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The question of graffiti's status as expression or vandalism has served as a point of contention for decades of urban history. While modern New Yorkers may regularly encounter such works wit…
THE BOTTOM LINE: With a fine cast and a lovely little theater, it's an enjoyable way to see this classic play either for the first time, or to revisit it again. WHAT IT'S ABOUT: This classic…
Nearly 30 years ago, Marlene Dietrich — a German actress who rose to stardom via the 1930 film Blue Angel — left Berlin for Hollywood. There, and later in Paris, she spent yea…
The Property, produced by New Light Theater Project and now playing at The Clurman Theatre on Theatre Row is an innocent light-hearted play with a bubbling cauldron of simmering rage just be…
As any Broadway nerd can tell you, there’s simply nothing like live theatre, and nowhere was that more evident than the 72nd Annual Tony Awards. With everything from splashy musical pe…
The 2018 Tony Awards on June 2018 honored the beset on Broadway from the past year. We showed up to the event and after parties for a behind the scenes look at this year’s nominees. Ch…
Apartheid and succulents might seem like odd bedfellows, but centuries of racial oppression and violence can make metaphors reverberate. Athol Fugard's 1980 three-character drama, A Lesson F…
The 2018 Drama Desk Awards honored the best in New York theater from the past year. Check out our photos of winners and nominees from the event below. Photo credit: Rose Billings
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The Box Collective in collaboration with Piece of Yourself announces the premiere of Last Life: A Shakespeare Play, which will premiere on June 14 in New York City. A movement-based theatric…
It's that time of year again! The Tony Awards are just two days away, and the theatrical psychics are out in full force, each of them forecasting who they suspect will be bestowed with Broad…
Dance Nation is an incisive, hilarious play about the world of pre-teen dancers aiming to take home the top spot at Nationals in Tampa. Adding to the fun is genius casting of adult actors of…
Shakespeare’s King Lear is one of the greatest roles in the Western canon, and the true test of any Lear production is how convincingly (and how devastatingly) the lead actor can…
Long before Nas rapped the line, "Life's a bitch and then you die," Edward Albee percolated on similar sentiments, resulting in his Pulitzer Prize winning work Three Tall Women, which was fi…
I would pay to see any production that features 87-year-old actress Lois Smith, even if she were only reading the telephone book. In her latest role, Smith plays 90-year-old Mary Frances who…
Women on Fire: Stories from the Frontline, produced by Royal Family Productions, has a vibrant message to impart to young women today — vibrant, but tricky too, because it is as comple…
We spoke to Tony-winning designer Clint Ramos about his spectacular work in the revival of Once on This Island. Ramos is nominated for another Tony for his layered costumes featuring dresses…
Operation Crucible by Kieran Knowles (who is also a cast member, playing the affable Tommy) is part of the Brits Off Broadway series at 59E59 Theaters. Alternating between harrowing and …
As a former 13 year old girl myself, I was struck by "Dance Nation," Clare Barron's brash, bittersweet ode to the brief and awkward period of life that tends to have a profound impact on who…
Tony nominated performer Liz Callaway spoke to us about her shows at Feinstein’s/54 Below dedicated to all the women who inspire her.
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Matt Doyle celebrates Jerome Robbins’ legacy at Feinstein’s/54 Below. We asked him if there’s such a thing as too much West Side Story. We think you all know the answer. &#…
Tony winner John Lloyd Young debuts his album in NYC, and we spoke to him about it. Plus he talks about living in Venezuela.
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Darius de Haas celebrates Leonard Bernstein with a show dedicated to his incomparable legacy.
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Leslye Headland's Surfer Girl, about a young woman who "disappears in order to survive" is back in New York in a production by Animus Theatre Company. The one woman show is given a twist, by…
It seems sometimes that every other entertainer working these days has a Trump impersonation at the ready, though many seem to miss the mark by a mile. I've never been especially enthused ab…
Who was Saint Joan? Subject of many books, movies and plays, The Maid, as she was sometimes called, has been a fascinating historical figure. Defying her gender and station, she was able …
