2,359 stories by "Matthew Wexler"
Spring is around the corner and the means a whole new crop of Broadway shows bursting on the scene. Here are our three picks of the month: The Glass Menagerie It's Tennessee Williams like yo…
Mrs. Yazbeck might not have had a dream about her son being on the Orpheum circuit, but she knew that her son, Tony, was meant for a Broadway stage. For two years, she drove the future Tony …
by Ryan Leeds You might, as Rihanna sings, "find love in a hopeless place," but you won't find anything particularly worth the hefty price of an orchestra seat at the Booth Theatre, where pl…
by Samuel L. Leiter Thornton Wilder's 1942, Pulitzer Prize-winning "tragicomedy" The Skin of Our Teeth has received only two Broadway revivals (1955 and 1975) and a Central Park staging in 1…
by April Stamm What could be better fodder for a play than the oppressive wretchedness and frenetic glee of being a middle school girl in small town America in the 80s? You've got your disil…
Previews begin Wednesday, March 1 at 8 pm for Cameron Mackintosh's acclaimed new production of Boublil and Schönberg's legendary musical Miss Saigon, at The Broadway Theatre (1681 Broadway)…
Kid Victory, the new musical that opened last week by Greg Pierce (book and lyrics) and John Kander (music) at the Vineyard Theatre, is not easy to watch. That's not always a bad thin…
One of Broadway's biggest voices will be rolling into the Highline Ballroom on Monday, February 27, but don't expect show tunes. LaChanze will be celebrating the launch of her new EP, Feelin…
"White. A blank page or canvas. The challenge: bring order to the whole." These words embody the gauntlet thrown down before generations of artists. The opening line of Stephen Sondheim and …
By Ryan Leeds Near the end of playwright Cándido Tirado's well-crafted play Fish Men, one of his characters looks offstage, reflecting on the events that have just occurred. "People are s…
The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center has announced the New York City Broadway premiere of the musical, Tales of the City on March 27, 2017 at the Music Box Theatre. The iconic ensem…
by Ryan Leeds Have you ever been caught at a cocktail party with someone who prattles on about people and events and in the middle you think to yourself, "Where are they going with this and …
by Samuel L. Leiter The advent of texting and e-mails as ways of instant communication has not only changed the nature of human interaction; it's also become a significant factor in plays an…
by Samuel L. Leiter Talk about star power! No, I'm not referring to Glenn Close, the estimable star of Sunset Boulevard, now in glittery revival at the Palace Theatre. I mean Hillary Clinton…
Friends and family of Florence Henderson will come together on Tuesday, February 21, at 1:30 p.m. at the Music Box Theatre (239 West 45th Street) to celebrate the treasured star. Alan Cummin…
The New York Pops, led by Music Director Steven Reineke, will continue its 34th season at Carnegie Hall on March 10 b…
Broadway and beyond is delivering the goods this month, with star turns from Glenn Close and Jake Gyllenhaal, as well as the latest musical from legendary composer John Kander. Here are our …
By Samuel L. Leiter Ring Twice for Miranda's title suggests that audiences are in for a naughty Feydeau-style bedroom farce, perhaps like the one Noël Coward adapted as Look after Lulu. A…
Producer Stacey Mindich and Atlantic Records announced today that the Original Broadway Cast Recording of Dear Evan Hansen has made an extraordinary debut on the Billboard 200, entering the …
Moments before the curtain went up on the Broadway revival of Sunset Boulevard, starring Glenn Close, the stars of Andrew Lloyd Webber's productions came together to celebrate the legendary …
Daryl Roth, Elizabeth Ireland McCann and Cody Lassen, the producers of Indecent " the newest work by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel (How I Learned to Drive) " have announce…
The new Broadway musical Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, invites fans to be a part of the upcoming original Broadway cast recording. The Great Comet is looking for fans …
MCC Theater has announced the all-star lineup of performers set for their annual Miscast gala (Monday, April 3), celebrating the 30th Anniversary of MCC Theater. MCC Theater̵…
by Samuel L. Leiter Miles Malleson (1888-1969), the British author of Yours Unfaithfully, the Mint Theater's latest discovery of lost or forgotten plays deserving another look, was something…
Do you think you may be the next David Merrick? The Off Broadway Alliance, the organization of Off Broadway producers, theaters, general managers, press agents, and marketing firms, will hol…
