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extremely inaccurate. The
duo rented a theater for a
bare-bones staged reading
and wind up acting out
dozens of the characters
themselves. The show has
a rotating list of celebrity
guest stars appearing as the
producer. It runs through
Jan. 28.
At the James Earl Jones
Theatre, 138 West 48th St.
(212) 239-6200.
Harmony, with music
by Barry Manilow and
books and lyrics by Bruce
Sussman, chronicles the true
story of a German singing
group called The Comedian
Harmonists.
Set in the 1920s and
1930s, the beloved sextet,
which included three
Jewish singers, went from
international fame to being
torn apart when the Nazis
came into power. The show
is narrated by the band’s
last surviving member, who
founded the group and was a
rabbi. He is played by Chip
Zien. Danny Kornfeld,
who is from the Detroit
area, portrays the rabbi as a
younger man.
Harmony transferred
to Broadway following a
successful run Off Broadway
at the National Yiddish
Theatre Folksbiene. Julie
Benko and Zal Owen are
also in the cast.
With the current rise in
antisemitism, this show is
extremely timely.
At the Ethel Barrymore
Theatre, 243 West 47th St.
(212) 239-6200.
How to Dance in Ohio is
a new musical based on
the HBO documentary by
Alexandra Shiva, whose
grandfather was Jules Stein.
Set in Columbus, Ohio,
seven autistic young adults
prepare for a formal dance.
They face this rite of passage
with excitement, hope and
fear.
The actors are all autistic
and making their Broadway
debut.
Directed by Sammi
Cannold, book and lyrics by
Rebekah Greer Melocik and
music is by Jacob Yandura.
At the Belasco Theatre,
111 West 44th St. (212) 239-
6200.
I Need That stars Danny
DeVito and his daughter
Lucy DeVito (her mother
is Rhea Perlman). Written
by Theresa Rebeck, it’s a
comedy about a reclusive
hoarder who is faced with
eviction if he doesn’t clean
up his home. He is forced to
decide which are important
keepsakes, what’s trash and
what distinguishes between
the two of them. Running
time is 1 hour and 40 min
with no intermission. The
show closes on Dec. 20.
At the American Airlines
Theatre, 227 West 42nd St.
(833) 274-8497.
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Barry Manilow
and Bruce
Sussman.
Francis Benhamou, Jeff Seymour and Yair Ben-Dor in Prayer for the
French Republic
MATTHEW MURPHY (2021)
Nancy Robinette, Kenneth Tigar, Ari Brand, Pierre Epstein, Peyton
Lusk and Richard Topol in in Prayer for the French Republic