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by Carol Rocamora Every generation brings a new director to the world stage who changes the way we view the classics, whether it be Euripides, Shakespeare, or Moliere. Such pra…
Half Time – Paper Mill Playhouse – opening night curtain call photos and more by Maryann Lopinto
The post Opening Night Photos: Half Tim…
 By Carole Di Tosti Corruption, injustice, mercy, reconciliation and love are relevant themes which daily confront us. However, never have they appeared in so humorous and pleasin…
By Brian Scott Lipton How do you solve a problem like "Measure for Measure?" Many directors have tackled William Shakespeare's thorny play, but up until now, nobody but …
By: Sandi Durell It's the era of pitting haves and have-nots in recent off Broadway theater " who can get into college, who has the money, do grades really matter…
  By Sandi Durell   Summertime hot! New York City Cabarets and Clubs have talent and more talent. Take a peek at who's coming and where! This is just a short list!  A…
STEW & THE NEGRO PROBLEM " the powerhouse indie rock band fronted by longtime collaborators Stew and Heidi Rodewald " will perform a one-night-only concert at THE TOTAL BEN…
by Carol Rocamora Elevator Repair Service, that devilish New-York-based company, is up to its tricks again " namely, hijacking existing written works and turning them into thea…
by Adam Cohen Aging gracefully and living vitally are the core themes of the amazingly entertaining new musical Half Time, now playing at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Milburn, N…
By Michael Bracken True or false? The United States government, not foreign terrorists, was responsible for the 9/11 collapse of the World Trade Center. If you're not su…
Between The Band’s Visit and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child most of the hoopla surrounded these two shows during the 72nd Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall l…
The Band Visited, the Band Saw, the Band Conquered. The 2018 Tony Awards took place Sunday, June 10 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The big winner of the nigh…
The 72nd Annual Tony Awards were hosted by Josh Groban and Sara Barielles at Radio City Music Hall joking about the fact that the key to hosting was never winning…
By Sandi Durell When it comes to money and families, watch out . . . there's bound to be some bickering. But in the case of Mary Frances, a feisty old broad of 90…
by Carol Rocamora The history and future of humanity as a central dramatic theme? That's a rather tall order for an 85-minute play, don't you think? And yet, that…
by Adam Cohen There are two kinds of people in the world " those who appreciate the speed, twists and turns of roller coasters " and those who don't.  Whether or n…
by Grace Treston Enter St Luke's Theatre, enclosed in a beautiful Lutheran church on Manhattan's Restaurant Row, and prepare to be transported both back in time, and acr…
by Myra Chanin Margo Brown, with the aid and input of her director, the splendid Jeff Harnar, made her New York debut at Don't Tell Mama's in a bold, interesting and excepti…
Eve Ensler's plays have a way of creating a gate to newfound emotion, far beyond the everyday by Marcina Zaccaria A recipient of the 2018 Lucille Lortel Lifetime …
By Sandi Durell Aptly titled, I'll cut to the chase " Gina Gershon is a wild woman! Tossing that mane of hair with moves that convey their own meaning, she's one sexy la…
By Sandi Durell The 74th Theatre World Awards are the best feel-good for what ails anyone! And on June 4th at Circle in the Square Theatre, right on the sandy set…
by Sandi Durell Tony and Emmy nominated star of Golda’s Balcony, Pippin and The Walking Dead, Tovah Feldshuh will be taking on the role of Leona Helmsley in her new show …
Sunday evening, June 3, all the stars were out to walk the red carpet for the 2018 Drama Desk Awards, just off Times Square, along Anita’s Way. Prior to streaming into Th…
 By Steve Nardoni "When we, too, can see ourselves as human, we'll no longer look at life as a battlefield, but as a classroom where everyone is both teacher and student." …
by Michael Bracken "This is a play about basketball, but it is also a basketball play," says playwright Lauren Yee, whose The Great Leap,is currently in a full court pre…
