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Brandon J. Dirden joins Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter-led 'Waiting for Godot' on Broadway

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Casting has been completed for the revival of Samuel Beckett's drama, reuniting the stars of *Bill & Ted* franchise under the direction of Tony nominee Jamie Lloyd.

‘Liberation’ to transfer to Broadway this fall

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The critically acclaimed play by Bess Wohl made its world premiere off Broadway with Roundabout Theatre Company earlier this year, directed by Whitney White.

Initial casting set for 'The Balusters' on Broadway

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Five stars of stage and screen have been announced to lead David Lindsay-Abaire's new comedy play at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre this spring.

Guide to 'The Queen of Versailles' on Broadway starring Kristin Chenoweth

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Oscar winner F. Murray Abraham also stars in the musical inspired by the true story of Jackie and David Siegel, who build a lavish life that soon starts crumbling.

Broadway understudies guide: When understudies perform on Broadway and more

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Learn about how to know when an understudy will be on at your performance, and discover different types of cover performers, from swings to alternates to standbys.

'Buena Vista Social Club' tickets now available through May 2026

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The Broadway musical, inspired by the same-named Cuban ensemble and their landmark album, won four competitive Tony Awards and one special award in June.

Trevor Wayne to star in 'The Outsiders' on Broadway

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The actor has been with the production since its opening in spring 2024 and will assume its leading role from Tony Award nominee Brody Grant in September.

Andrew Barth Feldman to star in 'Maybe Happy Ending' on Broadway; Darren Criss to depart

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The *Dear Evan Hansen* and *No Hard Feelings* star will play the lead role in the Tony Award-winning Best Musical for nine weeks only beginning in September.

Best Broadway shows in New York in August 2025

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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.

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Here are our top picks of New York plays and musicals to check out in August 2025, including the first new shows to kick off the 2025-26 fall Broadway season.

Guide to 'Cabaret' on Broadway, starring Billy Porter and Marisha Wallace

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The latest Tony and Olivier Award-winning revival of the classic Kander and Ebb musical uniquely immerses audiences in the world of Berlin's Kit Kat Club.

Complete casting has been set for [*Waiting for Godot*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/41928-waiting-for-godot-on-broadway) on Broadway, starring [Keanu Reeves](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/keanu-reeves) and [Alex Winter](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/alex-winter) of *Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure*. Performances will run from September 13 to January 4, with an opening night of September 28 at the [Hudson Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/venues/hudson-theatre).

As previously announced, Reeves will star as Estragon, Winter as Vladimir, and [Michael Patrick Thornton](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/michael-patrick-thornton) as Lucky. Newly joining the cast as Pozzo is Obie and Theatre World Award winner [Brandon J. Dirden](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/brandon-j-dirden), known for starring in Tony Award-winning productions of *Take Me Out, Skeleton Crew, All The Way*, and *Jitney* on Broadway, as well as for his screen role as Agent Dennis Aderholt in *The Americans*.

Completing the *Waiting for Godot* Broadway cast are Zaynn Arora and Eric Williams, sharing the role of A Boy, and understudies Jesse Aaronson and Franklin Bongjio.

The complete creative team, led by Tony Award-nominated director Jamie Lloyd (*Sunset Boulevard, A Doll's House* on Broadway), includes set and costume designer Soutra Gilmour, lighting designer Jon Clark, sound designers Ben and Max Ringham, and hair and makeup designer Cheryl Thomas.

Samuel Beckett's *Waiting for Godot* is a classic existentialist drama centered on the big conversations between two men as they await the title character's arrival. The show has been named among the greatest of the 20th century and been produced all over the world in numerous languages since its 1953 world premiere.

Check back for information on *Waiting for Godot* tickets on New York Theatre Guide.

*Photo credit: Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, Michael Patrick Thornton, and Brandon J. Dirden. (Reeves photo by Brian Bowen Smith; Winter photo by Rick Wenner; Thornton photo by Claire Demo; Dirden photo by R Segev)*

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Get *Waiting for Godot* tickets on New York Theatre Guide and see longtime friends and acclaimed stars Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter in the newest revival of Samuel Beckett’s masterpiece. *Waiting for Godot* plays at an ATG theatre to be announced, coming to Broadway in the fall of 2025. 

What are you waiting for? Experience *Waiting for Godot* on Broadway and see a captivating new production from two-time Tony Award nominee and multiple Olivier Award winner Jamie Lloyd. That famous British director is known for his stripped-down productions, which have riveted audiences with their stirring performances and seemingly bare but highly evocative designs.

Lloyd is a master of working with celebrities to reinvent beloved pieces of theatre: Jessica Chastain starred in his incendiary production of *A Doll’s House* and he brought Nicole Scherzinger to Broadway in *[Sunset Boulevard](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/38372-sunset-boulevard-broadway)*. Now, Keanu Reeves (*The Matrix*) and Alex Winter (*Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure*) will star opposite one another as Estragon and Vladimir, respectively, in this fresh take on Beckett’s classic.

In a joint statement, Reeves and Winter said, “We’re incredibly excited to be on stage together and work with the great Jamie Lloyd in one of our favorite plays.”

Lloyd said in a statement, “It is a real honor to be collaborating with the brilliant Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter on Samuel Beckett’s sublime masterpiece — one of the greatest plays of all time.”

In *Waiting for Godot*, Estragon and Vladimir await a man named Godot. Whether he arrives or not is perhaps not the point of the play, which has charmed audiences since its 1953 premiere. Bill Irwin, Ian McKellen, and Patrick Stewart have all performed in versions of the play, which remains wildly open to interpretation. Now, it’s time for a new generation of audiences to greet this play and see film stars take on the iconic roles. Tickets to *Waiting for Godot* in New York will be available here soon.

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Samuel Beckett’s classic play is an existential comedy in which two characters, Vladimir and Estragon, wait for a man named Godot to arrive. Whether he comes at all might be besides the point.

Keanu Reeves makes his Broadway debut as Estragon in [*Waiting for Godot*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/41928-waiting-for-godot-on-broadway) on Broadway at the [Hudson Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/venues/hudson-theatre) from September 13, 2025, to January 4, 2026.

Reeves's cinematic career encompasses over 100 movies. He is best known for starring in the title role of the *John Wick* film series and as Neo in *The Matrix* and its sequels. Other screen credits that cemented him as an action hero include *Point Break* and *Speed*.

Reeves had his breakthrough, however, as Bill in 1989's *Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure*. He reprised the role in two sequels. He and his co-star, Alex Winter, reunite in *Waiting for Godot*.

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Alex Winter stars as Vladimir in [*Waiting for Godot*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/41928-waiting-for-godot-on-broadway) on Broadway at the [Hudson Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/venues/hudson-theatre) from September 13, 2025, to January 4, 2026.

Winter has appeared in two Broadway shows: 1977's *The King & I* as Louis Leonowens and 1979's *Peter Pan* as John Darling. He is best known, however, for starring in the film *Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure* and its sequels. He starred as Ted opposite Keanu Reeves, his *Waiting for Godot* co-star, as Bill.

Winter is also a documentary director known for *The YouTube Effect, Zappa, Showbiz Kids*, and *The Panama Papers*.

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Michael Patrick Thornton stars as Lucky in [*Waiting for Godot*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/41928-waiting-for-godot-on-broadway) on Broadway at the [Hudson Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/venues/hudson-theatre) from September 13, 2025, to January 4, 2026.

Thornton received a Callaway Award for his 2023 Broadway performance as Dr. Rank in *A Doll's House* starring [Jessica Chastain](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/jessica-chastain) and staged by *Waiting for Godot* director Jamie Lloyd. A year earlier, he made his Broadway debut as Lennox in *Macbeth* starring [Daniel Craig](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/daniel-craig) and Ruth Negga. In *Godot*, he stars opposite [Keanu Reeves](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/keanu-reeves) and [Alex Winter](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/alex-winter).

He is also a well-known actor in Chicago theatre, winning the city's prestigious Jeff Award for his solo performance in *The Good Thief* and earning a nomination for *Suicide, Incorporated*.

Thornton's screen credits include *Private Practice* (as Dr. Fife), *Madam Secretary*, and *The Good Doctor*.

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Brandon J. Dirden stars as Pozzo in [*Waiting for Godot*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/41928-waiting-for-godot-on-broadway) on Broadway at the [Hudson Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/venues/hudson-theatre) from September 13, 2025, to January 4, 2026.

Dirden is an Obie and Theatre World Award winner for his performance in August Wilson's *The Piano Lesson* off Broadway; he also earned nominations for Drama League and Lucille Lortel Awards. He has also performed in Tony Award-winning Broadway productions of the plays *Skeleton Crew* (Drama Desk Award nomination), *Take Me Out, All The Way*, and *Jitney*.

On TV, he is known for playing Agent Dennis Aderholt in *The Americans*.

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The **Hudson Theatre** located in the heart of New York City, is a prestigious broadway theatre on 44th street. Over a century old, it blends the rich history of New York with the modern NY life, rendering it an impeccable locale for a diverse range of events. It showcases traditional broadway shows, concerts, performing artist shows and many more. This quintessential theater boasts a seating capacity of around 970, spread over 3 levels, offering a meticulous proximity to the stage with unmatchable acoustics. It is adorned by a magically preserved antique design, offering a one-of-a-kind ambience that’s second to none.

**How to get to the venue:** The Hudson Theatre is accessible via various methods of transport. Driving to the theater provides the convenience of parking at Icon parking just across the street. Alternatively, the theater is easily reachable via public transit, being near to Times Square - 42nd Street Station served by multiple subway lines. The Port Authority Bus Terminal is just a short walk away, providing access to numerous bus routes.

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The Hudson Theatre first opened on October 19, 1903, with *Cousin Kate* starring Ethel Barrymore. Although the firm of J. B. McElfatrick & Son first drew up the architectural design of the theatre in 1902, the firm of Israels & Harder ultimately took over and completed the project. The venue was built for theatrical producer Henry B. Harris, who managed the theatre until his death as a passenger on the RMS Titanic in 1912. 

During the 1930s and 1940s, the building was also used as for CBS Radio broadcasts when it wasn't being used for theatrical productions. NBC purchased the property in 1950, converting it into a permanent television studio. The venue housed *The Tonight Show* from 1954 to 1959.

Over the next few decades, under the ownership of developer Abraham Hirschfeld, the building was used for theatrical productions (1960 to 1968), as an adult movie house (from 1974), and as the Savoy rock club (from 1980). The Hudson Theatre was awarded New York landmark status in 1987.

Millennium & Copthorne Hotels purchased the Hudson in 1995 as a part of the surrounding luxury hotel known as the Millennium Broadway and used as a business conference center and auditorium. During this time, it was additionally used as a stand-up comedy venue for Comedy Central broadcasts.

In 2015, Ambassador Theatre Group purchased the venue as its second official Broadway venue, following the [Lyric Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/lyric-theatre). After fully shutting down and undergoing a major renovation, the Hudson reopened in 2017 with a revival of Stephen Sondheim's musical *Sunday in the Park with George,* starring Jake Gyllenhaal. Since the theatre first opened in 1903 and reopened from scratch in 2017, the Hudson is simultaneously Broadway's oldest and newest theatre.

## How to get to the Hudson Theatre on Broadway

The closest subway stop to the Hudson Theatre is 42nd Street - Times Square on the 1, 2, 3, 7, N, Q, R, W, and S lines. The 42nd Street - Bryant Park stop on the B, D, F, M, and 7 lines is also nearby.

There are two bus stops nearest to the theatre: 6th Ave/W 44th St. on the M55, QM2, QM3, QM4, QM15, QM16, QM17, QM18, and QM20 lines; and 6th Ave/West 45th St. on the QM1, QM5, QM6, M5, and M7 lines.

## Restaurants near the Hudson Theatre

Popular restaurants near the Hudson Theatre in NYC include Carmine's (Italian), Tony's Di Napoli (Italian), Hunt & Fish Club (steakhouse), Junior's (American), Connolly's Irish pub, and the Hard Rock Cafe (American).

[Learn more about popular pre- and post-show restaurants in the Theatre District.](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatre-news/news/where-to-eat-before-and-after-a-broadway-show)

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The Hudson Theatre, Broadway's oldest and newest, opened in 1903, housing theatricals, radio and TV shows, and got New York landmark status in 1987.

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The new Broadway production of Henrik Ibsen’s [*A Doll’s House*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/26989-a-dolls-house-tickets) starring [Jessica Chastain](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/jessica-chastain) is laser-focused, laid bare, and simply stunning. As always, the play tells the story of Nora Helmer, a wife and mother who finally summons the power to stand tall on her own two feet. 

British director Jamie Lloyd ingeniously runs full tilt with that image. For nearly all of the play’s unbroken two hours, Nora remains rooted in a chair (vaguely Norwegian, a nod to Ibsen’s background) situated downstage, close to the audience.

Even when Nora practices a dance she’s performing at a holiday party, she doesn’t get up – it’s as if she’s doing chair yoga. Only in the final few moments does Nora rise on her own, stand erect, risk everything, and walk out. To go where? That’s the question.

The hallmark of Lloyd's vision — he directed [*Betrayal* with Tom Hiddleston](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/reviews/review-of-betrayal-starring-tom-hiddleston-charlie-cox-zawe-ashton-on-broadway) on Broadway and [*Cyrano de Bergerac* with James McAvoy](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/reviews/cyrano-de-bergerac-off-broadway-review-james-mcavoy) at BAM — is absolute certainty. That extends from the first time we see Nora to the last and everything in between. Chastain appears in her chair about 15 minutes before showtime. Arms and legs crossed, she gazes into the audience as she repeatedly rotates on a turntable. 

It’s a brilliant and economical visual – and not just because Chastain’s so great she’ll make your head spin. Nora is a woman whose life goes in circles, and in this revival, everything orbits around her. Whenever characters talk, they stand near Nora, slide up a seat by her, or – what nerve! – share her chair without even asking. 

The story takes place at Christmas, and celebratory spirits are doubly high. Nora’s husband Torvald (Arian Moayed) is being promoted at his bank. He’s a big deal. In his mind, Nora, aka “Birdie,” as he calls her, is childish – like their three kids cared for by Anne-Marie (Tasha Lawrence). 

Torvald is wrong. When he was ill, Nora singlehandedly risked everything to save him, bending the law to secure a loan from Krogstad (Okieriete Onaodowan). It’d be a catastrophe if that came out. Nora knows that. So does her friend and confidante, Kristine (Jesmille Darbouze). But Nora is on the brink of being exposed. Not even her dear friend Dr. Rank (Michael Patrick Thornton) can help.

Written in 1879, Ibsen’s play packs sticks of dramatic dynamite as it takes on marriage, money, secrets, reputation, and power. It assumes up-to-the-moment urgency and accessibility thanks to the crisp translation by Amy Herzog (*Mary Jane*, *4000 Miles*).

She’s a playwright with perfect pitch when it comes to dialogue. Upon discovering his wife’s deception, Torvald damns her in 2023-speak: “You stupid bitch!” That exclamation – and Nora’s response – enables the play to draw blood.

Absent of scenery, props, or period costumes (the cast all wear dark street clothes), the revival is about the words. When Nora plays with her three children, they’re unseen. When a cigar is lit, there’s no miming. Lloyd trusts the audience to fill in the blanks. Beyond smart physical choices, Lloyd cast the play extremely well. Supporting actors all deliver.

Since making her Broadway debut in 2012 in a low-lit performance in *The Heiress*, Chastain has won an Oscar for *The Eyes of Tammy Faye* and a SAG Award for *George & Tammy*. She’s in total command as Nora, letting her voice do much of the heavy lifting.

In the end, Torvald’s pet name of Birdie is apt. This real housewife is an eagle when she takes flight.

[*A Doll’s House* is at the Hudson Theatre until June 10. Get *A Doll’s House* tickets on New York Theatre Guide. ](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/26989-a-dolls-house-tickets)

*Photo credit: Jessica Chastain and Okieriete Onaodowan in A Doll’s House. (Photo by Emilio Madrid)*

'A Doll's House' review — Jessica Chastain takes flight in Ibsen revival

Read our five-star review of Jessica Chastain in *A Doll's House* on Broadway, directed by Jamie Lloyd, which plays at the Hudson Theatre through June 4.

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Knives out. In the opening moment of Broadway's <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/macbeth" target="_blank">Macbeth</a> starring <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/actor-profile/daniel-craig" target="_blank">Daniel Craig</a> and Ruth Negga, a soldier is hoisted heavenward by his feet. He dangles there briefly before he's stabbed and bleeds out.Gore goes with Shakespeare's bloody tragedy in which "fair is foul and foul is fair" — or, in other words, where the world is turned upside down. The striking topsy-turvy image speaks plainly in a revival packing more puzzles than bracing urgency. For starters, what's up with the pre-show public radio program recording about ornithology? Because the Bard mentions birds in the play? Who knows.That's par for the course for director Sam Gold, an adventuresome pro who's known for combining big stars and ideas when it comes to classics. His earlier versions of Othello with Craig, Hamlet with Oscar Isaac, and King Lear with Glenda Jackson were all a mixed bag to some degree. The same holds true of Macbeth at the <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/longacre-theatre" target="_blank">Longacre Theatre</a>, where Craig and Negga shoulder the roles of Shakespeare's homicidal power couple.This physical production is stripped-back and modern. Actors sport nubby cardigans, henleys, a glamour gown, and, for a hint of Scotland, tartan here and there. The stage is bare, save for a couple tables and chairs pushed in and out of sight. According to a program note, that's to foster the audience's imagination. Thanks for that.In an added prologue, Michael Patrick Thornton, who plays multiple roles, speaks as himself and conspiratorially invites us all — superstition be damned! — to utter "Macbeth." He notes that the play was written during turbulent times, as if to shrink the divide between then and now and pull us into the action. But it doesn't quite square. This vision's lack of a cohesive point of view and acting style keeps us at bay.A cauldron bubbles and a banquet goes belly-up in every Macbeth. Food is such a prominent ingredient here that it seems like Chopped is an inspiration. The witches slice and dice and cook onstage, and the pungent aroma of onions scents the air. A knife gets sharpened for a sly bit of humor. Macbeth figuratively and actually swallows the hags' brew, and in an epilogue, the entire ensemble savors a communal bite and a song. A troupe digging into a family meal? A comment on the tragic fallout of war? Mileage — and opinions — may vary.Performances in the multitasking ensemble range from amateurish to superbly seasoned. <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/hadestown" target="_blank">Hadestown</a> alum Amber Gray, who plays Banquo in a choice that pays off, makes each line reverberate. She cuts a vital and strong physical presence and has a rich, resonant voice. You understand why Macbeth feels threatened.&nbsp;Lady M is a tricky character, one who transforms by the time it takes to read a letter. In her Broadway debut, Negga (Passing, Hamlet) conveys ferocity and ruthlessness in matter-of-fact fashion. You crave a sense of her inner wheels turning that would make the change more compelling.&nbsp;Craig comes to his third Broadway show fresh from hanging up his hat as James Bond and reminds us he's an agile stage animal. His Macbeth is feral and alert and insecure, someone who'd buy into chatter cooked up by strangers that leads to chaos. A hair-raising sense of urgency finally clicks in during his undoing by Macduff (Grantham Coleman).&nbsp;One does wonder why Macbeth looks like he's been at a fashion shoot when he's supposedly just back from a battle. And as directed, his big speeches turn repetitious. In the end, this Macbeth is a star-enhanced hodgepodge. It's filled with some sound, some fury, and many question marks.<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/macbeth" target="_blank">Macbeth is at the Longacre Theatre through July 10. Macbeth tickets will be available on New York Theatre Guide soon.</a>Photo credit: Daniel Craig, Ruth Negga, and the company of Macbeth. (Photo by Joan Marcus)

'Macbeth' review — Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga lead a 'star-enhanced hodgepodge'

Macbeth is at the Longacre Theatre through July 10. Macbeth tickets will be available on New York Theatre Guide soon.

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The **Longacre Theatre** is a historic theatre located in the heart of New York City's world-famous Broadway district. Opened in 1913, it was named after Longacre Square, the previous name of Times Square. This theatre has a seating capacity of 1100 and is designed in the French Neo-classical style, featuring a stunning white facade and beautifully ornate interior. Over the years, it’s been the birthplace of numerous Broadway classics including 'Ain’t Misbehavin’, 'La Cage aux Folles', and most recently 'The Lightning Thief'. The Longacre has a particularly intimate atmosphere, perfect for truly immersing oneself in the spectacle and magic of Broadway. 

#### **Directions to the Venue** 

The Longacre Theatre is located at 220 West 48th Street. It's easily accessible via various modes of public transportation. By subway, take the 1, 2, or 3 train to 50th Street or the N, R, or W train to 49th Street. By bus, take the M104, M10, or M27/M50. For those driving, parking garages are available nearby on 48th and 49th Streets.

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The Longacre Theatre is a historic Broadway theatre in New York City, known for its intimate atmosphere and French Neo-classical style.

Children under 4 are not permitted in the theatre.

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Take Me Out starring Jesse Williams and Jesse Tyler Ferguson on Broadway

Take Me Out starring Jesse Williams and Jesse Tyler Ferguson on Broadway - NYC Product Media

Richard Greenberg's Tony-winning play <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/take-me-out" target="_blank">Take Me Out</a> returns to Broadway, urging the audience this time to be fully present. From the moment one walks into the <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/hayes-theater" target="_blank">Hayes Theatre</a>, ushers command patrons to turn off cellphones and lock them away in a Yondr pouch — a secure device that remains sealed until everyone leaves the theatre. This precaution occurs for many reasons, but the most important is to protect the actors who occasionally appear fully nude. Unfortunately for this disjointed slow burn, the play's X-rated factor becomes the audience's talk point, a major distraction that causes some to miss the message or overlook it entirely.It's the 2002 baseball season and inside the Empires' locker room is a coming-out story. Star player Darren Lemming (a one-dimensional but overconfident Jesse Williams) is idolized as one who had the best of everything — "a Black man who never suffered." That is, until the day he comes out as gay. The guy who once served as his team's champion and beacon of all things "macho American sports" becomes dimmed down to a dude searching for identity, and he himself is buried in a story with its own identity crisis.Under the uneven direction of Scott Ellis, Take Me Out becomes a cluster of both remarkable and insignificant performances pieced together inside a scattered plot. The story's dramatic turns quickly evolve into humor and fluff. Though Jesse Tyler Ferguson gives one of his best performances to date as Mason Marzac, the audience is never allowed time to sit with the dramatic moments his character's comedic presence often follows.What Take Me Out does right is highlight how sportsmen, entrenched in a business that boasts the traditional expectations of masculinity, respond to a team member's homosexuality. The reactions move from open support to microaggressions to downright hostility. Oddly enough, the story that Greenberg wants us to pay attention to takes a back seat to the man who verbally causes Lemming the most harm. Michael Oberholtzer as Shane Mungitt, the team's new pitcher and unapologetic bigot, is the character that serves the audience uncomfortability and sympathy. I found myself questioning how this character became this way instead of focusing on the harm he causes Lemming and the rest of his team.Slow to bat, this play's second act serves as its home run. Inside the team showers, beautifully crafted by David Rockwell, a place of vulnerability (and nudity) marks the show's most memorable turning point. A private moment between Lemming, who until this moment was proud and confident, confronts Mungitt, exposing both characters' demons. What comes after is both tragic and enlightening.However, Take Me Out is not as relevant today as it was 20 years ago. In the history of Major League Baseball, only two players have come out as gay: Glenn Burke and Billy Bean. Today, each of America's big five sports categories currently has an openly gay man in the pros (though baseball's is in the minor leagues, not the MLB). We still have a long way to go in terms of our perception of masculinity — or what it even means to be male — and&nbsp;Take Me Out&nbsp;makes us aware of this, but uses a curve ball to do so.<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/take-me-out" target="_blank">Take Me Out&nbsp;is at the Hayes Theatre through May 29. Get&nbsp;Take Me Out&nbsp;tickets on New York Theatre Guide.</a>Photo credit: Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Jesse Williams in Take Me Out.&nbsp;(Photo by Joan Marcus)

'Take Me Out' review — uneven play falls short of a home run

Take Me Out is at the Hayes Theatre through May 29. Get Take Me Out tickets on New York Theatre Guide.

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The **Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre** is a celebrated Broadway theatre venue located in the heart of New York City, offering guests an immersion into the world of shows and performances. The theatre was built in 1917 and was initially known as the Plymouth Theatre. It was later renamed to honor the late Gerald Schoenfeld, a Broadway producer who significantly contributed to the world of arts. The architect was Herbert J. Krapp, who designed the theatre in a neo-classical style giving it an ambiance reminiscent of the golden era of theatre. It has a history of hosting numerous Tony Award-winning productions and enchanting audiences with its magnificent interior, comfortable seating, and top-notch acoustic technology. It can accommodate up to 1,080 guests. Beyond its artistic significance, the theatre is also central, located in close proximity to restaurants, shops, and the buzzing NYC nightlife.

**_How to get there:_** The Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre is situated at 236 W 45th St, right in the Theatre District. You can conveniently get there with a myriad of city transportation options, including subway (N,Q,R,W, 1,2,3,7), bus (M104, M42, M6, M10), taxi, or even walking if you reside nearby.

Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre - NY

Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 

The Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre is a historic Broadway theatre venue in New York, known for its spectacular productions and convenient location.

Skeleton Crew on Broadway - NYC

Skeleton Crew on Broadway

Skeleton Crew on Broadway - NYC Product Media

You might think a play set in a factory would be dank and depressing. But when you have Dominique Morisseau as the playwright, the factory doesn't just come alive; it literally dances.Morisseau's play <a href="/show/skeleton-crew" target="_blank">Skeleton Crew</a> is set in a car parts factory. And instead of showing the whirring and grinding of an assembly line, Morisseau does something more ingenious: She has a dancer (a dynamic Adesola Osakalumi) pop and lock to a soundtrack of machinery. Osakalumi's movements are sometimes fluid, other terms jerky. It's a visual reminder to the audience: The motor that keeps the engines of America running isn't machines, it's people.Skeleton Crew was first produced off Broadway at <a href="/theatres/atlantic-theater-company" target="_blank">Atlantic Theater Company</a> in 2016, in a critically acclaimed run. Morisseau's tautly crafted play, with just five characters, is now on Broadway with Manhattan Theatre Club. It has only grown in power and potency since 2016.Skeleton Crew is set in Detroit (Morisseau's hometown) in 2008, in a stamping plant for automobiles. The factory workers have been there for years, some decades, and the play takes time to show the familial bond between them. The matriarch is Faye (<a href="/actor-profile/phylicia-rashad" target="_blank">Phylicia Rashad</a>), the most senior of the bunch, who has worked on the line for 29 years. The older brother figure is Reggie (Brandon J. Dirden), who used to work on the line and is now a supervisor. Then there's the younger ones: Dez (Joshua Boone) and Shanita (Chanté Adams), whose will-they-won't-they flirtations give the play its moments of much-needed levity.Conflict arrives when Reggie tells Faye that the plant is about to shut down. The characters' moral code is tested: Do they side with the factory, which represents stability, or each other, their work family? When shit goes down, do you try to save everyone or just yourself?The cast is new for the Broadway production, though Ruben Santiago-Hudson (who directed Skeleton Crew Off-Broadway) returns to direct.At first glance, Rashad might be a curious choice for the role of Faye, a woman whose hands are rough, and who speaks simply and directly: "If it's one thing I always known, it's cars and women," she tells her coworkers (Faye is also a lesbian). Most viewers might associate Rashad with a more refined sensibility. Yet Rashad has transformed herself into the grittier Faye. Her voice is more gruff. Even down to the way the character walks, slightly bent over and in a shuffle, as if she's carrying a heavy load on her back.Rashad herself also carries a warm, maternal energy. This helps the audience to understand why Faye would care more about how the closures affect the younger people around her than herself. And why she is so prideful that she doesn't disclose her old difficult circumstances to anyone.As Reggie, Dirden plays a man torn between the white-collar promise of the bosses upstairs and his loyalty to the crew he came from. It's difficult initially to trust Reggie — he is management, after all. But Dirden has a natural charisma that just begs for your sympathy (who can say no to that melodic voice?). When he is finally given a monologue in the second act, in front of Rashad's Faye, Dirden makes a meal of it. The two of them together in one scene is an acting masterclass. (In a sign of just how small the theatre community can be sometimes, Dirden's brother Jason was in the original Off-Broadway production of Skeleton Crew.)What Morisseau skillfully does with Skeleton Crew is create a portrait of the lower working class that isn't bleak, hopeless, or condescending. The characters in Skeleton Crew&nbsp;are in a dire, unfair situation, but that situation does not define them. These are not, in the unfortunate words of New York Mayor Eric Adams, "low skill workers."When Shanita (a warm, affable Adams) talks about why she takes pride in her job — saying, "I'm building something that you can see come to life at the end. Got a motor in it and it's gonna take somebody somewhere" — it is moving and commands your respect.That is perhaps why Skeleton Crew hits more potently now than it did in 2016 for me. When society shut down in 2020, we all saw who the true essential workers are. They are not the CEOs or people who worked in glass high-rises. They are the people stocking grocery store shelves, delivering packages, making cars. And they are disproportionately people of color.Society has now caught up with Morisseau's play. In Skeleton Crew, Morisseau makes us see the line that divides the blue collar and white collar workers as what it really is, a man-made structure that must be dismantled, because it is that line that keeps all of us from realizing our true power.<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/skeleton-crew" target="_blank">Skeleton Crew is at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre to February 20. Get Skeleton Crew tickets on New York Theatre Guide.</a>Photo credit: Brandon J. Dirden as Reggie and Phylicia Rashad as Faye in Skeleton Crew. (Photo by Matthew Murphy)

'Skeleton Crew' review — a moving portrait of the true essential workers of America

Skeleton Crew is at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre to February 20. Get Skeleton Crew tickets on New York Theatre Guide.

Skeleton Crew Starring Phylicia Rashad Review | New York Theatre Guide

The Samuel J. Friedman Theatre is a historic Broadway theatre located in New York City. Established in 1925, the theatre is managed by Manhattan Theatre Club (MTC), a leading professional theatre producer. Originally named the Biltmore Theatre, it was renamed Samuel J. Friedman in 2008 to honor the late American publicist. The theatre seats over 650 people and is renowned for its excellent acoustics and state-of-the-art light and sound systems. It has also been the host to several notable productions and has welcomed some of the finest actors and actresses in the industry.

**How to Get There**

In the heart of the city, the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre is easily accessible through multiple modes of transportation. If commuting by subway, take the 1, 2, 3, 7, S, A, C, E, N, R, Q, W, Fourth Street lines to 42nd Street. From the station, it's just a short walk to the theatre. For those driving, numerous parking garages are available nearby. The theatre is also well-served by numerous bus lines. However, due to the busy nature of the city, public transport is a recommended choice.

Samuel J. Friedman Theatre - Manhattan Theatre Club - NY

Samuel J. Friedman Theatre

The Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, a historic Broadway theatre managed by Manhattan Theatre Club, accommodates over 650, with excellent acoustics and light systems.

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