Former lovers of Anna Haas, beware. You may turn on the radio soon and hear a song that sounds a little too familiar. The 27 year old singer-songwriter from Nasvhille, Tennessee, whose album…
"He wasn't even listening," a lonely man says when he realizes another has secretly slipped out the door while he was talking. This could be read as a matter-of-fact statement, but when it i…
And on the seventh day, God made Raul Esparza. Unfortunately, even he cannot perform miracles, as proven by Leap of Faith, the latest film-to-musical adaptation to hit Broadway. With songs b…
The 2012 Tony Award Nominations were announced on Tuesday, May 1. On Wednesday, May 2nd the nominees met with the press to discuss their reactions to being nominated. Da'Vine Joy Randolph, w…
One of the more amusing moments of Nice Work If You Can Get It occurs when Eileen Evergreen, a rich, spoiled woman played by Jennifer Laura Thompson is relaxing in her bathtub (for what she …
"It's all beige," the woman next to me sighed when the curtain rose on the set of Don't Dress for Dinner. Little did she know that John Lee Beatty's set would be the least of her complaints …
Good news for all the chatterboxes out there: there is one actor on Broadway who doesn't mind if you're loud in the audience. Brendan Griffin, currently making his Broadway debut in Bruce No…
There are few noises that sound as hopeful or as ominous as the clicking of keys on a typewriter, which makes it an appropriate noise for the opening scene of David Auburn’s historical…
“I was sort of thrilled by it,” Stella says of her husband Stanley’s display of brutal strength on their wedding night. The same could be said of my response to the latest …
Lines are blurred at Ghost, the synthetic video game of a musical currently in performances at the Lunt-Fontanne Theater. These are not the lines between life and death, but rather between t…
Theatre-goers, you have been warned. If you have entered the Music Box Theater to see the new comedy One Man, Two Guv'nors, you are in for much more than just watching a show. You may become…
"It's all right. Nothing's broken." That statement is spoken during Clybourne Park, currently in performances at the Walter Kerr Theater. Triumphantly arriving on Broadway after a rocky tran…
Whoever said Russians are cold-hearted creatures hasn't seen The Three Sisters. The new staging from the Maly Drama Theater of St. Petersburg, Russia, which can be seen at the Harvey Theater…
Lauren Elder's path to songwriting did not begin with a brilliant moment of inspiration or shattering heartbreak. Instead, her introduction to playing the ukulele and writing her own music b…
It's a love story, but not the kind you would expect to find on Broadway. Peter Quilter's play End of the Rainbow, which visits Judy Garland close to the end of her life, is a disturbing exp…
In the years that have passed since childhood, the magic of a bedtime story has not faded. In fact, its seemingly mystical ability to transform and delight might have grown. And an opportuni…
"Who would underestimate the actress now?" is asked of the titular character in the revival of Evita, currently in performances at the Marquis Theater. Well, one person, at least. That would…
It almost felt wrong to laugh this much at an opera. Sure, The Mikado, by Gilbert and Sullivan, is a comedy, but the performance by The Collegiate Chorale at Carnegie Hall on Monday night, f…
The times they are a-changing' – at least in some ways. In others, they have not changed at all. While America may be steeped in nostalgia for "the good old days" and "the greatest gen…
I would never associate Kelli O'Hara with Mean Girls. The actress, who has been performing on Broadway since 2000, is known for her blonde hair, big smile and warm, lilting soprano. In many …
Billy Joel, take note. A group of angry young men has invaded the Nederlander Theater, where the musical adaptation of Newsies is carrying the banner. After a run at the Papermill Playhouse …
Drew Larimore doesn't like fairy tales. The playwright, whose latest show, Out of Iceland, is receiving its off-Broadway premiere at Walkerspace by Alfred R. Kahn, in association with Cultur…
O.M.G. Jesus Christ is back on Broadway! While the above statement may appear irreverent – I'll admit, I cringed while typing it – it is an appropriate representation of the sent…
Economics and inspirational music may seem like an unusual combination to many. Or perhaps one would necessitate the other. But to find one person who has tackled both of these careers sound…
Does Cheek by Jowl have a crystal ball? The timeliness of this London-based theatre company's latest play is positively uncanny. Their production of ‘Tis Pity She's a Whore, currently …