Monday, April 20, 2026

A Night of Resonant Memory: Steven Isserlis and Connie Shih at the 92nd Street Y by Edward Kliszus

At the summit of art, Steven Isserlis and Connie Shih delivered a deeply moving recital that transformed music into memory and tribute. Their artistry invited audiences to explore profound e…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 12:39PM
Sunday, April 19, 2026

American Symphony Orchestra Conjures Romantic Fire at Carnegie Hall by Edward Kliszus

The American Symphony Orchestra is one of New York’s most adventurous, intellectually vital, and musically rewarding ensemble. Season after season, under Leon Botstein’s visionary leader…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 08:29AM
Friday, April 17, 2026

TITANIQUE by Brittany Crowell

Titanique is not high brow art, but it is a highly entertaining night at the theater.  The post TITANIQUE appeared first on The Front Row Center.

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 01:20PM
Thursday, April 16, 2026

Unpacked – Perelman Performing Arts Season 26/27 by Holli Harms

By Holli Harms Last week the Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC) introduced their 2026/2027 season, and it is going to be astonishing, including: musicals, Giulia, The Poison Queen of Pale…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 10:26PM

The Adding Machine by David Walters

So much comes together in The Adding Machine, the acting, the direction, the script revisions, the set/lighting/sound/costumes, all the elements that lead me to say these not often repeated …

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 09:11PM

Vijay Iyer Quartet at SMOKE by Margret Echeverria

... we are being seduced from the first moments of sound.  Iyer starts on the Fender Rhodes keyboard, which he manipulates into soft bells ringing out a beautiful summer day and calling in …

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 08:30AM
Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Scorched Earth by Kendra Jones

Scorched Earth is exactly the murky happening I needed to watch unfold through dance and narrative. This is theater that is felt in every bone of my body, every emotion aroused and agitated…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 10:36AM
Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Off the Record: Acts of Restorative Justice by David Walters

Off the Record: Acts of Restorative Justice asks, “The real question is - do you want tomorrow to look like yesterday, or do you want tomorrow to look like something else?” The post Off …

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 07:37PM

Notes on Collagen by Tom Storch

“It’s amazing what you can hear on the Subway. Even if you don’t want to,” so starts Fabiana Mattedi’s one-woman show “Notes on Collagen” (now playing in the Under St. Mark’s…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 02:38PM
Monday, April 13, 2026

Kendrick Scott Quintet at SMOKE by Margret Echeverria

The first piece, Monk’s Dream (Thelonious Monk), Scott starts with a beat that feels out the space and brings us in.  Hays takes over the lead in a skillful melodious syncopation - like n…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 11:33AM
Sunday, April 12, 2026

The Approach by Tulis McCall

These very fine actors are precise in every way and lead us all on a merry chase through time and location.  The connection between these women brought me back to the rich friendships with …

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 08:15PM

Becky Shaw by David Walters

Alright, now you've got different perspectives on Becky Shaw, a very well executed play. You'll have to decide what side of the fence you think you'll fall on. The post Becky Shaw appeared f…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 07:14AM
Friday, April 10, 2026

MOE ANGELOS’ THIS USED TO BE GAY/below 14th Street by Tulis McCall

New York is reinventing itself every day.  Angelos is all in on that.  At the same time she is telling us "remember whence we come" - in this case she means the vibrant, rich and still kic…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 02:42PM
Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Marilyn Maye Spring Residency @54Below by Tulis McCall

Marilyn Maye is a brilliant, sparkling comet who takes no prisoners.  Once you see her you belong to her with no regrets. The post Marilyn Maye Spring Residency @54Below appeared first on T…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 03:45PM

The Pushover by David Walters

If you're interested in exploring the creative process of theatre, The Pushover may work for you as I'm sure the play will be constantly adjusting itself throughout the run, and I expect (ho…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 11:33AM

Heavenly Baba by Vahni Kurra

“Heavenly Baba” is a show of immense heart and daring humor that will make you a believer, if not in God, then at least in Ismael Loutfi as a remarkable comedic talent. The post Heavenly…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 07:53AM
Monday, April 6, 2026

Nicole Travolta Is Doing Alright by David Walters

A warm, human evening that entertains as much as it exposes, even if it stops just shy of being truly transformative. The post Nicole Travolta Is Doing Alright appeared first on The Front Ro…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 10:04PM

Doll House by Tom Storch

What do you do when you realize you’re living a lie? That is the question nineteenth-century Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen asked in A Doll’s House, which follows the bourgeois Nora a…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 03:42PM
Friday, April 3, 2026

The Bat by David Walters

It's an involving 85 minutes of theater as the double-cast characters (played by Ádám Boncz and Sarah Lemp)  play off of each other, inflicting and deflecting their inner pain, smiling o…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 08:24PM
Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Uncle Vanya, scenes from country life by David Walters

There in an absurdist, comical over the top, gut punching, tear inducing quality of presenting that makes Uncle Vanya, scenes from country life not only a great production, but something tha…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 09:36PM

Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes by Holli Harms

Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes is horrendous behavior relaxed to a laugh, a pause, by the handsome Jon. It is a brave choice for Jackman. Brave in its realistic portrayal of those w…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 01:14PM

Gotta Dance! by Tom Storch

Gotta Dance! a good time. If you like dance or musical theater, you will enjoy yourself. Should you go? Sure. But I don’t know if you gotta! The post Gotta Dance! appeared first on The Fro…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 10:10AM

Seagull: True Story by Sarah Downs

In Seagull:  True Story, currently playing at the Public Theater, writer Eli Rarey; and creator/director Alexander Molochnikov welcome us into the wild and wooly world of their imaginations…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 08:21AM
Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Heartbreak Hotel by David Walters

Heartbreak Hotel isn’t just telling a story, it is a reveal of the emotional chaos we've all experienced. The post Heartbreak Hotel appeared first on The Front Row Center.

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 09:53AM
Monday, March 30, 2026

Teatro La Plaza’s Hamlet by Vahni Kurra

Teatro La Plaza’s Hamlet is a jubilant dance with mortality and disability (sometimes literally). With the show’s run at Theatre for a New Audience ending on April 4, see this dazzling p…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 12:08PM

Stories From the Brink by Kendra Jones

Iris Bahr's one-woman show, Stories From the Brink: My Festive Near Death Adventures, is exactly what it needs to be. If you want to see a personal narrative that is comedic, dramatic, and v…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 12:03PM
Sunday, March 29, 2026

No Singing in the Navy by Kendra Jones

In a world where war is ever present, Milo Cramer lifts us from today and drops us into live-action Korean War propaganda: a performance enticing us of the camaraderie and satisfaction foun…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 10:12PM

Titus Andronicus by Tom Storch

Since 2003, director Jesse Berger and his Red Bull Theater have revived lesser-known works of Shakespeare and his contemporaries. Now, along with Broadway legend, Patrick Page (he originated…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 10:03PM

Killing an Evening with Edgar Allan Poe by David Walters

If you're a fan of Poe and his work, this is the opportunity to have a wonderful experience. The post Killing an Evening with Edgar Allan Poe appeared first on The Front Row Center.

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 09:59PM
Friday, March 27, 2026

Spider Rabbit by David Walters

In case it's not clear with my above aligorical observation, yes do go see Spider Rabbit as you don't often get to see this type of theater, and we all need theater to challenge us to be bet…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 02:09PM
Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Public Charge by David Walters

Like taking a back seat to the driving forces of international diplomacy and getting an inside understanding to how things really work and don't work. We as citizens usually only see the new…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 08:00PM

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2025-2026 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 12, 2025: Call Me Izzy - Studio 54
Sep 16, 2025: Art - Music Box Theatre
Oct 08, 2025: Beetlejuice - Palace Theatre
Nov 13, 2025: Oedipus - Studio 54
Nov 16, 2025: Chess - Imperial Theatre
Mar 23, 2026: Giant - Music Box Theatre
Apr 06, 2026: Becky Shaw - Hayes Theater
Apr 16, 2026: Proof - Booth Theatre
Apr 26, 2026: Drama Desk Cut-Off