Broadway Update 03.10.08

From Terry Teachout of the Wall Street Journal a list of recommended Broadway, off-Broadway, and out-of-town shows and accompanying reviews:

BROADWAY:
August: Osage County (drama, R, adult subject matter, closes Apr. 20 and reopens Apr. 29 at the Music Box Theatre for an open-ended run, reviewed here)
Avenue Q (musical, R, adult subject matter and one show-stopping scene of puppet-on-puppet sex, reviewed here)
A Chorus Line (musical, PG-13/R, adult subject matter, reviewed here)
Grease * (musical, PG-13, some sexual content, reviewed here)
The Homecoming (drama, R, adult subject matter, closes Apr. 13, reviewed here)
The Little Mermaid * (musical, G, entirely suitable for children, reviewed here)
November (comedy, PG-13, profusely spattered with obscene language, reviewed here)
Passing Strange (musical, PG-13, adult subject matter, reviewed here)
The Seafarer (drama, PG-13, adult subject matter, closes Mar. 30, reviewed here)
Sunday in the Park with George * (musical, PG-13, closes June 16, reviewed here)

OFF BROADWAY:
Adding Machine (musical, PG-13, too musically demanding for youngsters, reviewed here)

ON TOUR:
Moby-Dick–Rehearsed (drama, G, not suitable for children, touring the U.S. through May 17, reviewed here)

CLOSING NEXT WEEK IN LOS ANGELES:
Victory (drama, PG-13, adult subject matter, closes Mar. 23, reviewed here)

CLOSING NEXT WEEK ON BROADWAY:
Alfred Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps * (comedy, G, suitable for bright children, closes Mar. 23, reviewed here)

CLOSING SUNDAY ON BROADWAY:
Come Back, Little Sheba (drama, PG-13, adult subject matter, reviewed here)

* Sold Out

~ by eÆsthete on 03/10/08.

Leave a Reply