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Subject: Theater Update: Reviews of 'Finding Neverland,' 'Fun Home' and 'The King and I'
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If you have trouble reading this email, please click here April 22, 2015 Theater Update Review: 'Fun Home' at the Circle in the Square Theater By BEN BRANTLEY This portrait of a girl and her father, adapted from Alison Bechdel's graphic novel of a memoir, occupies the place where we all grew up, and will never be able to leave. ADVERTISEMENT Reviews Review: 'Finding Neverland,' a Broadway Musical With Matthew Morrison By BEN BRANTLEY The musical at the Lunt-Fontanne Theater, based on the 2004 movie about the creator of Peter Pan, heightens the screenplay's life-affirming messages. Review: 'The King and I,' Back on Broadway By BEN BRANTLEY Bartlett Sher's revival at the Vivian Beaumont Theater, starring Ken Watanabe and Kelli O'Hara, balances epic sweep with an intimate sensibility. Review: 'It Shoulda Been You,' a Wedding on Broadway By BEN BRANTLEY Revisiting a very old theme in this big fat musical of a wedding, with all the trimmings (and Tyne Daly starring), by Brian Hargrove and Barbara Anselmi. Review: Renée Fleming Plays Against Type in 'Living on Love' By BEN BRANTLEY Ms. Fleming, the opera star, heads the cast of Joe DiPietro's Broadway comedy as a tantrum-throwing egomaniacal opera star. Review: 'Doctor Zhivago,' the Broadway Musical By CHARLES ISHERWOOD The stage adaptation of Boris Pasternak's novel and David Lean's film stars Tam Mutu and Kelli Barrett. News and Features Actors' Equity Pushes for Minimum Wage, but Not All Members Want It By MICHAEL PAULSON The willingness of Los Angeles actors to perform for a pittance is at the heart of a rift in the Actors' Equity union, which represents theater actors. In 'Something Rotten!,' if Music Be the Food of Farce, Play On By CHARLES McGRATH "Something Rotten!," about two Elizabethan-era playwrights who write a musical, echoes the experience of the brothers behind the production, Wayne and Karey Kirkpatrick. Anne Hathaway and Julie Taymor Bring 'Grounded' to the Public Theater By MICHAEL PAULSON The two women discuss their collaboration on George Brant's play about a female fighter pilot. ADVERTISEMENT Multimedia Video: In Performance | Kelli Barrett Ms. Barrett, with Ron Melrose on piano, sings "He's There" from the new Broadway musical "Doctor Zhivago," an adaptation of Boris Pasternak's 1957 novel. The show is at the Broadway Theater. Recommended shows from Ben Brantley, Charles Isherwood and other theater critics for The New York Times. Les 7 Doigts: Sequence 8 Review Fun Home Review Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I Review The 39 Steps Review All Critics' Picks » Theater Listings for April 17-23 A critical guide to productions in New York City, including shows in previews. Feedback Thanks for taking the time to read this email. Feel free to send feedback; I enjoy hearing your opinions and will do my best to respond. Erik Piepenburg Senior Editor NYTimes.com/theater ADVERTISEMENT About This Email You received this message because you signed up for NYTimes.com's Theater Update newsletter. As a member of the TRUSTe privacy program, we are committed to protecting your privacy. (....)| Privacy Policy | Contact | Advertise Copyright 2015 | The New York Times Company | Privacy Policy | NYTimes.com 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018