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3 weeks ago | 
theatermania.com | Pete Hempstead
It is a truth universally acknowledged that Jane Austen’s novels will forever be sources of stage adaptations. I, for one, am all for it. I welcome fresh attempts to bring the work of one of my all-time favorite writers to the boards. But new productions have a challenge: How do you make your version stand out from the rest?
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3 weeks ago | 
theatermania.com | Pete Hempstead
A new trailer has been released for the upcoming movie musical Kiss of the Spider Woman. Jennifer Lopez plays Aurora in the film adaptation of the John Kander, Fred Ebb, Terrence McNally musical, written for the screen and directed by Bill Condon (Chicago, Dreamgirls). Diego Luna (Y Tu Mamá También) and Tonatiuh (Promised Land) also star.
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3 weeks ago | 
theatermania.com | David Gordon |Zachary Stewart |Pete Hempstead
The winners of the 2025 Tony Awards will be revealed in a televised ceremony this Sunday, June 8. After offering their predictions in the acting and creative categories, our critics have some predictions about the four big show categories: Best Musical, Best Play, Best Revival of a Musical, and Best Revival of a Play.
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3 weeks ago | 
theatermania.com | David Gordon |Zachary Stewart |Pete Hempstead
Special ReportsOur critics predict the winners of the 2025 Tony Awards in acting categories. The winners of the 2025 Tony Awards will be revealed in a televised ceremony on Sunday, June 8. Here’s who our critics think will win in the acting categories.
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3 weeks ago | 
theatermania.com | Pete Hempstead
In the classical telling of Orpheus and Eurydice, Orpheus travels to the underworld to rescue his lover, Eurydice, but loses her when he panics and looks back. In Eurydice, Sarah Ruhl’s version of the myth, Orpheus looks back at Eurydice when she panics and shouts out to him. If only these two could calm down. Stranger Things’ Maya Hawke stars in the title role of a new revival now running at the Pershing Square Signature Center.
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3 weeks ago | 
theatermania.com | David Gordon |Zachary Stewart |Pete Hempstead
The winners of the 2025 Tony Awards will be revealed in a televised ceremony on Sunday, June 8. Here are our critics’ predictions for Best Directors of a Musical and a Play, Best Book of a Musical, Best Original Score, and Best Choreography. Best Direction of a MusicalSaheem Ali, Buena Vista Social ClubMichael Arden, Maybe Happy EndingDavid Cromer, Dead OutlawChristopher Gattelli, Death Becomes HerJamie Lloyd, Sunset Blvd.
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1 month ago | 
theatermania.com | Pete Hempstead
Take some well-known songs by a beloved artist like Bobby Darin or Louis Armstrong, plunk them into a standard storyline of flashbacks and dance numbers, and you’ve got yourself the makings of a biomusical. Colman Domingo and Patricia McGregor had the right instinct about Nat King Cole being a good subject for one: His songs are classics, he rubbed elbows with the greats, and he had a trail-blazing TV show whose run was cut short because of timid sponsors and flat-out racism.
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1 month ago | 
theatermania.com | Pete Hempstead
In 1933 Judge John M. Woolsey made a ruling in a case that would expand the repertoire of words and ideas that writers could (legally) explore in their works. In United States v. One Book Entitled Ulysses by James Joyce, Joyce’s 1922 novel was put on trial for obscenity, a charge that had previously made it ineligible for importation into the US.
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2 months ago | 
theatermania.com | Pete Hempstead
An enormous ship appears beneath thundering clouds. Snowflakes fall on the audience as the stage fills with smoke. Suddenly a screeching creature appears in a flash of light and attacks a crew member before disappearing into the darkness. This is Broadway’s introduction to the terrifying alternate dimension of Stranger Things: The First Shadow—and it’s spectacular.
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2 months ago | 
theatermania.com | Pete Hempstead
Nelson Mandela once spoke about his dream of South Africa becoming a Rainbow Nation, a multicultural country united in peace. That dream inspired Brent van Rensburg and Laurence Estève to found Zip Zap Circus, a troupe of amazing performers now wowing audiences at the New Victory Theater in their acrobatic thrill ride Moya. Directed by van Rensburg and choreographed by Adele Blank, Moya is an eye-popping, family-friendly show that celebrates South Africa while keeping you on the edge of your seat.
