The New York Times – Music:
Recordings of Broadway musicals are often better than the shows they preserve. Here’s a ranking of last year’s crop, with samples and bonus tracks.
Category: Theater (Broadway)
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Louis Armstrong Musical ‘A Wonderful World’ Set for Broadway
The New York Times – Music:
“A Wonderful World,” featuring Armstrong’s songs, is set to begin previews at Studio 54 in October after previous runs in Miami, New Orleans and Chicago.
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In ‘The Effect,’ Investigating Love and Other Drugs
The New York Times – Film:
Jamie Lloyd’s revival of Lucy Prebble’s 2012 play, starring Paapa Essiedu and Taylor Russell, heads to the Shed after a celebrated run at the National Theater, in London.
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‘Water for Elephants’ Brings the Circus to Broadway
The New York Times – Film:
Based on the 2006 novel by Sara Gruen, the musical follows a young man who hops a train and falls in with a ragtag, traveling group of entertainers.
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Reviving ‘The Wiz’ Through ‘the Blackest of Black Lenses’
The New York Times – Music:
The beloved 1975 musical returns to Broadway this spring, with nods to Black culture like second-line parades and Underground Railroad quilts.
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On the Road With ‘The Outsiders,’ Where the Greasers and Socs Rumbled
The New York Times – Travel:
It’s one of the best-selling Y.A. novels of all time and a star-studded Coppola movie from the ’80s. On its way to Broadway, the show’s cast and creators paid S.E. Hinton a visit.
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Live Performance in New York: Here’s What to See This Spring
The New York Times – Music:
“The Notebook” and “Cabaret” land on Broadway. Olivia Rodrigo’s tour stops in Manhattan. Plus: Herbie Hancock, Heartbeat Opera and Trisha Brown Dance Company.
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‘Some Like It Hot’ Wins Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album
The New York Times – Music:
The new jazz age musical adaptation of the classic 1959 Billy Wilder film closed in December.
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Chita Rivera Tributes Pour in From Rita Moreno, the Cast of ‘Chicago’ and More
The New York Times – Music:
Onstage and off, she was celebrated as a pathbreaking triple-threat who left a huge legacy in musical theater and dance.