Matt Windman

1 week ago | amny.com | Matt Windman

“Chess,” the politically charged rock musical about an American-Soviet chess match entangled with romance and espionage, will receive its first-ever Broadway revival this fall, nearly four decades after its brief and troubled debut. The cast will be led by Lea Michele (who made an acclaimed return to Broadway in “Funny Girl” two seasons ago), Tony Award winner Aaron Tveit (“Moulin Rouge!,” “Next to Normal”), and Nicholas Christopher (“Hamilton,” “Sweeney Todd”).

1 week ago | amny.com | Matt Windman

Shakespeare in the Park, New York City’s beloved tradition of free classical theater in Central Park, is returning this summer. Following last year’s hiatus due to the extensive renovation of the Delacorte Theatre, the series will relaunch with a starry production of “Twelfth Night.” However, “Twelfth Night” is just the centerpiece of a season of free outdoor classical theater in parks across all five boroughs.

2 weeks ago | amny.com | Matt Windman

If you’ve sensed a funereal undertone running through Broadway this season, you’re not alone. Whether through gallows humor, existential dread, or afterlife fantasy, the 2024–2025 Broadway season has been unusually preoccupied with death. Not just as a narrative device or dramatic climax, but as a thematic center or ghostly pulse beneath the spectacle.

2 weeks ago | amny.com | Matt Windman

The last time Hugh Jackman hit the New York stages three years ago, he led a big-budget, eagerly anticipated Broadway revival of “The Music Man” that turned out to be a bloated and boring letdown. His newest theatrical venture is a bit different. Jackman has partnered with the prolific mega-producer Sonia Friedman to launch “Together,” a new company intended to create small, intimate, and accessible shows built through collaborative ensemble work, with shared credit and equal pay.

3 weeks ago | amny.com | Matt Windman

“Dead Outlaw,” the darkly comic, bourbon-soaked new Broadway musical, was scheduled to ride into Washington, D.C. this week for a celebratory performance and artifact donation at the Library of Congress. But on Friday, the producers abruptly canceled the appearance following news of the termination of Dr. Carla Hayden, the Librarian of Congress.