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'A Life' makes not one lick of sense. It's only 85 minutes long with no intermission but seems like a week at hard labor.
Borle at his bravest and best is Borle at his broadest"a daring high-wire act of comedy. He'd give Wile E. Coyote cause to pause. Just look at the two cartoony Tony win in a row he is coming…
Prepare for your mind to be blown.
This week we're featuring new tracks from The Cinematic Orchestra & Moses Sumney, Wet, Lady Gaga & Florence Welch, Jimmy Eat World and more.
Lady Gaga's new album "Joanne" arrives this week with far more in common with artists chasing the zeitgeist rather than those creating it.
Art world news for October 19, 2016.
'Holiday Inn' is a nice, entertaining, totally derivative but heartfelt musical eggnog without much originality but plenty of energy.
 When you leave A Life at Playwrights Horizons, you'll be"if you aren't already"thanking your lucky stars for David Hyde Pierce. It is not overstating the case too much to say that he is …
Were the Internet Broadway Database your sole means of tracking down the Main Stem career of Diane Lane, you could get the distinct impression the poor dear has marked time in The Cherry Orc…
It's always thrilling to watch veteran actress Judith Light wear one of the many masks of comedy and tragedy in the trunk of theatrical disguises she uses to enchant, mesmerize and grip her …
In in his autobiography Bruce Springsteen attempts something few of his rock icon peers would do"at least, not while they're still alive.
Grumpy Cat will make her Broadway debut tomorrow night. This one-night-only appearance will mark the first time an actual kitty has appeared in the show.
"It's someone I've known for a good many years," Irving Berlin remarked after a quick peek inside the Oscar envelope. "He's a nice kid and, I think, deserves it."
Translation: For the secon…
The shows we think you'll fall in love with this autumn
There are two distinct Josh Grobans. The first is evidenced through his conversational Twitter feed"refreshingly personal in contrast to some celebrities whose tweets read more like press re…
NYC's LoftOpera performs "Cosi fan tutte" as an exploration of teen sexuality.
"Please, the full company of All the Ways to Say I Love You"to the set, please." Such is the politely overripe way stage manager David Lurie summons his cast to work these days. Promptly and…
When Gil Faizon and George St. Geegland opened their off-Broadway run of Oh, Hello last December at the Cherry Lane Theatre, former NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly sat in as their special guest …
The Times has decided to nix reviews of restaurants, theater performances and art galleries in the tri-state area.
Two Death Eaters, LUCIUS MALFOY and ALECTO CARROW are outside, waiting for a meeting with Voldemort to be called.
Any dollar bill with Alexander Hamilton's picture on it will get you a shot at Hamilton, the musical"and all-round phenomenon now (and, maybe, forever) at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. If you…
The last live pre-lottery performance (for now) is this afternoon.
Rock singer, Broadway actor, and television star Reeve Carney has the slightly uncanny look of an alabaster sculpture in the flesh. It's not surprising in the least he was cast as the eterna…
Plus, how does he deal with bi-coastal dressing?
I've heard very little of these songs. With that said, let's predict the winners for the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards!
