New York City Theater

Unabating after-effects of a break-up in ‘The Last of the Love Letters’ at Atlantic Theater Company

Atlantic Theater Company’s world-premiere production of The Last of the Love Letters, written by Ngozi Anyanwu, co-starring the award-winning playwright and Tony Award nominee Daniel J. Watts (Tina:...

A gay history murder mystery is finally solved in ‘Case Closed: The Dorian Corey Story’ at the Gene Frankel Theatre

Now playing a world-premiere engagement at Off-Off-Broadway’s Gene Frankel Theatre, Notsew Productions’ Case Closed: The Dorian Corey Story by artistic director, executive producer, and playwright...

A stellar reopening of Broadway with ‘Pass Over’ at the August Wilson Theatre

Under a stark city streetlight, two homeless men, Moses and Kitch, are stuck in the same spot, in the same worn and dirty clothing, repeating the same routine, day after day. While dreaming of the...

Electric violinist Marissa Licata makes her debut at Birdland on Monday

Based in NYC and Boston, Honduran-American violinist Marissa Licata is a noted presence on the orchestral and chamber music scenes, with more than fifteen years of classical violin training, and...

9/11 tributes from Battery Dance and Irish Rep

On Saturday, September 11, Battery Dance and Irish Repertory Theatre will commemorate the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, respectively, with a live and an...

Richard Nelson closes his ‘Rhinebeck Panorama’ with ‘What Happened?: The Michaels Abroad’ at Hunter College

After following the stories of three fictional Upstate white middle-class families – The Apples, The Gabriels, and The Michaels – for twelve years through a series of twelve plays and a pandemic-time...

Jaime Lozano celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with his Feinstein’s/54 Below debut

Since 1968 (when President Lyndon Johnson began the observance for a week, which was expanded to 30 days, from September 15-October 15, by Ronald Reagan in 1988), Americans have celebrated National...

Lincoln Center’s ‘Big Umbrella Outdoors’ welcomes young audiences on the autism spectrum

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts’ commitment to audiences with disabilities continues, experimenting with multi-sensory work in an outdoor setting and creating spaces that are socially inclusive...

Ariana Johns and Vampingo Productions launch a new Salon in September

This month, Ariana Johns, Producing Artistic Director of Vampingo Productions, will introduce and host a free midtown Salon series featuring original new writing and music, with the possibility of...

Actress/activist Sis organizes ‘Trans March on Broadway’ for respect and visibility

When asked in an August interview with London’s Telegraph if he would consider reimagining the familiar role of Mary Poppins as a trans woman, producer Cameron Mackintosh (Les Misérables; The Phantom...

Monologues by finalists in the ‘Hear Me Out’ competition to be presented online

This year’s second annual Hear Me Out New American Monologue Competition – founded by Roland Tec in 2020, to encourage exploration of the monologue form and to expand the audience for new work –...

Lineup announced for the ‘Curtain Up! Festival’ in Times Square

To celebrate the return of Broadway, Playbill, The Broadway League, the Times Square Alliance, and lead sponsor Prudential are partnering to present Curtain Up! – a free live three-day festival to be...

Three special events to commemorate 9/11 at Lincoln Center

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks against the US on September 11, 2001, a date that changed history and will live on in infamy. In recognition of the innocent lives lost...

Oprah helps launch ‘This Is Broadway’ campaign

As theaters begin to reopen following the industry’s 18-month pandemic shutdown, The Broadway League, founded in 1930, as the national trade association for the Broadway industry, and co-presenter of...

Oh, what a show by ‘The Doo Wop Project’ at BRT!

The rain held off, the show went on, and, oh, what a show! NYC-based The Doo Wop Project delivered a spectacular finale to Bristol Riverside Theatre’s William Penn Bank Summer Music Fest with a...

Broadway stars turn out for Sunday’s ‘Elsie Fest’ in Prospect Park

A starry roster of entertainers from the world of Broadway and pop music is set to celebrate the reopening of theaters and the joy of musicals in Elsie Fest on Sunday, August 29. Founded in 2015, the...

Offie Award winner Erik Ransom stars in the latest episode of ‘April Is the Cruelest Month’ podcast

Just launched this month as the fifth stand-alone episode in Reign or Shine Productions’ six-installment podcast series April Is the Cruelest Month (the title and concept of which were inspired by the...

Get out of the city this weekend with ‘The Doo Wop Project’ in BRT’s outdoor summer concert series

The award-winning Bristol Riverside Theatre in Bucks County, PA, heats up the end of its Summer Music Fest with a high-energy concert by NYC’s The Doo Wop Project this Friday-Saturday, August 27-28....

Playwright Jeffery S. Jones reopens the case of Dorian Corey in his original LGBTQIA+ murder-mystery dramedy

Dorian Corey (ca. 1937-93) was a legend on the New York drag circuit of the 1970s-80s, as founder of both the clothing label Corey Design and the voguing House of Corey, which won more than 50 grand...

15 Questions in 15 Minutes with Broadway’s Anthony Rapp

Obie-winning star of the stage and screen Anthony Rapp is not only an accomplished actor, he’s also a singer and writer, whose talent and sensitivity come shining through in everything he does. From...

Robert Dubac’s ‘The Book of Moron’ at SoHo Playhouse will keep you laughing and leave you thinking

The Book of Moron is back Off-Broadway, and it’s as timely as it ever was. The acclaimed one-man comedy, written and performed by Robert Dubac (The Male Intellect: An Oxymoron?) and originally...

A sensational debut of ‘The Boy Band Project’ at Feinstein’s/54 Below

What hurricane? The show must go on, and it did. While the tempest was downgraded to a tropical storm, The Boy Band Project upgraded the night from rainy to on fire with the group’s debut at...

NCMT to present a star-studded outdoor staged concert of ‘Songs for a New World’ at Radial Park

For its inaugural event, New City Music Theatre (NCMT) – a non-profit company originally founded as Cleveland Musical Theatre in 2014, to create inclusive experiences for a contemporary generation –...

Let music put you in a ‘New York State of Mind’ with an all-star video and free opera in Bryant Park

As NYC continues to reopen with COVID-19 safety protocol in place, audiences can enjoy two stellar concert performances today, online and/or in person. And even better, you don’t have to choose, you...

A free online open discussion on ‘What Producing Companies Need to Start Producing Again’ with TRU

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) – the 27-year-old leading network for developing theater professionals – has announced a multi-tiered initiative to serve small-to-medium-sized non-profit producing...

Explore ‘The Musicals of Tomorrow’ in a new podcast series from New York Theatre Barn and BPN

Dedicated to incubating new musicals since 2007, Off-Broadway’s non-profit New York Theatre Barn, in association with the Broadway Podcast Network – a leader in theater and theater-related podcasts,...

A BPN encore of ‘With Love, Now and Forever!’ to support COVID-19 relief

In his parody podcast The Wrong Cat Died, theater outsider Mike Abrams, who adamantly believes that Grizabella was the wrong cat to die at the Jellicle Ball, interviews cast members, superfans, and...

Irish Rep revisits ‘George M. Cohan Tonight!’ in an abridged digital presentation

Legendary American actor, singer, dancer, composer, lyricist, playwright, and producer George M. Cohan (1878-1942) epitomized the multitude of skills and accomplishments of a multi-hyphenate long...

New COVID-19 safety protocol now in effect in NYC for indoor entertainment and activities

On Monday, August 16, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio issued Emergency Executive Order 225, requiring COVID-19 vaccination for all indoor entertainment, recreation, dining, and fitness settings, to mitigate...

The latest musical offerings from Broadway stars Adam Pascal and Ben Platt

Theater-lovers can enjoy the latest offerings from two luminaries of the NYC stage – one with a new online concert, the other with the release of a new album and an upcoming tour. On Tuesday, August...

Joe Iconis and Lauren Marcus live this weekend at The Argyle Theatre and Rockwood Music Hall

Broadway sensations Joe Iconis and Lauren Marcus (Be More Chill; Love in Hate Nation) are two of the busiest artists in NYC theater, and with good reason; they’re also two of the most talented,...

A profoundly affecting look at familial love in ‘Leaves’ at Theater for the New City

By all appearances, Muriel is a normal African American housewife living a happy, if sometimes exhausting, middle-class life in upstate NY, sharing a loving relationship with her devoted husband...

Strange and unexpected pairings in ‘Falling in Love with Mr. Dellamort’ on BPN

Jack Feldstein’s new three-part audio musical adaptation of Falling in Love with Mr. Dellamort by Feldstein (book and co-lyrics) and Paul Doust (music and co-lyrics), which had its world premiere on...

The Tony Awards are coming in September, but will be different this year

As was previously announced, the 74th annual Tony Awards, presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League, will take place on Sunday, September 26, beginning at 7:00 pm, with a reduced...

Five iconic NYC dance companies ‘BAAND Together’ at Lincoln Center’s Damrosch Park

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts continues it Restart Stages initiative – designed to spearhead the revitalization of NYC during these pandemic times through its activation of ten outdoor spaces...

PBS takes TV viewers ‘Beyond the Golden Age’ of Broadway

As part of its acclaimed series of Great Performances, the new PBS TV documentary Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age explores the world of Broadway from 1959-1983, as recounted in the personal anecdotes...

40th annual ‘Battery Dance Festival’ to feature livestreamed and in-person performances

In partnership with lower Manhattan’s Battery Park City Authority, Battery Dance Festival celebrates its 40th anniversary as NYC’s longest-running free public dance festival this month, with a new...

Insights into the family drama ‘Leaves’ from playwright Victor Vauban Júnior

If you ask Brazilian-born Bronx-based playwright, actor, director, and circus performer Victor Vauban Júnior what he considers to be the most important qualities of a successful marriage, he will...

TV broadcasts of Broadway musicals ‘Wicked’ and ‘Come From Away’ coming soon

The latest hits from the Broadway stage to be featured on the TV screen for at-home viewers are coming soon, to mark the long-awaited return of live in-person theater and to commemorate the 20th year...

Live shows this weekend at The Players Theatre, Pier 76, and Prospect Park

Among this weekend’s top picks for live performances around NYC are a musical send-up of a retro-thriller, the grand finale of a reinvigorating pop-up festival, and the inventive reworking of a...

Broadway begins its reawakening with the reopening of the August Wilson Theatre

Wednesday, August 4, marked the highly anticipated reopening of Broadway, with the first preview performance of Pass Over at the August Wilson Theatre, located on W. 52nd Street, between Broadway and...

Broadway reopens with ‘Pass Over’ at the August Wilson Theatre

Broadway is back! Live preview performances of Pass Over, produced by Lincoln Center Theater, Matt Ross, Jujamcyn Theatres, and others, began August 4, 2021, for a limited nine-week engagement that...

Exhibition of ‘Spectacular Costumes from Stage and Screen’ on 42nd Street

If you’re someone who’s dazzled by the design of a show and love the character-defining clothing worn by the cast, there’s a new must-see exhibition opening this week that shines a spotlight on...

Travis Nesbitt gives the 411 on The Boy Band Project’s debut at Feinstein’s/54 Below

On Sunday night, August 22, The Boy Band Project – the award-winning group of rotating musical-theater stars from on and off Broadway, recreating, reimagining, and revitalizing the sound, moves, and...

Original cast recording of Joe Iconis’s ‘Love in Hate Nation’ coming this Fall

Ghostlight Records and Two River Theater have announced that the label is recording an original cast album today (Monday, August 2), for release in the Fall, of the Joe Iconis musical Love in Hate...

Summer reading selections for theater-lovers

With the imminent reopening of Broadway, theater-lovers can get back into the mood and in the know with these suggestions for summer reading. From recent plays to an independent take-off on a new...

All of Broadway to require proof of COVID vaccination

Audience members, performers, backstage crew, and theater staff must show proof of shots or negative test at least through October 20.

A surreal and unsettling trip down memory lane in ‘Samuel’ at The Tank

What starts off as a spirited dinner with four adult sisters – Charlie, Jane, Delia, and Wynette – sharing memories and laughs at their childhood home, quickly turns dark in Alexis Roblan’s Samuel, an...

Broadway legends James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim are ‘Putting It Together’ with The Town Hall

At the beginning of his career in 1982, playwright and director James Lapine met legendary Broadway composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim. Shortly thereafter, they decided to write a musical...

News for developing actors and writers from Maggie Flanigan Studio and Theater Breaking Through Barriers

With the gradual reopening of the performing arts to live and in-person events comes news from two important NYC organizations that foster the development of the theater and its artists. Founded by...