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Theater Review by Carol Rocamora . . . . Nine actors enter the performance space of St Ann's Warehouse. Surrounded by the audience on all sides, it is stark and empty save for a dozen boxes.…
Theater Review by Carole Di Tosti . . . . Being a caretaker of a chronically ill child is a difficult task for the most dedicated of parents of means. However, when a single mother is left w…
The cast of Merrily We Roll Along, Lindsay Mendez, Daniel Radciliff and Jonathan Groff introduced by OCC President David Gordon, announced the Nominees at the Museum of Broadway to many OCC …
Theater Review by Michael Dale . . . . "The heart of rock and roll is still beating," announced Huey Lewis and The News back in 1983. I'm no expert in such matters, so I'll take their word f…
Music review by Andrew Poretz . . . . Quintin Harris is one talented fellow. The young pianist and singer has become a favorite of this reviewer since his days as the crooner/"straight man" …
Theater Review by Walter Murphy . . . . In Last Call for Babe Reilly playwright Marianne Driscoll imagines what it takes to make it into heaven: To be kind. Pretty good advice in these fract…
Theater Review by Ron Fassler . . . . The brave folks at J2 Spotlight, which produces musicals that usually haven't seen the light of day in some time, are offering two shows this spring (Do…
Casual notes on show-biz books, memoirs and studies, dust gatherers, and hot off the presses. Book Review by Samuel L. Leiter . . . . Stephen J. Bottoms. Playing Underground: A Critical Hist…
Theater Review by Samuel L. Leiter . . . . A brief (but incomplete) timeline: 1900: L. Frank Baum publishes his fantasy novel, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz; 1903: a hit musical version of the …
Tickets are now on sale to see Tony Award winner James Monroe Iglehart (Aladdin, Hamilton, Spamalot) in A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical.With book by Aurin Squir…
Theater Review by Walter Murphy . . . . The Worst Cafe in the World should not be confused with the venue where it takes place, Ryan's Daughter. This Irish pub has been an Upper East Side ma…
Theater Review By Ron Fassler . . . . Konstantin Stanislavski is often referred to as the father of modern acting, the method that phased out old school actors of the 19th century and sent t…
The stars shone brightly at Sardi's on April 19, when Chip Zien (star of Barry Manilow's / Bruce Sussman's Harmony) was honored with a caricature to now hang on the hallowed walls of Sardi's…
Theater Review by Myra Chanin . . . . In case you mistakenly thought The Buddy Holly Story was a seasonal legend about a friendly sprig of mistletoe, the life of Buddy Holly currently resurr…
Theater Review By Ron Fassler . . . . Once the new Broadway musical Lempicka begins, two things become instantly apparent: 1) a musical history lesson is in store, and 2) it is going to pres…
Theater Review by Carole Di Tosti . . . . Marching from its premiere at the Public Theater in 2022 to its Broadway premiere, SUFFS, with book, music, and lyrics by Shaina Taub is now run…
by Meredith Heyman . . . Choreographer Lorin Latarro is making Broadway audiences dance in two musicals this season- the revival of The Who's TOMMY and The Heart of Rock and Roll. In this in…
by Meredith Heyman . . . The Who's TOMMY is back on Broadway for the first time in more than 30 years. Book writer and original director, Des McAnuff is back at the helm. In this interview, …
Theater Review by Samuel L. Leiter . . . . Once upon a time when romances began, the big question was: what's the other person's religion? Then it became a question of race. Now it's politic…
Video Interview by Meredith Heyman . . . Still follows Helen and Mark, who broke up 30 years ago, but never forgot about each other. They meet for dinner and their flame is rekindled, but Ma…
by Ron Fassler . . . . On Monday evening at the Peter Norton Symphony Space, the 38th Annual MAC Awards were handed out in a ceremony that honored the best in New York cabaret. MAC stands fo…
Theater Review by Carol Rocamora . . . . The immersive Macbeth at the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington D.C. this month is more than just another classical revival. Momentous in timi…
Theater Review by Michael Dale . . . . "I'd rather see you dead, little girl, than to be with another man," sang John Lennon on The Beatles' Rubber Soul album, released in 1965 during the he…
A Gala on the set of Uncle Vanya and Staged Reading at 6:30 pm at Vivian Beaumont Theater | 150 West 65th Street. And Post-Show Dinner or Spike's Lounge Cocktail Party " " " Dinner and Co…
Theater Review by Walter Murphy . . . . An hour-long monologue about the most vital yet least appreciated instrument of an orchestra, the double bass, could easily have left an audience ques…
