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Spring has officially sprung, and theatre openings have officially sprung into high gear with it. With the Tony Awards just a few months away, tons of new plays, new musicals, and revivals are opening in the hopes of soon getting honored as the year's best theatre. There couldn't be a better month for the height of the theatre season: Children go on spring break, meaning it's the perfect time for a family theatre outing, even if you're traveling to New York. And with the weather getting warmer, you can take yourself or your friends to the theatre without having to brave the cold.

But even though there are plenty of people flocking to Broadway in the spring, there are still plenty of Broadway tickets available this spring. With so many shows going on, there's something for everyone, from classic musicals and plays to adventurous stand-up comedy to burlesque.

Read on to learn about the Broadway and Off-Broadway theatre opening in April. Many shows that started up last month have their official opening nights in April and continue performances through the month, so check out our list of New York theatre in March for even more shows to see this spring.

## Broadway shows in April

April is one of the busiest months of the Broadway season. It almost seems like there's a new Broadway show opening every day. That's not quite true, but there are enough new shows — including [shows from March](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatre-news/news/new-york-theatre-to-see-in-march) that officially open in April — that you can go to the theatre twice a week and not see the same premiere twice. Check out the Broadway shows gearing up in April.

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### *Fat Ham*

Revenge is a dish best served with barbecue sauce in this Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy. Playwright James Ijames flips the story of *Hamlet* on its head, setting the action at a lively cookout where Black, queer college kid Juicy hesitates to avenge his father with murder — but what's the alternative?

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### *Summer, 1976*

[Laura Linney](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/laura-linney) and Jessica Hecht make a perfect pair in this new play by Pulitzer Prize winner David Auburn. As the U.S. celebrates its Bicentennial, two women in Ohio form an unlikely bond and help each other navigate motherhood, ambition, and intimacy.

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### *New York, New York*

Feel like you're king of the hill and top of the heap at this new mega-musical featuring music by Kander and Ebb, along with Lin-Manuel Miranda. *New York, New York* expands the story of Martin Scorsese's same-named film, spotlighting a group of young artists trying to make it big in a thriving city.

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### *Good Night, Oscar*

Sean Hayes transforms into witty pianist Oscar Levant in this new dark comedy. On his first appearance on *Tonight Starring Jack Paar* in 1958, Levant changed the rules of live television forever by turning his personal struggles into sharp, shocking humor. Now, Broadway audiences get to relive that singular night at *Good Night, Oscar*. 

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### *Prima Facie*

Emmy Award winner Jodie Comer made an explosive London stage debut with this new solo play, and she's bringing her tour-de-force performance stateside for her Broadway debut. Witness Comer as Tessa, a brilliant defense lawyer who sees her career in a newly eye-opening light after bringing an assault case of her own to court.

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## Off-Broadway shows in April

Don't forget about Off-Broadway shows amid all the April Broadway openings! This month's Off-Broadway theatre includes a lively new musical, stand-up comedy, a sinfully spectacular variety show, and so much more. If you're looking for a different experience than seeing a traditional play or musical on a Broadway stage, check out these Off-Broadway shows in April.

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### *White Girl in Danger*

Soap operas meet satire in this new musical from *A Strange Loop* award winner Michael R. Jackson. In the soap opera town of Allwhite, white characters are the stars while everyone else remains in the "Blackground" — until Keesha decides to change that. But hijacking someone else's story doesn't go smoothly, inviting plenty of chaos and pointed questions about representation.

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### *Regretfully, So the Birds Are*

Three adopted siblings want to find their parents, stability, and themselves — which is a lot harder than normal when their current family is plagued by incest, murder, and arson counts. This tragicomic farce explores the dark side of self-discovery with an all-Asian cast, writer, and director.

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### *Plays for the Plague Year*

Suzan-Lori Parks's theatrical concert born of the pandemic got shuttered last fall, but it returns for a limited spring engagement at The Public Theater. Parks returns to perform as the Writer, who wrote a play every day when Covid-19 first hit. Through these plays, combined into one story and told with music and speech through the lens of one family, she offers insight into the collective grief, hardship, change, and healing humanity experienced.

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### *shadow/land*

Erika Dickerson-Despenza premiered this show as an audio play in 2021, and it gets its live premiere at the Public this spring. On the eve of Hurricane Katrina's arrival in New Orleans, a mother struggles to let go of her family business, even though it's almost certain to be destroyed. This generational drama sees her and her daughter grapple with how to preserve one's culture and history.

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### *Sorry for Your Loss*

Ten years after suffering the unspeakable loss of his daughter, Michael Cruz Kayne tweeted about it — and received over 140,000 messages of support. They inspired him to write *Sorry for Your Loss*, a comedy show about the silliness of everyday life in the face of grief, and a platitude-free show of outreach to anyone who's experienced loss.

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### *Seven Sins*

Company XIV's sinfully spectacular show is back at Théâtre XIV after a hit run last year. Burlesque dance, circus performance, and music bring to life a lush paradise inspired by the Garden of Eden, as well as humanity's fall from grace as they give in to the seven deadly sins. Cocktails and treats are also on offer during the show, letting audiences indulge their own guilty pleasures.

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Top theatre to see in New York in April

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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 April | New York Theatre Guide

Here are our top picks of theatre to check out in April 2023.

We've been expecting them. The new play [*Grey House*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/27836-grey-house-tickets) has set its complete cast and creative team ahead of its Broadway premiere, which begins April 29 at the [Lyceum Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/lyceum-theatre-ny).

Levi Holloway's horror play made its world premiere in Chicago to acclaim in 2019. The show follows a couple stranded in the mountains who shelter at a cabin, but their surroundings — and hosts — get creepier as days go by and they realize they're trapped.

## Who is in the *Grey House* Broadway cast?

Newly announced *Grey House* cast members include Cyndi Coyne as The Ancient, Colby Kipnes as Squirrel, Alyssa Emily Marvin as A1656, and Eamon Patrick O’Connell as The Boy.

They join [previously announced cast members](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatre-news/news/laurie-metcalf-to-star-in-new-play-grey-house-on-broadway) Laurie Metcalf as Raleigh, Tatiana Maslany as Max, Paul Sparks as Henry, Sophia Anne Caruso as Marlow, and Millicent Simmonds as Bernie.

Additionally, Andrew Morrill joins the creative team as director of artistic sign language. The production is headed by two-time Tony Award-winning director Joe Mantello.

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'Grey House' sets complete Broadway cast, joining Laurie Metcalf

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Grey House starring Laurie Metcalf on Broadway

Find out who is joining the company of this new horror play by Levi Holloway, which begins New York performances at the Lyceum Theatre on April 29.

It's a hit! [*Merrily We Roll Along*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/27417-merrily-we-roll-along-tickets)'s first Broadway revival will begin performances at the [Hudson Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/hudson-theatre) on September 19, and tickets are available now. Get *Merrily We Roll Along* tickets on New York Theatre Guide.

Jonathan Groff, [Daniel Radcliffe](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/daniel-radcliffe), and Lindsay Mendez star in *Merrily We Roll Along* as Frank, Charley, and Mary, a trio of friends whose bond fractures over the course of 20 years. The story of how fame and money break them apart is told in reverse chronological order.

The starry trio reprise their roles from a critically acclaimed 2022 Off-Broadway revival of the musical at New York Theatre Workshop, directed by Maria Friedman. [New York Theatre Guide's four-star review](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/reviews/merrily-we-roll-along-off-broadway-review-jonathan-groff-daniel-radcliffe-lindsay-mendez) calls the production "stirring" and reads, "The story’s consideration of the fragility of friendships stands out."

Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's musical hasn't appeared on Broadway since 1981. A flop at the time, the show has since [underwent numerous revisions](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatre-news/news/everything-you-need-to-know-about-merrily-we-roll-along-on-broadway) and become a celebrated classic featuring some of Sondheim's most famous songs, including "Not a Day Goes By" and "Good Thing Going."

*Merrily We Roll Along* Broadway tickets are available for the musical's limited 18-week engagement.

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The first Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim's classic musical will star Jonathan Groff, Daniel Radcliffe, and Lindsay Mendez for a limited time only.

They're the best pics in London! New photos have been released of the latest Broadway revival of [*Sweeney Todd*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/26216-sweeney-todd-on-broadway-tickets), which officially opens March 26 at the [Lunt-Fontanne Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/lunt-fontanne-theatre).

Tony and Grammy Award nominee [Josh Groban](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/josh-groban) stars in the title role of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's Tony Award-winning musical classic. Sweeney is a barber bent on revenge against a corrupt judge who destroyed his family — and then some. Aiding him in his bloody quest is Mrs. Lovett (Tony winner [Annaleigh Ashford](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/annaleigh-ashford)), who minces Sweeney's victims into the tastiest meat pies in the city.

The star-studded cast also features *Stranger Things*'s Gaten Matarazzo as the naive assistant Tobias, Jordan Fisher (*Hamilton*, *Dear Evan Hansen*) as the lovestruck Anthony, and Ruthie Ann Miles (Tony winner for *The King and I*) as the mysterious Beggar Woman. See photos of Groban, Ashford, Matarazzo, Fisher, Miles, and more below, and then get tickets to see their delicious talents live.

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Take a look at the cast of the latest revival of Stephen Sondheim's classic, bloody musical thriller, currently playing at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.

Razzle dazzle us! For 40 years, composer John Kander and lyricist Fred Ebb worked side by side to create a brand of Broadway musicals packed with beauty and biting commentary. Their shows leave you singing and thinking – a case in point is [*Chicago*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/22-chicago-tickets), one of the longest-running shows in theatre history. 

The prolific duo is known for collaborations with various writers, directors, and actors, and their Broadway premieres continued even after Ebb’s death at age 76 in 2004. The latest is [*New York, New York*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/26043-new-york-new-york-tickets), based loosely on Martin Scorsese’s same-named film, now playing at the [St. James Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/st-james-theatre). It’s a perfect time to look back through the team’s illustrious career – which includes three Tony Award-winning scores – and all the Kander and Ebb musicals on Broadway.

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## 1965: *Flora, The Red Menace*

Kander and Ebb’s first Broadway collaboration is based on the novel *Love is Just Around the Corner*. Set in Depression-era New York, the romantically and politically charged musical lasted around three months. That was long enough for its star, Liza Minnelli, to win a Tony Award and begin a long collaboration with the pair.

## 1966: *Cabaret*

A ratty club in Germany amid the Third Reich’s rise to power seems an unlikely musical setting, but countless audiences came to the cabaret. Based on Christopher Isherwood’s stories and the play they inspired (John Van Druten’s *I Am A Camera*), the show is a masterwork that earned the duo their first Best Score Tony win.

The musical, directed by Harold Prince, opened in 1966 and ran for nearly three years, later Willkommen-ing audiences back to Broadway in 1987, 2004, and 2014 revivals. Plus, the *Cabaret* film starring Minnelli and Joel Grey, who reprised his Tony-winning role as the emcee, dropped in 1972 and has since become one of the most celebrated movie musicals in history. 

## 1968: *The Happy Time*

This bittersweet show starring Robert Goulet follows a globetrotting photographer who returns to his hometown in Canada to search for something missing in life. It earned Kander and Ebb a Tony nomination for Best Score, and the show’s happy time on Broadway ended after 286 performances. 

## 1968: *Zorba*

Two months after their previous show closed, this dark-streaked musical, adapted from the novel *Zorba the Greek*, launched its 305-performance run. The songwriting duo’s attraction to edgy material continues here, including in the song “Life Is.” It matter-of-factly states that "life is what you do while you’re waiting to die.” The show came back to life in a 1983 revival. 

## 1971: *70, Girls, 70* 

Ebb, who wrote the book and lyrics, and Kander were in a lighter mood for this work about senior citizens who steal and resell furs to finance the rescue of their retirement home. The show opened in April 1971 but made a quick getaway from Broadway, running for only 35 performances.

## 1975: *Chicago* 

Regarding celebrity criminals and the true crime craze, this story of merry man killers Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly – roles originated by Gwen Verdon and Chita Rivera – was way ahead of its time. *Chicago* was up for 11 Tonys, including Best Score and Best Book (co-written by Ebb), but the show went home empty-handed. Nowadays, the six-time Tony-winning 1996 revival is the second longest-running show in Broadway history. 

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## 1977: *The Act*

Michelle Craig, a movie-star-turned Las Vegas performer played by Minnelli (who won a Tony), recalls her rocky career moves and romances in this show that opened in October 1977 and ran for 233 performances.

Among the tunes in the Tony-nominated score is “The Money Tree,” in which Michelle wises up about the guy in her life: “The day will come; he’ll come running to me the day the sun turns black and there’s a money tree.”

## 1981: *Woman of the Year*

The duo found creative inspiration for this Lauren Bacall star vehicle in the 1942 Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn comedy about rival reporters falling in and out of love. Bacall sings about that in the witty number “I Wrote the Book,” in which her character notes that she is up on everything – including how to lose a man.

Likewise, Kander and Ebb continued to show they wrote the book on songwriting, winning a Tony for their score. The show opened in March 1981 and closed after 770 performances in just under two years.  

## 1984: *The Rink*

The songwriting team notched another Tony nomination for this score. *The Rink* takes place at a decrepit roller rink, where a mom and daughter (played by Rivera and Minnelli) deal with various challenges, including each other. The show opened in August 1984 and rolled along for 204 performances before calling it a day. 

## 1992: *Kiss of the Spider Woman*

Based on the Manuel Puig novel about a prisoner in Latin America who escapes into a fantasy world, *Kiss of the Spider Woman* was adapted into an Oscar-winning movie before becoming a Tony-winning musical.

Kander and Ebb took home the Best Score Tony, one of seven prizes for the show, including Best Musical and Best Actress for Rivera in the title role. The show opened in May 1993 and had its last kiss in April 1995 after 904 performances.

## 1997: *Steel Pier*

Gritty settings and scenarios become Kander and Ebb. No wonder this show about lost souls in Depression-era Atlantic City appealed to them. Their score got a Tony nomination, but the show ran just 76 performances after its April 1997 premiere.

## 2006: *Curtains*

This backstage murder mystery musical comedy starring David Hyde Pierce opened in March 2007 – making it the duo’s first new show since Ebb’s death – and ran 511 performances. The Tony-nominated score featured “Show People,” an upbeat nod to theatre performers “who live in a world of their own” and who are “born every night at half-hour call.” Write what you know, they say – and Kander and Ebb knew actors.

## 2010: *The Scottsboro Boys* 

“How about a musical about racism, rape, and Jim Crow?” New York Theatre Guide noted in its [four-star review of *The Scottsboro Boys*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/reviews/the-scottsboro-boys-0). It added that “if anyone is going to handle” those topics, it’s Kander and Ebb, who are both credited for music and lyrics in their Tony-nominated score. The story recounts true events from 1931 Alabama, where nine young Black men were accused of raping two white women. The show, directed by Susan Stroman, was framed as a minstrel show, which inspired protests. It ran 49 performances.

## 2015: *The Visit*

A star vehicle for Rivera, this show about a scorned woman who engineers the ultimate revenge on her ex-lover is based on Friedrich Duerrenmatt's 1956 play. The show took 15 years of development to reach Broadway. *The Visit* was up for five Tonys but won none, and the musical closed after 61 performances. 

## 2023: *New York, New York* 

Listen up for Kander and Ebb hits including the title blockbuster and “But the World Goes Round” from Martin Scorsese’s 1977 film. The duo’s songs and the setting — 1946 New York — are the only carryovers from the screen, though. This musical features a new plot about artists seeking success in the city.

*New York, New York* also includes new songs by Kander and Hamilton’s Lin-Manuel Miranda, bridging old and new songwriting talents. You’ll want to be a part of this Kander and Ebb collaboration.

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## Other Kander and Ebb Broadway credits

The above are the musicals the duo created together, but Kander and Ebb songs are so popular that they pop up in plenty of other Broadway shows. These include *Prince of Broadway*, a 2017 tribute to Harold Prince; *Come Fly Away*, a 2010 dance show built around Frank Sinatra hits; and *Liza*, a 1974 concert by Minnelli.

*Photo credit: Chicago on Broadway. (Photo by Jeremy Daniel)*

A history of Kander and Ebb musicals on Broadway

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John Kander and Fred Ebb are the songwriting duo behind one of Broadway's longest-running shows and many other theatrical classics that often get revived.

Even if you don't know [*Peter Pan Goes Wrong*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/27336-peter-pan-goes-wrong-tickets), you're likely familiar with the first part of that title. The story of the boy from Neverland who wouldn't grow up [first took flight in 1904 as a play by J.M. Barrie](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatre-news/news/all-the-peter-pan-adaptations-in-broadway-theatre) and continues to shape countless childhoods worldwide. 

In 2013, Mischief Theatre Company — a comedy theatre group led by British writer/performers Jonathan Sayer, Jonathan Lewis, and Henry Shields — followed up the success of their smash hit [*The Play That Goes Wrong*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/14790-the-play-that-goes-wrong-tickets) with their own take on that beloved tale. *Peter Pan Goes Wrong* is less of an adaptation and more of a play-within-a-play, as the fictional Cornley University Drama Society is actually putting on *Peter Pan*.

But there’s a key difference: The show gets derailed almost constantly by mile-a-minute slapstick in the form of crumbling sets, forgotten lines, offstage fights, and fly rigs that don't actually lift up the actors.

This physical comedy, plus the globally familiar, family-friendly nature of *Peter Pan*, makes Mischief's show — now premiering on Broadway at the [Barrymore Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/barrymore-theatre) — a treat for anybody. As performer Fred Gray described the play, "It just feels like you've been hugged."

"The show is pretty much language-independent," added performer Stephen James Anthony. "Folks who may not speak English well or first could probably still enjoy the show."

Hear more from *Peter Pan Goes Wrong*'s cast and creators about even more reasons to join them in Neverland through July 9.

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## *Peter Pan Goes Wrong* uses *The Play That Goes Wrong* playbook.

The two shows have the same creator, after all. *Peter Pan Goes Wrong* isn't an official sequel to *The Play That Goes Wrong*, but both center on the same Cornley troupe. Their murder mystery play in *The Play That Goes Wrong* was a bust, but the group decides to give it another go with *Peter Pan*.

"It's rare that you get to go see a different show with the characters that you love from a previous show, even though it's about a totally different plot," said understudy Ryan Vincent Anderson. "You're going get the lovable characters you like [from *The Play That Goes Wrong*], but you're also going to get the absolutely amazing story of *Peter Pan*."

Sure, Cornley's staging still goes awry, in part due to the characters' offstage squabbles: "You get a little bit more of a peek into the relationships going on between the cast of Cornley," Greg Tannahill, who plays Jonathan, explained. "You see... things going wrong and them not dealing with it in the best way, but you also get a little peek at them not dealing with each other in the best way."

Nonetheless, keen fans will notice growth in the familiar characters, like sound board operator Trevor, diva Sandra, and stage manager-turned-actress Annie.

"We've learned some things about how to produce better theatre," said understudy Brenann Stacker, referring to the Cornley troupe. "They're better actors, they're better scenic designers. They're actually growing as human beings."

## The cast members are friends on stage and off.

Multiple *Peter Pan Goes Wrong* actors met at drama school together. Chris Leask and Matt Cavendish — who play Trevor and Max, respectively — were in the same year. Sayer, Shields, and Lewis created Mischief as a group project during their time at university.

Plus, most of the principal cast members worked together on the show's premiere 10 years ago, and others have worked with Mischief in at least one production of *Peter Pan Goes Wrong* or *The Play That Goes Wrong* worldwide.

"It's not just a working relationship. We're all best mates, and we have been for the last 13 years, which is why Mischief came together in the first place," said Leask. "Everyone just enjoyed working together and creating theatre. The charm of Mischief is that we all know each other so well. We all just want to get out [there] every night and have fun and entertain our audience. You can see that relationship on stage between the actors."

In other words, *Peter Pan Goes Wrong* lets the actors goof off with their friends. What could be more fun than that?

## *Peter Pan* is a globally beloved story.

"We've done [*Peter Pan Goes Wrong*] in several different countries, and we keep thinking, how are we going to adapt it for this particular country?" said director Adam Meggio. "And in the end, you don't actually have to do that much with it because it's *Peter Pan*, which is a fairly universal story.

"People tend to know it," he continued. "And even if you don't know it, it doesn't matter, because you get it when you watch it." The nostalgic familiarity of *Peter Pan* and its characters — Peter, Tinkerbell, Wendy, Captain Hook — is a major reason Mischief's version succeeded in multiple countries on both sides of the Atlantic.

## The play is rooted in a popular British theatre form.

"Back in the U.K., we have a big English tradition of the pantomime," Meggio explained. "The grand style of acting, the actor down in the footlights being a villain, puffs of smoke and people appear, old stage magic."

In short, pantomime is just a more exaggerated version of what comedic performing already is. The concept of pantomime may be uniquely British, but its old-fashioned, campy performance style is universal.

That said, the creators made some tweaks for American audiences, mainly vocabulary-wise. "Rather than white spirit, it's paint thinner," Sayer said. Added Shields: "We've changed the word interval to intermission... We also had to change the word polytechnic to university, which is fair because I don't think even British people really know what to call it."

## *Peter Pan Goes Wrong* takes flight — literally.

You can't follow the second star straight on 'till morning on foot. Peter Pan and Tinkerbell must fly, and that's only half the complex stage magic going on in this show. "There's loads of elaborate routines like flying and pirate ships and creating these incredible sets," described Shields. "That really is just fodder for us to tear everything apart."

In other words, expect lots of flying, but in the hands of the clueless Cornley company, expect lots of failed takeoffs and falling, too.

## We all have an inner Peter Pan.

Unlike Peter Pan, we're all growing up whether we like it or not. But at *Peter Pan Goes Wrong*, the actors and audience members can stop the clock for a few hours.

"There's something really universal about not growing up, right?" said Anthony. "Life gets serious and difficult, especially in these past few years, and who doesn't want to go back to a place of childlike wonder and simple pleasures?"

Added Anderson: "Our inner child just withers away sometimes. We kind of have to, to get through life, but then to come to a show like this and just experience childlike joy, it's amazing."

## Everyone loves when things go wrong.

No one likes embarrassing themselves, but when others do it, it's comedy. When asked why this phenomenon is so universal, the *Peter Pan Goes Wrong* cast had quick answers.

"Comedy is mostly about status and status transactions: people thinking that they're better than they are, and then getting their comeuppance and being knocked down a peg or two," Meggio said. "Those sorts of things tend to be very human."

Anthony had just the word: "Schadenfreude. There's something delicious about watching someone get defeated by a prop, or, despite their best efforts to be very respectable, they end up looking like an absolute fool." We might usually feel bad for laughing, but at *Peter Pan Goes Wrong*, it's not only okay, but encouraged.

## The play isn't just funny — it's heartfelt.

Despite facing setbacks at every turn, the actors are determined to make it through their play. *Peter Pan Goes Wrong* sincerely celebrates resilience and teamwork, which one might not expect from a show bursting with gags.

Harry Kershaw, who plays Francis, made this point by comparing *Peter Pan Goes Wrong* to *The Office*. "[In] the English *Office*... the most successful thing that's happened is that Ricky Gervais has told someone to fuck off," he said. "That's the win, whereas the American *Office* ends on a more upbeat note, with Michael Scott being a hero.

"In this show, there's more of a sense of everyone who's managed to finish the show is a hero," Kershaw continued. "There's a wonderful sense of achievement."

That warm feeling, plus all the joy from the comedy leading up to it, makes this trip to Neverland worthwhile.

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The show's Broadway cast, many of whom have performed in it or *The Play That Goes Wrong* before, shares what makes this show that goes wrong so hilariously right.

Great Scott! The complete [*Back to the Future*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/26018-back-to-the-future-tickets) Broadway cast has been set. The show will fly into the [Winter Garden Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/winter-garden-theatre) on June 30 ahead of an August 3 opening.

*Back to the Future* is based on the hit 1985 film of the same name about Marty McFly, a teenager who almost stops his parents from meeting when he travels back in time to 1955. With the help of scientist Doc Brown, he must figure out how to fix the past to save his future.

The *Back to the Future* musical premiered in London in 2020 and won the Olivier Award for Best New Musical in 2022.

## Who is in the *Back to the Future* Broadway cast?

Rounding out the principal cast are Liana Hunt as Lorraine Baines, Jelani Remy as Goldie Wilson/Marvin Berry, and Nathaniel Hackmann as Biff Tannen. They join previously announced leads Roger Bart as Doc Brown, Casey Likes as Marty McFly, and Hugh Coles as George McFly. Bart and Coles reprise their roles from London.

The newly announced ensemble cast includes Merritt David Janes as Strickland, Mikaela Secada as Jennifer Parker, Amber Ardolino, Will Branner, Victoria Byrd, Brendon Chan, Kevin Curtis, Nick Drake, Samuel Gerber, Marc Heitzman, Kimberly Immanuel, Joshua Kenneth Allen Johnson, Hannah Kevitt, JJ Niemann, Becca Petersen, Emma Pittman, Jonalyn Saxer, Blakely Slaybaugh, Gabi Stapula, and Daryl Tofa.

The creative team is led by director John Rando. The book is by Bob Gale, who co-wrote the *Back to the Future* film trilogy's screenplays, and music and lyrics by Alan Silvestri (who composed the film's score) and Glen Ballard. Additional songs from the film including “The Power of Love” and “Johnny B. Goode” also appear in the stage musical.

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*Photo credit: Casey Likes and Roger Bart. (Photo by Hugo Glendinning)*

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Find out who is joining Casey Likes, Roger Bart, and Hugh Coles in the New York premiere of this musical based on the cult classic 1985 sci-fi comedy film.

It’s showtime, folks! Typical Broadway musicals come with stories that have a beginning, a middle, and an end. [*Bob Fosse’s Dancin’*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/24249-bob-fosses-dancin-tickets) doesn’t follow that template, and it wastes no time letting audiences know that. “What you are about to see is an almost plotless musical,” a performer says in the show’s opening moment. 

True enough. Then again, in this exuberant musical revue celebrating the singular, groundbreaking work of choreographer Bob Fosse, every dancer's movement – from goofy, vulnerable knock knees to hypnotizing, frisky finger wags — tells an eloquent, and often provocative, story. 

Director Wayne Cilento’s revival of the 1978 Tony-winning Best Musical, then simply called *Dancin’*, preserves Fosse’s original choreography and interpolates a wide sweep of numbers, including rarely performed pieces and Fosse classics. Look for them to shimmy, shuffle, and leap across the stage. 

But perhaps you don't know what "classic Fosse" looks like or why his legacy warrants a two-hour musical. No worries — you're in the right place to find out the basics of his dance style, what you'll see on stage in *Dancin'*, and all that jazz. Learn more about this Broadway superstar and his sexy fancy footwork, and then check it out at the [Music Box Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/music-box-theatre).

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## Who is Bob Fosse?

Bob Fosse was a choreographer, director, performer, and visionary changemaker in the theatre world. Beginning in the 1950s, he reshaped Broadway dancing with his innovative and influential choreography that was as precise as it was sensual. His moves set several of musical theatre’s most famous shows in motion, and the dancing is now just as iconic as the songs and stories. 

## What musicals is Bob Fosse known for?

By the time of his death at age 60 in 1987, Fosse had won eight Tony Awards for *The Pajama Game*, *Damn Yankees*, *Redhead*, *Little Me*, *Sweet Charity*, *Pippin*, *Dancin’*, and *Big Deal*. Among his most popular and iconic dance numbers from these shows are the sultry [“Steam Heat”](https://youtu.be/eQdyDlSie0Q) from *Pajama Game*, in which he used his now-trademark bowler hats; the sexy bump-and-grinding [“Big Spender”](https://youtu.be/iG3VfKlfDEk) from *Sweet Charity*; and the mesmerizing [“Magic to Do”](https://youtu.be/ADeU6qz37B4) from *Pippin*, with sharp jazz hands in the spotlight. Look for bits of these on stage at *Bob Fosse’s Dancin’*.

Fosse also co-wrote, directed, and choreographed John Kander and Fred Ebb’s 1975 Broadway premiere of [*Chicago*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/22-chicago-tickets) — he's a triple threat and then some. The musical's 1996 revival, which Ann Reinking meticulously choreographed in Fosse's style, is now the second-longest running show in Broadway history.

## What is Fosse known for beyond Broadway?

Fosse generally gravitated to works with a sexy edge, a dark side, or both. He directed the films *Sweet Charity*, *Lenny*, *All That Jazz*, and *Star 80*. But most notably, he won an Oscar for his direction of 1972 film version of Kander and Ebb’s *Cabaret*, which he also choreographed.

Fosse wasn't involved with the musical's Broadway premiere, but the film indelibly linked Fosse's name with *Cabaret*. A number in *Bob Fosse’s Dancin’*, "Spring Chicken," features Fosse's choreography from that film's song ["Mein Herr."](https://youtu.be/lxmz3RcNNBE)

In addition, a number of film and TV projects portray Fosse's own life story — he was a fascinating character on stage and off. In the semi-autobiographical 1979 movie *All That Jazz*, Fosse directed Roy Scheider as his alter ego Joe Gideon, a manic moviemaker who has a fatal cardiac event. Fosse died of a heart attack in 1987; leave it to him to call the steps on his own demise.

The 2019 miniseries *Fosse/Verdon* focused on his personal and working relationship with Gwen Verdon, his wife and the star of multiple of his projects.

## What is the Fosse dance style?

Fosse’s full-bodied signature jazz choreography created a style and a language that speaks for itself. Movements, and stillness, are meticulous. His signature jazz moves include curved shoulders, hip rolls and thrusts, turned-in knees and toes, sideways shuffling, insistent finger snaps, and the famous jazz hands. Hats, particularly bowlers, are a classic Fosse tool to make the dance more dynamic.

## What dance styles are in *Bob Fosse's Dancin’*?

Fosse is best known as a jazz choreographer, but *Bob Fosse’s Dancin’* shows he has a much wider range. He was fluent in classical, jazz, pop, and tap, and all those styles and others are on view.

“Percussion” is a four-part piece that showcases Fosse’s appreciation for the precision and rigor of traditional ballet, but through characters such as boxers. “Big City Mime” is a mini-ballet set in a seedy urban sexscape. “Sing Sing Sing” – set to the Benny Goodman classic – bursts with energy as dancers leap and tap across the stage. A bit of the iconic [“Manson Trio”](https://youtu.be/V3b40WGwPuw?t=220) from *Pippin* gets its place at center stage. 

## Where is *Bob Fosse’s Dancin’* playing?

*Bob Fosse’s Dancin’* is at the Music Box Theatre. Director Wayne Cilento, who was nominated for a Best Featured Actor Tony for the original 1978 production and won a Best Choreography Tony for *The Who’s Tommy*, said he wants “to introduce Fosse to a new generation of audiences.” He’s doing that – one hip pop at a time.

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Bob Fosse's Dancin' on Broadway

The choreographer behind *Chicago*, *Cabaret*, *Pippin*, and more is known for jazz hands and black hats, but the revue *Bob Fosse's Dancin'* shows his range.

This is a bombshell! The new musical [*Smash*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/24261-smash-a-new-musical-tickets), based on the hit TV drama series of the same name, will come to Broadway during the 2024-2025 season.

The *Smash* TV show ran on NBC for two seasons from 2012-2013. It centered on the road to Broadway for *Bombshell*, a fictional musical about the life of Marilyn Monroe.

Key characters included Karen ([Katharine McPhee](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/katharine-mcphee)) and Ivy (Megan Hilty), two actresses vying to play Marilyn; Julia ([Debra Messing](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/debra-messing)) and Tom ([Christian Borle](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/christian-borle)), the writers of *Bombshell*; and Derek (Jack Davenport), the director of *Bombshell*.

Casting for the Broadway production has yet to be announced, but multiple major names are attached on the creative side. Directing is five-time Tony Award winner Susan Stroman, who's known for staging musicals including *The Producers*, *Contact*, *Show Boat*, and *Crazy for You*. She also directs and choreographs [*New York, New York*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/26043-new-york-new-york-tickets) on Broadway this season.

Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman wrote original songs for the *Smash* TV series, and many of those songs will appear in the musical alongside new material from the duo. They're behind this season's [*Some Like It Hot*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/24262-some-like-it-hot-tickets) musical and the Tony-winning *Hairspray*.\

The book for *Smash* is by Tony winner Bob Martin (*The Prom*, *The Drowsy Chaperone*) and Tony nominee Rick Elice (*Jersey Boys*, *Peter and the Starcatcher*).

Joshua Bergasse, who choreographed the TV show, returns to direct the *Smash* musical. Additionally, producing is Steven Spielberg, who came up with the original concept for the TV show, alongside Robert Greenblatt and Neil Meron.

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Smash, A New Musical

The new musical comedy is based off the hit TV series about the creation of a fictional Marilyn Monroe musical, which aired on NBC from 2012 to 2013.

Be a part of it! [*New York, New York*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/26043-new-york-new-york-tickets) will offer rush and lottery tickets for its Broadway run, which begins performances March 24 at the [St. James Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/st-james-theatre). Opening night is April 26.

*New York, New York* offers $35 tickets via a digital lottery. Lottery entries are accepted until 10:30 a.m. the day before the performance, and winners are notified by email and text shortly afterward at 11 a.m. Each person can request up to two tickets.

*New York, New York* also offers $30 rush tickets in person at the St. James box office. Rush tickets are available beginning when the box office opens at 10 a.m. each day except Sunday, when it opens at 11 a.m. Each person can purchase up to two tickets for that day's performance. Rush tickets are subject to availability.

Loosely based on the 1977 Martin Scorsese film of the same name, *New York, New York* follows a group of artists trying to make it big in the city in 1946. The show features songs from the film, including the iconic title theme, by John Kander and Fred Ebb. New songs composed for the musical are by Kander and Lin-Manuel Miranda.

Colton Ryan and Anna Uzele star, and five-time Tony Award winner Susan Stroman directs.

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With Broadway theatres now reopening across the city for one-off performances, some productions are beginning to reveal details on their return. <a href="/show/six">Six </a>will reopen at the <a href="/theatres/brooks-atkinson-theatre">Brooks Atkinson Theatre</a>&nbsp;from Sept. 17, 2021, with an opening night on Oct. 3, 2021.&nbsp;In a <a href="https://twitter.com/SixBroadway/status/1389972412645642242" target="_blank">tweet from the production</a>,&nbsp;Six&nbsp;presale tickets will be on sale from May 6 - May 10. Further details, including a performance schedule will be announced in due course.&nbsp;Combining history, heartbreak and pop music, <a href="/show/six">Six </a>sees Henry VIII's wives take to the mics to share their story. After regional performances, <a href="/show/six">Six </a>premiered in the West End in 2019 and received five Olivier Award nominations, including best new musical.<a href="/show/six">Six </a>made its Broadway premiere at the <a href="/theatres/brooks-atkinson-theatre">Brooks Atkinson Theatre</a> on Feb. 13, 2020. The <a href="/show/six">Six </a>opening night was due to take place on Mar. 12, 2020, but that was the night that all Broadway theatres were forced to close.Casting for <a href="/show/six">Six </a>'s Broadway return has not been confirmed. Prior to the Broadway lockdown, the cast included Adrianna Hicks as Catherine of Aragon, Andrea Macasaet as Anne Boleyn, Abby Mueller as Jane Seymour, Brittney Mack as Anna of Cleves, Samantha Pauly as Katherine Howard and Anna Uzele as Catherine Parr.The news of&nbsp;Six&nbsp;tickets on sale follows <a href="/news-features/broadway-theatres-to-reopen-september-14-2021-says-governor-cuomo">Governor Cuomo's news that Broadway theatres can reopen from Sept. 14, 2021</a>.&nbsp;Other musicals which have confirmed a reopening include <a href="/show/chicago">Chicago</a> at the Ambassador Theatre, <a href="/show/jagged-little-pill">Jagged Little Pill </a>at the Broadhurst Theatre and <a href="/show/diana-the-musical">Diana: The Musical</a> at the Longacre Theatre. <a href="/show/the-music-man">The Music Man</a> will begin performances at the Winter Garden Theatre from December 20.<a href="/show/six">Six </a>is at the <a href="/theatres/brooks-atkinson-theatre">Brooks Atkinson Theatre</a>&nbsp;from Sept. 17, 2021.Photo credit: Cast of Six (Photo by Joan Marcus)Article Originally Published: 26 April 2021

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King Henry VIII was a Tudor monarch, ruling over England for nearly 40 years. During his time on the throne, he broke away from the Church of England and, even more famously, had six wives. While history lessons have taught us all about Henry VIII, they often spend little time on the wives, focusing mostly on how they died or else got rejected.

*Six* includes plenty of tongue-in-cheek jokes about their deaths and divorces, but it also includes firsthand accounts from the women themselves about what their lives, personalities, and talents are independent of Henry. You won’t get that in the history books — only on the Broadway stage. With a women-only cast (the Queens) and band (the Ladies in Waiting), *Six* on Broadway puts female power and girlbosses on the map.

The show came out of humble beginnings in England, when creators Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss wrote it during their last year at Cambridge University. At the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland, *Six* caught the attention of producers, and it went on to tour the U.K. and get a five-time Olivier Award-nominated run in London’s West End. The show went on to play Australia and tour the U.S., and *Six* continues to reign on Broadway at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre.

In 2022, the show got eight Tony nominations, including Best Musical. *Six* won for Best Original Score and Best Costume Design, for Gabriella Slade’s Tudor-chic-meets-glitzy-popstar designs.

## What to Watch For

- Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss weren’t the only people from the *Six* team that first joined forces at the University of Cambridge. They met the musical director and lighting designer there, too.
- *Six* is such a short musical because it was written for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, which has a time limit for productions. When *Six* premiered there in 2018, 10,000 people saw the show in one month. 
- There’s a longstanding myth that Henry VIII wrote the English folk song “Greensleeves” for Anne Boleyn. It’s likely false, but the song is referenced in some of Anne’s *Six* lyrics, and you’ll hear its melody played on the harpsichord when you walk into the theatre.
- The Queens wear different accessories depending on their fate. The divorced women both wear spiked headbands, and the beheaded ones wear chokers.
- Each wife leads her own musical number, but they come together for a techno rave group number, “Haus of Holbein.” See the queens dance in their neon ruff collars and glasses and get ready to “Get Down” with Anna of Cleves right afterward.
- Since the London *Six* cast recording was released on Spotify in 2019, the songs have been streamed worldwide over 100 million times. In 2022, a recording of the show’s opening night performance on Broadway was released as a live album, further dominating *Six*’s reign over music streaming. Have you listened to the *Six* albums?

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Six&nbsp;reopens&nbsp;at the <a href="/theatres/brooks-atkinson-theatre">Brooks Atkinson Theatre</a> on Broadway. Get your&nbsp;Six&nbsp;tickets on New York Theatre Guide today.In the space of just a few short years, Six&nbsp;has grown from a 2017 Edinburgh Fringe production to become an international musical phenomenon, and like <a href="/show/hamilton">Hamilton</a>, the show has burst explosively out of the theatre bubble and into the mainstream.Six&nbsp;tells the testimonies of the six ex-wives of British royal tyrant Henry VIII&nbsp;through the medium of a modern-day girl group concert. As the queens dispute who should be the lead singer of the group, agreeing it should be the one amongst them who received the poorest treatment from their former husband, we are introduced to each member with scintillating solo numbers and a handful of gratifying group numbers to boot.Each queen is also inspired by present-day pop divas. Whilst Catherine of Aragon carries herself like Queen B Beyoncé, Anne Boleyn rocks out more like a "Sk8er Boi"-era Avril Lavigne. The smooth tones of an Adele-esque Jane Seymour contrast nicely with Anna of Cleves, who gives us her best Nicki Minaj. And while Katherine Howard brings us the seductive à la Britney Spears, the survivor Catherine Parr rounds out the group with a gravitas of one Alicia Keyes.The brainchild of Toby Marlow during his final year at Cambridge University, he and his collaborator Lucy Moss wrote Six&nbsp;at the tender age of 21. Presented by Cambridge University Musical Theatre Society at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2017, this fresh new musical caught the attention of producers Kenny Wax and Global Musicals, who would bring Six&nbsp;to the Arts Theatre in London's West End in December of that year. Its success snowballed from there, spurred on by the release of the original cast recording in September 2018, and Six&nbsp;toured the UK extensively and later returned to the Arts Theatre for an open-ended London run.The 'little show that could' was honored with five Olivier Award nominations in 2019, including best musical in a category that also included Come From Away, Fun Home, and Tina: The Tina Turner Musical.Following a North American premiere in Chicago in May 2019, the US cast would tour to the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Edmonton's Citadel Theatre in Alberta, Canada, and the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts in St. Paul, Minnesota.&nbsp;&nbsp;Don't miss out on&nbsp;Six, a&nbsp;genre-defying, exhilarating historical musical with a poptastic score for the ages.Tickets to&nbsp;Six&nbsp;are available now. Book your tickets today.(Photos by Joan Marcus)

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There is nothing I enjoy more than discovering a show and then going back to see it again (and again) with someone who has never seen it before. As someone who goes to the theatre for work, I view every night as a treasure hunt for the next theatrical crown jewel, and I love revisiting these gems time and again with friends and family.&nbsp;So when I saw a little show called <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/six">Six</a> for the first time in London's West End in 2019, I couldn't wait to evangelize about it and take everyone I know. When the show came to the U.S. for a North American tour before heading to Broadway, I took my brother and sister-in-law to the show at American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge, Mass.&nbsp;And when the show was preparing for its March 2020 Broadway bow, I took a good friend, dancing in the aisles at the last show I saw before the pandemic shutdown.&nbsp;Now, the production is the first new musical to return to Broadway since theatres closed, and in the intervening time, I've actually moved to London, where I was at the musical's first performance back in the West End in May 2021. So being back in New York for Broadway's reopening and seeing Six (for the sixth time, no less) feels like a seminal moment for the show.&nbsp;This time, I also took a good friend, who also had never seen the show or heard any of the music. Watching her experience pure musical theatre elation for a pop-packed 75 minutes was greater than any returning-to-theatre joy I could have imagined. You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll dance. It's everything a theatre experience should be and more.&nbsp;So what is Six, you might ask, oh uninitiated one? The show is essentially a pop concert featuring the six wives of&nbsp;Henry VIII belting and riffing about all the "bullsh*t" they had to put up with from the king. Featuring vocal stylings in the vein of Nicki Minaj, Adele, Ariana Grande, Beyoncé, and more, the performers deliver a "histo-remix," in a concise and endlessly catchy concert-style show that is part singing competition, part history lesson.&nbsp;Now, you don't need me to tell you how popular the music is, as the U.K. cast recording has been streamed over 100 million times, and writers Toby Moss and Lucy Marlow (also the show's co-director with Jamie Armitage) have scored a deal to write pop music. Not bad for two students at Cambridge who came up with this show in school and premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe.&nbsp;The queendom has now gone global, and the Broadway production is bigger, bolder, and beltier than any Six I've seen yet. From new riffs to surprise costume reveals, every element has been leveled up for New York, leaving no stone unturned. Adrianna Hicks (Catherine of Aragon), Andrea Macasaet (Anne Boleyn), Abby Mueller (Jane Seymour), Brittney Mack (Anna of Cleves), Samantha Pauly (Katherine Howard), and Anna Uzele (Catherine Parr) form a tight ensemble, fulfilling all your girl group dreams and your next karaoke night.&nbsp;The show itself is a retro-mashup with Gabrielle Slade's bedazzled costumes featuring Reformation-inspired silhouettes; Carrie-Anne Ingrouille's choreography showcases Tudor-meets-pop moves; and Emma Bailey's scenery and Tim Deiling's lighting feels like what a royal ballroom might look like in a techno disco.&nbsp;Ultimately, the queens' own stories of overcoming struggles and the show's circuitous journey to Broadway are also beacons for the power of positivity, perseverance, and coming together in times of struggle. Just like these six "ex-wives," we've all had it rough for the past year and a half, and the queens are here to bring in a new regime. Long may they reign.&nbsp;Six&nbsp;is playing on Broadway at the <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/brooks-atkinson-theatre">Brooks Atkinson Theatre</a>. &nbsp;

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Designed by Herbert J. Krapp for the Chanin Brothers, the Brooks Atkinson Theatre officially opened as the Mansfield Theatre in 1926. Between the years of 1933 and 1945, it fell into disuse until it was purchased by Michael Myerberg and subsequently leased to CBS for television productions under the name of CBS Studio 59.

It was then renamed after the former New York Times theater critic Brooks Atkinson in 1960 and bought (in part-ownership) by the Nederlander Organization in 1967.

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