"M. Butterfly" closes early; Adam Driver to star in "Burn This" in 2019; Donna Summer, Cher, Temptations and Go-Go's musicals aimed for Broadway; "Death Becomes Her" musical in development for Kristin Chenoweth; Sen-elect Doug Jones (D-AL) appeared in "To Kill A Mockingbird" on stage; TDF launching free tix program for military vets
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"Springsteen on Broadway" extends to June 2018; "M. Butterly" closing early; revivals of "The Unsinkable Molly Brown", "Titanic", and "The Woman in White" eyeing Broadway; revelations of sexual assault rock the arts community; "Joe Papp Way" street co-naming honors Public Theater founder
REVIEW: “M. Butterfly” Revival Lacks Fantasy
This much-anticipated revival of David Henry Hwang’s “M. Butterfly” falls flat, stripped of the ambiguity that feeds the fantasy central to the drama, in a clunky production with uneven performances that doom an otherwise timely play tackling gender, race, and international politics.