By: David Sheward The new production of Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard (1904) is pretty to look at and listen to. Scott Pask’s spare, evocative set, Michael Krass’s elegant costumes, an…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 11:40PMBy: Paulanne Simmons After the boisterous creativity released by Restoration comedy, English theater sank into the doldrums of sentimental comedy and domestic tragedy prevalent during the 1…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 10:07AMPUT ON YOUR TUESDAY CLOTHES! TWO-TIME TONY AWARD®-WINNER Donna Murphy will step into the starring role in "Hello Dolly!" on Tuesday Evenings starting June 13, 2017 Click to read more
SOURCE: theaterlife at 01:49PMFarah Alvin, Roger Bart, Haven Burton, Eden Espinosa, Capathia Jenkins, Andy Karl, Orfeh, Gabriella Pizzolo, Keala Settle, Margo Seibert, Rob McClure (Chaplin), Charles Strou…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 12:28PMThe Drama Desk and their President, Charles Wright, hosted a “Members Mingle” Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016 at the Episcopal Actors' Guild Hall on East 29th Street where Drama Desk memb…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 10:29AMThe Flea presents The Every 28 Hours project Tuesday, October 25th A black man and a white man stand on a cliff, overlooking a vast expanse of land representing America. A family builds a bu…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 11:55AMJamie deRoy & friends, 2016 Mac Award winner, benefits The Actors Fund at Birdland. Jamie deRoy brought her award winning show, Jamie deRoy & friends, to Birdland on Sunday Oct…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 11:55AMBy: Paulanne Simmons Hatshepsut, the second female pharoah, came to the throne of Egypt in 1478 BC. The chief wife of Thutmose II, she ruled jointly with her son, Thutmose III, for twenty-t…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 09:25AMBy: Isa Goldberg Thirty five years ago, the Asbury Shorts Film Concert was just a fledgling effort, a dream to celebrate a genre, which much like TV commercials, can take days of planning, …
SOURCE: theaterlife at 03:20PMVERED Gallery, which occupied the space at Park Place in East Hampton, has become Janet Lehr Inc. at 68 Park Place and Roman Fine Art at 66 Park Place. Janet Lehr VERED Gallery, an Ico…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 11:46AMGolden Boy Fights Parkinson’s By: Paulanne Simmons In 1937, after a stint in Hollywood that caused him to question his own complicity in a world that valued materialism over art, …
SOURCE: theaterlife at 10:46PMExcerpts from The Conversation with HOLLY HUNTER at the 2016 Hamptons International Film Festival *CLICK HERE* Photo: Barry Gordin Like us on FACEBOOK and Follow us on TWITTE…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 10:38AMBy: David Sheward There is such a thing as being too nice. That’s the problem with the the stage version of Holiday Inn, the classic 1942 movie musical starring Bing Crosby and Fred Astai…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 11:46PMStrong cast leads revival of powerful drama at 59E59 Theaters A compelling revival of the THE CLEARING by Helen Edmundson opened at 59E59 Theaters on October 11 for a limited run …
SOURCE: theaterlife at 10:59AMJames Monroe Iglehart on Juggling the Biggest Heart and Busiest Schedule on Broadway &…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 11:59PMThe 24th Hamptons International Film Festival announced their award winners at a ceremony in East Hampton. GLORY, directed by Kristina Grozeva & Petar Valchanov won the Award for Best …
SOURCE: theaterlife at 10:43AM23rd Annual STROLL TO THE SEA DOG WALK to benefit The Animal Rescue Find of the Hamptons The ARF “Stoll to the Sea” dog walk to promote responsible dog ownership and awareness for ARF h…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 11:51AMCritical Shrinking; Broadway Update By: David Sheward Click to read more
SOURCE: theaterlife at 11:03AMHarlem Repertory Theatre Presents Wizard of Oz Adaptation for Audience of All Ages, October 8 - December 13 By: Ellis Nassour If you only had a brain [and you do], you’ll be off to see t…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 12:23PMBy: David Sheward “I tire of metaphor. We are talking in circles,” cries lawyer Thomas R. Gray to Nat Turner, the leader of an 1831 slave revolt, towards the end of Nathan Alan Davis’…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 11:40AMBy: David Sheward What was that blowing in your ear? Did it send a chill up your spine? Was it a real whisper of air or just the sound of one? Simon McBurney and a brilliant crew of technici…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 12:04AMPaper Mill Playhouse's Spectacular Revival of Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan’s The Producers By: Ellis Nassour The Tony-winning Paper Mill Playhouse (2016 Regional Theatre Award…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 09:46PMDavid Hyde Pierce to be Feted by Broadway and Hollywood's Brightest Stars at the 33rd annual Drama League Musical Celebration of Broadway The Drama Leagues Executive Artistic Director…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 12:38PMBy: Paulanne Simmons In the 1950s, the working and middle-class playwrights, known as the “angry young men,” emerged as a major force in British theater. Although these playwrights were…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 11:59PMLaura Benanti Has Tales from Soprano Isle By Sandi Durell Tony Award Winner Laura Benanti must have had quite a nightmare dreaming that all sopranos would one day be shipped out a…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 10:54AMCirque du Soleil Returns to the Big Top with Retro Spectacle Kurios: Cabinet of Curiosities, September 29 for Eight Weeks By: Ellis Nassour Cirque du Soleil hasn’t raised its disti…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 03:05PMBy: David Sheward Once again playwright Richard Nelson mixes politics and cooking for a rich feast of thought in What Did You Expect?, his second play in the series The Gabriels: Election Y…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 12:49PMKaufman Music Center’s Annual Bound for Broadway Season Opens Monday with Liz Calloway Hosting By: Ellis Nassour If you want to see the next Avenue Q or Hamilton befo…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 09:06AMThe upcoming Broadway revival of “Hello Dolly!” starring the incomparable Bette Midler, in the title role, is destined to be a major happening this season. Tickets went on sale this past…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 08:31PMLong-running Best Musical Avenue Q Offers a Live-Streamed 'Prezidential' Debate Monday at New World Stages By: Ellis Nassour The cast of long-running Best Musical Avenue Q, in the traditio…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 09:47PMThe New York Pops presented "The New York Pops Underground", featuring Tony nominees Montego Glover and Tony Yazbeck, hosted by New York Pops conductor Steven Reineke to …
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