People are awful, of course -- somebody once observed that every civilization faces a barbarian invasion every generation in the form of its children -- and the Broadway and off-Broadway crowd is full of miscreants.
Both the Broadway and the off-Broadway production try to substantiate an unpromising bit of literary fluff, highlighting the poem's stale stereotypes and its lack of plotting.
Broadway veterans have high hopes for "Peter and the Starcatcher, " a Peter Pan prequel that sold out off-Broadway last year and is set to open on Broadway this spring.
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"Cathy and off-Broadway kind of have the same attitude: a combination of grit and energy and flexibility, " he says.
High-profile revivals dominate the theater landscape this season, both on- and off-Broadway.
But squatters, take note: There's square footage going a-begging granted, you won't have much of a view in numerous theater orchestra pits on and Off-Broadway.
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Twenty years ago, the show was popular enough to run over 600 performances off-Broadway and became a favorite for amateur and college theaters.
The actor-turned playwright sat through the preview alone in a corner of an off-Broadway theater and now seems to be in some gastrointestinal pain, which he admits isn't far off.
The show debuted in Chicago in 2001 and then arrived off-Broadway the next year.
The play, which played off-Broadway last year and recently made the jump to the Golden Theatre, centers on three middle-aged siblings.
The lighting, however, approximates what you might find in an off-Broadway house, and because the performers and band are scattered throughout the space, the sound designer has to create different mixes for each table.
The star is known for his off-beat humour and love of Broadway tunes, qualities which would make him suited to the traditional opening number.
Joseph's other credits include the fine off-Broadway "Gruesome Playground Injuries, " which tells a love story through lovers' scars, and Broadway's "Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, " a Pulitzer Prize finalist in drama about the Iraq war starring Robin Williams.
Their drums and songs are part of an unusual off-Broadway show currently being staged in New York City.
It is not known how long Broadway's lights will stay out as the densely-populated city awaits the arrival of the storm, with productions of Evita, Mary Poppins and Chicago affected, along with several off-Broadway plays.
Cooper has written an emotionally layered story about the frustrating effects of the disease on both patient and caregiver, which opened Tuesday night off-Broadway, in a well-done Transport Group production at the Duke on 42nd Street.
" But she also had memorable stints as a widow playing the angles on "Six Feet Under, " a crazed scientist on "The X-Files, " a woman hell-bent on avenging the murder of her sister on "Desperate Housewives, " and the multitasking sole female in the Off-Broadway hit comedy "Jeffrey.
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It happens that I was on the road throughout last year's off-Broadway run of "Clybourne Park, " and ever since then I've been wondering what I missed.
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Mandvi, who appeared in the Off-Broadway play, "Guantanamo, " and can be seen in the soon-to-be-released comedy film, "The Internship, " spoke about his discussion with the father of a Guantanamo detainee.
Now Classic Stage Company has given us a Doyle-directed off-Broadway version of "Passion, " the last and best of Mr. Sondheim's three collaborations with James Lapine.
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Mr. MOODY: Oh, right now, that's it, the off-Broadway run at the Little Schubert on 42nd, and, hopefully, that run will extend until about January 27th, but we're looking forward to possible tours in the future as well.
She contacted the beverage company Snapple and landed the first corporate-sponsored deal for an off-Broadway theater in history.
That's typical of the things flipped around in the playwright's utterly refreshing farce "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, " which happily has made the leap from off-Broadway to open Thursday at the Golden Theatre.
The move from Broadway to off-Broadway is extremely rare, but it's not unprecedented, and New World Stages is part of the reason why.
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U2's Bono and The Edge seemed to have initially bungled their Broadway debut with "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" only to have it become a box-office success.
When it moved off-Broadway, the hourlong work was augmented by a cabaret act performed by Durang and Weaver, "Das Lusitania Songspiel, " which parodied plays and movies in the style of Bertolt Brecht.
Otherwise you have to go back to the '80s, when "Billy Bishop Goes to War" (1980) and "'night, Mother" (1984) transferred to commercial off-Broadway theaters on the heels of their Broadway runs.
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Hit Broadway shows The Lion King, Phantom of the Opera and Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark are among the New York productions which have closed in preparation for Hurricane Sandy.
Sunday UpMarket off Brick Lane sells apparel, accessories and home goods from small-scale designers, and Broadway Market, located in the uber cool Hackney area, is known for celebrity spottings and delicious Ghanaian food.
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