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<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/flying-over-sunset">Flying Over Sunset</a>&nbsp;is coming down from its high. The new musical will end its limited run at Lincoln Center Theater's <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/vivian-beaumont-theater">Vivian Beaumont Theater</a> on January 16, three weeks earlier than the originally scheduled closing date of February 6.Flying Over Sunset&nbsp;was first scheduled to premiere in spring 2020, but the run was rescheduled for 2021&nbsp;due to the pandemic. After beginning performances on November 11, 2021 and opening on December 13, the show will have played&nbsp;28 preview performances and 35 regular performances at the time of closing.The original musical centers on the lives of three historical figures — Aldous Huxley (<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/actor-profile/harry-hadden-paton">Harry Hadden-Patton</a>), Clare Boothe Luce (<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/actor-profile/carmen-cusack">Carmen Cusack</a>), and Cary Grant (<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/actor-profile/tony-yazbeck">Tony Yazbeck</a>), who all experimented with LSD in the mid-20th century. Set in the 1950s, Flying Over Sunset&nbsp;depicts each one's individual experiences taking the drug, then imagines a day in Malibu where they all meet to take the drug together.The <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/reviews/flying-over-sunset-broadway-review">New York Theatre Guide review</a> praised the show's design team, reading, "The show's real star is its elaborate production. Toni Leslie-James's costumes are mid-century mouthwatering. Beowulf Boritt's sets, glamorously lit by Bradley King, summon a drugstore, airy homes, a shrink's office, and a Malibu beach, and are crisp and beautiful." The creative team is also led by director and bookwriter James Lapine,&nbsp;composer Tom Kitt, lyricist Michael Korie, and choreographer Michelle Dorrance.The next scheduled show at the Vivian Beaumont Theater is a revival of Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer-winning play&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/the-skin-of-our-teeth">The Skin of Our Teeth</a>, directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz. The show begins Broadway performances&nbsp;March 31 and opens April 25.<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/flying-over-sunset">Get&nbsp;Flying Over Sunset&nbsp;tickets now.</a>

'Flying Over Sunset' to end Broadway run on Jan. 16

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Flying Over Sunset is coming down from its high. The new musical will end its limited run at Lincoln Center Theater's Vivian Beaumont Theater on January 16, three weeks earlier than the originally scheduled closing date of February 6.

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The show was originally scheduled to run through February 6 at the Vivian Beaumont Theater.

The surge in Covid-19 cases due to the Omicron variant has caused multiple theatre performance cancellations&nbsp;in the past month, and some shows have announced early closings as a result. Many audiences are wondering whether it is safe to attend the theatre. Though the virus is undeniably affecting New York theatres, the industry does not plan to shut down again, as theatres continue to implement many protocols to keep audiences, performers, and theatre staff safe.Performance cancellations ensure that everyone in a company has time to test negative before sharing a venue with audiences, and keep attendees safer as a result. Theatres are also still undergoing regular cleaning, requiring vaccines and masks, and minimizing unnecessary contact between performers and audiences. Read below about the measures New York venues are taking that still make the theatre a safe place to be.<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/whats-on/broadway/all-shows">Get tickets to a&nbsp;show in New York.</a><h2>Vaccination requirements</h2>Requiring full vaccination for all audiences, casts, crews, and theatre staff&nbsp;to enter the theatre is one of the most sweeping ways that theatres are ensuring audience safety. Per New York City government mandates, all theatregoers ages 12 and older must be fully vaccinated to attend an indoor performance through at least February 28. The Broadway League, which oversees all 41 Broadway venues, has backed&nbsp;these mandates for Broadway theatres;&nbsp;Off-Broadway theatres also&nbsp;comply with this mandate."Fully vaccinated" currently means having received the second&nbsp;dose&nbsp;of a two-dose vaccine or the single dose of a one-dose vaccine 14 days before the performance. Those with a medical condition or religious belief that prevents them from being vaccinated may present proof of a recent negative test to ensure that they are virus-free. <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/news-features/broadway-vaccine-rules-new-york-shows-covid-vaccinations">Read more about the vaccine mandates at Broadway shows.</a>Children ages 5-11 must have received at least one dose of a vaccine in order to attend a performance and be accompanied by a fully vaccinated adult. Like those 12 and older, they may only present proof of a negative test if they have&nbsp;a medical condition or religious belief that prevents vaccination. <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/news-features/what-the-new-theatre-vaccine-guidelines-mean-for-kids">Read more about the vaccine requirements for kids at Broadway and Off-Broadway shows.</a>Booster shots are currently not required at any Broadway venues, but this information is subject to change. <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/news-features/booster-shot-policies-at-new-york-theatres">Read more about booster shot policies at New York shows.</a><h2>Mask-wearing</h2>All Broadway theatres and most Off-Broadway spaces require audiences to be masked at all times, regardless of age or vaccination status. Certain theatres do allow audiences to remove their masks to eat and drink in designated areas, but in light of the spread of Omicron, many theatres have temporarily stopped selling concessions so audiences need not remove their mask&nbsp;while in the theatre.All cast members are also masked at&nbsp;Broadway&nbsp;venues whenever they're not performing. Stage crews and theatre staff are masked at all times while in the venue.<h2>Covid safety officers</h2>Many theatres have hired Covid safety workers. They check proof of vaccination for audiences at the door, make sure no one enters without a mask, and remind people to wear their mask correctly once inside. Theatre ushers are trained to perform this job if a venue does not have designated Covid safety officers to enforce protocols among audiences.There are also Covid safety officers&nbsp;who work backstage and are in charge of contact tracing and administering Covid-19 tests to casts, crews, and staff when they arrive.&nbsp;Dr. Blythe Adamson, an epidemiologist who was hired to oversee one of the first shows to reopen Broadway,&nbsp;Pass Over, described the role of Covid safety officers in an <a href="https://broadwaynews.com/2021/07/19/pass-over-announces-covid-19-policies-as-first-play-reopening-broadway/" target="_blank">interview with Broadway News</a>:&nbsp;"This is a full-time person who's first in the room, last out of the room. They are monitoring who's in the space and the test results, doing some of the supplemental cleaning, ensuring that the ventilation and airflow plans are in place and working and writing daily reports. These reports provide us with documentation so that if there were a positive case, among the cast or crew, we know exactly who was around and for what durations and what proximity. They are also available to identify and respond to anyone who may experience any COVID-like symptoms."<h2>Daily testing for casts, crews, and staff</h2>Everyone who works on a Broadway show — including the performers, stage crew, and theatre staff — get tested every day upon arriving to the venue. This ensures that positive cases are detected and isolated as early as possible, so if an understudy needs to step in or a performance needs to be canceled to prevent further spread of Covid-19, it can happen before audiences arrive.<h2>Increased cleaning and ventilation</h2>Theatres have installed upgraded filtration and ventilation systems, including MERV&nbsp;13 and 14&nbsp;filters, to keep air circulating while the venues are filled with people. Theatres are also thoroughly cleaned and sanitized at least once daily, and multiple hand sanitizing stations have been installed in each Broadway theatre for audiences to use while in the venue.<h2>No stagedooring</h2>Before the pandemic, audiences could&nbsp;wait outside the stage door after a Broadway show, and performers would sometimes come out and greet audiences. To minimize contact between performers and audiences and limit large gatherings outside the theatre, this practice, called "stagedooring," has stopped indefinitely. Broadway theatres are also not offering tours or outside guests in the dressing room or anywhere backstage for the time being.<h2>Performance cancellations</h2>While not the ideal situation, a canceled theatre performance isn't a reason to panic or believe that the theatre is unsafe. Canceling a performance if a company member tests positive for Covid-19, or is awaiting a test result, is a precautionary safety measure. It gives the rest of the cast and crew time to get re-tested, ensuring as best as possible that everyone in the venue is Covid negative&nbsp;before going ahead with a performance. A performance cancellation&nbsp;also allows extra time for the theatre to be thoroughly cleaned before audiences enter the venue again.In addition, most performance cancellations are temporary, and plenty of shows are still running as scheduled. <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/news-features/broadway-and-off-broadway-shows-that-have-cancelled-performances-due-to-covid-19">Find out which shows have canceled performances and which shows you can get tickets to right now.</a>Photo credit: Tai's Captures via Unsplash

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Read about all the Covid-19 safety protocols theatres have implemented, including regular testing for performers, increased cleaning, mask-wearing, and more.

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James Monroe Iglehart is ready to razzle dazzle 'em! The Tony Award winner has been tapped as the next Billy Flynn in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/chicago">Chicago</a>. Iglehart&nbsp;will play his first performance as Billy on January 17, taking&nbsp;over the role from Tom Hewitt.Iglehart was last seen on Broadway as Thomas Jefferson/Marquis de Lafayette in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/hamilton">Hamilton</a>&nbsp;and as a guest performer in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/freestyle-love-supreme">freestyle love supreme</a>, which just wrapped its second Broadway run on January 2. He has also appeared in&nbsp;Memphis and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee&nbsp;on Broadway, and he earned a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor for originating the role of the Genie in Disney's <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/disneys-aladdin">Aladdin</a>.The current principal cast of Chicago&nbsp;includes&nbsp;Ana Villafañe as Roxie Hart, Bianca Marroquín as Velma Kelly, Tony Award winner Jennifer Fouché as Matron "Mama" Morton, Raymond Bokhour as Amos Hart, and R. Lowe as Mary Sunshine.John Kander,&nbsp;Fred Ebb, and Bob Fosse's classic musical&nbsp;Chicago&nbsp;follows Roxie Hart, a wannabe vaudeville star who has an unusual path to fame. After she lands in jail for killing her husband, her slick lawyer, Billy Flynn, helps turn&nbsp;her court case into a media sensation. The musical's first revival, which opened 25 years ago in 1996, is still running at the <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theaters/ambassador-theatre">Ambassador Theatre</a>, making&nbsp;Chicago&nbsp;Broadway's longest-running revival and second-longest running show, only behind <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/the-phantom-of-the-opera">The Phantom of the Opera</a>.<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/chicago">Get&nbsp;Chicago&nbsp;tickets now.</a>

James Monroe Iglehart to play Billy Flynn in 'Chicago' on Broadway

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James Monroe Iglehart is ready to razzle dazzle 'em! The Tony Award winner has been tapped as the next Billy Flynn in Chicago. Iglehart will play his first performance as Billy on January 17, taking over the role from Tom Hewitt.

He will step into the role from January 17.

<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/aint-too-proud-the-life-and-times-of-the-temptations">Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations</a> will end its run at the <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/imperial-theatre">Imperial Theatre</a> after nearly three years on Broadway. As first announced on December 28, the show will close on January 16 after 488 regular performances and 21 preview performances.The show had previously canceled a week of performances in December due to breakthrough Covid-19 cases in the company, but Ain't Too Proud resumed performances on December 28. A reason for the show's permanent closure was not publicly announced.Three other Broadway shows announced immediate closures in December, all citing the pandemic: <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/news-features/jagged-little-pill-closes-permanently-on-broadway">Jagged Little Pill</a>, <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/news-features/waitress-closes-early-on-broadway-due-to-covid-19">Waitress</a>, and <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/news-features/%E2%80%98thoughts-of-a-colored-man%E2%80%99-closes-on-broadway-citing-covid-19">Thoughts of a Colored Man</a>. In addition, <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/mrs-doubtfire">Mrs. Doubtfire</a> has taken a <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/news-features/%E2%80%98mrs-doubtfire%E2%80%99-takes-broadway-hiatus-citing-covid-19">nine-week hiatus</a> due to the impact of Covid-19, with performances suspended from January 10 to March 14.Ain't Too Proud follows the meteoric rise of The Temptations, the most successful Motown group in history. Through all the group's most famous songs, the show depicts all the men's career highs and the internal disputes that threatened to break the group up amid civil unrest in America. The <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/reviews/review-of-aint-too-proud-the-life-and-times-of-the-temptations-on-broadway">New York Theatre Guide review</a> reads, "Full of hard work and drama, personal conflict and social and political revolutions, the story of The Temptations, is also the story of the famed record label Motown. So, it is the story of R&amp;B music and it's rise on the American music scene. As exemplified by The Temptations, there is absolutely nothing more compelling than that tale."The musical had its world premiere at Berkeley Repertory Theatre in California in 2017 and played multiple North American cities before transferring to Broadway in February 2019. The show was nominated for 12 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, that year, and choreographer Sergio Trujillo won the Best Choreography prize. Three members of the original cast — Ephraim Sykes as David Ruffin, Jeremy Pope as Eddie Kendricks, and Derrick Baskin as Otis Williams — also received nominations, as did director Des McAnuff and librettist Dominique Morrisseau, whose play <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/skeleton-crew">Skeleton Crew</a> is also currently on Broadway.The other original principal cast members include James Harkness as Paul Williams and Jawan M. Jackson as Melvin Franklin, both of whom are still in their roles. At the time of closing, Ain't Too Proud also stars Nik Walker as Otis Williams, Matt Manuel as David Ruffin, and Jelani Remy as Eddie Kendricks.<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/aint-too-proud-the-life-and-times-of-the-temptations">Get Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations tickets now.</a>

‘Ain’t Too Proud’ to close on Broadway

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Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations will end its run at the Imperial Theatre after nearly three years on Broadway. As first announced on December 28, the show will close on January 16 after 488 regular performances and 21 preview...

The show will play its final performance on January 16.

All rise! Two new actors will step into the leading roles of Aaron Sorkin's <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/to-kill-a-mockingbird-tickets">To Kill a Mockingbird</a> stage adaptation from January 5. Baize Buzan will take over the role of Scout Finch from original cast member <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/actor-profile/celia-keenan-bolger">Celia Keenan-Bolger</a>, who won a Tony Award for the role, and Academy Award nominee <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/actor-profile/greg-kinnear">Greg Kinnear</a> will replace Tony nominee <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/actor-profile/jeff-daniels">Jeff Daniels</a> as Atticus Finch as previously announced.Buzan made her Broadway debut in 2018 in the original cast of To Kill a Mockingbird, when she was an ensemble member and the understudy for Scout. Kinnear, a film actor known for As Good as It Gets, You've Got Mail, Little Miss Sunshine, and more, is now making his Broadway debut in the role of Atticus.To Kill a Mockingbird is based on Harper Lee's novel of the same name, narrated by a six-year-old Scout. Her father, Atticus, is a lawyer who is representing an innocent Black man in a rape trial in pre-Civil Rights Alabama. With the trial as the centerpiece of this story about the loss of innocence, Scout recalls memories of her father leading up to the trial, and the hatred her family received from their neighbors during and after it.The show, directed by Bartlett Sher, opened on Broadway in 2018 to rave reviews, with the <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/reviews/review-of-to-kill-a-mockingbird-starring-jeff-daniels-on-broadway">New York Theatre Guide review</a> reading, "Sorkin and his director Bartlett Sher stage it primarily as a scorching courtroom drama, folding it seamlessly with scenes from [Atticus] Finch's home life as his two worlds collide."<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/to-kill-a-mockingbird-tickets">Get To Kill a Mockingbird tickets now.</a>Photo credit: David Goddard

Baize Buzan joins ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ Broadway cast as Scout

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All rise! Two new actors will step into the leading roles of Aaron Sorkin's To Kill a Mockingbird stage adaptation from January 5.

She and Academy Award nominee Greg Kinnear will replace original cast members Celia Keenan-Bolger and Jeff Daniels, who played Atticus Finch, respectively.

<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/mrs-doubtfire">Mrs. Doubtfire</a> is taking&nbsp;a break, poppets. The Broadway musical adaptation of the 1993 comedy film has announced a nine-week hiatus, with performances canceled from January 10 to March 14. The show is set to reopen at the <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/stephen-sondheim-theatre">Stephen Sondheim Theatre</a> on March 15.Producer Kevin McCollum cited the impact of Covid-19 as the reason for the hiatus. "The first few months of a brand new Broadway show are an extraordinarily delicate and important period of time," he said in a statement. "With the pervasiveness of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, Mrs. Doubtfire would have to close permanently if the production didn't take drastic, pro-active measures."McCollum also stated, "Mrs. Doubtfire has been in development for six years. We are doing everything in our power to keep the virus from prematurely ending our run on Broadway. By taking this break we can afford to launch an extended run starting in March."Three Broadway shows —&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/news-features/jagged-little-pill-closes-permanently-on-broadway">Jagged Little Pill</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/news-features/waitress-closes-early-on-broadway-due-to-covid-19">Waitress</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/news-features/%E2%80%98thoughts-of-a-colored-man%E2%80%99-closes-on-broadway-citing-covid-19">Thoughts of a Colored Man</a> — did announce immediate, permanent closures in December, all citing the pandemic. Another show, <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/aint-too-proud-the-life-and-times-of-the-temptations">Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations</a>, will <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/news-features/%E2%80%98ain%E2%80%99t-too-proud%E2%80%99-to-close-on-broadway">close on January 16</a>, though a reason was not specified.Mrs. Doubtfire opened on Broadway on December 5, 2021, after resuming preview performances on October 21. The show was originally scheduled to open in 2020 and played three performances in March of that year before being forced to close indefinitely with the rest of Broadway.The musical was also one of the first shows to cancel performances due to the most recent surge of Covid-19 cases, pausing shows from December 12-21, 2021. Performances resumed December 22, and all performances scheduled through January 9 are currently still on. Find out more about Broadway show cancellations and which shows are playing right now.In the Mrs. Doubtfire musical, <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/actor-profile/rob-mcclure">Rob McClure</a> stars as Daniel Hillard, an out-of-work actor and devoted father who's divorced from his wife. In a desperate effort to see his three children, he adopts the disguise of the elderly, British Euphegenia Doubtfire and works as the children's nanny, bringing the family together in the process.<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/mrs-doubtfire">Get Mrs. Doubtfire tickets now.</a>

‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ takes Broadway hiatus, citing Covid-19

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Mrs. Doubtfire is taking a break, poppets. The Broadway musical adaptation of the 1993 comedy film has announced a nine-week hiatus, with performances canceled from January 10 to March 14. The show is set to reopen at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre on...

The show has canceled performances from January 10 to March 14.

Only hours after <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/waitress">Waitress</a> <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/news-features/waitress-closes-early-on-broadway-due-to-covid-19">announced its early closing on Broadway</a>, <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/thoughts-of-a-colored-man">Thoughts of a Colored Man</a> also announced the end of its Broadway run on December 23. The show played its final performance December 22 and became the <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/news-features/jagged-little-pill-closes-permanently-on-broadway">third Broadway show to close</a> due to the pandemic this week, along with&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/jagged-little-pill">Jagged Little Pill</a>."We have tried our hardest to safely navigate the current, unfortunate health crisis, but ultimately we are unable to continue under the unfortunate conditions of Covid exposure in the city and country," an <a href="http://www.instagram.com/p/CX2U23Tt3Yz/">Instagram post</a>&nbsp;on the show's account announcing the closure read in part. The announcement comes just days after Thoughts of a Colored Man playwright Keenan Scott II made headlines for preventing&nbsp;the December 21 performance&nbsp;from being canceled, stepping into the show last-minute in place of an actor who tested positive for Covid-19. The show later&nbsp;canceled its evening performance on&nbsp;December 23 shortly before it was set to begin.&nbsp;However, the impact of the pandemic on the company has now forced the show to end its engagement."While this is not the outcome we had hoped for, being part of this historic season on Broadway has been the greatest privilege of our lives. The theatre industry's great return is about so much more than the success or failure of any single production. As a community, we remain undeterred, unflinching and unstoppable. We have never been prouder to be theater makers than at this very moment," producers&nbsp;Brian Moreland, Ron Simons, Diana DiMenna, Kandi Burruss, Sheryl Lee Ralph, and Samira Wiley&nbsp;said in a joint statement,&nbsp;posted to Instagram. Thoughts of a Colored Man&nbsp;was playing a limited engagement at the <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/golden-theatre">Golden Theatre</a>, having played its first performance on October 1 and booking through March 20. The play, directed by Steve H. Broadnax III, followed seven Black men through one day in Brooklyn as they shared their inner lives through poetry, movement, and music.&nbsp;The show was the&nbsp;the first in Broadway history to be written, directed, lead produced, and performed all by Black men.The <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/reviews/thoughts-of-a-colored-man-broadway-review">four-star New York Theatre Guide review</a> reads, "The dialogue crackles and swerves, personalities and conflicts, and probing questions about gentrification and poverty are brought up. The production is also buoyed by the chemistry of the cast, and the different energies they each bring to their characters. One thing is made perfectly clear: the Black community, and Black men especially, are not a monolith."At the time of closing, the cast included&nbsp;Dyllón Burnside, Bryan Terrell Clark, Da'Vinchi, Luke James, Forrest McClendon, Tristan "Mack" Wilds, and Esau Pritchett.Multiple Broadway shows have temporarily paused performances during Christmas week and in the days afterward, citing the spread of Covid-19 among their companies. <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/news-features/broadway-and-off-broadway-shows-that-have-cancelled-performances-due-to-covid-19">Find out which shows have canceled performances and which shows are still playing.</a>Photo credit: Tristan Mack Wilds, Dyllón Burnside, Forrest McClendon and Da'Vinchi in Thoughts of a Colored Man. (Photo by Julieta Cervantes)

‘Thoughts of a Colored Man’ closes on Broadway, citing Covid-19

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Only hours after Waitress announced its early closing on Broadway, Thoughts of a Colored Man also announced the end of its Broadway run on December 23.

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<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/waitress">Waitress</a>&nbsp;is closing up. The return Broadway engagement of the musical, which was scheduled to run at the <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/barrymore-theatre">Barrymore Theatre</a> through January 9, will not play the final two weeks of performances.The show had previously canceled performances from December 21-23 due to Covid-19 cases in the company. On December 23, a statement was posted to the officlal&nbsp;Waitress&nbsp;Twitter account saying in part, "With only two weeks of performances remaining and due to positive cases of COVID detected in the company and crew at the Barrymore Theatre, the decision has been made to curtail the engagement which was scheduled to run through January 9."Waitress&nbsp;follows Jenna, a waitress and expert pie chef stuck with a loveless husband and an unwanted pregnancy. When she gets wind of a pie-making contest with a hefty cash prize, she hopes to bake her way to a better life for herself. The musical was&nbsp;directed by Diane Paulus, choreographed by Lorin Latarro, and&nbsp;featured a book by Jessie Nelson and music and lyrics by Sara Bareilles. When Waitress first ran on Broadway at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre from 2016 to 2020, it became&nbsp;the first Broadway show to be led by an all-female creative team.The current Broadway engagement of Waitress&nbsp;was one of the first musicals to open on Broadway after the shutdown, playing its first performance September 2 with Bareilles as Jenna. At the time of closing, Ciara Renée and Joshua Henry were starring as Jenna and Dr. Pomatter, respectively.Waitress&nbsp;is the second Broadway show to shutter&nbsp;this week due to Covid-19 complications, following&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/jagged-little-pill">Jagged Little Pill</a>, which <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/news-features/jagged-little-pill-closes-permanently-on-broadway">announced its closure</a> on Monday. Multiple other Broadway shows have announced temporary performance cancellations after positive Covid-19 cases were detected in their companies. <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/news-features/broadway-and-off-broadway-shows-that-have-cancelled-performances-due-to-covid-19">Find out which Broadway shows have canceled performances.</a>&nbsp;

'Waitress' closes early on Broadway due to Covid-19

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Waitress is closing up. The return Broadway engagement of the musical, which was scheduled to run at the Barrymore Theatre through January 9, will not play the final two weeks of performances.

The musical was scheduled to play the Barrymore Theatre through January 9.

<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/jagged-little-pill">Jagged Little Pill</a> has announced a permanent Broadway closure due to challenges caused by the pandemic, becoming the first Broadway show to do so. The musical, which had&nbsp;previously announced a four-day cancellation of performances&nbsp;due to the presence of positive Covid-19 cases in the company, played its final performance on December 17."We are dismayed by what appears to be another substantial public health crisis, and - due to the detection of multiple positive Covid-19 cases within the company - need to prioritize the health and safety of the cast, crew, and entire team working on Jagged Little Pill," a statement from the producers reads in part.&nbsp;"In light of the extreme uncertainty ahead of us this winter, and forced to choose between continuing performances and protecting our company, we've made the difficult decision to close our doors."The producers also said they "will be announcing plans for subsequent productions, building on the show's triumphant launch in Australia earlier this month" and that they "hope and intend to find a way to bring this vibrant and vitalizing musical back to the Broadway stage, once the current crisis is past."Jagged Little Pill&nbsp;sets the songs from Alanis Morissette's five-time Grammy-winning 1995 album of the same name (and additional music co-written by Glen Ballard)&nbsp;to an original book by Diablo Cody. The members of the suburban Healy family grapple with addiction, illness, sexuality, and more beneath an outward facade of perfection. The show began Broadway performances in November of 2019 and opened the next month at the <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/broadhurst-theatre">Broadhurst Theatre</a>, with Diane Paulus directing.The <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/reviews/review-of-jagged-little-pill-on-broadway">five-star New York Theatre Guide review</a> called the musical "a visceral woven tapestry of the kids we made, trauma induced memory, rape, racism, sexual identity questions, opioid addiction, Connecticut Soul Cycle bitches, and extreme pressure to get that Ivy League acceptance letter. The artistry of Morissette is magnified by Cody - that raw honest desire Generation X has been afraid to feel since the '90's."At the 2020 Tony Awards ceremony, held in September 2021, Cody won for Best Book of a Musical and Lauren Patten, who plays Jo, won for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. Patten was with the cast at the time of closing, alongside&nbsp;Tony Award nominee Elizabeth Stanley and Grammy Award nominee Heidi Blickenstaff alternating as Mary Jane Healy, Morgan Dudley as Frankie Healy, Derek Klena as Nick Healy, Sean Allan Krill as Steve Healy, and Kathryn Gallagher as Bella. Stanley, Klena, Krill, and Gallagher all received Tony nominations for their roles."We are so proud of this extraordinary show, and this extraordinary company, who every night in difficult circumstances, have told the Jagged Little Pill story. This show about healing, human connection, and catharsis, has been a salve to audiences, and to all of us, throughout these trying times," the producers' statement read.

'Jagged Little Pill' closes on Broadway due to the pandemic

Jagged Little Pill

The 2-time Tony Award® winning show based on Alanis Morissette’s iconic music. 

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Jagged Little Pill has announced a permanent Broadway closure due to challenges caused by the pandemic, becoming the first Broadway show to do so. The musical, which had previously announced a four-day cancellation of performances due to the presence...

The show had previously canceled performances from December 18-21.

The first production images from the latest Broadway revival of <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/the-music-man">The Music Man</a> have been released. <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/actor-profile/hugh-jackman">Hugh Jackman</a> and <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/actor-profile/sutton-foster">Sutton Foster</a> star in the new production of Meredith Willson's classic show. After being delayed more than a year due to the pandemic, the musical began performances December 20 at the <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/winter-garden-theatre">Winter Garden Theatre</a> and will officially open February 10.In The Music Man, Jackman stars as the con man Professor Harold Hill, who goes from town to town posing as a music teacher. He tricks local bands into buying expensive instruments and uniforms from him, promising to help them improve — and then runs off with their money before teaching them a single note.Soon, he arrives in River City, where Marian Paroo — "Marian the Librarian," played by Foster — figures out his con. But Harold's plans to disappear, and Marian's to expose him as a fraud, both get complicated when they fall for each other.Jackman, a Tony Award winner for his 2004 Broadway debut in The Boy From Oz, was last seen on Broadway in The River, starring as The Man from 2014-2015. Foster, who last starred on Broadway in the titular role of 2014's Violet, is returning to New York after a run in Anything Goes in London's West End, where she reprised her Tony-winning performance as Reno Sweeney. <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/news-features/the-music-man-releases-rehearsal-photos-unveils-new-marquee">See photos of Jackman and Foster in rehearsal for The Music Man.</a>Since The Music Man premiered on Broadway in 1957 (and won five Tony Awards, including Best Musical), the show has been made into a movie, revived off and on Broadway (in 1965 and 2000, respectively), and been performed all over the world. Director Jerry Zaks and choreographer Warren Carlyle, the team behind the 2017 <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/hello-dolly">Hello, Dolly!</a> revival starring Bette Midler, have come together again for The Music Man's latest revival in 2021.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/the-music-man">Get The Music Man&nbsp;tickets now.</a>Top image credit: Joan Marcus. Body photos credit: Julieta Cervantes.

First look at ‘The Music Man’ with Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster

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The first production images from the latest Broadway revival of The Music Man have been released. Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster star in the new production of Meredith Willson's classic show.

First look at ‘The Music Man’ with Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster | New York Theatre Guide

The Hugh Jackman-led revival began performances on December 20, and the first production photo has been released.

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.

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A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical on Broadway

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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'Some Like It Hot' sets Broadway closing date

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Some Like It Hot on Broadway

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

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

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

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

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

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## The politics of *Purlie Victorious*

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

## Famous *Purlie Victorious* reviews

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

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

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

Call that a *Purlie* of wisdom.

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*Photo credit: Kara Young, Heather Alicia Simms, Leslie Odom, Jr., Vanessa Bell Calloway, Billy Eugene Jones, and Noah Robbins in Purlie Victorious. (Photo by Marc J. Franklin)*

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.

[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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*Photo credit: Taran Killam and Alex Brightman. (Photos courtesy of production)*

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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