Martha Plimpton delivers covers of Aimee Mann's songs alongside stories of troubled American commanders-in-chief (so many choices!) for the latest American Songbook Series.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 07:30AMThese two solo shows offer meditations on big topics but don t make much of an impact.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 04:24PMThis take on Irving Berlin’s 1950 musical comedy is a smooth but unremarkable ride.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 07:06PMThe playwrights of three new Off-Broadway works on why they chose unprintable titles.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 08:30AMRobert Bolt s production dramatizes the life of Sir Thomas More, who was willing to put his principles on the line.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 07:04PMFine performances can t make up for the lackluster script by Stephen Belber.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 08:06PMWhen Ethan Hawke relieving himself onto a houseplant becomes one of the most noteworthy moments in a Broadway show, it’s safe to say it’s been a soggy night of theater. That’s what awa…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 07:30AMJack Neary has written an intriguing play, but the second act has a few too many twists for its own good.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:06PMTina Fey, King Kong and Harry Potter all made their marks in New York theater in 2018, with varying degrees of success. There were no perfect musicals. On Broadway, Fey’s sly humor made �…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 05:36PMNot long into this new “To Kill a Mockingbird,” a young girl considers what she’s just heard in a courtroom. “All rise,” says Scout, marveling at the weight of the words while imag…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 11:42AMIn Broadway’s “Network,” Bryan Cranston does the impossible: Playing Howard Beale, the so-called mad prophet of the airwaves, he makes Peter Finch’s Oscar-winning turn feel like yest…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:00PMIf I could turn back time, I’d rewind to my night at “The Cher Show” for another happy high. Think I’m kidding? Snap out of it! Granted, the jukebox musical that opened on Broadway M…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:04PMThis a capella musical celebrates when British and German troops observed an informal ceasefire in WWI.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 06:06PMBilingual American women worked as telephone operators in World War I, and their story is turned into a stirring musical here.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 12:36AMA smart script and fine performances drive this drama about human consciousness.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 11:54PMThough the story isn t perfect, this new Broadway musical is a bit of breezy fun with a peppy score.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 04:48AMMike Birbiglia puts his self-deprecating wit to work in his solo Broadway show about becoming a father.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 11:18PMShow me the monkey! That gargantuan gorilla in “King Kong” is the top banana of the $35 million musical that opened Thursday night on Broadway. Too bad that most everything else wrapped …
SOURCE: The New York Post at 11:42PMLarissa FastHorse takes on hot-button issues with a deliciously funny approach.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 03:06AMOld age isn’t for sissies. And as painful as that reality is, Kenneth Lonergan faces it head-on in “The Waverly Gallery,” his affecting, funny-sad memory play about the wrenching and r…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 11:24PMThey’re Broadway’s new odd couple: an eager-beaver fact-checker and an arrogant author who treats the truth like Silly Putty. That’s the setup for “The Lifespan of a Fact,” the so-…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:11PMIn Theresa Rebeck’s clever and entertaining comedy, actress Sarah Bernhardt is determined to play Hamlet.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 07:06PMCraig Lucas latest play takes on a cluttered mess of themes – with two sets of actors to make it extra complicated.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 02:54AMSharr White s political drama never quite catches fire, but Edie Falco is strong in the lead role.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 04:36PMThis cliché-filled musical is derivative of all that came before it, without the tunes to back it up.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:24PMThe hooker with the heart of gold is singing a new tune — but it’s the same old icky story. “Pretty Woman: The Musical,” which opened Thursday on Broadway, boasts slick direction and…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:01PMCue the green-eyed monster — and racist slurs.
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 03:13PMOur lips aren’t sealed. With a Go-Go’s jukebox musical, a happy hooker, and free Shakespeare all on deck, summer theater is heating up.
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 06:00AMCreators John Kander, David Thompson and Susan Stroman previously collaborated on "The Scottsboro Boys.'
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 08:00PMBroadway’s red-light district has a new John — actually, Edward.
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 01:36PMMath, chemistry, English and royal etiquette are on high schooler Sydney Goldstein’s to-do list.
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