2,359 stories by "Matthew Wexler"
Every month, a fabulous actor/singer/dancer fills out editor Matthew Wexler's nosey little questionnaire and offers a glimpse of what he looks like from a bit closer than the mezzanine…
Tony Award-nominated singer and actress Melissa Errico (My Fair Lady, Amour, Irving Berlin's White Christmas, High Society, Dracula, the Musical, Anna Karenina, Sunday in the Park with Georg…
 by Jim Gladstone Two-time Tony Award nominee Laura Osnes appears at Feinstein's at the Nikko in San Francisco on April 22 and 23. Jim Gladstone chatted with her about the difference betw…
There has been a slew of theatrical works that address the issue of dementia over the past few years. In 2013 The Transport Group brought us a musical version of Alzheimer's courtesy of The …
by Ryan Leeds There's plenty of Latin passion beyond Broadway's On Your Feet! Just head downtown to The Public Theater for an evening with Migguel Anggelo, where Joe's Pub may have to raise …
The Tony Awards Administration Committee has announced this year's recipients of 2016 Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre. The Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre were esta…
by Samuel L. Leiter One of the most important works of its time, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing's German "dramatic poem" (which premiered 1783), Nathan the Wise, is now in a rare American revival …
Many of New York City and the country's most renowned dancers and dance companies are set to perform on Monday, April 18 at 7:30 p.m. at The Joyce Theater (175 8th Avenue), where the NYC Dan…
The 6th Annual Shakespeare's Birthday Sonnet Slam will be held on Friday, April 22 from 1 p.m.- 4 .m. at the Naumburg Bandshell in Central Park. Free for the pu…
Cyndi Lauper and Harvey Fierstein, the creators of the hit Broadway musical Kinky Boots, will be honored today with the 2,577th and 2,578th stars, respectively, on the Hollywo…
Broadway star Norm Lewis heads to New Jersey to perform with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra on Saturday, April 16. The program's headliner has garnered critical and audience acclaim and m…
The American Theatre Wing has announced that its legendary, long running, and completely revamped web series, "Working in the Theatre" has been nominated for a 2016 Webby Award f…
Two-time Emmy Award winner Kathy Griffin will perform for a limited "borough engagement" in Queens and Brooklyn at Kupferberg Center for the Arts at Queens College on April…
April showers are raining on Broadway this month with last-minute openings for productions to be eligible for this year's Tony Awards (the cut-off date is April 28). It was tough list to nar…
Producers Fox Theatricals (Kristin Caskey, Mike Isaacson) and Barbara Whitman are thrilled to announce that Fun Home, the groundbreaking, Tony Award-winning Best Musical, has …
Producers Daryl Roth and Hal Luftig are thrilled to announce that the hit musical Kinky Boots celebrates its three-year anniversary on Broadway today, April 4, and is now t…
by Samuel L. Leiter This is an edited/updated version of my review of the York Theatre Company’s New York premiere of Cagney, posted on The Broadway Blog on June 2, 2015. The show, a b…
by Ryan Leeds Lea DeLaria won't be upset if you stop her on the street and snap a photo with her. The Broadway star, who appeared in the 1998 revival of On the Town, and later in The Rocky H…
If you were a high school theater geek, then you likely did a production of You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. The original Off-Broadway production was revamped for Broadway in 1999 …
She Loves Me was a charming success when it premiered in 1963 starring Barbara Cook and Daniel Massey as star-crossed perfumery clerks who unknowingly fall in love with each other through a …
Emmy and Academy Award winner Aaron Sorkin, the creator and mastermind behind the beloved NBC drama "The West Wing," is returning to the network with a live presentation of "A Few Good Men,"…
Michael Feinstein gathered some of his favorite vocalists to join him last week at Zankel Hall to help celebrate Carnegie Hall's 125th anniversary. Feinstein is a master of the Great America…
Tony Award-nominee Rory O'Malley will reign as King George in the Broadway musical Hamilton starting Monday, April 11 at the Richard Rodgers Theatre (226 W. 46 St). Mr. O'Malley steps int…
Those of a certain age will remember Steve Martin's 1978 novelty song, "King Tut." And those of another certain age will likely wax poetic about their college days listening to indie band Ed…
Starz today announced Richard Eyre's adaptation of Ronald Harwood's critically acclaimed play The Dresser, starring Ian McKellen and Anthony Hopkins, will premiere on STARZ on Mo…
