What does it mean to be an American? The Civilians, the first-ever theater-in-residence at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, finished their year-long residency with a flourish by addressing…
Winners of the 81st Annual Drama League Awards, chosen by its members: Distinguished Musical: An American in Paris Distinguished Play: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Disti…
About two hours into "Queen of the Night" — the high-priced combination faux-S&M show, circus and dinner that has been nominated improbably for a 2015 Drama Desk Award as Unique Th…
Jim Parsons returns to Broadway in An Act of God, written by David Javerbaum based on is popular Twitter account @TheTweetOfGod and directed by Joe Mantello, The comedy co-stars�…
Even New Yorkers who abandon the city for the summer know of the three most celebrated summer theater festivals: Free Shakespeare in the Park, begun by Joseph Papp in 1962 in Central Park…
In what he says may be his last play, South African playwright Athol Fugard explores his characters' fear, humiliation and desperation, as he has in such well-known anti-apartheid works as B…
New musicals by Stew and Michael John LaChiusa (about the daughters of U.S. presidents), new plays by Robert O’Hara and Tarell Alvin McCraney (inspired by the Book of Job), and a mu…
This might as well be called the Week in New York Theater Awards. In chronological order: The New York Drama Critics Circle gave their awards to Hamilton and Between Riverside and Crazy Fred…
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time won the Outer Critics Circle Award for best new Broadway play, and in four other categories, including best actor and best director. Hami…
Hamilton has swept the Lucille Lortel Awards, winning in every category in which it was nominated, a record-breaking ten awards in all, including for best musical, best leads, best director,…
The Booth brothers, the Redgrave siblings, the Astaire brother and sister act " siblings on Broadway are not unusual, but they seem to be especially plentiful this season. Jake Lucas, 12, pl…
Here is Lin-Manuel Miranda talking about his past influences, and what he was planning to do with “The Hamilton MixTape” — from a video interview I conducted with him in Ma…
Julie Halston has been making people laugh on New York stages since 1985, most recently in “You Can’t Take It With You” and “On The Town.” Here is a video that …
The 71st annual Theatre World Awards, for performers making their Broadway or Off-Broadway debuts, go to: Geneva Carr, Hand To God Megan Fairchild, On The Town Sydney Lucas, Fun Home Karen P…
The nominees for the 2015 Fred and Adele Astaire Awards, which honor dancers and choreographers on Broadway and Hollywood: Best Female Dancer: Annaleigh Ashford – You Can’t…
“Hamilton” won for best musical and “Between Riverside and Crazy” won for best play in the New York Drama Circle Critics Awards. The award was created in respon…
Within the next few days, the winners of four New York theater awards will be announced, and more than half a dozen new plays will open.  Here is the schedule of May theater openings a…
He's a rich restaurateur, she a poor schoolteacher. Although decades older than she is, he prances and fidgets like a rock star, while she stands still like a rock. Yet, for six years, Tom a…
The new Whitney Museum in the Meatpacking District opened yesterday to the public, and today they are throwing a block party — and free admission….if you’re willing to wait…
Some may see May as the month when theater people are waiting for the Tony Awards in June, but don't be fooled. There are at least 21 shows opening in New York this month, including one on B…
We probably all have an answer to ‘What show changed your life?’Â For DCTS editor Lorraine Treanor, her path to being an English teacher changed the day she saw Elaine Stritch…
While it’s not hard to find an actor or writer waiting tables or bartending in New York to make ends meet, we found one Tony Award nominee who doesn’t plan to give up his day job…
Glee is gone, which gives Darren Criss the chance to take the grease out of his hair, and smear it over his body, as the latest Hedwig in the Broadway blast, Hedwig and the Angry Inch…
The morning after the 69th Annual Tony Award nominations were announced, Tony Award nominee, Brandon Uranowitz, nominated for creating the role of Adam Hochberg in An American in Paris, sat …
How well were you paying attention to theater in April? Answer these 13 questions and find out.