By: Samuel L. Leiter “Summer of ‘33” March 4, 2020: In 1860, the great Russian writer Ivan Turgenev wrote a semiautobiographical novella called First Love that beautifully captu…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 10:00PMBy: Paulanne Simmons March 1, 2020: For many people, the most significant fact about the 1962 musical, No Strings, is that it has the only Broadway score for which Richard Rodgers wrote…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 09:36AMBy: David Sheward February 23, 2020: When it was announced controversial director Ivo van Hove would be staging a revival of the beloved West Side Story, you could practically hear the…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 10:31AMBy: Isa Goldberg February 20, 2020: Charles Fuller’s 1982 Pulitzer Prize winning drama, A Soldier’s Play, finally makes its Broadway debut. An intense murder mystery that digs deep…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 02:28PMBy: Isa Goldberg February 20, 2020: An unusually engaging piece of theater, Boomer, at 59E59 St Theaters takes on the older generation from a Gen Xer’s point of view. That is the pers…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 10:23AMBy: Patrick Christiano Michael Urie presents Drew Droege’s hysterical solo show, Happy Birthday Doug, at the SoHo Playhouse. February 16, 2020: Happy Birthday Doug, a very fun…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 06:46PMMAC Award-winning Variety Show, Jamie deRoy & Friends, returns to Birdland. February 17, 2020: Jamie DeRoy, a seven- time Tony Award winning producer, brought her multi-MAC Award-wi…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 12:45PMBy: Paulanne Simmons February 17, 2020: Several times a year, British chanteuse Barb Jungr comes to New York City. On those occasions she lights up the cabaret stage like few other perfo…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 10:00AMHamlet: Dane in Pain By: JK Clarke February 16, 2020: There's a moment in the Gate Theatre of Dublin's production of Hamlet (at St. Ann's Warehouse in Brooklyn through March 8) when …
SOURCE: theaterlife at 11:59AMJamie deRoy & friends returns to Birdland benefitting The Actors Fund: Jamie deRoy & friends Cabaret Intitiative February 17, 2020: Photos: Maryann Lopinto Click Here for More
SOURCE: theaterlife at 10:37AMLily Akerman’s The Commons directedby Emma Miller makes World Premiere at @ 59E59 Theaters. February 12, 2020: The Commons, a tale about living with strangers by Lily Akerman, opened …
SOURCE: theaterlife at 11:47AMUnmasked: The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber Premieres at Paper Mill Playhouse By: Ellis Nassour February 14, 2020 – In Unmasked: The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber, the jukebox revue h…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 10:55AMACA Galleries hosted a reception for Track Work: 100 Years of New York’s Subway, which showcases an array of artists. February 14, 2020: ACA Galleries at 529 West 20th Street in the G…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 11:00PMBy: David Sheward February 12, 2020: Euripides’ Medea, the unforgettable story of a scorned woman whose thirst for revenge drives her to slaughter her own children, has reverberated t…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 06:29PMSiba, a standard poodle, wins best in show at the 144th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. February 12, 2020: On Tuesday evening the super bowl of dog shows took place at Madison Square G…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 04:11PMBy: Paulanne Simmons February 12, 2020: In Medea, a tragedy written by Euripides in the 5th century B.C.E., the eponymous princess from Colchis marries Jason, a Greek, who leaves her fo…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 03:04PMBroadway Update: Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf to Star in ‘Death of a Salesman’ By: David Sheward February 11, 2020: Two of the biggest names on Broadway will headline one of th…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 10:21AMFrom Russia With Love By: Samuel L. Leiter February 10, 2020: The Mint Theater, founded in 1992, discovered its mission in 1995 when, as artistic director Jonathan Banks’s bio note…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 09:00PMSpread the love all month with BroadwayHD’s special play list. February 10, 2020: Valentine’s Day is Friday and BroadwayHD is spreading the love with a special Valentine play list. …
SOURCE: theaterlife at 04:44PMBy: Paulanne Simmons February 10, 2020: Charles Busch, that master of drag mixed with satire and topped off with a touch of sentimentality, is at it again. The show is called The Confes…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 12:47PMPink wins Westminster Kennel Club’s Agility title By: Patrick Christiano February 8, 2020: On Saturday evening at Pier 94 Pink, a border collie named after the pop singer of the sam…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 02:04PMA Socially Accepted Breakdown @ The PIT Loft Award-winning spoken word poet Patrick Roche presents a one-of-a-kind solo show interweaving his poems with stories and scenes from throughou…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 11:23AM92nd Annual Oscars Telecast Live on ABC Sunday; 2019 Winners Olivia Colman, Regina King, Mahershala, and Rami Malek Are Among the Presenters. Expect a Kirk Douglas Tribute By: Ellis Nas…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 10:48PMBy: Isa Goldberg February 6, 2020: The most surprising thing about Grand Horizons, the Second Stage Theater’s premiere at The Helen Hayes, is the timing. A typical bourgeois comedy, …
SOURCE: theaterlife at 07:37PMBy: David Sheward February 5, 2020: The twisted legacy of racism and shifting attitudes on sexuality are the diverse topics of two current New York stage offerings—a revival of A Sold…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 12:03AMFebruary 3, 2020 The Broadway community paid tribute with a memorial service celebrating the life of Jerry Herman who died on December 26, 2109 at the age of 88 at Broadway's Lunt-Fontan…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 11:23PMBy: Isa Goldberg February 5, 2020: If you think the problem of gun violence can be resolved in 17 Minutes you’re probably more of a cynic than an optimist. In Scott Organ’s new pla…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 09:21AMBy: Maryann Lopinto 2020: New York celebrated its fifth BroadwayCon during the weekend of Friday, January 24th through Sunday. January 26th. This brought thousands of theatre fans fr…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 12:17PMNew releases plus “Love is in the Air” with a select playlist for Valentine’s Day. January 29, 2020: BroadwayHD, the premiere streaming service for theater fans, spreads a littl…
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