By Mark A. Newman Full disclosure: I'm already a fan of this young Broadway stalwart and have been since I first saw him in the revival of Stephen Sondheim's Pacific Overtures in 2004. So I…
By Judd Hollander Photo by Jeremy Daniel Actress Carolee Carmello is nothing short of stupendous as the lead role in the Broadway musical Scandalous: The Life and Trials of Aimee Sempl…
By Mark A. Newman Photos by Christopher Mueller Many people whom I respect in the world of theatre cite Dreamgirls as one of their favorite shows if not their all-time favorite. This is …
By Judd Hollander Tasting like a delicious farcical soufflé, with a side offering of ribald humor and heaping helpings of tongue twisters and circular logic tossed in, The Pearl Theatre …
By Judd Hollander Photos by Joan Marcus Guilt, despair, the malicious sting of unsubstantiated gossip, the fine line between comedy and pathos, and the endless boredom of a never-changin…
By Judd Hollander Photo by Carol Rosegg Playwright Bran Friel offers a resounding indictment against oppression, misinterpretations by the media and the excessive use of force by those i…
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By Byrne Harrison If there can be said to be a theatrical equivalent of sitting around the campfire telling ghost stories, it is RadioTheatre's latest production, "The Haunting of St. Mark'…
By Mark A. Newman I've always found John Lithgow to be a wily sort of actor: self-possessed with patrician dignity but not too proud to turn himself into a braying jackass at a moment's n…
By Rob Hartmann At its best, the art of cabaret represents the peak of the storyteller's craft. From a simple beginning, the yarn-spinner draws you in to a tale which takes you places you …
By Judd Hollander The changing times, the lack of a feeling of "community" in the present-day suburbs and the dangers of keeping secrets are the underlying themes in Lisa D'Amour's dramat…
By Judd Hollander The Actors Company Theatre opens its 20th season with a pair of one-act works by Brian Friel about life, love, and second chances. Presented under the umbrella title of …
By Byrne Harrison Photo by Ben TrivettHandsome Brad, Cherry Pitz I love "Doctor Who." I also love New York's fulsome burlesque scene. Thanks to Joe the Shark, Cherry Pitz a…
By Byrne Harrison Photo by Isaiah Tanenbaum I know Pete Boisvert and Patrick Shearer, the actors who portray the Blood Brothers in Nosedive Productions' annual gore fest. I see th…
By Byrne Harrison On Monday, September 24th, the New York Innovative Theatre Awards celebrated the best of Off-Off Broadway at their annual award ceremony. The ceremony featured comed…
By Mark A. Newman Despite a game cast and charming design, the Signature Theatre's production of late 1970s chestnut, Best Little Whorehouse in Texas makes for a dull night at the theatre…
By Byrne Harrison It's amusing to me that my favorite play in the Tennessee Williams Festival wasn't written by Tennessee Williams. "Gift of an Orange," Charlene A. Donaghy's play i…
By Byrne Harrison Sometime the thing that makes a production is finding the right company for the play. In the case of "Ten Blocks on the Camino Real," the right company is Beau Jest …
By Byrne Harrison David Kaplan is curator and co-founder of the Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival and the author of the book Tennessee Williams in Provincetown. He is…
Broadway regular (and two-time Tony nominee) Alison Fraser, starring in The Tennessee Williams Songbook at the Provincetown Tennessee Williams Festival, discusses her year of Tennessee Willi…
26TH ANNUAL BROADWAY FLEA MARKET & GRAND AUCTION PRE-BIDDING OPEN NOW ON ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME THEATRE AUCTION PACKAGES BROADWAY'S TOP SHOWS AND STARS LINE UP TO PARTICIPATE PRESENTED BY…
By Byrne Harrison In preparation for tomorrow's show, "Doctor Who Returns to Hotsy Totsy Burlesque," I had a chance to chat with Cyndi "Cherry Pitz" Freeman, "Joe the Shark" Naftali and "Ha…
By Byrne Harrison It's a well-worn comic trope that men today are merely washed-out versions of the manly men of yesteryear. With our minivans, middle management jobs, political corre…
Following in the footsteps of Hotsy Totsy Burlesque's successful "Mad Men," "Game of Thrones" and Superhero themed shows, Cherry Pitz and Joe the Shark present Doctor Who Returns To Hot…
By Judd Hollander Cole Porter's 1933 musical Nymph Errant (music and lyrics by Cole Porter, adapted & with new libretto by Rob Urbinati, based on the original novel by James Laver, an…