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It’s fair to say Meghan McCain won’t be seeing the upcoming musical comedy “Ghost of John McCain.”The 39-year-old outspoken daughter of the late Arizona senator took to X Tuesday to express her disgust about the off-Broadway musical, which is set to come to the Soho Playhouse over Labor Day weekend. The production will run through Nov. 5 – which is Election Day.“This is trash – nothing more than a gross cash grab by mediocre desperate people,” Meghan quote tweeted a Deadline article about the production.

“Titanique” at the Daryl Roth Theatre on Union Square East.“I’ve been producing off-Broadway for over 15 years and I have been waiting for this heyday of off-Broadway to happen for a long time. Honestly, I think it’s the topics, the themes and the tone of the shows which are resonating with audiences.

a hilariously scheming Mary Todd Lincoln who dreams of returning to her cabaret roots, but she’s stuck aimlessly wandering around the White House while unhappily married to Abe Lincoln.The deliciously demented mind behind this inspired lunacy is Cole Escola (who uses they/them pronouns), who wrote and stars as the titular subject opposite Broadway star Conrad Ricamora.In a recent interview, Escola, 37, told the New York Post that the genesis for “Oh, Mary!” came about over a decade ago in 2009.“I loved the idea so much that I was scared to write it,” they shared. “Because I wanted it to be as perfect as I had it in my mind.”But the COVID-19 pandemic helped the writing process along.“I had nothing going on,” Escola continued.

How am I laughing so uncontrollably at a play about Mary Todd Lincoln?Yes, Abraham Lincoln’s wife is the subject of this riotous new comedy at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, written by and starring Cole Escola, that definitely does not aim to teach your anything or challenge your brain cells. Rather, the campy “Oh, Mary!” is too busy daring your lungs to stay full of air for more than a few seconds.

To watch “Hell’s Kitchen,” the new off-Broadway musical by Alicia Keys that opened Sunday night at the Public Theater, is to experience euphoria followed by enormous frustration over and over again. How can we not feel elated being there for the star-is-born moment of actress Maleah Joi Moon, who makes an earth-shaking professional debut as 17-year-old Ali, a fictional stand-in for Keys?Two hours and 30 minutes, with one intermission.

“Hells Kitchen” at the Newman Theater that’s based on her life.However, her finger prints are all over the musical. From the music to the coming-of-age story about 17-year-old Ali living in a cozy Times Square apartment, “Hells Kitchen” is all Keys.And if you want to see her journey live, you can grab seats to shows all the way up until when it closes on Jan.

Monday, Nov. 6, the popular “Parks and Rec” star will share the stage with “Girls” actor Christopher Abbott in a revival of John Patrick Shanley’s “Danny and the Deep Blue Sea” at the Lucille Lortel Theatre.“It’s an actor’s dream play,” Plaza told Vanity Fair about the two-hander that takes place in a Bronx bar.

“The Empire Strips Back,” a “Star Wars”-themed burlesque show.At all 90-minute performances, audiences are treated to scantily-clad, gyrating Princess Leia, stormtroopers, C-3PO, Darth Vader, Boba Fett and many more characters reimagining the popular sci-fi series for a late-night crowd.“I had a disconcerting suspicion that the taboo dreams of many of those around me were finally coming true,” wrote New York Post critic Johnny Oleksinski in his review of the titillating evening.And if this sounds like the “Star Wars” show for you, we’re happy to report that you can grab tickets for “The Empire Strips Back” literally right now.While most performances start at $55 before fees on Vivid Seats, we did find some tickets going for as low as $44 before fees.Want to see all your favorite “Star Wars” icons like you never have before?Keep reading.We’ve got everything you need to know and more about “The Empire Strips Back” below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.As of right now, it appears that “The Empire Strips Back” has eight shows a week running Wednesdays through Sunday.Our records show Wednesday and Thursday shows start at 7:30 p.m.On Fridays, “The Empire Strips Back” begins at 7 and 9:30 p.m.The Saturday crowd can catch 4, 7 and 9:30 p.m. showings.Finally, a 4 p.m.

Chris Perfetti as Jacob on “Abbott Elementary” but up until June 18, you can catch him live off Broadway at the New York City Center playing a completely different role.Perfetti, 34, stars alongside Glenn Davis (“Billions”) in a two-hander production of “King James,” a four-quarter show complete with a halftime DJ show about two friends bonding over LeBron James and his career over a 12-year span.There’s only one issue — the play’s run is about to reach the end of regulation.At the time of publication, there are only five more shows left; the last performance will be on Sunday, June 18 at 2 p.m.And if you need tickets, you better hustle.Prices start at $119 before fees on Vivid Seats.However, that is an outlier. Most shows’ lowest price is $192 before fees.Want to see Jacob flex his acting muscles live on the stage before the clock runs out?Here’s everything you need to know and more about seeing “King James” live in New York City this June.All prices are subject to fluctuation.A complete calendar including all show dates, start times and the lowest ticket prices available at the New York City Center can be found below.(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time.

Race: The Movie: The Play, I was skeptical. What could possibly be said about racial-harmony movies like Green Book and Django Unchained that hasn’t already been said in snarky Tweets? Anyway, Green Book was released five years ago now, and it seems like even more of a relic in a post-COVID world.

Patti LuPone, 73, has nine huge shows remaining on her ongoing ‘Don’t Monkey With Broadway Tour’ all over the U.S.That includes two stops in the Garden State followed by a pair in New York.First, the three-time Tony winner will belt standards by Richard Rodgers, Stephen Sondheim, Leonard Bernstein, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin and more at Englewood, NJ’s Bergen Performing Arts Center on Thursday, March 23.Then, on March 25, she’ll perform at New Brunswick’s State Theatre.Come summer time, the tour will drop into Poughkeepsie’s Bardavon Opera House on June 17.For those willing to wait over a year, you can see the show in Manhattan — ‘Don’t Monkey With Broadway’ is scheduled for a night at Carnegie Hall on April 8, 2024. And the best news of all is you won’t have to pay Broadway-like prices to see LuPone live on the road.At the time of publication, we found some seats going for as low as $58 before fees on Vivid Seats.So, if you want to see LuPone deliver what Front Row Reviewers called “autobiographical snippets (and) powerful song(s)” live, here’s everything you need to know.A complete calendar including all tour dates, venues and links to the cheapest tickets available for all remaining concerts can be found below.(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time.

tested positive for COVID and sadly couldn’t attend), has a lot going for it. The drama is about a little-known, fascinating piece of World War II history that will have audiences racing to Google at intermission. Manilow’s score, with lyrics by Bruce Sussman, is pretty and occasionally touching.

Two very different musicals are wrapped up into one bewildering package with the New Group’s “Black No More,” which opened Tuesday night off-Broadway.  Part of the show is an occasionally on-the-money satire about a fictitious device from the 1930s that can turn black people white. The poetic opening narration brings to mind “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” and “Little Shop of Horrors.” But what follows is an unnecessarily bombastic melodrama that makes “Les Misérables” look like “Blue’s Clues.”2 hours, 30 minutes, with one intermission.

Variety. “The principal antagonist in the play is a bullying governor named Andrew Cuomo.”“If you see a turtle on a fence post, you know it didn’t get there by itself.”Gabriel Barre is directing the production, which will be choreographed by Kenny Ingram.

pandemic outdoor dining program, Dine Out NYC, which created free al fresco setups for struggling restaurants around the city, including Melba’s in Harlem. Both men are passionate about getting the theater, and the city, back on their feet.“There’s a lot of discussion about Broadway coming back, which is gonna be incredible,” Rockwell said. “But I think this summer is going to have a whole range of outdoor hybrid things, which are going to be really amazing and get New Yorkers back into living in public spaces that make New York so great.”“Seven Deadly Sins” runs June 22 through July 18.