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By Sandi Durell  Lisa Dellarossa is a little package of personality with an upbeat charm. Her recent show at Feinstein's/54 Below (July 25, 2018) was a homage to the many l…
A True Miracle of Miracles " The National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene's (NYTF) Fiddler Oifn Darch By Myra Chanin For starters, let me tell you that if you haven't seen…
By Marcina Zaccaria Yuko Ninagawa directs a captivating production of Macbeth at this year's Lincoln Center Mostly Mozart Festival. The script, translated by Yushi Odashima, is…
by Samuel L. Leiter Sometimes theatregoers need a break from a diet of high protein shows like Angels in America and want something that goes down easily, theatrical com…
By Sandi Durell (July 23, 2018) Â The newly opened Birdland Theater is now home to an array of talent. First, BIG thank you Gianni Valenti for the long awaited state of the …
By Sandi Durell The press met with the cast and creator of the new comedy Fern Hill written by Michael Tucker " actor turned playwright " and directed by Australian Nadia Tass.…
By Brian Scott Lipton I'm not entirely sure what I find most confusing about This Ain't No Disco, the extremely ambitious if hopelessly muddled rock opera now debuting a…
by Michael Bracken Two things you should know about avant-garde playwright Young Jean Lee, whose first conventional play, Straight White Men, just opened in a Broadway r…
By Marilyn Lester The husband and wife team of Jeremy Jordan and Ashley Spencer put on quite a show at Sony Hall " and it certainly wasn't your mother's cabaret. The app…
 by Alix Cohen Never underestimate the power of superbly performed, old fashioned, rock n' roll. Director/ Choreographer Joshua Bergasse imbues this exceptiona…
By Marcina Zaccaria In a bright fantasy that is Emojiland, the world inside of smart phone is examined for New York Musical Festival audience. Emojiland is a celebration…
by Hazen Cuyler Commissioned by Arena Stage in 2013, The Originalist by John Strand surrounds Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. The play, directed by Molly Smith, re…
By Myra Chanin Sholem Aleichem, aka "The Jewish Mark Twain," was not always a hilariously funny writer. Life was never fun and games for the poor shtetl Jews he immortalized…
by Samuel L. Leiter Tickets are reportedly scarce but here are three reasons why you should nonetheless try your damnedest to see The Damned, Dutch …
The Madison Square Garden Company celebrated Billy Joel's unprecedented achievement of 100 lifetime performances at The World's Most Famous Arena with a press conference on Wednesday, Jul…
Yes, it’s a BIG DEAL celebrating cabaret and the epitome of that is the Mabel Mercer Foundation’s New York Cabaret Convention at Rose Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center, from…
by Steve Nardoni The Bronx has been the birthplace of unbelievable musical talent, and none is worthier of acclaim than Melissa Manchester, who continues t…
By Myra Chanin Like Barbra, Ellen and Oprah, Tovah enjoys first name recognition on Broadway and Bloomingdale's and on Network and Cable TV. Nobody with decent cultur…
by Samuel L. Leiter Playwright Rinne Groff (The Ruby Sunrise) rubs her dramatic sticks together vigorously in Fire in Dreamland, now at the Public after it…
For the past 20 years, more than 2,000 cats and dogs have stolen Broadway's spotlight and the hearts of all who come to Broadway Barks. Approximately 85% of these furry friends have s…
Photos: Maryann Lopinto A celebration of the release of the 2018 Broadway Cast Recording of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel, with special performances by Jessie Mueller…
by Carole Di Tosti The East to Edinburgh Festival at 59E59 Theaters presents productions before they travel to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland, U…
by Myra Chanin Tuches oifn tisch? That means "Shall we lay our cards on the table?" in the most vernacular Yiddish. OK? OK. Then, immediately select your preferre…
by Carole di Tosti The New York Musical Festival and White Elk Productions are presenting Pedro Pan, book by Rebecca Aparicio and Music/Lyrics by Stephen A…
by Brian Scott Lipton Do we direct the course our own life or does life merely happen to us? That's the major existential question faced by the title chara…
