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Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Power, Politics, and Personal Fractures in Roundabout’s “Chinese Republicans” by Suzanna Bowling

“She’s late, the girl.” The line lands like a flared warning before anything else has the chance to settle. It is tossed out with precision, edged with judgment, and it tells us immedi…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:03AM

Interactive Musical Theater Nona’s Supper Club Comes To Beloved Restaurant Row Landmark by Suzanna Bowling

Two New York families are teaming up to produce an enchanting evening of interactive musical theater and exquisite cuisine. The venerable French restaurant, Le Rivage, owned by the Denamiel…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:02AM

Flip the Script: What Casting Really Sees When You Walk in the Roo by Suzanna Bowling

Let’s be honest—auditions are either an actor’s favorite sport or their personal nightmare. But what if the real story isn’t happening on your side of the table? On April 10, Theater…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:01AM
Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Even Rebecca De Mornay and John Patrick Shanley Can’t Save The Pushover by Suzanna Bowling

John Patrick Shanley’s The Pushover, now at the Chain Theatre, sets out to be a psychological study of power, manipulation, and moral blindness. What it delivers instead is a convoluted, i…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:05AM
Monday, April 6, 2026

J2 Spotlight and Jim Henson Combine For Puppeteering For Their Production Carnival! Off Broadway by Suzanna Bowling

J2 Spotlight Musical Theater Company (Jim Jimirro, Executive Producer/Co-Founder; Robert W. Schneider, Artistic Director/Co-Founder) announce that it has ‘cast’ puppets by Ed Christie—…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:35AM

Nicole Travolta Is Doing Alright — And Owning Every Messy Second of It by Suzanna Bowling

There’s something undeniably compelling about watching someone take the very things that once broke them—and turning them into material that lands. In Nicole Travolta Is Doing Alright, a…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:05AM
Sunday, April 5, 2026

Opening Night With Gotta Dance! by Suzanna Bowling

Ken Fallin’s caricature of Gotta Dance! opened at Stage 42 with an after party at  in New York City. Go inside with interviews, photos from the red carpet and after party at The West Bank…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:03AM
Saturday, April 4, 2026

Live From The Hotel Edison Times Square Chronicles Presents: Gotta Dance! With Brandon Burks and RJ Higton  by Suzanna Bowling

Live From The Hotel Edison Times Square Chronicles Presents, is normally filmed from the Hotel Edison, but due to several unforeseen circumstances we are doing the show zoom style. Today on …

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:05AM
Friday, April 3, 2026

Dirty Books: Seduction Without the Sting by Suzanna Bowling

Written and directed by Mara Lieberman—named one of TimeOut’s “50 Amazing People Changing the World”—Dirty Books arrives with the promise of provocation: an immersive dive into the…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:08AM
Thursday, April 2, 2026

Dog Day Afternoon on Broadway: A Iconic Story, Reframed but Not Refocused by Suzanna Bowling

Stephen Adly Guirgis brings Dog Day Afternoon to Broadway with formidable pedigree—adapting Sidney Lumet’s landmark 1975 film, written by Frank Pierson, which won the Academy Award for B…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:05AM

Lucille Lortel Awards Unveil 2026 Nominees: A Season of Bold Off-Broadway Voices Takes Center Stage by Suzanna Bowling

The nominees for the 41st Annual Lucille Lortel Awards—New York’s only honors dedicated exclusively to outstanding achievement Off-Broadway—were unveiled today with a touch of Broadway…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:04AM
Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Gotta Dance! at Stage 42: A Vibrant Celebration of Broadway’s Living Dance Legacy by Suzanna Bowling

Now at Stage 42 following its run at The York Theatre, Gotta Dance! arrives as both a celebration and a preservation project—less a traditional musical than a curated exhibition of Broadwa…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:48AM
Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Anna Ziegler’s Antigone (This Play I Read in High School) Reimagines a Classic—But Not Without Fracture by Suzanna Bowling

At the Public Theater, Anna Ziegler’s Antigone (This Play I Read in High School), directed by Tyne Rafaeli, takes on Sophocles’ enduring tragedy with ambition, intellect, and a distinctl…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:04AM

Mariska Hargitay Heads to Broadway in Every Brilliant Thing by Suzanna Bowling

Broadway is about to get a luminous new presence. Emmy and Golden Globe winner Mariska Hargitay will make her long-awaited Broadway debut in Every Brilliant Thing, beginning May 26, 2026, at…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:03AM
Monday, March 30, 2026

Sean Hayes Disappears Into David Cale’s The Unknown, a Sleek and Unsettling Descent Into Obsession by Suzanna Bowling

David Cale’s The Unknown, now Off-Broadway at Studio Seaview under the precise direction of Leigh Silverman, is less a play than a slow psychological unraveling—one that coils around ide…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:05AM
Sunday, March 29, 2026

Lauren Yee’s Mother Russia at Signature Theatre Is a Chaotic, Clever Satire of Survival in a Collapsing World by Suzanna Bowling

Lauren Yee’s Mother Russia, now at Signature Theatre under the direction of Teddy Bergman, barrels forward with the jittery energy of a system in freefall. Set in 1992 St. Petersburg, just…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:04AM
Thursday, March 26, 2026

A Humongous Ego, A Fractured Legacy: Giant Exposes the Man Behind the Myth by Suzanna Bowling

Talent can dazzle. It can seduce. Giant makes uncomfortably clear, it can also just under the surface waiting to be unleashed. Mark Rosenblatt’s sharply constructed Broadway debut, now pla…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:05AM
Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Live From The Hotel Edison Times Square Chronicles Presents: Nicole Travolta Is Doing Alright by Suzanna Bowling

Live From The Hotel Edison Times Square Chronicles Presents, is normally filmed from the Hotel Edison, but due to several unforeseen circumstances we are doing the show zoom style. Today on …

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:04AM
Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Night Side Songs: A Luminous, Communal Meditation on Illness, Love, and Letting Go by Suzanna Bowling

When you enter Night Side Songs at Claire Tow Theater, something shifts immediately. This is not a traditional theatrical experience—it feels closer to a gathering, almost like stepping in…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:05AM
Monday, March 23, 2026

Mexodus: Where History Sings, Resistance Rises, and Voices Refuse to be Silenced by Suzanna Bowling

I’ve been a fan of Brian Quijada ever since his electrifying one-man hip-hop musical Where Did We Sit on the Bus? at Ensemble Studio Theatre back in 2016. His voice—both literal and arti…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:04AM
Friday, March 20, 2026

Monte Cristo at The York Theatre: A Lush Score and Standout Performances Anchor a Classic Tale by Suzanna Bowling

The York Theatre Company’s new musical Monte Cristo, based on Alexander Dumas’s sweeping 1844 novel of love, betrayal, and revenge, arrives with ambition—and, most importantly, a score…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:18AM

Essence Theatre Studio’s Equus: A Bold and Passionate Reimagining by Suzanna Bowling

Essence Theatre Studio presents Peter Shaffer’s provocative and psychologically complex Equus at IRT Theater in Manhattan’s West Village, performed in Russian with English supertitles, d…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:02AM
Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Live From The Hotel Edison Times Square Chronicles Presents: Movies, TV and Mayham With Dean Taucher by Suzanna Bowling

Live From The Hotel Edison Times Square Chronicles Presents, is normally filmed from the Hotel Edison, but due to several unforeseen circumstances we are doing the show zoom style. Today on …

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:04AM
Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Peter Shaffer’s Equus Returns in a Powerful Russian-Language Production in the West Village by Suzanna Bowling

Essence Theatre Studio presents Peter Shaffer’s haunting masterpiece Equus, opening March 18 at IRT Theater (154 Christopher Street) in Manhattan’s West Village. The production is direct…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:03AM
Sunday, March 15, 2026

The Paparazzi at AMT Theater Explores the Cost of Chasing Fame by Suzanna Bowling

Currently playing at AMT Theater (354 West 45th Street) through April, The Paparazzi features music and lyrics by Al Tapper and a book by Tony Sportiello. Directed by Nancy Robillard with mu…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:02AM
Friday, March 13, 2026

Daniel Radcliffe Leads a Heartfelt and Joyful Every Brilliant Thing at the Hudson Theatre by Suzanna Bowling

Opening night of Every Brilliant Thing at the Hudson Theatre delivers something rare on Broadway right now — a deeply human evening that is as playful as it is profound. Written by Duncan …

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:05AM

Data at the Lucille Lortel Theatre: A Terrifying Look at the Price of Our Digital Lives by Suzanna Bowling

Data, now playing at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, is one of the most relevant—and unsettling—new plays of the season. Written by Matthew Libby, the play dives headfirst into the murky wat…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:04AM
Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Live From The Hotel Edison Times Square Chronicles Presents: Richard Maltby Jr. and His Show About Time by Suzanna Bowling

Live From The Hotel Edison Times Square Chronicles Presents”, is normally filmed from the Hotel Edison, but due to several unforeseen circumstances we are doing the show zoom style. Today …

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:05AM
Monday, March 9, 2026

About Time: Maltby and Shire Complete an Unexpected Trilogy by Suzanna Bowling

  With Richard Maltby Jr. and David Shire, time has always been more than a theme—it has been a companion. With their new revue About Time, the celebrated collaborators unintentionally co…

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Zack at the Mint Theater Company Misses the Mark by Suzanna Bowling

The Mint Theater Company has built a strong reputation for resurrecting forgotten plays and giving audiences a glimpse into theatrical works that once entertained earlier generations. Occasi…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:02AM
Saturday, March 7, 2026

Marcel on the Train: A Visually Striking Portrait of Marcel Marceau That Never Fully Finds Its Heart by Suzanna Bowling

Marcel on the Train, co-written by and starring Ethan Slater in the title role, begins with silence. For the first ten minutes the stage belongs entirely to mime — an appropriate introduct…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:05AM

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2025-2026 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 12, 2025: Call Me Izzy - Studio 54
Sep 16, 2025: Art - Music Box Theatre
Oct 08, 2025: Beetlejuice - Palace Theatre
Nov 13, 2025: Oedipus - Studio 54
Nov 16, 2025: Chess - Imperial Theatre
Mar 23, 2026: Giant - Music Box Theatre
Apr 06, 2026: Becky Shaw - Hayes Theater
Apr 16, 2026: Proof - Booth Theatre
Apr 26, 2026: Drama Desk Cut-Off