By Steve Schonberg, editor-in-chief "Yeah, thanks for the reminder," Erich Bergen said recently with a laugh about his upcoming 30th birthday on New Year's Eve. It's the first milestone birt…
Opening next Spring at Chicago’s Drury Lane Theater, “Hazel, A Musical Maid in America,” will bring new life to a beloved character from 20th century pop cultur…
By Aine Abruscati (@AAbruscati) For the sixth year in a row, Klea Blackhurst, Jim Caruso and Billy Stritch are performing their Christmas show, "A Swingin' Birdland Christmas," now through F…
By Stephen Sorokoff and Jamie deRoy There were lots of beds at the opening night party for the Transport Group’s production of Once Upon A Mattress on Sunday, held at Hastens Lux…
By Anne-Allegra Bennett (@aab_artiste) As the city immerses itself in the holiday spirit while sporting festive decor and playing holiday songs around town, laughter rings out loud and stron…
By Adam Cohen The vocal styling's of Tony Bennett give way to crossword puzzles, psychological profiling, and flirting in Jerry Mayer's 2 Across, a play performed by Andrea McArdle (Annie, S…
By Jennifer Vazquez (@JENerationV) All eyes are transfixed on legendary actor Al Pacino throughout his intense performance in China Doll " the newest creation of Pulitzer Prize playwright Da…
By Senior Editor, Aine Abruscati (@AAbruscati) In its New York City premiere, Broken Heart Productions presented a three-night run of Dating: Adults Embracing Failure at UNDER St. Marks in t…
By Senior Editor, Aine Abruscati (@AAbruscati) Part dance, part shadow act, part circus, part concert, Shadowland is a full-length theater/dance piece by the internationally acclaimed Pilobu…
In November, Center On The Aisle shared a sneak peek of The Transport Group’s much-anticipated production of Once Upon a Mattress, headlined by Jackie Hoffman (On the Town, Xa…
By Aine Abruscati (@AAbruscati) Imagine that you're 99 years old. And imagine you've had a long and distinguished 70-year career as a playwright, translator, critic and performing artist. No…
By Steve Schonberg, editor-in-chief When I was in second grade, I went to “magic school.” Think less “Hogwarts” though, and think more local community center in Long …
By Steve Schonberg, editor-in-chief Photo Credit: Melisa Hall / Stephen Sorokoff (Cafe Carlyle) Since her breakout and Tony Award winning role as Yitzhak in Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Len…
By Erik Jonathan Shuler (@ErikJShuler) Photo Credit: Steve Schonberg Broadway's Melissa Errico is known for her entrancing vocal phrasing and melodic journeys that she embarks on with each n…
Earlier this season, it was announced that Michael Feinstein would renew his professional residency in New York City, joining forces with Broadway supper club, 54 Below — now named Fei…
Beginning tomorrow, November 23, Transport Group will present its revival of the classic musical comedy, Once Upon a Mattress, starring Jackie Hoffman (On the Town, Xanadu, Hairspray) as Pri…
By Kathryn Kitt Kick, a one-woman show written and performed by Joanna Rush, takes us into the life of a dancer Bernadette O'Connell, as she navigates the highs and lows of auditions, mother…
By Luis Restrepo (@LuissimoLuis) Something is rotten in the state of Denmark…I mean England! Headline grabbing intrigue, backstabbing, politics, and ridicule are all at the forefront o…
On November 24, singer and celebrated interpreter of the Judy Garland songbook, Seth Sikes will return to Feinstein’s/54 Below with his latest show, Mostly Judy Garland. This engagemen…
By Louis DeVaughn Nelson (@hokum_arts) "You can't say things like that," my friend uttered over another round of embarrassed laughter. "Yes you can " that's the whole point of satire," I slu…
By Louis DeVaughn Nelson (@hokum_arts) I hate this play. At the beginning I rolled my eyes as the lights came up to what seemed like another display of a bare bones conceptual play tending t…
By Erik Jonathan Shuler (@ErikJShuler Allegiance, the new Broadway musical which opened at the Longacre Theatre this month, passionately shares a story of Japanese internment in our count…
By Steve Schonberg, Editor-in-Chief In 2013, Tony Award nominee, Melissa Errico, was sidelined mid-run during the Sondheim/Lapine musical, Passion, at the Classic Stage Company. The powerhou…
On Sunday (11/15), Tony Award winner Daisy Eagan (The Secret Garden) and her comedy partner, Jordan Kai Burnett (Seussical, “Brunch of Shame”), will mount, “Rejected …
On Friday, November 13, the New York Pops will celebrate the holiday – Billie Holiday – in honor of the 100th anniversary of her birth. The evening, billed "Sophisticated Ladies,…