This year’s Tony Awards may be over, but the 2017-18 Broadway season has already begun. There’s a quartet of new productions opening on the Great White Way within the next two months before the fall season begins. And they are...
1984
Opening Night: June 22nd
A stage adaptation of George Orwell’s 1949 novel of the same name that was previously staged in London’s West End from 2014-16. The story follows Winston Smith (Tom Sturridge), he works for the Ministry of Truth, rewriting newspaper articles so that history always supports the views of the Party. But when Winston has a thought, writes a diary, and falls in love, he does so under the ever watchful eye of Big Brother. The cast also includes Olivia Wilde, Reed Birney, Wayne Duvall, Carl Hendrick Louis, Nick Mills, Michael Potts, and Cara Seymour.
Marvin’s Room
Opening Night: June 29th
Presented by Roundabout Theatre Company is the Broadway premiere of Scott McPherson’s 1990 play, which served as the basis for the 1996 film of the same name. The story follows Lee (Janeane Garofalo), a single mother who's been busy raising her troubled teenage son, Hank (Jack DiFalco). Her estranged sister Bessie (Lili Taylor) has her hands full with their elderly father (Carman Lacivita), his soap opera-obsessed sister (Celia Weston)—and a brand-new life-or-death diagnosis. Now the women are about to reunite for the first time in 18 years.
The Terms of My Surrender
Previews: July 28th; Opening Night: August 10th
In a time like no other in American history, and with a sense of urgency like never-before, Academy Award-winning filmmaker, best-selling author, and political icon Michael Moore comes to Broadway for the first time in an exhilarating, subversive one-man show guaranteed to take audiences on a ride through the United States of Insanity, explaining once and for all how the f*** we got here, and where best to dine before crossing with the Von Trapp family over the Canadian border.
Prince of Broadway
Previews: August 3rd; Opening Night: August 24th
Harold Prince is not only a legend in the American theatre, but he’s also the acclaimed director and producer behind a long list of America’s most iconic musicals and the winner of a staggering, record-breaking 21 Tony Awards. Now, he's bringing together six decades of magical moments in a new musical event presented by Manhattan Theatre Club. This thrilling night of theatre includes hits from such celebrated musicals as West Side Story, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Fiddler on the Roof, Cabaret, Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, Sweeney Todd, Evita, The Phantom of the Opera, and more, in an unforgettable tribute to an unmatched Broadway career. The show features original songs, musical supervision, arrangements, and orchestrations by Jason Robert Brown; book by David Thompson; co-direction and choreography by Susan Stroman; and direction by Prince himself. The cast includes Chuck Cooper, Janet Dacal, Bryonha Marie Parham, Emily Skinner, Brandon Uranowitz, Kaley Ann Voorhees, Michael Xavier, Tony Yazbeck, and Karen Ziemba.
So which of these shows are you most interested in seeing or (if you’re like me and don’t live in New York) hearing about?
1984
Opening Night: June 22nd
A stage adaptation of George Orwell’s 1949 novel of the same name that was previously staged in London’s West End from 2014-16. The story follows Winston Smith (Tom Sturridge), he works for the Ministry of Truth, rewriting newspaper articles so that history always supports the views of the Party. But when Winston has a thought, writes a diary, and falls in love, he does so under the ever watchful eye of Big Brother. The cast also includes Olivia Wilde, Reed Birney, Wayne Duvall, Carl Hendrick Louis, Nick Mills, Michael Potts, and Cara Seymour.
Marvin’s Room
Opening Night: June 29th
Presented by Roundabout Theatre Company is the Broadway premiere of Scott McPherson’s 1990 play, which served as the basis for the 1996 film of the same name. The story follows Lee (Janeane Garofalo), a single mother who's been busy raising her troubled teenage son, Hank (Jack DiFalco). Her estranged sister Bessie (Lili Taylor) has her hands full with their elderly father (Carman Lacivita), his soap opera-obsessed sister (Celia Weston)—and a brand-new life-or-death diagnosis. Now the women are about to reunite for the first time in 18 years.
The Terms of My Surrender
Previews: July 28th; Opening Night: August 10th
In a time like no other in American history, and with a sense of urgency like never-before, Academy Award-winning filmmaker, best-selling author, and political icon Michael Moore comes to Broadway for the first time in an exhilarating, subversive one-man show guaranteed to take audiences on a ride through the United States of Insanity, explaining once and for all how the f*** we got here, and where best to dine before crossing with the Von Trapp family over the Canadian border.
Prince of Broadway
Previews: August 3rd; Opening Night: August 24th
Harold Prince is not only a legend in the American theatre, but he’s also the acclaimed director and producer behind a long list of America’s most iconic musicals and the winner of a staggering, record-breaking 21 Tony Awards. Now, he's bringing together six decades of magical moments in a new musical event presented by Manhattan Theatre Club. This thrilling night of theatre includes hits from such celebrated musicals as West Side Story, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Fiddler on the Roof, Cabaret, Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, Sweeney Todd, Evita, The Phantom of the Opera, and more, in an unforgettable tribute to an unmatched Broadway career. The show features original songs, musical supervision, arrangements, and orchestrations by Jason Robert Brown; book by David Thompson; co-direction and choreography by Susan Stroman; and direction by Prince himself. The cast includes Chuck Cooper, Janet Dacal, Bryonha Marie Parham, Emily Skinner, Brandon Uranowitz, Kaley Ann Voorhees, Michael Xavier, Tony Yazbeck, and Karen Ziemba.
So which of these shows are you most interested in seeing or (if you’re like me and don’t live in New York) hearing about?