201 stories by "Andrew Poretz"
Here's Love to The Music Man: A Celebration of Songwriter Meredith Willson will play its first of four dates at 54 Below (254 West 54th Street) on September 1st. The show presents an evening…
The smash hit play JOB, written by Max Wolf Friedlich and directed by Michael Herwitz, recently celebrated its opening night on Broadway at the Hayes Theatre (240 West 44th Street). JOB feat…
Drew Gehling will join the company of the hit musical as 'Shakespeare' on August 16, 2024. Gehling, who made his Broadway debut in Jersey Boys in 2009, most recently starred on Broadway in t…
Casting is now complete for the new musical comedy Death Becomes Her. The show, based on the 1992 film, stars starring Tony Award nominees Megan Hilty (Wicked, "Smash"), Jennifer Simard (Com…
If you woke up today feeling like a giant roach, you'll be thrilled to learn that Kafkaesque!, a new musical comedy based on Franz Kafka's body of work, will play October 18-November 15, 202…
Complete casting has been finalized for the New York premiere of Jez Butterworth's new play The Hills of California, directed by Sam Mendes. The cast features the play's acclaimed leading Lo…
Molly Osborne will make her Broadway debut next spring as 'Desdemona' in William Shakespeare's Othello opposite Tony Award® winner and two-time Academy Award® winner Denzel Washington …
The Public Theater announced initial casting for Twelfth Night, directed by The Public's Associate Artistic Director/Resident Director Saheem Ali, which will reopen the revitalized Delacorte…
The producers of  Gerard Alessandrini's newest edition FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: Merrily We Stole A Song have announced $30 tickets for all preview performances at its new home, Theater555 on W…
For the fall 2024 season, the Irish Repertory Theatre will present the North American Premiere of The Beacon by Nancy Harris (The Dry, 2023 BAFTA Writing Award and Somewhere Out There You), …
The Green Room 42 will present the Broadway star Anthony Wayne, best known for the hit Mighty Real: A Fabulous Sylvester Musical, in his concert "…Just Me. Anthony Wayne: Live." His show i…
Tony Award winner Matt Doyle (Company) and Max Clayton (Chicago, The Music Man, Moulin Rouge) will headline the annual New York Pops Underground cabaret performance on Monday, October 7, 202…
After its sold-out run at Brooklyn Academy of Music in winter 2024, the off-Broadway production Our Class, by Polish playwright Tadeusz Slobodzianek, will transfer to Classic Stage Company's…
Previews of Maybe Happy Ending now begin on Wednesday, October 16, 2024, with an opening night set for Tuesday, November 12, 2024, at the Belasco Theatre (111 West 44th Street). The date cha…
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Executive Director Tom Viola announced that he'll retire from the nonprofit at the end of 2024, ending a 36-year tenure that saw the organization persevere …
Producers O'Henry Productions, The Cohn Sisters, Jessica Chase, Taylor Williams, David Blum, Jesse Eisenberg and Charlie Kaufman announced that Pre-Existing Condition by Tony Award® nomin…
Previews began July 17 for Someone Spectacular, the world premiere of a new play by Doménica Feraud (Rinse, Repeat " NY Times Critics' Pick), directed by Tatiana Pandiani. The production wi…
Back by popular demand, Isaac Mizrahi returns to 54 Below with his band in Isaac Mizrahi: A Brief History, August 28-31. With music ranging from Billie Eilish to Cole Porter, Isaac will leav…
The New Group proudly announces its 2024-2025 Season, celebrating the company's 30th Anniversary. The season launches with the New York premiere of Babe by Jessica…
Concert Review by Andrew Poretz . . . . The young jazz singer Samara Joy, only a few years out of SUNY Purchase, continued her fast-rising star journey with a sold-out, two-night stand at th…
Cabaret Review By Andrew Poretz . . . . Award-winning singer and songwriter Carolyn Montgomery had been away from the performing side of cabaret for some years, spending much of her time as …
Cabaret Review by Andrew Poretz . . . . Chanteuse Artemisia LeFay is a unique throwback performer, best known for embodying the type of Weimar Republic cabaret star of a century ago, as port…
Music review by Andrew Poretz . . . . Quintin Harris is one talented fellow. The young pianist and singer has become a favorite of this reviewer since his days as the crooner/"straight man" …
Concert Review by Andrew Poretz . . . . The world-renowned entertainer and music historian Michael Feinstein graced Zankel Hall (Carnegie Hall's underground concert space) with Because of Yo…
Cabaret Review by Andrew Poretz . . . . Broadway star Karen Mason has long been a beloved fixture on the New York cabaret stages since she was the first performer at Don't Tell Mama back in …
