4,063 stories from theaterlife
And So We Come Forth: The Apple Family: A Dinner on Zoom, Les Blancs
By: David Sheward
July 7, 2020: As the hiatus from live theater continues with no respite in sight until at least…
By: Samuel L. Leiter
(No. 9 in the series)
July 6, 2020: A survey of the most active days for New York theater openings in the steamy days of early July during the torrid twenties, t…
By: David Sheward
July 3, 2020: Announcements continue for the (projected) Broadway reopening in 2021. The Broadway League announced on Monday, refunds and exchanges will be granted up …
By: Alex Simmons
On July 3, Lin Manuel Miranda's Hamilton will premiere on Disney+, Disney's video streaming service. Hamilton could be one of the most hotly anticipated releases on a 's…
Roundabout Announces Dates for 'Trouble,' Etc.
By: David Sheward
June 29, 2020: It's official. No Broadway for the rest of 2020. The Broadway League has announced all productions wil…
New Opening Dates for Broadway 2021
By: David Sheward
June 26, 2020: While New York City is slowly reopening from the lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the return of Broadway an…
By: Samuel L. Leiter
(No. 8 in the series)
June 26, 2020: Judging by the dearth of shows that opened in the last days of June during the twenties, thirties, and forties, it almost lo…
Hugh Jackman as Professor Harold Hill in Meredith Wilson's Quintessential Broadway Musical Comedy " The Music Man" set to start Previews on April 7, 2021 with an Opening Night set for May 20…
BroadwayHD and Lincoln Center celebrate Pride with the first ever FREE SING-A-LONG WATCH PARTY of Lincoln Center's 2017 Tony Nominated musical Falsettos.
June 22, 2020: BroadwayHD, the p…
By: Samuel L. Leiter
(No. 7 in the series)
June 20, 2020: Readers following this series must be patient as we wend our way, once a week, through the summer doldrums of New York theat…
Danny Burstein wins The Distinguished Performance Award at the 2020 Drama League Awards
June 19, 2020: Moulin Rouge! and Danny Burstein were among the winners for the 2020 Drama League …
Step Forward Entertainment Celebrates the Music of the Legendary Neil Sedaka A Virtual Concert to Benefit The Actors Fund. Streaming on June 20th and 21st @ 7pm EDT / 4pm PDT.
June 16, 20…
June 13, 2020:Â The 65th Annual Drama Desk Awards hosted by Frank DiLella from Times Square went virtual and streamed on NY1.com and DramaDeskAwards.com.
The Drama Desk Awards featur…
By: Samuel L. Leiter
(No. 6 in the series)
June 13 in the twenties, thirties, and forties had its theatrical ups and downs, mostly downs, of course, like the vast majority of summerti…
We Are Here: A Celebration of Resilience, Resistance, and Hope
By: Paulanne Simmons
June 11, 2020: At this time of protest and pandemic, not much attention has been paid to the 75th�…
Piercing drama, Pipeline by Dominique Morisseau, free on BroadwayHD beginning today.
June 9, 2020:Â Live From Lincoln Center, in partnership with BroadwayHD, starting today is br…
June 8, 2020: The 65th Annual Drama Desk Awards will air Saturday, June 13th, at 7:30pm ET. The special presentation will air on Spectrum News NY1's and stream on NY1.com, and DramaDes…
By: David Sheward
June 7, 2020: Today normally would have been one of the best days of the year, Tony Award Day! But because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Broadway theaters have been shut d…
By: Paulanne Simmons
June 4, 2020: Bleeding Love, a musical about romance in catastrophic times, might seem to be the brainchild of someone living in 2020. However, composer Arthur Lafr…
By: Samuel L. Leiter
(No. 5 in the series)
June 3, 2020: A survey of shows that opened in New York on either June 3, 4, or 5 in the twenties, thirties, and forties reveals that, over…
Breaking News
May 31, 2020: Due to breaking news in New York City and across the country, Spectrum News NY1 and Broadway Brands/Broadway Briefing have just postponed tonight's Drama Des…
By: David Sheward
May 29, 2020: Normally at this time of year, I would be making Tony and Drama Desk Award predictions. But the Tonys have been indefinitely postponed due to the Coronav…
Larry Kramer, Tony-winning Playwright, Oscar-nominee, and Outspoken AIDS Activist, Dies at 84
By: Ellis Nassour
April 28, 2020 -- The death of Tony-winning playwright, Oscar-nominee, …
By: Samuel L. Leiter
(No. 4 in the series)
May 29,2020: The last two days in May were decidedly fallow for New York theatre production during the twenties, thirties, and forties. Ov…
By: David Sheward
May 24, 2020: There is one upside to all the theaters being closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Through streaming, YouTube, Zoom and other digital platforms, we get a…
