By Judd Hollander Photos by Joan Marcus One remarkable thing about a Shakespeare work is its seemingly endless elasticity which allows it to be stretched to fit almost any scenario under t…
By Judd Hollander Photos by Carol Rosegg Personal interactions are the key element in Series B of 59E59 Theater's annual Summer Shorts program. Consisting of three separate one-act works, a…
By Judd Hollander Photos by Joan Marcus With themes about love, marriage and relationships that resonate just as strongly today as when the show first appeared, the 1978 Off-Broadway hit …
By Lex Friedman In "The Fallen," the latest offering from T. Schreiber Studio and directed by the man himself, playwright Yasmina Beverly Rana dives headfirst into a recent but undertold …
TICKETS ON SALE NOW! The Sunshine Boys at the Ahmanson Theatre Sept 24 " Nov 3, 2013 by Neil Simon Directed by Thea Sharrock Starring Danny DeVito and Judd Hirsch Direct from London…
By Byrne Harrison How much fun can you have for a $1.99? If you pick up a copy of Rachel Shukert's "Let Me Be Your Star," the answer is quite a lot. Shukert's book is based on her wo…
By Byrne Harrison Photos by Peter Zimmern From the moment you walk into the Actors Temple, you know you're in for something different. How many one-person shows have a jazz combo on s…
By Byrne Harrison Photos by Mary Ellen Nelligar Sidney Stein (Jim Pillmeier), the title character in Brian C. Petti's "The Love Song of Sidney J. Stein," is a man with a mission. Af…
The FIFTH Annual BROADWAY MEOWS a Concert for the HUMANE SOCIETY OF NEW YORK Featuring the songs of SETH BISEN-HERSH starring:KARMINE ALERS (Rent)JUSTIN BARNETTE (Encores! Fiorello!)SETH B…
By Byrne Harrison "O help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi, help. Thou art mine only hope." George Lucas meets the Bard in Ian Doescher's recently released "William Shakespeare's Star Wars." …
Interview with Alex Timbers of Love's Labours Lost. Pilobolus review. Review of Jim Brochu's latest one-man show, coming to NYC this September. Taylor Lautner hangs out backstage with the…
Tomato Fight Which role in a Broadway revival would you most like to play? Some of Broadway's favorite actors give their answers. 35 things most New Yorkers do. There's l…
Mid-year cabaret review. Theatreworks USA's The Civil War opens today. Arab-Hebrew Theatre Company comes to New York. Tony Kushner and the Off-Broadway musical.
The next Project Shaw staged reading will be Monday, July 22nd at 7 PM at The Players on Gramercy Park. ON THE ROCKS A Political ComedyWritten by George Bernard Shaw in 1933 A com…
By Byrne Harrison I had planned to review David Lawson's "Birthright," about his experience in the Birthright "heritage tour" of Israel, along with the three one-man shows that …
By Byrne Harrison I've mentioned before that I tend to be a little skittish at seeing one-man shows. They really need to have an exceptionally capable and compelling actor, a strong d…
By Byrne Harrison Cory Monteith, who shot to fame as Finn on Fox's musical high school series Glee, passed away yesterday in Vancouver. He was found in his hotel room after m…
Twelfth Night as a '60s beach party? Mayoral forum on arts and culture coming up on July 27th. Find out what the candidates think. Pilobolus Dance Theater collaborates with Penn and …
Are these the top ten stage musicals? Bill O'Reilly and Jesse Watters mock participants of Coney Island Mermaid Parade. High school production of The Laramie Project&nb…
Colin Quinn Unconstitutional, a new comedy written by and starring Colin Quinn, has been extended at The Cherry Lane Theatre (38 Commerce Street) and the show will n…
The Astoria Performing Arts Center (APAC) is bittersweet to announce that Executive Director Taryn Sacramone will be stepping down from her position to join the Queens Theatre (QT) as Managi…
By Byrne Harrison Photo by Kevin Thomas Garcia I knew as soon as I heard the cute theme song by The Skivvies that I was going to like this show. "The Ensemblist" is a podcast about the oft…
By Byrne Harrison It has been announced that James Comtois has stepped down as Co-Artistic Director and Resident Playwright of the indie theatre company Nosedive Productions. "This was…
Out of prison, into a theatre. Edward Albee wins 2013 Chicago Tribune Literary Prize. Julie Halston to perform at Birdland August 12th and 19th. Billy Crystal helps out his hometown. …
The Fresh Fruit Festival presents Brian C. Petti's The Love Song of Sidney J. Stein, a gay relationship play for the new millennium, at the The Wild Project, 195 East 3rd Street on the …