5,284 stories from New York Theater
Joshua William Gelb, an award"winning pioneer in digital theater, has restaged his earliest Internet hit in what some might consider a logical next step " in person.  But if I fi…
Abigail's mother has just died, but she can't afford to pay for her funeral, so to raise the needed funds she decides to write a play about the death of her mother and the difficulty of affo…
2025 begins as the Year of Wicked. Although the movie won only "best cinematic and box office achievement" at the Golden Globes last night, both it and the stage musical broke box office rec…
"Techne," one of the shows that opened the 20th anniversary "Under the Radar" festival this weekend, reinforces its reputation for theater so experimental it makes you wonder what thea…
Below is a calendar of selected theater opening* this month in New York, including one Broadway show, Sanaz Toossi's Pulitzer Prize winning "English," which is transferring intact from an…
Choose the show that you are most looking forward to, among the 20 that (so far) have firm opening dates on Broadway between now and April 27, 2025, when the 2024-2025 season ends. They are …
There are almost 100 shows produced by the seven annual theater festivals listed below, all of whom begin in January. Largely experimental, avant-garde, mixed-genre, and at much lower ticket…
The year 2025 begins with some short-term questions about theater " the fate of "Warriors," the effect of "Wicked"?" and more long-term ones " what new leadership will mean to Off-Broadway? …
Let us celebrate the new year by honoring these twenty Broadway veterans " accomplished performers, playwrights, producers, directors, composers (at least one of them all those things tog…
How much do you remember of this year in New York theater? Answer these 10 questions to find out. Loading…
How DO you measure a year? Yes, in laughter and strife, and also in nightlife. (New Year's Eve in NYC Last Minute Guide to Greeting 2025) Theater lovers measure the year in shows, sure (see …
Below is a list of theater books that were published in 2024, most of which I read and enjoyed (with caveats), several I hope to get to in the new year. Beneath that is a list of 10 scripts …
When they hug in the rain in "The Notebook." When they fight in the rain in "The Outsiders." When the fourth sibling finally arrives in "The Hills of California." When the fourth sibling fin…
The year began with Elton John getting an EGOT and ended with his giving Broadway a flop. It was that kind of year, offering theatergoers reasons to cheer and to jeer.  Here are …
My last-minute guide to New Year's Eve in New York City, when 2024 turns into 2025, features information on: Times Square.Dining Out,Theater: Plays as parties, Broadway show schedule, family…
On this traditional day of moviegoing, here is my quick take on ten new feature films, most of them only available in cinemas, including "A Complete Unknown," "The Fire Inside" and "The Room…
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Below are some of the people from the theater community who died in 2024, listed alphabetically. Click on any photograph (and click the ⌽ button) to read the caption. (In a few of these…
The final three Broadway shows of 2024 opened last week " a play, a musical and…something else, for a total of 33 shows running on Broadway as we head into Christmukkah (both Christmas and…
"All In: Comedy about Love," opening on Broadway tonight, is not based on Simon Rich's humorous stories; it is a selection of those stories, read aloud from hand-held binders by a rota…
Below is the Broadway schedule between Monday December 23, 2024 and Sunday, December 29, 2024, with links to my reviews of the shows. Eight shows will be performed Christmas Eve (Tuesday), a…
My guide to the underground immersive hit "Life and Trust" was the best-read post on my NewYorkTheater.me blog in 2024, followed by my comparison of Wicked the movie with the Broadway mus…
Cole Escola and Nicole Scherzinger made spectacular Broadway debuts this year, justly acclaimed, but less attention-grabbing performances in less conspicuous productions also impressed, a…
The marquee says it all: "AudraGypsy." With less brass and more heart, Audra McDonald's distinctive portrayal of Madam Rose, the mother of all stage mothers, is the reason to see this six…
On this day in 2019, in news reported on front pages around the world the next day,  the House of Representatives  impeached Donald J Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congre…
