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You're gonna hear the audience roar — with laughter and applause — at&nbsp;&amp; Juliet,&nbsp;the new musical that puts a classic leading lady at the center of her own new story. Fresh from a hit London run that's still going strong,&nbsp;&amp; Juliet&nbsp;is now bringing its larger-than-life energy and pop score to Broadway.The show imagines what would happen if Juliet didn't die at the end of Shakespeare's&nbsp;Romeo &amp; Juliet&nbsp;and instead explored the world beyond Verona. She takes her friends to Paris and discovers a world of parties, romance, and independence that she never knew. Though the story centers on a reimagined classic character, the music that scores her story is much more modern: all the songs are pop music hits from the Swedish hitmaker Max Martin.Below, discover even more reasons&nbsp;&amp; Juliet&nbsp;is a Broadway show you can't miss. We're confident you'll have fun when you see it — and see it, maybe, one more time.

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<h2>&amp; Juliet has an award-winning creative team.</h2>The two main creators of&nbsp;&amp; Juliet&nbsp;have acclaimed careers individually, so seeing them team up is nothing short of spectacular. The book is by David West Read, a writer on the multi-Emmy Award-winning sitcom&nbsp;Schitt's Creek. And the music that goes along with that book is the song catalog of Max Martin, the 22-time Grammy-winning songwriter and music producer.In addition, the whole design team from the West End premiere has stayed with the Broadway production. That production's&nbsp;set, costume, video, projection, and graphic designs all won WhatsOnStage Awards across the pond, and its choreography, set, costumes, lighting, and orchestrations all got nominations at the 2020 Olivier Awards. When you see the Broadway production, you'll see these same highly acclaimed designs bring the world to life in front of you.And of course, we wouldn't have&nbsp;&amp; Juliet&nbsp;if William Shakespeare hadn't written&nbsp;Romeo &amp; Juliet&nbsp;in the 16th century. He hasn't won any contemporary awards, being a few centuries older than them, but he's widely regarded as one of the greatest playwrights of all time and the greatest English playwright. There's a reason his works still inspire so many new works today in film, literature, theatre, TV, and so much more.<h2>You'll hear pop music you know and love.</h2>A total of 30 songs from Max Martin's catalog are part of&nbsp;&amp; Juliet, including one original song written for the show. The rest are pop hits he's written or co-written, many of which you already know. From Britney Spears's "Oops! I Did It Again" to the Backstreet Boys' "Everybody (Backstreet's Back" to Bon Jovi's "It's My Life" to P!nk's "Perfect" to Ariana Grande's "Problem," the chart-topping hits in&nbsp;&amp; Juliet&nbsp;span multiple decades and multiple generations' music tastes. You probably know the words to most of the songs already!

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<h2>There's an original story by a writer on&nbsp;Schitt's Creek.</h2>Read's original story for&nbsp;&amp; Juliet&nbsp;sees her decide to go to Paris and explore the world beyond Verona when Romeo dies, rather than kill herself also. While on her trip, she falls in love and makes new friends on her own terms. And within the world of the show, this whole story is being written in real time by Shakespeare's wife, Anne Hathaway, who doesn't like Shakespeare's original, tragic&nbsp;Romeo &amp; Juliet&nbsp;ending. (Shakespeare, also a character, still provides input.)The plot promises adventure and girl power, and with a&nbsp;Schitt's Creek&nbsp;writer behind it,&nbsp;&amp; Juliet&nbsp;also promises laughs galore.<h2>The musical puts a fresh spin on a classic character.</h2>The Juliet of&nbsp;&amp; Juliet&nbsp;isn't the totally naive, helpless 13-year-old of Shakespeare's play, even though it begins right where that play ends. (There's actually a joke in the show about Anne Hathaway fudging Juliet's age to be 21, old enough to get into Parisian clubs.) This Juliet is even more independent and headstrong, defying her parents not just by being with a boy they disapprove of, but by setting out from Verona entirely and forging a new life for herself. You've never seen Juliet like this!<h2>&amp; Juliet&nbsp;is one of multiple fun pop musicals on Broadway.</h2>Are you a fan of the feminist histo-remix&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/six" target="_blank">Six</a>&nbsp;or the Parisian pop party&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/moulin-rouge-the-musical-on-broadway" target="_blank">Moulin Rouge! The Musical</a>? Then&nbsp;&amp; Juliet&nbsp;should be the next show on your must-see list. Like these fellow Broadway shows,&nbsp;&amp; Juliet&nbsp;keeps the energetic pop music coming so you'll be grooving along in your seat the entire time, and it mixes the historical with the contemporary. Plus, like&nbsp;Six&nbsp;and&nbsp;Moulin Rouge!,&nbsp;&amp; Juliet&nbsp;doesn't skimp on sparkle, glitz, or glamour.

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<h2>The choreography is inspired by pop music videos.</h2>Did you grow up watching music videos on MTV? Did you spend hours trying to teach yourself the choreography done by the boy bands or Britney Spears in those videos? If so,&nbsp;&amp; Juliet&nbsp;will feel fun and familiar. Jennifer Weber's choreography is entirely original, but it's in the style of pop music videos from the 1990s and 2000s. Maybe someday there'll be <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/news-features/broadway-dances-you-can-learn-at-home-right-now" target="_blank">YouTube tutorials</a> on how to do the&nbsp;&amp; Juliet&nbsp;choreography, and you can learn that too and pretend you're in the Broadway show.<h2>&amp; Juliet&nbsp;was a huge hit in London.</h2>This musical already has a proven track record of success. &amp; Juliet immediately became a hit with London critics and audiences upon premiering there in 2019, and it became an awards hit, too. Three of its actors won Olivier Awards, and the show got nine total nominations, including Best New Musical. The show also set the all-time record for the most WhatsOnStage Award nominations, earning 13. It won six of those — Miriam-Teak Lee won for her performace as Juliet, and the remaining five awards were for design.

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<h2>The musical is a coming-of-age story that's great for young audiences.</h2>Young women especially might find themselves inspired by the story of Juliet. She learns that love is great but it's not everything, she is a strong woman on her own, and the world is hers to explore.&nbsp;Romeo &amp; Juliet&nbsp;is taught in high schools as a cautionary tale about the foolishness of young people, but&nbsp;&amp; Juliet&nbsp;shows its young protagonist as smart, capable, and independent, and able to learn and grow even if she doesn't know everything right at the start.&nbsp;That said, anyone of any age or gender can feel empowered by Juliet's story.<h2>&amp; Juliet&nbsp;is one of the first new musicals of the 2022-23 Broadway season.</h2>Spring is known as the premier season for new Broadway musical premieres, but enough blockbusters go up in the fall that you won't have to wait that long. The only new musical going up on Broadway before&nbsp;&amp; Juliet&nbsp;this season is&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/kimberly-akimbo" target="_blank">Kimberly Akimbo</a>, an adaptation of a same-named play by David Lindsay-Abaire. But even that show was seen off Broadway last season, so&nbsp;&amp; Juliet&nbsp;is still this season's first Broadway musical that no New York audiences have ever seen. You can be among the first if you get your tickets early!<h2>The musical is fun and joyful above all.</h2>We all need an escape once in a while, to have a few hours of pure fun and forget about anything scary in the world.&nbsp;&amp; Juliet&nbsp;provides a gigantic dose of that escapism and happiness. Between the colorful visual world of the show, the energetic choreography, the funny script, and the optimistic heroine, there's so much to fill you with wonder and joy. For 2.5 hours, you're going along on a whirlwind trip to Paris filled with parties and romance, humming the catchy pop earworms you grew up with the entire time. A show like that by any other name would sound as sweet!

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Top 10 reasons to see '& Juliet' on Broadway

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Fresh from an award-winning London premiere, & Juliet is bringing its larger-than-life energy and pop score, with hits by tons of top artists, to Broadway.

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This energetic pop musical was a smash hit in London.

If you're feeling a bit exhausted by all the binge-watching you've been doing, here's a self-care tip: Turn off your laptop and pick up a book! It's the perfect time to read your way through that never-ending list of books on your shelf and check off everything on your must-read bucket list. Here's a roundup of some of our favorite theatre biographies, artist memoirs, play collections, and historical tomes that will give you an insight into the lives of those who have revolutionized our industry.<h2><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dear-Evan-Hansen-Through-Window/dp/1538761912" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Dear Evan Hansen: Through the Window</a></h2>If you're a "fansen" (aka a huge <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/dear-evan-hansen" target="_blank">Dear Evan Hansen</a> fan), this book is for you. Read interviews with the cast and crew, get a sneak peek at original behind-the-scenes photography, take a deeper look into Evan's fictional world, and discover unreleased lyrics you won't see or hear anywhere else.<h2><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Razzle-Dazzle-Broadway-Michael-Riedel/dp/1451672179" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Razzle Dazzle: The Battle for Broadway</a></h2>Did you know that in the 1970s, before it became the famed tourist hub it is, Times Square was one of the seediest places in the city? It's Broadway that brought the area to dazzling glory — and Michael Riedel tells that story in his historical account of the Great White Way. Learn about Broadway's biggest shows and producers of the era, and all the drama, intrigue, and power plays that happened behind the scenes. You might even recognize a few names from today's Broadway marquees!And if you can't get enough exclusive Broadway history, read Riedel's sequel:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Singular-Sensation-Broadway-Michael-Riedel/dp/1501166638/ref=pd_sbs_1/130-0922088-1470861?pd_rd_w=DhKfH&amp;pf_rd_p=0a3ad226-8a77-4898-9a99-63ffeb1aef90&amp;pf_rd_r=RHV6X1XCQATC83S5V4GA&amp;pd_rd_r=c2c272e3-7c01-4ec9-bf79-862826dd9c0b&amp;pd_rd_wg=UF10k&amp;pd_rd_i=1501166638&amp;psc=1" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Singular Sensation: The Triumph of Broadway</a>, about the 1990s shows that transformed Broadway (some of which you can still see there!).<h2><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Patti-LuPone-Memoir/dp/0307460746" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Patti LuPone: A Memoir</a></h2>She's the Broadway diva everyone wants to be friends with, especially now that&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/pattilupone/status/1241891274321539072?lang=en" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">we've all seen her basement</a>. In her tell-all memoir, Patti LuPone lays it all bare, sharing the intimate story of her life both on stage and off. You can expect her trademark humor and sass as she shares her darkest secrets (and juiciest drama) from a celebrated career in the theatre.<h2><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Hamilton-Revolution-Lin-Manuel-Miranda/dp/1478913649" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Hamilton: The Revolution</a></h2>From Tony Award-winning icon Lin-Manuel Miranda comes a backstage pass to his groundbreaking hit musical&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/hamilton" target="_blank">Hamilton</a>. Read about how the story of a revolution became a smash hit Broadway musical, and why Miranda saw the Founding Father as a perfect embodiment of hip-hop.<h2><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Chorus-Line-FAQ-Broadways-Sensation-ebook/dp/B017HTEQCO/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=A+Chorus+Line+FAQ&amp;qid=1585534945&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">A Chorus Line FAQ: All That's Left to Know About Broadway's Singular Sensation</a></h2>The ultimate treasure trove of information,&nbsp;A Chorus Line FAQ&nbsp;collects history and fun facts about the iconic show all in "One" place. 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Soon you'll have read them all!<h2><a href="https://www.amazon.com/World-Only-Spins-Forward-America/dp/1635571766" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">The World Only Spins Forward: The Ascent of Angels in America</a></h2>This book is an oral history of Tony Kushner's play&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/angels-in-america-a-gay-fantasia-on-national-themes" target="_blank">Angels in America</a>&nbsp;as told by the artists who created it and the audiences forever changed by it, combined with a moving account of the AIDS era and queer history. 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Read it on a Sunday in the park or at home before <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/company" target="_blank">company</a> comes.<h2><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Home-Memoir-My-Early-Years/dp/0786884754" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Home: A Memoir of My Early Years</a></h2>Since her first appearance on screen in&nbsp;Mary Poppins, Julie Andrews has played a series of memorable roles that have made her an icon. 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If you loved that show and want to discover even more of her writing, her play cycle&nbsp;The Detroit Project&nbsp;includes three plays —&nbsp;Paradise Blue,&nbsp;Detroit '67, and&nbsp;Skeleton Crew&nbsp;(which debuted on Broadway in 2021) — that examine the sociopolitical history of her hometown.<h2><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Hat-Box-Collected-Stephen-Sondheim/dp/0307957721" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Hat Box: The Collected Lyrics of Stephen Sondheim</a></h2>Hat Box&nbsp;is the complete collected lyrics from the acclaimed&nbsp;books&nbsp;Finishing the Hat&nbsp;and&nbsp;Look, I Made a Hat,&nbsp;and is essential reading for theatre fans or devotees of the legend's work. Stephen Sondheim has richly annotated lyrics from his most popular shows like&nbsp;West Side Story, Sweeney Todd,&nbsp;Sunday in the Park with George,&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/into-the-woods" target="_blank">Into the Woods</a>&nbsp;with anecdotes, observations, and invaluable advice.<h2><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Fleabag-Scriptures-Phoebe-Waller-Bridge-ebook/dp/B07VZC32BL/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1VB7P9DL6D7ZQ&amp;keywords=fleabag+the+scriptures&amp;qid=1585536625&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=fleabag+th%2Cstripbooks%2C151&amp;sr=1-1" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Fleabag: The Scriptures</a></h2>Go deeper into the groundbreaking Golden Globe- and Emmy Award-winning series — which is also a stage show — with this must-have collection.&nbsp;Fleabag: The Scriptures&nbsp;includes full scripts from the show and creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge's exclusive commentary.<h2><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Fosse-Sam-Wasson-ebook/dp/B00E78ICAQ/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=fosse&amp;qid=1585534988&amp;sr=8-3" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Fosse</a></h2>If you loved the FX miniseries&nbsp;Fosse/Verdon, then read the biography that the series was based on. 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Fall means the start of many things: school, the changing of the weather and the leaves, and another New York theatre season. The 2022-23 Broadway season officially kicked off over the summer with&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/the-kite-runner" target="_blank">The Kite Runner</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/into-the-woods" target="_blank">Into the Woods</a>, but fall is when lots of new shows begin to open. And it's not just Broadway shows — Off-Broadway theatres and opera companies make grand returns in the fall after summer hiatuses.All this means that no matter where you are in New York City, be it the Theatre District or beyond, there are new shows to discover at every turn. Here's a brief rundown of the fall theatre New York has to offer, with links to more detailed information about all the shows you can choose from this season. Once you've found a show (or multiple) that you want to make time for in between school events and leaf-peeping weekend trips, get your tickets right here on New York Theatre Guide.<h2>Which Broadway shows are playing this fall?</h2>Of course, Broadway's old standbys are still going to be around this fall. So if you've still never seen a show like&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/the-phantom-of-the-opera" target="_blank">The Phantom of the Opera</a>, <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/chicago-musical" target="_blank">Chicago</a>, <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/wicked-musical" target="_blank">Wicked</a>,&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/the-lion-king" target="_blank">The Lion King</a>&nbsp;during their decades-long runs, you still can! On the flip side, this fall is also your last chance to catch the long-runners&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/dear-evan-hansen" target="_blank">Dear Evan Hansen</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/come-from-away" target="_blank">Come From Away</a>, which are <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/news-features/catch-these-broadway-shows-this-summer-before-they-close" target="_blank">closing in the fall</a>. But there are plenty of new Broadway shows to check out, too, as they open throughout the fall season.New musicals like&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/kimberly-akimbo" target="_blank">Kimberly Akimbo</a>, <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/kpop" target="_blank">KPOP</a>,&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/and-juliet" target="_blank">&amp; Juliet</a>&nbsp;are making their Broadway debuts this fall after acclaimed Off-Broadway and London runs. You can also check out Pulitzer-winning plays like&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/topdog-underdog" target="_blank">Topdog/Underdog</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/cost-of-living" target="_blank">Cost of Living</a>, or a star-studded revival of&nbsp;August Wilson's&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/the-piano-lesson" target="_blank">The Piano Lesson</a>&nbsp;with&nbsp;Samuel L. Jackson and Danielle Brooks. Oldies fans might enjoy&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/some-like-it-hot" target="_blank">Some Like It Hot</a>,&nbsp;a musical adaptation of the classic film, or&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/a-beautiful-noise" target="_blank">A Beautiful Noise</a>,&nbsp;which brings Neil Diamond's life and music to the stage.Read more about <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/news-features/what-to-see-on-broadway-this-fall" target="_blank">all the new Broadway shows opening this fall</a>, and browse all the Broadway musicals and plays with tickets available below.<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/whats-on/broadway/all-shows" target="_blank">Get tickets to a Broadway show on New York Theatre Guide.</a><h2>Which Off-Broadway shows are playing this fall?</h2>Many Off-Broadway theatre companies start up their seasons in earnest in the fall, which means lots of new theatre to see. If you want to be the first to discover a show by an emerging playwright or see a celebrity up close in a small venue, off Broadway is the place to go.One of this fall's celebrity offerings is Ralph Fiennes as city planner Robert Moses in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/straight-line-crazy" target="_blank">Straight Line Crazy</a>, playing at <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/the-shed" target="_blank">The Shed</a> in the hip Hudson Yards district of Manhattan. On the new musicals front, there's a dance show,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/only-gold" target="_blank">Only Gold</a>,&nbsp;conceived by Tony-winning&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/hamilton" target="_blank">Hamilton</a>&nbsp;choreographer Andy Blankenbuehler. And if you want to see a celebrity&nbsp;in&nbsp;a musical? Check out&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/a-man-of-no-importance" target="_blank">A Man of No Importance</a>&nbsp;at <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/classic-stage-company" target="_blank">Classic Stage Company</a>, starring&nbsp;The Big Bang Theory's <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/actor-profile/jim-parsons" target="_blank">Jim Parsons</a>, or <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/new-york-theatre-workshop" target="_blank">New York Theatre Workshop</a>'s&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/merrily-we-roll-along" target="_blank">Merrily We Roll Along</a>&nbsp;revival with <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/actor-profile/daniel-radcliffe" target="_blank">Daniel Radcliffe</a>.This is just a small sampling of this fall's Off-Broadway offerings, though. <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/news-features/off-broadway-shows-to-see-this-fall" target="_blank">Read more of our picks for Off-Broadway theatre</a> for all types of theatre fans, and browse all our Off-Broadway listings below.<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/whats-on/off-broadway/all-shows" target="_blank">Get tickets to an Off-Broadway show on New York Theatre Guide.</a><h2>Which operas are playing this fall?</h2>The Metropolitan Opera's season starts back up in the fall after a summer hiatus. There are many time-honored and new operas to see, from the classic tragedy&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/la-traviata" target="_blank">La Traviata</a>&nbsp;to a reimagined version of the comedy&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/rigoletto" target="_blank">Rigoletto</a>&nbsp;by a Tony-winning Broadway director. <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/news-features/everything-you-need-to-know-about-going-to-the-opera" target="_blank">Read about all the operas with tickets available this fall, and learn more about why theatre fans should check out the opera and what to expect.</a><a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/whats-on/broadway/operas" target="_blank">Get tickets to an opera on New York Theatre Guide.</a><h2>What Covid protocols are in place for theatre this fall?</h2>Currently, Broadway theatres do not require proof of vaccination to attend, and mask-wearing in the theatre is optional, but encouraged. However, these guidelines are subject to change month to month, and certain theatres still require mask-wearing for patrons sitting in the seats closest to the performers. <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/news-features/broadway-vaccine-rules-new-york-shows-covid-vaccinations" target="_blank">Learn about the most up-to-date Covid protocols at Broadway shows.</a>Many Off-Broadway theatres have dropped their vaccine requirement, but many still require masks. Check your individual venue's website to learn what its current Covid protocols are.At most theatres, the same guidelines apply to audiences of all ages, including young children. <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/news-features/what-the-new-theatre-vaccine-guidelines-mean-for-kids" target="_blank">Learn more about Covid protocols at family-friendly shows on and off Broadway.</a>Photo credit: Kai Pilger via Unsplash

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Fall means the start of many things: school, the changing of the weather and the leaves, and another New York theatre season. The 2022-23 Broadway season officially kicked off over the summer with The Kite Runner and Into the Woods, but fall is when...

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Why see&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/moulin-rouge-the-musical-on-broadway" target="_blank">Moulin Rouge! The Musical</a>&nbsp;on Broadway? Because you can-can-can! Truly, though, there are plenty of reasons to check out this 10-time Tony Award-winning Best Musical, which has been dazzling audiences at the <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/al-hirschfeld-theatre" target="_blank">Al Hirschfeld Theatre</a> since 2019.Based on the acclaimed Baz Luhrmann movie of the same name,&nbsp;Moulin Rouge! The Musical&nbsp;centers on the bohemian writer Christian, who visits the Moulin Rouge nightclub in Paris and falls into a star-crossed romance with its "sparkling diamond": the showgirl Satine. But even in a place like the Moulin Rouge — where truth, beauty, freedom, and love are celebrated and hedonistic pleasures abound — secrets and suitors threaten the triumph of their love.Moulin Rouge! The Musical holds nothing back — its characters put everything on the line for love, its director and choreographer keep the stage filled with energetic movement, and its designers turn up the color and glamour to the max. Plus, you'll hear an eclectic catalogue of pop music that will have you all but singing along the entire time. The show-within-a-show in&nbsp;Moulin Rouge! The Musical&nbsp;is called the "spectacular spectacular," and the Broadway show itself lives up to that name, too. Come what may, you've got to make it to this show, and here's why.

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<h2>Moulin Rouge! The Musical&nbsp;is based on a beloved, award-winning film.</h2>Even if you don't know much about the musical, you might be more familiar with its source material.&nbsp;Moulin Rouge! The Musical&nbsp;is based on the 2001 movie&nbsp;Moulin Rouge!, directed by Baz Luhrmann. In keeping with Luhrmann's signature style, the movie is energetic and lavish in every way, and it became an instant hit. Critics and audiences loved everything from the leading performances (by Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman) to the pastiche arrangement of pop songs to the fantastical sets that provided an escape into a welcoming, bohemian world.The movie was nominated for Best Picture, plus seven other awards, at the 2002 Oscars, and won for&nbsp;Best Production Design and Best Costume Design. Even without a Best Picture win,&nbsp;Moulin Rouge!&nbsp;remained beloved and has been named one of the greatest movies of the 21st century thus far. The musical stays faithful to the grandeur and style of the movie, so you'll love it if you love the film, especially since the musical far surpassed its source material awards-wise.

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<h2>The show won 10 Tony Awards.</h2>Moulin Rouge! The Musical&nbsp;was the most awarded musical of the 2019-2020 season, winning 10 prizes at the 2020 Tony Awards ceremony. In addition to taking home the coveted Best Musical trophy, the show swept all the creative categories it was nominated in, with its costume, lighting, sound, and set design winning, along with its direction, choreography, and orchestrations. Two of Moulin Rouge! The Musical's&nbsp;original stars and Broadway veterans — <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/actor-profile/aaron-tveit" target="_blank">Aaron Tveit</a> and <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/actor-profile/danny-burstein" target="_blank">Danny Burstein</a> — took home awards for their performances, too. Clearly, the Tony voters thought the show was spectacular all around!<h2>With a romance at its center, the show is perfect for date night.</h2>Who doesn't love a good love triangle? The drama of Moulin Rouge! The Musical&nbsp;hinges on one, with two men vying for the attention of the Moulin Rouge's star performer, Satine. She's a courtesan who must sell her love to survive, and the latest buyer is the Duke of Monroth, who promises to financially support her and the nightclub if she stays with him. Things get complicated with the arrival of the poor writer Christian, who instantly falls for her.Satine knows she can't love him back, but falls anyway, and the two develop a forbidden romance behind the Duke's back. This story about risking everything for love makes Moulin Rouge! The Musical&nbsp;a great date-night show — expect to see plenty of tender moments and romantic duets amid the intrigue.<h2>There are plenty of pop songs that all generations will recognize.</h2>The&nbsp;Moulin Rouge!&nbsp;movie was scored with existing pop songs from artists like Elton John, Madonna, and David Bowie, and the musical is no different. Well, a little different. Nearly all the best-known songs featured in the movie, like "Lady Marmalade," remain in the Broadway show, but tons more have been added. A total of 70 songs feature in&nbsp;Moulin Rouge! The Musical, a few in full, but most in snippets.Many of these songs are pop hits from the years since the&nbsp;Moulin Rouge!&nbsp;movie's release, giving the show a fresh, contemporary update. Older audiences will still recognize plenty of familiar earworms, like John's "Your Song," The Police's "Roxanne," and&nbsp;Tina Turner's "What's Love Got to Do With It?" Younger audiences will have the same experience when they hear songs like Katy Perry's "Firework," Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance," and Britney Spears's "Toxic." This diverse music catalogue makes&nbsp;Moulin Rouge! The Musical&nbsp;a fun experience for all ages to enjoy together.

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<h2>Lots of celebrities have flocked to Moulin Rouge!</h2>Luhrmann's film starred Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman as the central couple, and their performances have become iconic in the years since&nbsp;Moulin Rouge!'s release. You won't see them on stage at&nbsp;Moulin Rouge! The Musical, but you never know who might sit by you in the audience — Kidman and her husband, Keith Urban, came to support the Broadway show in 2019, and they reportedly even sang along a little in their seats.On stage, though, you will see Broadway favorites putting their mark on the roles. Back in the role of Christian is Aaron Tveit, who won the Tony Award for his performance. Ashley Loren plays Satine, and Eric Anderson, known for roles in&nbsp;Waitress&nbsp;and&nbsp;Pretty Woman: The Musical, takes on the role of Harold Zidler made famous by Jim Broadbent in the movie.The original cast, alongside Tveit as Christian, included <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/actor-profile/karen-olivo" target="_blank">Karen Olivo</a> as Satine and Danny Burstein as Zidler, and all three got Tony nominations. From stage to screen,&nbsp;Moulin Rouge!&nbsp;and its musical adaptation have been consistently star-studded.<h2>You'll feel like you're actually in the Parisian nightclub.</h2>Moulin Rouge! The Musical&nbsp;isn't an immersive show, per se, but you certainly won't feel like you're in New York while you're in the Al Hirschfeld Theatre. The venue has practically been transformed into the Moulin Rouge nightclub, with Derek McLane's set spilling out beyond the stage. A tall red windmill spins to your left, and a large, partial elephant statue — representative of the dressing room where Christian and Satine confess their love during the namesake "Elephant Love Medley" — looks out over the audience from the right.Furthermore, even before the musical begins, actors appear on stage for a short pre-show, walking about the stage to give the lively feel of a bustling nightclub. With plenty of themed decor and action all over the theatre, you'll feel like you're part of the Moulin Rouge world no matter where you sit. <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/news-features/how-the-al-hirschfeld-theatre-becomes-a-parisian-nightclub-in-moulin-rouge-the-musical" target="_blank">Learn more about how the theatre was transformed for&nbsp;Moulin Rouge! The Musical.</a><h2>You can-can-can bet there's plenty of high-energy dancing.</h2>It wouldn't be Moulin Rouge!&nbsp;without can-can dancing, especially since the popular dance originated in the real-life namesake nightclub. A 36-high-kick sequence kicks off (pun intended) the show during its opening number, "Welcome to the Moulin Rouge!" But that's only a small portion of the dancing you'll see. Sonya Tayeh, who got a Tony Award for her&nbsp;Moulin Rouge! The Musical&nbsp;choreography, incorporates all kinds of styles into her explosive routines throughout the show, from jazz to ballroom to ballet. You might find yourself wanting to get up and dance like a Moulin Rouge performer yourself!<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/news-features/see-these-broadway-musicals-featuring-show-stopping-dances" target="_blank">Discover more Broadway shows with lots of dancing.</a>

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<h2>Moulin Rouge! The Musical&nbsp;is a visual spectacular (spectacular).</h2>The choreography isn't the only element of this musical that will catch your eye and not let go. There's also the aforementioned sets by Derek McLane, and if you think the red windmill and elephant that greet you are flashy the glitz and glamour only goes up from there once the show begins. The sets bring to life the Moulin stage, backstage dressing rooms, Satine's sumptuous dressing room, and even the Champs-Elysses with plenty of color and sparkling light.They're matched in splendor by Catherine Zuber's costumes, which are equally colorful, sexy, and utterly rich.&nbsp;Moulin Rouge! The Musical&nbsp;is a maximalist production, perfect for anyone looking for the full extent of Broadway-caliber spectacle and eye candy.<h2>The musical incorporates real turn-of-the-century French history.</h2>We wouldn't have Moulin Rouge! The Musical&nbsp;without the nightclub it's named after. The Broadway show takes place in a fictionalized version of that iconic Parisian venue, which opened in 1889. And some of the show's characters are based on real people associated with the club: emcee Harold Zidler gets his name from real-life Moulin Rouge co-founder Charles Zidler, and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, known for creating promotional posters for the club, is fictionalized as a bohemian artist in&nbsp;Moulin Rouge! The Musical.<a href="https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatre-news/news/moulin-rouge-the-musical-french-history" target="_blank">Learn more about the true events that inspired the world of&nbsp;Moulin Rouge! The Musical.</a><h2>Moulin Rouge! The Musical&nbsp;is a show about show business.</h2>If you're a Theatre Kid who's seen backstage drama firsthand, or are someone who just wants a peek behind the curtain of a stage show,&nbsp;Moulin Rouge! The Musical&nbsp;is for you. There's a peppy, hilarious number called "So Exciting! (The Pitch Song)" in which Christian, Satine, Zidler, and their friends make up the plot for a show on the fly for the Duke's approval. The plot is actually a thinly veiled description of Christian and Satine's relationship, and it lets them express their love under cover of "reciting their lines" so the Duke won't notice. Juicy!There's another number called "Backstage Romance" in which two other performers flirt and dance with each other in secret at rehearsal. Besides all the "showmances,"&nbsp;Moulin Rouge! The Musical&nbsp;touches on plenty of other aspects of show business, from jealousy between co-stars to the financial requirements of showrunning to the pure, blissful escapism that being at the theatre can bring. In the show, the Moulin Rouge nightclub is where dreams and passions can run wild, and&nbsp;Moulin Rouge! The Musical&nbsp;provides a similar, joyous escape for its audiences.

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Top 10 reasons to see 'Moulin Rouge! The Musical' on Broadway

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Moulin Rouge! The Musical on Broadway

Why see Moulin Rouge! The Musical on Broadway? Because you can-can-can! Truly, though, there are plenty of reasons to check out this 10-time Tony Award-winning Best Musical, which has been dazzling audiences at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre since 2019.

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Khaled Hosseini's moving, expansive novel <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/the-kite-runner" target="_blank">The Kite Runner</a> has been adapted into a play and is currently running on Broadway. It spans two countries, Afghanistan and the United States, and two decades. It is about the deep friendship between two friends, Amir and Hassan, which is torn apart and then put back together after many years.&nbsp;The story, though fully original, pulls from many sources of inspiration. Hosseini, himself an Afghan American writer, pulls from his own experiences moving from country to country. He sets his story against the backdrop of 20th-century Afghan history, when the country was on the brink of war. As the story got adapted from a novel into a book and play, some storytelling elements changed, but this context still informs the compelling journey of Amir, who takes a dangerous trip back to his home country long after becoming a refugee.The Kite Runner is currently running at the <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/hayes-theater" target="_blank">Hayes Theater</a>. Below, read more about the novel, and how it became an Oscar-nominated film and a play that's been produced worldwide.<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/the-kite-runner" target="_blank">Get The Kite Runner tickets now.</a><h2>What is The Kite Runner about?</h2>The Kite Runner begins in Afghanistan and tells the tale of two boys: Amir and Hassan. Amir's family is wealthy while Hassan's family is poor — Hassan's family works for Amir's as servants. But, as the boys are the same age, they grow up together and become close friends.Pivotally, Hassan acts as Amir's kite runner during kite-flying competitions (a kite runner picks up the fallen, defeated kites). But when Amir betrays Hassan following a crucial contest, it ends their friendship, and Amir only gets the chance to make things right decades later. The Kite Runner is also about redemption, forgiveness, and the sometimes fraught relationship not only between friends, but also between fathers and sons — Amir's need for his father's approval is another recurring motif in the novel.&nbsp;The Kite Runner is the first novel by Khaled Hosseini, released in 2003. It wasn't an instant hit, but a year after publication, The Kite Runner became a popular book club novel and eventually spent 101 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. It remains Hosseini's best-known book; he has since released two other novels,&nbsp;A Thousand Splendid Suns&nbsp;and&nbsp;And the Mountains Echoed.&nbsp;All his work is about the Afghan experience and incorporates Afghan history.<h2>The Afghan history behind&nbsp;The Kite Runner</h2>The Kite Runner spans over two decades and takes place during pivotal points in Afghanistan's history. First, some background: For most of the 19th and early 20th century, Afghanistan was at war with Britain, who wanted to annex the country. In 1921, Afghanistan was finally an independent nation, a monarchy called the Kingdom of Afghanistan.&nbsp;The Kite Runner begins during that period of peace. It opens in 1973 in Kabul, Afghanistan's capital, during the final months of Afghanistan's monarchy under Mohammed Zahir Shah. That same year, Zahir Shah's cousin, Mohammed Daoud Khan, staged a coup d'état while Zahir Shah was in Italy. Zahir Shah abdicated and Afghanistan became the Republic of Afghanistan, with Daoud Khan as prime minister. The new Republic was strongly allied with the Soviet Union.But the Republic was short-lived. In 1978, Daoud Khan was killed in a communist coup. Nur Mohammad Taraki, under the Afghan Communist Party, took over as president. The coup was not well-received, and there were numerous revolts in the country from groups opposed to Afghanistan's relationship with the Soviet Union.&nbsp;This all came to a head in 1979, when the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, leading to a decade-long Soviet-Afghan War. During this time, over four million Afghans fled the country. In The Kite Runner, Amir and his father Baba are among them: They leave Afghanistan in 1981, eventually settling in the United States.&nbsp;In 1988, the Soviet Union and the United States both agreed to no longer interfere in Afghanistan (the U.S. provided weapons to Afghan forces during the war). But Afghanistan soon fell into a civil war as different factions fight to take control of the country. This splintering leads to the rise of the Taliban, who gather supporters with the promise of peace. The Taliban took over Afghanistan in 1996. The Taliban promoted a fundamentalist view of Islam, most notably opposing women's rights; under the Taliban, women are not allowed to hold jobs or be outside alone.&nbsp;This new regime is the backdrop of the second half of&nbsp;The Kite Runner.&nbsp;Amir goes back to Afghanistan in 2001 to finally redeem himself for betraying Hassan, and he witnesses the deteriorating state of his home country under Taliban rule.<h2>How Khaled Hosseini's life inspired&nbsp;The Kite Runner</h2>Like Amir, Hosseini was also born in Kabul, and his family immigrated to the United States during the Soviet-Afghan War. The family eventually settled in San Jose, which is also where The Kite Runner play later premiered. He was first inspired to write The Kite Runner&nbsp;after seeing a news headline about the Taliban banning kite flying;&nbsp;Hosseini was working as a doctor at the time.Commenting on why his novel became so popular, <a href="https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/local/portsmouth-herald/2007/05/27/a-conversation-with-khaled-hosseini/52888217007/" target="_blank">Hosseini said in 2007</a>, "Because the themes of friendship, betrayal, guilt, redemption, and the uneasy love between fathers and sons are universal and not specifically Afghan, the book has reached across cultural, racial, religious, and gender gaps to resonate with readers of various backgrounds. I think people respond to the emotions in this book."There is also, of course, international interest in Afghanistan, given the events of 9/11 and the war on terror. For many readers, this book is really the first window into that culture."The Kite Runner makes no mention of 9/11 or America's subsequent invasion of Afghanistan, though. Instead, the novel focuses on the lives of regular Afghans as they try to survive against the tumultuous waves of war and history, which is arguably why it has gripped readers worldwide.&nbsp;<h2>The Kite Runner&nbsp;goes from book to film</h2>Following the novel's momentous debut, talks quickly turned to adapting The Kite Runner into a feature film. The Kite Runner movie was released in 2007, directed by Marc Forster (of Monster's Ball and Finding Neverland). Because of the U.S. war in Afghanistan, it was too dangerous to shoot the film in the country, so it was primarily shot in China. In the U.S. the film received positive reviews and earned an Academy Award nomination.&nbsp;In Afghanistan, the reception was different.&nbsp;The Kite Runner was banned there, with officials saying it portrayed the country's different ethnic groups in a negative light. Afghanistan is home to many ethnic groups, with the largest group being the ​​Pashtuns. In The Kite Runner, Amir is Pashtun, while Hassan is Hazara, the third-largest ethnic group in Afghanistan. Amir doesn't intervene in a racially motivated attack on Hassan, which causes the rift between the friends.This portrayal of interethnic conflict made The Kite Runner a controversial story in Afghanistan. Afghanistan's deputy minister of the Ministry of Information and Culture <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-kite-runner-banned-in-afghanistan/" target="_blank">said in 2008</a>, "We have difficulties in Afghan society, and if this film is shown in the cinemas, it is humiliating for one of our ethnic groups."&nbsp;The Afghan boys who starred in the film had to leave the country because of their work on The Kite Runner.Despite the ban, The Kite Runner film was still distributed illegally in Afghanistan.<h2>How&nbsp;The Kite Runner play makes the story its own</h2>Though they were both released around the same time, The Kite Runner play was actually in development before the film. In 2009, Matthew Spangler's theatrical adaptation of The Kite Runner had its world premiere in San Jose, California. It has since had numerous productions worldwide, including in London's West End, though it has never been performed in Afghanistan. The Broadway production is being helmed by British director Giles Croft, who directed its San Jose premiere and its multiple productions in the U.K.Spangler and Hosseini both lived in San Jose. They met for the first time at a Starbucks in 2005 and worked together to adapt the novel. Spangler described the novel as "Shakespearean" in its scope and complexity; ultimately, he and Croft distilled Hosseini's decades-spanning story into a 2.5-hour play.In adapting it, Spangler reconfigured it as a "memory play" with Amir as the narrator. This means that Amir opens the play as an adult, and then flashes back to his childhood in Kabul, and his betrayal of Hassan.&nbsp;In the film, different actors played Amir at different ages, but&nbsp;in the Broadway production,&nbsp;44-year-old actor Amir Arison, of NBC's The Blacklist,&nbsp;portrays Amir as both a boy and an adult."Everything we see on stage is not 'reality'; it's set in Amir's memory," <a href="https://artsfuse.org/68945/fuse-theater-interview-the-kite-runner-adapting-an-epic-story-to-the-stage/" target="_blank">said Spangler</a>. This means that unlike the movie, there is no attempt to literally depict Afghanistan. Instead, the set is bare aside from a cityscape backdrop of Kabul and some projections, and the audience is invited to fill in the scenic details for themselves, based on Amir's words (similar to a novel): "So you could think of this stage as representing the images in Amir's mind, not Afghanistan."The Kite Runner is now being produced after the American invasion and recent withdrawal from Afghanistan, and the reemergence of the Taliban. This is leading to a new generation of Afghan refugees, whom Amir represents.Talking to the New York Times, Arison said he hopes audiences are aware that "through an individual story, we do not forget that history is repeating itself." Despite their differences, the book, film, and play share a lasting sociopolitical relevance and an equally poignant story of one man finding redemption and peace even as the world around him falls into turmoil.<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/the-kite-runner" target="_blank">Get The Kite Runner tickets now.</a>

The true Afghan history that inspired 'The Kite Runner' book, movie, and play

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The Kite Runner on Broadway

Khaled Hosseini's moving, expansive novel The Kite Runner has been adapted into a play and is currently running on Broadway. It spans two countries, Afghanistan and the United States, and two decades. It is about the deep friendship between two friends...

The stage adaptation of Khaled Hosseini's novel is playing a limited Broadway engagement.

It's gonna be you that lives out your teenage dreams at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/and-juliet" target="_blank">&amp; Juliet</a>, the new hit musical that's ready to blow the roof off the Stephen Sondheim Theatre. This fresh, fun coming-of-age tale gives a new lease on life to a time-honored heroine: Juliet from Shakespeare's&nbsp;Romeo &amp; Juliet. This musical gives the character a new lease on life, putting her in a story that doesn't end in death. Instead, she travels to Paris, makes new friends, and finds out who she is independent of Romeo.This adventure is set to the pop music catalog of Max Martin, the Grammy Award-winning songwriter behind dozens of hits from the 90s through today. Songs by *NSYNC, Britney Spears, P!nk, Kelly Clarkson, Bon Jovi, and many more are the soundtrack to Juliet's journey, and audiences of multiple generations will find something to sing along to. Learn all about&nbsp;&amp; Juliet&nbsp;below and then get your tickets. Once you go, though, you just might find yourself back here, saying, "Oops, I saw it again!"

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<h2>What is&nbsp;&amp; Juliet&nbsp;about?</h2>&amp; Juliet&nbsp;is not a modern retelling of&nbsp;Romeo &amp; Juliet.&nbsp;Rather, it picks up where Shakespeare's play left off and puts its characters into a fully original story. The musical actually begins with Shakespeare himself writing the ending to&nbsp;Romeo &amp; Juliet, when his wife, Anne Hathaway, reads it and dislikes how both the lovers die at the end. She proposes a new plot, and the show unfolds as Anne thinks of and writes it in real time. Shakespeare is still there giving his input, too; the action is often interrupted by the couple squabbling over what should happen next.In Anne's version, Juliet decides not to kill herself when she finds Romeo dead. Instead, she gathers her friends — including the Nurse from the original Romeo &amp; Juliet&nbsp;play and some new characters added for&nbsp;&amp; Juliet&nbsp;— and escapes Verona. The group go to Paris, where Juliet is introduced to a whole new world of parties and drama and love beyond what she knew back home. Her new friends and experiences show her that she's not alone in feeling stifled, but that there's a bigger world out there for her. Ultimately,&nbsp;&amp; Juliet&nbsp;is a triumphant coming-of-age story about a young woman finding her independence.

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<h2>Where is&nbsp;&amp; Juliet&nbsp;playing?</h2>&amp; Juliet&nbsp;runs on Broadway at the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/stephen-sondheim-theatre" target="_blank">Stephen Sondheim Theatre</a>, at 124 West 43rd Street between Broadway and Sixth Avenue. The theatre is named for the late composer Stephen Sondheim, who died in 2021. The theatre was named for him while he was still alive, in 2010. Prior to that, it was called Henry Miller's Theatre after the actor and producer who first established the venue in 1918.<h2>How long is&nbsp;&amp; Juliet?</h2>&amp; Juliet&nbsp;runs 2 hours and 30 minutes with one intermission. This is a standard running time for a Broadway musical; most run between two and three hours.<h2>What days is&nbsp;&amp; Juliet&nbsp;playing?</h2>&amp; Juliet&nbsp;plays eight performances a week at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre. The show's schedule varies, but typically runs Tuesday to Sunday, with two performances on Wednesday and Saturday.&nbsp;For the complete weekly performance schedule and up-to-date show times, please visit the&nbsp;<a href="https://cms.nytg.prod.aws.encoretix.co.uk/show/and-juliet" target="_blank">&amp; Juliet&nbsp;page</a>&nbsp;to learn more.<h2>When did&nbsp;&amp; Juliet&nbsp;premiere?</h2>&amp; Juliet&nbsp;premiered in 2019, but the show wouldn't exist without source material from decades and even centuries beforehand. Here's a complete timeline of&nbsp;&amp; Juliet's creation and all the material that influenced the show.<ul> <li>1597: Shakespeare's&nbsp;Romeo &amp; Juliet&nbsp;is first published and performed. The play has since become one of Shakespeare's most famous works and has been adapted into countless plays, movies, operas, books, and more.</li> <li>1990s: Swedish music producer and songwriter Max Martin rises to prominence. He becomes famous for writing 1990s pop hits like&nbsp;&nbsp;Britney Spears's "...Baby One More Time" and the Backstreet Boys' "I Want It That Way." He is still active today and has written 25 songs that have hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100.&nbsp;&amp; Juliet&nbsp;uses his music catalog as its score.</li> <li>2010: Martin's wife suggests that he make his catalog of songs into a musical. He agrees, but begins the hunt for the correct bookwriter to create an original story to use them in.</li> <li>2016: Martin brings David West Read on board as bookwriter. The idea for the story — reimaging Shakespeare with a female empowerment spin — was his.</li> <li>2019:&nbsp;&amp; Juliet&nbsp;has its world premiere in London. The show first plays at the Manchester Opera House and then at the Shaftesbury Theatre in the West End, where it's still running as of 2022.</li> <li>2021:&nbsp;&amp; Juliet&nbsp;is scheduled to have its North American premiere in Toronto, Canada. However, due to the pandemic, the production is pushed to 2022.</li> <li>June 2022:&nbsp;&amp; Juliet&nbsp;makes its North American debut in Toronto to mixed-to-positive reviews. Rumors also begin swirling about a planned Broadway transfer.</li> <li>October 2022:&nbsp;&amp; Juliet&nbsp;opens on Broadway at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre, featuring the main cast from Toronto.</li></ul>

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<h2>Who wrote&nbsp;&amp; Juliet?</h2>The story of&nbsp;&amp; Juliet&nbsp;was written by David West Read, one of the writers on the Emmy Award-winning sitcom&nbsp;Schitt's Creek&nbsp;and a showrunner on the upcoming Apple TV+ series&nbsp;The Big Door Prize.&nbsp;He's no stranger to Broadway, however; he's an established playwright whose last Broadway play,&nbsp;The Performers, got a&nbsp;Broadway.com Audience Choice nomination for Best New Play.Swedish songwriter Max Martin is behind the music and lyrics for the show.&nbsp;&amp; Juliet&nbsp;is a pop musical whose score is almost entirely composed of existing hit songs (plus one original song), all written or co-written by Martin. In his career, he has written 25 Billboard Hot 100 number one hits, the third-highest number of any songwriter (he trails Paul McCartney with 32 and John Lennon with 26). He also produces much of the music he writes. For either writing or producing, he's gotten 22 Grammy nominations as of 2020, and he's a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame.<h2>&amp; Juliet&nbsp;characters</h2>The characters in&nbsp;&amp; Juliet&nbsp;comprise newly imagined versions of Shakespeare's characters, entirely new characters written for the musical, and fictionalized versions of historical figures. Here are the major characters in&nbsp;&amp; Juliet.<ul> <li>Juliet: The main character, from Shakespeare's&nbsp;Romeo &amp; Juliet. She's a young woman who, instead of dying young like at the end of Shakespeare's play, decides to find out what opportunities her life holds beyond Romeo and Verona. She's slightly naive, but headstrong and determined.</li> <li>Romeo: Juliet's love interest from&nbsp;Romeo &amp; Juliet. The&nbsp;&amp; Juliet&nbsp;musical kicks off right after his suicide, but he still factors into this story — we won't spoil how.</li> <li>William Shakespeare: The author of&nbsp;Romeo &amp; Juliet. He and his wife, Anne Hathaway, act as narrators of&nbsp;&amp; Juliet, as the characters are writing this new story for Juliet as the show goes along. He's stubborn, though, and often pushes back on the changes Anne wants to make to his play.</li> <li>Anne Hathaway: Shakespeare's wife, who has the idea to write a new story for Juliet that doesn't end in death. She and Shakespeare formulate the plot as they go along, and when they fight about their differing ideas for the story, the play becomes an outlet for Anne to air grievances about Shakespeare and their marriage.</li> <li>Angelique: Juliet's nurse, who is unnamed in&nbsp;Romeo &amp; Juliet&nbsp;but gets the name Angelique here. She's Juliet's confidante and guardian, and she often finds herself torn between sticking with Juliet to protect her, or going on her own to forge her own life path.</li> <li>Francois: A young French man who meets Juliet and her friends at a party he's hosting. His father tells him he needs to marry or join the military, but he doesn't want to do either. However, he does end up developing feelings for Juliet, who he sees as a refreshing change from the Parisian women he knows.</li> <li>Lance: Francois's father, who has strict expectations for his son. He reveals a softer side of himself, however, around Angelique, who used to be the nurse to his children. They hadn't seen each other in years and rekindle an old flame.</li> <li>May: Juliet's friend, who is non-binary. They often find themself feeling restricted by expectations of gender and binary constructions such as language. They bond with both Francois and Juliet over their different ways of feeling stifled.</li></ul><h2>&amp; Juliet&nbsp;songs</h2>&amp; Juliet&nbsp;is scored with the chart-topping music of Max Martin, the songwriter behind some of the biggest hit songs from Britney Spears, The Backstreet Boys, Katy Perry, and many more. These songs are reimagined, though, not just as pop covers, but as storytelling tunes for Juliet and the other characters. Here are all 30 songs in&nbsp;&amp; Juliet&nbsp;— how many are on your Spotify playlists already?<h3>Act 1</h3><ul> <li>"Larger than Life"</li> <li>"I Want It That Way"</li> <li>"...Baby One More Time"</li> <li>"Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely"</li> <li>"Domino"</li> <li>"Show Me Love"</li> <li>"Blow"</li> <li>"I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman"</li> <li>"Overprotected"</li> <li>"Confident"</li> <li>"Teenage Dream"</li> <li>"Oops!... I Did It Again"</li> <li>"I Kissed a Girl"</li> <li>"It's My Life"</li></ul><h3>Act 2</h3><ul> <li>"Love Me Like You Do"</li> <li>"Since U Been Gone"</li> <li>"Whataya Want From Me"</li> <li>"One More Try"</li> <li>"Problem" / "Can't Feel My Face"</li> <li>"That's the Way It Is"</li> <li>"Everybody (Backstreet's Back)"</li> <li>"As Long as You Love Me"</li> <li>"It's Gonna Be Me"</li> <li>"Shape of My Heart"</li> <li>"Stronger"</li> <li>"Fuckin' Perfect"</li> <li>"Roar"</li> <li>"Can't Stop the Feeling!"</li></ul>

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<h2>What awards has&nbsp;&amp; Juliet&nbsp;won?</h2>&amp; Juliet&nbsp;was first a hit in London's West End, where it picked up multiple major theatre awards after getting critical acclaim. The <a href="https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/reviews/review-max-martin-musical-and-juliet-shaftesbury-theatre" target="_blank">London Theatre review</a> reads, "Frequently resembling a series of pop videos come to life - thanks to performance platforms that come out of the floor, or benches that take on an aerial life of their own... it is performed with a glinting knowingness and powerful pop theatre voices." Indeed, some of those voices got their own trophies, as did the designers behind the lively setting. Here are all the major awards&nbsp;&amp; Juliet&nbsp;has won thus far.<ul> <li>Olivier Awards:&nbsp;&amp; Juliet&nbsp;picked up three 2020 Olivier Awards out of nine nominations. All three were in acting categories: Miriam-Teak Lee won&nbsp;Best Actress in a Musical for playing Juliet, and David Bedella and Cassidy Janson won in the Best Supporting Actor and Actress categories, respectively, for their performances as Lance and Anne Hathaway.</li> <li>WhatsOnStage Awards:&nbsp;&amp; Juliet&nbsp;set a record for the most WhatsOnStage Award nominations ever with 13. The show took home six of those prizes; Lee won for her performance, and the remaining five awards were in design categories: set, costume, video, projection, and graphic.</li> <li>Black British Theatre Awards: For her performance as Juliet, Lee got the&nbsp;Best Female Actor in a Musical award at the 2020 ceremony.</li></ul><h2>Major productions of&nbsp;&amp; Juliet</h2>&amp; Juliet&nbsp;is a fairly new musical (unlike the centuries-old play that inspires it), so there are only a few major productions thus far. Those productions, though, have all been hits and span three countries on two continents, showing its global appeal. Here are all the major productions of&nbsp;&amp; Juliet.<ul> <li>2019 world premiere: The world-premiere production of&nbsp;&amp; Juliet&nbsp;was a monthlong engagement at England's Manchester Opera House, from September to October 2019. In the same way that Broadway shows will often play a "tryout" in a different U.S. city before bringing the final product to New York, this production was intended as the "tryout" before a West End run.</li> <li>2019 West End premiere: Sure enough, the musical hit London's West End a month after the Manchester production wrapped. The show has played the Shaftesbury Theatre since November 2019, receiving rave reviews from critics. Its lead actress, Miriam-Teak Lee, picked up multiple London awards, and the show has gotten additional nods for its design and nominations for Best New Musical.</li> <li>2022 North American premiere:&nbsp;&amp; Juliet&nbsp;was set to premiere in North America in February 2021, but the run was delayed amid the pandemic. The show finally opened at the Princess of Wales Theatre in Toronto, Canada, in June 2022. The cast included Lorna Courtney as Juliet, Betsy Wolfe as Anne Hathaway, Stark Sands as Shakespeare, Tony Award winner Paulo Szot as Lance, and Melanie La Barrie as the Nurse, reprising her role from the West End.</li> <li>2022 Broadway premiere: With the cast from Toronto in tow,&nbsp;&amp; Juliet&nbsp;will premiere on Broadway in October 2022 at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre.</li> <li>2023 Australian premiere:&nbsp;&amp; Juliet&nbsp;is set to go up in Melbourne's Regent Theatre in February 2023.</li></ul>

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<h2>Fun facts about&nbsp;&amp; Juliet</h2>We're confident you want to know more about this show. Learn more about the development of&nbsp;&amp; Juliet&nbsp;and why its classic-meets-contemporary vibe makes perfect sense.<ul> <li>The design of &amp; Juliet&nbsp;marries the contemporary with the classical, especially costume-wise. There are elements taken from Shakespeare's time — for example, details like ruffled collars — but rendered with bright colors and combined with modern accessories and shoes.</li> <li>&amp; Juliet&nbsp;is in good company with&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/moulin-rouge-the-musical-on-broadway" target="_blank">Moulin Rouge! The Musical</a>, also on Broadway right now. That show is also set in Paris and incorporates lots of modern pop songs, but that show centers around the romance between a courtesan and a writer. Still, if you like the music, energy, and glamour of one, you're bound to enjoy the other!</li> <li>David West Read worked on&nbsp;&amp; Juliet&nbsp;while recovering from a concussion.&nbsp;In an <a href="https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2022/07/02/max-martin-jukebox-musical-juliet-now-playing-in-toronto-before-its-broadway-bow-has-deep-canadian-roots.html" target="_blank">interview with The Star</a>, he said he chose which of Martin's songs to use (the songwriter offered Read his whole catalog) while he "had nothing to do but lie in the dark and listen to hours and hours of Max Martin."</li> <li>In that interview, he also drew comparisons between the Bard and Martin: "Shakespeare was the pop writer of this time, writing for the masses. And that's what Max has been doing for decades. So, in a way, combining Shakespeare and this music makes complete sense."</li> <li>The North American premiere of&nbsp;&amp; Juliet&nbsp;was a full-circle moment for Read, as it happened in Toronto, where Read is from. Plus, it went up in the Princess of Wales Theatre, the same venue where Read saw his first live show: another jukebox musical,&nbsp;Mamma Mia!</li></ul><h2>How to get&nbsp;&amp; Juliet&nbsp;tickets</h2>&amp; Juliet&nbsp;takes classic characters and, with an original and spunky story, gives them a fresh new lease on life. Young women coming of age may see themselves in Juliet, classics buffs will get to see new spins on time-honored historical figures and characters, and anyone with a love for pop music will be grooving and lip-syncing along to this larger-than-life show. Show&nbsp;&amp; Juliet&nbsp;love and get your tickets to this Broadway musical now.

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Everything you need to know about '& Juliet' on Broadway

This fresh, fun coming-of-age tale gives a new lease on life to a time-honored heroine: Shakespeare's Juliet. Learn more about the plot and characters of this Broadway musical.

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Discover why you can't miss this larger-than-life pop musical.

Immersive theatre is a type of performance that breaks the "fourth wall," the invisible divide between performer and audience member. So when attending an immersive show, you won't be seated, watching the action take place on a stage neatly in front of you. Instead, the show takes place all around you, and you're a part of the story. You'll interact with the characters and even influence how the story moves forward.

With the rise in popularity of immersive theatre in the last decade, the art form has evolved to include new categories of experiences, from interactive escape rooms to virtual reality and pop-ups. While not all of these activities are considered "theatre" in the traditional sense, we love them all and their ability to spark imagination and fulfil our love for unique adventures on stage and off. Check out our advice for how to prepare to attend an immersive experience, and get tickets to an immersive show in New York now.

<h2>How can I prepare for immersive theatre?</h2>

To make the most out of immersive theatre, you'll need to get a few things in order. Here are our top tips for seeing immersive theatre before you attend a show.

<h3>Dress for the experience.</h3>

At most immersive shows, you'll do a lot of walking as you explore the venue with the characters. In some, you'll actually be in the show. Dressing to theme is encouraged, but be sure to wear comfortable shoes no matter what.

<h3>Eat before — or don't.</h3>

Food can often be a part of an immersive experience, so make sure to know if you'll be provided with a meal, snacks, or drinks or everything in between. You won't want to miss out on a tasty treat if you're already stuffed from dinner. That said, if food isn't included, be sure to have a hearty meal, as you'll be on your feet for a few hours and don't want to get tired.

<h3>Arrive early.</h3>

This probably goes without saying, but you should get to the show early in order to get acquainted with the venue. The cast could move to a different location in the first 10 minutes. You could walk in and all of a sudden be on stage. You never know what's going to happen in immersive theatre.

<h3>Travel light.</h3>

Not all immersive venues have places to store shopping bags, strollers, gym bags, suitcases, or heavy purses. Many immersive shows don't even allow you to carry anything larger than a small bag or purse, as larger items could get in the way of the performers and other guests.

<h3>Read the instructions.</h3>

A lot of immersive experiences essentially start the moment you buy your ticket. Make sure to read any emails the show sends you in advance so you don't miss out on guidelines or backstory.

<h3>Don't be afraid to explore.</h3>

Part of the magic of immersive experiences is that they're often in amazing environments. At certain shows, you'll be with characters the whole time, but at others, you're free to go off and explore the venue at your own pace by opening drawers or checking out other rooms. You never know what — or who — you might find.

<h2>Watch immersive theatre in New York City</h2>

Currently, there are three immersive shows playing in New York. The Broadway disco musical [*Here Lies Love*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/27415-here-lies-love-on-broadway) invites audiences onto the dance floor as the Broadway Theatre becomes a nightclub. [*Sleep No More*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/2138-sleep-no-more-tickets), in New York since 2011, is still going strong in the Hitchcock-meets-Shakespeare-inspired McKittrick Hotel. Newer to the scene is [*The Great Gatsby: The Immersive Show*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/28710-the-great-gatsby-tickets), which brings the Roaring Twenties back to life at the Gatsby Mansion at the Park Central Hotel New York.

[Learn more about all the immersive theatre currently playing in New York.](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatre-news/news/immersive-theatre-shows-in-new-york) Get tickets to these shows now, and lose yourself in another world.

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What to expect at immersive theatre in New York City

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Immersive theatre is a type of performance that breaks the "fourth wall," the invisible divide between performer and audience member. So when attending an immersive show, you won't be seated and watch the action take place on a stage neatly in...

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Learn what to expect from immersive theatre and tips on how to prepare for your visit, as these shows bring you into the action, not just the audience.

Spring means peak theatre season, with tons of new Broadway show openings. It also means the start of baseball season. It's rare that the two have anything to do with each other. But if you're waiting (im)patiently for Major League Baseball to finally start up on April 7, you might get your sports fix in an unlikely place: on Broadway, where&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/take-me-out" target="_blank">Take Me Out</a>&nbsp;has slid into its home base at the <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/hayes-theater" target="_blank">Hayes Theater</a>.Richard Greenberg's play was a grand slam when it premiered in 2003, receiving critical acclaim in addition to multiple awards. The show's about a fictional MLB center fielder, Darren Lemming of the New York Empires, who comes out as gay.&nbsp;Take Me Out&nbsp;speculates what would happen in the aftermath. Spoiler alert: It's messy. Darren's teammates' reactions range from unwavering support to withering homophobia, showing the potentially ugly underbelly of a quintessential American pastime.But don't worry,&nbsp;Take Me Out&nbsp;won't spoil the game for you. The dramatic fallout from Darren's revelation, though unfortunate to watch, makes for suspenseful, intriguing theatre to rival any close baseball game. There are also plenty of moments that celebrate baseball's importance to players and fans alike, including LGBT fans who can see themselves represented in the sport. Plus, the&nbsp;Take Me Out&nbsp;team has a formidable roster of actors — including Jesse Williams, <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/news-features/take-me-out-star-jesse-tyler-ferguson-on-baseball-representation-and-tackling-a-tony" target="_blank">Jesse Tyler Ferguson</a>, and Patrick J. Adams, whose performances you won't want to miss.Baseball season goes through October, but&nbsp;Take Me Out&nbsp;is only on Broadway through June 11. Grab your teammates, your friends, and/or the biggest baseball fans you know, and take them out to&nbsp;Take Me Out. Here's our pitch for why sports fans and theatre fans must catch this show.<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/take-me-out" target="_blank">Get&nbsp;Take Me Out&nbsp;tickets now.</a><h2>Take Me Out&nbsp;is a groundbreaking, award-winning play.</h2>The yearly Tony Award for Best Play is sort of like the World Series trophy: Just as the World Series trophy goes to the team that beat everyone else in the MLB, the Best Play prize goes to the show that triumphed over the rest of that season's theatrical contenders in the Broadway "league." In 2003, Richard Greenberg won that prize for&nbsp;Take Me Out, and the play was a runner-up for the Pulitzer Prize, too.Greenberg's writing knocked it out of the park to get these honors, but his play would have been historic regardless. When the show premiered in 2003, no MLB player had ever publicly come out while actively playing. More athletes have come out since, but there are still no MLB athletes who have publicly come out while playing as of the 2022 revival, either. The only professional baseball player to do so is Bryan Ruby, a player in a Pacific Northwest league, and the only two MLB players to come out to the public did so after retiring.<h2>This&nbsp;Take Me Out&nbsp;revival has a starry cast.</h2>You won't see any professional baseball players on stage (though you never know who might sit next to you in the audience), but&nbsp;Take Me Out&nbsp;brings together a bunch of all-stars from the acting world. Jesse Williams leads the Empires as Darren, but you might already know him as Dr. Jackson Avery on&nbsp;Grey's Anatomy.&nbsp;Playing his friend and teammate Kippy Sunderstrom is Patrick J. Adams, a Screen Actors Guild Award nominee for starring as Mike Ross in&nbsp;Suits.The only actor that doesn't play a baseballer or coach is Emmy nominee Jesse Tyler Ferguson, who you might have seen as Mitch Pritchett in his 11 seasons on&nbsp;Modern Family. He plays Mason Marzac, Darren's new business manager and a gay man who, after knowing nothing about sports for most of his life, quickly turns into a baseball fanatic upon meeting his new client and seeing his identity represented in the sport for the first time.These three are the major players in the show, but the supporting team includes famous faces from stage and screen, too. For example, you might recognize Julian Cihi, who plays pitcher Takeshi Kawabata, from the hit Hulu series&nbsp;Only Murders in the Building. Or you might get déjà vu if you just saw&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/skeleton-crew" target="_blank">Skeleton Crew</a>&nbsp;on Broadway this winter, as Brandon J. Dirden, who plays Darren's best friend and rival baseballer Davey Battle, just finished starring in that play.<h2>You get a peek behind the scenes and in the locker room, where you wouldn't normally see.</h2>Take Me Out&nbsp;doesn't have all the action of a live baseball game, though there are scenes where the actors replicate snippets of them. But the play does have one thing you'll never get at a game, live or on TV: a candid, unrestricted look into the locker room. Most of the show is set there.It's a big deal in the show when fellow pro Davey Battle gets invited to the Empires' clubhouse, so think of how rare it is that you, the average spectator, get even more access. You'll witness the good, the bad, the mundane, and the ugly, from the players' pre-game banter to their post-game showers (yes, there is nudity) to their fiery fights. You'll see a baseball team interact like you never have before.<h2>Take Me Out&nbsp;celebrates male friendships.</h2>So many shows center on friendships between women, but what about shows that focus on camaraderie among men?&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/hamilton" target="_blank">Hamilton</a>&nbsp;is one great example, with its central quartet of Hamilton, Lafayette, Laurens, and Mulligan, and&nbsp;Take Me Out&nbsp;is another. One is the friendship between Darren and his business manager, Mason Marzac. Darren inspires Mason to take an interest in baseball, and Darren goes to Mason for support and advice when his teammates ridicule him.Darren and Kippy Sunderstrom's friendship is another central part of the show: Though Darren sees Kippy as just a work friend, Kippy ends up being one of the only people who fully supports him after he comes out. Though the same can't be said of all the Empires,&nbsp;Take Me Out&nbsp;shows the unique, brotherly bond, warts and all, that exists between teammates, and which isn't often shown on the Broadway stage. If you've ever been on a team, the men's interactions and the locker-room space may feel familiar.<h2>Take Me Out&nbsp;is only two acts, not nine innings.</h2>Take Me Out&nbsp;includes a couple jokes about how long baseball games can take. Mason monologues lovingly about how great it is that there's no countdown clock in baseball, giving the players all the time they need to succeed, but even he admits that games can run a little long. But don't worry,&nbsp;Take Me Out&nbsp;isn't three hours long like a baseball game.&nbsp;Take Me Out&nbsp;runs at a neat 2.5 hours with one intermission, about average for a Broadway show.Plus, if it's clear by the fifth inning who's going to win a baseball match, the rest of the game can feel even longer and slower. But you'll never have to worry about a lack of intrigue at&nbsp;Take Me Out&nbsp;— there are twists and surprises throughout. Let's just say that Darren's sexuality is far from the only secret that gets revealed during the show.<h2>Take Me Out&nbsp;celebrates a love of baseball.</h2>The drama in Greenberg's play is all about the dark underside of America's favorite pastime, but there are plenty of scenes that remind us how baseball got that nickname. The players often reference how they first fell in love with the game: donning a mitt and playing catch with their dads in the yard, or going to baseball games with family as kids. The players remind each other more than once they're all there for the same purpose: to play ball, and their shared love for it is most important, regardless of their race or sexuality. That argument doesn't always diffuse the tension, but if you're a sports fan, you'll relate to that same love of the game.And even if you're not a major sports fan, you'll still find a character to relate to: Mason Marzac. He starts out knowing nothing about the sport and ends a huge fan; his character is the purest representation of love for the game. He even spins theories about the significance of baseball's details — like how innings, strikes, and plenty other aspects of baseball come in threes — that even die-hard fans might not think much about. You might find yourself fascinated and walk out of&nbsp;Take Me Out, like Mason, with a newfound interest in the sport. And even if you don't, and you just end up starstruck by Jesse Williams, well, you and Mason have that in common, too.<h2>Everyone's rooting for the same team.</h2>Sports rivalries are thrilling, but you don't have to worry about wearing the wrong jersey to&nbsp;Take Me Out&nbsp;and getting heckled by a crowd of home-team fans.&nbsp;Take Me Out&nbsp;is all about a fictional team, the Empires, and nearly all the characters are its members. Of course, the Empires are based in New York and&nbsp;Take Me Out&nbsp;is performing here, so you might still get some glares if you decide to fit the baseball theme by wearing a Red Sox jersey.Nonetheless, once the lights go down, you and your fellow audience members join in rooting for the same team — just like at a live sports game — through their wins, losses, hits, and misses on and off the field. If the experience of being in an excited crowd is what excites you about sporting events, you'll get that thrill from the theatre, too — especially at&nbsp;Take Me Out, where the two experiences are rolled into one. Join the team of people scoring&nbsp;Take Me Out&nbsp;tickets this spring.

Why 'Take Me Out' is the perfect play for theatre fans and sports fans alike

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Children under 4 are not permitted in the theatre.

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

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

Spring means peak theatre season, with tons of new Broadway show openings. It also means the start of baseball season. It's rare that the two have anything to do with each other.

Why 'Take Me Out' is the perfect play for theatre fans and sports fans alike | New York Theatre Guide

The show boasts a star-studded cast and enough drama and suspense to rival any close baseball game.

Don't tell <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/actor-profile/beanie-feldstein" target="_blank">Beanie Feldstein</a> not to fly — she's simply got to! The 28-year-old star has rapidly risen to A-list status in the past few years, breaking out with a starring role in&nbsp;Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising&nbsp;and following it up with acclaimed turns in the coming-of-age films&nbsp;Lady Bird&nbsp;and&nbsp;Booksmart.At heart, though, Feldstein's a theatre kid, and she has the resume to show it. Her first acting credit as a kid saw her singing on a stage, and since taking Hollywood by storm, she's circled back around and become one to watch in theatre. Feldstein sang in a virtual Sondheim performance, made a Broadway debut in a Golden Age classic, led a haunting play-to-film adaptation, and more.Now, she's leading the first Broadway revival of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/funny-girl" target="_blank">Funny Girl</a>, introducing a whole new generation to comedy legend Fanny Brice after Barbra Streisand originated the role 60 years ago. Before you go see her alongside Ramin Karimloo and Jane Lynch in this highly anticipated revival, learn more about all the other times Feldstein stole the stage and screen in theatrical projects.

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<h2>My Wife and Kids</h2>Hey Mr. Arnstein (and world), here she is! The ABC sitcom&nbsp;My Wife and Kids&nbsp;marked Feldstein's acting debut. She has a brief moment to shine in one episode as a kindergartener trying out for a school play. And guess what her character sings for the audition? "Don't Rain on My Parade" from&nbsp;Funny Girl!

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<h2>Lady Bird</h2>Lady Bird&nbsp;was one of the movies that made Beanie Feldstein a household name. This coming-of-age film isn't a theatre movie, per se, but it is theatre-adjacent. As Lady Bird's (Saiorse Ronan) best friend Julie, she gets one of the most iconic lines in the show, retorting, "It's the titular role!" when Lady Bird scoffs at being cast as the tempest in&nbsp;The Tempest.&nbsp;That moment alone&nbsp;is&nbsp;theatre, but we can also assume that, since the drama teacher was making up parts to include everyone, Julie performed in that production, too. Maybe Feldstein will do Shakespeare for real one day.

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<h2>Hello, Dolly!</h2>Hello, Beanie! The lavish 2017 revival of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/hello-dolly" target="_blank">Hello, Dolly!</a>&nbsp;was a star showcase for <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/actor-profile/bette-midler" target="_blank">Bette Midler</a> in (ahem) the titular role, but if you could peel your eyes off Midler's red gown and feathers, you'd have seen Feldstein in her Broadway debut. She played Minnie Fay, a sweet, naive hat shop worker who Dolly sets up with hay and feed shop worker Barnaby (played by Taylor Trensch), while also setting up their bosses with each other. Minnie is one of the show's many zany comic roles, and in hindsight, it was a natural step on the way to Feldstein snagging a comic leading role of her own.<figure><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="281" loading="lazy" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ehgBmhipN2k?feature=oembed" title="&quot;It Takes Two&quot; from INTO THE WOODS by Beanie Feldstein and Ben Platt for Sondheim 90th Birthday" width="500"></iframe></figure><h2>Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Celebration</h2>Amid the shutdown of the theatre industry in 2020, there were virtual performances that brought joy and light to fans and theatre professionals alike. One of those was&nbsp;Take Me to the World, a streamed concert to celebrate the 90th birthday of legendary composer Stephen Sondheim. Among the many stars who participated were Meryl Streep, Audra McDonald, Christine Baranski, <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/actor-profile/bernadette-peters" target="_blank">Bernadette Peters</a> — and Feldstein, singing "It Takes Two" from&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/into-the-woods" target="_blank">Into the Woods</a>&nbsp;with&nbsp;longtime friend <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/actor-profile/ben-platt" target="_blank">Ben Platt</a>.<h2>Merrily We Roll Along</h2>Take Me to the World&nbsp;isn't Feldstein's only Sondheim collaboration with Platt. Sondheim's musical&nbsp;Merrily We Roll Along&nbsp;is getting the film treatment, and Feldstein is playing Mary Flynn alongside Platt's Charley Kringas. The musical centers on how their friendship, together with that of Broadway composer Franklin Shepard (Blake Jenner), changes over 20 years as Franklin becomes a movie producer and leaves Mary and Charley behind. The movie just shot its first scenes and is actually being filmed over the course of 20 years.

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<h2>The Humans</h2>A theatre-adjacent movie you can see Feldstein in right now is&nbsp;The Humans, the 2021 film adaptation of Stephen Karam's Tony-winning Best Play.&nbsp;The Humans&nbsp;is set at a family dinner, where Brigid (Feldstein) and her partner host her parents and sister at her run-down apartment. But this isn't a happy reunion, as the family airs all their trauma, secrets, and long-held resentment. Feldstein performed alongside Richard Jenkins, Amy Schumer, Steven Yeun, June Squibb, and <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/actor-profile/jayne-houdyshell" target="_blank">Jayne Houdyshell</a>, who won a Tony for her performance in the Broadway production.

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<h2>Funny Girl</h2>She's the greatest star! After proving her chops in Broadway comedy, dramatic film, and everything in between, Feldstein landed her first Broadway lead as Fanny Brice in&nbsp;Funny Girl&nbsp;— a true full-circle moment after her acting debut all those years ago. She's filling some big shoes, since Barba Streisand became an icon for playing the lovestruck Ziegfeld Follies showgirl on Broadway in 1964. But Feldstein nails the comedy of the role and makes it her own, and nobody is gonna rain on her parade!Top image credit:&nbsp;Beanie Feldstein and Taylor Trensch in&nbsp;Hello, Dolly!&nbsp;on Broadway. (Photo by Julieta Cervantes)

Every Beanie Feldstein theatre role we love on stage and screen

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Funny Girl on Broadway - NYC

Funny Girl on Broadway

Don't tell Beanie Feldstein not to fly — she's simply got to! The 28-year-old star has rapidly risen to A-list status in the past few years, breaking out with a starring role in Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising and following it up with acclaimed turns in...

Every Beanie Feldstein theatre role we love on stage and screen | New York Theatre Guide

Feldstein currently stars in Funny Girl on Broadway.

Happy awards season! Between the Golden Globes and the Academy Awards, it's the greatest time of year for film lovers. And this year, theatre lovers have plenty of reasons to be excited because tons of movie musicals came out and are now nominated for major awards. Some have already won — actors like <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/actor-profile/andrew-garfield" target="_blank">Andrew Garfield</a>, Rachel Zegler, and Ariana DeBose all took home Golden Globes on January 9 for their performances in movie musicals, putting them in serious contention for Oscar nods.Did these films get you excited to see a live show? Or are you a film buff who saw these movies and now wants to discover the wonderful world of theatre? Check out these Broadway and Off-Broadway shows in New York based on which awards nominees you loved. Like movies, there are so many different types of theatre out there, and there's a show for everyone!<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/whats-on/broadway/all-shows" target="_blank">Get tickets to Broadway show on New York Theatre Guide.</a><h2>If you loved&nbsp;West Side Story&nbsp;on screen, see these Broadway shows.</h2><a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/reviews/west-side-story-movie-review-steven-spielberg" target="_blank">West Side Story</a>&nbsp;got its kicks at the Golden Globes! The film took home Best Picture (Musical or Comedy), and Rachel Zegler (Maria) and Ariana DeBose (Anita) won for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress in a Musical or Comedy, respectively. And it's now received seven Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, and a Supporting Actress nod for DeBose. If you loved <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/news-features/how-steven-spielberg-and-tony-kushner-conceived-a-west-side-story-for-the-present-day" target="_blank">Steven Spielberg's remake</a> of the beloved movie musical, you'll find these Broadway shows equally cool.<h3>Hadestown</h3>If you like adaptations of classic works like&nbsp;West Side Story, you'll also like&nbsp;Hadestown, which is also a retelling of an age-old epic love story.&nbsp;West Side Story&nbsp;sets Shakespeare's&nbsp;Romeo and Juliet&nbsp;in 20th-century New York, reimagining the feuding families as rival gangs on the Upper West Side.&nbsp;Hadestown, similarly, takes the <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/news-features/what-to-know-about-greek-mythology-before-seeing-hadestown" target="_blank">ancient Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice</a> — in which Orpheus descends into the underworld to rescue and revive his deceased lover — and sets it in a stark industrial factory. Both musicals are about the strength of love in even the most unforgiving circumstances.<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/hadestown" target="_blank">Get&nbsp;Hadestown&nbsp;tickets now.</a><h3>Moulin Rouge! The Musical</h3>Love iconic movie musicals? The original&nbsp;West Side Story&nbsp;film stands on its own as a cinematic landmark, and in that way it's similar to Baz Luhrmann's&nbsp;Moulin Rouge!, which has now been adapted into a stage musical. And if you were captivated by the colorful and lavish design of scenes like "America" in Spielberg's film, you'll find yourself just as enchanted when you walk into the <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/al-hirschfeld-theatre" target="_blank">Al Hirschfeld Theatre</a>, which has been completely transformed to resemble the titular Paris nightclub for&nbsp;Moulin Rouge! The Musical, about a writer and a showgirl who, like Tony and Maria, fall into a whirlwind, forbidden romance.<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/moulin-rouge-the-musical-on-broadway" target="_blank">Get&nbsp;Moulin Rouge! The Musical&nbsp;tickets now.</a><h3>Chicago</h3>Chicago&nbsp;is the musical to see if your favorite part of&nbsp;West Side Story&nbsp;was the <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/news-features/see-these-broadway-musicals-featuring-show-stopping-dances" target="_blank">choreography</a>. Just as Jerome Robbins made the original&nbsp;West Side Story&nbsp;iconic from a dancing standpoint, Bob Fosse's choreographic style is practically synonymous with&nbsp;Chicago.&nbsp;You'll be thrilled by every movement in this show about a wannabe vaudeville star who goes on an unlikely journey to fame: After murdering her lover, her case gets sensationalized in the press and puts her name in the headlines of every newspaper in the city.<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/chicago-musical" target="_blank">Get&nbsp;Chicago&nbsp;tickets now.</a><h2>If you loved&nbsp;tick, tick... BOOM!, see these Broadway shows.</h2>Countless theatre fans were counting down the minutes until Andrew Garfield won a Golden Globe for&nbsp;tick, tick... BOOM!&nbsp;(which also got a Best Picture nomination), and on January 9 he did just that. (He's also up for a Best Lead Actor Oscar.) Garfield plays Jonathan Larson in the late composer's semi-autobiographical show, all about his quest to write the next great musical and make a go of composing before his fast-approaching 30th birthday. Lin-Manuel Miranda chose the show for his film directorial debut, and perhaps unsurprisingly,&nbsp;tick, tick... BOOM!&nbsp;parallels&nbsp;Hamilton&nbsp;in many ways: both musicals are about scrappy young New Yorkers trying to build a legacy. Here are some other shows you might enjoy if you liked the film.<h3>Company</h3>Bobbie,&nbsp;Company's leading lady, faces pressure from her friends to settle down on her 35th birthday in Stephen Sondheim's classic musical. In addition to choosing between a steady career and his passion for composing, Jon feels some of the same pressure as Bobbie from his own girlfriend during&nbsp;tick, tick...BOOM!&nbsp;The two would have a lot to commiserate about when it comes to getting older — so if you related to Jon's metaphorical ticking clock, you'll find a kindred spirit in Bobbie as well.<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/company" target="_blank">Get&nbsp;Company&nbsp;tickets now.</a><h3>Birthday Candles</h3>If you really can't get enough of birthdays, you can see 80 years' worth of them in Noah Haidle's new play. Whereas Jon is deciding what will make his life fulfilling at 30 in&nbsp;tick, tick... BOOM!, Ernestine Ashworth, the lead character of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/birthday-candles" target="_blank">Birthday Candles</a>&nbsp;played by <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/actor-profile/debra-messing" target="_blank">Debra Messing</a>, faces that same question at every age from 17 to 101. And if you're a film and TV fan, you'll recognize another screen star besides Messing in the play: Enrico Colantoni, of the&nbsp;Veronica Mars&nbsp;franchise.<h3>David Byrne's American Utopia</h3>The popularity of rock musicals is the same as it ever was. We have Jonathan Larson to thank — the modern success of the genre is often attributed to his musical&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/rent" target="_blank">Rent</a>&nbsp;— but plenty of rock musicians have since made Broadway shows. <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/actor-profile/david-byrne" target="_blank">David Byrne</a>, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and former Talking Heads frontman, is one of them, now performing his theatrical concert&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/david-byrnes-american-utopia" target="_blank">American Utopia</a>&nbsp;on Broadway for the second time. If you like shows with rock music, you'll enjoy this revue of Byrne's recent music and biggest Talking Heads hits.<h2>If you loved&nbsp;In the Heights, see these Broadway shows.</h2>In the Heights&nbsp;was the first film to kick off 2021 as the year of the movie musical. Anthony Ramos got a Golden Globe nomination for starring as Usnavi, and theatre fans loved the movie — about the tight-knit community of Washington Heights in Manhattan, where creator Lin-Manuel Miranda was born and raised — for the feel-good music, lively dancing, and stunning aesthetic. If you're one of those fans, check out these live shows on and off Broadway!<h3>Hamilton</h3>Of course we have to recommend&nbsp;Hamilton, Miranda's most-famous musical, for all you fans of his work out there. And if you're a fan of New York-centric stories,&nbsp;Hamilton&nbsp;doesn't disappoint there, either, as the titular Founding Father built his life and career right in Manhattan. Uptown is a lot more quiet in&nbsp;Hamilton&nbsp;than it is in&nbsp;In the Heights, though, but Miranda's signature hip-hop flair is present in both.<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/hamilton" target="_blank">Get&nbsp;Hamilton&nbsp;tickets now.</a><h3>Stomp</h3>It's easy to imagine the characters of&nbsp;In the Heights&nbsp;making music with any and all objects around them — manhole covers, spray paint cans, hair dryers, soup cans, and coffee on bodega shelves. So they'd be in good company at&nbsp;Stomp, in which the performers use garbage cans, brooms, sand, and more to create "the rhythm of New York." If you like street beats, you'll jam to the music of&nbsp;Stomp&nbsp;as much as that of&nbsp;In the Heights.<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/stomp" target="_blank">Get&nbsp;Stomp&nbsp;tickets now.</a><h3>Come From Away</h3>Ultimately,&nbsp;In the Heights&nbsp;is a story about community. When hardship strikes Washington Heights — like a major power outage, or financial stress, or the death of a close friend — everyone in the neighborhood bands together.&nbsp;Come From Away, too, tells a story about a close-knit community coming together: that of Gander, Newfoundland, whose residents fed and sheltered 7,000 displaced travelers in the wake of 9/11. You might find yourself similarly inspired by&nbsp;In the Heights's and&nbsp;Come From Away's celebrations of friendship, diversity, and solidarity.<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/come-from-away" target="_blank">Get&nbsp;Come From Away&nbsp;tickets now.</a><h2>If you loved&nbsp;Cyrano, see these Broadway shows.</h2>Cyrano, a new film adaptation of the 2018 musical, got two Golden Globe nominations: for Best Picture (Musical or Comedy), and Peter Dinklage for Best Actor as the titular lead. Based on the 1897&nbsp;Edmond Rostand&nbsp;play&nbsp;Cyrano de Bergerac, the musical follows a nobleman who, despite his impeccable wit and intelligence, believes he'll never win the love of the beautiful Roxane because of his appearance. So when she tells him she's got her eye on another man, Cyrano helps that man win her over rather than confess his true feelings. The story is a romantic tragedy (like&nbsp;Hadestown, mentioned earlier), and there are plenty more shows you'll like if you enjoyed the story of&nbsp;Cyrano.<h3>Dear Evan Hansen</h3>The intrigue of&nbsp;Cyrano&nbsp;happens through letters — Roxane thinks her new lover is writing her poetic, romantic letters, when it's really Cyrano doing the writing for him. Misinterpreted letters, too, are the focus of&nbsp;Dear Evan Hansen. The titular character writes letters to himself as a form of therapy, but when the parents of a deceased classmate think their son was writing to Evan, Evan goes along with it and has to figure out how to tell the truth without ruining his relationships with his loved ones.&nbsp;Dear Evan Hansen&nbsp;also got the movie musical treatment this past year, too, but nothing beats seeing the Tony-winning show live on stage.<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/dear-evan-hansen" target="_blank">Get&nbsp;Dear Evan Hansen&nbsp;tickets now.</a><h3>Girl From the North Country</h3>This story of guest house boarders in 1930s Minnesota is a somber one, so fans of tragedies like&nbsp;Cyrano&nbsp;will find the same emotional range in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/girl-from-the-north-country" target="_blank">Girl From the North Country</a>. The Laine family, who owns the inn, and their guests are all at a crossroads in their life when they enter the inn, and their interactions with one another change the trajectory of all their lives. Like&nbsp;Cyrano,&nbsp;Girl From the North Country&nbsp;is also a period drama, albeit from vastly different eras but with rich period music nonetheless.&nbsp;Cyrano&nbsp;is set in 17th-century France, and&nbsp;Girl From the North Country&nbsp;is set in 1930s America, with the score of Bob Dylan's music being played on real instruments from the era.<h3>Intimate Apparel</h3>Fans of period dramas and tragic romances will also enjoy&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/intimate-apparel" target="_blank">Intimate Apparel</a>, which follows an obstacle-filled romance in 1905 New York. Based on a 2003 play by Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage, this new opera sees Esther, a Black seamstress, seek love with two different men: a worker on the Panama Canal who she only knows through letters, and the Jewish man who sells her fabric and whom she can never publicly be with. Fans of the lavish&nbsp;Cyrano&nbsp;film will not only appreciate the similar themes, but the elegance of the costumes and the production as a whole.

See these Broadway shows if you loved this season's film awards contenders

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After seeing this year's hit movie musicals, check out a live musical on a Broadway stage. Here are our Broadway show recommendations for all kinds of film fans.

See these Broadway shows if you loved this season's films | NewYorkTheatreGuide.com

After seeing this year's hit movie musicals, check out a live musical on a Broadway stage.

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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*Photo credit: Will Swenson and the cast of A Beautiful Noise. (Photo by Julieta Cervantes)*

Will Swenson to depart 'A Beautiful Noise' on Broadway

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A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical on Broadway - NYC

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.

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'Some Like It Hot' sets Broadway closing date

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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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*Photo credit: Spamalot. (Photo by Jeremy Daniel)*

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.

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

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.

Check back for information on *How to Dance in Ohio* tickets on New York Theatre Guide.

*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.

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*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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Plan a fall day in New York with these shows and events

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