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With Broadway ticket prices now averaging nearly $130, some might say seeing a show is a rich person’s pleasure. Just don’t tell that to Liz Davenport. The 40-year-old Brooklyn, N.Y., resident and obsessive theater fan made a point of seeing all 42 Tony Award-eligible productions that opened this season,
Patti LuPone may have apologized for some recent controversial remarks, but that doesn’t mean the curtain has dropped on the drama.
Another surprise snub was Kieran Culkin for his role in the revival of “Glengarry Glen Ross.” But we’re told the actor will host a Tonys after-party at Pebble Bar to celebrate his former “Succession” co-star Sarah Snook, who is said to have a strong shot at winning Best Actress in a Play for portraying 26 characters in “The Picture of Dorian Gray.”
Best musical nominees like “Dead Outlaw,” “Maybe Happy Ending” and “Operation Mincemeat” tell unique and untested stories. On the play side, “Oh, Mary!” and “Purpose” offer vastly different takes on belief,
Broadway says goodbye to two limited run productions. Good Night, and Good Luck takes its final bow at the Winter Garden Theatre following 22 previews and 77 regular performances; and Othello will conclude its limited run at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre following 30 previews and 89 regular performances.
From small-screen stars doing big box office to serial franchises coming to the stage, Broadway is leaning into the streaming era.
Reed Birney and Lisa Emery in a two-hander, Taylor Mac in a Molière riff and Jay Ellis in a romantic drama — here’s what’s on New York stages this month.
"Rent," the rock musical, which won four Tony Awards and a Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1996, continues to resonate with audiences nearly 30 years later.
Broadway’s inaugural group marquee dimming to honor multiple artists and industry members who have passed away will pay tribute to such luminaries as Gene Hackman, Linda Lavin, Helen Gallagher, Quincy Jones,
Other than kudos, a far more important function of the Tony Awards is to promote the Broadway shows currently running.