Productions at the New York City Broadway theater attract the most attention and are world-renowned. Everyone wants a hit in this part of Manhattan and reputations are made and broken here. New York City Broadway plays are very much in demand although musicals seem to enjoy long runs and more popularity. They are a terrific showcase for directors, actors and playwrights.
Whether you are a fan of classic theater or crave seeing a new production, Broadway offers something for everyone. New York City Broadway plays bring both comedy and drama and often result in many Tony Awards. There are currently a variety of productions waiting to open, to wet the appetite. American Airlines Theater boasts a revival of Pygmalion and opens in October 2007. The story, by George Bernard Shaw, was famously presented as a musical in the movie, My Fair Lady.
Renowned write Harold Pinter offers a gritty drama for the Cort Theater to keep you entertained. It’s a production of The Homecoming and is scheduled to run from December 9th 2007 until April 13th 2008. Ian McShane, best known for the HBO series, Deadwood, takes the lead role of Teddy. Written and set in the 1960s, the story is about the tensions within a working class family from London. It is being revived for New York City Broadway productions and stars Raul Esparze who has performed in such classics as Rocky Horror Picture Show and musicals such as Sondheim.
Shakespeare is no stranger to the Broadway stage. Many of his plays have been produced as New York City Broadway plays with several memorable performances. Lincoln Center’s Vivian Beaumont Theater is showing Cymbeline from December 2007 through January 2008. The play is set in Great Britain and Italy and is romantic, tragic and comic in turns. The main characters are played by John Cullum as the King, Phylicia Rashad as the evil Queen, Jonathan Cake as the villain and Martha Plimpton as the King’s daughter and heroine of the piece.