Theater
From Long Island community theater to Broadway, find reviews, previews and more theater buzz by Newsday's critic, Barbara Schuler.
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Jerry O'Connell will co-star with David Alan Grier and Blair Underwood in "A Soldier's Play," which opens on Broadway Jan. 21.
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Lin-Manuel Miranda and his "Hamilton" collaborators who purchased Drama Book Shop announced the store will reopen in March on Manhattan's 39th Street.
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"Tootsie," the Broadway musical that won two Tony Awards, will close on Jan. 5.
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Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin in the Sun," the first work by a black female playwright to run on Broadway, comes to Bay Street in Sag Harbor for a 60th anniversary production.
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"The SpongeBob Musical" will have its Long Island premiere Nov. 26 and 27 at Tilles Center in Brookville.
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Tracy Letts will star in his play "The Minutes," which marks a reunion with "August: Osage County" director Anna D. Shapiro, this spring on Broadway.
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In the new off-Broadway musical, Jenner plays Christian, the hopelessly good-looking (and brainless) chap who, like Cyrano (played by Dinklage), falls for Roxanne.
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Long Island-bred playwright Marc Palmieri's "The Groundling," a farce with touches of Shakespeare, gets its local premiere at North Shore Village Theatre in Glenwood Landing on Friday.
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LI regional theaters this fall are performing theatrical versions of "Legally Blonde," "Matilda," "9 to 5" and "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels."
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"Tina Turner: The Musical" recounts the singer's humble beginnings, her rise to rock stardom, her desperate years and, finally, her astounding comeback.