Theater Roundup: 'Betrayal' to Broadway, Closings, New Music + More

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Tom Hiddleston will make his Broadway debut with revival of Betrayal https://t.co/FhwDLvAhQa
- Entertainment Weekly (@EW) June 27, 2019

Truly didn't think I'd be back so soon with another theater post, but it's been a big news week on Broadway. Yesterday, we learned that the recent West End revival of Harold Pinter's Betrayal, starring Zawe Ashton,

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[sdpt]

damn tom hiddleston is hot

[kiarrith]

that does appear to be a rlly good photo of him :P

[zazie_toujours]

thinking about going to this next year

The magnificent @CushJumbo will make her YV debut as a new kind of Hamlet. Reuniting with long-term collaborator director Greg Hersov to bring us Shakespeare’s greatest tragedy.

6 Jul - 20 Aug #YV2020⚡
BOOK NOW: https://t.co/UWJg0ctJnd

Photo by @deanchalkley_ pic.twitter.com/9P9tpyrPHK
- Young Vic Theatre (@youngvictheatre) June 25, 2019

have always wanted to see a woman play a shakespearean male lead

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Damn, the Young Vic is always doing interesting stuff! Hope you get a chance to check it out.

Glenda Jackson just did King Lear on Broadway, but that flopped extremely hard. :/ I heard it was more the production itself that was the issue, but it was sad to hear.

[nutmegdealer]

god yes.

[brightstarmara]

This looks pretty interesting

[zoaster_toaster]

I've been meaning to go back to NYC for a while now...

[sherrilina]

*rushes to listen to Chant II*

Ughhh I can see what my friend meant about them changing the lyrics to the best songs to be not as great. :/ Whyyyy. So disappointing, I wish I had seen the previous off-Broadway version.

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Yeah, I think the Epics and Chants got the worst of the lyrical changes, which suuuuucks because they were some of my favorite parts of the NYTW version. I am sure I'll get used to it, and thankfully we'll always have the off-Broadway version to listen to, but I would truly love to go back in time and catch the older one live.

[crystalfairie]

I saw Betrayal here in London, OP and met Tom after. BUY THOSE TICKETS YESTERDAY.

[zoaster_toaster]

How was it? How was he? Did he smell nice?

[crystalfairie]

A) Really good. Full of weird pauses but really good.
B) Nicest man alive that I’ve met, aside from Hugh Jackman. Shook my hand when I thanked him for a brilliant performance and taking the time to meet me, and took 2 selfies. My friend was on FT in the background and let out this enormous whoop. Tom went, “is someone screaming at me?” And put on FT and said hello to my friend. Security was pissed but idgaf.
C) YES

[zoaster_toaster]

That's so awesome! Goddamn I can feel the feels starting up again..