New York City Theater

Relive a critical time in NYC history with ‘Tammany Hall’ at Off-Broadway’s SoHo Playhouse

A combative NYC mayoral election in 1929, with allegations of voter fraud, money laundering, and pay-offs, scandalous affairs and mob connections, provides the inspiration for the all-new fully...

Celebrate the release of the new book ‘When The Lights Are Bright Again’ with a free livestream launch party on Broadway on Demand

NYC-based artist Andrew Norlen’s new book, When The Lights Are Bright Again, published by Applause Theatre & Cinema Books and spotlighting the 2020-21 theater shutdown, is available today in hardcover...

Roundabout’s Broadway revival of ‘Caroline, or Change’ is a must-see musical for these crucial times

It’s Louisiana 1963. The Civil Rights movement is igniting long-overdue progress and protests to end racial discrimination in America, MLK is preaching non-violence, and JFK is promising the help that...

Visit ArtExpo, Bryant Park, and the Library for the Performing Arts between shows this weekend in NYC

With the reawakening of NYC after the long pandemic shutdown, theatergoers can enjoy a variety of events between shows this weekend, from art exhibitions to a seasonal favorite in the heart of...

New gender-neutral categories announced for Off-Broadway’s Lucille Lortel Awards

The Lucille Lortel Awards, honoring outstanding achievements Off-Broadway (productions in Manhattan venues with 100-499 seats), has announced that its awards for acting will no longer be defined by...

Halloween treats from NYC

Get into the spirit of Halloween with a themed selection of three top picks that include an online event, a live in-person show, and a new album release. I Put a Spell on You: The Sanderson Variant –...

GTG’s stellar Off-Broadway production of ‘Mrs. Warren’s Profession’ remains sorely relevant today

In 2021, data shows that women across the US are still making only 82 cents on the dollar for what men make. What that means in effect is that US women stop getting paid on October 29 of this year,...

An exuberant fun-filled concert celebration of ‘The World to Come’ podcast at NYC’s The Green Room 42

Now that the first season of the post-apocalyptic podcast The World to Come is complete and available for binge listening on all popular streaming platforms, members of the audio cast and team...

Darren Lee Cole and Alexander Wright revisit 1929 ‘Tammany Hall’ at Off-Broadway’s SoHo Playhouse

For nearly two centuries, the NYC-based political organization Tammany Hall, founded as the Society of St. Tammany in 1786, functioned as the main local political machine of the New York Democratic...

Exhibition and livestream performance series by theatrical artists group ‘My Barbarian’ at NYC’s Whitney Museum of American Art

Theatrical art collective My Barbarian, founded in Los Angeles in 2000, and now based in LA and NYC, is the subject of a new exhibition and live in-person and livestream performance series opening on...

An online auction from the collection of Marin Mazzie to benefit the Cancer Support Community

Three-time Tony Award nominee and Theater Hall of Fame inductee Marin Mazzie (Passion; Ragtime; Kiss Me, Kate), who lost her battle with ovarian cancer on September 13, 2018, would have celebrated her...

An epic history of the rise and demise of one family’s American Dream and financial empire in ‘The Lehman Trilogy’ on Broadway

If you’re concerned about the potential discomfort or waning attention precipitated by sitting through a three-part production with a running time of more than three hours and two intermissions, don’t...

BPN podcast ‘This Is Reality’ amplifies the true story of whistleblower Reality Winner, told in ‘Is This a Room’ on Broadway

In association with the Broadway Podcast Network, multi-award winner Dori Berinstein and Tony nominee Sally Horchow, producers of the acclaimed Broadway show Is This a Room (which I reviewed in its...

Laugh, learn, and love with Broadway’s ‘Chicken & Biscuits’ at Circle in the Square

When the Jenkins family gets together for the funeral of their patriarch B – the late pastor of a Black Baptist church – personalities clash, conflicts resurface, sparks fly, and secrets are revealed...

The Broadway return of ‘Freestyle Love Supreme’ continues to amaze at the Booth Theatre

Before launching its national tour in 2022, the incomparable improv musical sensation Freestyle Love Supreme has made its return to Broadway for a limited engagement at the Booth Theatre, after an...

15 Questions in 15 Minutes with Broadway’s Jelani Remy

There’s no end in sight to the proverbial “fifteen minutes of fame” of triple threat Jelani Remy! The New Jersey native has been a non-stop presence on Broadway and beyond – including his recent...

Peppermint to host ‘Dreaming the Queer Future’ virtual discussion on Zoom

A conversation about trans and gender nonconforming representation in the theater, Dreaming the Queer Future, will be held on Zoom on Tuesday, October 19, beginning at 6 pm. Presented by National...

Free outdoor all-star concert to celebrate the musical legacy of NYC’s Tin Pan Alley

On Saturday, October 23, from noon-4 pm, Tin Pan Alley Day will be celebrated with a free public concert in the Flatiron District honoring the official New York City landmark designation, in 2019, of...

Kate Rockwell previews NYC’s live and online ‘Broadway Booker @ Birdland’ concert

On Monday, October 18, beginning at 7 pm, Broadway Booker – a mobile-friendly website that allows you to book your favorite Broadway stars for both virtual and in-person events – is bringing some...

One traveler’s delirious soul-searching rumination on socio-economic disparity in ‘The Fever’ at Off-Broadway’s Minetta Lane Theatre

The first live in-person play to reopen Off-Broadway’s Minetta Lane Theatre in Greenwich Village since the pandemic shutdown is a limited-engagement revival of the unsettling 1990 solo show The Fever...

Jim Caruso and Billy Stritch return to NYC’s legendary Bemelmans Bar at The Carlyle

Beginning this month, Jim Caruso (the recipient of six MAC Awards and nine BroadwayWorld Awards for his nightclub and virtual performances) and Billy Stritch (who recently toured with Tony Bennett as...

A desperate shift from childhood game to agonizing reality in ‘1-2-3 Manhunt’ at Off-Broadway’s Theater for the New City

It’s no longer 1979, but Alex – a gritty middle-aged New Yorker of Italian descent – can’t handle the changes and the vodka doesn’t help. Stumbling on a tenement rooftop on the Lower East Side, he...

Immersive choose-your-own-adventure ‘Assemble’ is back in Brooklyn

Following a successful inaugural run as part of The Exponential Festival in January 2020, the immersive choose-your-own-adventure sound performance Assemble has returned for a limited engagement...

The wives of Henry VIII rock a histo-remix of herstory in ‘SIX’ on Broadway

What began as a student show in a 100-seat venue during the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe Festival has become an international sensation, first on London’s West End, then in regional and touring productions,...

Lincoln Center’s free ‘Passport to the Arts’ offers virtual and in-person events for people of all ages with disabilities

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts’ annual Passport to the Arts returns for its Fall 2021 season, running October 16-December 19, with free classes, performances, and custom-designed experiences...

A concert of ‘The World to Come’ podcast is coming to NYC’s The Green Room 42

The final installment of the epic futuristic dystopian podcast The World to Come, set in the post-apocalyptic world of “Fiveboro,” with no internet or electricity, was released on Monday, October 4...

Book releases on Shakespeare, a classic courtroom drama, and plays by Caryl Churchill

Three recently released reading selections for theater-lovers offer a variety of themes, from the Elizabethan era to mid-century America to a compendium of short plays by an acclaimed contemporary...

Off-Broadway’s Vineyard Theatre opens its ‘Fall Forward Festival’ with the streaming of a new audio musical

During the long pandemic closure of live in-person performances, Off-Broadway’s Vineyard Theatre commissioned five innovative artists to create a series of new works of alternative theater. That...

A captivating personal perspective on the immigrant experience and inter-generational disconnect in ‘The Nosebleed’ at NYC’s Japan Society

The world-premiere production of The Nosebleed, written and directed by Tokyo-born Brooklyn-based theater-maker Aya Ogawa and presented by the Japan Society and the Chocolate Factory Theater, offers...

FJK Dance to perform ‘RESET: Season 2021’ this week at New York Live Arts

Founded by New York-based Artistic Director Fadi J. Khoury (who grew up in Iraq and Lebanon) and Associate Artist Sevin Ceviker in 2014, FJK Dance is dedicated to creating a unique fusion of visual...

A.J. Holmes takes a revealing look at himself in his one-man musical ‘Yeah, But Not Right Now” at Off-Broadway’s SoHo Playhouse

Broadway’s A.J. Holmes (who tells us he has legally added the preceding show-biz identifier to his name) has an impressive list of credentials on the stage and screen, from his 1000+ performances as...

Non-stop hilarity in ‘A Commercial Jingle for Regina Comet’ at Off-Broadway’s DR2 Theatre

Struggles with creativity, aging in a youth-oriented society, and the fleeting nature of fame are the underlying serious themes of A Commercial Jingle for Regina Comet, the first new musical to...

A hedge-fund battle between fraud and ethics in ‘F.I.R.E.’ online at New Normal Rep

Streaming from NYC: A world premiere by emerging playwright Julia Blauvelt.

Enter ‘This Is Broadway’s Ultimate Ticket Giveaway’ now through October 15

To celebrate the return of Broadway, The Broadway League (the national trade association for the theater industry), in partnership with Audience Rewards (Broadway’s first and only official rewards and...

Tony winner Kelli O’Hara launches the premiere ‘Diamond Series’ at Feinstein’s/54 Below

After COVID-19 forced the postponement of its originally scheduled date in May 2020, Tony Award winner and Emmy and Grammy nominee Kelli O’Hara launched the premiere Diamond Series of top-of-the-line...

One mother’s personal story of a child with special needs in ‘Brilliant’ at Theatre Row

Playing a five-performance world-premiere engagement in the Broadway Bound Theatre Festival at Off-Broadway’s Theatre Row, Brilliant follows the journey of a mother struggling to care for a child on...

Getting the 411 on ‘1-2-3 Manhunt’ from Ilene Kristen and Tony DiMurro

On the edge of a tenement rooftop, a smackdown occurs between two vastly different natives of the changing Lower East Side. After things get physical between the middle-aged old-school Italian back...

Winners of the 2019-20 Tony Awards

Although COVID-19 brought the 2019-20 Broadway season to an early halt, it didn’t stop tonight’s long-awaited 74th annual Tony Awards and their recognition of excellence in theater. Presented by The...

Two free streaming picks that will touch your heart

A memorial tribute to Nick Cordero and the latest collaboration from Broadway Inspirational Voices are two free online offerings that will touch your heart and, through voluntary donations, support...

A timely drama of the young immigrant experience in NYTW’s ‘Sanctuary City’ at the Lucille Lortel Theatre

New York Theatre Workshop’s production of Sanctuary City by Pulitzer Prize winner Martyna Majok (Cost of Living) has returned to the stage at Off-Broadway’s Lucille Lortel Theatre with its original...

Film adaptation of ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ and a live Q&A with the stars in cinemas on Thursday

In celebration of the official theatrical release of the new film adaptation of the Broadway musical sensation Dear Evan Hansen on Friday, September 24, Universal Pictures and Fathom Events will...

Streaming this week: ‘Stupid Kids’ from Broadway’s Best Shows and ‘Do Re #MeToo’ from AAF

While NYC venues are continuing to reopen with live in-person performances, there are still top offerings accessible to theater fans everywhere via the internet. Two picks for the week will make their...

World premiere of ‘F.I.R.E.’ concludes New Normal Rep’s online inaugural season

Founded last year during, and because of, the COVID-19 shutdown of live in-person performances, the online theater company New Normal Rep (NNR) – with a mission of producing new and lesser-known plays...

Autobiographical dramedy ‘I Squeezed Really Hard’ makes delectable lemonade out of a childhood full of lemons

California-born NYC-based writer and performer Anthony Misiano (TV’s Awkwafina is Nora from Queens) takes a revealing look back at his relentlessly tortured childhood and dysfunctional family in the...

15 Questions in 15 Minutes with crooner Mark William

This coming weekend, singer, actor, dancer, choreographer, director, and voiceover artist Mark William, who has played such iconic venues as Feinstein’s/54 Below and The McKittrick Hotel, returns to...

A star-studded grand finale to Broadway’s ‘Curtain Up!’ festival

Confetti rained down on Times Square following a weekend of free public events to welcome back Broadway, bringing a spectacular conclusion to a star-studded grand finale of the Curtain Up! festival on...

Celebrating the return of Broadway with the ‘Curtain Up!’ festival in Times Square

Broadway is back, and to celebrate the long-awaited good news, this weekend’s Curtain Up! festival launched today with a line-up of free outdoor public events in Times Square. We were there, to...

Release of Off-Broadway’s ‘Marguerite’ and ‘Unknown Soldier’ original cast recordings

The original cast recordings of two acclaimed Off-Broadway musicals with compelling scores and narratives are available in physical and digital formats this month. Recently released on Broadway...

Recipients of the 2020-21 NYIT Honorary Awards

Last night, the New York Innovative Theatre Awards – recognizing, honoring, and advocating for individuals, companies, and productions from NYC’s Off-Off-Broadway/Indie theater community for the past...

Free outdoor dance performances by General Mischief and Kinesis Project this weekend

As the summer comes to a close this month, two NYC-based dance companies are offering free outdoor performances over the upcoming weekend, while the weather is still agreeable and with COVID-19...