http://www.iheartbroadway.com Broadway Focused Web Blog Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:01:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Selective listings from theater critics of The New York Times. http://www.iheartbroadway.com/theater-listings/cities/broadway/ The sloppier things get in this show, the more you marvel at how assured and in control Taylor Mac is as a performer. http://www.iheartbroadway.com/theater-review-the-beast-of-taylor-mac-a-stand-up-comic-in-drag-bursting-protective-bubbles/cities/broadway/ Over the years Neal Medlyn has channeled superstars like Phil Collins, R. Kelly and Beyoncé. Now he is back at it with a Prince extravaganza. http://www.iheartbroadway.com/theater-review-neal-medlyn%e2%80%99s-unpronounceable-symbol-the-ultimate-outsider-under-a-purple-umbrella/cities/broadway/ Peter S. Petralia’s hypnotic “Whisper” is an intriguing brush with altered reality. http://www.iheartbroadway.com/theater-review-whisper-the-voices-in-your-head-will-not-be-your-own/cities/broadway/ “Passing Strange” will end its run at the Belasco Theater after the Sunday matinee performance on July 20. http://www.iheartbroadway.com/arts-briefly-the-end-of-the-road-for-%e2%80%98passing-strange%e2%80%99/cities/broadway/ The Tony-nominated star of “The Homecoming” will join the cast of “Speed-the-Plow,” the acerbic David Mamet play returning to Broadway in October. http://www.iheartbroadway.com/arts-briefly-raul-esparza-joins-%e2%80%98speed-the-plow%e2%80%99-cast/cities/broadway/ The City Center Encores! revival of “Damn Yankees” is pleasant but a little pizazz-deficient. http://www.iheartbroadway.com/theater-review-damn-yankees-faust-on-third-lost-soul-at-bat/cities/broadway/ Almost two years after the last performance at the Vineyard Theater, the musical “[title of show]” will present its latest chapters on Broadway. http://www.iheartbroadway.com/headline-about-unlikely-broadway-musical/cities/broadway/ The International Thespian Festival is part summer camp, part summer school, part arts festival and part recruitment fair. http://www.iheartbroadway.com/talk-about-your-spring-awakening/cities/broadway/ Eugenio Barba and his experimental group, Odin Teatret, have been practicing intercultural exchanges for almost half a century. http://www.iheartbroadway.com/greek-myth-as-potpourri-of-multicultural-flavors/cities/broadway/