Theatr Weekly | Meet the Knights of the Round Table
Including closing shows, snippets from Theatr Writers Circle, and Theatr product updates
Sound the horns because the Kennedy Center revival of Spamalot has announced its cast and is set to transfer to Broadway’s St. James Theatre on October 31 with an opening (k)night (😅) of November 16.
The musical — which first opened on Broadway in 2005 and won three Tony Awards, including Best Musical — is inspired by Monty Python’s 1975 satirical film, Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
The round table includes Christopher Fitzgerald as Patsy, James Monroe Iglehart as King Arthur, Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer as the Lady of the Lake, Ethan Slater as Prince Herbert, Jimmy Smagula as Bedevere, Michael Urie as Brave Sir Robin, and Nik Walker as Sir Galahad. The role of Lancelot is yet to be announced.
The transfer joins the 2023-24 season of revivals, which includes Stephen Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along, starring Jonathon Groff, Daniel Radcliffe, and Lindsay Mendez, the West-End transfer of Cabaret, and a limited engagement of The Wiz.
💨 Closing Soon
These shows are closing in the next two weeks. Catch them before they leave!
Just For Us | Hudson Theatre | Closing on 8/19
The Doctor | Park Avenue Armory | Closing on 8/19
Prejudice & Pride | 59E59 Theaters | Closing on 8/20
Constellations by Nick Payne | Wild Project | Closing on 8/20
Flex | Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater | Closing on 8/20
The Half-God of Rainfall | New York Theatre Workshop | Closing on 8/20
Let’s Call Her Patty | Claire Tow Theater | Closing on 8/27
Good Night, Oscar | Belasco Theatre | Closing on 8/27
📝 Reflections from Theatr Writers Circle
Our team of diverse and passionate theatre insiders attends shows every week and shares their insights on the latest productions. Want to be in the know for the hottest shows in the city? Follow our writers on Theatr and join the conversation!
The Half-God of Rainfall
Katie Walker / @kwalks02 / Freelance dramaturg, playwright, performer, and theatre writer based in NYC. Appreciates that all genres serve unique purposes for audiences. Enjoys a wide variety of plays, musicals, and movement pieces.
The play acts as an epic myth, and the actors are so compelling that I was immediately hooked. Inua Ellams’s gift for poetry becomes incredibly clear, and it is really interesting to see the Nigerian and Greek mythologies portrayed and to watch Demi’s journey to play basketball in the United States. Riccardo Hernández’s set is a definite highlight in this production. Read more
Let’s Call Her Patty
Ian Kennedy / @ianrken / Theatre writer / Theatre worker / Theatre lover
Patty, played by a charmingly feisty Rhea Perlman, is your classic Upper West Side lady - complete with Pilates on Columbus Ave. Her niece, Sammy (an excellent Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer), is a devoted daughter-adjacent attempting to set boundaries for herself and build a family of her own. Cecile, Patty’s daughter, is a fragment of a character, only representing Patty’s insecurities about motherhood rather than a fully-fleshed individual. It’s a missed opportunity for conversations of abandonment, mental health, and family dysfunction. Read more
Toros (closed)
Maggie Creasman / @maggiecreasman / Lover of live performance in any form! Writer, Watcher, Strong Mover
Every moment during the 90 minute run of “Toros” where I thought I got what the play was doing, it changed direction, threw a curveball at me, and obliterated expectation. I had difficulty coming to terms with how I felt about the show immediately afterwards because it was so hard to pin down, but I did have an overall feeling of enjoyment. The show follows three 20-something characters who have come back into each other's lives as adults after knowing each other in grade school. Over the course of three pre-games and the after maths to their nights out, they lament over life and love in the basement of Juan, played by Juan Castano. Read more
How I Disappeared (closed)
Katie Walker / @kwalks02 / Freelance dramaturg, playwright, performer, and theatre writer based in NYC. Appreciates that all genres serve unique purposes for audiences. Enjoys a wide variety of plays, musicals, and movement pieces.
“How I Disappeared combined AR puppetry, object puppetry, poetry, live music and digital multimedia to comment on a variety of topics, including life in urban spaces and immigrant identities in the modern age. The piece was led by director Tianding He, and the credits for this show include a long list of storytellers, designers, and production members from the Mandarin-English, bicultural theatre company. CHUANG Stage’s digital and physical puppetry majorly contributed to their provocative commentary on social and multicultural topics, and I am excited to see more of their work. Read more
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