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Awkwardness of First Date Transforms into Fun Musical
By Lauren Yarger
What should you wear? How much personal information should you share? That awkward pause when you…
The U.S. premiere of British playwright Matt Charman's new play The Machine takes over Park Avenue Armory's Wade Thompson Drill Hall Sept. 4-18. The play, a co-commission of Park Avenue…
The Travelers V / Les voyageurs V | Credits: JF Leblanc
Cavalia's Odysseo, a $30-million horse show imagined by Normand Latourelle, one of the co-founders of Cirque du Soleil, has exte…
By Lauren Yarger
Sometimes work is just fun.
I attended the birthday party for Michael Urie, star of Buyer and Cellar now playing at the Barrow Street Theatre on Wednesday.
Michael U…
Series B:
Pinecone Moment by Alan Zweibel
Falling Short by Marian Fontana
Change by Paul Weitz
Camille Saviola, Caroline Lagerfelt, Brian Reddy, and Jim Murtaugh. Photo: Carol R…
Harlem Week celebrates its 39th anniversary this summer with outdoor concerts, film festivals, sporting events, block parties, seminars, expos, job fairs and more July 28th t…
If you are in Boston, here's a great family activity in front of what looks to be a great family show at Huntington Theatre Company.
In advance of its world premiere musical production The …
By Lauren Yarger
So, you want to be a Broadway musical book writer. If you read "Beating Broadway: How to Create Stories for Musicals That Get Standing Ovations" (Cudwerks Productions, 2013)…
Banquine. Photo: Matt Beard; Costumes: Dominique Lemieux ©2011 Cirque du Soleil
Cirque du Soleil's Quidam
The Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
Through July 28, 2013
On tour in t…
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Theatreworks USApresents the Off-Broadway premiere of the new children's musical The Civil War as the 25th Anniversary production of the company's annual Free Summer Theatre Program.The show…
Sean Gormley, Tessa Klein, and Dan Butler. Photo: Carol Rosegg
The Weir
By Conor McPherson
Directed by Ciaran O'Reilly
Irish Repertory Theatre
What's It All About?
Its a ghost story. Well,…
Santino Fantana and Laura Osnes in Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella. Photo: Carol Rosegg
God's Light Shines Bright on Broadway
By Lauren Yarger
Growing up in a suburb of Minneapolis, L…
Josh Hamilton and Jenna Fischer in a scene from MCC Theater's Reasons to Be Happy © Joan Marcus
Reasons to Be Happy
By Neil LaBute
Directed by Neil LaBute
MCC Theater Company
at the Luci…
Dan Gordon and Michael Condron. Photo: © Carol Rosegg.
The Boat Factory
By Dan Gordon
Directed by Philip Crawford
Presented by Happenstance Theatre Company as part of the Brit…
After 25 years as a professional critic, Peter Filichia has seen, heard, and written about it all. In a very personal celebration of his life in the theatre, Filichia will share his mos…
"MAKING MY BROADWAY DEBUT" PANEL
GATHERS BROADWAY STARS
CARRIE COON, SHALITA GRANT, RICHARD KIND, DEE NELSON,
JONNY ORSINI AND KEALA SETTLE
ON MONDAY, JUNE 17TH at 6:30 PM
AT FORDHAM…
Far From Heaven
Book By Richard Greenberg
Music by Scott Frankel
Lyrics by Michael Korie
Musical Direction by Lawrence Yurman
Choreography by Alex Sanchez
Directed by Michael Greif
What's I…
The
2013 Tony Award winners (in red). For reviews, click the link under "2012-2013 Reviews" at right.
David Hyde Pierce, Sigourney
Weaver, Kristine Nielsen, and Billy Magnussen. Photo…
Billy Porter and The Angels (L-R: Kyle Post, Kevin Smith Kirkwood, Joey
Taranto, and Paul Canaan) in Kinky Boots. Photo: Matthew Murphy
By Lauren Yarger
The Tony's will be announced tomorr…
Christopher Lloyd and Elizabeth A. Davis. Photo: Joan Marcus
The Caucasian Chalk CircleBy Bertolt Brecht
Transated by James and Tania Stern
Lyrics by W.H.Auden
Original Music by Duncan She…
Murder Ballad
Conceived by and with Book and Lyrics by Julia Jordan
Music and Lyrics by Juliana Nash
Choreography by Doug Varone
Directed by Trip Cullman
Union Square Theatre
What's It…
WINNERS IN EACH CATEGORY ARE NOTED IN BOLD. Check the links at right for reviews.
Outstanding Play

Annie Baker, The Flick

Christopher Durang, Vanya and Sonia and Masha an…
The cast. Photo: Chad Batka
Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812By Dave MalloyAdapted from War and Peace by Leo TolstoyChoreography by Sam PinkletonDirection and Musical St…
Luke Forbes, Dorien Makhloghi, Nyambi Nyambi, Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Lily Rabe in a scene from The Merchant from Venice in the park. Photo by Joan Marcus
The Comedy of Errors, the …
