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Celebrity couple <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/actor-profile/matthew-broderick" target="_blank">Matthew Broderick</a> and <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/actor-profile/sarah-jessica-parker" target="_blank">Sarah Jessica Parker</a> might be one of the most bonafide "power couples" in the entertainment industry. They've been married for 25 years, and their starring roles in films, TV shows, and theatre have earned them a massive combined fanbase and worldwide name recognition. Now the pair are joining forces onstage for the first time in 27 years in the first Broadway revival of Neil Simon's Plaza Suite at the <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/hudson-theatre" target="_blank">Hudson Theatre</a>. The limited run of the play is scheduled to run through June 12. <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/plaza-suite" target="_blank">Plaza Suite tickets</a> are available on New York Theatre Guide.&nbsp;The classic 1968 farce is set in Suite 719 of New York's famed Plaza Hotel. Over the course of three acts, Broderick and Parker transform into a couple on the brink of divorce, a pair of former lovers tentatively reexploring their relationship, and anxious parents of an even more anxious bride. The happily long-married actors may not relate to their characters' problems, but their natural chemistry shines through each one nonetheless.From their 1991 meeting at a theatre company to starring in Plaza Suite in 2022, Broderick and Parker's theatrical and romantic histories are inextricably linked. If you only know them from the screen, learn all about their long journey on the stage below, and make your reservations for Plaza Suite before the couple checks out of the Hudson on June 12.<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/plaza-suite" target="_blank">Get Plaza Suite tickets now.</a><h2>Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick's film and television careers&nbsp;</h2>Most people probably know and love Parker as Carrie Bradshaw in Sex and the City — a role that made her a household name and earned her two Emmy Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards. She's also starred in numerous, often romantic/comedic movies like Failure to Launch, Honeymoon in Vegas, New Year's Eve, and Hocus Pocus.&nbsp;Broderick also has his own diverse film and TV career, from his breakout title role in Ferris Bueller's Day Off when he was 23-years-old to films like the comedy The Cable Guy, the animated classic The Lion King, the war flick Glory, and more.<h2>Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick met in the theatre.</h2>Broderick and Parker's relationship is a banner example of an enduring "showmance." You may know the pair as Hollywood stars, but did you know they met through a theatre company? Sarah Jessica Parker's brothers, Toby and Pippin Parker, founded a theatre company called Naked Angels in 1986. Broderick was already a Tony-winning Broadway actor by then, but got involved with the new company to hone his craft. While there, Broderick met Parker in 1991. The rest is history.The couple has amassed their own formidable roster of Broadway and Off-Broadway credits. Broderick earned a Featured Actor Tony Award (and became the youngest actor to do so) for playing Eugene in Neil Simon's Biloxi Blues before he starred in the film adaptation. He'd first played the role in the prequel Brighton Beach Memoirs before it, too, was turned into a film. And Parker, a triple threat like her husband, has performed on Broadway in shows like Once Upon a Mattress and, as a child, in Annie as everyone's favorite redheaded orphan.<h2>Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick performed onstage together for the first time in 1995.</h2>Though Broderick and Parker didn't perform together at Naked Angels, it was only a matter of time before the theatre couple shared the stage. That time came in 1995, when Broderick headlined a Broadway revival of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying as J. Pierrepont Finch. He departed the show a few months after winning his second Tony Award for the role — but then his soon-to-be-wife was cast as Rosemary Pillkington, Finch's love interest. Broderick made a four-month return to the show so he could star alongside Parker, marking the only time they'd star onstage together until Plaza Suite.<h2>Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick are married.</h2>Broderick and Parker got married on May 19, 1997 after dating for six years. Fittingly for a couple who met in the theatre, they reportedly played plenty of show tunes at the wedding reception. Nearly 25 years later, their romance has brought them three children and countless other onstage and offstage successes.&nbsp;<h2>Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick star in Plaza Suite.</h2>Broderick and Parker individually appeared on stage intermittently throughout the 21st century. Broderick spent more time at the theatre than Parker, as she focused on Sex and the City, her other film and TV roles, and her production company.&nbsp;In 2020, they took the stage together for the first time since 1995, starring as the three couples of Plaza Suite in Boston. Those include Sam and Karen Nash, a long-married couple whose romance is dying; Jesse Kiplinger and Muriel Tate, old flames with different levels of interest in rekindling that spark; and Roy and Norma Hubley, parents whose daughter has locked herself in the bathroom just before she's due to get married.Plaza Suite was supposed to make an immediate transfer to Broadway, but that engagement was postponed until 2022 due to the pandemic. Now, after two years, Plaza Suite is finally checking into the Hudson Theatre. Sex and the City fans, who know Parker as the perpetually single Carrie Bradshaw, will get to see her in a whole new light as she tackles three onstage romances with her real-life husband.And whether you're a longtime fan of Broderick's landmark comedic career, from Ferris Bueller to The Producers to The Odd Couple, or have only seen his dramatic performances, you'll enjoy seeing him do what he does best in this farce.It's been more than 25 years since Broderick and Parker last performed on stage together. Come for the world-class actors returning to their theatrical roots, and stay for plenty of laughs and plenty of love.<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/plaza-suite" target="_blank">See Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick in Plaza Suite on Broadway. Get tickets to Plaza Suite on New York Theatre Guide.</a>

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Celebrity couple Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker might be one of the most bonafide "power couples" in the entertainment industry. They've been married for 25 years, and their starring roles in films, TV shows, and theatre have earned them...

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The real-life couple are starring on Broadway for the first time in 27 years in the revival of the Neil Simon comedy.

Don't lose your head — there's a new Queen on Broadway. Joy Woods will join the cast of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/six" target="_blank">Six the Musical</a>&nbsp;on Broadway, a pop musical about the six wives of Henry VIII, as Catherine Parr from March 14. She replaces original Broadway cast member Anna Uzele, who plays her final performance on March 13.Woods most recently appeared as Chiffon in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/little-shop-of-horrors" target="_blank">Little Shop of Horrors</a>&nbsp;off Broadway, and she's appeared in the ensembles of the Encores! revival of&nbsp;Mack and Mabel&nbsp;at New York City Center and the virtual production of&nbsp;Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical. She is making her Broadway debut with&nbsp;Six.She joins original Broadway cast members&nbsp;Adrianna Hicks as Catherine of Aragon, Andrea Macasaet as Anne Boleyn, Abby Mueller as Jane Seymour, Brittney Mack as Anna of Cleves, and Samantha Pauly as Katherine Howard. The cast also includes Keirsten Nicole Hodgens, Nicole Kyoung-Mi Lambert, Courtney Mack, and Mallory Maedke as alternates.Six&nbsp;reimagines the wives of Henry VIII as a pop girl group, who compete over who got treated the worst in order to win leadership of the group. Along the way, the Queens demonstrate the power of sisterhood and tell their own stories and achievements beyond how they were "divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived."Creators Lucy Moss (who also co-directs with Jamie Armitage) and Toby Marlow created&nbsp;Six&nbsp;as college students in London, and the show has since become a hit around the world. After playing London's West End and touring in the U.K. and U.S.,&nbsp;Six&nbsp;began Broadway performances at the <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/brooks-atkinson-theatre" target="_blank">Brooks Atkinson Theatre</a> in February 2020, and the show officially opened in October 2021 after being temporarily shuttered by the pandemic.<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/six" target="_blank">Get&nbsp;Six&nbsp;tickets now.</a>&nbsp;

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Don't lose your head — there's a new Queen on Broadway. Joy Woods will join the cast of Six the Musical on Broadway, a pop musical about the six wives of Henry VIII, as Catherine Parr from March 14. She replaces original Broadway cast member Anna Uzele...

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She begins performances in the role March 14.

After an Off-Broadway engagement at <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/linda-gross-theater" target="_blank">Atlantic Theater Company</a>, <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/kimberly-akimbo" target="_blank">Kimberly Akimbo</a> will transfer to Broadway in fall 2022. Kimberly Akimbo will begin previews at an unnamed theatre on October 12, ahead of an opening night on November 10.The Kimberly Akimbo musical is based on David Lindsay-Abaire's 2003 play of the same name. The musical follows the title character, Kimberly, a New Jersey teen who looks like a septuagenarian. Her aging disease means she has to deal with family secrets, borderline personalities, and felony charges, but ultimately she just wants happiness.In a <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/reviews/kimberly-akimbo-off-broadway-review" target="_blank">four star review of Kimberly Akimbo for New York Theatre Guide</a>, our critic said: "The show gives you something to chew on as it looks at life, death, and what comes in-between. Watching a new show that satisfies and surprises never gets old."The Off-Broadway cast of Kimberly Akimbo will star in the Broadway production. Victoria Clark plays the title role, and the cast includes Justin Cooley, Steven Boyer, Alli Mauzey, Bonnie Milligan, Olivia Elease Hardy, Fernell Hogan, Michael Iskander and Nina White.Kimberly Akimbo features a book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire, and music by Jeanine Tesori. Jessica Stone directs, and choreography is by Danny Mefford. Additional creative team members will be announced at a later date.Kimberly Akimbo on Broadway will open at a theatre owned by the Shubert Organization. Details will be revealed in due course.Photo credit: Kimberly Akimbo cast (Photo by Ahron Foster)

‘Kimberly Akimbo’ to transfer to Broadway in fall 2022

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10+ is recommended. Children under 4 are not permitted in the theatre.

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Kimberly Akimbo on Broadway

After an Off-Broadway engagement at Atlantic Theater Company, Kimberly Akimbo will transfer to Broadway in fall 2022. Kimberly Akimbo will begin previews at an unnamed theatre on October 12, ahead of an opening night on November 10.

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The original cast will star in the Broadway production.

How did the Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz become so wicked? The Wicked musical answers that question. The musical, with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and book by Winnie Holzman, takes place in the land of Oz before Dorothy's arrival.&nbsp;The show is about two young witches: Elphaba, whose skin is green, and Glinda, who is blonde and beautiful. They dislike each other at first but soon form an unlikely bond. The musical follows them from their girlhood friendship and explains how Elphaba became the Wicked Witch and Glinda became the Good Witch.&nbsp;Wicked may be based on The Wizard of Oz and the Gregory Maguire novel Wicked, but the musical has become its own cultural phenomenon due to its moving portrayal of female friendship and its memorable songs, from "Defying Gravity" to "For Good." Not to mention the special effects, from Glinda's descent from the sky in a sea of bubbles, to Elphaba flying on her broomstick. Wicked is not just a fresh story about two well-known characters, it's also a spectacular megamusical.Come on down to the Ozdust Ballroom and learn more about Wicked, with characters, running time, songs, and behind-the-scenes history of how the show was made.&nbsp;

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<h2>What is Wicked&nbsp;about?</h2>Wicked is based on the 1995 Gregory Maguire novel, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West. The book is a revisionist take on The Wizard of Oz,&nbsp;both the L. Frank Baum novel and the Judy Garland-led film.In the musical, which takes place before Dorothy Gale arrives in Oz, the young wicked witch, named Elphaba, is an outcast because of her atypical green skin. She meets a young Galinda (later Glinda) while studying magic at Shiz University. In contrast to Elphaba, Glinda is blonde and conventionally beautiful. The two get paired as roommates and are initially enemies, but they eventually become best friends.&nbsp;The two are driven apart when Elphaba discovers that the man behind the curtain, the Wonderful Wizard of Oz, is actually a fraud. The Wizard wants to turn the talking, intelligent animals of Oz into unintelligible beasts. Elphaba's discovery of the corruption in Oz, and her fight against it, gets her painted as a Wicked Witch, as the citizens of Oz are convinced to stand by the Wizard. Elphaba's crusade also tests Glinda and Elphaba's friendship, as Glinda is torn between following the rules in Oz or standing by her friend.Wicked is about female friendship, discrimination, governmental corruption, and the musical shows how the iconic characters in The Wizard of Oz (not just the witches, but the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion, too) came to be.&nbsp;<h2>Where is Wicked playing?</h2>Wicked is currently running at the Gershwin Theatre, located at 222 West 51st Street, between Broadway and Ninth Avenue. The Gershwin Theatre is named after famed composers George and Ira Gershwin. It is the largest theatre on Broadway, with 1,933 seats.<h2>How long is Wicked?</h2>Wicked runs 2 hours and 45 minutes with one 15-minute intermission. This is a standard running time for a Broadway musical. It's recommended that you eat before the show.&nbsp;<h2>What days is Wicked playing?</h2>Wicked plays eight performances a week at the Gershwin Theatre. The show typically runs Tuesday to Sunday, and sometimes there are two performances on Saturday, as well as either Wednesday or Sunday depending on the week. Wicked is dark on Monday. For the complete weekly performance schedule and up-to-date show times, please visit the <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/wicked" target="_blank">Wicked page</a> to learn more.

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<h2>When did Wicked premiere?</h2>Wicked began in 1996, when Stephen Schwartz was on vacation in Hawaii with his friend, songwriter John Bucchino. There Bucchino recommended that Schwarz read Gregory Maguire's book Wicked. Schwartz did just that. He immediately fell in love with the idea of a musical about the Wicked Witch of the West and called his agent to get the rights to the book. Unfortunately, Maguire had sold the adaptation rights to the book to Universal Pictures, who wanted to make a film. However, Schwartz eventually succeeded, and the hit musical was born.<ul> <li>1998: Schwartz successfully persuades Maguire to give him the rights to Wicked. He also got Universal president Marc Platt on board to help produce the musical. Schwartz then connected with screenwriter Winnie Holzman to write the book for Wicked.</li> <li>2000: Wicked is developed through a series of workshops. Kristin Chenoweth reads for the role of Glinda, and Stephanie J. Block reads for Elphaba. Elphaba is then recast with Idina Menzel. Joe Mantello also came on board as director, Wayne Cilento as choreographer, and David Stone as producer.</li> <li>2003: Wicked has its first full production in San Francisco in May. Reception was mixed, with many saying Chenoweth's Glinda overshadowed Menzel's Elphaba. The musical is retooled, with some songs cut and new songs added, and Wicked opens on Broadway in October. On Broadway, Joel Grey joins the cast as the Wizard. Wicked continues to run to this day.&nbsp;</li> <li>2005: Wicked launches its first U.S. tour. Stephanie J. Block leads the cast as Elphaba, and Kendra Kassebaum is Glinda. The first sit-down production of Wicked also opens in Chicago at the Oriental Theatre, with Ana Gasteyer as Elphaba and Kate Reinders as Glinda. The Chicago production would run until 2009.</li> <li>2006: Wicked opens in London's West End at the Apollo Victoria Theatre, with Idina Menzel reprising the role of Elphaba and Helen Dallimore joining as Glinda. The West End production of Wicked is still running.</li> <li>2008: The first Australian production of Wicked opens at the Regent Theatre before going on tour.&nbsp;</li> <li>2011: Wicked goes on its Asia tour, beginning in Singapore's Grand Theater. It plays in the Philippines and South Korea.&nbsp;</li> <li>2013: The first Wicked U.K. tour begins at the Palace Theatre in Manchester. It would run until 2015.</li> <li>Other productions: Wicked has also played in other countries including Germany, Finland, Brazil, Mexico, and Japan. Non-replica productions (those that don't copy the staging of the original Broadway production) have also gone up in Finland, Denmark, Germany, and South Korea — with new costumes and special effects. Elphaba has truly defied gravity around the world.</li></ul><h2>Who wrote Wicked?</h2>Wicked features music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Winnie Holzman.Schwartz is a prolific stage and screen composer. On stage, his musicals include Pippin and Godspell. Schwartz is also known for writing the songs for the Disney films Pocahontas and The Hunchback of Notre Dame, as well as the DreamWorks animated film The Prince of Egypt (Schwartz has also adapted the latter two into stage musicals). Schwartz has won one Tony Award, three Academy Awards, and one Golden Globe Award.Winnie Holzman is a screenwriter who received an Emmy nomination for the ABC teen series &acirc;&#128;&#139;My So-Called Life. Her other television writing credit is on Once and Again. Aside from Wicked, Holzman has written one other musical, Birds of Paradise, which was produced off Broadway in 1987.<h2>Wicked characters</h2>The two lead characters of Wicked are Elphaba and Glinda, but the cast includes many other memorable characters, including some all-new names among the classic Wizard of Oz&nbsp;characters. Below are the main characters in the show and notable people who have played them.<ul> <li>Elphaba: An outcast in Oz because of her green skin, Elphaba is stubborn and strong-willed, with a strong moral compass. She and Glinda dislike each other at first, but the two grow into best friends. Some of the notable actors who've played Elphaba include Idina Menzel, Stephanie J. Block, Ana Gasteyer, Eden Espinosa, Carmen Cusack, Caissie Levy, and Lindsay Mendez.</li> <li>Glinda: Bright and bubbly, Glinda is Elphaba's best friend. But while Elphaba is willing to break the rules, Glinda chooses to follow them, and that causes conflict in the pair's friendship. Some of the notable actors who've played Glinda include Kristin Chenoweth, Megan Hilty, Patti Murin, Katie Rose Clarke, and Annaleigh Ashford.</li> <li>Fiyero: Fiyero is handsome and just wants to have a good time. Glinda originally falls for him, but he falls for Elphaba. The actors who've played Fiyero include Norbert Leo Butz, Aaron Tveit, Taye Diggs, and Justin Guarini.&nbsp;</li> <li>The Wizard: The ruler of Oz, the Wizard has a frightening reputation, but he actually calls himself a "sentimental man." Notable actors who've played the Wizard include Joel Grey and Ben Vereen.&nbsp;</li> <li>Madame Morrible: The headmistress of Shiz, Madame Morrible assigns Elphaba and Glinda as roommates. She sees the potential in Elphaba to be a powerful witch, but she later becomes the Wizard's press secretary turns on Elphaba when she exposes his corruption.</li> <li>Nessarose: Elphaba's younger sister, who uses a wheelchair and who is gifted with a pair of red ruby slippers. Nessarose is in love with Boq, who is in love with Glinda.&nbsp;</li> <li>Boq: A munchkin who is in love with Glinda but stays with Nessarose out of obligation.</li> <li>Doctor Dillamond: A professor at Shiz who, as a talking animal, faces discrimination and the impending loss of his ability to speak. He inspires Elphaba to rebel against the Oz order.&nbsp;</li></ul>

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<h2>Wicked&nbsp;songs</h2>From "Defying Gravity" to "Popular,"&nbsp;Wicked is full of show-stopping anthems that even casual theatre fans will recognize. From upbeat songs like "Dancing Through Life" to emotional ballads like "For Good," the Wicked&nbsp;songs cover emotions from hope to loss to love in one short show. Here are all the songs you'll hear when you see&nbsp;Wicked&nbsp;on Broadway.<h3>Act One</h3><ul> <li>"No One Mourns the Wicked" - Glinda, Witch's Father, Witch's Mother, Midwife, Ensemble</li> <li>"Dear Old Shiz" - Ensemble</li> <li>"The Wizard and I" - Madame Morrible, Elphaba</li> <li>"What is This Feeling?" - Glinda, Elphaba, Ensemble</li> <li>"Something Bad" - Dr. Dillamond, Elphaba</li> <li>"Dancing Through Life" - Fiyero, Glinda, Boq, Nessarose, Elphaba, Ensemble</li> <li>"Popular" - Glinda</li> <li>"I'm Not That Girl" - Elphaba</li> <li>"One Short Day" - Elphaba, Glinda, Emerald City Citizens</li> <li>"A Sentimental Man" - The Wizard</li> <li>"Defying Gravity" - Elphaba, Glinda, Ensemble</li></ul><h3>Act Two</h3><ul> <li>"No One Mourns the Wicked (Reprise)" - Ensemble</li> <li>"Thank Goodness" - Glinda, Madame Morrible, Ensemble</li> <li>"The Wicked Witch of the East" - Elphaba, Nessarose, Boq</li> <li>"Wonderful" - The Wizard and Elphaba</li> <li>"I'm Not That Girl (Reprise)" - Glinda</li> <li>"As Long As You're Mine" - Elphaba, Fiyero</li> <li>"No Good Deed" - Elphaba</li> <li>"For Good" - Glinda and Elphaba</li> <li>&acirc;&#128;&#139;&acirc;&#128;&#139;"March of the Witch Hunters" - Boq, Ensemble</li> <li>"Finale" - Elphaba, Glinda, Ensemble</li></ul><h2>What awards has Wicked won?</h2>Like Glinda herself, Wicked is very popular. Below are some of the awards that Wicked has won.&nbsp;<ul> <li>Tony Awards: Wicked received three Tony Awards, including Best Actress in a Musical, Best Scenic Design, and Best Costume Design. The show was nominated for 10 total, including Best Musical.</li> <li>Drama Desk Award: Wicked&nbsp;won seven Drama Desk Awards, including Outstanding Musical, Outstanding Lyrics, Outstanding Book of a Musical, Outstanding Director of a Musical, Outstanding Orchestrations, Outstanding Set Design, and Outstanding Costume Design.</li> <li>Grammy Awards: Wicked won the Best Musical Show Album Award.</li></ul><h2>Major productions of Wicked</h2>Since its premiere in 2003 on Broadway, Wicked has been dancing through life around the world. Here are some of the notable productions of Wicked, with some behind-the-scenes facts.<ul> <li>2003 Broadway production: Idina Menzel originated the role of Elphaba in&nbsp;Wicked. But the road to Oz wasn't always paved with yellow bricks. In one performance of the show, Menzel fell through a trap door and broke her ribs. That didn't dampen her love of the show; Menzel went on to play Elphaba in London and continues to sing "Defying Gravity" at her concerts.</li> <li>2006 London production: Aside from Menzel, the entire cast of the London production is different from the Broadway one. Menzel played Elphaba for four months in London before she was replaced by Kerry Ellis.</li> <li>2006 Japanese production: This production is notable because it's only 30 minutes long and plays at the Universal Studios Japan theme park. Fiyero, Madame Morrible, Boq, Nessarose, and Doctor Dillamond are cut from the production.&nbsp;</li> <li>2018 Wicked&nbsp;tribute: NBC airs "A Very Wicked Halloween: Celebrating 15 Years on Broadway." This special was hosted by Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth. Ariana Grande, Pentatonix, Adam Lambert, and Ledisi perform songs from the musical. The evening ends with Menzel and Chenoweth singing "For Good," joined by other notable Elphabas and Glindas from the show's history.&nbsp;</li> <li>2021 PBS special: PBS airs a Wicked concert special, also with Chenoweth and Menzel as hosts. Rita Moreno, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana DeBose, Gavin Creel, Ali Stroker, Amber Riley, Mario Cantone, Jennifer Nettles, Stephanie Hsu, Alex Newell, Issac Powell, and Gabrielle Ruiz perform songs from the musical.</li></ul>

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<h2>Onscreen adaptations of Wicked</h2>A film adaptation has been in the works since 2004 with Universal Pictures. In February 2021, Jon M. Chu, who directed the&nbsp;In the Heights&nbsp;film, signed on to direct the Wicked film. In November 2021, the two lead cast members were announced: Tony Award winner Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Grammy winner Ariana Grande as Glinda. Production is set to begin on Wicked in summer 2022 in the U.K. Idina Menzel said in an interview that she and Kristin Chenoweth were now too old to play the characters they created.<h2>Fun facts about Wicked</h2>From how to get Elphaba's iconic green makeup to how Wicked is different from the <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/news-features/check-out-these-broadway-and-off-broadway-shows-based-on-books" target="_blank">novel on which it's based</a>, here are some facts about Wicked that every Ozian should know.&nbsp;<ul> <li>The Wicked Witch of the West is actually nameless in The Wizard of Oz film and books. Gregory Maguire, in his novel Wicked, gave her the name Elphaba based on L. Frank Baum's initials: L.F.B. is El-pha-ba.</li> <li>Wicked is based on the Maguire novel of the same name but deviates from it substantially. For one, the novel primarily follows Elphaba, while the musical is about the friendship between Elphaba and Glinda. It also has a happier ending and less adult content than the novel. Maguire loves the musical, saying that "the story is about a friendship between two girls, there's no arguing that that is a very appealing aspect of the play and a good argument why people want to see it again and again."&nbsp;</li> <li>Stephen Schwartz convinced Gregory Maguire to give him the rights to Wicked by showing him the opening song of the show, "No One Mourns the Wicked." Thank goodness!</li> <li>Like Glinda, Wicked was popular immediately. The musical made back its $14 million investment in just 15 months (musicals usually take two or three years to recoup their money on Broadway, and most musicals don't recoup at all). In 2017, Wicked became Broadway's second highest-grossing musical, behind <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/the-phantom-of-the-opera" target="_blank">The Phantom of the Opera</a>.</li> <li>Stephen Schwartz wrote the role of Glinda for Kristin Chenoweth, with her personality influencing the character. The role was originally a peripheral one, but because of Chenoweth, Wicked became more about the friendship between Glinda and Elphaba.</li> <li>Stephanie J. Block was the first choice for Elphaba. But at the time, Block had no major stage credits, and the team could not put their musical on the shoulders of an unknown actress. So Idina Menzel, who had become a musical theatre star because of Rent, was cast as Elphaba. Block would eventually play Elphaba on the first national tour of Wicked, as well as on Broadway from 2007-2008. And now she and Menzel are both Tony winners — how wonderful!</li> <li>There are 450 costumes, 240 pairs of handmade shoes, and 90 wigs in Wicked. It also takes half an hour for the actress playing Elphaba to put on her green makeup every night. The makeup used for Elphaba is available over the counter: It's Chromacake from MAC in the shade "landscape green." So it's easy for anyone to be Elphaba for Halloween!</li></ul><h2>How to get Wicked tickets</h2>If you are a fan of The Wizard of Oz&nbsp;or&nbsp;want to see a moving musical about female friendship, Wicked will leave you changed for good. Whether by broomstick, flying monkey, or a walk on the yellow brick road, get to the Gershwin to see one of Broadway's biggest blockbusters of the 21st century.

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How did the Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz become so wicked? The Wicked musical answers that question. Learn more about the popular musical.

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Here's your ultimate guide to Wicked, the immensely popular Broadway musical.

Join the disco inferno! Performances of&nbsp;Tina: The Tina Turner Musical&nbsp;are now scheduled through November 20, 2022, with tickets available now. <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/tina-the-tina-turner-musical" target="_blank">Get&nbsp;Tina: The Tina Turner Musical&nbsp;tickets.</a>Tina&nbsp;tells the story of how Tina Turner, born Anna Mae Bullock, went from a humble church singer in Nutbush, Tennessee to the star of the Ike &amp; Tina Revue, and finally to a solo artist who trailblazed a legendary career after breaking free from her abusive husband.Tina: The Tina Turner Musical&nbsp;has been rollin' on Broadway since 2019, when the show arrived at the <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/lunt-fontanne-theatre" target="_blank">Lunt-Fontanne Theatre</a> after premiering in London's West End. In a four-star <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/reviews/review-of-tina-the-tina-turner-musical-starring-adrienne-warren-on-broadway" target="_blank">New York Theatre Guide review</a>, our critic said, "In the case of Tina -- which tells of her own submission but then defiance of her abusive mentor and husband Ike ... there's a strong dramatic spine that makes it feel particularly earned and respected, and a necessary release for the audience, too."Adrienne Warren played the Queen of Rock and Roll and won the Tony Award for her performance. Nkeki Obi-Melekwe, who played Tina in the West End, now performs the role on Broadway, with Kayla Davion as Tina at some performances. The principal cast also includes&nbsp;Nick Rashad Burroughs as Ike, NaTasha Yvette Williams as Zelma, Tony Award nominee Myra Lucretia Taylor as Gran Georgeanna and Jessica Rush as Rhonda.&nbsp;The creative team includes&nbsp;direction by Tony Award nominee Phyllida Lloyd; choreography by Tony Award nominee Anthony van Laast; book by Katori Hall (Tony Award nominee and Pulitzer Prize winner), with Frank Ketelaar and Kees Prins; set and costume design by Tony Award nominee Mark Thompson; musical supervision, additional music and arrangements by Nicholas Skilbeck; lighting by Tony Award nominee Bruno Poet; sound by Tony Award nominee Nevin Steinberg; projection design by Tony Award nominee Jeff Sugg; orchestrations by Tony Award nominee Ethan Popp; wigs, hair, and makeup design by Drama Desk Award winner Campbell Young Associates; and music direction by Alvin Hough Jr.<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/tina-the-tina-turner-musical" target="_blank">Get&nbsp;Tina: The Tina Turner Musical&nbsp;tickets now.</a>

'Tina: The Tina Turner Musical' tickets available through November 2022

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Tina: The Tina Turner Musical on Broadway

Join the disco inferno! Performances of Tina: The Tina Turner Musical are now scheduled through November 20, 2022, with tickets available now. Get Tina: The Tina Turner Musical tickets.

A new block of tickets is available to see the life story of Tina Turner on stage.

Make your reservations for&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/plaza-suite" target="_blank">Plaza Suite</a>! The revival of Neil Simon's farce, starring <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/actor-profile/sarah-jessica-parker" target="_blank">Sarah Jessica Parker</a> and <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/actor-profile/matthew-broderick" target="_blank">Matthew Broderick</a>, will host a digital lottery on TodayTix throughout its Broadway run. After being delayed for two years amid the pandemic,&nbsp;Plaza Suite&nbsp;begins performances at the <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/hudson-theatre" target="_blank">Hudson Theatre</a> on February 25 ahead of a March 28 opening.The <a href="https://www.todaytix.com/nyc/shows/19876-plaza-suite" target="_blank">TodayTix Plaza Suite&nbsp;lottery</a> offers a limited number of $39 tickets for every performance. Entrants can download the TodayTix app in order to enter the lottery. Starting February 28, the lottery will open for entries at midnight every Monday for that week's performances. The lottery for each performance will close four hours before it begins.Winners will be notified right after the lottery closes, and they will have 30 minutes to pay for their tickets through the TodayTix app. The tickets will be held at Hudson Theatre's box office for pickup beginning one hour before showtime.The lottery is currently open for the first three performances: the evening performance on Friday, February 25 and both performances on Saturday, February 26.Plaza Suite&nbsp;is a comedic play in three acts, all set in Suite 719 of New York's Plaza Hotel. Broderick and Parker play a different couple occupying the suite in each act: a long-married couple who have lost their romance, a pair of old flames rekindling their love, and parents whose daughter has locked herself in the bathroom on their wedding day. Parker and Broderick first performed the show in Boston in 2020, and the 2022 production marks the first time the real-life couple has shared the Broadway stage since&nbsp;How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying&nbsp;in 1995.<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/plaza-suite" target="_blank">Get&nbsp;Plaza Suite&nbsp;tickets now.</a>

'Plaza Suite' to host digital lottery on TodayTix

Make your reservations for Plaza Suite! The revival of Neil Simon's farce, starring Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick, will host a digital lottery on TodayTix throughout its Broadway run.

Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick star in Neil Simon's play.

Lincoln Center Theater has announced the full cast for its revival of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/the-skin-of-our-teeth" target="_blank">The Skin of Our Teeth</a>&nbsp;on Broadway. Performances of Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning 1942 play begin on April 1 ahead of an April 25 opening.Tony nominee Priscilla Lopez, known for originating the role of Diane Morales in&nbsp;A Chorus Line, will play the role of the Fortune Teller, alongside&nbsp;James Vincent Meredith as Mr. Antrobus, Roslyn Ruff as Mrs. Antrobus, and Paige Gilbert as Gladys Antrobus, Julian Robertson as Henry Antrobus, and Gabby Beans as the family's maid, Sabina.The cast also includes&nbsp;Eunice Bae, Terry Bell, Ritisha Chakraborty, William DeMeritt, Jeremy Gallardo, Avery Glymph, Donnetta Lavinia Grays, Noor Hamdi, Tyrone Mitchell Henderson, Maya Loren Jackson, Anaseini Katoa, Cameron Keitt, Megan Lomax, Kathiamarice Lopez, Lindsay Rico, Julian Rozzell, Jr., Julyana Soelistyo, Phillip Taratula, Beau Thom, Alphonso Walker, Jr., Adrienne Wells, and Sarin Monae West.The Skin of Our Teeth&nbsp;follows the Antrobus family as they live through an Ice Age, a war, and a biblical flood in the fictional town of Excelsior, New Jersey. The comedy/drama play was groundbreaking in its time for defying multiple norms of onstage storytelling, and Wilder won the 1943 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his work. LCT's production at the <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/vivian-beaumont-theater" target="_blank">Vivian Beaumont Theater</a> marks the third Broadway revival of&nbsp;The Skin of Our Teeth.Lileana Blain-Cruz helms the revival in her Broadway and LCT directorial debut.Check back for information on&nbsp;The Skin of Our Teeth&nbsp;tickets on New York Theatre Guide.

Priscilla Lopez to join 'The Skin of Our Teeth' Broadway cast

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The Skin of Our Teeth on Broadway

Lincoln Center Theater has announced the full cast for its revival of The Skin of Our Teeth on Broadway. Performances of Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning 1942 play begin on April 1 ahead of an April 25 opening.

The revival of Thornton Wilder's play begins performances April 1.

Sincerely, Ben, Zachary, and Sam! Multiple new cast members have been named for&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/dear-evan-hansen" target="_blank">Dear Evan Hansen</a>&nbsp;on Broadway, including the next three stars in the titular role and the first Black actress to play the role of Zoe Murphy.After Jordan Fisher plays his final performance as Evan on February 20, current Evan alternate&nbsp;Zachary Noah Piser will share the role with multiple other understudies through March 20. Ben Levi Ross will then assume the role. Ross originated the role of Evan in the U.S. national tour of&nbsp;Dear Evan Hansen&nbsp;and has understudied the role on Broadway.After Ross, Piser will return to the role of Evan full-time, making him the first Asian actor to do so. Finally, Sam Primack will take over the role in the summer, after serving as the Evan alternate on tour and an understudy for the role on Broadway.In addition,&nbsp;Talia Simone Robinson will assume the role of Zoe Murphy beginning May 3, becoming the first Black actress to do so. Robinson currently understudies the roles of Zoe and Alana on Broadway. The current Zoe, Gabrielle Carrubba, will play her final performance May 1.In&nbsp;Dear Evan Hansen, a lonely, anxious teenager who gets caught up in a tricky lie in an attempt to connect with his peers, but also starts a viral movement for acceptance in the process. The six-time Tony-winning musical features a book by Steven Levenson and music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul.&nbsp;Dear Evan Hansen&nbsp;has played the <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/music-box-theatre" target="_blank">Music Box Theatre</a> since 2016.<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/dear-evan-hansen" target="_blank">Get&nbsp;Dear Evan Hansen&nbsp;tickets now.</a>Photo credit: Matthew Murphy

Ben Levi Ross, Zachary Noah Piser, Sam Primack to star in 'Dear Evan Hansen' on Broadway

Dear Evan Hansen

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Dear Evan Hansen on Broadway

Sincerely, Ben, Zachary, and Sam! Multiple new cast members have been named for Dear Evan Hansen on Broadway, including the next three stars in the titular role and the first Black actress to play the role of Zoe Murphy.

Current lead Jordan Fisher will depart the production on February 20.

UPDATE: Gordon will play her final performance on April 3.&nbsp;Jewelle Blackman, who was in the original&nbsp;Hadestown&nbsp;cast as one of the Fates and a Persephone understudy, will take over the role April 5.&nbsp;Soara-Joye Ross will replace Blackman as a Fate.She's livin' it up on top! Lana Gordon is set to star as Persephone in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/hadestown-tickets" target="_blank">Hadestown</a>&nbsp;beginning February 22. She replaces Amber Gray, who originated the role on Broadway and received a Featured Actress Tony nomination. Gray departs the show on February 19.Gordon has appeared on Broadway as Velma Kelly in&nbsp;Chicago&nbsp;and in the original cast of&nbsp;The Lion King.&nbsp;Currently, she is the Persephone alternate at&nbsp;Hadestown, playing the role only at certain performances.Hadestown&nbsp;opened at the <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/walter-kerr-theatre" target="_blank">Walter Kerr Theatre</a> in 2019 and received eight Tony Awards that year, including Best Musical. The show, created by&nbsp;Anaïs Mitchell and directed by Rachel Chavkin, is a retelling of the Greek myths of Orpheus and Eurydice and Hades and Persephone. When Eurydice is trapped in the "underworld" of Hadestown, here reimagined as an industrial factory, her lover, Orpheus, takes a dangerous journey to rescue her.<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/hadestown-tickets" target="_blank">Get&nbsp;Hadestown&nbsp;tickets now.</a>

Lana Gordon to play Persephone in 'Hadestown' on Broadway

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Hadestown on Broadway

UPDATE: Gordon will play her final performance on April 3. Jewelle Blackman, who was in the original Hadestown cast as one of the Fates and a Persephone understudy, will take over the role April 5. Soara-Joye Ross will replace Blackman as a Fate.

She replaces Tony-nominated original cast member Amber Gray in the role.

Something Broadway this way comes! The full cast for the upcoming&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/macbeth" target="_blank">Macbeth</a>&nbsp;Broadway revival has been confirmed, with the new cast members joining the previously announced <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/actor-profile/daniel-craig" target="_blank">Daniel Craig</a> as Macbeth and Ruth Negga as Lady Macbeth. The show begins performances at the <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/longacre-theatre" target="_blank">Longacre Theatre</a> on March 29 ahead of an April 28 opening.The full cast includes Hadestown&nbsp;Tony nominee Amber Gray as Banquo, Tony nominee Maria Dizzia as Lady Macduff,&nbsp;Grantham Coleman as Macduff,&nbsp;Phillip James Brannon as Ross, Asia Kate Dillon as Malcolm, Emeka Guindo as Fleance, Paul Lazar as Duncan, Bobbi MacKenzie as Macduff's child, Michael Patrick Thornton as Lennox, and Danny Wolohan as Seyton. The ensemble includes Che Ayende, Eboni Flowers, and Peter Smith, and Stevie Ray Dallimore is the standby for Macbeth.Sam Gold directs this classic Shakespeare tragedy after recently directing another,&nbsp;a&nbsp;King Lear&nbsp;revival starring Glenda Jackson. In&nbsp;Macbeth, a trio of witches prophesy that the titular nobleman will climb the ranks of power, and goaded on by his wife, he resolves to eliminate anyone standing in the way of his kingship.In addition to Negga,&nbsp;Dillon,&nbsp;Guindo,&nbsp;Lazar,&nbsp;Smith, and Thornton are all making their Broadway debuts with&nbsp;Macbeth.Check back for information on&nbsp;Macbeth&nbsp;tickets on New York Theatre Guide.

Amber Gray, Maria Dizzia, more join Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga in 'Macbeth' on Broadway

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Macbeth on Broadway

Something Broadway this way comes! The full cast for the upcoming Macbeth Broadway revival has been confirmed, with the new cast members joining the previously announced Daniel Craig as Macbeth and Ruth Negga as Lady Macbeth.

The full cast has been announced for the production, which begins performances March 29.

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.

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

### *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. 

[Check back for information on *Harmony* tickets on New York Theatre Guide.](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/24995-harmony-tickets)

## 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.

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

### *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.

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

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

'The Wiz' to open on Broadway in March

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

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

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

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

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## 2005 and 2006: Broadway debuts

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

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

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## 2011: *The Book of Mormon*

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

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## 2006 and 2016: The William Finn connection

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

## 2013 and 2016: The Disney connection

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

## 2023: *Gutenberg! The Musical!*

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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## Spooky fall

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

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### *Sweeney Todd*

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

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### *Wicked*

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

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

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

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## Harvest fall

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

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### *Shucked*

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

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### *Little Shop of Horrors*

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

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

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

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## Cozy, romantic fall

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

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### *The Cottage*

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

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### *& Juliet*

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

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### Secret Places of Central Park

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

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

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Whether your fall vibe is spooky, cozy, or outdoorsy, New York has plenty of attractions and shows to suit your interests — check out our itineraries here.

Don't lose your head! [*Six*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/20737-six-musical-tickets) on Broadway will host a new event called the SIXth of the Month Series during performances at the [Lena Horne Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/lena-horne-theatre).

The series includes special events, exclusive content opportunities, and giveaways at the performance on the sixth of every month. The first performance in the series is the 8 p.m. show on October 6, when all audience members will receive a commemorative gift.

Further SIXth of the Month Series events will be announced via the show's social media channels and email list.

The 2022 Tony Award winner for [Best Original Score](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatre-news/news/all-the-songs-in-six-on-broadway), *Six* musical reimagines the six wives of Henry VIII as a modern pop girl group who take the mic to tell their stories in their own words.

*Six* currently features Hailee Kaleem Wright as Catherine of Aragon, Leandra Ellis-Gaston as Anne Boleyn, Bella Coppola as Jane Seymour, Nasia Thomas as Anna of Cleves, Zoe Jensen as Katherine Howard, and Taylor Iman Jones as Catherine Parr.

[Learn more about *Six* on Broadway.](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatre-news/news/everything-you-need-to-know-about-six-on-broadway)

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'Six' on Broadway to host SIXth of the Month Series

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Beginning in October, audiences at performances of the Tony Award-winning musical on the sixth of each month will be treated to special events and giveaways.

Your chance to get tickets has rolled along! [*Merrily We Roll Along*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/27417-merrily-we-roll-along-tickets) will offer a digital lottery for tickets to all Broadway performances, which begin September 19 at the [Hudson Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/hudson-theatre).

*Merrily We Roll Along* will offer [lottery tickets via TodayTix](https://www.todaytix.com/nyc/shows/27417-merrily-we-roll-along-on-broadway). Entrants must download the TodayTix app on iOS or Android, where the lottery will open for entries every Sunday for the following week's performances. The lottery will remain open until noon the day before each performance. Users can set an alert to be notified when the lottery opens each week, and sharing the lottery on social media earns extra entries.

Winners are drawn between 1 and 4 p.m. the day before the performance, and they will have 30 minutes after being notified by email or text to purchase their tickets on the app. 

Jonathan Groff, [Daniel Radcliffe](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/daniel-radcliffe), and Lindsay Mendez star in *Merrily We Roll Along*, the first Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's 1984 musical. Maria Friedman directs the production, which premiered off Broadway in 2022.

The show follows, in reverse, the disintegration of a 20-year friendship between three people in the showbiz industry. New York Theatre Guide's [four-star review of the Off-Broadway production](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/reviews/merrily-we-roll-along-off-broadway-review-jonathan-groff-daniel-radcliffe-lindsay-mendez) calls it an "emotional gut punch."

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*Photo credit: Lindsay Mendez, Jonathan Groff, and Daniel Radcliffe in Merrily We Roll Along off Broadway. (Photo by Joan Marcus)*

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Merrily We Roll Along on Broadway

The first Broadway revival of the Stephen Sondheim musical, playing at the Hudson Theatre, stars Jonathan Groff, Daniel Radcliffe, and Lindsay Mendez.

Wait for it. Ever since Leslie Odom, Jr. wrapped his award-winning and career-boosting star turn in [*Hamilton*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/384-hamilton-tickets) in 2016, we’ve been cooling our heels in anticipation of his Broadway return. 

Seven years later, he’s back – and not in a musical. Odom shoulders the title role in the first Broadway revival of Ossie Davis’s 1961 play, [*Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/27642-purlie-victorious-tickets). Odom plays a traveling preacher on a mission in smalltown Georgia.

Odom has been busy while he’s been off stage. He stars opposite Ellen Burstein in horror sequel *The Exorcist: Believer*, opening October 3. Last year, he was part of the starry ensemble of the thriller *Glass Onion*. But his roots as a theatre star remain strong.

Now that Odom's back on Broadway, take a romp through his notable theatre and stage-adjacent roles.

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## *Rent*

Seasons of love can bring Broadway firsts. In 1998, at 17 years old, Odom made his debut as a replacement in Jonathan Larson’s Pulitzer-winning rock musical. He covered multiple roles, including a cop and Paul, who shines in “Life Support,” a reminder that there’s “no day but today.”

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## *Smash*

As if a theatre fan needs a recap: The 2012 NBC series covered the ups, downs, and sideways of creating a Marilyn Monroe musical. Odom played Sam, an ensemble member who is friends with Ivy ([Megan Hilty](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatre-news/news/megan-hilty-jennifer-simard-to-lead-death-becomes-her-musical-in-chicago), a contender for the star part), and dates the composer, Tom ([Christian Borle](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/christian-borle), now in [*Some Like It Hot*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/24262-some-like-it-hot-tickets)).

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## *Leap of Faith*

Based on the 1992 Steve Martin movie, the 2012 Broadway musical adaptation starred Raúl Esparza as a con man faking it as a holy roller. Odom, reprising his role from a 2010 Los Angeles run, played the upright Isaiah Sturdevant. The show’s reviews were mixed, but one critic called out Odom as “fantastic.”

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## *Venice*

Based loosely on the Shakespeare classic *Othello*, the hip-hop-flavored musical by Matt Sax and Eric Rosen is set in a war-torn, not-so-distant future, where broken ties between two brothers parallel the relationship between Othello and Iago. Odom played Markos, a warmongering commander. The Public Theater presentation ran in 2013.

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## *Tick, Tick… Boom!*

In 2014, Odom starred alongside Lin-Minuel Miranda and [Karen Olivo](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/karen-olivo) in *Rent* creator Jonathan Larson’s autobiographical musical about a struggling songwriter, Jon, who’s questioning his future. In the weeklong run with the Encores! Off-Center series of rarely revived musicals, Odom played the artist’s best friend.

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## *Hamilton*

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s 2015 landmark musical about Alexander Hamilton cast a brilliant spotlight on Odom, who confidently stepped into it and slayed as Aaron Burr, “the damn fool that shot” and killed the “$10 Founding Father.” He won a Tony and a Grammy and left indelible musical marks with “Wait for It,” “The Room Where It Happens,” and “Dear Theodosia.” 

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## *One Night in Miami...*

Odom earned an Oscar nomination for his portrait of Sam Cooke in this 2020 film directed by Regina King. Author Kemp Powers based the movie script on his 2013 play of the same name that imagines what went down at an actual February 1964 meeting of four African American icons: Cooke, Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali, and Jim Brown. Odom’s role included performing “A Change Is Gonna Come,” a song that would emerge as a civil rights anthem.

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## *Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch*

It’s been more than six decades since the play’s Broadway debut, and the repressive attitudes it targets makes it seem evergreen. Odom plays Purlie, who returns to his hometown in the south with hopes of integrating a church. It won’t be easy. Expect the fanged comedy to sink its teeth into enduring stereotypes — and Odom to take us all to church as only he can.

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Leslie Odom, Jr. theatre roles we love

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Purlie Victorious on Broadway - NYC

Purlie Victorious on Broadway

The Tony and Grammy Award-winning *Hamilton* star has a long career on and off Broadway, and he now returns to the stage to lead *Purlie Victorious*.

A new revival of *Uncle Vanya* will premiere on Broadway this spring, in a new translation by Heidi Schreck. Lila Neugebauer will direct the Lincoln Center Theater production, which begins performances at the [Vivian Beaumont Theater](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/vivian-beaumont-theater) on April 2 ahead of an April 24 opening.

The classic play by Anton Chekhov follows the title character and his niece, whose lives are upended when Sonya's father and his wife move in. Past resentments, troubled romances, and family tensions erupt on a once-calm family farm.

*Uncle Vanya*, which premiered in 1899 and has received 10 prior Broadway productions, remains one of Chekhov's best-known and most beloved works. This new version is by Heidi Schreck, best known for her Pulitzer- and Tony-nominated work *What the Constitution Means to Me*.

Director Lila Neugebauer has two productions on Broadway this season: before *Uncle Vanya*, she directs Brandon Jacobs-Jenkins's [*Appropriate*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/31352-appropriate-tickets), starring [Sarah Paulson](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/sarah-paulson), in the fall season. She is also known for directing *The Waverly Gallery* on Broadway, *The Wolves* off Broadway, and the film *Causeway* starring Jennifer Lawrence.

The *Uncle Vanya* creative team also includes set designer Mimi Lien, costume designer Kaye Voyce, lighting designer Lap Chi Chu, and sound designers Mikhail Fiksel and Beth Lake.

Casting has yet to be announced.

*Photo credit: Heidi Schreck in What the Constitution Means to Me. (Photo by Joan Marcus)*

New 'Uncle Vanya,' adapted by Heidi Schreck, to premiere on Broadway

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The Tony Award nominee and Pulitzer Prize finalist will write a new translation of the classic play by Anton Chekhov for a production in Lincoln Center.

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