Friday, March 28, 2025

The Weight of Legacy: Purpose Offers a Sharp, Soul-Stirring Look at Family, Power, and the Fragility of Truth by Suzanna Bowling

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ newest Broadway offering, Purpose, now at the Helen Hayes Theatre, is a bold, blistering, and intricately layered drama that unpacks the burden of legacy and the ge…

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Thursday, March 27, 2025

A Supremely Well-Cooked Operation Mincemeat Lands on Broadway by Ross

It begins with a radio broadcast straight out of every World War II movie in existence, with England standing firm against the onslaught of German forces taking over Europe. These pinstriped…

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Nothing to Get Mad About Here in Off-Broadway’s Conversations with Mother by Ross

“I hate camp.” A plea made in the first few moments of the sentimental charmer written lovingly by playwright(er) Matthew Lombardo (Looped; High). It’s a clarifying statement almost ev…

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Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Happy 10th Anniversary! BroadwayHD With Stephen Schwartz, Alex Newell, Ben Vereen, John Rubinstein and more. by Suzanna Bowling

Last night a spectacular evening was held celebrating BroadwayHD’s 10thAnniversary! at the SVA THEATRE 333 WEST 23rd Street. A red carpet was followed by a screening highlight from the Pip…

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Andrew Scott’s One Man VaNYa Mezmerizes Downtown NYC Completely by Ross

A quiet flies fast over the excited crowds that have gathered in downtown NYC at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, as Andrew Scott (Veracity Digital’s Sea Wall the Film) saunters out, flicking…

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Hamilton – An American Revolution by Stephen Best

Now playing at The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts, the absolute crown jewel of the theater known simply as Hamilton.  This artistic cultural phenomenon is non-stop, high-energy, from …

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Tuesday, March 25, 2025

The Trojans – A Synth-Wave Odyssey That Loses Its Way by Suzanna Bowling

The Trojans, an original synth-wave musical now playing at the cell theatre in NYC through April 19, attempts to blend Greek mythology, ’80s nostalgia, and workplace drudgery into a genre-…

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Monday, March 24, 2025

Lily Rabe Shines in a Slow-Burning Adaptation of Ibsen’s Ghosts at Lincoln Center by Suzanna Bowling

Henrik Ibsen’s Ghosts has long been recognized as a devastating examination of family, duty, and moral corruption. In this condensed adaptation by Mark O’Rowe, currently staged at the Mi…

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He Says: Henrik Ibsen’s Ghosts at LCTheater Delivers its Lightened Weight Thanks to its Seasoned Stars by Ross

The third time’s a charm, I guess, as this condensed new adaptation by Mark O’Rowe (“Normal People“) attempts to get underway on the Mitzi E. Newhouse stage at Lincoln Center Theater…

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Sunday, March 23, 2025

Ken Fallin’s Broadway: Jake Gyllenhaal & Denzel Washington in Othello by Ken Fallin

Othello with Denzel Washington & Jake Gyllenhaal openned tonight on Broadway is the highest-grossing Broadway play ever, pulling in $2.8 million in a single week. Othello is the Tony-win…

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Operation Mincemeat — A Brilliantly Bonkers Musical That Defies Expectations by Suzanna Bowling

The new Broadway musical Operation Mincemeat, now playing at the Golden Theatre, is a madcap triumph that blends razor-sharp wit, inventive storytelling, and exceptional performances to deli…

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We Had A World — A Heartfelt Exploration of Family, Love, and Legacy by Suzanna Bowling

Joshua Harmon’s deeply personal and profoundly moving new play, We Had A World, currently at [insert venue], is a poignant reflection on family dynamics, generational trauma, and the fragi…

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Saturday, March 22, 2025

LaTanya Richardson is Honored With Her Portrait at Sardi’s by Genevieve Rafter Keddy

Tony Award-nominated actress and director LaTanya Richardson Jackson, currently back on Broadway starring in the explosive new play Purpose, was honored with the unveiling of her Sardi’s c…

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He Says: Dakar 2000 Delivers a Big, Wild, Imaginative, Tense Tale at MTC Off-Broadway by Ross

It’s a thoroughly clever initial engagement that ignites Rajiv Joseph’s fascinating journey through a story within a story, a time within a time, where all is said to be true, but with n…

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Friday, March 21, 2025

Dakar 2000 — A Gripping Thriller of Secrets, Survival, and Shifting Loyalties by Suzanna Bowling

Rajiv Joseph’s Dakar 2000, now premiering at Manhattan Theatre Club, is a taut and unpredictable thriller that plunges its audience into the political and personal complexities of loyalty,…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:05AM
Thursday, March 20, 2025

Live From The Hotel Edison Times Square Chronicles Presents: Women’s Month With Miriam Spritzer by Suzanna Bowling

“Live From The Hotel Edison Times Square Chronicles Presents”, is filmed from the Hotel Edison. In this episode T2C’s publisher and owner Suzanna Bowling talks with Miriam Spritzer. Mi…

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Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Off Broadway’s All Nighter Shines College Bright Like a Wrecking Ball Moon in the Nighttime Sky by Ross

“Do better,” one of the young women states, emphatically to another, as they gather around a hypnotically oblong table for their last full-on All Nighter in the last week of their last y…

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Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Vanya — Andrew Scott’s Mesmerizing Solo Triumph by Suzanna Bowling

Simon Stephens’ adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya brings a bold and intimate retelling of the classic to the Lucille Lortel Theatre, where Andrew Scott delivers a tour-de-force p…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:05AM

Theatre News and More: Patti LuPone, David Letterman and Paul Shaffer, A Mother, Maybe Happy Ending and Broadway In Memoriam by Suzanna Bowling

Patti LuPone is at Symphony Space Wednesday March 19th at 8pm. Ninety sensational minutes of  the greatest Broadway songs ever written performed magnificently by the extraordinary Patti LuP…

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James Taylor, Tracy Letts and David Cromer Come Together To Develop Fire and Rain by Suzanna Bowling

Photo Credit Norman Seef The music of Grammy Award Winner James Taylor will be featured in a new stage musical titled Fire and Rain,  featuring an original story written by Tony Award and P…

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HOUSE + BODY’s Measure for Measure Weighs the Scales of Justice and Empathy Against the World’s Hypocritical Stance on Virtue Live on Air by Ross

They gather together around a long split white table, filled to overflowing with black sound props and four microphones, wired up to the ceiling for amplification and effect. The crew of fiv…

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Monday, March 17, 2025

SUMO — A Powerful Meditation on Strength, Tradition, and Identity by Suzanna Bowling

`In Lisa Sanaye Dring’s moving and visually stunning play SUMO, the stage transforms into a sacred world rarely explored in Western theatre. A co-production of Ma-Yi Theater Company and La…

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Last Call Where The Waiter Steals The Show by Suzanna Bowling

Last Call, now playing at New World Stages, sets the stage for what should be a powerful exploration of two legendary figures in classical music: Leonard Bernstein and Herbert von Karajan. D…

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The Born-Again Crow Flies Wildly High at Buddies in Bad Times, Toronto by Ross

The actual, full title is a meaningful mouthful, much like the play, and as There is Violence and there is Righteous Violence and there is Death or, The Born-Again Crow gets underway, we rea…

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Sunday, March 16, 2025

Ken Fallin’s Broadway and Off Broadway: Cooper Hoffman, Christian Slater, and Calista Flockhart by Ken Fallin

Sam Shepard’s OBIE award-winning play is now playing at The Pershing Square Signature Center, thanks to The New Group. This revival stars Cooper Hoffman, Christian Slater, and Calista Floc…

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Red Snow Collective’s “Carried by the River” Flows Strong and Compelling by Ross

The piano plays a sweet arrangement as the shadows dance behind the gentle white draping, courtesy of scenic & costume designer Ting-Huan 挺歡 Christine Urquhart (Tarragon’s Cockroac…

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Saturday, March 15, 2025

In 2025 Vape! Is the Word for A Fun Evening by Craig J Horsley

They say “dying is easy comedy is hard,” I say parody can be harder. On Tuesday May 11th a charity event reading of Vape!, a Grease parody, was presented at Town Hall and the excellent c…

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Thursday, March 13, 2025

It’s a Hard Road to Heaven – Musical Premiere at the Bucks County Playhouse by Claudia Perry

Last night a world premiere of a new country musical hit the stage at the Bucks County Playhouse. Hard Road to Heaven features music by songwriters from the musical theatre as well as the c…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:03AM
Tuesday, March 11, 2025

The Jonathan Larson Project — A Powerful Tribute to a Visionary Voice by Suzanna Bowling

The Jonathan Larson Project, now playing at the Orpheum Theatre, is an extraordinary musical journey that breathes new life into the hidden works of one of Broadway’s most iconic composers…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:05AM
Wednesday, July 26, 2023

Night Of The Murdered Poets’ Staged Documentary by Suzanna Bowling

On the night of August 12, 1952, 13 Jewish writers, artists, journalists, and scientists were executed by a firing squad in Moscow’s infamous Lubyanka prison after years of confinement and…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:03PM
Wednesday, January 4, 2023

HAD IT BLUE Wins 2022 Winterfest for Best Production by Suzanna Bowling

New York’s prestigious New York Theater Festival has announced the new musical HAD IT BLUE as its 2022 Winterfest winner for Best Production. Book and lyrics for HAD IT BLUE are by Paul Pe…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 10:54AM

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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
Nov 17, 2024: Elf - Marquis Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre