Dear Theater Fans,
The British director Rebecca Frecknall is known for her refreshing takes on classic works like "A Streetcar Named Desire." Now she is making her Broadway debut with her London production of "Cabaret," which received seven Olivier Awards in 2022 and starred Eddie Redmayne (who is reprising his turn as the Emcee). Frecknall spoke with Douglas Greenwood about her career and finally realizing her childhood dream of staging the Kander and Ebb classic.
Decades after "The Who's Tommy" rocked Broadway, the show is back for an encore. In a wide-ranging conversation with Rob Tannenbaum, Pete Townshend spoke about the revival, why he hasn't released new music and childhood trauma. "That idea that 'Tommy' is a memoir in which I work out my childhood stuff — it probably is and I should admit that," Townshend said.
Jessica Stone's "stunning" production of "Water for Elephants," Jesse Green wrote in his review (a Critic's Pick), "leads with movement, eye candy and awe." The production, set among the performers of a traveling circus, has "many wonders awaiting audiences," including Rosie the elephant.
● "Appropriate" on Broadway: The show, which concluded its run at the Helen Hayes Theater on March 3, has just reopened at the Belasco Theater, where it is scheduled to run through June 23 with one casting change (Ella Beatty has replaced Elle Fanning in the role of River). Read Jesse Green's review here.
● Return engagement: Liza Birkenmeier's abstract play "Grief Hotel," presented by Clubbed Thumb last summer and reviewed by Brittani Samuel, is now onstage (with the original cast) at the Public Theater in partnership with New Georges. Though the dark comedy can at times be hard to pin down, which is part of its charm, it has a lot to say about how we process grief.
● Streaming reminder: The final four performances of Jordan Seavey's "The Seven Year Disappear" will be streamed March 29-31. (Read about the poem that the show's star, Cynthia Nixon, wants read at her funeral.) Learn more about the livestream here.
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Nicole Herrington
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