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Review by Marilyn Lester The propensity of the Irish to tribal thinking may be sharply lessening over the generations, but Cavan-born playwright John McManus make…
by: Sandi Durell Sheldon Harnick is on a roll this season with three productions in revival (Fiddler on the Roof, She Loves Me), one of them being...
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By Peter Haas Throughout New York's supper-club world of the 1930s, 40, 50s and 60s, one pianist was recognized and beloved as an original, imaginative artist,...…
By Myra Chanin Isle of Klezbos is a dynamic, all-gal, powerhouse Klezmer sextet who's more or less played together since 1998. Their music contains enough soul, neshama or a…
By Samuel L. Leiter The producers of Catch the Butcher, Adam Seidel's spotty black comedy about a serial killer, at the Cherry Lane, pulled...
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Video Interviews/Photos: Sandi Durell The musical Allegiance is based on the true-life experience of its star George Takei about his family’s extraordinary jour…
It is with deep sadness that I write this. Edith Drake, always at the side of the love of her life, her husband Ervin Drake, who...
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Broadway fans celebrated the 29th Annual Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction.. They bid on and bought everything fro…
The ZIegfield Society presented a variety show called Ziegfeld Cavalcade of Stars at Lang Recital Hall at Hunt…
Presented by the Broadway League and The Coalition of Broadway Unions and Guilds, Tony Winner Bebe Neuwirth hosted the 7th Annual Broadway Salutes on September 29…
On Monday, September 28, 2015, Broadway stars Stephanie J. Block and Aaron Lazar performed in "A Cabaret Evening" at Feinstein’s/54 Below. The evening is a joint benefit in supp…
by: Alix Cohen Magnus Borju and Manu Tiger met cute when both were training without their performance partners and decided on the spot to join forces. Two...
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By: Sandi Durell &Â Magda Katz (Photos/Video) In a joyous evening honoring legend Debbie Allen, the NYC Dance Alliance Foundation showed its muster on September 27…
 An intriguing and moving portrait of two legendary American literary figures.  By Joel Benjamin Joel Vig, yeoman actor, Broadway veteran, author and director, has writ…
 A charming period look at a naughtily sophisticated love affair.  By Joel Benjamin Best known as the source material for the scintillating 1937 star-driven, scr…
By Myra Chanin I was absolutely enchanted by Josh Grisetti when I stumbled on him playing the young Carl Reiner in York Theater Company's Enter Laughing....
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Review by Joe Regan Jr. To celebrate her new CD, "Susan Hodgdon Sings The Songs of Judy Garland I Could Go On Singing," Hodgdon had a celebration...
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by: Magda Katz (all photos Magda Katz) The Princess Grace Awards took place today, Sept. 25th, hosted by Robert Battle of the Alvin Ailey American Theater &…
by Marilyn Lester Robin Westle is "helping build families one song at a time." Her cabaret with...
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Review by Joe Regan Jr. Kristoffer Lowe. who won both the 2015 Bistro Award and 2015 MAC Award (for his debut show, "Waiting For The Sun...
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By Myra Chanin Julie Budd, unlike all the others who are commemorating The Chairman of the Board's 100th Birthday, has real memories of Sinatra. She actually worked...
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NPR is streaming FREE . . . the full cast recording of the Broadway sensation “HAMILTON.” (click through for JK Clarke’s review of this amazing production). LISTEN N…
by: Dr. Cooper Lawrence It’s no longer true that behind every great man is a great woman. According to Nancy Meyers’Â new film The Intern, behind every great wome…
A colorful, warm tale full of jokes, drag and tons of sequins. By Joel Benjamin The MCC Theatre has a big...
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By Marcina Zaccaria The New York Innovative Theatre Awards were held on Monday, September 21 at Mason Hall. The 11th...
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