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Monday, November 24, 2025

Scintillating Saint-Saëns: An InsideOut Revelation with the Park Avenue Chamber Symphony by Edward Kliszus

The Park Avenue Chamber Symphony’s radiant Saint-Saëns program at the DiMenna Center blended immersive magic, dazzling virtuosity, and profound emotional resonance. With David Bernard’s…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 11:39AM

Requiem and Revelation: A Transcendent Evening at St. Bartholomew’s by Edward Kliszus

The American Symphony Orchestra's revelatory performance of Cornelius and Cherubini masterworks at St. Bartholomew's Church proved that forgotten musical treasures, when presented with passi…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 11:37AM
Sunday, November 23, 2025

Triumphant Resurrection: MasterVoices Breathes New Life Into “Sweet Smell of Success” by Edward Kliszus

MasterVoices has given New York a gift with this "Sweet Smell of Success"—a production that argues forcefully for the work's inclusion in the canon of great American musicals. For those se…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 04:06PM
Tuesday, November 18, 2025

A Feast of Souls: “Pop Up Dinner Theater @Barlume Downstairs” by Suite524.org by Edward Kliszus

Pop Up Dinner Theater @Barlume Downstairs blends food, story, humor, and philosophy into a soul-stirring ritual of connection. Suite524.org delivers an irresistible night of sensory richness…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 01:48PM
Friday, November 14, 2025

NOTHING LIKE BROADWAY at the Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater by Edward Kliszus

“Nothing Like Broadway” celebrates imagination, heart, and theatrical playfulness. With its spirited cast, clever score, and intimate staging, it rekindles everything audiences adore abo…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 04:40PM
Sunday, November 9, 2025

A Symphony of Soul: Holland-Dozier-Holland’s Timeless Tribute at the 92nd Street Y by Edward Kliszus

Experience the transformative power of Motown's most outstanding songwriting trio at the 92nd Street Y's spectacular celebration, featuring Broadway stars and world-class musicians. Two perf…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 11:13AM
Friday, November 7, 2025

Forever and a Day at UNDER St. Marks Theater by Edward Kliszus

Forever and a Day exemplifies the spirit of FRIGID New York—intimate, daring, and defiantly human. As the company unveils its 2025–26 season, expect stories that challenge convention and…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 08:37AM

A Conversation with David Bernard: Bringing Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony to Life by Edward Kliszus

The Park Avenue Chamber Symphony kicks off its 2025-2025 season at the DiMenna Center for Classical Music on November 22, 2025, with one of the most thrilling works in the orchestral reperto…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 08:36AM
Friday, October 31, 2025

Virtuosi Violini and the American Classical Orchestra by Edward Kliszus

The American Classical Orchestra's masterful period instrument performances, guided by Thomas Crawford's scholarly wit, create transformative experiences transporting audiences across centur…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 02:16PM

The Truth About Transylvania: A Gothic Triumph at the Mezzanine Theatre by Edward Kliszus

Experience the theatrical event of the season at A.R.T./New York's Mezzanine Theatre, where innovative productions challenge audiences with bold storytelling and intellectual rigor. This int…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 02:15PM
Sunday, October 26, 2025

American Lyric Theater’s Luminous Anniversary Gala by Edward Kliszus

American Lyric Theater's twentieth-anniversary gala showcased extraordinary artistry and visionary mentorship, featuring sublime performances that affirmed opera's vital contemporary relevan…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 04:28PM
Tuesday, October 21, 2025

SurRound III: An Everlasting Journey of Hope by Edward Kliszus

Don't miss Musica Sacra's extraordinary upcoming season, featuring masterworks by Mozart and Handel, as well as world premieres. Under Maestro Tritle's visionary direction, these concerts pr…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 04:28PM

Oil & Whiskey: A Country Music Meditation on Modern Romance by Edward Kliszus

Oil & Whiskey delivers country-tinged wisdom about love's beautiful impossibilities with infectious energy, sharp wit, and genuine heart. This spirited ensemble transforms a Lower East S…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 04:20PM
Friday, October 10, 2025

The Mutables: Bodies That Speak & Minds That Listen by Edward Kliszus

The Mutables transforms movement, sound, and technology into a breathtaking meditation on voice and identity. Through Kat Mustatea's visionary choreography and BodyMouth invention, the dance…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 04:48PM
Friday, October 3, 2025

Park Avenue Chamber Symphony’s 2025-2026 Season: IMMERSIONS AND EXPLORATIONS by Edward Kliszus

The Park Avenue Chamber Symphony’s 2025-26 season invites you inside the orchestra with its groundbreaking InsideOut Concerts®. Maestro David Bernard curates composer-focused programs—S…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 02:19PM
Monday, September 22, 2025

New York in Five Voices: The ASO’s Bryant Park Summer Finale by Edward Kliszus

Under a starlit Manhattan sky that seemed to pulse with invisible harmonies, the American Symphony Orchestra transformed Bryant Park into a cathedral of sound. With Botstein’s guiding word…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 04:00PM
Thursday, September 18, 2025

Rococo Repast: Where Time Dissolves and Music Transcends by Edward Kliszus

The ACO's "Rococo Repast" at Manhattan's Metropolitan Club proved that period-authentic performance transcends mere historical recreation—it's sonic time travel. Under Thomas Crawford's wi…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 02:00PM
Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Stravinsky’s Timeless Fable Reborn on Shelter Island by Edward Kliszus

David Bernard's Park Avenue Chamber Symphony transforms Stravinsky's devilish masterpiece into transcendent theater, proving that technical brilliance and emotional truth create the most pot…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 03:04PM
Sunday, August 10, 2025

Ballet Hispánico Ignites Central Park: A Triumphant Evening of Excellence by Edward Kliszus

Ballet Hispánico electrifies audiences with bold storytelling, breathtaking choreography, and world-class dancers. From sizzling salsa to surrealist spectacle, every performance is a cultur…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 04:15PM
Thursday, August 7, 2025

Jim Caruso’s Cast Party at Birdland: NYC’s Premier Broadway Showcase by Edward Kliszus

Since 2003, Broadway legends and rising stars converge every Monday at 9:30 PM for Manhattan's most electric musical gathering. Host Jim Caruso orchestrates spontaneous magic as established …

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 03:40PM
Friday, July 25, 2025

The Whisperer in Darkness Review: NYC’s Best Horror Theater Experience by Edward Kliszus

A sonic descent into madness that's as entertaining as it is eerie, The Whisperer in Darkness delivers cosmic horror with theatrical sophistication and campy charm. This is essential viewing…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 05:02PM
Sunday, July 20, 2025

Shakespeare’s Mischief, Music, and Magic Beneath the City Lights by Edward Kliszus

In this unassuming parking lot, under an indifferent city sky, The Drilling Company conjured faeries, fools, and lovers in riotous splendor. Don’t just dream of theatre—see it lived, lou…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 04:10PM
Friday, July 11, 2025

A Night of Chamber Music Excellence at the 92nd Street Y by Edward Kliszus

Bell, Isserlis, Denk, Duval, and Engstroem delivered a night of music-making that will linger in memory—a night where Fauré’s introspective muse met performers of eloquence, vitality, a…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 05:39PM

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance: A Morality Play for Modern Times by Edward Kliszus

A gripping, gorgeously acted parable of power, truth, and sacrifice. This western isn’t about bullets—it’s about belief. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance is vital, eloquent theatre. Do…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 05:37PM
Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Henry VI by the Atlas Shakespeare Company by Edward Kliszus

In the intimate black box Chain theater on West 36th Street (a location that would have amused the Bard, who knew something about cramped performance spaces), Adriana Alter and her Atlas Sha…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 01:15PM
Thursday, June 12, 2025

When Boys Become Men Too Soon: The Heartbreaking Genius of A Letter To Lyndon B. Johnson by Edward Kliszus

Some evenings in the theater change you. They reach inside your chest and rearrange something fundamental about how you see the world. "A Letter To Lyndon B. Johnson or God: Whoever Reads Th…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 06:54PM
Sunday, June 8, 2025

American Symphony Orchestra Delivers a Triumphant Guntram at Carnegie Hall by Edward Kliszus

Friday night's performance of Gurtram was a remarkable unveiling of a rarely performed but powerful work by Richard Strauss. From the onset, Strauss's mastery of rich symphonic intones was e…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 03:25PM
Friday, June 6, 2025

Leni’s Last Lament: Jodie Markell Delivers a Powerhouse Performance  by Edward Kliszus

In this provocative one-woman show, Markell inhabits the controversial filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl with such fierce intelligence and nuanced complexity that she transforms what could have bee…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 04:19PM

Sabeth Pérez Captivates at The Jazz Gallery: A Transcendent Preview of Searching for Beauty by Edward Kliszus

In a Stellar evening of musical artistry and cultural connection, the inimitable singer and composer Sabeth Pérez and her band delivered a mesmerizing performance at The Jazz Gallery, nestl…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 01:48PM
Wednesday, June 4, 2025

A Deliciously Devilish Romp: “Point Loma” Serves Up Retro Horror by Edward Kliszus

Manhattan Repertory Theatre has struck theatrical gold with Tim Mulligan's wickedly entertaining "Point Loma," a gleefully campy horror spoof that channels the best of 1950s B-movie schlock …

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 01:18PM
Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Billy Stritch and Gabrielle Stravelli Set Birdland Ablaze by Edward Kliszus

Good evening from Birdland, where tonight Gabrielle Stravelli and Billy Stritch transformed song into pure magic—two master artists creating musical alchemy that reminds us why jazz is the…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 11:55AM

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