Dear Theater Fans, Don't say I didn't warn you. Last week I noted that our annual Spring Preview of live performances in New York was about to drop. Now the full series of articles is here. Let's take a road trip, shall we? Melena Ryzik and the photographer Adali Schell traveled to Tulsa, Okla., with the cast and creative team of the new Broadway musical "The Outsiders" to pay S.E. Hinton a visit. Melena and Adali tagged along as the team explored the durable legacy of what remains one of the best-selling Y.A. novels of all time. Now the story is heading to the stage with the help of Angelina Jolie. Amy Herzog is busy this spring: In addition to preparing for the Broadway premiere of her celebrated 2017 play, "Mary Jane," she has written a new adaptation of the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen's "An Enemy of the People," starring Jeremy Strong. In her article, Alexandra Alter gives us an intimate glimpse into Herzog's approach to her craft. Additionally, Alexis Soloski and Peter Fisher show us how the new musical "Water for Elephants" is bringing the circus to Broadway; Naveen Kumar talks to the creative team reviving the beloved 1975 musical "The Wiz" about how its production nods to Black culture like second-line parades and Underground Railroad quilts; and, as noted last week, Michael Paulson offers a guide to the robust spring lineup while Jesse Green shares his perspective on the many openings. Two highly anticipated Off Broadway shows are on the horizon. Melena Ryzik gives us a peek into the world of Justin Peck's "Illinoise," the new narrative dance musical set to Sufjan Stevens's album. The dialogue-free show (with a story shaped by Jackie Sibblies Drury) runs March 2-26 at the Park Avenue Armory. Downtown, at the Shed, Jamie Lloyd's celebrated revival of Lucy Prebble's "The Effect" arrives from London on March 3 (for a limited run ending March 31). Reggie Ugwu acquaints us with the production, talking to Lloyd, Prebble and two of the cast members, Paapa Essiedu and Taylor Russell, about the pared-down staging and the resonance of the story in which a drug trial alters the lives of two participants. Another import, "Oasis of Impunity," is scheduled to make its North American premiere next week at NYU Skirball. A.J. Goldman, one of our European critics, named the work — which raises issues related to Chilean society and, more broadly, global democracies now questioning their history — one of the best productions of 2022. The show, from Chile's Teatro La Re-sentida, "is brilliant but harrowing" and "darkly comic in some places, poetic or balletic in others," he wrote. One more thing: I saw the Encores! production of "Jelly's Last Jam" last night, and I'm still buzzing from the performances, the music and that choreography. I thought I'd keep the party rolling by sharing this Spotify playlist, a celebration of Black theater, curated by City Center. Please reach out to me at theaterfeedback@nytimes.com with suggestions for stories or to offer your thoughts on what you've read. I'll make note of them in an upcoming newsletter. And urge your friends to subscribe to this newsletter by clicking here. Have a wonderful week, Nicole Herrington Theater Editor (@nikkih04) Continue reading the main storyLike this email?Forward it to your friends, and let them know they can sign up here. Continue reading the main storyContinue reading the main storyContinue reading the main story |
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