2021

‘Duck Harbor’ from 1st Stage to serialize the surprise of a bicoastal love

1st Stage embarks on a surprise-filled new web series, Duck Harbor, by renowned playwrights E. M. Lewis and Bob Bartlett, who collaborate on the clever, humorous, and heartwarming story of...

George Salazar and Joe Iconis to reopen Feinstein’s/54 Below with ‘Two-Player Game’ in June

Good news is in for nightclub aficionados and theater-lovers who truly believe that “life is a cabaret!” After a fifteen-month closure due to COVID-19, Feinstein’s/54 Below has announced that its...

A new venture from science-rapper Baba Brinkman

A recurrent favorite at the SoHo Playhouse with his popular Rap Guide series, award-winning science-rapper and entrepreneur Baba Brinkman has not let the pandemic put a halt to his acclaimed act. He...

TCG’s virtual ‘60th Anniversary Gala’ to be hosted by Shequida

This Tuesday, May 18, at 7:30 pm, Theatre Communications Group (TCG) – the New York-based national organization for theater, founded in 1961, and now with more than 7,000 individual members and 700...

Women dish their exes in ‘To the New Girl’ from Peace Mountain Theatre

Peace Mountain Theatre Company presents a weekend of performances of To the New Girl by Samantha Macher, the company’s first foray into film. The play features a series of monologues from eight...

GALA presents stunning one-man ‘Aliens, Immigrants & Other Evil Doers’

José Torres-Tama’s genre-bending sci-fi Latino noir satirizes the absurd status of immigrants as “extraterrestrials.”

Rep Stage radio play ‘Ghost/Writer’ is some mind-blowing writing

Playwright Dane Figueroa Edidi mixes romance and vengeance and packs volumes of truth into stunning poetic dialog.

Stars turn out for the nationwide ‘AIDS Walk: Live at Home’ on Sunday

In the midst of the current coronavirus pandemic, cities across the US are joining together this year for a virtual AIDS Walk: Live at Home, to raise funds for the ongoing battle against the AIDS...

Best Medicine Rep to go live in June with dark vax comedy ‘Variant Strains’

“It’s hilariously sinister,” says Playwright John Morogiello, “kind of like Mamet meets Shaw meets me.”

The New Group Off Stage launches with ‘Waiting for Godot’ starring Ethan Hawke and John Leguizamo

This month, Off-Broadway’s award-winning artist-driven company The New Group – known for its mission of developing and producing powerful contemporary theater that is adventurous, stimulating, and,...

Monumental adopts landmark policy against discrimination and harassment

Monumental Theatre Company takes “a definitive, proactive step to empower its community members and create a culture of safety, equity, and inclusivity.”

In case you missed it, catch it now!

With the wealth of livestream offerings that have kept audiences entertained and connected to the theater throughout the pandemic, it’s not always possible to fit everything you’d like to see into...

NextStop’s ‘First Date’ is a show to fall in love with

This small show with a big heart is smart, funny, and moving.

Get ‘A First Look at English with an Accent’ by Migguel Anggelo

Though the coronavirus pandemic has temporarily halted public access to live in-person shows at Joe’s Pub, the popular Astor Place venue has continued to entertain audiences with a free series of...

Dane Figueroa Edidi’s ‘Ghost/Writer’ to premiere as Rep Stage radio play

A virtual visit to the intersections of race and gender and the ghosts of the past.

In a child’s voice, a magical and moving portrait of the South from Round House

Beth Hylton solos as a fourth-grader in Lucy Alibar’s poetic and comic ‘Throw Me on the Burnpile and Light Me Up.’

The opening of ‘Restart Stages’ and The GREEN at Lincoln Center

Restart Stages – Lincoln Center’s latest initiative to champion the revival, and an equitable revitalization, of the arts in NYC – had its official public opening yesterday, Monday, May 10, beginning...

Rapid Lemon’s ‘Serious Adverse Effects’ fascinates, resonates

A complex sci-fi drama with a gripping theme of spiritual transcendence, in a world premiere by Derek Lee McPhatter.

Looking back, and forward, with the stars of Lincoln Center Theater

The stars of Lincoln Center Theater’s iconic productions reminisce about their experiences in an online retrospective Tales from the Wings, premiering on Thursday, May 13, at 7 pm. The one-hour...

Olney’s outdoor summer programming to uphold its anti-racism pledge

Ten weeks of live performance—much of it free—curated by Olney Theatre Center’s new BIPOC artist advocate, Kevin McAllister.

Mike Daisey mansplains

The master monologist takes an unblinking look at Scott Rudin, Andrew Cuomo, and himself.

Strathmore announces new open-air summer concert series

Full season of concerts kicks off at the new Patio Stage on the Music Center’s Trawick Terrace.

Love-triangle comedy by Shaw coming next from Washington Stage Guild

The Washington Stage Guild continues its series of online presentations with a delectable Shavian bon bon to whet audience appetites for a return to in-person production in the fall. Following...

Bucks County Playhouse presents the ‘Broadway Spotlight Concert Series’ curated by Birdland’s Jim Caruso

Located in New Hope, PA, Bucks County Playhouse is a year-round non-profit theater founded in 1939, in a converted 1790 gristmill on the banks of the Delaware River. After it opened, it quickly became...

All the tuneful fun of ‘Urinetown’ done with puppets by Landless Theatre

If there was ever a Broadway show that could be done justice as a puppet musical melodrama, it’s Urinetown. The script and songs of this beloved cult musical are the same. The only difference in this...

It’s a hot musical weekend with NY PopsUp and Marilyn Maye

Aficionados of jazz and folk music can enjoy a great weekend of their favorite genres with live and livestreamed shows from acclaimed and upcoming artists in the field. NY PopsUp, the statewide...

Cheryl L. West on her Broadway-bound musical about Sister Rosetta Tharpe

In an exclusive interview, the book writer for ‘Shout Sister Shout!’ shares the joy and bravery of the Godmother of Rock ’n’ Roll.

Tickets on sale today for Broadway’s reopening on September 14

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, the Broadway League, and Actors Equity Association (Equity) have all issued announcements that, based on current health trends and...

A daughter’s family dramas drive a hilarious and moving ‘2.5 Minute Ride’

“2.5 minutes is a really long time on a roller coaster if you are having a good time. If you think it’s killing your father it’s a really, really long time.” —Lisa Kron in 2.5 Minute Ride The first of...

New online shows from Broadway’s Jeremy Jordan and Ice Theatre of New York

Stars of the stage, screen, and ice are streaming with exciting new works this Thursday, which are sure to delight fans worldwide with their unique talents and top-notch performances. Jeremy Jordan:...

Uplifting music we need right now, from the APO and a starry cast

DC’s own American Pops Orchestra (APO), under the baton of Maestro Luke Frazier, will bring to the nation a program of musical uplift, joy, and comfort that could not be more pitch perfect for these...

The Theater Leadership Project launches new fellowships to increase diversity

In partnership with the Black Theatre Coalition (BTC) and Columbia University’s Prince Fellowship, a group of theater producers has announced its new initiative to support the next generation of Black...

15 Questions in 15 Minutes with the legendary Marilyn Maye

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,...

‘Blindness’ in darkness at Shakespeare is a brilliant beacon of theater

On this Kentucky Derby weekend, wondering what theatrical “horse” will nose ahead and augur well for a new world of theater when we can emerge from the pandemic, I’m placing my bet on Blindness at...

Making actor-centric art, new Virtual Repertory Theater Collective goes ‘Wilde’

“I wanted to give actors the chance to have a real creative say.” —Founding Artistic Director Kari Kitts

The stars come out in tribute to ‘Becca’ to fight ALS

Broadway and the world lost one of its shining stars when Rebecca Luker (The Phantom of the Opera, The Secret Garden, Mary Poppins, Fun Home, and other long-running hits) lost her battle with ALS (or...

A behind-the-scenes look at ‘Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish’ by its youngest star

As part of its popular Folksbiene! LIVE virtual programming series (which has been viewed by more than 220,000 households to date), the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene (NYTF) will present an...

Poignant memories of love in Signature’s vibrant ‘Midnight at The Never Get’

In the hidden back room of a 1960s Greenwich Village bar is the stage for a past, hidden love at the center of Midnight at The Never Get now streaming from Signature Theatre. Trevor, a colorful and...

GALA to stage sci-fi Latino sendup of anti-immigrant bias

José Torres-Tama performs his solo show ‘Aliens, Immigrants & Other Evildoers’ live, May 14 and 15.

Solas Nua brings back live theater with ‘In the Middle of the Fields’ in a park

Solas Nua, DC’s award-winning Irish arts organization, stages an outdoor, live theater production May 20 to June 12, 2021. Recognized for the excellence of its site-specific work, Solas Nua will mount...

Free audio play from Ford’s features Lincoln–Douglass faceoff

An audio drama adaptation of Richard Hellesen’s Necessary Sacrifices—featuring acclaimed Washington actors Craig Wallace as Frederick Douglass and Paul Morella as Abraham Lincoln—can be listened to...

Get your laughs on with Model Majority and ‘Titanique’ this weekend

If you’re looking for laughs this weekend (and at this point who isn’t?), you can tune in to these two sidesplitting digital events, guaranteed to have you rolling on the floor, if not yet in the...

Virtual musical from NextStop Theatre to poke fun at dating game

A musical comedy about two young singles who have been set up on a blind date and are having dinner in a restaurant. What could possibly be more exciting after the past year? As its first full-scale...

Three emerging theater artists confront whitewashing of Black stories

While our country was taking a collective sigh of relief after the guilty verdicts convicting George Floyd’s murderer last week, systemic racism continued to flaunt itself in our society. Manifesting...

Presentation of the 2021 Idea Awards for Theatre

In a virtual ceremony this evening, Wednesday, April 28, beginning at 6 pm, The Bret Adams and Paul Reisch Foundation will present the organization’s 2021 Idea Awards for Theatre. Founded by the...

I took Natsu Onoda Power’s ‘Okinawa Field Trip’ and came back with questions

In a world where our lives are bounded by pandemic restrictions, performance and travel alike have been reduced mostly to private viewings and stay-cations. The situation has spawned experiments to...

Lincoln Center and Bryant Park announce outdoor performance schedules

As the warmer weather approaches, COVID-19 vaccines have become widely available to everyone, and New York begins to re-emerge from the coronavirus shutdown, Lincoln Center and Bryant Park will be...

‘Pipeline’ at Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe is a masterpiece of stage-to-film

The Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe in Sarasota, Florida, took its latest production outside under a balmy 82 degree evening with a full moon glowing over the marquee and offered a 90-minute...

Live at last at GALA, a boldly comic ‘Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter’

Trudging up the two flights from the rainy street-level pavement to GALA Hispanic Theatre’s auditorium entrance felt like a pilgrimage. (Yes, I could have taken the elevator, but who would have wanted...

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

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...