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I grew up in a small town outside St. Louis, Missouri, and then I lived way down in the deep south in Alabama. I didn’t move to New York until I was 28. I was already married and e…
Broadway fans are more than just fans — they’re an endearing, enthusiastic community that embraces The Great White Way and its notable names. One trading card series, ho…
In my show at Feinstein's/54 Below, I say, “I wake up in the morning, I look out the window and I think, seven and half billion people in the world and look where I am.” I really…
Get the helicopter ready! Miss Saigon, the epic musical of love and loss during the Vietnam War, is returning to its original New York home — the Broadway Theatre — in a new prod…
Ruby Lewis got her first big break singing in church. It was the holidays and she was dressed like an elf, sitting on a piano. “The song was written just for me,” says Lewis, …
The Broadway community has lost another beloved creative. On August 4, 2016, the founding artistic director of Off-Broadway’s Signature Theatre, James Houghton, passed away after a …
Tony nominee John Cariani (Something Rotten!) and Tony nominee and Emmy winner Tony Shalhoub (Act One, Golden Boy, Monk) will star in the Off-Broadway musical The Band's Visit, beginning pre…
One of the greatest things about New York is that you can go anywhere and do anything any time of the day or night. It seems that nothing closes in New York. I mean,  I'm sure it does.…
Some lucky theatergoers can win tickets to the one-night-only concert of Ragtime on Ellis Island to be held on Monday, August 8, 2016. The event is being presented by Suzanne Friedman wit…
Fans are following the yellow brick road to Gershwin Theatre to enter the land of Oz and marvel over the eye-catching costumes, lively choreography and catchy songs of Wicked. We’re…
The first show I saw in New York was Ragtime — my first Broadway show. I had never been to New York. I had never been on a plane. I was still in college at The University of Georgia in…
To quote Stephen Sondheim’s 1956 lyrics from West Side Story, “There’s something due any day; I will know right away, soon as it shows.” In layman’s terms, Sond…
The Broadway stars are joining together with Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS to support the Covenant House for homeless youth. On Monday, August 15, 2016, over 70 members of the Broa…
I’ve always loved cats ever since I could remember. My mother read T.S. Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats poems to me when I was very small. My first cat was a Si…
Just as the latest Harry Potter adventure opens on stage in London (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child), a parody of the beloved boy wizard’s world is transferring to Off-Broadway. Tilt…
“Let the memory live again” with the revival of the once-longest running Broadway musical, Cats. This beloved show opened on Broadway on July 31, 2016 and drew droves of th…
The Jellicle cats came out in droves on Sunday, July 31, 2016, for the red carpet opening of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s long-awaited revival of Cats. This historic Broadway musical origi…
On Saturday, July 30, 2016, Broadway went back to the dogs (and cats) for the annual adoption event Broadway Barks. This year, host and co-creator Bernadette Peters teamed up with musical…
The first Broadway revival of Cats, the smash-hit phenomenon set in a junkyard full of felines, opened July 31, 2016, at the Neil Simon Theatre. The plotless fantasy joins two other Andrew L…
Though originally set to appear on Broadway in late 2016, the newest revival of the classic 1950s film Singin’ in the Rain will open on the Great White Way in 2017. The production, …
What do you love about New York City? 1. I just adore the bike paths this city has to offer. I lived in Washington Heights for awhile so when the weather was good, I was able to ride 8 m…
Have a child who adores the story of The Princess and the Frog? Off-Broadway’s newest musical, Croaker, opens tonight and runs for four performances until Sunday, July 31, 2016. …
The Flamingo Kid, the 1984 coming-of-age comedy that helped launch the career of Matt Dillon, is the latest in a long line of film hits to be adapted into a Broadway musical. Plans are for a…
Theater is about community: sharing ourselves, listening to others and engaging one another in a thoughtful, purposeful way. Theater and particularly Voices of the South has enriched my life…
I went to New York University, but the first time I was in New York was in 2001 when I sang at Carnegie Hall with the Chicago Children’s Choir. We were in town for about three d…
