The New York Times – Film:
Billy Porter and Wayne Brady make a tender pair in Robert O’Hara’s revival of the Harvey Fierstein-Jerry Herman musical farce.
Category: New York City Center Theater
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‘Are You Now or Have You Ever Been’ Review: Who Is Naming Names?
The New York Times – Film:
Anna D. Shapiro revives Eric Bentley’s play about the House Un-American Activities Committee’s investigation of the entertainment industry.
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Review: ‘The Wild Party’ Has a Ball at City Center
The New York Times – Music:
Encores! revisits a Jazz Age tale of debauchery, with showstoppers from Jasmine Amy Rogers, Adrienne Warren, Jordan Donica, Tonya Pinkins and others.
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Inside the Alvin Ailey Gala: Ciara, the Red Carpet and a Madonna Dance Party
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Alvin Ailey’s annual gala began with suits and bare chests on the red carpet and ended with dancing to Madonna’s “Like a Prayer.”
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Those Little Chimes That Say ‘Please Take Your Seat’
The New York Times – Music:
At New York’s performing arts venues, herding audiences is a melodic mission.
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Sting on Setting His Music to Dance in Message in a Bottle
The New York Times – Music:
In “Message in a Bottle,” a dance show opening at City Center, Sting’s songbook helps tell the story of a family fleeing conflict.
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‘Jelly’s Last Jam’ Returns, Bringing a Jazz Tale to a New Generation
The New York Times – Music:
Jason Michael Webb, the show’s guest music director, said he wants audiences at the musical about Jelly Roll Morton to experience “a time period that does not exist anymore.”
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‘Pal Joey’ Review: Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildering
The New York Times – Music:
Joey is still a heel in this major revision of the 1940 antihero musical, but he’s now a Black artist trying to find his true voice.