![]() ![]() Why? She said they were in 2006’s “Freedomland” when LaTanya suggested an idea for a shot. That was three years ago, when she told The Post that she’d never make another movie with her husband. This time, his director is none other than his wife of 41 years, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, who made a memorably outspoken Calpurnia in Aaron Sorkin’s retooled “To Kill a Mockingbird.” Jackson, making his first Broadway appearance since he played Martin Luther King Jr. John David Washington (son of Denzel, and star of Spike Lee’s “BlacKkKlansman”) and Danielle Brooks (Taystee, “Orange is the New Black” and Broadway’s “The Color Purple”) play the battling brother and sister. Bruce Glikas/WireImageĪugust Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play “The Piano Lesson,” previewing at the Barrymore and set in 1930s Pittsburgh, revolves around two siblings at war over a family heirloom with 88 keys and a fraught history. You can carry those memories with you and still move forward.” “The Piano Lesson,” is set in 1930s Pittsburgh and revolves around two siblings at war over a family heirloom. You don’t need to forget in order to survive. Some of my most vivid memories were visiting her and hearing about her experience in Poland during, losing her husband and young sons and escaping to America. “My great-aunt Millie survived the camps. “It’s also the most personal thing I’ve ever done,” Uranowitz said. Uranowitz, a three-time Tony nominee (“Burn This,” “Falsettos,” “An American in Paris”), takes the dual roles originally played by the playwright’s son, Ed Stoppard. When it premiered in London, reviewers called it “breathtaking.” and “elegiac.” Directed by Patrick Marber, it has a cast of 20. It wouldn’t be a Stoppard play without all that.” “It’s very witty and there’s a lot of levity. “Leopoldstadt” follows a Austro-Hungarian Jewish family to the aftermath of the Holocaust, “but it’s not by any means a Holocaust play,” Uranowitz said. ![]() “It’s monumental, much bigger than any one person.” “But it’s much bigger than Tom,” Uranowitz said. Nearly 30 years after Stoppard learned this, he put it into a play. In order to assimilate, she sort of relinquished her Jewishness to give Tom a better life.” In “Leopoldstadt” Tom Stoppard traces a Viennese family’s fortunes over nearly a century. “His father died and his mother married a very proper Englishman. “Tom was about 8 when his family escaped Czechoslovakia and went to England,” cast member Brandon Uranowitz said. It’s also been called “The Real Thing” and “Arcadia” playwright’s most personal play, inspired as it was by his late-in-life discovery that he’s Jewish. Many people will relate to “Leopoldstadt,” in which Tom Stoppard traces a Viennese family’s fortunes over nearly a century in just 2 hours. If we can capture that feeling, we’ll have something special.” Anyone can relate to how one song, one band, can change your life. ‘Almost Famous’ is Cameron’s personal story - it’s about his love of music. “It’s how a musical connects with an audience. “You think there’s a rhyme or reason or a template… but there isn’t,” he said. The film “Almost Famous” introduced Kate Hudson as teeny-bopper Penny Lane, self-appointed muse for the band, and gave us a joyous rendition of “Tiny Dancer.” Neal Preston But Kitt - who composed, orchestrated and arranged the music for Pulitzer Prize-winning “Next to Normal” among them - is undaunted. Granted, it’s the rare movie that makes a long-running musical. When the musical premiered in Crowe’s hometown of San Diego, the LA Times reviewer Charles McNulty called it “as pleasing as a free and easy 1970s rock classic.’” Critics had great things to say about Solea Pfeiffer, the show’s Penny Lane, and Casey Likes as William Miller, Crowe’s young alter ego. “We needed to do a take on it that would honor the film, but also theatricalize it and move our story forward.” “That was a no-brainer,” said Tom Kitt, the Tony Award-winning composer who wrote the show’s original music, with lyrics by Crowe, who also wrote the script. ![]() The film introduced Kate Hudson as teeny-bopper Penny Lane, self-appointed muse for the band, and gave us a joyous rendition of “Tiny Dancer.” Hudson isn’t in the musical, but that Elton John song is. It’s drawn from Cameron Crowe’s 2000 movie, a semi-autobiographical take on his travels as a teenage reporter for Rolling Stone. The hottest new musical to watch for is “Almost Famous,” which starts previews Oct. This is the most promising season in years, one that’s especially rich in revivals - with a twist. Post-pandemic Broadway has gone into overdrive. We found affordable tickets for the Britney Spears musical on Broadway How much are the cheapest tickets to see ‘Back To The Future’ on Broadway? We found tickets to all of the Peloton-approved Broadway musicals Stephen Sondheim’s NYC house that ‘Gypsy’ built lists for $7M ![]()
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