Play Highlight
BroadwayGPS recently previewed John Proctor is the Villain, the appropriately titled hit play currently running on Broadway with a tour-de-force Tony nominated performance by Sadie Sink of Stranger Things , stays with you long after you’ve left the theatre. Twists and turns abound, not unlike the play it sends up – Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. There are plots and subplots – all moving on multiple tracks at the same time. And there’s humor throughout – audience belly laughs along with sighs of recognition from heart wrenching revelations.
The Tony nominated play takes place in a small, repressive, God-fearing Alabama town right after the #metoo movement swept the country – even the most conservative of counties were touched by the magnitude of the movement. The teenage students who felt the double whammy of their adolescence along with the surging women’s awareness is addressed in a carefully crafted, meaningful and urgent message without ever being didactic. It’s not “preaching to the choir.” It stands as its own, beautifully crafted sermon. A must-see for groups of all ages, but particularly teens – female AND male. Don’t miss it! Lots of group student pricing in the Orchestra and Mezzanine. Closes July 6.
Broadway has been blessed with the performances of muti-talented stage vets as well as screen and TV stars this season. Catch them before they leave the stage!
Good Night and Good Luck stars George Clooney (Tony nominated) in his highly anticipated Broadway debut. Based on Mr. Clooney’s movie of the same name, the play follows the story of Edward R. Murrow and his staff’s dealings with Senator Joseph McCarthy during the tumultuous Red Scare era and exposing the clash of Murrow’s honor and integrity as well as McCarthy’s trumped-up, anti-communist campaign. Brilliantly directed by the Tony award winning director, David Cromer. Closes June 8.
Othello starring Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal in a re-tooled version of Shakespeare’s masterpiece, has introduced Broadway audiences to this highly accessible version of Othello’s demise into the clutches of the Green Monster. Closes June 8.
Glengarry, Glen Ross: Kieran Culkin, Bill Burr, Bob Odenkirk (this year’s Tony nominee) and Michael McKean do bang up work bringing David Mamet’s seminal play to Broadway. Extended to June 28th.
Purpose, another muti-Tony nominated play, now playing at the Helen Hayes Theatre on Broadway, delivers gut punches and knock-outs when least expected. Bursting with humor and extraordinary performances, this well- crafted play received overwhelmingly positive reviews and flies by at its nearly three-hour run time. The cast features two-time Tony Award nominee LaTanya Richardson Jackson (To Kill a Mockingbird, A Raisin in the Sun), Harry Lennix (this year’s Tony nominee for Best Actor), Jon Michael Hill, Glenn Davis, Alana Arenas along with the astonishing Tony Award winner and 2025 Tony nominee for Best Featured Actress in a play, Kara Young. Closes July 6.
The Picture of Dorian Gray starring Emmy Award winner Sarah Snook, star of HBO’s smash-hit “Succession,” reprises her Olivier Award winning performance. In an acting coup for the ages, Snook takes on all 26 roles in this gripping, witty and vibrantly contemporary production that breathes new life into Oscar Wilde’s classic tale. Closes June 29.
What’s Next?
While the above stars may be leaving the stage, more are always coming! Six-time Emmy® Award winner and Tony Award® nominee Jean Smart of “Hacks” fame is coming to Broadway May 24th – August 17 in a new one-woman play – Call Me Izzy, at Studio 54. This is a tour-de-force portrayal of a writer whose words are her greatest gift, her biggest secret, and her only way out. A moving portrait of one woman’s refusal to be silenced through her own sheer tenacity, humor, and fiery imagination.