The holiday season is upon us, and that means a slew of holiday theatre is headed your way. At the Lucille Lortel Theatre, Tinsel: A Global Holiday Celebration will feature a lineup of jo…
Anyone who's a fan of the Oxford comma has my approval, but even if Faith Salie hadn't mentioned this in her delightful show Approval Junkie, based on her memoir of the same name, her whip-s…
José Rodriguez fell in love with horror stories at a young age. Now, he's presenting Metanoia, a collection of short horror-themed plays, at Jersey City Theater Center on November 14. Metan…
For 13-year-old Trevor (Holden William Hagelberger), the annual Lakeview Junior High talent show isn't just a talent show: it's a launch pad for his showbiz career. When his one-man producti…
If you haven't heard of Solea Pfeiffer, you will soon. With powerhouse vocals, a virtuosic range, and a natural stage rapport, she has all the ingredients for stardom. And did I mention she'…
It's true the return of live theatre has got me feeling a little emotional, but if you'd told me I'd spend Thursday evening crying over a plastic sheep, I probably wouldn't have believed you…
As live, in-person theatre returns to the greatest city in the world, we're spotlighting the NYC theatre artists who make it all happen. Today's spotlight is on Zoë Geltman, whose new one…
As live, in-person theatre returns to the greatest city in the world, we're spotlighting the NYC theatre artists who make it all happen. Today's spotlight is on Kate Cortesi, Brenda Withe…
He did warn us. When his family asks him for a ghost story, Arthur Kipps declines, on the grounds that the story he has to tell is not the type of entertaining thriller they want to hear. It…
"This play is hard to watch as a socialist." Said the young man sitting next to me at Lauren Yee's Cambodian Rock Band: a play about the Khmer Rouge regime. That performance seems a…
As live, in-person theatre returns to the greatest city in the world, we're spotlighting the NYC theatre artists who make it all happen. Today's spotlight is on playwright Melisa Tien, whose…
Spooky season is here, and with it, a bunch of spooky shows destined to keep you on the edge of your seat. Whether you're looking for laughs or scares this Halloween, we've rounded up the be…
It may sound like a grisly horror fest, but Kevin Augustine's dance/puppet show Body Concert, performed as part of La MaMa's Puppet Festival, is actually a gentle meditation on the human bod…
For whatever reason, there seems to be an upsurge in absurdist theatre lately. Maybe it's because the last two years felt like a badly scripted Beckett play. At any rate, the newest is Randy…
In a convertible car, speakers blaring, a woman is breastfeeding her baby when she hears someone make a derogatory comment. Enraged, she gets up and launches into an impassioned speech about…
Byzantine Choral Project's ICONS/IDOLS: IRENE tells the story of a child bride from provincial Athens who ascends to the Byzantine throne. Hiding a treasonous secret, the young Empress must …
While this Broadway and Off-Broadway season is perhaps more diverse than ever before, it's clear that we still have a lot of work to do. To that end, Jersey City Theater Center is hosting it…
As live, in-person theatre returns to the greatest city in the world, we're spotlighting the NYC theatre artists who make it all happen. Today's spotlight is on writer and performer Xandra N…
Confession time: I sometimes struggle with audio plays. My mind tends to zone out if the action isn't riveting, which is why I don't listen to audiobooks much either. It's simply hard to sta…
Sherlock Holmes may be one of the most popular characters of all time, but Arthur Conan Doyle had a love-hate relationship with the behemoth he created. Tired of his public's unending demand…
"Do you remember those things we used to go to? They were in expensive a** buildings? What were they called?" Ngozi Anyanwu's new play The Last of the Love Letters, directed by Patricia M…
Picture this: you're seated before a blazing hearth, in company with friends and acquaintances, swapping tales, drinking something warm, laughing and letting loose, in an old creaky house on…
Is anyone out there? That was the question on RubeÌn Polendo's mind when he and his fellow artists at Theater Mitu created their show Utopian Hotline. To gather source material, they c…
When Alice first sees the bridge leading to Nathan's house, she thinks she's stepped into a Grimm's fairy tale. Rickety and covered in vines, it looks like an illustration straight out of Ha…
As live, in-person theatre returns to the greatest city in the world, we're spotlighting the NYC theatre artists who make it all happen. Today's spotlight is on Alan Asuncion: performer and …