Rachel Chavkin News

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is May 21, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

The Drama League will celebrate Pride Month in June with first glimpses of two exciting new LGBTQIA+ plays. Partnering with The American LGBTQ+ Museum, they will present a staged reading of The Archivists and an open rehearsal of Daddy.

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Lempicka played its final performance on Broadway on May 19. Following the final curtain call, members of the show's creative team, including Rachel Chavkin (director), Matt Gould (book and music), and more, took to the stage to give speeches about the show. Watch the video here!

Watch Lempicka's Broadway journey in the video here as the production plays its final Broadway performance today, May 19, 2024. 

Back by popular demand for a limited time is the multiple Tony and Grammy Awards winning new musical Hadestown - music, lyrics, and book by Anaïs Mitchell, directed by Rachel Chavkin - for a limited run at the CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre until May 26. This modern, politically relevant tale combines two classic Greek legends - the stories of Hades and Persephone; and Orpheus and Eurydice - that is sure to lure in audiences like a siren song.

Boston is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month. Selections for May 2024 include a new adaptation of The Great Gatsby & more.

See rehearsal photos fro Gatsby at A.R.T. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.

A.R.T. has announced associated programming for GATSBY, including a film series, essential question discussions, and access performances.

Maia Reficco will make her Broadway debut as ‘Eurydice’ in Hadestown on Broadway. Learn more about Reficco and see how to purchase tickets.

Lempicka will close on Broadway following 27 previews and 41 regular performances at the Longacre Theatre. 

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What did our critic think of HADESTOWN at Belk Theater?

Jeremy Blocker joins Audible Theater, marking a significant addition to the team. Discover more about this major development in the theater industry.

The Drama League has announced the nineteen stage directors receiving the 2024 fellowships, assistantships, residencies, and fund programs collectively known as The Directors Project.

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BrodwayWorld has learned that Lempicka will close on Broadway this May. The production has struggled to find an audience and has had grosses well below those needed to sustain a Broadway musical of its size.

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The Palace Theater will present its 20th Anniversary 2024-2025 Webster Bank Broadway Series, with six exciting titles.

American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) at Harvard University has added additional performance dates and inventory for its world-premiere musical Gatsby. Learn how to purchase tickets.