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Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Theater Opening: BAD DOG (World Premiere, Miami New Drama) by Gregory Bernard

A Bold & Hilarious New Play Exploring Art, Identity, and Power Miami New Drama in Miami Beach is presenting the world premiere of Bad Dog, a wildly entertaining and provocative play writ…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 08:31AM
Thursday, November 14, 2024

Broadway Review: MAYBE HAPPY ENDING (Belasco Theatre) by Gregory Bernard

THERE’S NO ‘MAYBE’ ABOUT IT HAPPINESS HAS LANDED AT THE BELASCO When Avenue Q ran against Wicked at the Tonys for Best Musical, it was often compared to the American folktale The Littl…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 02:40AM
Monday, November 11, 2024

Off-Broadway: HOLD ON TO ME DARLING (written by Kenneth Lonergan; starring Adam Driver; Lucille Lortel) by Gregory Bernard

Kenneth Lonergan’s Hold on to Me Darling is playing through Dec. 22, starring Adam Driver, at the Lucille Lortel Theatre. Joining Driver as Strings McCrane are Heather Burns as Nancy…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 03:00AM
Monday, October 28, 2024

Broadway Opening: GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK (A New Play by George Clooney and Grant Heslov at the Winter Garden) by Gregory Bernard

STARRING GEORGE CLOONEY IN HIS BROADWAY PREMIERE Good Night, and Good Luck, a new play by George Clooney and Grant Heslov, and directed by Tony Award winner David Cromer, will premiere o…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 11:18AM
Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Recommended Off-Broadway Opening: LOVE IN IDLENESS (Actors Temple Theatre) by Gregory Bernard

Love In Idleness, a new musical comedy about a pharmaceutical scientist who invents the title drug to reignite passion in his long-term relationship with a drag performer is set for a limite…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 07:45PM
Tuesday, October 22, 2024

Off-Broadway Opening: WE HAD A WORLD (Manhattan Theatre Club World Premiere by Josh Harmon at NY City Center) by Gregory Bernard

Manhattan Theatre Club has announce initial casting and the venue for the world premiere of We Had A World, written the amazing Joshua Harmon (Prayer for the French Republic, Bad Jews, …

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 02:13PM

Broadway Opening: SMASH (Imperial Theatre) by Gregory Bernard

SMASH TO OPEN ON BROADWAY THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 2025 PREVIEWS BEGIN  MARCH 11 AT IMPERIAL THEATRE Starring Robyn Hurder as “Ivy” Brooks Ashmanskas as “Nigel” Krysta Rodriguez as �…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 01:33PM
Thursday, October 17, 2024

Broadway Opening: JUST IN TIME (Starring Jonathan Groff at Circle in the Square Theatre) by Gregory Bernard

BRILLIANT. COMPLICATED. DARIN. Priority Access Pre-Sale begins Monday, October 21, 2024 at Just in Time Broadway General on-sale begins Wednesday, October 23, 2024 Exclusive Night Club Floor…

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Thursday, June 20, 2024

Theater Opening: MESSY WHITE GAYS (38th Powerhouse Theater Season at Vassar College) by Gregory Bernard

LET THE GAYS BEGIN! Sunday morning. Hell’s Kitchen. Brecken and Caden have just murdered their throuple-mate and stuffed him into a Jonathan Adler credenza. Unfortunately, they’ve invite…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 09:31PM
Friday, June 7, 2024

Broadway Announcement: GYPSY (Starring Audra McDonald at the Majestic Theatre) by Gregory Bernard

AUDRA’S TURN AS ROSE Six-time Tony Award Winner Audra McDonald returns to Broadway this fall, 2024, taking on what is widely regarded as the greatest role in musical theatre, “Rose” in…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 01:54PM
Thursday, June 6, 2024

Theater Announcement: HELLO, I’M DOLLY (Dolly Parton on Broadway in a new musical inspired by her life) by Gregory Bernard

SHE’S THE ONLY ONE. HERE SHE COMES AGAIN. THIS TIME ON BROADWAY. Today, beloved icon Dolly Parton announced from the stage of the CMA Fest in Nashville, that she will partner with ATG Pr…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 12:47PM
Thursday, May 16, 2024

Theater: DOWNTOWN URBAN ARTS FESTIVAL (22nd Season; June 12–29 at Theatre Row and Joe’s Pub) by Gregory Bernard

DOWNTOWN URBAN ARTS FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 22nd SEASON OF PRESENTING NEW WORKS BY EMERGING PLAYWRIGHTS JUNE 12 – JUNE 29 AT THEATRE ROW (DUAFnyc) Savion Glover  - Photo Courtesy: Savion Glo…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 11:36AM
Saturday, March 30, 2024

Recommended Theater: NO FUCKS GIVEN. NONE TAKEN. ALL DONE. (The Wild Project) by Gregory Bernard

Written and performed by Pamela L Paek and directed by Shinshin Yuder Tsai, No fucks given. None taken. All done. is (1) A life mantra. (2) A way of cutting through the BS of toxic positi…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 01:04PM
Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Highly Recommended Theater Series: WORKS IN PROGRESS: FEARLESSLY MADE IN NEW YORK! (Vineyard Theatre) by Gregory Bernard

THE VINEYARD: WHERE NEW PLAYS GROW INTO HITS Vineyard Theatre has transferred 11 shows to Broadway, seven directly after their acclaimed Vineyard premieres [highlights are links to Stage and…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 02:24PM
Friday, March 15, 2024

Highly Recommended Off-Off-Broadway: LOST SOCK LAUNDRY (UP Theater Company in Washington Heights) by Gregory Bernard

IMMIGRANT WOMEN IRON OUT DIFFERENCES In Lost Sock Laundry by Ivan Faute, presented by Northern Manhattan’s UP Theater Company April 10-27, 2024, there are rules and expectations about how…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 02:23PM
Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Event: JOE’S PUB GALA (April 8, Joe’s Pub at The Public) by Gregory Bernard

CELEBRATE 25 YEARS OF JOE’S PUB! Since 1998, Joe’s Pub has been a home for artists at all levels of development — from early-career artists to those at a critical stage in their career…

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Highly Recommended Event: KRISTIN: AN EVENING WITH FRIENDS FOR TODD (One-Night-Only Concert for Roundabout) by Gregory Bernard

CELEBRATING GENIE TODD Monday, April 15, 2024 at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre (124 W 43rd Street), Kristin Chenoweth — last seen on Roundabout’s stage in the superb On the Twentieth Cent…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 12:52PM
Monday, March 11, 2024

Off-Broadway Readings: DO MORE: NEW PLAYS (Bedlam) by Gregory Bernard

Now in its fourth year, Bedlam’s DO MORE: NEW PLAYS readings series returns with five thrilling new pieces of theater. All performances for the series will take place at the West End Thea…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 12:39PM
Friday, March 1, 2024

Upcoming Theater: SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE (A Dance-Forward Production, Axelrod Performing Arts Center, NJ) by Gregory Bernard

Grind Arts Company presents a bold reimagining of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece Sunday in the Park With George March 8-24, 2024, at the Axelrod P…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 08:48PM
Thursday, January 25, 2024

Recommended Off-Off-Broadway: BATHHOUSE.PPTX (The Flea) by Gregory Bernard

Directed by Obie-winner Chay Yew, the world-premiere of BATHHOUSE.PPTX by Jesús I. Valles is coming to The Flea March 19-April 22, 2024. BATHHOUSE.PPTX is an epic new play that follows Pr…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 01:02PM
Thursday, January 18, 2024

Broadway Spring Opening: LEMPICKA (Longacre Theatre) by Gregory Bernard

A SWEEPING MUSICAL PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN WHO CHANGED ART AND CULTURE FOREVER Lempicka, the musical about the Polish artist Tamara de Lempicka, will begin performances at Broadway‘s Longacre …

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 03:43AM
Wednesday, January 10, 2024

Highly Recommended Off-Broadway: DEAD OUTLAW (New Musical by David Yazbek and Itamar Moses at Minetta Lane) by Gregory Bernard

DEAD OUTLAW A NEW MUSICAL FROM THE TONY AWARD®-WINNING TEAM BEHIND THE BAND’S VISIT Elmer McCurdy was an ambitious, turn-of-the-20th-century outlaw whose death at the hands of a Western …

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 02:33PM
Thursday, January 4, 2024

Recommended Theater: FALLING FOR MAKE BELIEVE: THE LIFE AND SONGS OF LORENZ HART (Amas Musical Theatre) by Gregory Bernard

On Jan. 22 & 23, 2024, Amas Musical Theatre will present developmental lab readings of Falling For Make Believe: The Life and Songs of Lorenz Hart, with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 06:01PM
Monday, December 18, 2023

Highly Recommended Off-Broadway: ODD MAN OUT (HERE Arts Center, 145 Sixth Avenue; January 9-16, 2024) by Gregory Bernard

Odd Man Out will return for strictly-limited nine-performance engagement at HERE Arts Center from January 9-16, 2024.Odd Man Out is an immersive experience in complete darkness in which t…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 01:49PM
Tuesday, October 3, 2023

Highly Recommended Theater: ROMEO & JULIET (The Curtain in Jersey City) by Gregory Bernard

The Curtain — Jersey City’s premier classical theatre — has opened their Jazz Age adaptation of William Shakespeare’s classic Romeo & Juliet, directed and adapted by producing a…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 04:45PM

Recommended Theater: A CHRISTMAS CAROL (Summoners Ensemble Theatre at the Merchant’s House) by Gregory Bernard

WHAT? THE DICKENS! Nothing can keep a good Carol down. Beginning November 28, 2023, Summoners Ensemble Theatre’s A Christmas Carol at the Merchant’s house will indeed return for its 11th…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 12:25AM
Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Recommended Off-Broadway: EDGAR OLIVER’S RIP TIDE (World Premiere by Axis Theatre Company) by Gregory Bernard

Rip Tide Axis Theatre Company Axis Theatre, 1 Sheridan Square runs October 4–28, 2023; Wed-Sat at 8 for tickets (free-$40), visit Axis Directed by Axis Theatre Company founder Randall Shar…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 05:05PM
Tuesday, August 1, 2023

Broadway Opening: I NEED THAT (Roundabout Theatre Company at American Airlines Theatre) by Gregory Bernard

Danny DeVito returns to Roundabout Theatre Company following his Tony Award nominated turn in Arthur Miller’s The Price, alongside his daughter, Lucy DeVito, and Ray Anthony Thomas in…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 05:57PM

Recommended Theater: THE PIANIST (George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick, NJ) by Gregory Bernard

George Street Playhouse is offering THE PIANIST, a play with music, based on the memoir The Pianist by Wladyslaw Szpilman and directed and adapted for the stage by Emily Mann (Broadway: A St…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 03:45PM

Upcoming Musical: POMPEII RISING IN CONCERT (Theatre Now New York) by Gregory Bernard

Theatre Now New York in association with Team HAB will present a concert of songs from the new musical Pompeii Rising August 30th at 7:00 PM at Judson Memorial Church on Washington Square …

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 03:02PM
Friday, July 28, 2023

Off-Broadway Review: THE DOCTOR (North American Premiere at the Park Avenue Armory) by Gregory Bernard

THE DOCTOR IS IN First and foremost, get your tickets now before this limited run closes on August 19 at the Park Avenue Armory, the preeminent black box theater of NYC. [If you’re not a …

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 03:44PM

All that Chat

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 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic
TBA: Ragtime