A new physical theatre piece turns the Talmud into a butt-kicking adventure---What do an ancient Jewish holy book and Chinese kung fu flicks have in common? More than you might realize accor…
All those shows closing over the summer means Broadway is getting an impressive influx of new titles this fall. Between now and December, 19 new productions are bowing on the boards (and tha…
A pair of offbeat world premieres challenge audiences to experience theatre in unexpected ways---"I wasn't a very playful child," admits Jonathan Matthews, the co-writer/performer of the dan…
Art meets activism in the immersive theatre piece As Much As I Can---The Normal Heart, Angels in America, Broadway's upcoming The Inheritance -- epic tales about white men living with HIV/AI…
In 'Eureka Day,' Tina Benko makes sure her anti-vaxxer character does not come across as a villain---The private Northern California school depicted in Jonathan Spector's timely dark comedy …
In the new play Eureka Day, Tina Benko makes sure her combative character is not a villain---The private Northern California school depicted in Jonathan Spector's timely dark comedy Eureka D…
Meet Val Zvinyatskovsky, a California middle schooler who's as committed to theatre accessibility as we are---At TDF, we're proud to attract a diverse array of generous donors. But this past…
Not everything can keep me awake, and that's okay---I didn't see a lot of theatre growing up, but every winter my parents took me and my sister to a concert by the Boston Pops. The evening w…
Theater Mitu's latest experimental piece deconstructs the concept of home, with an assist from technology and Chekhov---Rubén Polendo can clearly explain how he and his Theater Mitu c…
Dive into the fall dance season with New York City Ballet, a 40-piece fest and even a FREE event ---Plenty of major dance companies and venues like New York City Ballet and The Joyce Th…
Quashing the bullying isn't enough to lift the stigma. Boy dancers need to be championed---Unless you've been on vacation on a remote island with no cell service since last Friday, you're aw…
How the overhauled multi-theatre complex plans to help nonprofit companies while attracting new audiences---Earlier this summer after months of work, the six-stage Theatre Row complex on Wes…
How Obie winner James Ortiz is helping to bring Disney's animated movie to the stage---When The Public Theater hired James Ortiz to design puppets for its Public Works' adaptation of Hercule…
Ma-Yi Theater Company presents the first musical created by Filipino Americans in NYC---Throughout his three-decade career, Filipino-American actor Alan Ariano has played a wide variety of r…
A former producer of Yiddish Fiddler recalls his quarter-century friendship with the late legend---A Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish -- sounds crazy, no? No crazier than the story of how I, a…
A former producer of Yiddish Fiddler recalls his quarter-century friendship with the late legend---A Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish -- sounds crazy, no? No crazier than the story of how I, a…
A Mac Wellman festival at The Flea hopes to earn the venerable dramatist new fans---"It wasn't my idea at all but it's fine with me!" says Mac Wellman about the ten-week festival of his play…
Where to see dance, music and theatre performances in the uptown Manhattan neighborhood---For the past decade or so, the media has raved about the new Harlem Renaissance. But longtime locals…
How Tony-winning costume designer Catherine Zuber helps make this spectacular spectacular---One of the most heartbreaking moments in Moulin Rouge! The Musical comes in Act II, when the villa…
The TV and film star talks about tackling her second Off-Broadway play this summer---In Make Believe, Bess Wohl's haunting new play at Second Stage Theatre, Samantha Mathis plays Kate, a mid…
The work of Ntozake Shange fuels six new plays at the annual 48 Hours in… Harlem---In a lovely play called More Love, Less Suicides, a man and a woman engage in a back-and-forth about…
Welcome to Geek Out/Freak Out, where theatre fans get enthusiastic about things---This week, TDF Stages Editor Raven Snook geeks out (via Facebook Messenger) with Christina Trivigno, TDF's D…
The Tony winner returns to the New York stage and her first love: rock and roll---When asked how she's been prepping for her part in Jim Steinman's over-the-top fantasy Bat Out of Hell &ndas…
Carrie Cracknell directs Jake Gyllenhaal and Tom Sturridge in her Broadway debut---Theatregoers often react audibly at Sea Wall / A Life, a pair of complementary monologues by Simon Stephens…
For certain productions, once is not nearly enough -- but I have rules for returning ---Back in 2015 I remember thinking to myself: I can do without the gym membership this month. Or pe…