The New York Pops’ 43rd Birthday Gala honoring Stephen Schwartz did not present itself as a ceremonial evening. It moved with purpose, cleanly built, with no drag between numbers and no ne…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:43PM[SHARE]There was something inherently ambitious"perhaps even unwieldy"about The New York Pops' season finale, "United in Sound: America at 250." Spanning two and a half centuries of Ame…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:34PM[SHARE]For Jackson, this concert marked her Carnegie Hall debut, and it was a thrilling one. Known to Broadway audiences for her luminous Daisy Buchanan in "The Great Gatsby" and for a career…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:55PM[SHARE]I spoke with set designer Andrew Robinson and writer/director Sherry Stregack Lutken about how the porch came into being"not as an object, but as a way of thinking. What follows is a focused…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 08:22PM[SHARE]Review by Jack Quinn, publisher Amelia Grace Beckham and Gavin Cole in a scene from Josée Klein's "Falling Out" at UNDER St. Marks (Photo credit: Seana E. Rogovin) Falling Out is a rock mus…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:08PM[SHARE]The opening sequence established that tone. "Deck the Hall" and "We Need a Little Christmas" moved briskly and confidently, their energy functional rather than decorative. Reineke kept the w…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:15PM[SHARE]Performed beneath Rashid Johnson's "A Poem for Deep Thinkers," "The Hikers" unfolds inside the Guggenheim rotunda, where architecture, elevation, and live music shape a restrained duet by Ll…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:57PM[SHARE]Jennifer Blackmer's "Predictor" expands a single moment of insight into a sharp examination of authorship and agency. Anchored by Caitlin Kinnunen's quietly compelling performance as Meg Cra…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:13AM[SHARE]Dominick LaRuffa Jr. speaks without mythology about acting, teaching, and building a sustainable life in the business. In this conversation, he reflects on discipline, long-term patience, an…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 08:03PM[SHARE]Most people delete scam emails. I don't. I answer them in character"Columbo, Paul Lynde, Truman Capote, Fred Garvin"to see what happens when urgency meets performance. What began as curiosit…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 06:11PM[SHARE]Cabaret artist and storyteller Fiona-Jane Weston launches a pair of online Christmas History Salons tracing the holiday's evolution from ancient ritual to modern tradition. Blending historic…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 04:29PM[SHARE]Mary Foster Conklin's Mirrors Revisited stripped Peggy Lee's 1975 art-album down to its core. With a tightly aligned ensemble led by John DiMartino, Yoshi Waki's bass, Vince Cherico's percus…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 02:23PM[SHARE]Kathy Kaefer's Kiss Me Once: Stories from the Homefront transforms 1940s wartime songs into moving portraits of real families, lovers, and soldiers. Through tender storytelling and beautiful…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 04:26PM[SHARE]Steve Ross and a gifted ensemble brought Noël Coward's world vividly to life at the Episcopal Actors' Guild, blending wit, longing, and theatrical history. Highlights included Shana Farr'…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 08:05AM[SHARE]With Tom Stoppard's passing, we look back on a career that transformed theatrical language and feeling. Our tribute revisits Arcadia, Leopoldstadt, Travesties, and The Real Thing through The…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 08:07AM[SHARE]Eddie Bruce brings warmth, wit, and timeless swing to Winter Rhythms, marking his first Urban Stages appearance with charm, heart, and musical finesse. The post Eddie Bruce " The Magic &…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:22PM[SHARE]Harlem Holidays features Renée Elise Goldsberry in an intimate CTH celebration of music, storytelling, and community-driven artistry on Dec 15, 2025 The post Interview with Ty Jones, Classi…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:27PM[SHARE]The occasion was the 20th Anniversary Gala of Gingold Theatrical Group, the company that celebrates and revitalizes the work of George Bernard Shaw The post Gingold Theatrical Group's 20th A…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 06:10PM[SHARE]Douglas Taurel brings veterans' stories to life in The American Soldier, a gripping, award-winning solo performance. The post The American Soldier " An Interview with Douglas Taurel appeared…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 04:43PM[SHARE]GLORIA! from the Canterbury Choral Society unites Vivaldi, Puccini, and Arnesen in a luminous performance shaped by expressive voices and rich ensemble color. The post GLORIA! " Canterbury C…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 05:48PM[SHARE]In Neil Pepe's stark revival of Rajiv Joseph's "Gruesome Playground Injuries," Nicholas Braun and Kara Young trace three decades of bruised connection. Childhood scars, teenage volatility, a…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:19AM[SHARE]These highlights stood out not because they were big, but because they were grounded. Nothing felt inflated or overworked. Reineke kept the orchestra responsive, and Gonzalez moved through M…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 06:25PM[SHARE]Bruno Giraldi's "Love or Death?" at Don't Tell Mama blends cabaret performance, philosophy, and intimate storytelling. Each idea leads to a personal revelation; each revelation breaks into s…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:26AM[SHARE]George Bernard Shaw " A salon-style evening at the American Irish Historical Society brought artists and educators together as David Staller led a candid, contemporary look at Shaw's ideas i…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:32AM[SHARE]At Winter Rhythms, the lights warm, the lobby hums, and Sue Matsuki runs Urban Stages with the grace of a mentor and the stamina of a producer who loves every beat of the work. More than 150…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:19PM[SHARE]Step inside the wild, razor-sharp world of VAPE! The Grease Parody, where creators Billy Recce and Danny Salles reveal how parody becomes true theatre " from the chaotic genius of "Green Lig…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:39PM[SHARE]In a Montana farmhouse worn thin by grief and memory, The Harvest exposes the fractures beneath a family's final crop. What begins as a quiet drama of duty erupts into a raw reckoning"where …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:10PM[SHARE]Reunion's lyricist Scharf and Composer Calire explore how two forgotten one-acts became a musical about second chances, memory, and the courage to reconnect. The post Interview with Reunions…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 09:32PM[SHARE]This year's service, held Sunday, November 9, 2025, was led by Father John David van Dooren, Rector of the Little Church and Warden of the Guild. His opening words recalled the centuries-old…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 04:21PM[SHARE]Honoring three women reshaping the American musical: Mindi Dickstein, Lisa Lambert and Anna K. Jacobs.Hosted with radiant humor by Taylor Iman Jones, the evening celebrated women and nonbina…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:27AM[SHARE]Billy Recce and Danny Salles' lyrics are the secret engine of "Vape!""clever, campy, and unexpectedly pointed. They skewers performative purity, influencer culture, and the desperate nostal…
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