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Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Suite 524’s Pop-Up Dinner Theater at Barlume Downstairs: A Nourishing Night for Body and Soul by Suzanna Bowling

At 900 Broadway, nestled just below the street-level buzz of 20th Street, lies a hidden gem that recently served up one of the most memorable and soul-stirring evenings in recent Off-Broadwa…

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Kara Young and Nicholas Braun Bleed and Bind in Rajiv Joseph’s Riveting Revival by Suzanna Bowling

Rajiv Joseph’s 2009 two-hander, Gruesome Playground Injuries, returns Off-Broadway in a searing, nonlinear revival that showcases two towering performances and the strange, tender terrain …

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Monday, November 24, 2025

Ariana DeBose and Scott Bakula Break—and Mend—Hearts in Schwartz’s Lush Revival Of The Baker’s Wife by Suzanna Bowling

Classic Stage Company delivers a gently heart-wrenching, beautifully sung revival of The Baker’s Wife, Stephen Schwartz’s long-revered cult musical with a score as warm and aching as fre…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:06AM
Sunday, November 23, 2025

The Art Tour Paints a Sweet Portrait of Love and Dreams on the Road by Suzanna Bowling

The New York premiere of The Art Tour, a new musical by Kyle Fackrell and directed by Lindsey Hope Pearlman, quietly landed at Theatre Row this fall—and now, with little fanfare, it closes…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:02AM
Friday, November 21, 2025

Checkmate with a Side of Spectacle: Chess on Broadway Returns with Fire, Flaws, and a Star-Making Turn by Nicholas Christopher by Suzanna Bowling

In the ever-morphing game of Chess, the Broadway revival at the Imperial Theatre plays out like a Cold War fever dream—part rock opera, part romantic melodrama, part political satire, and …

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The Title May Be a Mess, But the Musical is Magic: Sam Tutty Charms NYC in Two Strangers (Carry A Cake Across New York) by Suzanna Bowling

Let’s get one thing straight: the worst part of Two Strangers (Carry A Cake Across New York) is its clunky title — a head-scratcher almost as puzzling as the show’s poster. But don’t…

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Interviews With The Cast and Creative of Vape! The Grease Parody by Suzanna Bowling

We were at the opening of Vape! The Grease Parody, the laugh-out-loud parody that drags Rydell high kicking and singing into the 21st century. Now playing at Theatre 555, At the after party …

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:00AM
Thursday, November 20, 2025

The New York Pops: Mandy Gonzalez, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Megan Hilty and Now Stephen Schwartz by Suzanna Bowling

Drawing by Ken Fallin The New York Pops at Carnegie Hall on Friday brings Everything I Know: Mandy Gonzalez Sings Lin-Manuel Miranda  at 8:00 p.m. and on Friday, December 19 and Saturday, D…

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Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Live From The Hotel Edison Times Square Chronicles Presents: Composer, Lyricist and So Much More Louis Rosen Zoom Style by Suzanna Bowling

Live From The Hotel Edison Times Square Chronicles Presents”, is normally filmed from the Hotel Edison, but due to several conflicts we did the show zoom style. This week on Live From the …

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Saturday, November 15, 2025

Orchestrated Into Obscurity: Quadrophenia Ballet Misses the Beat by Suzanna Bowling

Quadrophenia: A Rock Ballet, now making its New York debut at New York City Center (November 14–16), attempts to reimagine The Who’s seminal 1973 album as a dance production — but the …

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Thursday, November 13, 2025

Little Bear Ridge Road Is a Bleak and Exhausting Journey Without a Payoff by Suzanna Bowling

Samuel D. Hunter’s Little Bear Ridge Road, now playing at the Booth Theatre, drops us into the emotional wreckage of two deeply wounded people — and doesn’t offer much more than that. …

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:05AM
Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Live From The Hotel Edison Times Square Chronicles Presents: EJ Stapleton and The Calico Buffalo by Suzanna Bowling

Live From The Hotel Edison Times Square Chronicles Presents”, is filmed from the Hotel Edison. This week on Live From the Hotel Edison, owner Suzanna Bowling is honored to welcome EJ Stapl…

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Tuesday, November 11, 2025

A Life in Lyrics: Linda Purl’s Elegant Turn at The Green Room 42 by Suzanna Bowling

At The Green Room 42, Linda Purl delivered more than just a cabaret act—she offered a warm, wise, and wistful masterclass in musical storytelling. Her new show, Tunes & Tales: Adventur…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:05AM

The Burning Cauldron of Fiery Fire: A Title That Promises Drama… and Delivers Disorientation by Suzanna Bowling

Anne Washburn’s The Burning Cauldron of Fiery Fire, now playing at the Vineyard Theatre in a co-production with The Civilians, begins as a slow burn and ends in something closer to combust…

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Monday, November 10, 2025

The Queen of Versailles: Joe Allen’s Is About to Hang Another Poster by Suzanna Bowling

At the St. James Theatre, The Queen of Versailles opened as a star-studded, ambitious musical—with music and lyrics by the legendary Stephen Schwartz, book by Lindsey Ferrentino, and direc…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:42AM

Oh Happy Day! at The Public Theater — A Baptism Through Fire, Flood, and Song by Suzanna Bowling

“I RECOGNIZE THE STRUGGLE IN YOUTHE TIMES THAT YOU HATED BEING YOUIF YOU COULD SEE, WHAT I SEE IN YOUI SEE GOD IN YOU.” These are not just lyrics—they are the soul-spoken prayer of Oh …

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Saturday, November 8, 2025

Kyoto: A Chilling Political Thriller That Hits Far Too Close to Home by Suzanna Bowling

Joe Murphy and Joe Robertson’s Kyoto is not just a play—it’s a warning. A political thriller that pulses with urgency, it confronts the roots of our climate crisis not in melting glaci…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:04AM
Friday, November 7, 2025

A Song of Riffs and Repetition: 44th The Musical Hits the Wrong Note by Suzanna Bowling

Chad Doreck as Joe Biden, T.J. Wilkins as Barack, Jenna Pastuszek as Hillary Clinton. Photos by Jenny Anderson 44th The Musical, directed by Eli Bauman—who also wrote the book, music, and …

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:05AM
Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Vape! The Grease Parody — A Hilarious High-Nicotine Parody of Grease That Hits All the Right Notes by Suzanna Bowling

Grease may be the word, but Vape! The Grease Parody is the update we didn’t know we needed — a razor-sharp, laugh-out-loud parody that drags Rydell high kicking and singing into the 21st…

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Monday, November 3, 2025

Beau the Musical at St. Luke’s Theatre – A Nashville-Inspired, Heart-Filled Journey of Music and Identity by Suzanna Bowling

Beau the Musical, now playing at St. Luke’s Theatre on Restaurant Row through December 7, transforms the venue into a down-home Nashville honky-tonk, complete with $10 beers, $12 wines, an…

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Reunions at New York City Center – Two Tales, One Heart by Suzanna Bowling

Reunions, a chamber musical now playing at New York City Center through December 14, adapts two short plays from 1914 into a duet of charm, reflection, and emotional resonance. With book and…

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Sunday, November 2, 2025

When Legacy Becomes Art: Ken Fallin Supports the Stella Adler Studio through Iconic Illustration by Suzanna Bowling

In a city where theatre pulses through the veins of every borough, the Stella Adler Studio of Acting remains one of New York’s most beloved cultural institutions—more than a training gro…

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Saturday, November 1, 2025

Romy & Michele the Musical: A High School Reunion Better Left Skipped by Suzanna Bowling

The beloved 1997 cult film Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion finally gets the musical treatment, but at Off-Broadway’s Stage 42—where hits go to die—it’s more curse than celeb…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:47AM
Friday, October 31, 2025

Bat Boy at City Center Flaps Its Wings — But Doesn’t Quite Soar by Suzanna Bowling

If you love your musicals campy, culty, and bleeding with satire, Bat Boy is your kind of monster. Returning to New York in a semi-staged revival at New York City Center, this off-Broadway d…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:21AM
Thursday, October 30, 2025

Playing Shylock: A Solo Stage, A Loaded Legacy by Suzanna Bowling

At the Polonsky Shakespeare Center, Saul Rubinek steps into the role he’s long dreamed of playing—Shylock, the complex and controversial Jewish moneylender of Shakespeare’s The Merchan…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:03AM
Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Liberation: A Revolution Revisited, But Not Resolved by Suzanna Bowling

“You want a revolution, but you want it on your terms, and you don’t want to have to give anything up.” With that sharp line, Liberation, the riveting new play by Bess Wohl, pierces st…

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Tuesday, October 28, 2025

T2C Talks With Keith Varney About His New Show Ten Times I Should Have Known I Was Autistic by Suzanna Bowling

Keith Varney stars and has created the new solo play Ten Times I Should Have Known I Was Autistic. Ten Times I Should Have Known I Was Autistic, will play Theatre Row – Theater 1 (410 W.…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:03AM
Sunday, October 26, 2025

The New York Pops: A Night of Musical Magic and Star Power at Carnegie Hall by Suzanna Bowling

Under the masterful baton of Music Director and Conductor Steven Reineke, The New York Pops opened their October concert at Carnegie Hall with a spirited and richly textured performance of B…

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Friday, October 24, 2025

Drama at the Disco Vol. 2: The Gala of the Season You Don’t Want to Miss by Suzanna Bowling

Monday, October 27, 2025 | The Edison Rooftop | 6 PM – Late The stars will align high above the city as The Drama League presents Drama at the Disco Vol. 2, a dazzling benefit gala set aga…

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Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Not Ready for Prime Time at MCC Fails to Capture the Magic or the Madness by Suzanna Bowling

In Not Ready for Prime Time, Erik J. Rodriguez and Charles A. Sothers attempt to dramatize the early days of Saturday Night Live, retracing the origin stories of its now-legendary original c…

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Sunday, October 19, 2025

Ethan Coen’s Let’s Love! at Atlantic Theater Company – Love, Lust, and Lament with a Deadpan Wink by Suzanna Bowling

Ethan Coen’s Let’s Love! is less a play and more a wry shrug at romance—a collection of vignettes that explore the mechanics of love, sex, and emotional dysfunction with the clinical g…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:39AM

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