Actor John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln at the Ford Theatre in Washington,D.C. on April 14, 1865. Wilkes had access to the theater because of his profession. He was a …
Both Gigi and An American In Paris are adapted from Oscar-winning 1950's movie musicals directed by Vincente Minnelli and starring Leslie Caron. Both take place in Paris. Both have revised b…
Both Gigi and An American In Paris are adapted from Oscar-winning 1950's movie musicals directed by Vincente Minnelli and starring Leslie Caron. Both take place in Paris. Both have revised b…
Opening this week on Broadway: An American in Paris It Shoulda Been You Finding Neverland The King and I Check out April openings for details. The Week in New York Theater Reviews Hand to Go…
For an evil sock puppet who eventually bites a teenager's ear off, Tyrone is quite the philosopher. In the prologue in Hand to God, Robert Askin's funny, filthy, violent and sensitive pl…
“Tremble:your whole life is a rehearsal for the moment you are in now”~Judith Malina Judith Malina died this morning at age 88. Malina and Julian Beck began the Living Theatre in…
What would be your ideal theater critic? What makes a critic “professional” these days? What is the proper training for a critic? Should a critic write about a show if he or she …
It'll be another three months before the American Revolution arrives on Broadway, with the hip-hop musical Hamilton. In the meantime, the Great White Way has been pledging allegiance to the …
It'll be another three months before the American Revolution arrives on Broadway, with the hip-hop musical Hamilton. In the meantime, the Great White Way has been pledging allegiance to the …
Gigi, an imitation French confection of a musical starring High School Musical sweetheart Vanessa Hudgens, is based on a novella by Colette about two aging prostitutes grooming their illegit…
Gigi, an imitation French confection of a musical starring High School Musical sweetheart Vanessa Hudgens, is based on a novella by Colette about two aging prostitutes grooming their illegit…
In “Hand to God,” good-hearted teenager Jason is forced to confront Tyrone, a violent, foul-mouthed bully, who just happens to reside on Jason’s left arm. Tyrone is a hand …
Of the 14 shows opening on Broadway in April, the most anticipated, according to my poll so far, are 1. Fun Home 2. Something Rotten 3. The King and I Last week, Skylight opened. This week, …
Performers from more than 70 countries have had gigs at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Company since it began in 1961, but one could be excused for seeing this season as the perfect storm for …
It wasn’t exactly an ambush, but the first question actor Bernardo Cubria posed to me as a guest on his theatre podcast was about a complaint that actors have about critics. I was his …
On a bitterly cold London evening, schoolteacher Kyra Hollis (Carey Mulligan) receives an unexpected visit from her former lover, Tom Sergeant (Bill Nighy), a successful and charismatic rest…
Hamilton has received a record-breaking 12 nominations for the 30th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway.  The Off-Broadway League awards will be ha…
Fourteen shows are opening on Broadway this month. Take this poll to choose the one are most looking forward to. Arranged chronologically by opening date. For more details on the shows, chec…
A theater critic is a "malicious, cowardly" person who cannot see the beauty in a flower because she cannot put a label on it. That is what the ex movie star turned first-time Broadway direc…
April is the month to binge-watch on Broadway.  Fourteen shows are opening on Broadway within 21 days — set in Paris, London, Bangkok and Moscow; and Cypress, Texas;  Airline …
How well were you paying attention to the New York theater news in March? Answer these 12 questions and find out.
The annual April Broadway marathon begins this coming week — 14 openings in 21 days, with two of these shows opening on the Tony eligibility cut-off date of April 23, 2015. The show…
Jennifer Haley did not set out to become the first major playwright of the digital age, but that is what has happened. “The Nether,” which imagines a future where people lose …
World Theatre Day, created in 1961, is celebrated annually on March 27. How will you be celebrating? The author of the Message of World Theatre Day 2015 is the Polish director Krzysztof W…
Restored after Katrina, Saenger Theater — built in 1927, shut down by flooding in 2005, re-opened in 2013 after a $52 million restoration — is beautiful…on the inside. Clic…