcee in *Cabaret*, and Chenoweth won for playing Sally in *You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown*, though she remains best known for originating the role of Glinda in [*Wicked*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/1-wicked-musical-tickets).

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## 2023: Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford 

[Groban](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/josh-groban) is a singing sensation behind hits like “You Raise Me Up,” but he's proven his versatility: His Broadway debut in *Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812*, earned him a Tony nomination.

[Ashford](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/annaleigh-ashford), a comedic whiz, won a Tony for *You Can’t Take It With You* and headlined the CBS sitcom *B Positive*. They “deliver exactly what they’re best at,” reads New York Theatre Guide’s four-star review.

This revival also features *Stranger Things* star Gaten Matarazzo as Tobias and *The King and I* Tony winner Ruthie Ann Miles as the mysterious Beggar Woman. This starry cast's deliciously dark singing and acting will leave you saying, "God, that's good!"

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Stars of stage and screen have lined up to play the deliciously dastardly barber and baker in Stephen Sondheim's musical, now in its third Broadway revival.

Spring has officially sprung, and theatre openings have officially sprung into high gear with it. With the Tony Awards just a few months away, tons of new plays, new musicals, and revivals are opening in the hopes of soon getting honored as the year's best theatre. There couldn't be a better month for the height of the theatre season: Children go on spring break, meaning it's the perfect time for a family theatre outing, even if you're traveling to New York. And with the weather getting warmer, you can take yourself or your friends to the theatre without having to brave the cold.

But even though there are plenty of people flocking to Broadway in the spring, there are still plenty of Broadway tickets available this spring. With so many shows going on, there's something for everyone, from classic musicals and plays to adventurous stand-up comedy to burlesque.

Read on to learn about the Broadway and Off-Broadway theatre opening in April. Many shows that started up last month have their official opening nights in April and continue performances through the month, so check out our list of New York theatre in March for even more shows to see this spring.

## Broadway shows in April

April is one of the busiest months of the Broadway season. It almost seems like there's a new Broadway show opening every day. That's not quite true, but there are enough new shows — including [shows from March](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatre-news/news/new-york-theatre-to-see-in-march) that officially open in April — that you can go to the theatre twice a week and not see the same premiere twice. Check out the Broadway shows gearing up in April.

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### *Fat Ham*

Revenge is a dish best served with barbecue sauce in this Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy. Playwright James Ijames flips the story of *Hamlet* on its head, setting the action at a lively cookout where Black, queer college kid Juicy hesitates to avenge his father with murder — but what's the alternative?

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### *Summer, 1976*

[Laura Linney](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/laura-linney) and Jessica Hecht make a perfect pair in this new play by Pulitzer Prize winner David Auburn. As the U.S. celebrates its Bicentennial, two women in Ohio form an unlikely bond and help each other navigate motherhood, ambition, and intimacy.

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### *New York, New York*

Feel like you're king of the hill and top of the heap at this new mega-musical featuring music by Kander and Ebb, along with Lin-Manuel Miranda. *New York, New York* expands the story of Martin Scorsese's same-named film, spotlighting a group of young artists trying to make it big in a thriving city.

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### *Good Night, Oscar*

Sean Hayes transforms into witty pianist Oscar Levant in this new dark comedy. On his first appearance on *Tonight Starring Jack Paar* in 1958, Levant changed the rules of live television forever by turning his personal struggles into sharp, shocking humor. Now, Broadway audiences get to relive that singular night at *Good Night, Oscar*. 

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### *Prima Facie*

Emmy Award winner Jodie Comer made an explosive London stage debut with this new solo play, and she's bringing her tour-de-force performance stateside for her Broadway debut. Witness Comer as Tessa, a brilliant defense lawyer who sees her career in a newly eye-opening light after bringing an assault case of her own to court.

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## Off-Broadway shows in April

Don't forget about Off-Broadway shows amid all the April Broadway openings! This month's Off-Broadway theatre includes a lively new musical, stand-up comedy, a sinfully spectacular variety show, and so much more. If you're looking for a different experience than seeing a traditional play or musical on a Broadway stage, check out these Off-Broadway shows in April.

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### *White Girl in Danger*

Soap operas meet satire in this new musical from *A Strange Loop* award winner Michael R. Jackson. In the soap opera town of Allwhite, white characters are the stars while everyone else remains in the "Blackground" — until Keesha decides to change that. But hijacking someone else's story doesn't go smoothly, inviting plenty of chaos and pointed questions about representation.

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### *Regretfully, So the Birds Are*

Three adopted siblings want to find their parents, stability, and themselves — which is a lot harder than normal when their current family is plagued by incest, murder, and arson counts. This tragicomic farce explores the dark side of self-discovery with an all-Asian cast, writer, and director.

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### *Plays for the Plague Year*

Suzan-Lori Parks's theatrical concert born of the pandemic got shuttered last fall, but it returns for a limited spring engagement at The Public Theater. Parks returns to perform as the Writer, who wrote a play every day when Covid-19 first hit. Through these plays, combined into one story and told with music and speech through the lens of one family, she offers insight into the collective grief, hardship, change, and healing humanity experienced.

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### *shadow/land*

Erika Dickerson-Despenza premiered this show as an audio play in 2021, and it gets its live premiere at the Public this spring. On the eve of Hurricane Katrina's arrival in New Orleans, a mother struggles to let go of her family business, even though it's almost certain to be destroyed. This generational drama sees her and her daughter grapple with how to preserve one's culture and history.

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### *Sorry for Your Loss*

Ten years after suffering the unspeakable loss of his daughter, Michael Cruz Kayne tweeted about it — and received over 140,000 messages of support. They inspired him to write *Sorry for Your Loss*, a comedy show about the silliness of everyday life in the face of grief, and a platitude-free show of outreach to anyone who's experienced loss.

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### *Seven Sins*

Company XIV's sinfully spectacular show is back at Théâtre XIV after a hit run last year. Burlesque dance, circus performance, and music bring to life a lush paradise inspired by the Garden of Eden, as well as humanity's fall from grace as they give in to the seven deadly sins. Cocktails and treats are also on offer during the show, letting audiences indulge their own guilty pleasures.

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Top theatre to see in New York in April

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Discover our top picks for Broadway shows and Off-Broadway shows to see this month, including new shows premiering and last-chance shows closing this month.

Top theatre to see in New York in April | New York Theatre Guide

Here are our top picks of theatre to check out in April 2023.

We've been expecting them. The new play [*Grey House*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/27836-grey-house-tickets) has set its complete cast and creative team ahead of its Broadway premiere, which begins April 29 at the [Lyceum Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/lyceum-theatre-ny).

Levi Holloway's horror play made its world premiere in Chicago to acclaim in 2019. The show follows a couple stranded in the mountains who shelter at a cabin, but their surroundings — and hosts — get creepier as days go by and they realize they're trapped.

## Who is in the *Grey House* Broadway cast?

Newly announced *Grey House* cast members include Cyndi Coyne as The Ancient, Colby Kipnes as Squirrel, Alyssa Emily Marvin as A1656, and Eamon Patrick O’Connell as The Boy.

They join [previously announced cast members](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatre-news/news/laurie-metcalf-to-star-in-new-play-grey-house-on-broadway) Laurie Metcalf as Raleigh, Tatiana Maslany as Max, Paul Sparks as Henry, Sophia Anne Caruso as Marlow, and Millicent Simmonds as Bernie.

Additionally, Andrew Morrill joins the creative team as director of artistic sign language. The production is headed by two-time Tony Award-winning director Joe Mantello.

Check back for information on *Grey House* tickets on New York Theatre Guide.

'Grey House' sets complete Broadway cast, joining Laurie Metcalf

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Grey House starring Laurie Metcalf on Broadway

Find out who is joining the company of this new horror play by Levi Holloway, which begins New York performances at the Lyceum Theatre on April 29.

They're the best pics in London! New photos have been released of the latest Broadway revival of [*Sweeney Todd*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/26216-sweeney-todd-on-broadway-tickets), which officially opens March 26 at the [Lunt-Fontanne Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/lunt-fontanne-theatre).

Tony and Grammy Award nominee [Josh Groban](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/josh-groban) stars in the title role of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's Tony Award-winning musical classic. Sweeney is a barber bent on revenge against a corrupt judge who destroyed his family — and then some. Aiding him in his bloody quest is Mrs. Lovett (Tony winner [Annaleigh Ashford](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/annaleigh-ashford)), who minces Sweeney's victims into the tastiest meat pies in the city.

The star-studded cast also features *Stranger Things*'s Gaten Matarazzo as the naive assistant Tobias, Jordan Fisher (*Hamilton*, *Dear Evan Hansen*) as the lovestruck Anthony, and Ruthie Ann Miles (Tony winner for *The King and I*) as the mysterious Beggar Woman. See photos of Groban, Ashford, Matarazzo, Fisher, Miles, and more below, and then get tickets to see their delicious talents live.

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It's a hit! [*Merrily We Roll Along*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/27417-merrily-we-roll-along-tickets)'s first Broadway revival will begin performances at the [Hudson Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/hudson-theatre) on September 19, and tickets are available now. Get *Merrily We Roll Along* tickets on New York Theatre Guide.

Jonathan Groff, [Daniel Radcliffe](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/daniel-radcliffe), and Lindsay Mendez star in *Merrily We Roll Along* as Frank, Charley, and Mary, a trio of friends whose bond fractures over the course of 20 years. The story of how fame and money break them apart is told in reverse chronological order.

The starry trio reprise their roles from a critically acclaimed 2022 Off-Broadway revival of the musical at New York Theatre Workshop, directed by Maria Friedman. [New York Theatre Guide's four-star review](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/reviews/merrily-we-roll-along-off-broadway-review-jonathan-groff-daniel-radcliffe-lindsay-mendez) calls the production "stirring" and reads, "The story’s consideration of the fragility of friendships stands out."

Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's musical hasn't appeared on Broadway since 1981. A flop at the time, the show has since [underwent numerous revisions](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatre-news/news/everything-you-need-to-know-about-merrily-we-roll-along-on-broadway) and become a celebrated classic featuring some of Sondheim's most famous songs, including "Not a Day Goes By" and "Good Thing Going."

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The first Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim's classic musical will star Jonathan Groff, Daniel Radcliffe, and Lindsay Mendez for a limited time only.

Razzle dazzle us! For 40 years, composer John Kander and lyricist Fred Ebb worked side by side to create a brand of Broadway musicals packed with beauty and biting commentary. Their shows leave you singing and thinking – a case in point is [*Chicago*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/22-chicago-tickets), one of the longest-running shows in theatre history. 

The prolific duo is known for collaborations with various writers, directors, and actors, and their Broadway premieres continued even after Ebb’s death at age 76 in 2004. The latest is [*New York, New York*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/26043-new-york-new-york-tickets), based loosely on Martin Scorsese’s same-named film, now playing at the [St. James Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/st-james-theatre). It’s a perfect time to look back through the team’s illustrious career – which includes three Tony Award-winning scores – and all the Kander and Ebb musicals on Broadway.

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## 1965: *Flora, The Red Menace*

Kander and Ebb’s first Broadway collaboration is based on the novel *Love is Just Around the Corner*. Set in Depression-era New York, the romantically and politically charged musical lasted around three months. That was long enough for its star, Liza Minnelli, to win a Tony Award and begin a long collaboration with the pair.

## 1966: *Cabaret*

A ratty club in Germany amid the Third Reich’s rise to power seems an unlikely musical setting, but countless audiences came to the cabaret. Based on Christopher Isherwood’s stories and the play they inspired (John Van Druten’s *I Am A Camera*), the show is a masterwork that earned the duo their first Best Score Tony win.

The musical, directed by Harold Prince, opened in 1966 and ran for nearly three years, later Willkommen-ing audiences back to Broadway in 1987, 2004, and 2014 revivals. Plus, the *Cabaret* film starring Minnelli and Joel Grey, who reprised his Tony-winning role as the emcee, dropped in 1972 and has since become one of the most celebrated movie musicals in history. 

## 1968: *The Happy Time*

This bittersweet show starring Robert Goulet follows a globetrotting photographer who returns to his hometown in Canada to search for something missing in life. It earned Kander and Ebb a Tony nomination for Best Score, and the show’s happy time on Broadway ended after 286 performances. 

## 1968: *Zorba*

Two months after their previous show closed, this dark-streaked musical, adapted from the novel *Zorba the Greek*, launched its 305-performance run. The songwriting duo’s attraction to edgy material continues here, including in the song “Life Is.” It matter-of-factly states that "life is what you do while you’re waiting to die.” The show came back to life in a 1983 revival. 

## 1971: *70, Girls, 70* 

Ebb, who wrote the book and lyrics, and Kander were in a lighter mood for this work about senior citizens who steal and resell furs to finance the rescue of their retirement home. The show opened in April 1971 but made a quick getaway from Broadway, running for only 35 performances.

## 1975: *Chicago* 

Regarding celebrity criminals and the true crime craze, this story of merry man killers Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly – roles originated by Gwen Verdon and Chita Rivera – was way ahead of its time. *Chicago* was up for 11 Tonys, including Best Score and Best Book (co-written by Ebb), but the show went home empty-handed. Nowadays, the six-time Tony-winning 1996 revival is the second longest-running show in Broadway history. 

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## 1977: *The Act*

Michelle Craig, a movie-star-turned Las Vegas performer played by Minnelli (who won a Tony), recalls her rocky career moves and romances in this show that opened in October 1977 and ran for 233 performances.

Among the tunes in the Tony-nominated score is “The Money Tree,” in which Michelle wises up about the guy in her life: “The day will come; he’ll come running to me the day the sun turns black and there’s a money tree.”

## 1981: *Woman of the Year*

The duo found creative inspiration for this Lauren Bacall star vehicle in the 1942 Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn comedy about rival reporters falling in and out of love. Bacall sings about that in the witty number “I Wrote the Book,” in which her character notes that she is up on everything – including how to lose a man.

Likewise, Kander and Ebb continued to show they wrote the book on songwriting, winning a Tony for their score. The show opened in March 1981 and closed after 770 performances in just under two years.  

## 1984: *The Rink*

The songwriting team notched another Tony nomination for this score. *The Rink* takes place at a decrepit roller rink, where a mom and daughter (played by Rivera and Minnelli) deal with various challenges, including each other. The show opened in August 1984 and rolled along for 204 performances before calling it a day. 

## 1992: *Kiss of the Spider Woman*

Based on the Manuel Puig novel about a prisoner in Latin America who escapes into a fantasy world, *Kiss of the Spider Woman* was adapted into an Oscar-winning movie before becoming a Tony-winning musical.

Kander and Ebb took home the Best Score Tony, one of seven prizes for the show, including Best Musical and Best Actress for Rivera in the title role. The show opened in May 1993 and had its last kiss in April 1995 after 904 performances.

## 1997: *Steel Pier*

Gritty settings and scenarios become Kander and Ebb. No wonder this show about lost souls in Depression-era Atlantic City appealed to them. Their score got a Tony nomination, but the show ran just 76 performances after its April 1997 premiere.

## 2006: *Curtains*

This backstage murder mystery musical comedy starring David Hyde Pierce opened in March 2007 – making it the duo’s first new show since Ebb’s death – and ran 511 performances. The Tony-nominated score featured “Show People,” an upbeat nod to theatre performers “who live in a world of their own” and who are “born every night at half-hour call.” Write what you know, they say – and Kander and Ebb knew actors.

## 2010: *The Scottsboro Boys* 

“How about a musical about racism, rape, and Jim Crow?” New York Theatre Guide noted in its [four-star review of *The Scottsboro Boys*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/reviews/the-scottsboro-boys-0). It added that “if anyone is going to handle” those topics, it’s Kander and Ebb, who are both credited for music and lyrics in their Tony-nominated score. The story recounts true events from 1931 Alabama, where nine young Black men were accused of raping two white women. The show, directed by Susan Stroman, was framed as a minstrel show, which inspired protests. It ran 49 performances.

## 2015: *The Visit*

A star vehicle for Rivera, this show about a scorned woman who engineers the ultimate revenge on her ex-lover is based on Friedrich Duerrenmatt's 1956 play. The show took 15 years of development to reach Broadway. *The Visit* was up for five Tonys but won none, and the musical closed after 61 performances. 

## 2023: *New York, New York* 

Listen up for Kander and Ebb hits including the title blockbuster and “But the World Goes Round” from Martin Scorsese’s 1977 film. The duo’s songs and the setting — 1946 New York — are the only carryovers from the screen, though. This musical features a new plot about artists seeking success in the city.

*New York, New York* also includes new songs by Kander and Hamilton’s Lin-Manuel Miranda, bridging old and new songwriting talents. You’ll want to be a part of this Kander and Ebb collaboration.

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## Other Kander and Ebb Broadway credits

The above are the musicals the duo created together, but Kander and Ebb songs are so popular that they pop up in plenty of other Broadway shows. These include *Prince of Broadway*, a 2017 tribute to Harold Prince; *Come Fly Away*, a 2010 dance show built around Frank Sinatra hits; and *Liza*, a 1974 concert by Minnelli.

*Photo credit: Chicago on Broadway. (Photo by Jeremy Daniel)*

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Located beneath the Worldwide Plaza between Times Square and Hell’s Kitchen, New World Stages is a modern performing arts complex with five theatres for Off-Broadway productions.

The building was constructed in 1994 on the site of the third Madison Square Garden. It first opened as a Loews Cineplex Entertainment multiplex cinema, which closed in 2001.

For the next three years, the building underwent substantial renovations and finally reopened as Dodger Stages in 2004, designed by architects Beyer, Blinder, and Belle. The theatre complex was renamed New World Stages on March 16, 2006, and Stage Entertainment assumed sole ownership of the property. The Shubert Organization took over ownership and operation on November 17, 2017.

All five spaces have between 100 and 500 seats, officially deeming New World Stages an Off-Broadway venue. Stage 1 and Stage 3 are the largest theatres in the complex with 499 seats. Stages 2 and 4 offer a 350-seat capacity. Stage 5 is the smallest venue with 199 seats. The Green Room is the official bar and lounge for New World Stages, but it can also be a performance space.

## How to get to New World Stages off Broadway

New World Stages is closest to the 50th St. subway stop on the C and E lines. The nearest bus stop is 9 Av./W 50 St. on the M11 line.

## Where is *The Play That Goes Wrong* playing?

*The Play That Goes Wrong* is at New World Stages' Stage 4. The comedy play made its Broadway debut in 2017, and after running there for two years, it transferred off Broadway.

Previous productions that enjoyed long Off-Broadway runs at New World Stages after closing on Broadway are *Jersey Boys* and *Avenue Q*.

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Halfway through the first act of the hilarious off-Broadway staging of <a href="/show/the-play-that-goes-wrong">The Play That Goes Wrong</a>, an actor who has grown wildly frustrated because of a missing prop turns to the audience and says, "Stop laughing! This isn't television, I can see you." The demand, naturally, only makes the audience laugh harder. And that is an impressive feat given that the chuckles had been pouring forth relentlessly from the production's opening moments and, indeed, carry through to the final madcap meltdown, with the scenery seemingly in a race with the performers to see which will tip over first. If it is cliché to say that a show has non-stop laughs, then this show is cliché in the extreme. If it is pat to say that this play lives up to its title, rarely have a talented crew of actors and technicians so seamlessly joined forces to make a ridiculously wrong piece of theater feel so very right.The script, by a trio of gents who trained at the London Academy of Music &amp; Dramatic Art, actually has a rather complicated exoskeleton. It is a play within a play, with actors portraying other actors who, in turn, are portraying characters in a murder mystery. It is an Agatha Christie type of an affair where one dead body turns into two, then back into one, then into several, while siblings, friends, a love interest and, of course, the butler, are all scrutinized by an intrepid inspector (a game for anything Matt Harrington). But none of this matters in the least. It is merely an excuse for two hours of well-timed spit takes, killer pratfalls, silly antics by men with serious British accents, pyrotechnics of both the literal and metaphorical variety, purposefully egregious over-acting and death defying moments of scenic design by Tony Award winner Nigel Hook. Director Matt DiCarlo, either a genius or a fool, pulls it all together with the nerves of a demolition expert handling a bomb with a dozen different triggers.Beyond the simple joys of a man running face-first into a pole, there are recognizable pleasures to be had for anyone who has ever been in a play, amateur or professional, on stage or in the wings. There are cascading prop failures, sound cues with a mind of their own, and misdelivered dialogue that leads to one scene getting stuck in an endless loop. An ensemble of eight perform the tricky task of bashing each other while making sure their antics are safely executed. Bartley Booz, as the confused thespian, Dennis, has his lines written on his hands but still manages to mispronounce everything as he tries to create a believable butler. Matt Walker, as Max, intentionally steals every scene he is in by making devilish eye contact with the audience, much more concerned with showing off than with actual acting. Ashley Reyes handles the ingénue duties with aplomb, gamely being thrown out the window when not torn between two lovers. Ryan Vincent Anderson and Bianca Horn are two stagehands who get dragged into the action with predictably bruising results while Chris Lanceley and Brent Bateman portray friends with stiff upper lips and quivering legs.Having ended its successful Broadway run in January, the play has found a happy home at <a href="/theatres/new-world-stages">New World Stages</a>, joining fellow transfers <a href="/show/avenue-q">Avenue Q</a> and <a href="/show/jersey-boys">Jersey Boys</a> in the underground complex which originally housed a discount multiplex cinema. This cramped stage feels more in keeping with the ruse that the production is presented by a dysfunctional British drama society. The smaller proscenium makes it seem all the more big-hearted.(Photo by Jeremy Daniel)

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"Five hundred, twenty-five thousand, six hundred minutes..."

The immediately recognizable "Seasons of Love" appropriately kicks off [*Without You*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/26814-without-you-tickets), the theatrical memoir of Anthony Rapp, who originated the lead role of Mark in Jonathan Larson's groundbreaking rock musical *Rent*. To Rapp's credit, he makes what could be a painfully cliche opening feel genuine, as though the song was written only yesterday. It's a freshness that only an original *Rent* star could give a 30-year-old tune.

That's also the vibe of *Without You* at large. The show is adapted from Rapp's same-named 2006 memoir about events that happened in the mid-90s: his rapid rise from Starbucks barista to Broadway star, which coincided with the loss of Larson and, miles from New York, Rapp's mother. He delivers this story with such passion — signaled, at times, by visible tears on his cheeks — that you'd think it all just happened.

Moments like Rapp's vivid reenactment of *Rent*'s very first performance — a concert-style tribute to Larson, who passed away that morning — even feel like they're happening for the first time right there at [New World Stages](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/new-world-stages). (Indeed, *Without You*'s official opening tonight is the 27th anniversary of that performance.) Rapp's singular look behind the scenes of the beloved musical is not only the show's biggest draw, but its greatest strength.

He breaks out all the hits — "One Song Glory," "Rent," "La Vie Boheme," "No Day But Today" — and recalls his conversations with people like Larson, director Michael Greif, and castmates Adam Pascal and Daphne Rubin-Vega, skillfully mimicking all their voices. Images of various *Rent*-related objects and actual behind-the-scenes photos are projected collage-style on the walls behind him throughout, echoing the look of *Rent*'s original show poster.

But half of *Without You* dispenses with *Rent* as Rapp recalls his relationship with his on-and-off sickly mother in her last years. It's impossible for such a story not to strike an emotional chord, but theatrically, the show loses momentum in these sections and reminds us of its origin as a book.

Rapp doesn't quite succeed in integrating his two throughlines, making *Without You* feel like two separate shows at once. There's a chasm between the rollicking energy of the *Rent* sections, punctuated by Larson's tunes at both joyous and sorrowful moments, and the mellow straightforwardness of the family sections, scored by Rapp's easygoing original songs. (A live five-piece band supports all of Rapp's vocals.) There's little consistency between the two, both musically and visually — the carefully curated, stylized *Rent*-inspired projections give way to generic art as Rapp sings his own music. And a country-inspired tune about a cancerous tumor dubbed "Wild Bill" stands out as particularly bizarre, not quite matching either section's tone.

Rapp's effortlessly affable persona, however, keeps *Without You* largely entertaining nonetheless. And there is one consistent through line: "Seasons of Love." The song bookends the show and pops up a few times in between. It's the first number Rapp learned at the first *Rent* rehearsal — the symbol of a new beginning — and a key moment in *Rent*'s first performance after Larson's passing — the symbol of an end, "as if Jonathan had written his own memorial," as Rapp puts it. In other words, that one song ties together all of *Without You*'s themes of life and love and loss, with no trace of its time-acquired banality.

Mrs. Rapp loved any chance Rapp got to sing, he says. She, and Larson, would be proud.

[*Without You* is at New World Stages through April 30. Get *Without You* tickets on New York Theatre Guide.](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/26814-without-you-tickets)

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