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by Samuel L. Leiter That subterranean rumbling you may feel as you walk by the New York Theatre Workshop isn't a forgotten subway line suddenly come to life; it's the basso-profundo voice…
Several Broadway shows posted their closing notices this week. So if you don’t win that #Ham4Ham lottery ticket, consider supporting all those other hardworking Broadway performers! Tu…
Fans of classical theater are probably most familiar with Henrik Ibsen's Hedda Gabler and A Doll's House " and if you're a diehard, PEER GYNT may be on your radar. Written in 1867, the five-…
Fans of 1970s and 80s sitcoms will remember Beth Howland as Linda Lavin’s ditzy co-worker, Vera, on the hit series Alice. Howland died on December 31, 2015, but the actress’…
If you're planning to see Nick Payne's especially heady drama, Incognito, you'll want to be well rested and comfortably alert before it begins. Payne notes in the playbill that, "Despite bei…
It's difficult to imagine repeating yourself nearly 12,000 times"unless you're Catherine Russell. Russell is the star of the smash hit off Broadway play Perfect Crime, which is now entering …
There’s so much to keep up with this week in the theater world. Here are notable happenings! Obie Awards Update The American Theatre Wing (Heather Hitchens, President) and The…
Every month, a fabulous actor/singer/dancer fills out editor Matthew Wexler's nosey little questionnaire and offers a glimpse of what he looks like from a bit closer than the mezzanine…
by Samuel L. Leiter One of the things that roared loudest on Broadway during the Roaring Twenties was the lion of censorship, a raging beast that awoke to find post-World War I stages inu…
Guess who’s hitting the road (or more likely, private jet)? Barbra Streisand returns to the stage for a nine-city tour followed by the release of her next album, ENCORE: Movie Partn…
by Samuel L. Leiter If you ever need to answer the question "What has more holes than Swiss cheese?" you can say either "Two slices of Swiss cheese" or Australian playwright Wendy Beckett's …
Is that the sound of a discordant collaboration between two of the great musical theater icons of the 2oth century? If you're witnessing Do I Hear a Waltz? " currently being presented by New…
Alice Ripley, Nathan Lee Graham, Gay Marshall, Carol Lipnik, Rob Maitner and Gabrielle Stravelli have joined the cast of the sixth annual "Night Of A Thousand…
A public memorial tribute hosted by Ray Romano will be held for Doris Roberts, the beloved Emmy-Award®-winning actress, on Monday, May 16 at 12:00 p.m. at the Ambassador Theat…
For the first-time ever, as an official sponsor of the 70th Annual Tony Awards and presenting sponsor of the Behind the Scenes Livestream, BroadwayHD will join forces with the Tony Awards to…
The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center celebrated the 16th annual Monte Cristo Award ceremony with a presentation of the honor to award-winning stage and film director, playwright, an…
Producers Fox Theatricals (Kristin Caskey, Mike Isaacson) and Barbara Whitman have announced that Fun Home, the groundbreaking, Tony Award-winning Best Musical, has partnered …
Outer Critics Circle, the organization of writers and commentators for media covering New York theatre announced today its award winners for the 2015-16 season in 25 categories. Broadway'sÂ…
by Ryan Leeds The tale of "naïve country boy moves to the city to pursue his dreams" is a story as old as musical theater itself, and although audiences will have to suspend a great deal …
by Samuel L. Leiter Ah, 1958! The year of my high school prom. And the year of the high school prom depicted in the first act of The Marvelous Wonderettes, now bringing back the golden oldie…
Now that the Tony Award nominations have been announced, we can all breathe a bit easier knowing that Hamilton will likely sweep every major category… but let’s make room f…
The rest of the country might be green with envy on Monday, May 9, when A Twist of Limelight, a benefit for San Francisco's Bay Area Musicals (BAM) features a full hour-long concert by Eden …
Nominations in 24 competitive categories for the American Theatre Wing's 70th Annual Antoinette Perry "Tony" Awards were announced today by Tony Award-winning actress Nikki M. James and T…
by Ryan Leeds Solo shows are like first dates: One can usually tell within the first 15 minutes whether or not there's a spark. For the impatient New Yorker, one might whittle that down to f…
by Samuel L. Leiter Once again experimental Belgian director Ivo van Hove (A View from the Bridge) is stirring things up with an unconventional take on a familiar modern classic, this time A…
