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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 Br…

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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…

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 …

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,…

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, no…

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 steppi…

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 litera…

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 impor…

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 supe…

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…

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 Du…

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…

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. To…

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 unintention…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:05AM

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 intr…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:05AM
Thursday, March 5, 2026

Live From The Hotel Edison Times Square Chronicles Presents: James Judy Danglars in the New Musical Monte Cristo 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. To…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:05AM

The Monsters — When Survival Looks Like Violence but Is Actually Love by Suzanna Bowling

Written and directed by Ngozi Anyanwu, The Monsters arrives at New York City Center in a production from Manhattan Theatre Club that is as bruising as it is tender. This intimate two-hander …

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:04AM
Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Theatre News: Operation Mincemeat, Night Side Songs, Liza Minnelli, The Last Five Years and Lamb Of God by Suzanna Bowling

Tony® and Olivier® Award-winning musical Operation Mincemeat, announced today that the owner of the ticket located at seat B128 (Front Mezz) at The Golden Theatre for the p…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:04AM
Monday, March 2, 2026

Bigfoot!: Camp, Conspiracies, and a Surprisingly Sharp Political Satire by Suzanna Bowling

At first glance, Bigfoot! looks like pure, joyful nonsense — an off-Broadway musical comedy featuring an eight-foot cryptid, stick-on facial hair, rolling two-dimensional trees, an…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:05AM
Sunday, March 1, 2026

What We Hold Onto: The Reservoir Finds Grace in Recovery, Memory, and Family by Suzanna Bowling

The Reservoir is one of those rare new plays that sneaks up on you — disarming, funny, and quietly devastating in the way only truth can be. Written by Jake Brasch and starring Noah G…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 01:29PM
Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Live From The Hotel Edison Times Square Chronicles Presents: Stephen Weiner The Composer For The New Musical Monte Cristo 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. To…

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

It’s Stephen Schwartz’s Moment: Honored Twice, Felt Everywhere by Suzanna Bowling

Some artists are celebrated for a single moment. Others shape the emotional architecture of generations. This spring, Stephen Schwartz is being honored not once, but twice—by two inst…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:13AM
Monday, February 23, 2026

An Ark: If This Is the Future of Theatre, Count Me Out by Suzanna Bowling

If theatre is going virtual reality, consider this my formal opt-out. Before we even get to the text, let’s talk about the experience. The VR headset didn’t fit my face. My nos…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:04AM

Port Authority Bus Terminal: Stranded Then Lied To on Matinee Day by Suzanna Bowling

Today was a Broadway matinee day — one of the few times New York depends almost entirely on regional commuters to keep its cultural economy alive. People came in from New Jersey, Conn…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:03AM
Thursday, February 19, 2026

Two Nights, One Community: Broadway’s Annual Celebrations of Surprise and Storytelling by Suzanna Bowling

Each spring in New York, two unique one-night-only benefit concerts arrive, reminding us theatre lovers just how expansive and generous this art form can be. I have become two thrillingly…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 01:37AM
Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Live From The Hotel Edison Times Square Chronicles Presents: The Cast of Just Desserts: A Musical Bake-Off 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. To…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:04AM

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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