Broadway Plus hit a home run with the lineup of shows we saw this month: Paradise Square, Take Me Out, Plaza Suite, and Dear Evan Hansen.
In this March edition of Broadway Breakdown, we won’t just tell you what we loved about a show, but what type of audiences would best enjoy this show and any other PLUSes we can think of! But first–
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Broadway Breakdown: March
Paradise Square
3 Highlights
- Joaquina Kalukango was INCREDIBLE, especially her 11 o’clock number “Burn”
- Large cast with group dance numbers,
with both Irish step dancing and African
juba - Important New York black history
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Who is this show good for?
- History Buffs
- Corporate groups
- School groups
Any other PLUSes?
- The seats in the Barrymore Theatre were designed
to be “unusually comfortable”
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Take Me Out
3 Highlights
- Patrick J Adams’s Broadway Debut performance
- Jesse Tyler Ferguson’s Act 2 monologue was the perfect combination of funny
and moving - The scenic design of David Rockwell. During one of the scenes shower heads with running water are lowered down to the stage for the actors to take a shower
Who is this show good for?
- Adult groups
Any other PLUSes?
- Out of respect and support for the actors Take
Me Out is a phone-free space. After entering the
theatre, all phones are placed in Yondr cases and will
be unlocked at the end of the show. - Please note: this production includes adult situations and nudity.
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Plaza Suite
3 Highlights
- This Neil Simon play will have you
laughing through all three acts - The act “Visitor from Hollywood” was
an audience favorite - The onstage chemistry of Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick!
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Who is this show good for?
- Native New Yorkers
- Corporate groups
Any other PLUSes?
- The Hudson Theatre is Broadway’s oldest
theatre. We offer a Hudson Theatre Behind-the-Scenes/History Walking Tour! - If you want to have a great meal before the show
check out Cafe Un Deux Trois. They have a display
of Neil Simon’s play posters in the lobby!
3 Highlights
- Refreshingly new takes on these characters!
- The incomparable Zachary Noah Piser
is the first Asian-American Evan Hansen - This story is still bringing audiences to tears almost six years later
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Who is this show good for?
- Middle/high schoolers
Any other PLUSes?
- Please note: there is heavy material related to
bullying and suicide (but it’s handled sensitively
and important to the story they are telling)
