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Diversity is finally having a moment on Long Island stages with productions of "Intimate Apparel" and "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" that spotlight Black actors.
"Punk Rock Girl!," an original musical by Rob Rokicki and Garden City playwright Joe Iconis that showcases music by rockers like Joan Jett and Pat Benatar, premieres at The Argyle Theatre in…
Manes Studio Theatre in Lindenhurst, which has undergone a $500,000 renovation over the past two years, will officially reopen on Jan. 14.
"It was heartbreaking," said Kathy Podair of Smithtown after her son. Zachary, lost the chance to make his Off-Broadway debut last March due to the pandemic.ÂÂ
The opening of Plaza's Broadway Long Island in Elmont, Nassau's first professional theater company, is one example of how local theater is enjoying a resurgence since the pan…
A world premiere musical by a Garden City composer, the opening of a new Nassau theater and favorites like "Grease" await audiences at Long Island theaters.
"Magic is not just a craft, it's an art form," says a magician in "Parlor of Mystery," the Lindenhurst monthly magic show for adults that been a hit for the past seven years.
Bay Street Theater is presenting a reimagined version of "Camelot" with only 11 actors performing in a field in Bridgehampton.
From Port Washington to Fire Island, you'll find outdoor productions of Shakespeare's all across Long Island this summer.
Popular Northeast summer festivals, including Williamstown and Jacobs Pillow, are returning in "a celebration of theatrical imagination."
Woodmere's Andrew Barth Feldman joins his pal, Islip's Larry Saperstein, on the new season of "High School Musical: The Musical: The Series."
Live theater is slowly returning to Long Island stages, and despite temperature checks and mask swearing, audiences and performers are both excited it's back.
It's the latest in adventure travelâ€"deciding whether to travel at all.
Owners of the Engeman, Argyle and other Long Island theaters have shut down productions, but don't know when the curtain wil go up again.
Mystery is afoot as "Murder on the Orient Express," "A Murder Is Announced," "Clue On Stage" and "Deathtrap" get performed on Long Island stages.
"No Villain," Arthur Miller's first play which he wrote as a student at the University of Michigan, will get its U.S. premiere at Manes Studio Theatre in Lindenhurst on Jan. 31.
Long Island-bred playwright Marc Palmieri's "The Groundling," a farce with touches of Shakespeare, gets its local premiere at North Shore Village Theatre in Glenwood Landing on Friday.
"Tina: The Tina Turner Musical," "Jagged Little Pill" and "The Inheritance" are among the 17 hot tickets coming to Broadway this fall.
"Sunset Boulevard," "The Full Monty" and a musical version of "Miracle on 34th Street" are among the 10 shows on Long Island stages that are must-sees this fall.
"Diana," a musical about the life of Princess Diana, comes to Broadway in March.
"The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical" based on Rick Riordan's bestselling book, opens Oct. 16 on Broadway.
The songs are the gravy in the frenetic Meat Loaf musical "Bat Out of Hell" by LI's Jim Steinman.
Jake Gyllenhaal and Tom Sturridge give riveting performances in the gut-wrenching drama "Sea Wall/A Life" on Broadway.
With a pared-down set, solid performances and a great Irving Berlin score, Bay Street's "Annie Get Your Gun" is right on target.
William Shakespeare's rarely performed play comes to Central Park's Delacorte Theater and features vivid performances by Jonathan Cake and Kate Burton.
