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Summer’s here and the time is right: “Motown the Musical” is back on Broadway for a limited 18-week run, and before opening Center On The Aisle (#COTA) got a chance to meet…
Broadway's Heidi Blickenstaff goes from "Bea" to a role she had a 'psychic vibe' about " but first, she’ll head to the cabaret. Â It's a freaky Friday " with more, below! Today, cast…
For 11 performances only, the Davenport Theatre (354 West 45th Street) will play home to the New York premiere of Natalie Margolin’s new play, The Power of Punctuation, produced by …
New York, and much of the East Coast, is under the grasp of an intense heat wave but it doesn’t mean the dog days of summer should keep all of us indoors. Early morning and nighttime h…
By Steve Schonberg (@CntrOnTheAisle) "I feel like I’m interviewing the President," I say. "I know, right!?" Sutton Foster responds as we laugh, leaving the U.S. Capitol in a black SUV.…
"Motown the Musical" is returning to Broadway for a limited run, but on Monday even those who can’t get to New York can enjoy a little Motown fun. One of its greatest icons, Smokey Rob…
Video Credit: Stephen Sorokoff Back by popular demand, The Skivvies (who joined #COTA in celebrating Laura Benanti with “We Love Her” last month) will return to Feinstein&…
By Liz Lombardi In its world premiere by the Abingdon Theatre Company, Stet offers a sharp look at the struggles that come with reporting a critical story while maintaining the integrity of …
Video credit: Stephen Sorokoff On July 1 and 2 at 7pm, Tony Award-nominee Rob McClure heads to Feinstein’s/54 Below with “Smile” — his New York City solo concert debu…
By Meredith Ganzman (@MGanzman) The lives of prolific writers are the subjects of both the Broadway box office breaker, Hamilton, and the new off-Broadway musical, Â Himself and Nora. Subt…
A new musical revue will feature the timeless classics of world-renowned singer and songwriter, Charles Aznavour. Named the "Entertainer of the Century" by CNN, Charles Aznavour is the award…
 By Rob Jones While listening to Alice Ripley and Emily Skinner’s "Unattached, Live at Feinstein’s/54 Below," I felt like I was sitting in a friend’s living room, enjoyi…
On Monday, June 27 provocative cabaret artist, Kim David Smith will continue his residency at Pangea with "Morphium Kabarett" at 7pm. Named for the sensual, Spoliansky-penned waltz (famously…
By Adam Cohen Close to You: Bacharach Reimagined is the Original London Cast Recording of the hit West End show, which began Off-Broadway, and features musician Kyle Riabko's take on the tim…
Video credit: Stephen Sorokoff Now at Feinstein’s/54 Below, Lorna Luft’s returned to celebrate Pride with a show that comes at a unique time, reflecting on recent events and h…
By Steve Schonberg, editor-in-chief (@CntrOnTheAisle) Out now, actress and singer Alexa Green (best known as Glinda in the L.A. and San Francisco productions of Wicked) has released "So Good…
By Steve Schonberg (@CntrOnTheAisle) / Video credit: Claude Apollon "I have five daughters," Tevye says. "Five!" With Bartlett Sher's fantastic revival of Fiddler on the Roof currently on Br…
By Anne Carr Jessica Lang does the hard work for us. That much is apparent from the latest program at The Joyce Theater, which was a carefully selected sampling of her work – balletic,…
On Monday, June 20 at 7pm, Grammy nominee (West Side Story), Broadway (Fiddler on the Roof, Master Class) and West End (Carousel, Kiss Me Kate) star Alexandra Silber will celebrate the relea…
By Shari Lifland (@shariontheaisle) Change and gender equality are in the air"both at Central Park's Delacorte Theater and in the American political arena. Women are having a moment, and it'…
By Steve Schonberg (@CntrOnTheAisle) Tonight glam rocker, HBO GIRLS guest star, and “My Little Pony” enthusiast, Lena Hall returns to the Café Carlyle with “Oh! You Pretty…
By Erik Jonathan Shuler (@ErikJShuler) The recent Roundabout Theatre Company revival of Sheldon Harnick and Jerry Bock’s She Loves Me, currently playing at Studio 54, has set a new ben…
From the heights of music stardom to being brought down by personal demons and tragedy, singer Mindy McCready’s life was something out of a country song. Now, actress Jennifer Blake…
Last night, the 61st Annual Drama Desk Awards were announced at New York's Town Hall, resulting in a star-studded line-up of winners from the best of Broadway and NYC's theater scene at larg…
By Steve Schonberg (@CntrOnTheAisle) Just six months in, Broadway star and singer-songwriter Matt Doyle (The Book of Mormon, War Horse) has already achieved a banner year, with a major…
