All tagged Rocktopia
“Rocktopia” is a one-trick rock concert in which snippets of top-shelf, survey deep classical compositions are mashed-up with and swallowed whole by beloved rock songs from the 1970s and 1980s. Garishly self-indulgent, sublimely absurd, bland, and loud, you can skip this well-intentioned musical experiment gone awry.
Tony winner Cynthia Nixon is running for Governor of New York; Bruce Springsteen extends to 12/15; Roundabout announces "Apologia" off-Broadway this fall and "True West" on Broadway in 2019; "Children of a Lesser God" makes every performance deaf accessible; Equity strikes a tentative deal with "Rocktopia"; Drew Droege will return for a final extension of "Bright Colors and Bold Patterns"
"Hangmen" delayed for Broadway; "The Prom" booked the Cort Theatre; Duncan Sheik and Sara Bareilles collaborating on a new "Alice in Wonderland" musical; MCC Theater announces "Collective Rage: A Play in 5 Betties"; Nathan Lane teases "Death of a Salesman" revival with Laurie Metcalf; Marilu Henner joins "Gettin' the Band Back Together"; Ben Crawford is the next Phantom; tragedy strikes the community as Tony winner Ruthie Ann Miles is seriously injured and her young daughter killed in a traffic accident; controversy roils "Rocktopia" as it is criticized by Actor's Equity for failing to provide union commensurate wages for its chorus
