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arts-and-culture3 years ago•5 min saved

"The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window" Broadway Transfer: A Serendipitous Collaboration.

Jeremy O. Harris, the playwright behind "Slave Play," helped to arrange a last-minute transfer of an acclaimed revival of Lorraine Hansberry's "The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window" from the Brooklyn Academy of Music to Broadway for a 10-week engagement. The play, which examines how money corrupts art and politics, is a challenging, provocative look at a Bohemian couple in Greenwich Village. Harris hopes to remind people that Hansberry's body of work extended beyond "A Raisin in the Sun" and to uplift lesser-known work to reshape what is seen in the canon of American theater.

via Variety|

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theater3 years ago•5 min saved

"The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window" Revival Draws Rave Reviews on Broadway

Lorraine Hansberry's seldom-seen play "The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window" has returned to Broadway with Oscar Isaac and Rachel Brosnahan in the lead roles. Despite some sluggish moments, the play is a powerful draw and fascinating as a piece of theatrical and cultural history. The play is most incisive and piercing in the voices of its women, whom Hansberry draws with exquisite fullness. The script's unevenness makes one wonder how Hansberry might have reworked it if she had the energy and privilege of time.

via The New York Times|

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entertainment3 years ago•1 min saved

Oscar Isaac and Rachel Brosnahan to Star in Broadway's 'The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window'

Oscar Isaac and Rachel Brosnahan will bring Lorraine Hansberry's play, The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window, to Broadway in April, reprising their roles from the play's Off-Broadway run at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Directed by Anne Kauffman, the play explores ideas of race, gender equity, sexuality, art, political corruption, idealism, and Bohemian culture. The play originally ran on Broadway in 1964 and then returned for two weeks of performances in 1972.

via Hollywood Reporter|

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entertainment3 years ago•2 min saved

Oscar Isaac and Rachel Brosnahan to Star in Broadway's 'The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window'

Oscar Isaac and Rachel Brosnahan will star in the Broadway revival of Lorraine Hansberry’s The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window, which will open on April 27 at the James Earl Jones Theatre. The play, which debuted on Broadway in 1964, will be produced by Seaview, Sue Wagner, John Johnson, with Jeremy O. Harris and BAM. The production will mark the first time the Hansberry play has been produced on Broadway in more than 50 years.

via Deadline|

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entertainment3 years ago•3 min saved

Oscar Isaac and Rachel Brosnahan to Star in Broadway's 'The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window'

Oscar Isaac and Rachel Brosnahan will bring their revival of Lorraine Hansberry's play "The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window" to Broadway for a short 10-week run starting on April 27. The play, which follows a left-leaning couple in Greenwich Village in the 1960s, was previously staged at the Brooklyn Academy of Music and received mixed reviews. The Broadway transfer was made possible by the collapse of another show, "Room."

via The New York Times|

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