America Ferrera, Jesse Eisenberg to star Off-Broadway
?America Ferrera arrives at the ALMA Awards in Pasadena, Calif. (Sept. 16, 2012) Credit: AP
Broadway may have been using up all the oxygen in the room in recent years. But not anymore. Below, find some of the many good reasons to believe that Off-Broadway is regaining its primacy as a magnet for theatrical adventure.
The nonprofit theaters have nurtured Annie Baker, Rajiv Joseph, Jenny Schwartz and Amy Herzog into a new generation of playwright-stars with must-see work this winter/spring. Such treasures as John Guare, Craig Lucas, Terrence McNally, Richard Nelson, David Henry Hwang and the late Lanford Wilson have major productions ahead.
Other headlines include David Byrne in his first musical, "Here Lies Love," with Fatboy Slim. Vanessa Redgrave squeezes her formidable self into a teeny Village theater to pair up with playwright-actor Jesse Eisenberg in his "The Revisionist." Edie Falco plays a kindergarten teacher in "The Madrid." Kelli O'Hara, better known as a Broadway baby, stars in "Far From Heaven," a musical by the team that gave us the wonderfully audacious "Grey Gardens."
And even when tickets aren't as low as $20 (my favorite new trend), seats averaging $70 are still bargains, sort of, compared to Broadway.
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