Rock and roll is known to be many things: inspiring, provocative, and above all else entertaining.
Off-Broadways’ biggest night was celebrated on Sunday at the NYU Skirball Center for the performing arts as the 2023 Lucille Lortel Awards were underway. It was a night filled with celebration and recognition for some of the most talented performers and creators in the Off-Broadway community. Named after the legendary actress and producer Lucille Lortel, the awards were first presented in 1986 and have since become a prestigious honor in the theater community.
Somewhere in the Prohibition Era, musicians Jerry and Joe witness a murder by the mafia and go into hiding by disguising themselves as women and joining an all-female band. As they navigate their new identities, they both fall in love with the band’s lead singer, Sugar, while trying to avoid being caught by the mob. Audiences can witness this lively turn of events eight times a week at the Shubert Theater in the grandiose Some Like It Hot, which is currently nominated for 13 Tony Awards, the most that any show has received this season. Based on the classic 1959 Billy Wilder film starring Marilyn Monroe, the musical is a mix of slapstick comedy, mistaken identities, and romantic entanglements, set to a jazzy score featuring classic songs from the 1920s and 30s.
n the midst of gentrification and a looming financial deal to drive preexisting renters away, retired policeman Walter “Pops” Washington sits in one of the last rent-controlled apartments on New York City’s riverside drive.
Larissa FastHorse, of the Sicangu Lakota Nation, along with being the first Indigenous Woman produced on Broadway, is an award winning writer/choreographer, a 2020 MacArthur Fellow, and a co-founder of Indigenous Direction. Before opening weekend, Larissa took a morning to sit down with the Knockturnal over Zoom to discuss her Broadway production of THE THANKSGIVING PLAY with Second Stage Theater. A playwright who began her career She discusses her collaboration with Tony Award Winning Director Rachel Chavkin, the cast and creative team of THE THANKSGIVING PLAY, and her hopes and feelings on Indigenous representation.
The critically acclaimed novel turned Academy award winning film open at the Schoenfeld Theatre in March.
Growing apart, even among the most brief of friendships, makes us lovesick for the memories of what once was, and calls us to mourn the potential of what could have been.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning play will run for 14 weeks at the American Airlines Theatre.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning play officially opened on Wednesday for a 14 week run at the American Airlines Theatre.
On The Scene: The Jonas Brothers Perform Lines, Vines and Trying Times at Broadway’s Marquis Theatre
The energy in the Marquis theatre was unmatched on Thursday night as eager fans excitedly awaited The Jonas Brothers to take the stage for night 3 of their 5-night Broadway residency.