Tevye in New York! opens at The Delray Beach Playhouse   by Bill Hirschman

By Aaron Krause A patriotic feeling envelops you as you hear Tevye the Dairyman talk about his share of the American Dream over the strains of The Stars and Stripes Forever. After all, Tevye…

My 2023 Year In Review by Adam Szymkowicz

Hi Friends! I've been doing these summaries for a long time but also they start in 2007 when I was at Juilliard and exciting things were already happening.  I don't have a year in review…

Musical ‘Shucked’ is a ‘gritty’comedy with country charm by Alan Smason

By ALAN SMASON, WYES-TV Theatre Critic Following his 2019 Tony Award win for Tootsie, writer Robert Horn was offered several projects of his choosing, but none seemed more appropriate than r…

10 Movies in Cinemas Today, Ranked from Best to Worst by New York Theater

In this traditional day of moviegoing, here are ten new feature films, most of them only available in cinemas, ranked from those I most enjoyed to those I most regret seeing. American Fictio…

Video: Merry Christmas from Norm Lewis and the New York Pops

In this video, watch as watch as Norm Lewis joined by special guests Vanessa Williams, Bobby Lewis, and more to perform a variety of holiday classics at Carnegie Hall.

Becoming Chavela by Scotty Bennett

Ranchera is a style of traditional Mexican folk music with origins in the ranchos of rural Mexico. The songs are about love, patriotism, or nature and are usually sung by men. The vocals hav…

BLACKLISTED LYRICIST YIP HARBURG: THE MAN WHO PUT THE RAINBOW IN THE WIZARD OF OZ by Robert Shuman

(from Democracy Now!, Dec 25, 2023 Latest Shows .) Support our work: https://democracynow.org/give His name might not be familiar to many, but his songs are sung by millions around the world…

Being a kid again on Christmas morning by bwaySHO

50 Years Ago Today: The Sting by Trav S.D.

The Sting was released this day in 1973 — 50 years ago. I had just turned 8 when the film came out. It was definitely one of the key films in that heavy period of Hollywood nostalgia of th…

Dance: Sarah Crompton’s five best shows of 2023 by Sarah Crompton

Tiler Peck breezed in, Carmen Herrera bowed out, Benji Reid made a striking return and Pam Tanowitz entranced Read the Observer critics’ review of 2023 in full 1. Song of SongsBarbican, L…

A Christmas Story by Michael Portantiere

World Premiere Recording, 2012 (Masterworks Broadway) In this stage adaptation of the film of the same title about a boy who really wants a BB gun for Christmas, songwriters Benj Pasek and J…

8 Stars From Broadway’s Golden Age in This New Year’s Twilight Zone Marathon

31 Days of Holiday Cheer: Hannah Waddingham Sings 'O Holy Night' on Her Apple TV+ Holiday Special by Talaura Harms

Tune in every day this month as we share holiday music videos from our favorite Broadway stars, as well as a few new original videos.

Tony Awards Drama, Understudies to the Rescue, Wicked's 20th: The Biggest Headlines of 2023 by Logan Culwell-Block

As the year draws to a close, we're looking back at a tumultuous 2023 in Broadway news.

Westfield News/MassLive ArtsBeat 12/25/23. 2023 in Review by Mark G. Auerbach

Westfield News/MassLive ArtsBeat 12/25/23. The arts year 2023 in review. Milestones, accomplishments, achievements

Earle Foxe: Of Reginald and Regimentation by Trav S.D.

Earle Foxe (1891-1873) made his mark in two completely different callings. Originally from Oxford, Ohio, he followed his older cousin Robert T. Haines into the acting trade, gaining his firs…

12 Days of Christmas with Deborah Cox- The Full List & a Holiday Surprise

This year we couldn't have been more thrilled to welcome the one and only Deborah Cox- currently starring in the Broadway-bound revival of The Wiz- to share some of her most cherished holid…

Grace and Matt’s Top 3 Performances of 2023 by Matt Tamanini

Any and all feedback is appreciated: Grace Aki: [email protected] | @ItsGraceAkiMatt Tamanini: [email protected] | @BWWMatt Patreon: BroadwayRadiohttps://www.patreon.com/broadwayr…

Readers’ favourite stage shows of 2023 by Guardian Readers

This year, our readers were blown away by productions from Machinal to Free Your Mind – with one theatregoer returning to watch Groundhog Day four times Fortune theatre, LondonA gloriously…

Best performances in Chicago theater in 2023: These actors made plays, musicals and comedies come alive this year by Chris Jones

They were the leads of big musicals ("Boop," "Tommy") or stars in other ways. Including an unprecedented top-10 double appearance.

“A single candle can both defy and define the darkness” – Anne Frank by New York Theater

'Look What God Has Done': The Color Purple Movie Musical Hits Theatres December 25 by Logan Culwell-Block

Adapted from the Broadway musical, the film stars Fantasia Barrino, Danielle Brooks, and Taraji P. Henson.

IMPRESSIONS: Mathilde Monnier's "Black Lights" at Théâtre de la Cité International by The Dance Enthusiast