American Utopia will return to Broadway

American Utopia, David Byrnes acclaimed mega-concert, will return to Broadway in September for an additional 17 weeks at the Hudson Theatre. The announcement was made following the shows final performance on Sunday. Its become obvious to us in the band, the crew and the producer team that audiences want, dare I say need? To see this show, Byrne said in a statement. A film version of American Utopia directed by Spike Lee will be released later this year.

The Metropolitan Opera will open its 2020-21 season with a new production of Verdis Aida directed by Michael Mayer (Spring Awakening) and starring Anna Netrebko. Ivo van Hove (West Side Story) will direct both Mozarts Don Giovanni and the contemporary opera Dead Man Walking. In a surprise move, the company will introduce a new staging of Die Zauberflte (i.e. The Magic Flute) directed by Simon McBurney, which leaves the future of Julie Taymors popular production in question. The new season will extend into June and include more Sunday matinees and a break in performances in February.

The title of David Mamets 1977 drama American Buffalo (which is being revived on Broadway with Laurence Fishburne, Sam Rockwell and Darren Criss) refers to a potentially valuable American Buffalo Nickel coin that its characters plan to steal. Nevertheless, a 9 x 5, 90-pound replica of a full-size buffalo by the name of Nickel will be on hand to greet audience members in the lobby of the Circle in the Square Theatre. In other news, on Thurs. Feb 20, a limited number of discounted tickets will be made available that reflect the ticket prices of earlier productions of the play.

Nothing is ever Frozen on Broadway apparently. This week, changes were incorporated to the two-year-old Broadway production of Disneys Frozen that reflect the national touring production, as reported by Broadway News. The changes include adding a new song for Elsa and Anna (I Cant Lose You), eliminating one of Annas songs (True Love) and rehauling the opening sequence of the second act (Hygge). On Tuesday night, Ciara Rene and McKenzie Kurtz took over as Elsa and Anna respectively.

An Off-Broadway revival of Arthur Millers The Crucible by the experimental-meets-classical company Bedlam, which played the East Village earlier this season, will receive an encore four-week run at the Connelly Theater beginning March 27. Prior Bedlam productions include a scaled-down Saint Joan, a gliding Sense and Sensibility and the mashup Uncle Romeo Vanya Juliet.

Paul McCartney at American UtopiaTom Selleck at Harry Townsends Last Stand.

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