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Friday, September 1, 2023

Immersive horror experience ‘TerrorVision’ returns to NYC for a second season of screams by Deb Miller

After selling more than 20,000 tickets in 2022, during the nineteen-day premiere of their first immersive horror experience at Bedlam – NYC’s largest haunted house, set in the former Rip…

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Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Free performance on September 1st of The Classical Theatre of Harlem’s ‘Young, Gifted and Black’ at NYC’s Bryant Park by Deb Miller

Presented by Bank of America, the 2023 season of Bryant Park Picnic Performances free live shows continues on Friday, September 1, with Young, Gifted and Black, a special program from The Cl…

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Get in line at Broadway’s Lyric Theatre for discount tickets to ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ on Friday, September 1 by Deb Miller

To mark the occasion of the Hogwarts Express departing from Platform 9 and ¾ at London’s King’s Cross Station for the start of a new term at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, …

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Sunday, August 27, 2023

15 Questions in 15 Minutes with Andrew Keenan-Bolger by Deb Miller

Since he was a teenager, actor, writer, director, filmmaker, and Detroit native Andrew Keenan-Bolger has been accumulating his non-stop fifteen minutes of fame on the stage and screen. In 19…

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Saturday, August 26, 2023

Special offer for a day trip from NYC to see Broadway stars in ‘The Bridges of Madison County’ at Bucks County Playhouse by Deb Miller

Founded in 1939, on the site of a former 1790 grist mill on the banks of the Delaware River, Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope, PA, is offering a special opportunity for NYC theater lovers …

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Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Jennifer Summerfield previews the NYC premiere of ‘Out of the Apple Orchard’ at Actors Temple by Deb Miller

Born in California, raised in Wyoming, trained at Smith College, in Paris, and NYC, where she spent a total of five years before relocating to Philadelphia, actress Jennifer Summerfield has …

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Monday, August 21, 2023

Examining ego and relationships in ‘Pay the Writer’ at Off-Broadway’s Pershing Square Signature Center by Deb Miller

Now making its world-premiere in a limited Off-Broadway engagement at Pershing Square Signature Center, Pay the Writer, by New York Times best-selling author Tawni O’Dell, is not about the…

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Sunday, August 20, 2023

The Boy Band Project serves up a sensational new ‘Boy Band Brunch’ at City Winery New York City by Deb Miller

After their first wildly successful sold-out performance at City Winery New York City in June, the venue quickly invited The Boy Band Project back for another Boy Band Brunch this month, muc…

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Thursday, August 17, 2023

A comical inside look at movie stars behaving badly in ‘The Shark Is Broken’ at Broadway’s Golden Theatre by Deb Miller

When the summer blockbuster Jaws, based on the 1974 novel by Peter Benchley, directed by Steven Spielberg, and starring Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss, and Robert Shaw, was released in 1975,…

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Tuesday, August 15, 2023

Two big Broadway events returning in September by Deb Miller

Coming in September is the return of two popular Broadway events enjoyed by visitors and locals alike, offering special deals and free programming to theater-lovers in celebration of both th…

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Sunday, August 13, 2023

Tickets on sale now for the summer edition of Kids’ Night on Broadway in NYC on August 29 by Deb Miller

For this year’s summer edition of The Broadway League’s Kids’ Night on Broadway, presented by The New York Times, kids and teens ages 18 and under can attend a participating Broadway s…

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Friday, August 11, 2023

Double bill of comic shorts offers an unconventional take on ‘Shakespeare’s Ladies at Tea & Shakespeare’s Deaths’ at NYC’s Under St. Mar by Deb Miller

This year’s theme of The Little Shakespeare Festival at Under St. Marks, presented annually by FRIGID New York to celebrate independent theater and performance inspired by the Bard’s can…

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Wednesday, August 9, 2023

Bringing new life to the history of musical theater in Scott Siegel’s ‘Broadway by the Season: 1940/41 & 1951/52’ at NYC’s Merkin Hall by Deb Miller

Impresario Scott Siegel and his stellar casts of today are bringing the history of musical theater to life in his latest concert series Broadway by the Season, a follow-up to his popular Bro…

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Sunday, August 6, 2023

Upcoming shows from Jenna Pastuszek include ‘Me, Myself & Barbra’ at the Jersey shore and an appearance at NYC’s Birdland by Deb Miller

After taking her original solo show Me, Myself & Barbra to six different states from New Jersey to California, singer, actor, creator, voiceover artist, voice teacher, and performance co…

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Saturday, August 5, 2023

NYC’s Joe Iconis previews the world premiere of ‘The Untitled Unauthorized Hunter S. Thompson Musical’ at La Jolla Playhouse by Deb Miller

It’s a busy summer for the ever-prolific musical theater writer, concert performer, and fan favorite Joe Iconis. The Long Island native – a recipient of the Ed Kleban, Jonathan Larson, a…

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Friday, August 4, 2023

Fasten your seatbelts for a high-speed fun-filled trip in ‘Back to the Future: The Musical’ at Broadway’s Winter Garden Theatre by Deb Miller

Adapted for the stage from the 1985 hit sci-fi movie by its creators Bob Gale and Robert Zemeckis, Back to the Future: The Musical, with new music by Grammy winners Alan Silvestri and Glen B…

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Wednesday, August 2, 2023

Immersed in the socio-political excesses of the Philippines’ Marcos regime in ‘Here Lies Love’ at the Broadway Theatre by Deb Miller

From the moment you enter the Broadway Theatre, your senses are bombarded with the sounds, look, and feel of a dance club of the disco era, and you are totally immersed in the glitz and glam…

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Tuesday, August 1, 2023

Daniel Reichard spread the love and understanding in his new show ‘It’s You I Like’ at NYC’s Birdland by Deb Miller

Broadway and concert star Daniel Reichard, best known for having originated the role of Bob Gaudio in the Tony- and Grammy-winning musical Jersey Boys, made his return to Birdland Jazz Club …

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Monday, July 31, 2023

15 Questions in 15 Minutes with Broadway’s Jesse JP Johnson by Deb Miller

Originally from Colorado, Jesse JP Johnson has been racking up his non-stop “fifteen minutes of fame” by doing professional musical theater since he was ten, then leaving home for NYC at…

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Sunday, July 30, 2023

World premiere of ‘Cat Kid Comic Club The Musical’ at Off-Broadway’s Lortel Theatre unleashes the power of creativity, inspiration, and perspect by Deb Miller

When the world is threatened with destruction by a school of twenty-one angry tadpoles with psychokinetic brain powers, Cat Kid (who used to be evil, while seeking revenge against Dog Man) c…

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Friday, July 28, 2023

Loud and crass sex farce ‘The Cottage’ at Broadway’s Hayes Theater lacks Noël Coward’s sophisticated wit and subtlety by Deb Miller

If you find over-the-top juvenile jokes about sex, adultery, flatulence, and over-indulgence in Scotch and cigarettes hilarious Broadway-quality fare, the raucous and vulgar new American com…

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Friday, July 21, 2023

Casts and songs from Disney on Broadway and ‘How to Dance in Ohio’ featured at NYC’s ‘Broadway in Bryant Park’ Week 3 by Deb Miller

This Thursday’s installment of the free outdoor lunchtime entertainment series Broadway in Bryant Park featured a selection of numbers from the Disney hits The Lion King, Frozen, and Alad…

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Wednesday, July 19, 2023

Four selections for summer theater reading by Deb Miller

Among the recent releases of theater-based publications are a smash hit show from the 2022-23 season, an actor’s first-person account of his work on a blockbuster musical, a biography of a…

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Monday, July 17, 2023

Ecstasy turns to anger and doubt in ‘The Saviour’ at Off-Broadway’s Irish Rep by Deb Miller

Now making its world stage premiere Off-Broadway in a limited summer engagement at Irish Repertory Theatre (following the work’s online streaming with the Cork Midsummer Festival and the E…

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Sunday, July 16, 2023

Three podcast series offer a variety of topics for summer listening by Deb Miller

Among the engaging podcast offerings this summer are the latest installments of casual interviews with artists from the New York stage, a documentary series on the history of a favorite LGBT…

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Friday, July 14, 2023

An intimate story of one gay man and the Holocaust in ‘Chanteuse’ at NYC’s HERE Arts Center by Deb Miller

Before entering the downstairs theater at SoHo’s HERE Arts Center, an educational pop-up exhibition offers historical information about the Nazi persecution and attempted annihilation of L…

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Week 2 of NYC’s free lunchtime concert series ‘Broadway in Bryant Park’ sizzled by Deb Miller

The only thing steamier than the weather on Thursday in New York, when the temperature soared into the 90s, was Broadway in Bryant Park. Now in its 23rd year, the free outdoor lunchtime conc…

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Wednesday, July 12, 2023

Teenage fandom gone wild in ‘I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire’ at NYC’s cell theatre by Deb Miller

In the cell theatre’s world premiere of the zany Y2K farce I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire, playwright Samantha Hurley takes us into the obsessed psyche of fourteen-year-old eighth-gra…

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Monday, July 10, 2023

Behind the scenes with the stars of NYC’s ‘Broadway Barks’ 2023 by Deb Miller

The weather on Saturday in NYC was hot and steamy, but that didn’t stop a full roster of pet-loving stars from turning out for the 25th annual dog and cat adoption event Broadway Barks, pr…

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Sunday, July 9, 2023

Site-specific meta-theatrical look at the struggles of our new nation in ‘The Democracy Project’ at NYC’s historic Federal Hall by Deb Miller

For the month surrounding this year’s 4th of July celebration, visitors to NYC’s historic Federal Hall, facing Wall Street and Pine Street in the downtown Financial District, not only ha…

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Saturday, July 8, 2023

Online benefit auction of limited-edition Hirschfeld prints signed by the Broadway stars by Deb Miller

Al Hirschfeld’s drawings, many capturing legendary Broadway shows and casts across eight decades, stand as one of the most innovative efforts in establishing the visual language of modern …

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards