For lovers of theater and performance, a long lockdown and Zoom play reading parties have been tough on the spirit. Thankfully, Broadway will finally be returning with updated guidelines for both workers and audiences, and a slew of shows will be making their return to the Great White Way! Broadway’s reopening kicked off with “Springsteen on Broadway” on June 26, and continues with “Pass Over” previews starting August 4, but Broadway won’t be reopening officially until September, starting with shows like “Hadestown,” “The Lion King” and “Hamilton.” Autumn will be full of favorite shows ready for when audi-
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By Kyle Turner
ences grab their drinks, unwrap some candy before curtain call and bask in the beauty of live performance!
es on September 14 at the Ambassador Theatre. shubert.nyc/theatres/ ambassador/
“CHICAGO” Bob Fosse’s iconic poisoned love letter to show business is the second-longest running show on Broadway, with classic show tunes like “And All That Jazz” and “Razzle Dazzle” continuing to make the stage glow icily, supported by a minimalist production. This revival, which started in 1996, reinvigorated interest in the show, which saw its debut in 1975. Following a tale of murder, rivalry and stardom, ambitious Roxie Hart, cutthroat Velma Kelly and unscrupulous Billy Flynn will be back where they belong, seducing audienc-
“SIX” “Six” was originally supposed to have its opening night the day lockdown in New York was announced. But now, it can ascend to its glorious heights as intended, when Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss’ pop concert retelling of the lives of the six wives of Henry VIII finally debuts at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre for previews September 17, with an opening night scheduled for October 3. Each wife gets a song as they battle it out, testing who has the best track; but it’s also an ingenious take on history, gender and how those things are told through pop culture. It’s a show so good, the dueling divas could fill a stadium concert with their pop performance. broadwaydirect.com/theatre/ brooks-atkinson-theatre/
Derrick Baskin, Jawan M. Jackson, Jeremy Pope, James Harkness and Ephraim Sykes as The Temptations 40
Broadway will finally be returning with updated guidelines for both workers and audiences
“AIN’T TOO PROUD” The joyous and exciting jukebox biomusical crooning the story of the Temptations makes its glittery return to Broadway at the Imperial Theatre on October 16, with legendary songs like “My Girl” and “In the Still of the Night,” and Tony-winning choreography from Sergio Trujillo. While many musicals of its kind waste their music and structure, “Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations” lets its music complement the story in nuanced ways. Awash in gorgeous Motown music and starry performances, nothing’s more tempting to bring you back to the stage. shubert. nyc/theatres/imperial/
Photos of The Temptations by Matthew Murphy; Six on Broadway by Joan Marcus
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