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Smoke from so many cigarettes hangs in the air inside two large Broadway houses. Each drawing us into a different time and a different workplace rhythm from the world we live in today. Or do…
On Thursday April 10th Smash opened on Broadway at the Imperial Theatre. Stanley and I are good friends with Tony, Emmy and Grammy Award winners Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman (H…
"Will there be singing in dark times? Yes"about the dark times." That line reverberates throughout A Mother, a bold new play co-conceived by Jessica Hecht and Neena Beber (who also wrote the…
By Acton The bits and bobs of Boop! that work are all straight out of the cartoon Betty Boopiverse. Unfortunately, she leaves it all behind for the (yawn) real world about ten minutes into B…
In Boop! The Musical, Betty Boop springs to life through the dazzling debut of 25-year-old Jasmine Amy Rogers, a triple-threat who brings charisma, vocal prowess, and effortless charm to the…
The great Gotham was showered in Parisian love this week when the two grande dame cities united for a special toast to the legendary Théâtre des Champs-Elysées. At the elegant affair fu…
"Live From The Hotel Edison Times Square Chronicles Presents", is filmed from the Hotel Edison. As we continue to celebrate Women's Month T2C's publisher and owner Suzanna Bowling talks with…
New York is a melting pot. As in all recipes, at first flavors seem to not belong together and may battle each other for dominance; but, surprisingly at the end they blend together to create…
February 28, 1952 " April 7, 2025 William Alan Finn left this world on April 7, 2025, wrapped in the same poignant, defiant grace that defined his music. He was 73. A composer, a poet of the…
PTP Academy students perform, Photo by Emmanuel Abreu, courtesy of People's Theatre Project Yes! There is theatre above midtown Manhattan and it's been there for sixteen years. The People's …
Closing The York Theatre Company's Spring 2025 New2NY series is According to Howard, with music by Jim Scully, book by Frank Evans (with revisions by Jennifer Paulson-Lee and Jim Scully), an…
Beautiful classical music floats in, transporting us to New York City in 1958, where a cigarette is lit in the dark, illuminating and drawing our gaze into the world of painter Mark Rothko, …
Feeling both flattered and insulted at the same time, Jonathan Wilson (My Own Private Oshawa), writer and performer of Studio 180 Theatre's A Public Display of Affection, makes his way to ce…
There's no sinking feeling in the uproarious Porchlight Music Theatre production of the parody musical Titanique,"now playing at Chicago's Broadway Playhouse. I missed seeing this show d…
Marilyn is about to come back to life as the cult TV series Smash takes to the red carpet April 10th. Expect a grand opening night as Five-time Tony winner Susan Stroman directs with Joshua …
There is a slow buzz swarming around the Helen Hayes Theater, and the feeling of tension and a certain kind of stinging danger fills the air. There's a warning given by our guide, the 'weird…
Little Island has announced their 2025 lineup with concerts, opera, plays and dance shows. 110 in total. The park has three separate areas, a 687-seat open-air theater called "the Amph," the…
David Mamet's iconic 1983 play Glengarry Glen Ross returns to Broadway in a fiery revival that crackles with urgency, rage, and black comedy. Directed by Patrick Marber, this new production …
WOW! label.less is a new musical that had a too-short run at Theatre Row. I unfortunately saw it too late to encourage people to see it. It is a hard show to put a label on (theater piece? C…
With concept, music, and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda and a book by Quiara AlegrÃa Hudes. In the Heights is the story of the largely Dominican American neighborhood in New York's Washingt…
In an age where history feels eerily cyclical, Good Night, and Good Luck lands with the force of a moral thunderclap. Starring and co-written by George Clooney, who also portrays legendary C…
Oscar Wilde's chilling parable of vanity, corruption, and eternal youth gets a dazzling 21st-century makeover in The Picture of Dorian Gray, now playing at the Music Box Theatre through June…
Natalie Margolin's All Nighter is a raw, razor-sharp snapshot of academic anxiety and emotional fragility, set during the chaos of finals week at a small liberal arts college in rural Pennsy…
Nominations for the 40th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards " the only New York theatre award to exclusively honor Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway " were announced today by Francis Jue, star …
"Live From The Hotel Edison Times Square Chronicles Presents", is filmed from the Hotel Edison. As we continue to celebrate Women's Month T2C's publisher and owner Suzanna Bowling talks with…