While everyone’s talking about blockbuster movies and the new season of a hit television show, Broadway has been teeming with new plays and musicals that are gracing the stage this season. From classic stories to new adaptations, the Broadway stage is immersing its audience into a world of music, heart, and memories. With Fashion Reverie providing a list of new and upcoming Broadway plays and musicals, you can be a part of that audience.
Purpose
For decades, the influential Jasper family has been a pillar of black American politics: civil rights leaders, pastors, and congressmen. But like all families, there are cracks and secrets just under the surface.
When the youngest son, Nazareth, returns home to Illinois with an uninvited friend in town, the family is forced into a reckoning with itself, its faith, and the legacies of black radicalism. Spirited, hilarious, and filled with intrigue, Purpose is an epic family drama from one of the country’s most celebrated voices. With the playwright by Brandon Jacobs-Jenkins, you can experience this epic story this spring.
Betty Boop Musical
For almost a century, Betty Boop has won hearts and inspired fans worldwide with her trademark looks, voice, and style. Now, in “BOOP!,” Betty’s dream of an ordinary day off from the super-celebrity in her black-and-white world leads to an extraordinary adventure of color, music, and love in New York City—one that reminds her and the world, “You are capable of amazing things.” With the music masterfully composed by David Foster and the lyrics by Susan Birkenhead, this experience will be an unforgettable memory.
Call Me Izzy
Hollywood legend Jean Smart graces the stage to unfold a unique theatrical event. A darkly comedic story about one woman in rural Louisiana who has a secret that is both her greatest gift and her only way out.
“Call Me Izzy” is a moving tour de force portrait of a woman who resists being silenced by embracing her tenacity, humor, and fiery imagination. With the performance being scheduled for May 24th, a journey of laughter, darkness, and empowerment is on the way. The play is written by Jamie Wax and directed by Sarna Lapine.
The Great Gatsby
Transporting audiences to the lavish Roaring Twenties, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s timeless story follows eccentric and mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby, who will stop at nothing in the pursuit of the lost love of his youth, Daisy Buchanan. Through its fascinatingly nuanced characters, driven by complex inner lives erupting with extravagance and longing, this epic tale has always been destined to become a Broadway musical. Now, it finally comes to life on the greatest American stage, through an electrifying jazz and pop-infused score, and a lavish display befitting the 21st century.
“This production is a big, bold, Broadway version of The Great Gatsby. It’s thrilling to see these indelible characters and iconic moments from the novel come to life on stage. This stage production, which honors the novel and its history while also speaking clearly to today’s audiences, is a terrific new iteration of this classic work,” explained The Estate of F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Good Night and Good Luck
Hollywood icon George Clooney makes his Broadway debut in the stage adaptation of the critically acclaimed film. Tune in to the golden age of broadcast journalism and Edward R. Murrow’s legendary, history-altering, on-air showdown with Senator Joseph McCarthy.
As McCarthyism casts a shadow over America, Murrow and his team at CBS choose to confront the growing tide of paranoia and propaganda, even if it means turning the federal government and a worried nation against them. With Clooney co-writing this play alongside Grant Heslov, June 8th is the last chance you get to witness a masterful performance.
Othello
When you have one of the all-time greatest actors like Denzel Washington and one of this generation’s most entertaining actors like Jake Gyllenhaal, there’s no doubt you’re in for a show of a lifetime. Othello, a general in the Venetian army, sees his happy marriage to the beautiful Desdemona destroyed when his seemingly trustworthy ensign, Iago, suggests to him that she may be unfaithful, in William Shakespeare’s tragedy of revenge, jealousy, and intrigue. With June 8th being the closing date of this iconic story, there couldn’t be enough time to savor the delicate story of Othello.
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Sunset Boulevard
Directed by Jamie Lloyd with Nicole Scherzinger starring, this story takes an enigmatic roller coaster ride in Hollywood. Haunted by her memories and dreams, movie star Norma Desmond yearns to return to the big screen. A struggling screenwriter who can’t sell his scripts to the Hollywood studios may be her only hope, until their dangerous and captivating relationship leads to disaster.
Drenched in champagne and cynicism, this revival of Sunset Boulevard focuses the lens on the ambitions and frustrations of its characters and puts their intoxicating need for fame and adoration in stark close-up. With the closing date on July 13th, don’t miss your chance to experience this classic story.
—Lauren Pierre-Louis
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