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Subject: Theater Update: 'Waitress,' 'American Psycho' and Other Broadway Openings
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View in Browser | Add nytdirect@nytimes.com to your address book. Wednesday, April 27, 2016 NYTimes.com/Theater » Wednesday, April 27, 2016 Get all digital access to The Times for just 99¢. Audra McDonald, center, in "Shuffle Along." Sara Krulwich/The New York Times Crunch Time Good afternoon. It's crunch time on Broadway – shows must open by tomorrow to qualify for this year's Tony Awards, and there's been an opening every night this week.  Sunday was "Waitress," Monday was "Fully Committed," and Tuesday was "Tuck Everlasting"; tonight is "Long Day's Journey into Night," and tomorrow is the final show of the season, "Shuffle Along." For the theater industry, attention turns immediately to the prize derby. On Friday, the Tony administration committee meets for the fourth and final time this season to decide which shows are eligible for which awards. All eyes are on whether the committee deems "Shuffle Along," with its 1921 music and 2016 book, to be a revival (the producers' preference) or a new musical (a category dominated by "Hamilton").   Then the fun really begins: first thing Tuesday morning, Patina Miller and Andrew Rannells will be announcing this year's Tony nominees, followed by weeks of events at which the nominees strut their stuff prior to the awards ceremony on June 12 (this year's host: James Corden).  Meanwhile, those of us who have been spending a lot of nights on Broadway (I've just finished seeing all 36 of this season's Tony-eligible musicals and plays) can turn our attention to other stages. First up for me: "Dear Evan Hansen," a much-anticipated new musical, starring the gifted Ben Platt, which opens Off Broadway at Second Stage on Sunday.  (For live coverage of the Tony nominations, join us Tuesday morning, starting at 8:30 a.m., at nytimes.com/theater. And you can always share your thoughts with me on Twitter at @MichaelPaulson.) MICHAEL PAULSON Theater Reporter ADVERTISEMENT News and Features Eyeing Tonys, 'Shuffle Along' Hopes to Be Classified a Revival By MICHAEL PAULSON This Broadway musical, vastly revamped since it was originally staged in 1921, is hoping to be categorized in a way that won't pit it against "Hamilton." Fresh-Baked Pie Has Aromatic Role in 'Waitress' Musical By MICHAEL PAULSON After several attempts, producers of this Broadway musical have hit upon a solution to perfume the theater with the scent of baking. Cirque du Soleil's 'Paramour' Has Strong Start in Broadway Grosses By MICHAEL PAULSON Still in previews, this hybrid of theater and acrobatic spectacle brought in more than $1 million in the last week. What's New on Broadway 'Tuck Everlasting,' a Lyrical Meditation on Life, Death and Immortality By CHARLES ISHERWOOD Casey Nicholaw's Broadway musical avoids flashy tricks and easy sentiment, showing a natural feel for this story about a secret fountain of youth. 'American Psycho' Hits Broadway, So Smooth, So Rich, So Ruthless By BEN BRANTLEY A musical based on Bret Easton Ellis's 1991 novel has buckets of blood and robust hardbodies to spare. Jessie Mueller Serves a Slice of Life (With Pie) in Sara Bareilles's 'Waitress' By CHARLES ISHERWOOD This musical, set in a diner and scored by Sara Bareilles, centers on a woman stuck in an unhappy marriage. 'Fully Committed,' on How the Elite Dine, Has a Different Flavor Now By CHARLES ISHERWOOD Becky Mode's one-man play has moved to Broadway, starring Jesse Tyler Ferguson as the poor guy who arranges five-star restaurant reservations for five-star people. What Do You Know? National Portrait Gallery/European Pressphoto Agency Is Your Shakespeare Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth? By JENNIFER SCHUESSLER Shakespeare shuffled off his mortal coil 400 years ago this weekend. As the world prepares to celebrate the anniversary, test your knowledge of the Bard with this quiz. Richard Perry/The New York Times Are You an '80s Psycho? By ERIK PIEPENBURG Hold on to your Cavariccis: we've got a quiz all about '80s references in the Broadway musical "American Psycho." ADVERTISEMENT Shakespeare 400 William Shakespeare, Playwright and Poet, Is Dead at 52 By LOUIS BAYARD On this date — April 23, 1616 — the creator of "Hamlet," "Macbeth" and "Romeo and Juliet" left the beauty of this world. To us, he bequeathed his tragedies and comedies, his sonnets and verse, which would survive 400 years. There Is No Escaping Shakespeare By LOUIS BAYARD, ROBIN STEIN AND TAIGE JENSEN Shakespeare died 400 years ago, but his influence on language and culture remains. Shakespeare's Deleted Scenes By JOHN O'FARRELL, HEIDI SCHRECK, MIKE LEW AND CHRISTINA ANDERSON Four contemporary writers envision lost and rebooted scenes from some of the playwright's works. Critics' Picks Review: 'A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing' Is a Ghostly Play By BEN BRANTLEY 'Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again.' Captures the Fury of Modern Womanhood By BEN BRANTLEY Exploring Women's Lives in 'When I Was a Girl I Used to Scream and Shout' By ANDY WEBSTER Review: 'Empathy School & Love Story' Plumbs the Varieties of Loneliness By BEN BRANTLEY FOLLOW THEATER FACEBOOK @nytimestheater Get more NYTimes.com newsletters » | Get unlimited access to NYTimes.com and our NYTimes apps for just $0.99. Subscribe » ABOUT THIS EMAIL You received this message because you signed up for NYTimes.com's Theater Update newsletter. | Privacy Policy | Contact | Advertise Copyright 2016 The New York Times Company | 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018