If/Then with Idina Menzel, A Raisin in the Sun with Denzel Washington and The Realistic Joneses  with Michael C. Hall opened on Broadway; Adrian Lester gives a star turn portrayi…
In "The Realistic Joneses," a kind of "Endgame"Â reoriented to the American suburbs, Michael C. Hall and Marisa Tomei as a couple named Jones pay an unexpected visit to introduce themselve…
"Me and my family…we are very plain people," Denzel Washington says in "A Raisin in the Sun," at the start of a monologue that by the end " "we are very proud people" — is one of the…
In "If/Then," Idina Menzel portrays two different versions of the same character Elizabeth, and at the beginning of the musical, I was feeling like two versions of myself as well. Elizab…
Ed Iskandar talked with God. Then it was Lucifer's turn. Now he was addressing Adam and Eve. "The audience has just paid $50 to watch the Bible, so bite the fuck out of the apple and …
In April, there are more than 30 shows opening on Broadway, Â Off-Broadway or Off-Off Broadway, at least one for each day of the month, although the schedule is more chaotic than that. (Ge…
Here Lies Love; Fun Home, and Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 received the most nominations for the 2014 Lucille Lortel Awards celebrating Off-Broadway, presented by the Off-Broa…
How well were you paying attention to the New York theater news in March, 2014? Answer these 10 questions and find out.
When Ira Aldridge played Othello in London, they were still debating whether it was a good thing to end slavery in the British colonies. Aldridge is the real-life African-American actor port…
In “If/Then,” the new musical by the team that created Next To Normal, Idina Menzel returns to Broadway after a nine-year absence, playing Elizabeth, a city planner who returns t…
We saw the poster of Neil Patrick Harris as Hedwig – a close-up of his face with a little mascara and lipstick — but now we’re getting him in full dress — or full …
In the calm before the April avalanche — with 13 shows opening on Broadway alone within the next four weeks, Â piling up to open as close as possible to the Tony Awards cut-off deadl…
There are 12 shows opening on Broadway in April, 2014.
Kevin Spacey doesn't strangle a dog within the first few minutes, nor become President of the United States in the last few, but "Breathing Time," a play by Beau Willimon, the creator…
World Theatre Day, created in 1961, is celebrated annually on March 27. How will you be celebrating? International Message by Bretty Bailey The 2014 World Theater Day International Message i…
"Time is the longest distance between two places." — Tennessee Williams, The Glass Menagerie Tennessee Williams was born on March 26, 1911 — he would be 103 years old today ̵…
Toni Braxton and Babyface are the guest stars of the Broadway musical After Midnight, which offers an evening of the kind of entertainment that was in Harlem’s Cotton Club in the 1930s…
In "Mothers and Sons," Terrence McNally's well-acted, sometimes touching new play, Tyne Daly as Katherine Gerard pays an unexpected visit to Cal (Frederick Weller) the lover of her son Andre…
Broadway’s big guns fired the first volley this week of what will be a month-long assault — 13 more shows are opening within the next month, ending the 2013-14 Broadway season. B…
The Book of Mormon opened three years ago today. It won 11 Tony Awards, including Best Musical. Costing about $9.1 million to mount, it has earned nearly $250 million on Broadway alone (with…
When the grim-faced actors in the revival of “Les Miserables” man the barricades and wave the red flag at the Imperial, to my surprise, I didn't just see red. For this third prod…
New teaser for Aladdin
Stephen Sondheim turns 84 today, and in honor of his birthday, a poll that shows the extraordinary range of Broadway plays and musicals, world-famous and completely obscure, with which he ha…
Idina Menzel, who is starring on Broadway in the new musical “If/Then,” which opens on Sunday, Â is on the cover of Billboard next week. It says: “It’s taken her 18…
In Aladdin, the new Disney musical on Broadway, the genie grants theatergoers the first of their wishes " to be entertained. The genie is James Monroe Iglehart, and he is the one who provide…