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Below, cast members from the Broadway shows Beautiful and American in Paris, the Off-Broadway musical Avenue Q Â and the forthcoming Broadway musical Holiday Inn, perform at the August 4, …
Corbin Bleu sang “Cheek to Cheek” with Lora Lee Gayer. Bryce Pinkham sang “Blue Skies,” and Megan Lawrence sang "Shaking the Blues Away" in a preview of “…
The script of “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One and Two,” currently playing in London, sold more than 2 million print copies in North America in its first two days of …
How well were you paying attention to the theater news in July? Answer these 11 questions to find out.
When Hillary Clinton quoted the musical "Hamilton" at a climactic moment in her climactic acceptance speech as the Democratic candidate for the president of the United States, it capped a na…
The first Broadway revival of Cats, which is neither wholly reimagined nor an exact replica of the original, is unlikely to turn off Cats-lovers, nor win over Cats-loathers. Those with an op…
Gloria Estefan joined co-founder Bernadette Peters as the host of this year’s Broadway Barks. For the 18th year, Broadway stars snuggled up to dogs and cats looking for forever homes. …
The Broadway cast of “Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812” — minus Josh Groban — sang three songs at the Broadway in Bryant Park lunch-time concert on Thursda…
The most Broadway-heavy political convention in memory — with “Our Fight Song” video full of Broadway talent, and a performance of “What the World Needs Now” by…
Some 40 Broadway performers (and multi platform celebrities) such as Audra McDonald sang “What The World Needs Now” at the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Pa…
So here we are, on our hands and knees in a public square as if we're religious penitents, but most of the people crawling up the steps of Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn are poets and performa…
Theater stars like Kristin Chenoweth, Alan Cumming, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Idina Menzel, Ben Platt, and Billy Porter join in this video of Rachel Platten’s “Fight Song,” ins…
See any and EVERY SHOW at the 20th anniversary New York International Fringe Festival for FREE. Win one of two “Fringe VIP” Passes, each a $500 value —  but priceless…
This shirt (and song) from “Waitress” may sum up for many the week’s news outside New York theater. (See the Laura Benanti video below.) This week in New York theater saw o…
Below, cast members from the Broadway shows Les Miserables, Fiddler on the Roof, and Cirque du Soleil’s Paramour, as well as the Marvelous Wonderettes Off-Broadway, sing and dance duri…
"iLuminate," which is running at Theatre 80 through September 4, is a light show in which the lights are portrayed by 11 acrobatic dancers resembling Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles who fell in…
The all-female Japanese theater company that is putting on Kander and Ebb's "Chicago" as part of the Lincoln Center Festival through Sunday, was founded in 1913 in Takarazuka, Japan by the p…
When "Motown the Musical" opened on Broadway in 2013, I fell for the show, because of the exciting performances by a cast impersonating many of the stars of Motown Records " Diana Ross and t…
Privacy,a play exploring the death of privacy, is inspired by Edward Snowden's revelations about surveillance. Snowden even appears on stage (via video.) But, for all its alarming info, the …
"Privacy," a play exploring the death of privacy, is inspired by Edward Snowden's revelations about surveillance; Snowden even appears on stage (via video.) But, for all its alarming info, t…
What is the most magical moment you ever witnessed on stage? Answer to win a chance for two free tickets to Wicked on Broadway. New York Musical Festival preview The Week in New York Theater…
“Oslo,” a fascinating play about the surprising story behind the first peace accord between the Israelis and Palestinians, arrives at Lincoln Center at a time when we can use som…
An icon sings about an icon. AÂ self-declared "ghetto-hippie-Arab-commie"China doll"Â sings about her mysterious Muslim father. Tinkerbell stars in one musical. Another is based on a rea…
"Small Mouth Sounds," Bess Wohl's play about six characters who are attending a silent retreat , contains almost no dialogue, but it speaks volumes. It is a satire, but it treats its subject…
Ticket Giveaway: Win two tickets to see Wicked for free. The long-running Broadway musical tells the story of "The Wizard of Oz" from the witches' perspective, more specifically from the …