It's Not Only a Play — It Has a Movie Star
Friday, September 12, 2014
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Movie and TV stars often appear on Broadway, but this fall season is especially packed. Here's the lineup:
Glenn Close returns to Broadway after a 20-year hiatus for a revival of “A Delicate Balance” by Edward Albee.
Bradley Cooper will play the title role in a revival of Bernard Pomerance’s "The Elephant Man."
Hugh Jackman will star on Jez Butterworth's "The River."
Michael Cera is in Kenneth Lonergan's "This is Our Youth," which opened on Thursday.
Mia Farrow will be in Love Letters by A.R. Gurney.
Ewan McGregor, Cynthia Nixon and Maggie Gyllenhaal are in The Real Thing by Tom Stoppard.
And the list goes on.
One reason for the star-studded lineup is the fact that stars help drive ticket sales. But Elisabeth Vincentelli, theater critic for the New York Post, said actors get something out of it too. “They get to do things that are much more challenging and interesting,” she said.
In this interview, Vincentelli and Adam Feldman, theater critic
for Time Out NY, talk about the Broadway and Off Broadway season, and
offer their picks. Here are their lists:
Elisabeth Vincentelli:
"Angels in America"
"Scenes from a Marriage"
“It's Only a Play”
“A Delicate Balance”
“The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time”
“Straight White Men”
“Lips Together, Teeth Apart”
“Sticks and Bones”
“The Lypsinka trilogy”
Adam Feldman:
“Allegro”
“Fortress of Solitude”
“It's Only a Play”
“A Delicate Balance”
“Honeymoon in Vegas”
“The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time”
“Straight White Men”
“Jacuzzi”
“The Real Thing”
Glenn Close returns to Broadway after a 20-year hiatus for a revival of “A Delicate Balance” by Edward Albee.
Bradley Cooper will play the title role in a revival of Bernard Pomerance’s "The Elephant Man."
Hugh Jackman will star on Jez Butterworth's "The River."
Michael Cera is in Kenneth Lonergan's "This is Our Youth," which opened on Thursday.
Mia Farrow will be in Love Letters by A.R. Gurney.
Ewan McGregor, Cynthia Nixon and Maggie Gyllenhaal are in The Real Thing by Tom Stoppard.
And the list goes on.
One reason for the star-studded lineup is the fact that stars help drive ticket sales. But Elisabeth Vincentelli, theater critic for the New York Post, said actors get something out of it too. “They get to do things that are much more challenging and interesting,” she said.
Bradley Cooper is appearing on "The Elephant Man" (Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Photographer Sam Jones)
Elisabeth Vincentelli:
"Angels in America"
"Scenes from a Marriage"
“It's Only a Play”
“A Delicate Balance”
“The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time”
“Straight White Men”
“Lips Together, Teeth Apart”
“Sticks and Bones”
“The Lypsinka trilogy”
Adam Feldman:
“Allegro”
“Fortress of Solitude”
“It's Only a Play”
“A Delicate Balance”
“Honeymoon in Vegas”
“The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time”
“Straight White Men”
“Jacuzzi”
“The Real Thing”
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Gisele Regatao, Senior Editor, Culture, WNYC News
Gisele Regatao is the Senior Editor for Culture for WNYC News, where she reports, edits and curates features, news and criticism across the creative arts and the sweeping intellectual terrain that make New York one of the most fascinating places in the universe.
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