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“Have you ever seen a lion chase a CEO down a corridor?" the young hero asks in "Lionboy." Well, you won't see it here. This first-ever show for families created...
Blood flows as freely as adolescent hormones in the National Theatre of Scotland's stage adaptation of the 2008 Swedish film "Let the Right One In." It is both a moving...
Courtney Love stars in this theatrical song cycle staged in a highly intimate off-Broadway space as part of the Prototype festivalread more
British playwright and screenwriter Moira Buffini has delivered a free adaptation of the long-suppressed Russian dark comedy 'The Suicide'read more
The comic oratorio by Eric Idle and John Du Prez, inspired by Monty Python's "Life of Brian," makes its NYC debut in a concert staging at Carnegie Hallread more
This one-man play starring British actor-comedian Jonny Donahoe concerns a young boy's response to his mother's suicide attemptread more
Vegas comes to Broadway in this touring magic-act showcase, which assembles seven flamboyant illusionists of various stylesread more
The long-gestating musical collaboration between novelist Stephen King and rocker John Mellencamp is playing one-night dates around the countryread more
Stephen Rea stars in Sam Shepard's modern-day riff on Sophocles' Greek tragedyread more
Classic Stage Company presents a rare revival of the 1947 Rodgers & Hammerstein musical that represents one of the legendary composing team's few flopsread more
A gallery of theatrical luminaries paid tribute to the legendary Tony winner in an emotional afternoon of songs and storiesread more
For a man who devoted his life to hunting down Nazi war criminals, Simon Wiesenthal was quite the cutup. That's but one of the revelations of the fine one-man show...
There’s something very comforting about the Big Apple Circus. Now in its 37th season, it's intimate and fun, minus the arty pretensions of Cirque du Soleil and the seizure-inducing fre…
America Ferrera of "Ugly Betty" stars with "Orange is the New Black" alums Michael Chernus and Tracee Chimo in this revival of Terrence McNally's 1991 comedy-dramaread more
This new musical by playwright Itamar Moses and composer-lyricist Michael Friedman is based on Jonathan Lethem's best-selling 2003 novelread more
Forget the stiff ($50 to $130) cover charge and sharp-dressed clientele: For now, the elegant Café Carlyle is New York's funkiest dive bar. All thanks to Buster Poindexter, lounge-lizard al…
It's often said that opera is a dying art form, but you wouldn't know it from the emotions flaring outside Lincoln Center last night. The occasion was The Metropolitan Opera's...
Joely Richardson ("Nip/Tuck") stars as poet Emily Dickinson in this one-person play made famous by Julie Harrisread more
Except for his convincing Liverpudlian accent, John R. Waters barely looks or sounds anything like the subject of "Lennon: Through a Glass Onion." So if you're expecting a "Rain"-style re-cr…
Tony-winning stage actor Billy Porter ("Kinky Boots") makes his playwriting debut with this autobiographical family dramaread more
Kristin Chenoweth stars with Broadway composer Andrew Lippa in his twelve-song oratorio celebrating the life of the slain gay rights activist read more
SNL alum Rachel Dratch is among the talented comic performers in this theater piece skewering philandering politicians with their own wordsread more
A immersive theater goes, "Destination: London" makes for some mighty fine dining. Part of London's pop-up dining series, "Mile High" " get your mind out of the gutter, please "...
The listed showtime for Jeff Goldblum and the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra is 8:45 p.m. But if you don't get to the Café Carlyle early, you may miss half the fun....
Michael Cera, Kieran Culkin and Tavi Gevinson star in this first Broadway production of Kenneth Lonergan's 1996 playread more
