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By Ron Fassler . . . The title of this review alone offers three reasons that should send anyone rushing to see dance of the highest order: 1) American Ballet Theatre (ABT) being one of …
Circle Jerk, the critically acclaimed, Pulitzer Prize® Finalist piece has announced special guest hosts for its late-night performances in honor of Pride live at The Connelly Theater (…
By Sandi Durell . . . Back at one of his favorite haunts, Tony Danza has Standards and Stories that knock your socks off. He's a man of multi-talents and regales his sold out crowd at Café …
By Andrew Poretz . . . PERFORMANCE PHOTOS " COCKTAIL EVENT PHOTOS On Sunday June 12, the stars converged at the Cutting Room to honor the great Lee Roy Reams with a Lifetime Achievement …
By Andrew Poretz . . . Carol Lipnik is a true artist, a term perhaps used too loosely to describe some performers. She is also a dichotomy of onstage and offstage personas " when you spe…
NOW MORE THAN EVER: THE SONGS OF BILLY RECCE. Billboard-charting and two-time MAC Award-winning songwriter Billy Recce returns to Feinstein's/54 Below on July 21 @ 9:30 pm for the f…
Due to unforeseen scheduling conflicts, The New York Pops, led by Music Director and Conductor Steven Reineke, will now open its 2022-23 season"its 40th anniversary"with The Music o…
By Sandi Durell . . . On June 14, the Drama Desk Awards were hosted by Renee Elise Goldsberry at Sardi's and a who's who of presenters (Charles Busch, Kerry Butler, Liz Callaway, Lileana Bla…
Pangea's 2022 Pride Week opens with GHOSTS OF WEIMAR PAST on Friday, June 17th at 7pm. From the gritty 20s, tumultuous 30s, and uncertain 40s, cabaret existed as a way to criticize and de…
By Andrew Poretz . . . Robin Lyon was a not-quite-major Broadway performer in the 1980s and early 1990s. A talented singer, dancer and actress, she had multiple credits in such shows as A Ch…
By Ron Fassler . . . I've always imagined what it must have been like to attend a dinner party at Ira Gershwin's house in Beverly Hills back in the day when, late in the evening, his fri…
By Marilyn Lester . . . Sometime during the Yuan Dynasty, playwright Guan Hanqing (1241-1320) wrote Gan Tian Dong Di Dou E Yuan"translated as: The Injustice to Dou E that Touched Heaven and …
By Yani Perez . . . Eva Luna, written by Caridad Svich with direction by EstefanÃa Fadul, is based on Isabel Allende's novel by the same title. This production, presented by Repert…
Now in its 19th season, the annual Fall for Dance Festival scheduled Sept. 21 " Oct. 2, captures the beating heart of today's dance scene. Presenting international artists for the first time…
Kara Young, a 2022 Tony nominee for her performance in Clyde's, will play Viola in the Classical Theatre of Harlem's free production of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night July 5-2…
And Complete List of Tony Nominees and Winners " " " By Ron Fassler " our man at the Tonys . . . Last evening the 75th Annual Tony Awards were handed out at Radio City Music Hall, and it was…
By Andrew Poretz . . . The music and life of the legendary singer-songwriter Miss Peggy Lee, as the star liked to be called, was celebrated in grand style in Stacy Sullivan's I Like Men " Ce…
In honor of National Immigrant Heritage Month, The Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs presents "¡Americano! the Musical in the Park," on Friday, June 10 in Sunset Park, Brook…
By Samuel L. Leiter . . . Don't get me wrong. I love Sarah Silverman, the comedian. She's the very model of a modern Mrs. Maisel, using potty-mouthed wit to shoot darts at contemporary s…
Tony Award Nominee Jennifer Simard, for her current role as Sarah in Broadway's revival of Company, is the latest actress to join the coveted Sardi's Wall of Fame. The unveiling of the caric…
Donald Pippin, a celebrated and prolific musical director for Broadway and New York's Radio City Music Hall and the last living recipient of the long-discontinued Tony Award for Best C…
Hadestownproducers Mara Isaacs, Dale Franzen, Hunter Arnold, and Tom Kirdahy announced today that original Broadway cast member and one of the show's celebrated understudies…
In a historic first, the Nederlander Organization will rename one of its Broadway theaters to honor the great performer and civil rights activist Lena Horne, the company announce…
by Adam Cohen . . . Sister Act is musical theater comfort food. It makes no intellectual demands. The songs are eminently hummable. The performances are often perfection.  And the p…
Joining the previously announced cast is Idina Menzel, Beth Malone, Jose Llana, Mykal Kilgore, Brandon Contreras plus, Carmen Castillo, Arhm Choi, Denice Frohman,Jiayi He,Heidi Latsky Dance,…
