On Nov. 23, the Tony-winning revival of Chicago will play its 7,486th performance, and beat Cats as the second-longest running show in Broadway history. (The Phantom of the Opera will retai…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 11:51AMThe Pulitzer Prize winning play You Can’t Take It With You, starring James Earl Jones and Rose Byrne, officially opens tonight on Broadway. Written by the award winning team of Moss Ha…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 08:00AMWolf Hall Parts I and II, the Royal Shakespeare Company’s two-part adaptation of Hilary Mantel’s best-selling novels about King Henry VIII and his devious advisor Thomas Cromwell, will t…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 03:58PMTickets are now on sale to see Glenn Close and John Lithgow in Edward Albee’s Pulitzer Prize winning play A Delicate Balance. When the knock comes at your front door, will you answer i…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 04:15PMAnything can happen in live theater. As playwright Arthur Miler once said, “”The theater is so endlessly fascinating because it’s so accidental. It’s so much like life.�…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 04:31PMIn 2011, Nikki M. James made her way to the hallowed halls of theater greats when of she took home the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her role as Nabulungi in the Broa…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 01:45PMBeautiful: The Carole King musical is one of the biggest hits to come out of the most recent Broadway season, and three of the shows principal cast members just extended their stay in the s…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 01:28PMLove Letters, A.R. Gurney’s two-character play tracing the nearly-50-year relationship between two upper-crust WASPs through their letters, opened on Sept. 18 at the Brooks Atkinson Theatr…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 10:56AMIf you are heading to town to see the hit Roundabout Theatre Company revival of Cabaret, the experience doesn’t have to end at Studio 54. Set in Berlin in the early 1930s, the show cur…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 12:24PMLove Letters, a A.R. Gurney’s play that will feature a revolving cast of Hollywood stars, officially opens tonight on Broadway. The bittersweet story follows a pair of pen pals throug…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 12:22PMA sure sign of fall is the annual Broadway Flea Market and Grand Auction when the Theater District turns into a giant yard sale. This year’s event will take place this Sunday, Sept. 21, …
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 10:16AMIf you love everything about Broadway, it’s worth it to take some time to immerse yourself in the legends of the Theater District before your curtain call. The streets are lined with histo…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 04:36PMThis Is Our Youth, Kenneth Lonergan’s comedy-drama about three alienated college-age kids in 1980s Manhattan, opened on Sept. 11 at the Cort Theatre. Tony winner Anna D. Shapiro (August: O…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 12:31PMGolden Globe winner and Emmy nominee Elisabeth Moss (Top of the Lake, Mad Men) will star in a revival of Wendy Wasserstein’s The Heidi Chronicles to open on Broadway in early March 2015. A…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 04:11PMTo say 2014 has been a good year for Keke Palmer would be an understatement. At just 20 years old, the Robbins, Illinois native, born Lauren Keyana Palmer, made television history as the you…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 02:43PMThis Is Our Youth officially opens tonight, with stars Kieran Culkin, Michael Cera and Tavi Gevinson all making their Broadway debuts. The play by Kenneth Lonergan takes place in 1982 Manhat…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 01:38PMVanessa Hudgens (High School Musical) will play the title role in a new production of Lerner and Loewe’s Gigi. The show which will have a pre-Broadway engagement at the Kennedy Center in …
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 12:35PMYou’ve probably noticed that Broadway shows have been going on for weeks before it’s suddenly “opening night!” While that may seem odd, the preview period is a time-honor…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 01:23PMThe cast of Mamma Mia! has taken us to the Art of the Brick at Discovery Times Square and on a tasting tour through the seasonal Broadway Bites food market. Now, for this installment, stars …
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 02:28PMSo you’ve got megastar wattage in Tinsel Town, maybe even picked up an Oscar nomination along the way. What’s your next move? Broadway, baby! These days, making a mark on the Great White…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 10:54AMOscar nominee Carey Mulligan (An Education) and Golden Globe winner Bill Nighy (Gideon’s Daughter) will star in a revival of David Hare’s Skylight at the John Golden Theatre with preview…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 12:38PMThe ball is nearly over. Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella will close at the Broadway Theatre on Jan. 3, 2015 after 41 previews and 770 regular performances. Before the final curtai…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 12:24PMFish in the Dark, the new play starring and by Larry David (Curb Your Enthuiasm), has found a theater and announced performance dates. The comedy will begin preview performances on Feb. 2 at…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 12:00PMTickets are now on sale for the annual Radio City Christmas Spectacular — a New York City holiday tradition since 1933. Whether it’s your first time or your 20th, the Rockettes …
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 11:38AMTony winner Carole Shelley will join the cast of A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder. She will be assuming the role of Miss Shingle, the mysterious maid who informs the hero Monty Navar…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 02:53PMEvery season, dozens of new shows open in New York, both on and off Broadway. Some don’t last more than a couple months, while others have longevity, with audiences filling the seats d…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 12:59PMNew York is a city of limitless energy, where anything – and everything – is possible. Countless artists and writers have used the five boroughs for inspiration, and nowhere is that more…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 01:32PMAnika Larsen, who plays songwriter Cynthia Weil in the hit show Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, got her start as a songstress at her parents’ annual Christmas parties, performing …
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 05:54PMOn August 4th, Constantine Maroulis stepped onto the stage at the Helen Hayes Theatre to revive his Tony-nominated performance as Drew in Rock of Ages. It’s been five years since he or…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 02:10PM“Oh, opera,” you yawn. “Why are you so staid, so long, so booorrriiinnnnngg?” We say it’s time to reconsider. Opera is all about passion, drama, intrigue, and, well, sex, in all it…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 03:28PMMotown The Musical, the jukebox retrospective chronicling the rise of the legendary R&B music label and its founder Berry Gordy, will play its final performance at the Lunt-Fontanne Thea…
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