Broadway's 'Cats: The Jellicle Ball', 'Death Of A Salesman', 'Titaníque' Open Big

Broadway's 'Cats: The Jellicle Ball', 'Death Of A Salesman', 'Titaníque' Open Big

Broadway held strong last week as a bevy of spring arrivals caught ticket-buyers’ attention, with Becky Shaw, Cats: The Jellicle Ball, Death of a Salesman and Titaníque opening to strong reviews and full or nearly-full houses. Most of the nine shows still in previews last week also did well, especially Proof, The Fear of 13, Fallen Angels, Schmigadoon!, The Rocky Horror Show and The Lost Boys pulling crowds even before the reviews come out. …

Cats: The Jellicle Ball Is a Dazzling Ballroom Reinvention

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical crowd-pleaser purrs with queer joy and vogues its way to a spiritual rebirth on Broadway. The post Cats: The Jellicle Ball Is a Dazzling Ballroom Reinvention appeared first on Metro Weekly.

Titanique Opens on Broadway: Céline Dion, Camp and Chaos Take the Stage

Titanique, the campy retelling of James Cameron’s 1997 film through the eyes of one Céline Dion, opened on Broadway on April 12. Directed by co-writer Tye Blue, the production transfers to Broadway following its popular off-Broadway run. The heart of the ocean sparkles almost as much as the cast and crew, whom Broadway.com spoke to on the opening night red carpet. The show’s star and Dion doppelgänger Marla Mindelle loves that she is “a vessel t…

Broadway Revisits Cats, Death of A Salesman, Titanique, Becky Shaw. #Stageworthy News of the Week

The four shows that opened on Broadway this past week were already familiar to New York theatergoers. Two are revivals; the other two ran Off Broadway. Is this familiarity evidence of producer caution in a challenging economic environment?  Even if so, the new productions of “Cats,” one of the longest running musicals on Broadway, and “Death of a Salesman,” make some bold new choices. The four shows that opened on Broadway this past week were al…