In the vast catalog of orchestral recordings, certain interpretations emerge as definitive statements that reshape our understanding of familiar masterworks. The new recording of Mahler's Sy…
When three actors of dissimilar personalities are confined on a small boat awaiting their fake shark prop to be repaired, plenty of comic mayhem ensues. The post The Shark is Broken appeared…
Mingus Big Band is a not-to-be-missed piece of history and a contemporary musical language that speaks to all. They are some of the grandest, best darn musicians we have. They are playing at…
Every mother thinks her child is special, but rare is the mom who believes her son is gifted to the point that he can communicate with the dead. The post Mystic Conversations appeared first …
A splendid premise, but ultimately an experience so confusing as to be disappointing. The post The Death of Rasputin appeared first on The Front Row Center.
Meneses' beautiful, heart-endearing poetic prose is the story of this tsunami pain, the deepest pain humans experience, and how we manage it, or don't. It is a poetic fable of human resilien…
You will carry this family and their associates with you. Â No matter your race or economic situation. Â In this tiny little shop in this tiny little family rests the whole world. Â Ev…
When the show is over and we leave because they make us leave, we are not mourning the very short life of Bobby Darin. Â Not even close. Â We are celebrating. Â We are high on the stor…
All theater doesn't have to be art, but when they both, theater and art coalesce, you know that you're experiencing something valuable. The post The Employees appeared first on The Front Row…
If Ryan J. Haddad's script for "Hold Me In The Water" were any more spare it would disappear. Â As a mater of fact, this enchanting piece already does that. Â This is a master class in t…
Something strange has indeed opened on Broadway in the form of the uncanny, magical, terrifying, theatrical show-stopper Stranger Things: The First Shadow. The post STRANGER THINGS: THE …
Grief Camp creates a vivid, fully inhabited world and assembles promising conditions for drama, but never shapes them into a story. The post Grief Camp appeared first on The Front Row Center.
(New York, NY " April 22, 2025) Today, on the production's seventh Broadway anniversary, producers of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child released a new video trailer illustrating the immersiv…
There's nothing more fun than watching a musical about creating a musical. Â Â We all love a peek behind the curtain, indulging in a certain schadenfreude as we experience the agony and …
By Tulis McCall Talk about circuitous journeys. Â Here is a question for you " where were you in 1994? Â Or 1996? Â Do you remember ANYTHING from those years. Â Well, if you are Tina…
In the sumptuous acoustic embrace of St. Ann and the Holy Trinity Church, the Brooklyn Chamber Orchestra, under the skilled direction of Philip Nuzzo, delivered a concert of extraordinary hi…
Where it does go is making Irishtown a fun romp, played to the hilt, crackling and crisp, that will have you smiling, laughing, and joyful as everyone is Irish at an evening like this. The p…
All four pieces, making up GLASS. KILL. WHAT IF IF ONLY. IMP. are joined by their asking of the audience to place ourselves in a fantastical, undetermined space and time. We release expec…
Do we need another story of a gay man's coming of age? Yes, we do, because it pulls us in with the best elements of theater: a story lived and told; sung and danced. In John Gazzale's one…
Dan Jr. is embodied by the actor Aonghus Og McAnally, and I say "embodied" because it feels like it's not an actor on a stage telling us this story, but a man telling his story. How do men c…
Soyinka's portrait of a society's anti-colonial awakening and environmental consciousness is gorgeously crafted. It is an incendiary work that speaks directly to our troubled world. The post…
In the intimate confines of Chelsea Table + Stage, that most welcome addition to New York's array of distinguished musical venues, Klea Blackhurst delivered a performance of such artistry th…
Broadway has got it! A hit musical to stand the test of time! Stand back, because BOOP! The Musical book by Bob Martin, music by David Foster, with lyrics by Susan Birkenhead, is the real de…
"In the Unlikely Event of an Actual Emergency" is seventy-five minutes of a touching reminder to not beat ourselves up to the point that we slink away from our true possibilities. The post I…
"Madcap" doesn't begin to cover it. The Play That Goes Wrong, now in an extended off-Broadway run at New World Stages, is a rollicking fan favorite that continues to surprise and delight aud…