The Town Hall

Winners of the 2026 Drama Desk Awards for Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway

Deb Miller 2026-05-17

This evening (Sunday, May 17), winners of the 70th Annual Drama Desk Awards, honoring outstanding achievements of the 2025-26 season of NYC theater, were announced at The Town Hall, marking the...

Drag extravaganza ‘Nymphia Wind BANANAS?’ celebrates Pride and closes the season at NYC’s The Town Hall

Deb Miller 2025-06-28

Founded by suffragists in 1921, as a center for the campaign and advocacy for women’s right to vote, The Town Hall has hosted innumerable socio-political and cultural milestones throughout its more...

Celebrate NYC Pride Weekend early with these three top picks

Deb Miller 2025-06-08

The official Pride Weekend in NYC begins on Friday, June 27, with a full TBA line-up for Pride in Times Square and the annual Pride March on Sunday, June 29, starting at 26th Street and 5th Avenue at...

An 85th birthday celebration to remember from ‘Judy Collins and Friends’ at The Town Hall in NYC

Deb Miller 2025-03-09

Legendary singer/songwriter/musician and activist Judy Collins returned to stage at The Town Hall – where she first performed and recorded her first live album, Judy Collins in Concert, in 1964 – to...

15 Questions in 15 Minutes with multi-award-winning singer Natalie Douglas

Deb Miller 2024-05-31

Thirteen-time MAC Award, BroadwayWorld Best Cabaret Vocalist Award, and two-time Backstage Bistro Award and Nightlife Award winner Natalie Douglas returns to Birdland Jazz Club on Monday, June 17,...

New season of free ‘Picnic Performances’ at NYC’s Bryant Park

Deb Miller 2024-05-05

Bryant Park’s popular annual series of Picnic Performances, presented by Bank of America, returns for its fifth season with a full line-up of shows beginning on May 31 and running through September...

Spectacular celebration of the history of Broadway song and dance in ‘Broadway By The Year’ at NYC’s Town Hall

Deb Miller 2022-09-20

To conclude the 21st season of the historic Town Hall’s popular series Broadway By The Year, creator, writer, director, and host Scott Siegel traced the momentous contributions of dance to the...

A scintillating night of song and conversation in ‘Seth Rudetsky’s Broadway starring Jane Krakowski’ at NYC’s Town Hall

Deb Miller 2022-09-13

Originally scheduled for Monday, January 31, but postponed due to Omicron, Seth Rudetsky’s Broadway starring Jane Krakowski was rescheduled for September 12, and the wildly appreciative house clearly...

New York City Opera’s ‘The Barber of Seville’ opens the season of free Picnic Performances in Bryant Park this Friday

Deb Miller 2022-05-25

Bryant Park has announced that the 2022 season of its popular free-of-charge Picnic Performances, presented by Bank of America, will kick off this Friday, May 27, starting at 7 pm, with New York City...

All-star performances of songs from jukebox musicals and revues in ‘Broadway by the Year: From Ziegfeld to Moulin Rouge!’ at NYC’s The Town Hall

Deb Miller 2022-05-24

For the latest installment of Broadway by the Year – the popular series of one-night-only concerts recounting the musical history of Broadway, created, written, and directed by host Scott Siegel – the...

15 Questions in 15 Minutes with ‘Broadway by the Year’ favorite Danny Gardner

Deb Miller 2022-05-18

Tap dancing his way to fame since the tender age of five in his hometown of Reading, PA, actor/dancer/choreographer Danny Gardner made his Broadway debut as Lucky in Dames at Sea in 2015, after...

Something for everyone in ‘Broadway by the Year: The New Wave’ at The Town Hall

Deb Miller 2022-03-22

After a hiatus of 25 months over the course of the pandemic, creator, writer, director, and host Scott Siegel launched the 21st season of his popular critically acclaimed Broadway by the Year series...

Chatting with Joe Iconis about ‘The New Wave’ of Broadway

Deb Miller 2022-03-16

Tony Award-nominated writer and performer Joe Iconis (Be More Chill) isn’t just one of the most supremely talented people in NYC, he’s also one of the busiest and most prolific. Most recently, his...

Off-Broadway’s award-winning ‘The Last Boy’ to commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day in April at The Town Hall

Deb Miller 2022-01-11

It was announced this week that The Last Boy . . . a new play with music by Steven Fisher, which had its sold-out and critically acclaimed world premiere production at The Theatre at St. Clements in...

The classical ‘Salomon Series’ by Peoples’ Symphony Concerts goes live and virtual from NYC’s The Town Hall

Deb Miller 2022-01-05

The Town Hall continues is centennial season celebration in a collaboration with Peoples’ Symphony Concerts (PSC) – NYC’s oldest concert series offering some of the most affordable ticket prices for...

An electrifying night of songs and stories with ‘John Cameron Mitchell & Stephen Trask: Return to the Origin of Love’ at NYC’s The Town Hall

Deb Miller 2021-12-30

With its huge cult following of “Hed-heads” and significant place in both theater and LGBTQIA history, the four-time Tony Award-winning alt-culture musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch by John Cameron...

Darlene Love gives it all and gets it back from NYC in ‘Love for the Holidays’ at The Town Hall

Deb Miller 2021-12-20

Legendary singer and actress Darlene Love treated NYC fans to her extraordinary talents in a one-night-only concert at The Town Hall, Love for the Holidays, and what a gift it was! Now 80, Love has...

December concerts by Judy Collins, Darlene Love, John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask at NYC’s The Town Hall

Deb Miller 2021-12-13

This year marks the centennial anniversary of NYC’s The Town Hall, centrally located on West 43rd Street in the heart of the Times Square district. Originally conceived as a meeting place for...

Free virtual encore presentation of ‘Putting It Together’ with James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim from NYC’s The Town Hall and Strand Book Store

Deb Miller 2021-12-01

To celebrate the legacy of one of the greatest American composers, lyricists, and Broadway icons, The Town Hall and Strand Book Store will present an encore presentation of their conversation on...

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

Deb Miller 2021-08-20

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...

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

Deb Miller 2021-07-29

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...

15 Questions in 15 Minutes with the legendary Marilyn Maye

Deb Miller 2021-05-03

Singer, actress, director, arranger, educator, and Grammy-nominated recording artist Marilyn Maye is proof positive that living legends are not limited to a mere fifteen minutes of fame. Fans,...

The Town Hall’s ‘Broadway by the Year’ series goes virtual and national

Deb Miller 2021-04-25

For the last twenty years, The Town Hall‘s signature series Broadway by the Year, created, written, and hosted by Scott Siegel, has celebrated musical theater’s most memorable past songs performed by...

Selections for streaming this week

Deb Miller 2021-02-07

Numbering among this week’s assorted streaming selections are a timely discussion, a revealing interactive phone call, and the remount of an iconic concert from the ‘60s. Queer Amory: Queer Love in...

An up-close and personal evening of songs and stories in ‘Seth Rudetsky’s Broadway Starring Patina Miller’ at The Town Hall

Deb Miller 2020-02-04

“We’re all friends here, right?” And she didn’t just ask; that’s exactly how the radiant Patina Miller, award-winning star of stage and screen, made everyone feel with her open and gracious...