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Judy Kuhn/92Y " Craig Rubano/Beechman Theatre " Celebrate Marquis Theatre/54Below " Birdland Jazz/David Marino,Jeff Harnar,Karen Mason, Allan Harris " Adam Pascal & Anthony Rapp/54Below …
Music Review by Marilyn Lester . . . . On February 9, 2024, it was easy to imagine being transported back in time to February 12, 1924 when George Gershwin's now iconic "Rhapsody in Blue" pr…
Theater Review by Brian Scott Lipton . . . . "Believe half of what you see and none of what you hear," we were told over 50 years ago in the Motown classic "I Heard It Through the Grapevine.…
Theater Review by Marilyn Lester . . . . Over the course of Shakespearean theater, Hamlet has been a plum part for an actor, a test of thespian skill and ability. Sir Laurence Olivier, Mark …
Theater Review by Jeffrey Bruce . . . . After a sold-out run, Atlanta's Horizon Theatre has, wisely, returned the Dave Molloy musical for an extended run through March 3rd. While the Broadwa…
To celebrate their thirtieth anniversary Dancers Over 40 will commemorate this milestone with COMEDY TONIGHT: A ROAST OF LEE ROY REAMS on Monday, April 1st, 2024 at 7:00pm …
Theater Review by Elise Nussbaum . . . . Pre-show house music of Guns n' Roses, the Ramones, and Nirvana promised a "rock and roll" King Lear, but Frog & Peach Theatre Company's new prod…
Music Review by Ron Fassler . . . . When someone is referred to as an icon or a legend during their lifetime it can often be a burden. Who can live up to that? It was Nathan Lane who once sa…
Theater Review by Michael Dale . . . . It was around this time last year when I first took in a performance by The Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre, a New York-based company that has…
It's the Steve & Eydie celebration at Carnegie Hall on Monday, March 18 at 7:30PM with a one night only musical event. TalentScouts Entertainment, in association with group5production…
The Broadway League has announced that the committee of theater owners will dim Broadway marquee lights in honor of Chita Rivera, who passed away on Jan. 30 at the age of 91. The lights o…
Amy Ryan/DOUBT " Existentialism/LaMaMa " Threshold Al Fresco/Bryant Park " Scarlett Dreams/Greenwich House Theatre " Hell's Kitchen Cast " Blackburn Prize Winners " Wayne Brady Host/GLAAD Ro…
 The New York Pops, led by Music Director and Conductor Steven Reineke, announced its 2024-2025 season of performances in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall. On�…
Theater Review by Alix Cohen . . . . I reviewed this terrific play with its original star, Wade McCollum, and have returned to see the burgeoning interpretation by Darius Rose (drag alter-eg…
By Melissa Griegel . . . . The Kleban Foundation presented their 34th annual Kleban Prize for Musical Theatre on Monday, February 5th at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street). The 2024 Kle…
Amy Beth Williams has what it takes " staying power " and audiences that want more and more. She accommodates with ease as she returns to sing "Leiber and Stoller" at Don't Tell Mama Monday,…
Cabaret Review by Andrew Poretz . . . . When beginning this article, a line describing the heart and soul of cabaret star Ari Axelrod felt awfully familiar. That's because the words matched …
Theater Review by Marilyn Lester . . . . Props to the Paper Mill Playhouse for bringing back After Midnight. It's a theatrical revue that sings, swings, taps and lets loose with a whole lot …
Theater Review by Marcina Zaccaria . . . . For almost 15 years, I lived on Greenwich Street, a long road that extends north from downtown Manhattan, past the World Trade Center site, all the…
by Sandi Durell . . . Theater Pizzazz has covered the good looking, sexy 5'11" Mexican singer-actor for sometime, watching his star continue to rise. Having recorded his much lauded show "5'…
by Sandi Durell . . . . Photos: Maryann Lopinto . . . Icon Chita Rivera has left an indelible stamp on her friends and fans for several decades. She was a legend and a trailblazer born in Wa…
Glory Days/Keen Company Concert " Black Theatre Coalition Gala " Hermitage Major Theater Award/Chris Bush-The Interestings/New Musical-The Flea/Bathhouse.PPTX-Sunday In the Park w/George, Ne…
Broadway's Sweeney Todd will welcome Aaron Tveit and Sutton Foster who will begin performances on February 9, 2024 for 12 weeks only. Â Their final performance will be Sunday May 5, 2024 a…
Cabaret Review by Andrew Poretz . . . . Marissa Mulder has been making her mark on the cabaret scene for more than a decade. The Syracuse native is known for her girlish voice that evokes Bl…
Theater Review by Ron Fassler . . . . I can't recall the last time I attended something when, as the lights came up at its conclusion, most of the audience were in twos and threes huddled in…
