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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.Â
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Grief Camp creates a vivid, fully inhabited world and assembles promising conditions for drama, but never shapes them into a story.
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(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.
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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.
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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.
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"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…
Marilyn Maye's voice is like a caramel parfait with a touch of bourbon.  She stretches notes and swirls the story around the entire room.  No one is immune to her charm.  Not no…
In the intimate confines of The Chain Theatre, EXES The Musical concluded its brief but incendiary New York City run with a performance that left audiences both stunned and exhilarated. This…
Irondale's presentation of Tennessee Williams' "free adaptation" of The Seagull is too much of a "loose production."
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If you are inclined to see "All The Beauty In The World" - and it would be a worthwhile adventure - be aware that this is not a play by any definition. Â It is a more of a TED Talk. Â An…
Opening at a time of fierce urgency, Becoming Eve offers us poignant perspective of a female's soul trapped in a Jewish boy's body. It's an intimate, engaging, and equally as entertaining ex…
There is so much in this production that is wonderfully surprising and unexpected that I want to say very little about it. I am being rather vague because I want you, the reader, the theater…
This isn't a Greek tragedy of kings brought down by fate. It's a tragedy of salesmen, undone by money. There's no death here. Just lost hope, unearned rewards, and at the end of the day, no …
This concert was no costume party of musical nostalgia. The American Symphony Orchestra, under the inspired baton of Leon Botstein, offered something far more nourishing: a sweeping, intelli…
Jazz vocalist Gabrielle Stravelli has always carried the torch of the American Songbook with elegance and an unmistakable voice that sparkles with charm, authenticity, and life. At her recen…
