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Batter up! After hitting its spring run out of the park at the [Hayes Theater](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/hayes-theater), the Tony Award-winning revival of [*Take Me Out*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/19749-take-me-out-tickets) is back for some extra innings this fall. Ahead of the first performance at the [Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/gerald-schoenfeld-theatre), new photos have been released of the cast in rehearsal.

Second Stage Theater mounted the first revival of Richard Greenberg's Tony-winning play earlier this year, and the production is now having an encore run from October 27 to January 29. Most of the cast from the first run is stepping back up to the plate, including Tony nominee Jesse Williams and Tony winner [Jesse Tyler Ferguson](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/jesse-tyler-ferguson). Bill Heck is the sole new member of the cast, replacing Patrick J. Adams.

*Take Me Out* follows Major League Baseball player Darren Lemming (Williams) as he comes out as gay at the height of his career. Some, like his teammate Kippy (Heck) and business manager Mason (Ferguson), support him, but he also faces widespread discrimination that changes the course of his career.

The 2003 Broadway premiere of *Take Me Out* won Best Play at the Tonys, and the 2022 revival won Best Revival of a Play, along with a Best Featured Actor prize for Ferguson.

Below, see new photos of the all-star cast, and then get tickets to see them for yourself this fall. Batter up!

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*Photos by Avery Brunkus*

See new photos of Jesse Williams, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and the 'Take Me Out' Broadway cast

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

The show begins performances on October 27.

Tom Stoppard wasn’t always Tom Stoppard, six-time Tony Award winner. The renowned British playwright was actually born in Czechoslovakia as Tomáš Sträussler. He was Jewish, but after his family fled the Nazis, his mother changed his name. That story is fictionalized in Stoppard’s newest play, [*Leopoldstadt*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/26003-leopoldstadt-tickets), currently running on Broadway.

This show is Stoppard’s most personal work ever. And at 85 years old, Leopoldstadt is his 19th Broadway production (after hits such as *Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead* and *Arcadia*). And *Leopoldstadt* is huge in every sense: it spans half a century and contains a cast of 38 actors, including Broadway favorites Caissie Levy, Brandon Uranowitz, and Betsy Aidem.

The play follows one extended Jewish family from 1899 to 1955, showing how their wealthy lives in Vienna devolve amid the Holocaust and its aftermath. Below, learn more about the personal family history that inspired *Leopoldstadt*, as well as the play's recent, award-winning production history.

## *Leopoldstadt* is based on Tom Stoppard’s life.

Stoppard was born to a Jewish family, but he didn’t realize it until he was in his 50s. When the Nazis invaded the Czech Republic (then Czechoslovakia) in 1941, his family fled and eventually settled in England. His father died, while working as a doctor in the British Navy; his ship was bombed by the Japanese forces. His mother remarried Kenneth Stoppard, and Tomáš Sträussler became Tom Stoppard. The family hid the fact that they were Jewish. 

As Stoppard’s mother later wrote, “The move to England had been so sudden, unplanned and drastic that I – perhaps subconsciously – decided the only thing to make it possible to live and truly settle down (I mean the three of us) was to draw a blind over my past life and start, so to speak, from scratch.”

It wasn’t until 1993 that Stoppard learned from a Czech relative that he had Jewish grandparents on both sides, and they had died in a concentration camp. Three of his aunts also died during the Holocaust. 

“The play grew out of the related self-reproach about seeing my life as a charmed life,” Stoppard told the Washington Post. “I got scooped out of the way of the Nazis, then out of the way of the Japanese after Pearl Harbor, and then instead of going back to Communist Czechoslovakia, I found myself an English schoolboy. Of course it was a charmed life. I finally realized I should write about this because, yes, this notion of having a charmed life ignores my early history and completely erases a family background.”

And in fact, though the play is set in Austria, it features a character that Stoppard modeled on himself, as he told Entertainment Weekly. “There's a character in the play who comes to England when he's eight. And when he's a young man, he comes back to Vienna. He says a few things which speak for me.”

## *Leopoldstadt* is not autobiographical.

Though Stoppard's family history inspired him to write *Leopoldstadt*, it’s not an autobiography, and he didn’t want the play to be about him. In his play, the Jewish family — the fictional Merz-Jacobovitzes — lives in Austria, and they own a textile business.

“It doesn't involve my real parents or siblings or anything like that," Stoppard said to EW. "I started with a clean slate of a family in Vienna, which I just found much more interesting than my own life. Because Vienna at the period I'm writing about is one of the most interesting places on God's earth because of the culture."

The play takes place over half a century, with scenes set in 1899, 1900, 1924, 1938, and 1955. This means characters who are adults in the first scene grow old in the subsequent scenes, and characters who are children grow up to be adults who then have their own children. So the play is about generations of a family, and how that expansive family tree is chopped down during the Holocaust.

“There’s something for multiple generations of American Jews in this play,” said Brandon Uranowitz, who plays two characters in *Leopoldstadt*. “There are the generation of survivors and children of survivors that want to honor their families. And then I think there’s also the generation, like my generation and younger generations, who are contending with what it means to be Jewish in this country, and particularly in the context of what’s going on politically and culturally.”

## *Leopoldstadt* is named for a real place.

*Leopoldstadt* is named after Vienna’s Jewish neighborhood, which is located on an island between the Danube River and the Donaukanal canal. The Jews actually called it Mazzesinsel ("Matzo Island," named after the unleavened Jewish bread). Following the annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany in 1938, all the neighborhood's synogogues were destroyed. Many inhabitants of Leopoldstadt were taken to concentration camps. Prior to the Holocaust, several thousand Jews lived in Leopoldstadt; immediately afterward, there were only a handful. 

In the decades since, Leopoldstadt has become a Jewish neighborhood again, filled with kosher food and kosher restaurants. There is also a Holocaust memorial site.

## *Leopoldstadt* has been critically acclaimed.

*Leopoldstadt* was a hit when it premiered in London's West End in 2020. The show had one sold-out run pre-pandemic and another when theatres reopened in 2021. It also won the Olivier Award for Best Play.

The West End run of *Leopoldstadt* got a [five-star review in London Theatre](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/reviews/review-tom-stoppards-leopoldstadt-at-the-wyndhams-theatre): "This is a powerful, important new play from one of our greatest living playwrights that, should it prove to be his swansong, means he has gone out on a significant high, even as he dramatises a low point on world history." (Stoppard has suggested *Leopoldstadt* might be his last play.)

The Broadway run followed suit, with the [five-star New York Theatre Guide review of *Leopoldstadt*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/reviews/leopoldstadt-broadway-review-tom-stoppard) reading, "With *Leopoldstadt*, the playwright declares his own heritage in first-rate, epic, and urgent fashion, seemingly atoning for lost time."

Stoppard won an Oscar for his screenplay for *Shakespeare in Love*, so he knows how to make people laugh and then cry. Considering the subject matter of *Leopoldstadt*, which Stoppard calls “a very tragic history,” one thing’s for sure: if you attend, bring tissues. And perhaps a phone, to call your relatives afterward and learn more about your own family history.

How Tom Stoppard's life inspired his play 'Leopoldstadt'

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Leopoldstadt on Broadway

His award-winning show is not autobiographical, but it is inspired by the playwright's family history.

Everyone loves a good showmance. From [*Moulin Rouge! The Musical*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/15911-moulin-rouge-the-musical-on-broadway-tickets) to [*The Phantom of the Opera*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/38-the-phantom-of-the-opera-tickets), there are plenty of shows featuring romances that blossom backstage. It's not just fiction, though — there are lots of real-life Broadway power couples who met after being cast in the same show. But even if you missed a show that brought a theatre couple together, you're in luck. Every so often, real-life spouses will return to Broadway together again.

You can see the work of real-life couples in multiple Broadway shows right now. Some play spouses on stage, while in some cases, one performs while the other works behind the scenes. We've also included couples who are on Broadway at the same time in different shows — even if you can't see them together, you can plan a two-show day and see their work back to back.

[Get tickets to a Broadway show on New York Theatre Guide.](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/whats-on/broadway-shows)

## Reeve Carney and Eva Noblezada in *Hadestown*

If you can't help but think that Orpheus and Eurydice have such great chemistry while watching *Hadestown*, it might be because it's not entirely acting. Reeve Carney and [Eva Noblezada](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/actor-profile/eva-noblezada), who play these tragic young lovers of Greek mythology, met in rehearsals for the show and announced they were dating shortly after the show's opening in 2019. Carney and Noblezada's relationship is still going strong, and they're still starring in this musical myth retelling, so it's safe to say that their onstage romance has only grown stronger as their offstage one has.

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## John Dossett and Michele Pawk in *Wicked*

They couldn't be happier. Broadway veterans John Dossett (*Newsies*, *Paradise Square*) and Michele Pawk (*Beautiful*, *Hairspray*) have been going strong as spouses for nearly 20 years, since 2004. And they've co-starred opposite each other multiple times since. Pawk and Dossett starred together as Donna and Sam in *Mamma Mia!* for a brief time in 2005, and they've also performed alongside each other in the casts of the play *Democracy* and the one-night benefit concert *Children and Art*.

The couple's latest joint Broadway venture, as of 2023, is *Wicked*. Pawk joined as Madame Morrible in December 2022, with Dossett joining as the Wizard in March 2023. Their onstage characters aren't romantically involved, but they still make a wickedly wonderful pair.

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## Audra McDonald in *Ohio State Murders* and Will Swenson in *A Beautiful Noise*

[Audra McDonald](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/actor-profile/audra-mcdonald) and Will Swenson, who have been married for 10 years, aren't in a show together, but they were on Broadway at the same time in fall 2022. And their two shows couldn't be more different. McDonald starred in Adrienne Kennedy's play *Ohio State Murders* as Suzanne Alexander, a professor who encounters racism and violence at her alma mater. 

A few blocks away, Swenson currently leads *A Beautiful Noise*, a musical about the life and award-winning career of Neil Diamond. He plays a young Diamond as he tries to break into the industry. Maybe you'll see McDonald in the audience one day!

The two have performed together in the past, though — they met while doing *110 in the Shade* on Broadway. Perhaps they'll star opposite each other again someday.

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## Samuel L. Jackson and LaTanya Richardson Jackson in *The Piano Lesson*

At *The Piano Lesson* on Broadway, which wrapped its run in January 2023, only one spouse appeared on stage, but the other one made the whole show happen. Samuel L. Jackson starred as Doaker Charles, the uncle to two feuding adult siblings who helps keep their family history alive. The acclaimed actor mades his grand return to Broadway after 10 years — and did so with his wife of more than 40 years by his side.

LaTanya Richardson Jackson, who's acted in shows like *To Kill a Mockingbird* and *A Raisin in the Sun*, directed *The Piano Lesson*. A [five-star New York Theatre Guide review of *The Piano Lesson*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/reviews/the-piano-lesson-broadway-review-samuel-l-jackson-danielle-brooks) says of her work, "Under the deft guidance of LaTanya Richardson Jackson, who makes her Broadway directing debut, August Wilson’s stirring story... comes vividly to life."

## Stephanie J. Block and Sebastian Arcelus in *Into the Woods*

Just when we thought there could be no sweeter pairing than [Sara Bareilles](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/actor-profile/sara-bareilles) and Brian d'Arcy James (who are not spouses) in the latest revival of *Into the Woods*, the announcements of their replacements came along: Sebastian Arcelus and [Stephanie J. Block](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/actor-profile/stephanie-j-block). For a few stints during the limited-run revival, the real-life spouses played husband and wife on stage, too, as the Baker and the Baker's Wife. They are reprising their roles on the show's national tour.

The characters can't have a child thanks to a witch's curse, so they go on a quest in the woods to reverse it. Danger, stress, and a very charming prince put a strain on their marriage along the way. Luckily, in real life, Block and Arcelus have been happily married since 2007 and have a daughter together.

This wasn't the couple's first time performing together on stage. Arcelus and Block met while starring opposite each other in [*Wicked*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/1-wicked-musical-tickets)'s Broadway and national tour productions, playing Elphaba and her beau, Fiyero.

See these Broadway couples in shows together

Reeve Carney & Eva Noblezada in Hadestown

These real-life pairs work together both on stage and behind the scenes.

In 1990, August Wilson's [*The Piano Lesson*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/the-piano-lesson) premiered on Broadway. It had an impressive cast: Charles S. Dutton (*The Practice*), S. Epatha Merkerson (*Law & Order*), and a young Samuel L. Jackson (Marvel’s *The Avengers*) in his Broadway debut as an understudy. Now, Jackson is leading the first Broadway revival of *The Piano Lesson*, directed by his wife, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, a Tony nominee for her performance in *A Raisin in the Sun* in 2014.

But those aren't the only celebrities in this production. The cast of this revival is as impressive as the premiere; it includes Danielle Brooks (*Orange Is the New Black*), John David Washington (*Tenet*), Ray Fisher (*Justice League*), and more.

That’s the right treatment for Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning work, one of 10 plays chronicling the history of Black life in the Pennsylvania city (collectively called The Pittsburgh Cycle). *The Piano Lesson* is set in 1936 during the Great Depression. The Black Charles family is debating whether to sell their heirloom piano, which displays the carved images of their enslaved ancestors.

Before seeing *The Piano Lesson*, now at the [Barrymore Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/barrymore-theatre) through January, find out more about all the celebrities that have starred in *The Piano Lesson* on stage and screen.

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## Samuel L. Jackson

In this *Piano Lesson* revival, Samuel L. Jackson plays Doaker Charles, the patriarch of the Charles family. He lives with his niece Berniece and is the keeper of the family’s history, including the history of the piano, which has been passed down by word of mouth. 

Jackson has his own long history with *The Piano Lesson*. He began his professional stage career in 1990 as an understudy in the original Broadway production. Jackson was last seen on Broadway in 2012 playing Dr. Martin Luther King in *The Mountaintop*.

In film and television, Jackson has had a long career playing tough men with a soft spot, with notable roles in *Pulp Fiction*, *Django Unchained*, and the *Star Wars* prequel. Marvel fans will know Jackson as the super-spy Nick Fury, a role he’s played in 11 Marvel films and will play again in the upcoming Disney+ series *Secret Invasion*. In 2022, Jackson was recognized for his contribution to film with an honorary award at the Oscars.

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## Danielle Brooks

Brooks made a mainstream splash when she played the prison inmate Taystee in all six seasons of *Orange Is the New Black* on Netflix. She currently stars in *Peacemaker* on HBO as Leota Adebayo, a good friend of the titular antihero. But Brooks is as talented on stage as she is on screen, having received a Tony nomination for her portrayal of Sofia in the 2015 Broadway revival of *The Color Purple*.

She handles Shakespeare as beautifully as she does musicals; her performance as Beatrice in *Much Ado About Nothing* in Shakespeare in the Park in 2019 earned her critical acclaim (and you can watch the performance on PBS’s Great Performances).

In the revival of *The Piano Lesson*, Danielle Brooks plays Berniece, Doaker’s niece who wants to keep the family’s piano. It's a full-circle moment for Brooks, as she auditioned for — and got into — the prestigious Juilliard School with one of Berniece's monologues from *The Piano Lesson*.

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## John David Washington 

Washington, mainly a screen actor, was last seen as the time-traveling Protagonist in Christopher Nolan’s film *Tenet*, and previously received a Golden Globe nomination for his performance in *BlacKkKlansman*. He's now making his Broadway debut in *The Piano Lesson* playing Boy Willie, Berniece’s brother who wants to sell the piano and buy the land where their ancestors were enslaved.

John David Washington's dad is Denzel Washington, who won a Tony for his own performance in a Wilson play (2016's *Fences*) and produced film adaptations of *Fences* and *Ma Rainey's Black Bottom* for Netflix. If John David Washington is anything like his father, *The Piano Lesson* may be his first Broadway show and first Wilson play, but it won't be his last.

Prior to acting, Washington was a pro football player for the Sacramento Mountain Lions.

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## Ray Fisher

Audiences know Fisher best as the tortured superhero Cyborg in the film *Justice League*. He also had a main role in the third season of the crime anthology series *True Detective* on HBO. Though *The Piano Lesson* is his Broadway debut, Fisher got his start in theatre, doing Shakespeare productions regionally. In 2012, he played Muhammad Ali in the 2013 off-Broadway production of the play *Fetch Clay, Make Man* at [New York Theatre Workshop](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/new-york-theatre-workshop) to critical acclaim. In this show, Fisher plays Lymon, a close friend of Boy Willie who has romantic feelings for Berniece.

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## Michael Potts

Michael Potts plays Wining Boy in *The Piano Lesson*. He's the older brother of Jackson's Doaker Charles who can’t move on from the past. Potts himself has a past history with Wilson’s plays: He was in the 2020 Netflix adaptation of *Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom* and the 2017 Broadway revival of *Jitney*. On Broadway, Potts also starred in the original casts of [*The Book of Mormon*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/the-book-of-mormon) and *The Prom*.

Potts is also a veteran screen actor, whom audiences may recognize from *True Detective*, *The Wire*, and *Law & Order*.

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## Charles S. Dutton

Charles S. Dutton played Boy Willie in the original *Piano Lesson* on Broadway and its pre-Broadway runs, earning a nomination for Best Actor in a Play at the Tony Awards. Dutton reprised his role for the 1995 television film adaptation of *The Piano Lesson*, this time getting nominated for a Golden Globe and an Emmy Award. Though he spent a long time with the role, he once told The New York Times he never tired of it.

"No matter how gregarious or buffoonish he can be when he talks about what he's going to do, there is an emotional being there who really has a drive," he said [in the interview](https://www.nytimes.com/1990/04/19/theater/a-star-of-the-piano-lesson-who-found-a-new-life-onstage.html). "And there's the fact that he's a black farmer trying to obtain some land in the Depression, when even a white farmer couldn't get a piece of land. I think he speaks for lower and middle America across the board, black, white, green, orange, their aspirations, their dreams, their desire for just a little pinch of independence.''

As if that wasn't enough to prove that Dutton is an August Wilson expert, he also starred in Wilson’s play *Ma Rainey's Black Bottom* both times it was on Broadway, in 1984 and 2003. He played the tortured trumpeter Levee in both productions, earning a Tony nomination for the first run. 

On screen, Dutton has also gotten Emmy nominations for *Oz*, *The Practice*, and *Without a Trace*.

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## S. Epatha Merkerson

Opposite Dutton in the original cast of *The Piano Lesson* on Broadway was S. Epatha Merkerson, who received a Best Featured Actress in a Play Tony nomination for her performance as Berniece. She first assumed the role in *The Piano Lesson*'s pre-Broadway production in Chicago, and according to a [Los Angeles Times article](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-nov-01-me-28645-story.html), her understudy only had to step in three times between then and the end of the Broadway run, which amounted to more than two years in total.

Merkerson is also an Emmy winner and Golden Globe winner for starring in the HBO television film *Lackawanna Blues*, based on Ruben Santiago-Hudson's play of the same name. She was also a longtime cast member of the procedural TV show *Law & Order*, appearing in 388 episodes from 1993 to 2010.

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## LisaGay Hamilton

LisaGay Hamilton made her Broadway debut as Grace, Boy Willie’s girlfriend, in the original Broadway production of *The Piano Lesson*. Her character doesn't appear until the show's end, so she got to watch most of the show just as the audience did. She shared some of her favorite moments from the show in a [Broadway.com interview](https://www.broadway.com/buzz/198482/celebrating-black-history-month-lisagay-hamilton-remembers-the-perfect-company-of-the-piano-lesson/): "I can see and hear all the men sitting at that small kitchen table singing ‘Oh Lord Berta Berta.’ [Rocky] Carroll’s (Lymon) hat, twirling and grasping in its own clear and distinctive language. [Charles S.] Dutton doing the jig with his heavy body and light feet."

*The Piano Lesson* wasn't her only Wilson gig, though — she also starred in his *Gem of the Ocean* on Broadway in 2004. 

Beyond Broadway, Hamilton was a main cast member of the TV show *The Practice* from 1997 to 2003. She soon pivoted to behind-the-scenes work, winning a Peabody Award in 2005 for creating and directing the documentary film *Beah: A Black Woman Speaks*, about real-life Black actor Beah Richards.

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## Alfre Woodard

Alfre Woodard played Berniece in the television film adaptation of *The Piano Lesson* in 1995, a performance that earned her a SAG Award and an Emmy Award nomination. The entire film also got a Peabody Award and an induction into the Hallmark Hall of Fame.

Woodard got her start in the theatre where she starred in the original 1977 Off-Broadway production of Ntozake Shange's [*for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/for-colored-girls-who-have-considered-suicidewhen-the-rainbow-is-enuf). Since then, she’s earned a Golden Globe Award (for Miss Evers' Boys), four Emmy Awards, and an Academy Award nomination.

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## Courtney B. Vance

Courtney B. Vance played Lymon in the television film adaptation of *The Piano Lesson* in 1995, 10 years after kickstarting his career by performing in the original Broadway production of Wilson's *Fences* in 1985. He played opposite James Earl Jones, who won a Best Actor Tony for his performance, and Vance got a Best Featured Actor nomination of his own.

Vance later won his own Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for Nora Ephron's *Lucky Guy* in 2013. He’s also won two Emmy Awards, for *Lovecraft Country* and *The People v. O.J. Simpson*. Being an actor of both stage and screen, perhaps he'll blend his talents once more by appearing in another Wilson film adaptation someday.

[Get *The Piano Lesson* tickets now.](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/the-piano-lesson)

All the celebrities that have starred in 'The Piano Lesson'

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The Piano Lesson starring Samuel L. Jackson on Broadway

Lots of stars have flocked to August Wilson's Pulitzer-winning play on stage and screen.

The [*KPOP*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/24236-kpop-tickets) Broadway musical will offer multiple types of rush and lottery tickets for its Broadway run, beginning with its first performance tonight. The show plays the [Circle in the Square Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/circle-in-the-square-theatre).

*KPOP* has a [digital rush for $35 tickets on the TodayTix app](https://www.todaytix.com/nyc/shows/24236-kpop-on-broadway). Users can download the app and "unlock" the rush program by posting about it on social media. Rush tickets will then be made available at 9 a.m. each day for that afternoon and/or evening's performance, on a first-come, first-served basis. Each person can request up to two tickets.

$35 student rush tickets for *KPOP* will also be available in person at the box office two hours before each performance. Each person can buy up to two student rush tickets and must present a valid student ID. Tickets are subject to availability.

Finally, *KPOP* also offers a digital lottery for $40 tickets. The lottery is open from midnight-3 p.m. the day before each performance. Winners are drawn at 3 p.m. Winners will be notified by email, and they will have six hours to claim their tickets. Tickets are subject to availability and may be partial view.

*KPOP* centers on a group of fictional K-pop stars preparing to do their first major concert in America. Beneath the talent and drive they hope will propel them to global fame, they're also hiding secrets that could bring down a major K-pop record label.

The cast is led by real-life K-pop star Luna, and *KPOP* features original K-pop music by Helen Park and Max Vernon.

[Get *KPOP* tickets now.](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/24236-kpop-tickets)

'KPOP' to offer Broadway rush and lottery tickets

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KPOP on Broadway

Offerings include digital rush tickets on TodayTix, in-person student rush tickets, and a digital lottery.

Tune in! August Wilson's 1990 Pulitzer Prize-winning play [*The Piano Lesson*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/24256-the-piano-lesson-tickets) is having its first Broadway revival, featuring a star-studded cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Danielle Brooks, and John David Washington.

In *The Piano Lesson*, two adult siblings debate what to do with the family piano: Berniece (Brooks) wants to keep the heirloom, which is hand-carved with their ancestors' faces, while Boy Willie (Washington) wants to sell it and buy the land their enslaved ancestors worked on. Jackson plays Doaker Charles, the elder uncle who preserves and share's the family's history in this show about how to best honor one's legacy.

*The Piano Lesson* is only on Broadway at the [Barrymore Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/barrymore-theatre) through January 22. See new photos of Jackson, Brooks, Washington, and the Broadway cast below.

[Get *The Piano Lesson* tickets now.](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/24256-the-piano-lesson-tickets)

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[Get *The Piano Lesson* tickets now.](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/24256-the-piano-lesson-tickets)

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See new photos of Samuel L. Jackson, Danielle Brooks, and the cast of 'The Piano Lesson' on Broadway

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The award-winning show plays the Barrymore Theatre.

The show is going on at [*Topdog/Underdog*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/25558-topdog-underdog-tickets) on Broadway, and you can see for yourself. New photos have been released of the 20th-anniversary production of Suzan-Lori Parks's Pulitzer-winning play ahead of its official opening on October 20.

Emmy Award winner Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Tony nominee Corey Hawkins star as two brothers locked in a power battle. Lincoln works as an Abraham Lincoln impersonator, Booth wants to be a three-card monte card shark, and neither truly respects the other's hustle. Forced to live together as adults due to poverty and bad luck, their tensions soon explode as they struggle to survive, whatever it takes.

See photos below of Abdul-Mateen and Hawkins in *Topdog/Underdog*, at the [Golden Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/golden-theatre) through January 15.

[Get *Topdog/Underdog* tickets now.](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/25558-topdog-underdog-tickets)

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See photos of Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Corey Hawkins in 'Topdog/Underdog' on Broadway

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Topdog/Underdog on Broadway

The play is a Pulitzer Prize for Drama winner.

They're closing the loop. Michael R. Jackson's multi-award-winning musical [*A Strange Loop*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatre-news/news/a-strange-loop-writer-michael-r-jackson-tony-nominations-new-musical-theatre) will end its Broadway run in 2023. The show will close at the [Lyceum Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/lyceum-theatre-ny) on January 15, at which time it will have played 314 total Broadway performances.

*A Strange Loop* is an original musical loosely based on the life of its creator. The main character, Usher, is a Black, queer man writing a musical about a Black, queer man writing a musical. While working a day job he hates and battling constant self-deprecating thoughts (personified by a raucous ensemble), Usher works to succeed professionally and personally in a harsh world.

[Learn more about *A Strange Loop* on Broadway.](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatre-news/news/why-a-strange-loop-is-the-musical-you-need-to-see-on-broadway-this-spring)

The musical's Broadway premiere was [two decades in the making](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatre-news/news/how-a-strange-loop-went-from-post-college-project-to-broadway-hit); the show began as a monologue Jackson wrote in grad school. The full-fledged production premiered off Broadway in 2019 to rave reviews. The show won Best Musical at the New York Drama Critics’ Circle, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Drama League, and Off-Broadway Alliance Awards. The show also became the first musical by a Black writer, and 10th musical ever, to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

*A Strange Loop*'s Broadway premiere also received acclaim. [New York Theatre Guide's five-star review](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/reviews/a-strange-loop-broadway-review) reads, "I've witnessed and studied the innovations in [*Show Boat*, *Oklahoma!*, *Company*, *Rent*, or *Hamilton*, but] none of them are as revolutionary as what Michael R. Jackson has accomplished with his Pulitzer Prize-winning musical." *A Strange Loop* received 11 Tony Award nominations, the most of any show in 2022, and earned Best Musical and Best Book of a Musical.

Three cast members — Jaquel Spivey as Usher, L Morgan Lee as Thought 1, and John-Andrew Morrison as Thought 4 — also received Tony nominations. The *A Strange Loop* cast also includes Jason Veasey, Antwayn Hopper, John-Michael Lyles, and James Jackson, Jr. All but Spivey have been with the show since its first Off-Broadway performances.

*A Strange Loop* is directed by Tony nominee Stephen Brackett and choreographed by Raja Feather Kelly.

On March 15, exactly two months after *A Strange Loop* closes, Second Stage Theater and Vineyard Theatre will present a new musical by Jackson, [*White Girl in Danger*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/26340-white-girl-in-danger-tickets), off Broadway at the [Tony Kiser Theater](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/tony-kiser-theater).

## When is *A Strange Loop* closing on Broadway?

*A Strange Loop* will close on Broadway on January 15, 2023. The show will have had a nine-month run on Broadway, beginning performances on April 6, 2022.

[Get *A Strange Loop* tickets now.](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatre-news/news/a-strange-loop-writer-michael-r-jackson-tony-nominations-new-musical-theatre)

'A Strange Loop' sets Broadway closing date

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A Strange Loop on Broadway

The musical has won the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award.

You're gonna hear them roar! The full cast has been announced for the Broadway premiere of [*& Juliet*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/25598-and-juliet-tickets), ahead of the show's first performance on October 28. Opening night is November 17.

Newly announced cast members include Brandon Antonio, Michael Iván Carrier, Nico DeJesus, Nicholas Edwards, Virgil Gadson, Bobby "Pocket" Horner, Joomin Hwang, Megan Kane, Alaina Vi Maderal, Daniel J. Maldonado, Joe Moeller, Brittany Nicholas, Veronica Otim, Jasmine Rafael, Matt Raffy, Tiernan Tunnicliffe, and Rachel Webb.

They join previously announced leads Lorna Courtney as Juliet, Paulo Szot as Lance, Betsy Wolfe as Anne Hathaway, Stark Sands as Shakespeare, Justin David Sullivan as May, Melanie La Barrie as Nurse, Ben Jackson Walker as Romeo, and Philippe Arroyo as Francois.

In *& Juliet*, by *Schitt's Creek* writer David West Read, the title heroine does not die at the end of Shakespeare's *Romeo & Juliet*. Instead, she travels to Paris on a journey of self-discovery, where she makes new friends and sees all the life and love the world has to offer, independent of Romeo. The show is set to 30 pop hits from Britney Spears, Kelly Clarkson, The Backstreet Boys, Katy Perry, and more.

The musical previously had hit runs in London and Toronto, and *& Juliet* now debuts on Broadway at the [Stephen Sondheim Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/stephen-sondheim-theatre).

[Get *& Juliet* tickets now.](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/25598-and-juliet-tickets)

*Photo credit: The company of & Juliet in Toronto. (Photo by Matthew Murphy)*

'& Juliet' sets full Broadway cast

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Contains some strong language. Recommended for ages 6+. Children age 4 and under will not be admitted into the theatre. Everyone must have a ticket, regardless of age.

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The musical will play the Stephen Sondheim Theatre.

"[*Cost of Living*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/cost-of-living) is a great American play. It's one of the greatest plays within the last 10 years."

So said Gregg Mozgala, who starred in Martyna Majok's play off Broadway in 2018 and is now doing so again for its Broadway premiere. He's perhaps a little biased, but the show did win the Pulitzer Prize in 2018. And there's a reason *Cost of Living* is getting an encore run — on the bigger [Samuel J. Friedman Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/samuel-j-friedman-theatre) stage, no less, and at a moment in time when community is more important than ever.

"It's about class and economics and how people need each other," Mozgala continued. "Within this four-person cast, you see an incredible diversity of culture and diversity of experience, and how those overlap and how those are in conflict with each other. It's a powerful play that is moving, heartfelt, funny, and will challenge audiences in the best way." 

*Cost of Living* tells two stories in parallel. Blue-collar worker Eddie returns to care for his estranged wife, Ani, when she loses her legs in an accident. Wealthy Princeton grad student John, who has cerebral palsy, learns a thing or two about privilege upon hiring fellow Princeton alumna Jess as his caretaker.

Each pair separately discovers where giving and receiving care overlap, as they each need something from each other. The duos' stories eventually overlap, too, and the moment when they do makes the play a "ghost story," according to Majok. (To say more would spoil the show.)

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## Increasing disability representation

*Cost of Living* joins a short list of recent Broadway shows featuring disabled leads: 2019's [*Oklahoma!*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/oklahoma) revival, with wheelchair user and Tony winner Ali Stroker as Ado Annie; 2018's *Children of a Lesser God* revival, in which the main character is a deaf woman; 2015's *Spring Awakening* revival, produced by the Deaf West company with both deaf and hearing actors. It joins another short list — including [*Wicked*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/wicked-musical), *Children of a Lesser God*, *The Miracle Worker*, *The Elephant Man*, *Wait Until Dark*, and *Whose Life Is It Anyway?* — of Broadway shows with physically disabled characters in the script.

Plus, *Cost of Living* joins the shortest list of all: Broadway shows in which these characters are actually played by physically disabled actors. (*Children of a Lesser God* is the sole other.) Mozgala has cerebral palsy (the role of John was written for him), and [Katy Sullivan](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/news-features/interviews/katy-sullivan-of-cost-of-living-on-broadway), who played Ani on and off Broadway and in London, was born without legs. Both actors said that, before encountering *Cost of Living*, they'd never seen their disabilities represented on stage or screen.

"Growing up, wanting to be an actor, I didn't have anyone to point to and say, 'Well, that person did this, so I can too,'" Sullivan said. Mozgala echoed that, hoping *Cost of Living* will inspire people on Broadway and beyond, even after the limited run ends on November 6.

"The play can only be seen by people here in New York, but the play is published," Mozgala said. "So some young kid in the middle of the country, or somewhere out there in America, is going to be able to read this play and say, 'I see myself. There's a place for me in this world, in this business.'"

And they won't just see characters defined by their disabilities; they'll see full human beings. Ani is a witty, stubborn Jersey girl who insists she doesn't need Eddie, but her tough shell hides a deeply sensitive interior.

As for Mozgala's character, "John is an incredibly complicated, intelligent, funny person," he said. "He comes from great wealth and great privilege and obviously, he's dealing with some physical issues and a disability that that makes navigating life and the world a little more complicated, but he's someone who won't be denied. He's someone who demands that he participate. That is something I feel close to in my own life."

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## Telling working-class stories

The remaining two *Cost of Living* characters, Jess (Tony nominee Kara Young) and Eddie (David Zayas), represent another rarely staged perspective: the working-class immigrant experience. John makes the most of the opportunities his education, gender, and skin color afford him — perhaps to a fault — but Jess, a Black working-class woman, represents the flip side: the reality that the same education isn't a guarantee of success. Even with a Princeton education, she's taking on multiple service jobs and sleeping in her car.

"The kind of education she has is supposed to set her up for a ticket for life," Young said of her character. "In actuality, she's struggling. A lot of people have found themselves in this predicament after working their darndest, their hardest. She's working to survive at this point."

And then there's Eddie, a truck driver whose employment also falls through, and who has something else important missing: Ani. She pushes him away at every moment he tries to rebuild their connection. "He has a need to try and change to make himself better, even though sometimes he doesn't have the emotional capability of getting there. He's just a guy with a big heart and who's made a lot of mistakes and is trying for a little redemption... to be with the woman he loves."

Moreover, the character's more brash side (he has to be able to go tit-for-tat with Ani, remember) reminded Zayas of his dad, a blue-collar city worker. "[My dad] had a very direct way of communicating, sometimes not always tactful," Zayas said.

Such comparisons are evidence of how rich and relatable these characters can be to anyone. Majok was inspired to write *Cost of Living* after losing her own father figure, and she drew on her two years of experience as a caregiver, and on disabled acquaintances of hers, to write the diverse group of characters that would soon form *Cost of Living*. 

"*[Cost of Living]* has a double meaning," Majok explained. "The characters are dealing with a lot of economic insecurity... [but also,] what is the risk that you are taking in trying to live a more profitable, fuller version of your life? To me that is being with people, connecting with people, and sometimes there's a deep emotional cost and risk to reaching out to somebody to feel that fullness."

In other words, *Cost of Living* is a show, above all, about the human need for others, something that makes these characters' seldom told stories universal. After all, isn't tangible human connection why people go to the theatre, too?

[Get *Cost of Living* tickets now.](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/cost-of-living)

*Photo credit: Jeremy Daniel*

'Cost of Living' puts seldom represented stories on the Broadway stage

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The show's cast talks about the importance of representation and the variety of perspectives in this play.

Farewell, so long, goodbye. Will Swenson will play his final performance in [*A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/24254-a-beautiful-noise-tickets) on Broadway on October 29.

Swenson currently leads the show at the [Broadhurst Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/broadhurst-theatre) as Neil Diamond - Then, a younger version of the singer-songwriter as an up-and-coming musician. The show follows Diamond as he looks back on his life and career, and his [greatest hits](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatre-news/news/all-the-songs-in-a-beautiful-noise-on-broadway) propel the story of how he went from a poor Brooklyn kid to an award-winning, globally bestselling musician.

Swenson has played Diamond since *A Beautiful Noise* opened in November 2022. The current cast, most of whom are also original members, also includes Mark Jacoby as Neil Diamond – Now, Robyn Hurder as Marcia, Shirine Babb as Doctor, Jessie Fisher as Jaye Posner, Michael McCormick as Fred Weintraub/ Tommy O’Rourke, Tom Alan Robbins as Bert Berns/Kieve Diamond, and Bri Sudia as Ellie Greenwich/Rose Diamond.

Replacement casting for Swenson has yet to be announced. Nick Fradiani currently serves as Swenson's alternate, playing Neil Diamond - Then for one performance a week; he will continue in this role.

Get [*A Beautiful Noise* tickets](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/24254-a-beautiful-noise-tickets) now.

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Will Swenson to depart 'A Beautiful Noise' on Broadway

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A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical on Broadway

The actor originated the role of a young Neil Diamond in this musical at the Broadhurst Theatre about the Grammy Award-winning musician's life and career.

The heat is going away. [*Some Like It Hot*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/24262-some-like-it-hot-tickets) has set a Broadway closing date of December 30 at the [Shubert Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/shubert-theatre).

The musical will have played for just over a year, having played 483 total performances since November 1, 2022.

*Some Like It Hot* is a musical adapted from the 1959 Billy Wilder comedy of the same name, in which two Prohibition-era jazz musicians, Joe and Jerry, flee the Chicago mob. While stowing away in disguise with an all-female swing band, they find love and learn more about their truest identities.

Matthew López and Amber Ruffin wrote the book, and songs are by Marc Shaiman (music and lyrics) and Scott Wittman (lyrics). Casey Nicholaw directs and choreographs.

Our [four-star review calls *Some Like It Hot*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/reviews/some-like-it-hot-broadway-review) "a bracing, fizzy cocktail garnished with a winning cast... this [adaptation] scores points for not just tracing the source but turning up some fresh ideas of its own."

The show won Best Musical at the Drama League, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle Awards, and it was nominated for 13 Tonys, including Best Musical. Among its four wins were Best Choreography and Best Leading Actor in a Musical for [J. Harrison Ghee](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatre-news/interviews/j-harrison-ghee-contains-multitudes-in-some-like-it-hot-on-broadway), one of the [first non-binary performers to ever win a Tony Award](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatre-news/news/alex-newell-j-harrison-ghee-become-first-non-binary-tony-winning-actors).

Alongside Ghee as Jerry, the *Some Like It Hot* Broadway cast includes [Christian Borle](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/christian-borle) as Joe, J. Harrison Ghee as Jerry, Adrianna Hicks as Sugar, Kevin Del Aguila as Osgood, NaTasha Yvette Williams as Sweet Sue, Adam Heller as Mulligan, Mark Lotito as Spats, and Angie Schworer as Minnie.

Get [*Some Like It Hot* tickets](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/24262-some-like-it-hot-tickets) now.

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'Some Like It Hot' sets Broadway closing date

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Recommended for 12 + Children under the age of 4 are not permitted in the theatre.

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Some Like It Hot on Broadway

The musical adaptation of the 1959 Billy Wilder film at the Shubert Theatre. was the most Tony Award-nominated show of the 2022-23 season with 13 nods.

Sometimes the dividing line between a character and a playwright is a blurry one. So it is with Ossie Davis’s 1961 satirical comedy [*Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/27642-purlie-victorious-tickets), now back on Broadway for the first time since its debut 62 years ago.

The story follows Purlie Victorious Judson, a Black self-made traveling preacher who returns to his segregated Georgia hometown with a mission to buy and rehab its derelict church, Big Bethel. As a Black man, that’s a tall order. The church, like the town, is in the grip of racist tyrant Ol’ Cap’n Cotchipee.

Davis grew up in racially segregated Georgia. Like Purlie, Davis had first-hand experience with discrimination and bigotry, forces that inform the play and fueled his lifelong commitment to civil rights. In a pre-show voiceover, director Kenny Leon notes that the play began as an angry drama. But it evolved to become less autobiographical and funnier. Get people laughing, you get people’s attention. That’s powerful.

Learn more about the political and personal contexts – and the impact of 1960s-era influences – that shaped *Purlie Victorious* below. 

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## The politics of *Purlie Victorious*

Davis situated his play in Georgia in the late 1950s, a time when Jim Crow – which has been called “a racial caste system” – were in effect in the American South. Bottom line: Blacks were second-class citizens.

“Jim Crow was more than a series of rigid anti-black laws. It was a way of life,” according to the [Jim Crow Museum](https://jimcrowmuseum.ferris.edu/), a resource to tell the story of African American resiliency. Jim Crow bolstered the lie that Blacks were inferior to whites. 

Davis shrewdly creates Ol' Cap'n Cotchipee to be the flesh-and-blood manifestation of Jim Crow, a man dressed head to toe in white who won’t hesitate to say he reveres “all that is white and holy” – and that doesn’t include African Americans. He sums the philosophy up in a chilling line: "My ol' Confederate father told me on his deathbed: Feed the Negras first - after the horses and cattle."

Cotchipee is quick to reach for his bullwhip, but he takes a shine to Purlie’s brother Gitlow (that name is no accident), an “Uncle Tom” who’s content being subservient and keeping to the old-plantation-day ways. 

But Davis leaves room for hope. Cotchipee’s liberal-minded son Charlie has had it with his father’s bigoted ways – and that ultimately leads the way for Purlie to get the last laugh.

## The real-life partnership of *Purlie Victorious*

Purlie’s plan to take ownership of Big Bethel requires a secret weapon – Lutiebelle Gussie Mae Jenkins, a follower and love interest of Purlie's who’s game for anything. Ossie Davis played the title role in the comedy’s Broadway premiere, so naturally, his wife, Ruby Dee, played Lutiebelle. 

The couple, who were married for 57 years, previously shared a Broadway stage in 1946 in *Jeb* and 1959 in *A Raisin in the Sun*. *Purlie Victorious* gave them a chance to chomp into two juicy roles together onstage. And their involvement in the show didn't end with the original production: Dee later played the supporting role of Idella in a 2002 reading.

They frequently worked together throughout their careers until he died in 2005 at 87; she died in 2014 at 91. But *Purlie Victorious* gave them a unique chance to shine a bright spotlight on the struggle for equality.

## Famous *Purlie Victorious* reviews

Suffice it to say that the social influencers of 1961 took notice of what Purlie Victorious was preaching. Fellow reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. saw the show. So did Malcolm X. According to Davis, [X said](http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ccbh/mxp/davis.html), “Black folks laughing at White folks was revolutionary — the highest kind of struggle he could imagine.” 

Eleanor Roosevelt also attended. She laughed, and then she [wrote about the experience](https://www2.gwu.edu/~erpapers/myday/displaydoc.cfm?_y=1962&_f=md005050). “Mixed with the humor there is intelligent, incisive commentary on segregation, discrimination, and the slow pace of integration,” she wrote.

“I think it is well for you as an American citizen to see it,” she added, “and ponder our racial problem… as a question affecting our standing and our real sincerity among the peoples of the world.”

Call that a *Purlie* of wisdom.

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The real history behind ‘Purlie Victorious’ on Broadway

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Discover how real-life people, places, and politics shaped Ossie Davis’s uproarious comedy from 1961, which remains just as fresh and relevant in 2023.

For anyone planning on paying a visit to the Emerald City by seeing [*Wicked*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/1-wicked-musical-tickets) on Broadway, there are tons of ways to turn your entire day into an epic adventure Elphaba herself would approve of. There are many different activities to plan a *Wicked*-themed day in New York City, from learning more about the Gershwin, the theatre where the musical plays (in fact, the 20th anniversary is October 30, 2023), to spending time with another famous green woman. 

We’ve selected a few wickedly exciting activities you can take part in across the city, with ideas for Ozians of all ages. Then, make sure you buy your tickets to see *Wicked* at the [Gershwin Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/gershwin-theatre), and experience the story of *The Wizard of Oz* like never before.

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## Museum of Broadway

Any theatre lover will enjoy a few hours at the Museum of Broadway, which features tons of costumes, set pieces, and props on display from famous performances. You'll also discover fascinating information about the history of the Great White Way and all the people it takes to put on a Broadway show.

*Wicked* fans in particular will love the five-foot scale model of the Gershwin, which shows off just how many people it takes to make the magic happen on stage and what the venue looks like behind the scenes.

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## Behind the Emerald Curtain

If you’ve ever wondered how Elphaba goes green every night or flies through the air, you’ll want to go on the Behind the Emerald Curtain tour. Cast members lead this 90-minute special behind-the-scenes tour through the *Wicked* museum, which includes special costumes, set pieces, props, scale models and more.

Perhaps the most exciting part of the experience, however, is that guests get to enjoy a candid Q&A with some cast members to ask their burning questions about being in *Wicked* and life as a Broadway performer. Tours operate on select dates only.

## Enchantments

Are you more intrigued by the witchy side of *Wicked*? Pay a visit to Enchantments, the oldest occult store in New York City. Located in the East Village, this store has tons of goodies for anyone trying to get into the magical spirit, with tarot cards, incense, cauldrons, and customized candles tailored toward whatever you hope to manifest. You can also get yourself a talisman to wear to the show and make sure any energy coming toward you is anything but wicked!

## The Statue of Liberty

Spend the day with another famous woman who is green from head to toe: the Statue of Liberty. A trip to this beloved monument (which is actually made of copper!) starts with a ferry ride to Liberty Island. Once there, you can visit the museum to learn more about Lady Liberty or climb up to her crown for an amazing view of the city’s skyline (but you’ll have to book tickets in advance). With [Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island Round Trip Ferry tickets](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/31071-statue-of-liberty-and-ellis-island-round-trip-ferry-with-tour-guide), you can also go over to Ellis Island and visit the National Museum of Immigration afterwards.

If you don't want to go out to the island, New York Theatre Guide has tickets to multiple boat cruises that let you get a picturesque view of the statue while you sail by and enjoying onboard drinks and treats. Take a [daytime](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/29471-daytime-statue-of-liberty-and-city-lights-sails-aboard-the-clipper-city-tall-ship) or [evening harbor cruise](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/29469-sunset-sail-aboard-the-clipper-city-tall-ship) on a historic clipper ship, or go on a [60-minute sightseeing cruise](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/30978-statue-of-liberty-&-ellis-island-60-minute-sightseeing-cruise) if you're on a time crunch.

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## Trapeze class

One of the most jaw-dropping moments in *Wicked* is when Elphaba takes flight. If you want to get a taste of what it feels like to soar through the air, you can take a flying trapeze class. The Trapeze School of New York at Hudson River Park, for example, teaches you how to hang by your knees, fly through the air, and do a “catch” (when someone on another trapeze bar catches you) all in your first class.

You can also try other gravity-defying activities, like trampoline classes and aerial hoop classes (also known as Lyra). It’s certainly a thrilling way to prepare for *Wicked*!

## *Wicked*

No *Wicked* day would be complete without seeing the iconic musical itself. Learn the history of Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch, long before Dorothy arrives in Oz. Despite being roommates at Shiz University, they're bitter enemies and polar opposites until they ultimately settle their differences and become fierce friends.

Their union is tested, however, when Elphaba falls from the Wizard's good graces, while Glinda is torn between supporting her or tarnishing her image among the people of Oz. *Wicked* a story of the power of female friendship, standing up for what’s right, and finding strength in what makes you different.

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Make a day out of ‘Wicked’ in New York City

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From exploring Gershwin Theatre history to defying gravity just like Elphaba does, these activities are a great way to spend one short day *Wicked*-style.

Fall is underway and it's time to fall in love with some new theatre — or fall in love with your favorite shows all over again. [Broadway's long-running favorites](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/news-features/see-these-long-running-shows-on-broadway-right-now) are still going strong, but they're joined by plenty of new Broadway plays and musicals, including world-premiere Off-Broadway shows and many offerings with starry casts.

Check out our list of theatre to see in October 2023, and see our list of [New York shows that started in September](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/news-features/new-york-theatre-to-see-in-september) for even more new theatre you can still catch.

## Broadway shows in October

Noteworthy musicals and plays start performances on Broadway this month, including exciting revivals and new shows by award-winning artists. Be sure to check out these widely celebrated shows, many with celebrities in the cast.

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### *Merrily We Roll Along*

Stephen Sondheim’s famous flop-turned-fan favorite about a friendship shattered by showbiz greed and ambition is back on Broadway for the first time since its 1981 premiere. [Daniel Radcliffe](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/daniel-radcliffe), Jonathan Groff, and Lindsay Mendez star as a trio of pals whose relationships fall apart as the days go by in director Maria Friedman’s acclaimed staging.

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### *I Need That*

[Danny DeVito](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/danny-devito), an Emmy winner for *Taxi* and a Tony nominee for *The Price*, stars as Sam, a hoarder ordered by government officials to clean up his cluttered home – or else he’s out on his ear. Count on playwright Theresa Rebeck (*Bernhardt/Hamlet*) to sort out the humor and humanity in the Roundabout Theatre Company production co-starring Lucy DeVito (the star’s daughter) and Ray Anthony Thomas.

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### *Spamalot* 

Oh, what a knight! Arthurian legend gets soundly spoofed in this Tony-winning Best Musical by John Du Prez and Eric Idle, based on the 1975 comedy film *Monty Python and the Holy Grail*. Back on Broadway for the first time since its 2005 premiere, the show has a stacked cast including Taran Killam as Lancelot, James Monroe Iglehart as King Arthur, and Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer as the Lady of the Lake.

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### *Harmony*

During the 1920s and 1930s, the Comedian Harmonists, a German sextet known for their freewheeling stage frolics and tight harmonies, ascended to popularity that spanned the globe. But when the Nazis rose to power, the group, which included three Jewish men, broke apart and fell into obscurity. Barry Manilow (music) and Bruce Sussman (book and lyrics) reclaim the group’s place in history in this show directed by Warren Carlyle. 

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## Off-Broadway shows in October

Off-Broadway theatres have it all this month: innovative new plays, comedy shows, and more. Whatever your taste in theatre, you’ll find it off Broadway, so check out these shows starting New York performances this month and find one that's best for you.

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### *All the Devils Are Here*

Tony nominee Patrick Page is at his best when his characters are at their worst — such as Hades in [*Hadestown*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/14748-hadestown-tickets) and Scar in [*The Lion King*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/42-the-lion-king-tickets). In this 80-minute solo show subtitled *How Shakespeare Invented the Villain*, author and actor Page inhabits a dozen of the Bard’s notorious baddies – including Macbeth, Richard II, and more.

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### *Covenant*

Did a struggling musician make some sort of devilish deal to make it big in the biz? That’s a burning question throughout York Walker’s play about the power of suspicion and half-truths making its world premiere in a [Roundabout Theatre Company](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/harold-and-miriam-steinberg-center-for-theatre) presentation. 

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### *Danny and the Deep Blue Sea*

[Aubrey Plaza](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/aubrey-plaza) (*Parks and Recreation*) and [Christopher Abbott](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/christopher-abbott) (*Girls*) star in this new production of this emotionally charged 1984 two-hander by John Patrick Shanley, the Oscar-winning writer of *Moonstruck*. The revival at the [Lucille Lortel Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/lucille-lortel-theatre) follows down-and-outers who meet at a bar in the Bronx and maybe – just maybe – make the kind of deep connection that could change their lives.  

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### *Hell’s Kitchen*

Grammy winner [Alicia Keys](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatre-news/news/hear-the-music-of-alicia-keys-in-the-hells-kitchen-musical) makes her Off-Broadway debut at The [Public Theater](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/public-theater) in her semi-autobiographical coming-of-age musical set in her home neighborhood in Manhattan.  Michael Greif (*Rent*, *Dear Evan Hansen*) directs the show, which features a mix of new songs and familiar hits by Keys and a book by Kristoffer Diaz about a 17-year-old girl named Ali, who’s considering life, love, and the future. 

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### *Here We Are*

A Sondheim premiere? We’re there. The final musical from the late, great composer-lyricist, created with writer David Ives (*Venus in Fur*) and directed by Joe Mantello (*Wicked*) is drawn from two Luis Buñuel films – *The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie* (1972) and *The Exterminating Angel* (1962) – with dinner parties that go sideways. Tony winners David Hyde Pierce, Rachel Bay Jones, and Denis O’Hare are just a taste of the delicious cast.

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### *Little Shop of Horrors*

Boy meets girl – and a man-eating plant with a killer appetite. So it goes in this hit revival at the Westside Theatre of the Alan Menken and Howard Ashman cult fave musical that's perfect for Halloween season. [Corbin Bleu](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/corbin-bleu) and Constance Wu currently star as the adorable lovebirds Seymour and Audrey who pour out their hearts in great songs like “Somewhere That’s Green” and “Suddenly Seymour.”

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### *Daphne*

Soon after Daphne says goodbye to the city to live with her girlfriend in a woodsy setting, she finds herself confronting a thicket of unsettling events that make her question what’s real and what’s not. Boundaries blur and realities emerge in Renae Simone Jarrett’s play at Lincoln Center.

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### *The Gardens of Anuncia*

Michael John LaChiusa seizes inspiration for his tango-infused musical at Lincoln Center from the early life of choreographer and director Graciela Danielle, one of his frequent collaborators. In the lead role, Tony winner Priscilla Lopez looks back at her girlhood in Argentina and marvels at the women in her life who helped her become an artist. 

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### *Merry Me*

There’s something about *Merry* – and then some. Restoration comedy shakes it up with Greek drama in a trippy work at [New York Theatre Workshop](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/new-york-theatre-workshop) by Hansol Jung (*Wolf Play*) directed by Leigh Silverman that promises to be “an intoxicating queer cocktail.” The setting is a Navy base, where libidos race, an angel descends with an arresting prophecy, and humanity hangs in the balance. 

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### *Stereophonic*

David Adjmi (*3C*, *Elective Affinities*) flashes back to the groovy, gritty mid-1970s, where a rock band recording its latest studio album is poised to make a quantum leap into the the big leagues. Will they seize the moment for superstardom – or crack like vinyl under the pressure? Original music by Arcade Fire’s Will Butler headlines this Playwrights Horizons presentation.

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### *I Can Get It for You Wholesale*

Antihero, anyone? *Tootsie* Tony winner Santino Fontana stars as Harry Bogen, an eager-beaver shipping clerk in 1937 New York City whose ambition is rivaled only by his unscrupulousness. This [Classic Stage Company](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/classic-stage-company) production marks the first revival of the 1962 musical in 30 years and is a bit of a family affair. Revisions to Jerome Weidman’s original book, based on his novel, are by his son, John Weidman. Songs are by Harold Rome.

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Top theatre to see in New York in October

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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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Check out our guide to must-see Broadway and Off-Broadway theatre in October 2023, a popular month for the openings of buzzy new Broadway plays and musicals.

They're hitting the dance floor! The new Broadway musical [*How to Dance in Ohio*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/32763-how-to-dance-in-ohio-tickets) has set its complete Broadway cast ahead of its first performance on November 15. Opening night is December 10.

*How to Dance in Ohio* is a musical adaptation of the same-named documentary by Alexandra Shiva. The show follows a group of autistic young adults who come of age and experience newfound love, stress, confidence, and change as they prepare for a formal dance at their group counseling center.

The show comes to Broadway's [Belasco Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/belasco-theatre) after a 2022 world premiere in Syracuse, with multiple cast members returning.

## Who is in the *How to Dance in Ohio* Broadway cast?

Newly announced *How to Dance in Ohio* cast members include Caesar Samayoa as psychologist Dr. Emilio Amigo, Cristina Sastre as Ashley Amigo, and ensemble members Jean Christian Barry, Collin Hancock, Hunter Hollingsworth, Marina Jansen, Ayanna Thomas, and Marina Pires.

They join seven [previously announced cast members](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatre-news/news/new-musical-how-to-dance-in-ohio-to-premiere-on-broadway-this-fall) making their Broadway debuts: Desmond Luis Edwards as Remy, Amelia Fei (Yi-Hsuan Fei) as Caroline, Madison Kopec as Marideth, Liam Pearce as Drew, Imani Russell as Mel, Conor Tague as Tommy, and Ashley Wool as Jessica. All are autistic actors reprising their roles from Syracuse as the autistic adults in the show.

Other previously announced cast members include Haven Burton as Terry, Darlesia Cearcy as Johanna, Carlos L Encinias, Nick Gaswirth, Melina Kalomas, and Martín Solá.

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*Photo credit: Amelia Fei, Ashley Wool, Conor Tague, Desmond Edwards, Imani Russell, Liam Pearce, and Madison Kopec. (Photos courtesy of production)*

'How to Dance in Ohio' completes Broadway cast

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The new musical, based on Alexandra Shiva's Peabody Award-winning documentary about autistic adults, begins performances at the Belasco Theatre in November.

Their name is Lancelot! Taran Killam and Alex Brightman join the cast of the upcoming [*Spamalot*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/33129-spamalot-tickets) Broadway revival, playing at the [St. James Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/st-james-theatre) from October 31. Opening night is November 16.

Killam returns to Broadway after playing King George III in [*Hamilton*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/384-hamilton-tickets) in 2017. He is better known, however, for his onscreen comedy performances on *madTV* and *Saturday Night Live*, in addition to multiple sitcoms. He will play Lancelot through January 7 only.

Brightman will step into the role from January 9. He is currently starring as Richard Dreyfuss in [*The Shark Is Broken*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/28737-the-shark-is-broken-tickets) on Broadway, and he is also known for leading the Broadway musical adaptations of *Beetlejuice* and *School of Rock*. Brightman also played Lancelot at the Kennedy Center, where this *Spamalot* revival production premiered earlier this year under director/choreographer Josh Rhodes.

As [previously announced](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatre-news/news/spamalot-sets-broadway-cast-and-creative-team), multiple other cast members from that production will also return for the Broadway transfer: Christopher Fitzgerald as Patsy, James Monroe Iglehart as King Arthur, Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer as The Lady of the Lake, Jimmy Smagula as Sir Bedevere, Michael Urie as Sir Robin, and Nik Walker as Sir Galahad. Ethan Slater also stars as The Historian/Prince Herbert.

*Spamalot* is the seven-time Tony Award-winning musical adaptation of *Monty Python and the Holy Grail*, written by John Du Prez and founding Monty Python member Eric Idle. The show is an irreverent sendup of Arthurian legends.

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Taran Killam, Alex Brightman join 'Spamalot' Broadway cast

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The actors join a cast that also includes Broadway favorites James Monroe Iglehart, Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer, Ethan Slater, and more at the St. James Theatre.

Ease on down to Broadway! A revival of [*The Wiz*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/27115-the-wiz-tickets) will begin performances this spring at the [Marquis Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/marquis-theatre). The first performance is March 29, and opening night is April 17.

The announcement of the New York production comes as *The Wiz* opened its pre-Broadway national tour in Baltimore, Maryland — where the Tony Award-winning original 1975 production premiered — last night.

*The Wiz* is an all-Black retelling of *The Wizard of Oz*, infusing it with jazz, pop, ballet, and Black cultural influences. The show features a book by William F. Brown and a Tony Award-winning score by Charlie Smalls and others, including Luther Vandross. The 2023 revival features additional material by Amber Ruffin, also represented on Broadway with *Some Like It Hot*.

Schele Williams directs the 2023 production, which features choreography by JaQuel Knight, scenic design by Hannah Beachler; costume design by Sharen Davis; lighting design by Ryan J. O’Gara; sound design by Jon Weston; projection design by Daniel Brodie; wig design by Charles LaPointe; makeup design by Kirk Cambridge-Del Pesche; music supervision, orchestrations, and music arrangements by Joseph Joubert; vocal and music arrangements by Allen René Louis; and dance music arrangements by Adam Blackstone.

## Who is in *The Wiz* Broadway cast?

As [previously announced](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatre-news/news/complete-cast-set-for-broadway-bound-the-wiz-revival), the Broadway cast of *The Wiz* stars [Wayne Brady](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/wayne-brady) as The Wiz alongside Nichelle Lewis as Dorothy, Deborah Cox as Glinda, Melody A. Betts as Aunt Em and Evillene, Kyle Ramar Freeman as the Lion, Phillip Johnson Richardson as the Tinman, and Avery Wilson as the Scarecrow.

The ensemble includes Maya Bowles, Shayla Alayre Caldwell, Jay Copeland, Allyson Kaye Daniel, Judith Franklin, Michael Samarie George, Collin Heyward, Amber Jackson, Olivia Jackson, Christina Jones, Polanco Jones, Kolby Kindle, Mariah Lyttle, Kareem Marsh, Anthony Murphy, Cristina Rae, Matthew Sims Jr, Avilon Trust Tate, Keenan D. Washington, and Timothy Wilson.

*The Wiz* Broadway cast carries over from the national tour.

Check back for information on *The Wiz* tickets on New York Theatre Guide.

*Photo credit: The Wiz in Baltimore. (Photo by Jeremy Daniel)*

'The Wiz' to open on Broadway in March

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Wayne Brady will star in the latest revival of the seven-time Tony Award-winning musical, which just launched a national tour prior to its New York opening.

The career paths of Josh Gad and [Andrew Rannells](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/andrew-rannells) happily keep on colliding – and paralleling. Right now, they’re at the [James Earl Jones Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/james-earl-jones-theatre) in [*Gutenberg! The Musical!*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/31399-gutenberg-the-musical-tickets), a show with two actors and just as many exclamation points. The comic duo play musical theatre composers writing a show about the inventor of the printing press.

Out there? Sure. Then again, the story of misbegotten Mormon missionaries in Uganda is also wacky. That’s what the long-running, Tony Award-winning musical [*The Book of Mormon*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/127-the-book-of-mormon-tickets), in which Gad and Rannells first performed together, is about.

Even when they haven’t shared a stage, their theatre careers have overlapped in various ways. Find out more about the duo’s careers in our timeline below.

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## 2005 and 2006: Broadway debuts

In January 2005, Rannells took over as high school student Fender in *Hairspray*. Like a ’60s beehive hairdo, the actor ascended high to the lead role of teenage heartthrob Link Larkin. Rannells has stepped into key roles in other Broadway shows including Bob Gaudio in *Jersey Boys*, the title role in *Hedwig and the Angry Inch*, and King George in [*Hamilton*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/384-hamilton-tickets). 

A year later, in January 2006, the musical *The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee* introduced Gad to Broadway audiences. He took over the role of allergy-prone William Barfee, a kid who uses his “magic foot” to write out words before spelling them.

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## 2011: *The Book of Mormon*

In 2011, Rannells and Gad landed the lead roles in the irreverent, sometimes profane musical by Robert Lopez (*Frozen, Avenue Q*) and *South Park* creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone. Rannells and Gad starred as Elders Price and Cunningham: Mormon missionaries in Uganda who are young, eager, in over their head, and making things up as they go along. Both got Best Actor Tony nominations for the still-running hit at the [Eugene O’Neill Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/eugene-o-neill-theatre). 

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## 2006 and 2016: The William Finn connection

Gad belted the kicky tune “Magic Foot” by William Finn in his Broadway debut in *The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee*. Rannells earned his second Tony nomination – Best Actor in a Supporting Role, as the ailing Whizzer – in the 2016 revival of *Falsettos*, a show with music, lyrics, and a book by Finn.

## 2013 and 2016: The Disney connection

Beyond the stage, Disney is common ground for the pair. For episodes of the animated TV series *Sofia the First*, Rannells voiced Morris, a goblin. Meanwhile, Gad voiced Olaf, the fan-fave snowman in the *Frozen* film franchise.

## 2023: *Gutenberg! The Musical!*

As Bud and Doug in this musical by Scott Brown and Anthony King, the actors wear a lot of hats – and that’s not a metaphor. They play the authors of a show about Johannes Gutenberg, which they pitch to potential investors with the means to finance the project. They act out the show playing characters whose names are on baseball caps.

See how it all goes down through January 28 only. Who knows when Rannells and Gad will share the stage next?

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Learn about the careers of 'Gutenberg! The Musical!' stars Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells

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The acclaimed comic theatre actors made their names with *The Book of Mormon* more than a decade ago, and they now share the stage for the first time since.

Fall is upon us in New York. The cool fall breezes have blown in not just color-changing leaves, but a cornucopia of seasonal events all across the city. And there's a show or event out there for you no matter how you like to ring in the fall season.

Is the pumpkin patch at the top of your itinerary? Stop at a show set in the countryside on the way to the actual farm. Prefer to stay cozied up inside with a warm sweater? You can do that in a Broadway theatre. Can't wait for Halloween? Celebrate the holiday all autumn long at spooky shows and attractions. You don't have to escape the city to get the most out of autumn — there are plenty of options right here.

We've planned out a few roundups of New York fall events and shows to get you started, based on various fall vibes. Pick the one that best suits you, and get tickets to these experiences to make the most of your fall in the city.

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## Spooky fall

If "fall" and "Halloween" are one and the same to you, you're in the right place. Get your tricks and treats, chills and thrills at these shows and events. And this is only a small selection — read our full [guide to theatre to see in New York for Halloween](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatre-news/news/top-theatre-to-see-in-new-york-for-halloween) for even more scary good options.

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### *Sweeney Todd*

*Sweeney Todd* serves up both tricks and treats, though perhaps not the kind you'll want to eat. This bloody entertaining Stephen Sondheim thriller follows the title "demon barber," whose vengeful plot to murder a corrupt judge grows into a desire to kill just about everyone in London. And with the help of pie shop owner Mrs. Lovett, the evidence mysteriously disappears into the tastiest baked goods she's ever made. [Josh Groban](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/josh-groban) and [Annaleigh Ashford](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/annaleigh-ashford)'s sinister performances might give you nightmares, but their vocals are the stuff of dreams.

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### *Wicked*

The iconic witch hat and broom are the centerpieces of many a Halloween costume. Ever wonder why? This musical provides one origin story and more, offering an alternate take on who Glinda and Elphaba were before they became the Good Witch and the Wicked Witch of the West in *The Wizard of Oz*. This show isn't scary, but it's filled with bewitching stage magic and supernatural characters.

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### Ghost Stories: A Mysterious, Macabre Interactive Tour at the Met

This tour focuses on works of art that depict all sorts of scary creatures from various cultures and time periods. In addition to just looking at spooky creations, attendees will participate in activities and discussions about what makes people afraid and why. The tour takes place all year round, but during the fall, it incorporates extra art and other surprises only included during the Halloween season.

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## Harvest fall

This itinerary is for those who like to spend their fall days leaf-peeping, apple-picking, and pumpkin patch-hopping. Even if you can't make it to New England or upstate for the foliage and the farms, these shows and events provide all the harvest vibes you're looking for.

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### *Shucked*

Fans of corn mazes will feel right at home in Cob County, the central location of this corny (literally) musical. When the town's prized corn crop starts dying, farmgirl Maizy finds an outsider to help, but all isn't at it seems. This show, by Tony-winning bookwriter Robert Horn and Grammy-winning songwriters Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally, delivers a cornucopia of country-infused tunes and nonstop corn puns.

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### *Little Shop of Horrors*

The monstrous, Venus flytrap-esque plant in this musical is one you might not want to harvest. Flower shop worker Seymour finds this out the hard way, as the plant promises him fame and fortune in exchange for human flesh and blood. Straddling the line between horror, comedy, and botany, this cult-classic favorite is the perfect autumn watch.

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### Fall-O-Ween at the New York Botanical Garden

What better place to spend a harvest-themed fall day than at the New York Botanical Garden, where you're surrounded by flora and fauna? A natural oasis in the middle of the Bronx, it'll make you feel like you've escaped the city. Participate in pumpkin carving and costume contests, sample treats featuring classic fall flavors, and take part in activities both festive and frightful, all while exploring the grounds' 50 gardens featuring over a million wildlife species.

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## Cozy, romantic fall

If you spend your fall pretending you're the protagonist of a Nora Ephron rom-com — cozying up with a good book and a soft sweater, perhaps by the fireplace with your boo — then these idyllic, romantic experiences are perfect for you.

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### *The Cottage*

*The Cottage* delivers cozy romance with a twist. The play opens with a couple having a romantic morning in a beautiful country cottage — but we soon learn they're both cheating on their spouses, who are in turn cheating on them. Confusion, hilarity, and a tangled web of relationships arise. This farce may not be your average romance, but it's an endlessly entertaining one.

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### *& Juliet*

Juliet, of *Romeo & Juliet*, finds love in the big city in this new musical — except the big city is Paris, and she spends just as much time finding herself after Romeo dies. This twist on the classic play is as empowering as it is romantic, and it also features another love story: that of William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway, who rekindle their own flame by co-writing Juliet's new story together.

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### Secret Places of Central Park

Is it really a New York rom-com if the lovers don't stroll through Central Park? Recreate that vibe with this walking tour. You might have seen landmarks like the Bow Bridge on screen, but this tour provides a look into the park's lesser-known hidden gems, including secluded gardens, historic sites, and more. You might find your new favorite spot to go on an autumn date.

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