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Sunday, April 25, 2021

The Town Hall’s ‘Broadway by the Year’ series goes virtual and national by Deb Miller

For the last twenty years, The Town Hall‘s signature series Broadway by the Year, created, written, and hosted by Scott Siegel, has celebrated musical theater’s most memorable past songs…

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Saturday, April 24, 2021

Digital revivals of ‘A Letter to Harvey Milk’ and ‘Don’t Stay Safe’ streaming this weekend by Deb Miller

The award-winning Off-Broadway musical A Letter to Harvey Milk, based on the eponymous short story by Lesléa Newman and adapted for the musical stage by Jerry James, Laura I. Kramer, Ellen …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:30AM
Friday, April 23, 2021

15 Questions in 15 Minutes with the hilarious and insightful Peter Michael Marino by Deb Miller

Currently in the midst of live weekend performances of his original digital toy theater production of Planet of the Grapes Live – a zany and meaningful take-off on the sci-fi classic Plane…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:01AM
Thursday, April 22, 2021

Stellar stream of ‘Rock of Ages: All-Star Reunion Concert’ on Saturday by Deb Miller

A one-night-only bi-coastal livestream jam-fest by alumni of the five-time Tony-nominated rock musical sensation Rock of Ages will celebrate the 12th anniversary of its opening on Broadway a…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:05PM
Wednesday, April 21, 2021

Three fabulous Off-Broadway offerings to start the weekend with a bang by Deb Miller

This Friday, April 23, three acclaimed Off-Broadway companies get the weekend off to a great start with an enticing variety of offerings – a podcast, a livestream celebration, and a live i…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:39PM
Tuesday, April 20, 2021

Tales of two sisters from WP Theater and New Normal Rep by Deb Miller

Every April I’m reminded of the incisive question posed by the Guerrilla Girls – an anonymous group of feminist performance artists, formed in NYC in 1985, to fight sexism and racism wit…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:55PM

Earth Week streams from Dixon Place and Vangeline Theater by Deb Miller

Among this week’s streaming selections are a newly commissioned puppet show and a cautionary butoh dance piece, both with significant themes related to the annual commemoration of Earth Da…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:10PM
Monday, April 19, 2021

Reimagining a film classic in ‘Planet of the Grapes Live’ digital toy theater by Deb Miller

Historic toy theater meets post-modern digital livestream in Planet of the Grapes Live, Peter Michael Marino’s wacky but meaningful reimagining of the 1968 sci-fi film classic Planet of th…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:34AM
Sunday, April 18, 2021

Up next from Mint Theater Company by Deb Miller

Off-Broadway’s award-winning Mint Theater Company continues the celebration of its 25th anniversary season with the latest installment in its Silver Lining Streaming Series on Monday, Apri…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:49PM
Friday, April 16, 2021

NYTF and Congress for Jewish Culture commemorate the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising by Deb Miller

Monday, April 19, 2021, marks the 78th anniversary of the beginning of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising of 1943, a heroic act of Jewish resistance in Nazi-occupied Poland (and the single largest r…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:24PM
Thursday, April 15, 2021

The latest from ‘As the Curtain Rises’ and Ellen’s Stardust Diner by Deb Miller

After a brief hiatus from the main narrative and a series of bonus content installments airing since January, Broadway Podcast Network’s original digital soap opera As the Curtain Rises, w…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:47PM
Wednesday, April 14, 2021

Coming on Thursday: Charlayne Woodard’s ‘Neat’ and Titanic Remembrance Day by Deb Miller

As the next offering in Manhattan Theatre Club’s virtual Curtain Call series celebrating acclaimed past productions, two-time Obie Award winner and Tony nominee Charlayne Woodard (Ain’t …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:08PM
Tuesday, April 13, 2021

All-star benefit to help rebuild Off-Broadway’s York Theatre Company by Deb Miller

After nearly a year’s hiatus due to the pandemic, Off-Broadway’s award-winning York Theatre Company – founded in 1969, and noted for developing and producing new musicals and resurrect…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:58PM
Monday, April 12, 2021

Two more steps to reopening Broadway by Deb Miller

It’s been thirteen months since the COVID-19 pandemic forced the closure of Broadway theaters on March 12, 2020. But now efforts are underway to begin the reopening process, with two initi…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:41AM
Saturday, April 10, 2021

Coming soon from Red Bull, The Public, and MasterVoices by Deb Miller

Three favorite NYC companies have new offerings making their virtual debut next week, in a variety of genres and styles. So whether you prefer a dramatization of a classic epic poem, an orig…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:34PM
Friday, April 9, 2021

A long struggle in ‘Whiterock Cliff’ with surviving depression and telling the story by Deb Miller

Right from the start, Ryan McCurdy warns us that he won’t be telling the truth. Or maybe he does, at least in part, in his one-man Off-Broadway musical story Whiterock Cliff, performed and…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:02PM
Wednesday, April 7, 2021

Joe Iconis and Family streaming live at Adelphi University on Sunday by Deb Miller

As part of Adelphi University’s Live from Adelphi concert series, Tony-nominated Be More Chill composer Joe Iconis and his close-knit group of collaborators (lovingly known as Iconis and F…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:07PM
Tuesday, April 6, 2021

Mark your calendar for a weekend lineup with Empathy, Heart, and Tennessee Williams by Deb Miller

Top offerings for the upcoming weekend include two online concerts and conversations, and a live outdoor solo show at a popular off-off-Broadway venue, so be sure to mark your calendar in ad…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:32PM
Monday, April 5, 2021

New this week from Ballet Hispánico, Audible, and the Guggenheim by Deb Miller

This week’s offering include a retrospective celebration of Latino dance, an audio play from the Williamstown Theatre Festival, and a museum pop-up performance by two acclaimed Broadway co…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:36PM
Sunday, April 4, 2021

NY PopsUp at Broadway’s St. James Theatre by Deb Miller

On Saturday, April 3, 2021, NY PopsUp – the statewide initiative to reinvigorate the arts – presented the first performance in more than a year inside a Broadway theater. The special eve…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:31PM
Friday, April 2, 2021

New audio series and app from the Broadway Podcast Network by Deb Miller

Today is the day that a variety of NYC shows and venues following all COVID-19 safety protocol have been given the official go-ahead to begin reopening. And, as always, if you’d like an en…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:29PM
Wednesday, March 31, 2021

An upcoming auction of ‘Stage & Screen’ memorabilia to benefit The Actors Fund by Deb Miller

In partnership with two-time Tony Award-winning actress Christine Baranski and Doyle Auctioneers & Appraisers, The Actors Fund – providing human services for the performing arts and en…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:58PM
Tuesday, March 30, 2021

Nominations are in for the 87th annual Drama League Awards by Deb Miller

The Drama League Awards, first presented in 1922, and formalized in 1935, have the distinction of being the oldest national theatrical honors, in addition to being the only major awards chos…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:18PM
Monday, March 29, 2021

Reopening of The Green Room 42 and return of the ‘Boy Band Brunch’ this weekend by Deb Miller

Among the first of the NYC venues to reopen on April 2, in accordance with Mayor Bill de Blasio’s safety guidelines for the return of live performances, is The Green Room 42. Located on th…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:30PM
Sunday, March 28, 2021

Celebrate and support ‘Pajama Cast Party’ and ‘Broadway Backwards’ this week by Deb Miller

Start your week with a bang on Monday and Tuesday with two free events that celebrate the stars and shows of Broadway and also raise funds for important charitable causes through your volunt…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:24AM
Friday, March 26, 2021

Online now from Florencia Cuenca, the Al Hirschfeld Foundation, and The Tank by Deb Miller

Among the range of current theater-based online offerings are a new interpretation of a familiar song from a hit Broadway musical, an exhibition of a legendary artist’s drawings of an icon…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:38PM
Thursday, March 25, 2021

Weekend streaming selections from Keen Company and Dzieci Theatre by Deb Miller

The debut of a new audio play for our times and the virtual revival of an annual Eastertime event are among the compelling offerings of New York City theater to check out this weekend. Keen …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:30PM
Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Feeling the love for ‘Amour’ with Jennifer Sánchez by Deb Miller

Set in the picturesque Parisian district of Montmartre shortly after World War II, Amour is a musical fantasy adapted from the 1943 short story Le Passe-Muraille by Marcel Aymé, with music …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:59PM
Monday, March 22, 2021

Classics from Miles Malleson and Tennessee Williams streaming this week by Deb Miller

If you’re an aficionado of theatrical classics and period pieces, you can connect online this week with an all-star reading of a world-renowned drama by a Pulitzer Prize-winning American i…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:00PM

15 Questions in 15 Minutes with stage and screen star Adrienne Barbeau by Deb Miller

From her Broadway debut in Fiddler on the Roof and her award-winning performance as Rizzo in the original Broadway production of Grease, to her legendary roles on the hit TV sit-com Maude (a…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:00AM
Saturday, March 20, 2021

A global community celebrates Passover with ‘The Third Seder’ concert on Sunday by Deb Miller

In the 1960s, young survivors of the Holocaust, striving to express their communal resilience and that of their mother-tongue, began the tradition of The Third Seder, with a unique stage per…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:37AM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic