‘The Fear of 13’ Theater Review: Adrien Brody Brings Unquestionable Commitment to a Death Row Drama Dulled by Pedestrian Writing

‘The Fear of 13’ Theater Review: Adrien Brody Brings Unquestionable Commitment to a Death Row Drama Dulled by Pedestrian Writing

Righteous indignation over the travesty of the American justice system and staunch advocacy against wrongful incarceration make it natural to want to applaud The Fear of 13. The same goes for Adrien Brody’s intensely wrought performance as Nick Yarris, who spent 22 years on death row in Pennsylvania for a murder and rape he did not…

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ATG Entertainment Names Melanie Smith As CEO

ATG Entertainment Names Melanie Smith As CEO

ATG Entertainment, a leading theater producer and theater owner in the U.S. and the U.K, has appointed Melanie Smith as its new CEO.  Smith takes on the role, effective Wednesday, after serving as CEO of the NEC Group, the U.K.’s largest live events venue operator and serving as deputy chair at the dance organization Sadler’s…

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‘Chess’ Theater Review: Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit and Nicholas Christopher Headline Conflicted Broadway Revival of Cold War Concept Musical

‘Chess’ Theater Review: Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit and Nicholas Christopher Headline Conflicted Broadway Revival of Cold War Concept Musical

On the digital marquee of Broadway’s Imperial Theater, the stars of the new reimagining of the 1984 musical Chess — about rival American and Soviet chess wizards and the woman caught between them — gaze out toward 8th Avenue with looks of serious intent. Aaron Tveit, Lea Michele (last on Broadway in 2023 in Funny…

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