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By Marilyn Lester The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JALCO) with Wynton Marsalis is always a treat to hear, especially around holiday time. No matter the weather or th…
By Martha Wade Steketee Stacey Kent is at Birdland to promote her 2017 album I Know I Dream, and lends her delicate vocals and spare musical stylings to English, Portuguese, an…
Direct from starring as Elsa in the Broadway-bound production of Disney's Frozen in Denver, Caissie Levy returns to Feinstein's/54 Below for a magical New Year's Eve cele…
By Sandi Durell Opening night on December 12 was a celebratory tribute to The Maestro and His Music " Barry Levitt, who died unexpectedly on September 21, 2017 leaving m…
by Matt Smith The joint was jumpin' at the Highline Ballroom on December 4th. All was lively and abuzz, as the wine flowed, snacks were passed around, and Taylor Swift's…
A New York City Twisted Holiday Tradition celebrates its Tenth Splendiferous Year! Joe Iconis and his merry band of musical theater punks are proud to bring their insane celebratio…
Triple threat Robert Creighton is back at Feinstein’s/54 Below with his show Holiday Happy! on December 14 at 7 pm. The award winning Creighton as Cagney is now readying for his…
by Samuel L. Leiter During the early 1950s, Yukio Mishima (1925-1970), one of twentieth-century Japan's greatest and most unusual writers, wrote many original plays for both th…
Letters and Christmas Lore By Marcina Zaccaria How do you say exactly the right thing at Christmas time? This Christmas, Stomping Ground Theatre Company and Gwen Arment …
by Adam Cohen Pop culture has fueled many a debate as to what is entertainment. The entirety of attitudes, ideas, images, and perspectives are reflected and (…
by Carol Rocamora There's something for everyone in London's whirlwind winter season. And don't worry " if you can't make it over till after the holidays, these fine theatre of…
 By Joel Benjamin Legendary theatre director, Ariane Mnouchkine, famous for her imaginatively crafted, large-scale creations has brought her Théâtre du Soleil to the su…
Photos by Maya Werner Dear Evan Hansen had their special Fan Day performance on Sunday, December 10, with an audience comprised almost entirely of Dear Evan Hansen fans,…
By Marilyn Lester The ninth season of The Ziegfeld Society got off to a boffo start with a celebration of Meredith Willson and his best-known work, The Music Man. To celebrate …
by Michael Bracken When's the last time you attended "an immersive guerrilla folk opera"? Â At the risk of sounding like I've led a sheltered life, I have to admit Cou…
Let's talk about Money and SpongeBob Squarepants By Barbara & Scott Siegel If talent is the lifeblood of the theater, then money is at the heart of it all, because c…
by Susan Hasho Marilyn Maye appeared at the Iridium Friday and Saturday nights, December 7 and 8th. Question is, how do you capture and write about Marilyn Maye? You can…
Sandra Bernhard Brings Music, Edgy Wit and Plenty of Laughs to Sandemonium By Marilyn Lester For the last several decades, Sandra Bernhard has been …
Mercedes Ellington Receives Lifetime Achievement in Dance Award & Surprise film from Columbus State University! Columbus State University ‘s College of the Arts recently presen…
by Sandi Durell It's raining rocks in Steve Martin's latest Broadway offering. Meteor Shower is a zany absurdist comedy that keeps repeating over and over again in varying scen…
By Marilyn Lester Often, when an Irish American returns to the auld sod and discovers ancestral roots, a kind of possession takes place. Such has been the case with sing…
The Acting Company honored playwright John Guare and film and theater producer/philanthropist Anne L. Bernstein"two individuals whose exemplary work aligns with the artist…
by Myra Chanin The New Yiddish Rep's current production of Awake and Sing, Clifford Odets’ 1935 American masterpiece, is a 21st century miracle. It validate…
By Sandi Durell Resounding with spirit and vitality, Cross That River tells the tale of a runaway slave in the 1860s who had a dream. . . a dream of freedom. With…
By Sandi Durell In the Washington, D.C. scene there seems to be no end to surprises. Our day-to-day lives are replete with the can-you-top-this kind of politics t…
