{"id":175945,"date":"2023-01-03T13:00:52","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T13:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/here-are-nine-broadway-and-off-broadway-shows-we-cant-wait-to-see-this-spring-npr\/"},"modified":"2023-01-03T13:00:52","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T13:00:52","slug":"here-are-nine-broadway-and-off-broadway-shows-we-cant-wait-to-see-this-spring-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/here-are-nine-broadway-and-off-broadway-shows-we-cant-wait-to-see-this-spring-npr\/","title":{"rendered":"Here are nine Broadway and off-Broadway shows we can’t wait to see this spring : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pulitzer Prize-winner Fat Ham,<\/em> a joyous retelling of Hamlet,<\/em> is now coming to Broadway after a successful run co-produced by National Black Theater and The Public Theater.
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The rule of thumb, for decades, is that only one-in-four commercial Broadway productions makes its money back. But this has been a tougher year than usual. In the year-and-a-half since Broadway reopened, tourism and ticket sales have not returned to pre-pandemic levels, which means some very well-received shows have struggled. <\/p>\n

So, looking forward to spring 2023, you never know what’s going to hit or miss. But the shows that make the most money aren’t always the best ones. Often all you can do when trying to predict what will be worth seeing is to look at who wrote the script (and score, if it’s a musical) and who’s directing and starring. <\/p>\n

Here are nine Broadway and off-Broadway shows I’m keeping an eye on, some of which I’ve seen in previous incarnations. They’re listed in the order they’re appearing on NYC stages.<\/p>\n

The Sign in Sydney Brustein’s Window<\/h3>\n

One of the most highly-anticipated productions of the winter is this revival of Lorraine Hansberry’s (A Raisin in the Sun<\/em>) final play, starring Golden Globe-winner Oscar Isaac (Star Wars<\/em>) and Emmy-winner Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel<\/em>) as a married couple. Set amongst a group of friends in Greenwich Village in the 1960s, it deals with race, suicide and queerness. Directed by Obie-winner Anne Kaufman, who helmed a revival at the Goodman Theater in Chicago in 2016, this will be the first time the play has been seen in New York since its brief original run in 1964. BAM Harvey Theatre, begins previews Feb. 4, opens Feb. 23<\/em><\/p>\n