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Thursday, December 27, 2012

Theater News: Amandine, Starring Gideon Glick and Tonya Pinkins, Postpones Opening by Zachary Stewart

The off-Broadway debut of Amandine, the new musical starring Gideon Glick (Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark) as a nineteenth century French intersex person who is raised a girl and dies a man, …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:24PM
Friday, December 21, 2012

Review: The Golden Land by Zachary Stewart

Did you remember to hug your bubbie today? If not, you should definitely do that; while you're at it, ask her about her life. This is the implicit suggestion of The National Yiddish Theatre'…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:42PM
Monday, December 17, 2012

Interview: Mosque Alert: How to Crowdsource a Play by Zachary Stewart

Jamil Khoury wants to talk with you about mosque politics. He wants to talk with you about the marginalization of Muslim-Americans in the wake of September 11th. In fact, the Silk Road Risin…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:42PM
Thursday, December 13, 2012

Theater News: NBC's Smash Nominated for Golden Globe as Best Television Series by Zachary Stewart

Let's hope they don't get too smashed to accept their award. NBC's Broadway backstage drama Smash has been nominated for a Golden Globe for "Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy." Th…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:51PM
Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Theater News: Deirdre O'Connell to Replace Holly Hunter in Flea Theater's The Vandal by Zachary Stewart

An Oscar winner has exited one of off-Broadway's anticipated new plays, but a much-loved theater veteran is stepping into the fold. Drama Desk Award winner Deirdre O'Connell (Circle Mirror …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:07PM

Theater News: Acclaimed Russian director Dmitry Krymov Brings Opus No. 7 to St. Ann's Warehouse by Zachary Stewart

In Soviet Russia, puppet manipulates you! St. Ann's Warehouse will house Dmitry Krymov's Opus No. 7 for a limited run, from January 9 through 19. Presented as two one-acts, the play is a tr…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:46PM
Monday, December 10, 2012

Review: Restoration Comedy by Zachary Stewart

Should theater be more of a drinking experience? It's an age-old question that divides the English-speaking world as much as the ocean that separates us. The Flea Theater has appropriately o…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00PM

Theater News: All-Star Design Team Set for Broadway Premiere of Woody Allen's Bullets Over Broadway by Zachary Stewart

Don't shoot! We have Tonys! Five time Tony Award-winning director/choreographer Susan Stroman (The Producers) will lead a superstar design team including three time Tony-winning set designe…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:07PM
Sunday, December 9, 2012

Review: Bare by Zachary Stewart

Have you ever wanted to rip out your beating heart and hold it up for everyone to see while belting a high F into the face of your secret lover? Not since high school? Well then the angst-ri…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM
Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Review: Ingenious Nature by Zachary Stewart

Rapper. White Rapper. White Canadian Rapper rapping about evolutionary theories as they pertain to the online dating scene in a vain attempt to discover whether or not he will ever truly be …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM

Theater News: The Show Will Go On for Broadway's The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Zachary Stewart

You now have another month to cast your votes. And yes, we know the Presidential election is over.The Roundabout Theatre Company's revival of Tony Award winner Rupert Holmes' musical The Mys…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PM

Theater News: Gideon Glick, Our Lady J, Tonya Pinkins Set for Intersex Musical Amandine by Zachary Stewart

Gideon Glick (Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark) will play a character that was raised as a girl, but dies a man, when he assumes the title role in Amandine, a new musical inspired by the memoir…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:34PM
Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Theater News: Off Broadway's Silence! The Musical to End Run at The Elektra Theatre on December 30 by Zachary Stewart

Who knew that a musical about serial murder could be such a box office smash? The hit production of Silence! The Musical, currently playing at the Elektra Theatre, will end its run on Decemb…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:12PM
Friday, November 16, 2012

Reviews: Radiance by Zachary Stewart

Is the only thing separating a war hero from a mass murderer a profound case of national delusion? Cusi Cram asks this question in her smart and engaging new play Radiance, now being present…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM
Monday, November 12, 2012

Reviews: Mies Julie by Zachary Stewart

A shifty-eyed saxophonist plays monotonously into a microphone as the pervasive dust of the Karoo (an arid region of South Africa) wafts over the audience during the first moments of Yael Fa…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM
Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Reviews: Son of a Gun by Zachary Stewart

One wouldn't think that a musical about cancer and alcoholism would provide for a fun and diverting evening of theater, but Firebone Theatre's Son of a Gun, now playing at The Beckett Theatr…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:48PM
Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Special Report: The Best Broadway-Themed Halloween Costumes by Zachary Stewart

We're pretty proud of our series of Broadway-inspired DIY Halloween costumes, but we have to admit that we've been bested…and by a jock no less! Paralympic ski racer Josh Sundquist is goin…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:34PM
Sunday, October 21, 2012

Book Reviews: The Marvelous Memoirs of Cyndi Lauper, Arthur Laurents, and David Rothenberg by Zachary Stewart

"I left home at seventeen," writes Cyndi Lauper in the first line of her new book Cyndi Lauper: A Memoir. But unlike many a teenage runaway, Lauper became an international pop superstar, gai…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00AM
Monday, October 1, 2012

Reviews: Killers: A Nightmare Haunted House by Zachary Stewart

"Why have you come? These were real people." So asks a distraught mother in the opening room of the truly terrifying Killers: A Nightmare Haunted House, currently playing at the Clemente Sot…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM
Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Review: 2012 FringeNYC Roundup #6 by Chris Kompanek and Zachary Stewart

Reports on New York International Fringe Festival shows Decompression, Mahmoud, and Would.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:45AM
Monday, August 13, 2012

Feature: BOOK REVIEW ROUNDUP: A Ship Without a Sail and Two More Page-Turners by Zachary Stewart

Reports on the new biography of Lorenz Hart, plus Sir John Gielgud: A Life in Letters and Showbiz: A Novel.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:00AM
Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Feature: SPECIAL REPORT: A Summer Full of Free Outdoor Shakespeare by Zachary Stewart

TheaterMania looks at the many al fresco productions of the Bard's work in the New York metropolitan area.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:00AM
Sunday, June 10, 2012

Feature: Once Leads Winners of 2012 Tony Awards by Zachary Stewart

Nina Arianda, Christian Borle, James Corden, Judy Kaye, Steve Kazee, Judith Light, Audra McDonald, and Michael McGrath win for their performances

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00PM

Feature: SPECIAL REPORT: Once Leads Winners of 2012 Tony Awards by Zachary Stewart

Nina Arianda, Christian Borle, James Corden, Judy Kaye, Steve Kazee, Judith Light, Audra McDonald, and Michael McGrath win for their performances

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00PM

2012 Tony Awards Presented at Beacon Theater - TheaterMania to Provide Extensive Coverage by Zachary Stewart

The 2012 Tony Awards are being presented Sunday, June 10 at New York City's Beacon Theater. The ceremony will be broadcast live on CBS from 8pm - 11pm (ET/PT time delay). Neil Patrick H…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:30AM

2012 Tony Awards Presented at Beacon Theater by Zachary Stewart

The 2012 Tony Awards were presented at the Beacon Theater Sunday night. Neil Patrick Harris hosted the event, which was broadcast live on CBS at 8:00PM ET. Once won big taking home eight a…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:30AM
Thursday, June 7, 2012

Review: Damascus by Zachary Stewart

Andrew Weems' one man show is a vivid if somewhat puzzling portrait of an aging alcoholic slacker.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:00PM
Friday, May 25, 2012

Feature: BOOK REVIEWS: The Astaires, Conversations With Anne, and Irving Berlin's American Musical Theater by Zachary Stewart

Three new worthy books examine some of the theater wolrd's greatest artists.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:00AM
Monday, May 7, 2012

Review: The President by Zachary Stewart

The Storm Theatre presents a fast-paced and hilarious production of Ferenc Molnar's 1930s' farce about a bank president who turns a taxi driver into a conservative capitalist.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM
Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Feature: INTERVIEW: Tom Teasley Brings Music to Metamorphoses by Zachary Stewart

The award-winning composer and percussionist discusses his work on Constellation Theatre Company's production of the acclaimed play.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:00AM
Friday, April 20, 2012

Review: Blogologues: Younger than Springtime by Zachary Stewart

This carefree romp through the world of the Internet is an enjoyable, though not necessarily provocative, evening of theater.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM

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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
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Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
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