AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY
Imperial / 249 West 45th Street
Play— about a dysfunctional Oklahoma family, presented by Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company. 3 1/2 hours, three-act drama, revealing secrets of this 3-generations clan. The patriach, Beverly (Dennis Letts) explains in the opening scene “we have a bargain—she takes pills and I drink” describing his relationship with his wife to the Native American girl he is hiring as a companion housekeeper. He disappears only to commit suicide. All hell breaks loose as the entire family comes to commiserate with mom, Violet, and secrets are revealed.
CHICAGO
Ambassador / 219 West 49th Street
Musical— Roxie Hart, a married floozie, kills her lover. With the help of her slick lawyer, she's acquitted of murder and ends up a media superstar.
GREASE
Brooks Atkinson / 256 West 47th Street
Musical— A treat for the young-in-age and the young in heart. Two youngsters are chosen on a reality TV show. They rise above the banality of the dialogue with rousing rock and roll song and dance. The music is joyful and infectious. Predictable boy meets girl, loses girl, gets girl.
GYPSY
St. James / 246 West 44th Street
Musical— starring Patti LuPone, Boyd Gaines (Herbie) and Laura Benanti (Louise) based on the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee, the classy strip tease artist. Music by Jule Styne and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
HAIRSPRAY
Neil Simon / 250 West 52nd Street
Musical— An overweight teenager integrates an American Bandstand-style TV dance show in 1962 Baltimore.
IN THE HEIGHTS
Richard Rodgers / 226 West 46th Street
Musical— A corner of Washington Heights bounded by the 181st Street A-train stop and the George Washington Bridge. Conceived by Lin-Manuel Miranda, a 27-year old Dominican/Cuban composer and actor, who wrote the score and plays one of the leads. Exuberant musical about the lives and loves of a variety of Latino characters over a long, hot July Fourth weekend. Excellent music, lively lyrics, exceptional singers and dancers.
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LE MADELEINE, open daily for lunch and dinner, is a 22-year theater-district-tradition!
Le Madeleine, a modern French Bistro, first opened its doors in 1979. Original owner, Toney Edwards and Executive Chef, Bruce Beaty offer an exciting menu and an extensive wine list to those going to the theater or just looking for a superb dining experience. Bon Appetit! |
| Year-round Garden Room available for private parties and functions. |
Le Madeleine—403 West 43rd Street, New York, NY 10036
(212) 246-2993 / Fax: (212) 686-7931
(20 steps west of ninth avenue, on the north side of the street.)
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