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Tony nominations are in, with Some Like It Hot becoming the most nominated musical of the season with 13 nods. Ain't No Mo', A Doll's House, and Leopoldstadt shared the man…
By Brian Scott Lipton . . . It may not literally be true that Barry Manilow has written the songs the whole world sings. Still, I would bet my bank account that most of the more than 2,000 p…
by Adam F. Cohen . . . Steve Guttenberg starred in more movies between 1980 and 1990 as Gene Hackman.  Remember Police Academy (and two sequels), Three Men and a Baby (plus sequel), Co…
Broadway Turns Out " Colton Ryan, Adrianna Hicks, Robert Horn, Gaten Matarazzo, Brian Stokes Mitchell Arian Moayed, Wendell Pierce, Brandon Uranowitz and more  The Entertainment Community…
By Carol Rocamora . . . In a boisterous Broadway season bursting with blockbusters, big casts, and flashy dance ensembles, a small, gentle play can still make a sound of its own. A deep,…
Julie Benko " 14th Annual Dorothy Loudon Award for Excellence in Theatre " Dale Badway " Outstanding Contribution to the Theatre World and much more! The Theatre World Awards Board of …
 The producers of Harmony announced the actors who will portray The Harmonists, the legendary real-life musical group in Harmony, the new musical by Barry Manilow and Bruce…
by Marcina Zaccaria . . . . At The Players Club across the street from Gramercy Park, ghosts from the past are recognized before Penny Arcade took the stage in Longing Lasts Longer. Not dwar…
By Matt Smith . . . Living legend, multi-award winner and newly-minted memoirist Chita Rivera popped into the Temple Emanu-El Streicker Cultural Center on Monday night, her first of many sto…
Itamar Moses never meant to write musicals. He began his career in the early 2000s as a playwright, with premieres in New York City and regionally at Berkeley Repertory Theatre, the Old G…
By Andrew Poretz . . . This reviewer saw Seth Sikes and Nicolas King's The New Belters when they first presented it last October at The Green Room 42. It showed promise, but, was certainly a…
By Barbara & Scott Siegel . . . Solo Shows: From Prima Facie to Walking With Bubbles Solo shows are a bitch! They have to be close to brilliant in order to sit through them " yet they ar…
A digital lottery and rush tickets policies for the New York premiere of Grey House by Levi Holloway, directed by two-time Tony Award winner Joe Mantello. Grey House will b…
Shows With Multiple Nominations: Shucked:Â 12 " Some Like it Hot:Â 8 " Into the Woods:Â 6 " New York, New York:Â 6 " Life of Pi:Â 5 " Love:Â 5 "Merrily We Roll Along:Â 5 " Ohio…
By Samuel L. Leiter . . . It's hard to think of any other Broadway play as au courant as Prima Facie, by British playwright Suzie Miller. I saw this gripping solo drama"whose title means "le…
by Alix Cohen . . . "A puppet is an inanimate object or representational figure animated or manipulated by an entertainer, who is called a puppeteer." Those of you who still think of puppets…
By Melissa Griegel… The famed Studio 54 was only in its original iteration for three years, from 1977-1980, but has spawned record labels, radio stations, and similar nightclubs, and has b…
MacGyver: The Musical releases its much-anticipated world premiere album featuring Broadway and TV Stars. Joining the explosive cast of MacGyver: The Musical is Broadway star Taylor Loud…
Are you ready to put your acting chops on the line and battle it out in front of a live audience and top entertainment industry professionals? Get ready for your big break beginning Jan. …
NYC Winter Outing Jan 17 thru Feb 12, combines prix-fixe NYC Restaurant Week menus at nearly 500 restaurants; 2-for-1 tickets to 22 NYC Broadway Week shows; and 2-for-1 tic…
By Stuart Miller . . . The small town Irish wedding is packed with characters. There's Declan, the best man who goes by Hobbit because of his huge feet and who gives a "toe-curlingly awful" …
FOOD FOR THOUGHT PRODUCTIONS, now in its 22nd year, continues celebrating the oft-neglected one-act play and theatre at its best with Award-winning actors, writers and directors, with …
By Andrew Poretz … Broadway, film and pop star John Lloyd Young returned to 54 Below for a four-night residency. The Jersey Boys star had a new backup band, led by that long-haired gen…
by Melissa Griegel… Stepping into The McKittrick Hotel at 542 W. 27th (between 10th and 11th) felt like sneaking into a speakeasy or being invited into a secret hidden private club. The si…
By Andrew Poretz … Prodigious Grammy-winning saxophonist and composer Joe Lovano celebrated his 70th birthday with an eight-set, four-night run at Birdland Jazz with his large jazz ensembl…
