The New York Times – Music:
Ruben Santiago-Hudson, a recent Tony nominee for “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone,” returns to the director’s chair for this season’s revival of “Seven Guitars.”
Category: Theater
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Justin Vivian Bond, Cabaret Chanteuse, Left New York for Paris. New York Called Her Back.
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Justin Vivian Bond, a cabaret performer and MacArthur “genius,” left New York to move to Paris. Now she’s back at Joe’s Pub to tell us all about it.
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How the World’s Longest-Running Musical Finally Made It to Broadway
The New York Times – Music:
“The Fantasticks” ran for decades in Greenwich Village. Now, in time for its Broadway debut, it gets a gender makeover.
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How ‘Come From Away’ Became a Lasting 9/11 Story
The New York Times – Film:
“Come From Away,” about a remote Newfoundland community that embraced grounded travelers, is playing all over the world — even in the town where it takes place.
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‘Les Misérables’ Review: The Barricades Rise Above the Hudson
The New York Times – Music:
In this semi-open-air staging in the Hudson Valley, the musical conjures Paris’s seedy cobblestone streets with an adept Jean Valjean leading the charge.
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Jaye P. Morgan, Hit-Making Singer and Bawdy TV Personality, Dies at 94
The New York Times – Music:
With a humorous stage name adapted from that of the New York financier, she made a 1950s Hit Parade splash and later was a flamboyant talk-show regular.
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As a Storyteller, Tim Curry Had the Gift
The New York Times – Film:
He was a blast to watch, whether playing a mad scientist in “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” a butler in “Clue” or a singing King Arthur in “Spamalot.”
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Tim Curry: A Life in Pictures
The New York Times – Film:
Curry thrived onstage and onscreen in meaty roles that brought him widespread recognition and generations of dedicated fans.