Monday, April 25, 2011

Theater

Theater Review | 'The House of Blue Leaves'

A Papal Visit Has Dreamers Dreaming

The House of Blue Leaves, which opened on Monday at the Walter Kerr Theater, has a starry cast featuring Ben Stiller and Edie Falco.
Sara Krulwich/The New York Times

The House of Blue Leaves, which opened on Monday at the Walter Kerr Theater, has a starry cast featuring Ben Stiller and Edie Falco.

There’s little that’s transporting in the somber new Broadway revival of John Guare’s “House of Blue Leaves.”

ArtsBeat

Larry Kramer Hand Delivers a Message

Larry Kramer, the playwright now making his Broadway debut with “The Normal Heart,” is handing out letters outside performances of his play reminding theatergoers that H.I.V. and AIDS are still a real problem.

Theater Review | 'Triangle'

A Century-Old Love Story With Fire as a Backdrop

In the historical drama “Triangle,” brief eyewitness accounts of the Triangle shirtwaist factory fire are interspersed with a love story and Tin Pan Alley tunes.

Theater Review | 'Born Yesterday'

Daffy Blonde Gets Wise to Washington

If the sexual politics in the revival of the 1946 play “Born Yesterday” still carry a whiff of the postwar years, the political resonance could scarcely be more potent.

ArtsBeat Blog

Flying in ‘Spider-Man’ Again After Fall

Christopher Tierney, who fell 30 feet off a platform while performing in December in Broadway's "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark," is back in the show.

Alan Champion, Sign-Language Interpreter for Theater, Dies at 55

With skilled hands and intense concentration, Mr. Champion brought theater to deaf and hearing-impaired audience members on Broadway and beyond.

Just a Maid in Movies, but Not Forgotten

Theresa Harris, a black actress whose usual role was as a servant, is one of the inspirations for a new play by Lynn Nottage.

For Derek Jacobi, Now Is the Time for a Certain Role

Derek Jacobi climbs the mountain of “King Lear” in a production directed by Michael Grandage.

Theater Listings: April 22 — 28

A selected guide to theater performances in New York.

Multimedia
Sons of Scotland

The actor Jack Lowden talks about performing in the National Theater of Scotland's production of "Black Watch," at St. Ann's Warehouse.

Mythology and 'Jerusalem'

Jez Butterworth talks about the myths and folklore in his new Broadway play "Jerusalem."

Coffee Drama

Several New York theaters are welcoming patrons well before showtime.

Recent Reviews
Critic's Notebook

Tale of the Iraq War, Still Resonating

“Black Watch,” a group portrait of Scottish soldiers in Iraq that was first seen here in 2007, returns to St. Ann’s Warehouse in Brooklyn.

Theater Review | 'Jerusalem'

This Blessed Plot, This Trailer, This England

Mark Rylance plays a roaring wreck of a hero in “Jerusalem,” Jez Butterworth’s state-of-the-nation comedy about Britain.

Theater Review | New Jersey

Deferred Dreams Still Resonate in ‘Raisin’ Revival

The Crossroads Theater’s new production of “A Raisin in the Sun” is as strong, textured and unrelenting as it must have been when it opened on Broadway in 1959.

Theater Review | Long Island

Gold-Hearted Dames and Benign Crooks

A production of “Guys and Dolls” is playing at the John W. Engeman Theater in Northport through June 19.

Theater Review | 'Sister Act'

Different Church, More Sequins

“Sister Act,” based on the hit movie, offers tunes that echo the Philadelphia sound and a stage full of nuns flaring their gams like the Rockettes.

Theater Review | 'Picked'

Actors Live Their Double Lives, Both on the Screen and Off

In “Picked,” Christopher Shinn’s new play, an actor gets the chance to move up to the A-list.

News & Features

Locavore Lobby Snacks Don’t Wait for the Curtain

Some New York theaters have discovered that lobby concession stands can extend the life of their spaces beyond showtime and become places where patrons can sit before or after shows.

ArtsBeat Blog

Theater Talkback: The Curious Case of 'Clybourne Park'

Is there — and should there be — a place on Broadway for plays like “Clybourne Park”?

Opening Soon

Many of these shows are currently in previews.

Top Grossing Broadway Shows

Week Ending April 24
  1. The Lion King, $1,911,078
  2. Wicked, $1,843,855
  3. Mary Poppins, $1,452,298
  4. American Idiot, $1,355,740
  5. The Phantom of the Opera, $1,325,964
  6. The Addams Family, $1,187,771
  7. Mamma Mia!, $1,167,769
  8. Jersey Boys, $1,166,314
  9. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, $1,150,953
  10. Billy Elliot, $1,146,401
Source: The Broadway League
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The Houses of Broadway

An interactive tour through the Jacobs and the Broadway theaters and an expanded interactive look at the histories of each theater on Broadway.

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