Post by jo on Jun 1, 2014 11:09:45 GMT -5
The coming attractions...and competitors for the next round of TONY awards --
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The upcoming Broadway season shows plenty of variety
June 1, 2014 Last updated: Sunday, June 1, 2014, 1:21 AM
By Robert Feldberg
Hugh Jackman, Glenn Close, James Earl Jones, Bradley Cooper, the reunion of Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick and the songs of Sting and Tupac Shakur will be among the attractions in what's shaping up as a refreshingly varied 2014-15 Broadway theater season.
Let's look at the details of the shows that have been announced thus far.
Jackman, one of the New York theater's biggest box-office attractions, will portray a dedicated trout fisherman living in a remote cabin in "The River," a short, enigmatic new play by British writer Jez Butterworth ("Jerusalem"). Previews begin Oct. 31; opens Nov. 16.
Close, returning to Broadway for the first time since "Sunset Boulevard" 20 years ago, will co-star with John Lithgow and British actress Lindsay Duncan in a revival of "A Delicate Balance," Edward Albee's combination drawing-room comedy and horror story. Previews begin Oct. 20; opens Nov. 20.
Lane and Broderick, who teamed up to enormous success in "The Producers" – and less fruitfully in "The Odd Couple" — will reunite for "It's Only a Play," Terrence McNally's revised version of his very funny 1982 comedy about a group of people who gather, fretfully, after the opening of their new Broadway show to await the critics' verdict. Previews begin in September.
Sting has written the score for "The Last Ship," a new musical set in a North of England shipbuilding town like the one in which he grew up. The story centers on the return of a restless native after 14 years away and the efforts of the townspeople to keep their shipyard open. Previews begin Sept. 29; opens Oct. 26.
The season's first show will be "Holler If Ya Hear Me," a new musical that uses Shakur's rap songs to tell a non-biographical story about the daily struggles of inner-city life. The best-known cast member is Tonya Pinkins. In previews; opens June 19.
Film star Cooper ("American Hustle") will appear in a revival of Bernard Pomerance's 1979 drama "The Elephant Man," playing a grotesquely misshapen man who's taken up by society in Victorian England. Following previous interpreters of the role, Cooper will use only his body and voice to display the deformity, forgoing prosthetics or make-up. Previews begin Oct. 17; opens Nov. 13.
The veteran Jones will headline a revival of "You Can't Take It With You," the George S. Kaufman-Moss Hart Depression-era comedy about a wacky but lovable family. Previews begin Aug. 26; opens Sept. 28.
Another revival will be "The Real Thing," Tom Stoppard's marvelous play about a conflicted playwright. Ewan McGregor ("Trainspotting") will portray the writer, with Cynthia Nixon as his first wife and Maggie Gyllenhaal as his second. Previews begin Oct. 2; opens Oct. 30.
A revival of the 1979 musical comedy "On the Twentieth Century" will feature Kristin Chenoweth as a temperamental movie star being lured back to the stage by a desperate producer (Peter Gallagher) who's also her former lover. Previews begin Feb. 12; opens March 12.
Another returning vintage musical is "On the Town," the landmark 1944 show about the romantic adventures of three sailors on 24-hour shore leave in New York. Previews begin Sept. 20; opens Oct. 16.
There'll be several new plays.
"The Country House," by Donald Margulies ("Time Stands Still"), is a comedy about the complicated relationships within a family of theater people. Blythe Danner heads the cast. Previews begin Sept. 9; opens Oct. 2.
From London, there'll be "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time," an adaptation of Mark Haddon's bestselling novel about a bright 15-year-old boy with Asperger's syndrome who sets out to discover who killed a neighbor's dog. Previews begin Sept. 19; opens Oct. 5.
Finally, there'll be a revival of "This Is Our Youth," Kenneth Lonergan's 1996 play about aimless, lost post-adolescents. With Michael Cera ("Arrested Development") and Kieran Culkin. Previews begin Aug. 18; opens Sept. 11.
Jo
www.northjersey.com/arts-and-entertainment/theater/a-new-season-with-star-power-and-variety-1.1027082
The upcoming Broadway season shows plenty of variety
June 1, 2014 Last updated: Sunday, June 1, 2014, 1:21 AM
By Robert Feldberg
Hugh Jackman, Glenn Close, James Earl Jones, Bradley Cooper, the reunion of Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick and the songs of Sting and Tupac Shakur will be among the attractions in what's shaping up as a refreshingly varied 2014-15 Broadway theater season.
Let's look at the details of the shows that have been announced thus far.
Jackman, one of the New York theater's biggest box-office attractions, will portray a dedicated trout fisherman living in a remote cabin in "The River," a short, enigmatic new play by British writer Jez Butterworth ("Jerusalem"). Previews begin Oct. 31; opens Nov. 16.
Close, returning to Broadway for the first time since "Sunset Boulevard" 20 years ago, will co-star with John Lithgow and British actress Lindsay Duncan in a revival of "A Delicate Balance," Edward Albee's combination drawing-room comedy and horror story. Previews begin Oct. 20; opens Nov. 20.
Lane and Broderick, who teamed up to enormous success in "The Producers" – and less fruitfully in "The Odd Couple" — will reunite for "It's Only a Play," Terrence McNally's revised version of his very funny 1982 comedy about a group of people who gather, fretfully, after the opening of their new Broadway show to await the critics' verdict. Previews begin in September.
Sting has written the score for "The Last Ship," a new musical set in a North of England shipbuilding town like the one in which he grew up. The story centers on the return of a restless native after 14 years away and the efforts of the townspeople to keep their shipyard open. Previews begin Sept. 29; opens Oct. 26.
The season's first show will be "Holler If Ya Hear Me," a new musical that uses Shakur's rap songs to tell a non-biographical story about the daily struggles of inner-city life. The best-known cast member is Tonya Pinkins. In previews; opens June 19.
Film star Cooper ("American Hustle") will appear in a revival of Bernard Pomerance's 1979 drama "The Elephant Man," playing a grotesquely misshapen man who's taken up by society in Victorian England. Following previous interpreters of the role, Cooper will use only his body and voice to display the deformity, forgoing prosthetics or make-up. Previews begin Oct. 17; opens Nov. 13.
The veteran Jones will headline a revival of "You Can't Take It With You," the George S. Kaufman-Moss Hart Depression-era comedy about a wacky but lovable family. Previews begin Aug. 26; opens Sept. 28.
Another revival will be "The Real Thing," Tom Stoppard's marvelous play about a conflicted playwright. Ewan McGregor ("Trainspotting") will portray the writer, with Cynthia Nixon as his first wife and Maggie Gyllenhaal as his second. Previews begin Oct. 2; opens Oct. 30.
A revival of the 1979 musical comedy "On the Twentieth Century" will feature Kristin Chenoweth as a temperamental movie star being lured back to the stage by a desperate producer (Peter Gallagher) who's also her former lover. Previews begin Feb. 12; opens March 12.
Another returning vintage musical is "On the Town," the landmark 1944 show about the romantic adventures of three sailors on 24-hour shore leave in New York. Previews begin Sept. 20; opens Oct. 16.
There'll be several new plays.
"The Country House," by Donald Margulies ("Time Stands Still"), is a comedy about the complicated relationships within a family of theater people. Blythe Danner heads the cast. Previews begin Sept. 9; opens Oct. 2.
From London, there'll be "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time," an adaptation of Mark Haddon's bestselling novel about a bright 15-year-old boy with Asperger's syndrome who sets out to discover who killed a neighbor's dog. Previews begin Sept. 19; opens Oct. 5.
Finally, there'll be a revival of "This Is Our Youth," Kenneth Lonergan's 1996 play about aimless, lost post-adolescents. With Michael Cera ("Arrested Development") and Kieran Culkin. Previews begin Aug. 18; opens Sept. 11.
Jo
