12 BROADWAY SHOWS TO SEE THIS FALL 2018
Sep 03, 2018 to Dec 10, 2018
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If you’re a seasoned theatergoer, there’s a good chance you’ve already seen the best of what the Great White Way has to offer. If you’re a visitor, you may want to see something different from the long-running shows that you can tell your friends about back home. Either way, here’s a sneak peek at the 12 new shows set to debut on Broadway this fall.
BERNHARDT/HAMLET
(American Airlines Theatre. In previews, opens September 25)
The great actress Janet McTeer, who has played everyone from Ibsen’s Nora to
Mary Stuart, takes on perhaps her greatest challenge as the legendary actress Sarah Bernhardt in Theresa Rebeck’s new play, which focuses on the lavish, late-19th-century production of Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” in which she starred.
THE NAP
(Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. In previews, opens September 27)
British playwright Richard Bean, the genius behind the uproarious farce “One
Man, Two Guvnors,” takes his aim this time on the game of Snooker (a British
version of pool) – specifically focusing on a fast-rising young star who arrives for
a championship tournament only to be confronted by the authorities warning him
of the repercussions of match fixing. Hilarity ensues!
THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT
(Studio 54. Previews begin September 20, opens October 18)
How does a play about magazine fact-checkers become one of the season’s hottest
tickets? Casting, casting, casting. Superstar Daniel Radcliffe – long past his “Harry
Potter” fame – Tony winner Cherry Jones and the ever-watchable and charismatic
Bobby Cannavale headline this unusual new drama (based on real-life events),
helmed by the brilliant Leigh Silverman.
THE WAVERLY GALLERY
(Golden Theatre. Previews begin September 25, opens October 25)
Kenneth Lonergan’s acclaimed 1999 play about an 80something art gallery owner
fighting dementia, and the family that must deal with the consequences, gets its
first Broadway outing – featuring a dream cast that includes the one-and-only
Elaine May, Tony winner Joan Allen, Oscar nominee Lucas Hedges, and the
always welcome Michael Cera.
THE FERRYMAN
(Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. Previews begin October 2, opens October 21)
The winner of three coveted Laurence Olivier Awards (including top ones for
playwright Jez Butterworth and director Sam Mendes), this much-anticipated
drama takes us to rural Northern Ireland in 1981, where a traditional night of
feasting and celebrations will be interrupted by a visitor.
KING KONG
(Broadway Theatre. Previews begin October 5, opens October 28)
One of only three new musicals on the fall calendar, this Australian import offers a new take on the decades-old tale of the giant ape who falls in love with a young
film star and ends up wreaking havoc on New York City. It’s rumored to be one of
the most expensive productions ever mounted on Broadway!
AMERICAN SON
(Booth Theatre. Previews begin October 6, opens November 14)
Television superstar Kerry Washington (“Scandal”) returns to Broadway for the
first time in almost 10 years as a mother looking for her missing son in Christopher Demos’ gripping new play. Tony winner Kenny Leon directs an impressive cast that also includes Steven Pasquale, Jeremy Jordan and Eugene Lee.
TORCH SONG (Photo Below/Joan Marcus)
(The Hayes. Previews begin October 9, opens November 1)
This reworking of Harvey Feinstein’s seminal play about a gay man in 1970s and
1980s dealing with a complicated life first thrilled audiences last year at Second
Stage’s Off-Broadway space and now arrives intact at their Broadway home, with
the entire cast – led by the absolutely brilliant Michael Urie and Mercedes Ruehl –
reprising their roles.
THE PROM
(Longacre Theatre. Previews begin October 21, opens November 15)
Director-choreographer Casey Nicholaw (“Mean Girls”) almost never fails to
entertain us, so hopes are high for this new tuner about a group of adults who stage a separate prom for a gay couple who are denied access to their school’s own festivity. Tony winner Beth Leavel and the always hilarious Brooks Ashmankas and Christopher Sieber head the cast.
THE CHER SHOW
(Neil Simon Theatre. Previews begin November 1, opens December 3)
Is there any entertainer more deserving of a bio-musical than this pop legend,
whose 50+ year career is full of more professional and personal twists and turns
than the track for the Indy 500! Stephanie J. Block, Teal Wicks and Micaela
Diamond share the stage (all outfitted by the inimitable Bob Mackie) playing the
single-named superstar at different stages of her life.
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
(Shubert Theatre. Previews begin November 1, opens December 13)
The prolific and profound Aaron Sorkin (“The West Wing”) and Tony-winning
director Bartlett Sher (“My Fair Lady”) take on Harper Lee’s seminal novel about
a Southern lawyer confronting racism and bigotry. The extraordinary Jeff Daniels
steps into the formidable shoes of Atticus Finch, supported by a top-notch cast
including Celia-Keenan Bolger, Gideon Glick, Latanya Richardson Jackson and
Stark Sands.
NETWORK
(Cort Theatre. Previews begin November 10, opens December 6)
Paddy Chaveysky’s Oscar-winning screenplay (adapted by the great Lee Hall)
about the television news business comes to the stage (almost directly from
London) in this scathing production, directed by the always innovative and usually controversial Ivo Van Hove, and starring the amazing Tony- and Emmy-winning actor Bryan Cranston as “mad as hell” newscaster Howard Beale.
Author: Brian Scott Lipton
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