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Heather Headley Returns To Broadway

by Magdalena Bury April 13, 2016
written by Magdalena Bury

Award-winning actress will join the cast of β€œThe Color Purple” on May 10.

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Theater Review: ‘American Psycho’

by Frances Raybaud April 10, 2016
written by Frances Raybaud

The moment the lights went down, the audience whooped like it was the Super Bowl. I began to wonder, was I in the wrong theatre? Alas, no. An explosion of smoke erupted onstage with an ear-splitting bang. This was American Psycho, a testament to modern Broadway. Or rather, what old people would have you think modern Broadway has become: loud, with flashing lights and techno music, and lacking what we long for in our musicals: a soul.

Maybe that’s on Bateman.

Bret Easton Ellis’s tale of Patrick Bateman’s psychosis is one familiar to those who have seen the movie version, but even a newbie could quickly catch on. This musical did not deal in subtleties, preferring explosive dance sequences and strobe lights to nuanced performance.

Was it a three-hour long Lady Gaga music video? Perhaps, but three songs were pop and not one of them hers. Lorde’s β€œEverybody Wants to Rule the World” came in for exactly one lyric of the song, sung by Bateman’s secretary, Jean. Which lyric was this? The title.

An oddly poignant moment came when the prostitute Christine sang β€œIn the Air Tonight” (another pop song) in the taxi, immediately preceding a scene straight out of a horror porno. God forbid we become emotionally invested. Crude drawings of crass acts adorned the walls as the entire ensemble cast introduced a rape victim’s worst nightmare.Β I briefly had to avert my eyes.

β€œI am not here; I am not there. I am nobody, I am nowhere” sang Bateman in β€œCommon Man”, and I wondered at whether this musical was taking itself seriously at all. One song mocked theatregoers as obsessed with appearances, which as I’d observed earlier in the audience, does not hold true for a 2016 audience (a girl next to me ate Pringles noisily, cackled like a hyena, and then left her garbage as though Broadway theaters are the new ghetto). A throwaway reference to Donald Trump may have been timely for the setting, but was an instant guffaw moment for those around me. Every time it seemed as though darkness would seep in, a blood splatter would swing us right away from any semblance of true meaning.

I have never been to a more convoluted fashion show. The comedy wasn’t dark in this musical, more a light grey peppered with very strange dancing. It played like an advertisement for blood.

The saving grace was Jennifer Damiano. Known for her Tony nominated turn in Next to Normal and already a veteran of another failed musical, Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark, she pierced the absolute carnage with a lovely voice and sincerity lost to the rest of the characters. Through her character Jean, we saw some humanity in Bateman- after all, for all his insanity, he is human. That’s one of the best parts of the story, seeing the chinks in his armor that reveal not only an animal, but a tortured one at that.

When the end came, I was wickedly happy. He didn’t deserve Jean. That musical did not deserve Jean.

I left enamored with the furniture on set, already forgetting the songs.

 

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‘Beautiful: The Carole King Musical’ [Theater Review]

by Andrea Christensen April 8, 2016
written by Andrea Christensen

β€œBeautiful: The Carole King Musical” takes us breezily through the life and tribulations of Carole Kingβ€”never are you truly worried for Carole, or do you get pulled too deeply into the drama of her life, but perhaps it’s just because our protagonist does for the most part live a very charmed, fun life.

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Exclusive: Erica Ash Talk ‘Survivor’s Remorse’ & More

by Ramya Kuppa April 3, 2016
written by Ramya Kuppa

The Knockturnal was able to chat with the multitalented Erica Ash who strives to bring the unique aspects of life into her characters, especially into her most recent one from hit show “Survivor’s Remorse.”

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‘Long Day’s Journey Into Night’ Comes to the Roundabout Theatre Company

by Arianna Pintado April 2, 2016
written by Arianna Pintado

A star-studded cast is headed to Broadway!

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Nathan Lane, John Goodman & John Slattery Return To Broadway

by Magdalena Bury March 30, 2016
written by Magdalena Bury

Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur’s “The Front Page” will open on Broadway this fall.

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TV Review: HBO’s β€˜Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill’ Starring Audra McDonald

by Adam Hobbins March 11, 2016
written by Adam Hobbins

McDonald’s superstar performance channels an intimate rendition of the jazz icon.

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NYC High School Students Soar on a Broadway Stage

by Talia Edelheit March 8, 2016
written by Talia Edelheit

The 2nd Annual New York City High School Theatre Festival, hosted by The Shubert Foundation, took place Monday March 7th.

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Theater Review: ‘The Royale’ Proves History Does Repeat Itself

by Adam Hobbins March 8, 2016
written by Adam Hobbins

Oh how far we’ve come, and how far is left to go…

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Iconic Role Comes to Life on Broadway

by Ramya Kuppa March 1, 2016
written by Ramya Kuppa

Harvey Weinstein introduces his second Broadway play and shows us Derek Hough stepping into the shoes of Gene Kelly.

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