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By Walter Murphy . . . At the risk of diminishing the importance and insights of Michael Tucker's new comedy, may I open with an illustrative joke? Two fellows"one a tailor, the other a writ…
By Ron Fassler . . . All hail the return, after four long years, of the York Theatre Company's Musicals in Mufti series. For those who don't know what is meant by mufti, it's always defi…
By Ron Fassler . . . The smile, the sheer enthusiasm and the musicianship of Jaime Lozano & The Familia made for a delightful evening of original songs, part of Lincoln Center's Summ…
By Carole Di Tosti . . . In the off-Broadway world premiere Pay the Writer, Tawni O'Dell (author of Back Roads), presents a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist through the viewpoint of his s…
By Ron Fassler . . . It's hard to believe that the first off-Broadway edition of Forbidden Broadway was forty-one years ago. I remember it all too well as I saw it at the old Palsson's S…
By Andrew Poretz … Pop met Pops at Forest Hills Stadium on August 17 when pop singer/songwriter and guitarist Jason Mraz closed out his Mystical Magical Rhythmical Radical Ride (the …
Experience the spellbinding stories and colorful characters of the late children's book author and illustrator Eric Carle in a whole new way, with The Eric Carle Story Show, currently playin…
Jaime Lozano & The Familia " Bill Russell " Judi Mark . . . BILL RUSSELL, who received Tony Award nominations for his book and lyrics of Side Show, will share the story of that musical f…
Tripping On Life " Bite Me " Candela " Two Foreskins Walk Into a Bar " alt-Hamlet "  Salesmanä¹‹æ» Silver Glass Productions will present the World Premiere of alt-Hamlet, a car…
Craig Bierko, Bebe Neuwirth, Maryann Plunkett, Jay O. Sanders, Maulik Pancholy, Noah Ricketts, Sharon Brown, Seth Rudetsky, Erik Bottcher, Julian Elijah Martinez,�…
Pangea David Dean Bottrell " The Flea WERK! The Patio Sessions " Adrienne Haan " Gavin Creel: Walk on Through " The Italian Chicks " Mary Bridget Davies Timeless Songs from the Silver Screen…
By Ron Fassler . . . "Editors care about books, not writers," says Bruston Fischer, in the opening moments of Tawni O'Dell's new play Pay the Writer. As elegantly played by Bryan Batt, attir…
Vineyard Theatre announces the company's upcoming 41st Season which will include two full productions. The season will begin with the world premiere of Scene Partners by John J. Cas…
The Outsiders, the new musical based on the seminal novel by S.E. Hinton & Francis Ford Coppola's landmark motion picture, will come to Broadway this season at the Bernard B. Ja…
The Public Theater begins performances of the upcoming production of Public Works' THE TEMPEST, a new musical adaptation with music and lyrics by Benjamin Velez, choreography by Tif…
Ruth Stage announces the off-Broadway premiere of James McLure's dark comedy Lone Star will play Theatre Row (410 West 42nd Street) this fall, Nov. 24 thru Dec. 3. Lone Star…
By Ron Fassler . . . The fourth in a series (number five is coming), Robert W. Schneider's salute to classic American musicals is strictly by the book. Meaning, that among his many credits, …
On Monday, September 18, 2023, You Gotta Believe, a New York City-based, national organization that focuses exclusively on finding permanent parents and families for older kids in foster car…
Ars Nova, "a company known for pop-culture-savvy experimentation, with a hipness that sets it apart" (New York Times), under the leadership of Founding Artistic Director Jason Eagan, P…
Initial casting for the Broadway premiere of Prayer for the French Republic, written by Drama Desk Award winner Joshua Harmon and directed by Tony Award winner David Cromer ha…
By Marilyn Lester . . . One of the most sincere, charming and intrepid of cabaret artists, Richard Holbrook celebrated over twenty years of appearing on stages from Don't Tell Mama to The Me…
The upcoming Broadway production of Harmony has shared its full cast and creative team. The previously announced musical, which features music by Barry Manilow, lyrics by Bruce Sussman an…
Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors by Gordon Greenberg and Steve Rosen in a limited 18-week engagement, September4 " January 7, at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street). Opening night i…
The True Colors of Weedle is about a boy born without any color in a faraway land full of kaleidoscope colors The True Colors of Weedle is a fun musical about a boy named Weedle born colo…
Tony Award and Drama Desk Award-winning actress Joaquina Kalukango makes her Café Carlyle debut from Tuesday, September 26 to Saturday, September 30. The evening will be a delicious gumbo o…
