After all the hype and waiting it is here. The new Broadway musical "Shucked," with a book by Robert Horn, and music and lyrics by Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally, has opened and is currentl…
There are two questions you should probably ask yourself when deciding to attend a performance of the revival of "Dancin" which was originally produced in 1978, when it was nominated for sev…
World-renowned celebrity portrait photographer Mark Mann celebrates the release of his new coffee table book Movement at the Still Point: An Ode to Dance with a one night only st…
Yann Martel's 2001 novel "Life of Pi" is a coming-of-age story, the story of "one boy, one boat, one tiger." Walker/Canongate published Martel's Booker Prize novel in 2010 as a young adult n…
Most, if not all, of my colleagues did not like "Bad Cinderella." However, the performance I recently attended was sold out and that often undervalued pundit known as "the audience" could no…
Perhaps one of the best reasons to attend the present revival of "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" is to hear the exceptional score by the late Stephen Sondheim, gloriously pr…
The musical "Parade" opened on Broadway in 1998 and was subject to a short run, closing in February of 1999 before eventually winning two TONY awards for Best Book of a musical by Alfred Uhr…
Currently running at the Public's Newman Theater, "The Harder They Come" is based on the 1972 film by the same name produced and directed by Perry Henzell and co-written with Trevor…
I am an LGBTQ+ able-bodied and hearing person walking into the lobby of one of my favorite venues: The Public Theater. Â There is a notice on the door to mask up before entering. I am earl…
Unlike the typical one-thousand-piece jigsaw puzzle where the completed puzzle matches the image on the cover, "The Collaboration's" dénouement and resolution are nothing like the playwrigh…
Fans of jukebox musicals and Neil Diamond will be thrilled with the current production of "A Beautiful Noise" now playing at the Broadhurst Theatre. This production is packed with plenty of …
The Outer Critics Circle (OCC), the official organization of writers on New York theatre for out-of-town newspapers and national publications, is pleased to announce the dates fo…
World and North American Premieres, Original Commissions, and Works Spanning Theater, Opera, Music, And Dance Comprise Park Avenue Armory's 2023 Season  The North American debut of Briti…
It is difficult to believe that it has been a year since the death of Stephen Sondheim, one of the most prolific American composer and lyricists in the history of musical theatre. New York h…
Years after August Wilson's "The Piano Lesson" was first produced on Broadway in 1990, Black playwrights have continued to grapple with this enduring question which defines the struggle betw…
"Some Like It Hot" a modern day, good old-fashioned musical has arrived on Broadway at The Shubert Theatre, and it delivers on all levels, making for a very enjoyable evening of musical come…
There are two paths to "disappearance" in David Cale's engaging "Sandra" currently running at the Vineyard Theatre. The audience discovers that Ethan Martin's path has been well thought out.…
Broadway has had quite a roster of juke box musicals grace the stage in the past and it seems that this season will add a few more to the archive. Opening at The Stephen Sondheim Theatre is …
There is an abundance of medical and anatomical references in "Mike Birbiglia: The Old Man & The Pool" currently running at Lincoln Center Theater's Vivian Beaumont Theater. Mr. Birbigli…
If Will Arbery's "Evanston Salt Costs Climbing were an absurdist play, its non-sense narrative might make some sense. However, this is not a "Waiting for Godot" for post-pandemic Evanston, I…
The costume department at Bucks County Playhouse will open its wardrobe room for a holiday sale " offering a wide collection of festive frocks, and everyday ready-to-wear clothing, for sale …
Under Michael Arden's meticulous direction, Jefferson Mays navigates through his adaptation (with Susan Lyons and Michael Arden) of the five staves of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" wi…
Audiences are invited to relive one of the most magical nights in rock and roll history " but this time with a decidedly festive twist " when Bucks County Playhouse presents a special holida…
In heeding the advice mentor Lester Bangs gives young music journalist William Miller, the following comments will be "honest and unmerciful." Fans of the movie "Almost Famous" released twen…
There is no doubt that "Camp Siegfried" a new play penned by Bess Wohl is extremely relevant given the current social, moral, and political landscape that has evolved in the past few years. …