In a Broadway Minute
with Howard Shapiro
Join Howard Shapiro every Friday at 8:30 a.m. and Saturday at 10 a.m. for a short review of the latest Broadway shows. Theater critic Howard Shapiro joined the Philadelphia Inquirer in 1970 and has held a number of reporting and editing positions, including cultural arts editor and travel editor and writer. He was an Inquirer theater critic for 10 years, covering Philadelphia theaters adn Broadway. He teaches arts criticism and travel writing at Temple University.
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2013
May 24
MACBETH
Alan Cumming, playing just about all the roles.
May 17
I'LL EAT YOU LAST
Bette Midler as one of Hollywood's legendary agents.
May 10
THE ASSEMBLED PARTIES
A new comedy traces a family's evolution.
May 3
THE BIG KNIFE
Bobby Cannavale in a play about working in the movies.
April 26
ORPHANS
Alec Baldwin in a play about two hermitic brothers.
April 19
MATILDA
A musical adaptation of Roald Dahl's children's book.
April 12
KINKY BOOTS
A big new Broadway musical by Harvey Fierstein and Cyndi Lauper.
April 5
LUCKY GUY
Tom Hanks in the late Nora Ephron's play.
March 29
HANDS ON A HARDBODY
A new musical about a truck and American dreams.
March 22
BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S
A new adaption for the stage.
March 15
VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE
A send-up of Anton Chekov.
March 8
ANN
Holland Taylor channels a Texas governor.
March 1
UPCOMING MUSICALS
The sounds of the Spring season.
February 22
MID-SEASON CLOSINGS
Some shows are running their course.
February 15
PRODUCING SHAKESPEARE (PC)
(MAC)
The Bard plays on.
February 8
CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF (PC)
(MAC)
Scarlett Johansson tackles the Tennessee Williams classic.
February 1
MANILOW ON BROADWAY (PC)
(MAC)
Delayed by flu, he's back in his hometown.
January 25
PICNIC (PC)
(MAC)
William Inge's 50's play, in revival.
January 18
THE OTHER PLACE (PC)
(MAC)
A new drama starring Laurie Metcalf.
January 11
GOLDEN BOY (PC)
(MAC)
Clifford Odets' boxing-boy classic, revived. (Closed Jan. 20)
January 4
GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS (PC)
(MAC)
David Mamet's classic, reinterpreted.
2012
December 28
ANNIE (PC)
(MAC)
The classic revived.
December 21
ELF (PC)
(MAC)
A new holiday musical from Jean Shepherd's stories. (Run Ended)
December 14
THE ANARCHIST (PC)
(MAC)
David Mamet's new short-lived play. (Run Ended)
December 7
SCANDALOUS (PC)
(MAC)
The Life of preacher Aimee Semple McPherson, in song. (Run Ended)
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