nypost.com: Post-pandemic Broadway has gone into overdrive. This is the most promising season in years, one that’s especially rich in revivals — with a twist.
The hottest new musical to watch for is “Almost Famous,” which starts previews Oct. 3 at the Bernard B. Jacobs. It’s drawn from Cameron Crowe’s 2000 movie, a semi-autobiographical take on his travels as a teenage reporter for Rolling Stone.
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I think there is something to be said about taking the old and making it into something for a new era. Broadway should always be celebrating works by playwrights like Arthur Miller and August Wilson and it is especially great to see a show like Death of a Salesman get a revival with an all-Black cast. There is simply no reason why these roles could not be played by non-white actors, so it is cool to see Broadway taking steps like this even if they are far too late. Leopoldstadt has spoken to me greatly since I first heard about it because while I was raised Jewish, my father’s stepmom has a very similar story to that of this play. Her mother was raised Jewish but married a non-Jewish man and completely left her culture behind and it was not until much later in life that this was revealed. I also think the way in which 1776 is being done is almost combining Hamilton with A Strange Loop, but it is going to be interesting to see how it plays and I’d like to see it.
It was devastating when the world shut down due to covid, and live shops were obviously no exception. I really missed seeing live theatre for the longest time, and knew it would be a while until we were all able to enjoy it again. I was so thrilled when it reopened, and had the amazing opportunity to go see some shows following my senior year of high school. I love seeing live shows so much, and I hope I can make it back to Broadway soon. I was able to see Hadestown, Beetlejuice, Tina, Funny Girl, and Moulin Rouge!. I think reviving older classic musicals and plays is great, and really brings the beginnings of theatre into our generation which is wonderful. It's always interesting to see how things are re-imagined and re-designed. I found it really interesting reading about these revived productions. “Almost Famous” looks like a show that I would really enjoy, and reading this makes me want to see the movie.
There are so many new shows opening on Broadway that I don't even know where to start. It seems that for so many years, Broadway has been struggling. There have been very few new shows, most theaters have been empty, and old shows have closed left and right. Now however, it looks like things may be making a turn for the better. While it's true that many of these shows that are opening are limited engagement and will close very soon after they open, there are also a good number that will stay running and keep theaters open. Even the ones that are limited engagement are good news because it means new things are happening on Broadway, more people will be getting employment even if it is just temporary, and there will be more shows for all the Broadway lovers out there to go see. Hopefully, as shows start to open we will also see a rise in the number of theater-goers.
I have said this before but my least favorite trend happening on Broadway right now is recycled material. So many shows are just staged versions of existing television shows, movies, books, music artists, and plays/musicals that have already been produced. Whenever you do a show, one of the main first questions is “why are we doing this piece now?” I am now begging this question to every revival on Broadway right now and I can guarantee that the answer for most is money. We cannot be needing to do ALL of these revivals right now. The boom of nostalgia post-lockdown is actually insane. Where is all the new work? Leopoldstadt. That's what's new. That's what I love to see. The Piano Lesson is possibly the only valid revival I can see running right now but I am also biased because I enjoy August Wilson’s work from what I have read.
When broadway was first shut down for COVID, I was absolutely devastated. I was supposed to fly from Hawai’i to New York City with my dance team, but unfortunately the trip got canceled a few days before we were supposed to head off island. This was especially awful, as it would’ve been my first time going to New York City (and anywhere out of the island in a few years), as well as my first time seeing shows on broadway. We were supposed to see tons of shows, such as Jagged Little Pill, Dear Evan Hansen, Beetlejuice, Moulin Rouge, Frozen, and a few more. It makes me so happy to see that they’re revising old shows for the stage to give those who never had a chance to see them a chance. It also gives me hope that I’ll be able to see them for myself one day!
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