Randy Rainbow, to the tune of "Seasons of Love" from Rent, and Bette Midler, to the title song of "Hello, Dolly" sing their gleeful goodbyes to the worst president in American history. James…
Below are the listings of theater to see January 19 to 22, which includes a sneak peek at a new musical by Joe Iconis (Be More Chill), two plays by Brian Friel thousands of miles apart, a be…
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Lady Gaga, Tom Hanks, Bruce Springsteen and Christopher Jackson will be among the performers providing entertainment before and after the noon-time 59th Presidential Inau…
Barbra Streisand, Will.i.am, Cher, Carole King, James Taylor, and Fall Out Boy are among the performers in this hour-long concert streamed Sunday to celebrate Joe Biden's forthcoming inaugur…
James Earl Jones was born in Arkabutla, Mississippi on January 17, 1931….90 years ago today. He is a 20-time Broadway veteran (most recently in "The Gin Game" in 2015) three-time Tony winn…
Below are the listings of theater to see this Martin Luther King Jr. weekend, January 16-18, 2021, Â including several new works about African-Americans in addition to the annual rousing M…
"Etta and Ella on the Upper West Side," a world premiere play about the deadly rivalry of two sisters, written by the 89-year-old playwright Adrienne Kennedy, begins the same way as the thre…
These six theater artists read from the following non-theater writing tonight, part of the new Lincoln Center Theater Spotlight series.: Playwright David Adjmi's delightful new book Lot Six:…
"Muriel Mandell, 99, leaves a New York State COVID-19 vaccination site at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center after receiving her first dose, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, in New York. New Yor…
"We must bring culture and the arts back to life," Governor Andrew Cuomo said in the State of the State address this afternoon in announcing a "New York Arts Revival" initiative that will fe…
Photos of Josephine Baker in 1936, Carmen Miranda in 1941, Â and a bevy of beauties portraying dabs of paint arranged around a huge painter's palette in 1924; Â a costume design for CATS…
Below are the listings this week of the 13th annual Origin 1st Irish Theater Festival, and an original play for Red Hook on the first  African-American theater company in NYC; a reunion r…
Words matter. Trump's words clearly incited the storming of the Capitol last week, which reportedly may result in his second impeachment this week. (Some of the hate spouted by the insurrect…
Be open-minded, be open-minded: That was my mantra while watching the "split bill" of three experimental videos from this year's Exponential theater festival. Also: Don't use dismissive adje…
Theater and democracy were born in the same place at the same time " in Athens 2,500 years ago " and that is no coincidence: One led to the other. The creation of theater festivals in the 6t…
This sonic tour of Times Square begins with what sounds like a wave of sonic booms " the clacking machinery of an ancient factory maybe, or an old diesel locomotive…until you realize: Oh, …
Isolation, dread, disconnection and video: That's what the first night of the Public Theater's 17th annual Under the Radar festival offers " and that (surely not coincidentally) is what most…
Below is the statement today that the former First Lady Michelle Obama posted on Twitter after yesterday's mob takeover of the U.S.Capitol. "I hurt for our country. And I wish I had all the …
"This is not dissent. It's disorder. It's chaos. It borders on sedition, and it must end now. I call on this mob to pull back and allow the work of democracy to go forward." " President-Elec…
"In this moment in American history, Washington has a choice to make, we all have a choice to make….Will we seek to destroy one another as enemies or heed the call towards the common good,…
What are the New York City, state and federal governments doing to address the challenges facing theaters in the city? I contacted Guy Yedwab, president of the League of Independent Theater,…
Below is a selection of theater openings this week, the beginning of a month that is usually jam packed with theater festivals. Two of them are active this time around, both pared down, Â …
Ratatouille the Tick Tock Musical (my review) has raised more than a million dollars in ticket sales for The Actors Fund, the enthusiasm of the audience seeming to match that of its creators…
Stars in the House, Sondheim and his 90th birthday concert, Be An #ArtsHero (photo by Howard Sherman), nude body painting in Times Square (ditto), the chance to reinvent the American theater…
From the first song ("Anyone Can Cook") to the final line of dialogue (Anton Ego the critic: "I didn't like this musical…I loved it"), "Ratatouille" traces the journey not just of Remy,Â…