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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. 

PHOTO BY JULIETA-CERVANTES

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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

