2,359 stories by "Matthew Wexler"
By Samuel L. Leiter It's not even six months since Donald J. Trump took office as the 45th president of the United States, but New Yorkers are already seeing a mainstream play, Building the …
By Samuel L. Leiter At the opening of The Whirligig, Hamish Linklater's rambling but often richly listenable new play presented by The New Group at the Pershing Square Signature Center, Juli…
By April Stamm When the whole point is inane, frustrating, and annoying repetition, how could there possibly be hope for entertainment? Moviegoers asked themselves the same question in 1993,…
Every month, a fabulous actor/singer/dancer fills out editor Matthew Wexler's questionnaire and offers a glimpse of what he looks like from a bit closer than the mezzanine. "The heat i…
Kate Shindle, President of Actors’ Equity Association, the national labor union representing professional actors and stage managers, released the following statement in reaction to Pre…
By Samuel L. Leiter Gina Gionfriddo's dark comedy, Can You Forgive Her?, now at the Vineyard Theatre after premiering last year at Boston's Huntington Theatre Company, takes its title from a…
Mark Cortale, Producing Artistic Director of Provincetown's famed Art House theater, has announced four more additions to his largest music and comedy lineup yet. Alice Ripley, winner of the…
Broadway-caliber technology is raising the bar for at-sea entertainment. Take a look!
By Samuel L. Leiter By 1922, British writer A.A. Milne (1882-1956), soon to become world-famous for his Winnie the Pooh children's stories, was already recognized as a promising, prolific pl…
The National Theatre's 2017 revival of Tony Kushner's two-part landmark work Angels in America starring Academy Award nominee Andrew Garfield and Tony Award winner Nathan Lane opened last we…
The Off Broadway Alliance, the organization of Off Broadway producers, theaters, general managers, press agents, and marketing professionals, today announced the winners of the 7th Annual Of…
If the real-life political drama of the last week has become just too much for you to handle and if you can't snag a ticket to Hello, Dolly! (money well spent) or don't have the funds for an…
Masterworks Broadway proudly announces the release of The New Broadway Cast Recording of the 10-time Tony Award-nominated Hello, Dolly! starring three-time Grammy Award-winning legend Bet…
The Meeting* hosted by Justin Sayre " the monthly gathering of the International Order of Sodomites, the centuries-old organization which sets the mythic Gay Agend…
It begins with a knock. And a chuckle. The knock is onstage. The chuckle, from audience members familiar with Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House, one of the most significant plays of the 19th cen…
By Samuel L. Leiter I have a friend who's written a play about a major 20th-century diplomatic crisis but is struggling to find a way to compress its many characters and complex issues into …
History will be made in Times Square in May when the "Crossroads of America" plays host to The Drag Queens of Comedy 2017, featuring 10 of the most outrageous and uproarious drag queens to e…
Is less more, or is less simply less? John Doyle (Broadway's The Color Purple and Sweeney Todd)"who has made a career of stripping shows down to their essence"this time attempts to cast his …
By Samuel L. Leiter Spring may be busting out all over, but I'd recommend you unpack your winter gear, get out your compass, and board the nearest icebreaker for Eighth Avenue and 43rd St…
Tony Award-nominated singer and actress Melissa Errico will return to Feinstein's/54 Below on Saturday, June 3 at 7 p.m. for the NYC debut of her acclaimed concert "Melissa Errico Sings Sond…
The New York Pops celebrated its 34th birthday on Monday night with a star-studded Carnegie Hall concert honoring actress Kelli O'Hara, director Barlett Sher, and Karen van Bergen (CEO, Omni…
By Ryan Leeds If you missed it the first time around (and given the limited run, there is a good chance that you did), I implore you to grab tickets for Baghdaddy, the slick and clever rolle…
The Broadway Blog continues our partnership with ShowTickets.com, one of the best online resources for choosing, purchasing, and saving on the most popular shows nationwide. We've combine…
This production of Michael Stewart and Jerry Herman's masterpiece, Hello, Dolly! instantly became the hottest ticket of the year when it broke the record for the best first day of ticket …
Hmmm… It’s going to be an interesting Tony Awards on June 11! What do you think of this year’s nominations? Best Play: "A Doll's House, Part 2" "Indecent" "Oslo" "Sweat" Be…
