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Rock on! And on! And on! Broadway currently sports three very different shows featuring rock music, a diverse and exciting genre that never gets old. Not to mention, the shows feature rock legends like Pete Townshend, Huey Lewis, and (sort of) Fleetwood Mac.

These shows include the new musical [*The Heart of Rock and Roll*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/36584-the-heart-of-rock-and-roll) at the [James Earl Jones...

Rock music takes the stage in three Broadway shows this spring

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Songs by rock bands The Who and Huey Lewis and The News appear in high-energy musicals alongside a new play with music inspired by the 1970s rock scene.

Welcome to the Russian countryside! Here's your first look at [*Uncle Vanya*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/33211-uncle-vanya) on Broadway, with [Steve Carell](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/steve-carell) making his Broadway debut in the title role. The starry cast, directed by Lila Neugebauer, also includes [Anika Noni Rose](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/anika-noni-rose) (*Caroline, or Change*), [Alfred...

See photos of Steve Carell and the cast of 'Uncle Vanya' on Broadway

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The star of *The Office* makes his Broadway debut in the latest revival of the classic play, which also stars Anika Noni Rose, Alfred Molina, and more.

You're gonna hear her roar! Maya Boyd will be the next Juliet in [*& Juliet*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/25598-and-juliet-tickets) on Broadway, beginning performances on May 14 at the [Stephen Sondheim Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/stephen-sondheim-theatre).

Boyd made her Broadway debut earlier this year in the cast of *Merrily We Roll Along*. In *& Juliet*, she will now replace [Lorna...

Maya Boyd to join '& Juliet' Broadway cast

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After making her Broadway debut earlier this year, the actor will now replace Tony Award nominee Lorna Courtney in the title role of the acclaimed musical.

See two stars, alike in dignity! [Rachel Zegler](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/rachel-zegler) and [Kit Connor](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/kit-connor) will lead a new revival of [*Romeo + Juliet*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/40696-romeo-and-juliet-on-broadway) on Broadway. The Shakespeare production, directed by Sam Gold, will run this fall, with a theatre and dates to be announced.

Zegler is best known for starring as Maria in Steven...

Rachel Zegler, Kit Connor to star in ‘Romeo + Juliet’ on Broadway

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The *West Side Story* and *Heartstopper* stars will play Shakespeare’s tragic young lovers in the production, which features music by Jack Antonoff.

As the star of *The Office*, [Steve Carell](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/steve-carell) may be known for his comedic chops, but the roles he's played since that show’s Emmy Award-winning run have shown he can do so much more. He earned an Oscar nomination for playing a maniacal wrestling coach in *Foxcatcher*, played the father of a drug addict (played by Timothée Chalamet) in *Beautiful Boy*, and now makes his Broadway debut in the title role in Anton Chekhov’s [*Uncle...

All the celebrities who have starred in 'Uncle Vanya,' including Steve Carell

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The award-winning actor, best known for starring in *The Office*, is the latest person to tackle the coveted title role of Chekhov's classic family drama.

Great news for Huey Lewis fans: You can hear his music live again. For the first time since Meniere's disease impaired the '80s rock star's ability to hear music, forcing him to stop performing with his band The News, his songs are back on not one stage, but two.

Lewis isn't singing them, but those familiar with the Huey Lewis and The News hits "The Power of Love" and "Back in Time" will thrill to hear them nonetheless. Both those songs appear in this season's Broadway musical adaptation of...

How Huey Lewis shaped 'The Heart of Rock and Roll' on Broadway

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The new musical is set to nearly 30 hits by Huey Lewis and The News, and the band's frontman was a crucial and active collaborator throughout its journey.

Family trees are in bloom on Broadway this spring. Beginning with Joshua Harmon’s *Prayer for the French Republic* at the top of the year, numerous family dramas have proved the staying power of the fertile, timeless genre. Not to mention, these shows' families include the likes of actors Steve Carell, Jessica Lange, and Sarah Paulson.

Playing right now are Paula Vogel’s [*Mother Play*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/31354-mother-play-on-broadway) at the [Hayes...

Learn about all the family dramas on Broadway this season

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Each play in the genre is just as unique as any given family, as evidenced by this spring's star-studded shows *Mother Play*, *Appropriate*, and *Uncle Vanya*.

And they were roommates! Per an April 11 [report from the New York Post](https://nypost.com/2024/04/11/entertainment/patti-lupone-mia-farrow-to-star-in-broadways-the-roommate/), three-time Tony Award winner [Patti LuPone](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/patti-lupone) and seven-time Golden Globe nominee Mia Farrow will co-star in the new Broadway play *The Roommate* this fall. According to the report, performances will run at the [Booth...

Patti LuPone, Mia Farrow reported to star in 'The Roommate' on Broadway

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According to a report in the New York Post, the actresses will perform in the 2015 play by Jen Silverman for a limited engagement beginning in August.

Home to historic rock bands like The Velvet Underground and The Ramones, New York City is a rock and roll lover’s paradise. Even though many of the popular venues that used to host rock and punk artists in the ‘60s and ‘70s have since closed, there are still plenty of ways to enjoy the history of rock and roll while visiting New York City. 

Take your own rock-and-roll tour of NYC with these classic rock attractions, with something for every rock fan. Pick up some records; pay homage to late,...

Check out these classic rock musicals and attractions in NYC

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Make a day out of seeing a rock show on Broadway, including *The Who's Tommy*, Huey Lewis's *The Heart of Rock and Roll*, or the '70s rock-inspired *Stereophonic*.

Photos have been released of [*Patriots*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/38891-patriots) on Broadway, starring *Boardwalk Empire* and *Dopesick*'s [Michael Stuhlbarg](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/michael-stuhlbarg). Russia meets New York at the [Barrymore Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/barrymore-theatre), where this new play by Peter Morgan is in performances through June 23.

The playwright, who created Netflix's Emmy Award-winning show...

See photos of Michael Stuhlbarg and the cast of 'Patriots' on Broadway

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The Emmy and Tony Award-nominated actor stars as the late Russian politician Boris Berezovsky in the newest play from the creator of Netflix's *The Crown*.

<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/between-the-lines">Between the Lines</a>&nbsp;is starting a new chapter! The&nbsp;new musical based on the novel by mother-and-daughter team Jodi Picoult and Samantha van Leer, will play a limited engagement&nbsp;at Second Stage Theater's&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/tony-kiser-theater">Tony Kiser Theater</a> beginning June 14, 2022. The musical was originally scheduled to go up in April 2020 but was postponed due to the pandemic.The protagonist of Between the Lines, Delilah, is a new student at her school who struggles to fit in. She looks to her favorite book for comfort when her real world is unwelcoming; however,&nbsp;the lines between her life and fantasy begin to get blurred.The musical adaptation features a book by Timothy Allen McDonald,&nbsp;music and&nbsp;lyrics by Elyssa Samsel &amp; Kate Anderson, orchestrations and&nbsp;arrangements by Tony Award nominee Gregory Rassen, and music direction by Daniel Green. Two-time Tony nominee Jeff Calhoun directs, and Paul McGill choreographs, replacing originally announced choreographer Lorin Latarro.Casting has yet to be confirmed.&nbsp;Arielle Jacobs,&nbsp;Jason Gotay and Morgan Siobhan Green were set to star in the production in 2020, but it is unknown if any of the originally announced cast will return.Between the Lines&nbsp;tickets will be available on New York Theatre Guide Soon.Photo credit: Rainer Hosch

'Between the Lines' to premiere off Broadway in June 2022

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Daryl Roth presents the New York premiere of new musical Between the Lines at the Tony Kiser Theater, based on the novel by New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult and her daughter Samantha van Leer. Between the Lines tickets are available on New York Theatre Guide now.

Between the Lines became Picoult's first young adult novel and van Leer's first published work when it was released in 2012. The book was a #1 New York Times bestseller and a Publisher's Weekly Bestseller, and it was nominated for the Young Adult Library Services Association's 2013 Top Ten Teen Award. Now the duo's work is entering a new chapter with the premiere of the musical adaptation.

The protagonist of the Between the Lines musical, 17-year-old Delilah, struggles with loneliness. Her mother is overprotective, she never knew her father, and she has trouble fitting in at her new school in a new city. Her source of solace is the titular fairytale book, and her attachment to it only further separates her from those around her, who can't understand Delilah's fascination with the book. She spills all her troubles to the book character Prince Oliver, and when one day he talks back, reality and fantasy blur as the two develop a relationship.

The musical premiered in 2017 at Kansas City Repertory Theatre, where the musical broke box office records. A sold-out concert version of Between the Lines went up at Manhattan's 92Y in 2018, and the full-fledged New York premiere was originally slated to start performances at the Kiser in April 2020. The production was delayed indefinitely due to the pandemic, but Between the Lines is finally slated to play a limited engagement in summer 2022.

Tickets to Between the Lines are available now. Get your Between the Lines tickets on New York Theatre Guide today.

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*Between the Lines* is entering a new chapter. The bestselling book from Jodi Picoult and Samantha van Leer is now a world-premiere musical starring *Aladdin*'s Arielle Jacobs, *The Wild Party*'s Julia Murney, and more. Get *Between the Lines* tickets on TodayTix.

Fantasy and reality melt together in the *Between the Lines* musical, which shares a title with the favorite book of its protagonist, Delilah. The 17-year-old girl has trouble fitting in at her new school after moving cities, and she has trouble connecting with her overprotective single mother. So she finds solace in her copy of *Between the Lines*, a book about a dreamy prince in an imaginary land. Delilah treats the book like a diary of sorts, telling her worries and dreams to the prince when no one else will listen.

Everything changes when Prince Oliver comes alive and speaks back to Delilah one day. She gets the friend she's always wanted, but how much of their relationship is real?

The *Between the Lines* book was released in 2012 and became a #1 New York Times Bestseller and a Publishers Weekly Bestseller. Five years later, the musical adaptation first premiered at Kansas City Repertory Theatre, followed by a 2018 production at New York City's 92Y in 2018. Timothy Allen McDonald adapted Picoult and van Leer's work into a stage script, and Elyssa Samsel and Kate Anderson wrote music and lyrics.

Let your imagination go wild at *Between the Lines* in New York. Get tickets to *Between the Lines* off Broadway on TodayTix now.

## What to Watch For

- Not only are Picoult and van Leer co-authors, but they’re also mother and daughter! *Between the Lines* was the first book they wrote together, and it was Picoult’s first young adult novel and van Leer’s first published novel. Now, it’s the basis for their first musical adaptation!
- Picoult is best known for her adult fiction, which includes books like *My Sister’s Keeper,* *Nineteen Minutes,* and *The Tenth Circle,* among more than 20 others. She received the 2003 New England Bookseller Award for fiction for all her work.
- *Between the Lines* is the first book in a duology; Picoult and van Leer later wrote and published *Off the Page* as its sequel. Musicals don’t often get sequels the way books do, but with the material out there, you never know!
- *Between the Lines* was a hit even before the show came off Broadway. The premiere production at Kansas City Repertory Theatre broke box office records for the venue!
- *Between the Lines* premieres at the Tony Kiser Theater, which is owned by Second Stage Theater. However, the musical is not a Second Stage production.

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We've all heard the time-worn remark about leaving a show humming the scenery. After the final note of <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/between-the-lines" target="_blank">Between the Lines</a>, a new musical about 17-year-old Delilah who escapes into books (in more ways than one), you're bound to exit buzzing about the projections.These show-stealing visual effects ingeniously depict what's happening in a children's fairytale also titled Between the Lines. Actors stand in for the illustrations on pages of the book thanks to stage magic and strategic lighting. It makes for surprising and delicious eye candy.Based on the 2012 young adult novel by the mother-and-daughter writing duo Jodi Picoult and Samantha van Leer, there's more to like about the show. That includes the top-notch company deftly assembled and guided by director Jeff Calhoun. Most of the actors play more than one role as the plot moves back and forth between two worlds.In one of them downcast Delilah (an outstanding Arielle Jacobs) yearns to rewrite reality. In the wake of her parents' divorce, she's dealing with her overburdened, under-attentive single mom (Julia Murney), student bullies, and odd-lot teachers and counselors.In the storybook universe Oliver (Jake David Smith), a prince with deep dimples and tight tights, chases a royal destiny that's been written for him that he'd like to edit. Delilah, who's fascinated with Between the Lines even if it's for kids, thinks he's "hot."Really? Turned on by an actual illustrated man? It gets weirder. Delilah discovers that when the book is open she and Ollie can talk to each other. A mutual attraction emerges, and complications ensue as she finds herself drawn into the book. Is it all in a lonely teen's head — or is it real? You decide.Elyssa Samsel and Kate Anderson's songs are easy to like, and Jacobs shines in various solos. Some of the best numbers belong to secondary and peripheral characters, including one in which mermaids Marina (Jerusha Cavazos), Ondine (Wren Rivera), and Kyrie (Vicki Lewis) deliver a wave of feminist-fueled straight talk.Another keeper is "Inner Thoughts." It slyly gets inside the minds of Delilah's nemesis, Allie (Hillary Fisher), who considers the burden of being a high school queen bee; Allie's pal Janice (Jarusha Cavazos), who muses about a same-sex crush; and teen techie Martin (Sean Stack), who reveals he's hacked into about the principal's email. Meanwhile, Allie's dopey boyfriend Ryan (Will Burton) is as empty-headed as he appears.Timothy McDonald's script could use tightening in act one, but it's also peppered with spicy one-liners. "If Allie was on fire, and I had a glass of water, I'd drink it," zings Delilah's almost-friend Jules (Rivera). Another finds the fairy tale Queen Maureen (Murney) and her Lady in Waiting (Lewis) trading insults. "Spinster." "Wench." "Lush." The royal gets the last word with a withering, "Supporting character."For all of the show's charms and pleasures, there's a nagging haze of familiarity hanging over it. Characters and situations conjure up everything from <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/mean-girls" target="_blank">Mean Girls</a> and <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/dear-evan-hansen" target="_blank">Dear Evan Hansen</a> to Matilda and <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/into-the-woods" target="_blank">Into the Woods</a>.Beyond the derivative echoes, the production shines. In addition to Caite Hevner's cheer-worthy projections, Tobin Ost's book-lined set features secret doors and compartments that transform before your eyes into rooftops and upright pianos. Gregg Barnes's vibrant fairytale costumes pop like gems in a jewelry box.Likely to appeal to young audiences, Between the Lines ultimately is a celebration of the surprising and even game-changing payoffs of reading. That's a message that hits the right note.<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/between-the-lines" target="_blank">Between the Lines is at the Tony Kiser Theater through October 2. Get tickets to Between the Lines on New York Theatre Guide.</a>Photo credit:&nbsp;Jake David Smith and&nbsp;Arielle Jacobs in Between The Lines. (Photo by Matthew Murphy)

'Between the Lines' review — Jodi Picoult's novel makes for a surprising and celebratory musical

Between the Lines is at the Tony Kiser Theater through October 2. Get tickets to Between the Lines on New York Theatre Guide.

Between the Lines Review | New York Theatre Guide

The nonprofit company Second Stage Theater was founded in 1979 to produce “second stagings” of contemporary American plays by living playwrights. Second Stage Theater now also presents world premieres, musicals, and solo performances.

The 296-seat Tony Kiser Theater is Second Stage’s main Off-Broadway venue. The company also presents Off-Broadway shows in the [McGinn/Cazale Theater](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/mcginncazale-theater) during the summer, and it owns and operates the [Hayes Theater](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/hayes-theater) on Broadway.

## How to get to the Tony Kiser Theater off Broadway

The Tony Kiser Theater is closest to the 42nd St. - Port Authority Bus Terminal subway stop on the A, C, and E lines. The closest bus stop is 8 Av./W 43 St. on the M20 and M104 lines.

## Restaurants near the Tony Kiser Theater

Popular restaurants near the Tony Kiser Theater include Peachy Keen (American), Nizza (Italian), Marseille (French), and Five Napkin Burger (American).

'Between the Lines' to premiere off Broadway in June 2022

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