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Theater Review By Ron Fassler . . . . Konstantin Stanislavski is often referred to as the father of modern acting, the method that phased out old school actors of the 19th century and sent t…
The stars shone brightly at Sardi's on April 19, when Chip Zien (star of Barry Manilow's / Bruce Sussman's Harmony) was honored with a caricature to now hang on the hallowed walls of Sardi's…
Theater Review by Myra Chanin . . . . In case you mistakenly thought The Buddy Holly Story was a seasonal legend about a friendly sprig of mistletoe, the life of Buddy Holly currently resurr…
Theater Review By Ron Fassler . . . . Once the new Broadway musical Lempicka begins, two things become instantly apparent: 1) a musical history lesson is in store, and 2) it is going to pres…
Theater Review by Carole Di Tosti . . . . Marching from its premiere at the Public Theater in 2022 to its Broadway premiere, SUFFS, with book, music, and lyrics by Shaina Taub is now run…
by Meredith Heyman . . . Choreographer Lorin Latarro is making Broadway audiences dance in two musicals this season- the revival of The Who's TOMMY and The Heart of Rock and Roll. In this in…
by Meredith Heyman . . . The Who's TOMMY is back on Broadway for the first time in more than 30 years. Book writer and original director, Des McAnuff is back at the helm. In this interview, …
Theater Review by Samuel L. Leiter . . . . Once upon a time when romances began, the big question was: what's the other person's religion? Then it became a question of race. Now it's politic…
Video Interview by Meredith Heyman . . . Still follows Helen and Mark, who broke up 30 years ago, but never forgot about each other. They meet for dinner and their flame is rekindled, but Ma…
by Ron Fassler . . . . On Monday evening at the Peter Norton Symphony Space, the 38th Annual MAC Awards were handed out in a ceremony that honored the best in New York cabaret. MAC stands fo…
Theater Review by Carol Rocamora . . . . The immersive Macbeth at the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington D.C. this month is more than just another classical revival. Momentous in timi…
Theater Review by Michael Dale . . . . "I'd rather see you dead, little girl, than to be with another man," sang John Lennon on The Beatles' Rubber Soul album, released in 1965 during the he…
A Gala on the set of Uncle Vanya and Staged Reading at 6:30 pm at Vivian Beaumont Theater | 150 West 65th Street. And Post-Show Dinner or Spike's Lounge Cocktail Party " " " Dinner and Co…
Theater Review by Walter Murphy . . . . An hour-long monologue about the most vital yet least appreciated instrument of an orchestra, the double bass, could easily have left an audience ques…
Theater Review by Marcina Zaccaria . . . . With statistics tracked on a large screen overhead, aerobic kicks are measured and calculated when Kevin becomes a beta tester for a new workout sy…
The J2 Spotlight Musical Theater Company (Jim Jimirro, Executive Producer/Co-Founder; Robert W. Schneider, Artistic Director/Co-Founder) has announced the all-star cast of the first of its t…
By Barbara & Scott Siegel . . . Let's Hear It For Broadway's Senior Stars! Just before the run-up to the bumper car finale of the 2023-24 theater season, we wanted to pause to ma…
The Acting Company announced today that Tony Award winner Julie White will host The Acting Company's "Fantastic Journeys" Gala on Monday, April 29 at 583 Park Avenue, honoring…
Casual notes on show-biz books, memoirs and studies, dust gatherers and hot off the presses. Book Review by Samuel L. Leiter . . . Eila Mell. The Tony Awards: A Celebration of Excellence …
Cabaret Review by Ron Fassler . . . . Last night on the tiny stage at 54 Below, that giant of a cabaret icon Marilyn Maye removed a sheet of paper off a music stand and told her sold-out aud…
Doyle's Auction House will present the Collection of Stephen Sondheim on Tuesday, June 18 at 10am. This landmark auction will offer over 200 lots of memorabilia, furnishings, antique puzzles…
Theater Review by Carole Di Tosti . . . . Making a Broadway musical adaptation from S.E. Hinton's popular classic novel, The Outsiders, and Francis Ford Coppola's titular film, seems no easy…
Cabaret Review by: Sandi Durell Fans and friends of the Marvelous One eagerly await April 10th yearly. Why? It's her birthday and that means it's a BIG party, this year marking her 96th year…
Ari Axelrod " Carolyn Montgomery " Meg Flather " Julie Wilson Centennial " Klea Blackhurst " Matthew Rosenstein " Jason Robert Brown " Snoozefest Song Cycle See Klea Blackhurst in Box Set Su…
Cabaret Review by Ron Fassler . . . . It was with a gleam in her eye and a kick in her step that song stylist Margaret Curry bounded onto the stage of the Laurie Beechman Theatre last Saturd…
