2024

Rap version of a Euripides classic in ‘Medea: Re-versed’ at NYC’s Sheen Center

First performed in 431 BC, Euripides’ tragedy Medea, based on the ancient Greek myth, tells the story of the titular enchantress of divine descent, abandoned after ten years together by her husband...

Florencia Cuenca and Jaime Lozano lead a rousing celebration of her ‘Broadway en Spanglish’ album release at NYC’s 54 Below

The multi-talented Mexican-born, NYC-based husband-and-wife team Florencia Cuenca and Jaime Lozano returned to 54 Below this Hispanic Heritage Month with Broadway en Spanglish, a one-night-only...

Spot-on spoofs bring non-stop laughs in ‘FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: Merrily We Stole a Song’ at Off-Broadway’s Theater 555

Calling all theater nerds! Writer/director Gerard Alessandrini’s satirical series FORBIDDEN BROADWAY, which made its debut in 1982, has returned with a new installment of his witty spoofs of popular...

Tensions rise as NYPD officers face questioning in ‘The Witness Room’ at NYC’s AMT Theater

Following its extended sold-out world-premiere run at LA’s Whitefire Theatre in March 2024, The Witness Room, an explosive behind-the-scenes NYPD courtroom drama by writer and civil rights/criminal...

The return of ‘NYC Off-Broadway Week’ offers 2-for-1 tickets to 29 participating shows

Now in its fifteenth year, NYC Off-Broadway Week, presented by NYC Tourism + Conventions, supported by NYC Media & Entertainment, and sponsored by Amtrak, returns from September 30–October 13, 2024,...

Preview of the new exhibition ‘Edges of Ailey’ at NYC’s Whitney Museum

Opening on Wednesday, September 25, at the Whitney Museum of American Art, Edges of Ailey is the first large-scale museum exhibition to celebrate the life, dance, influences, and enduring legacy of...

Arlekin’s new adaptation of ‘Our Class’ at Off-Broadway’s Classic Stage Company

After its multiple-award-nominated sold-out run at Brooklyn Academy of Music earlier this year, Our Class has transferred Off-Broadway to Classic Stage Company, as part of Massachusetts-based Arlekin...

Immersive multi-sensory performance with dinner explores our connection with food in ‘A Meal’ at NYC’s HERE

If you’re accustomed to the non-stop fast pace of NYC, there’s an innovative theatrical event that slows it down and transports you to another plane of dreamlike existence and meditative sensibilities...

Project ALS benefit ‘An Evening with Aaron Lazar’ coming to City Winery NYC in October

Coming to City Winery NYC on Tuesday, October 22, is An Evening with Aaron Lazar – a star-studded benefit for Project ALS, which identifies and funds the most promising research and recruits the...

Mismatched connection brings surprising transformations in ‘The Roommate’ at Broadway’s Booth Theatre

After her divorce, Sharon needs a housemate for the first time in her life to share her home and expenses in Iowa City. Robyn, a woman from a completely different background in the Bronx, moves in and...

15 Questions in 15 Minutes with Nicole Vanessa Ortiz

With her Forbidden Broadway debut in Merrily We Stole a Song, now playing Off-Broadway at Theater 555 on West 42nd Street, Nicole Vanessa Ortiz, a native of Newark, NJ, continues to rack up her...

Smart, funny, and heated intergenerational debate between donor and fundraiser in ‘The Ask’ at NYC’s wild project

Playwright Matthew Freeman, with thirteen years of experience as a fundraiser for the ACLU, considers the comically tense socio-political dynamics of soliciting and contributing charitable donations...

Annual ‘Table of Silence Project 9/11’ will be live and livestreamed from NYC’s Lincoln Center on Wednesday

It’s been 23 years since the 9/11 attacks, and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, in partnership with Buglisi Dance Theatre, will once again commemorate the tragic events, and the current crises...

Seth Sikes and Nicolas King celebrate the Golden Age of Hollywood in ‘The New Belters Sing MGM’ at NYC’s 54 Below

Seth Sikes and Nicolas King, both award-winning artists known for their smooth, swinging, blockbuster deliveries of classics from the Great American Songbook, have been touring the country with their...

Mark your calendar for the 38th annual ‘Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction’ in the heart of NYC’s Theater District

Now in its 38th year, the popular Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction, a benefit for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, supported by corporate sponsors The New York Times and United Airlines, returns...

A conversation with celebrated actor Dorian Harewood

Nominated for Tony, Drama Desk, and Drama League Awards in the 2023-24 season for his leading role on Broadway in The Notebook, acclaimed stage, screen, and voice actor Dorian Harewood just received...

Get your 2-for-1 tickets now for 23 shows participating in ‘NYC Broadway Week’ in September

Tickets are on sale now for NYC Broadway Week, returning for more than a week, from September 3-15! Presented by NYC Tourism, in partnership with The Broadway League, and supported by the Mayor’s...

15 Questions in 15 Minutes with Broadway’s A.J. Shively

From his Broadway roles in Bright Star, garnering a Drama Desk nomination, La Cage aux Folles, a benefit performance of Brigadoon, and Paradise Square, for which he received Tony and Outer Critics...

Processing grief in ‘someone spectacular’ at Off-Broadway’s Pershing Square Signature Center

When their grief counselor Beth inexplicably fails to show up for her weekly group therapy session with six recently bereaved strangers in present-day Manhattan, they take a vote and decide to proceed...

Stage and screen producer Julian Schlossberg launches the second volume of his memoir at Sardi’s in NYC

At a private NYC release event at Sardi’s on Tuesday, August 13, starting at 1 pm, long-time stage and screen producer, broadcaster, podcaster, and author Julian Schlossberg launched the second volume...

Unabashedly goofy mid-century musical ‘Once Upon a Mattress’ is back on Broadway at the Hudson Theatre

Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s iconic 1835 fairytale “The Princess and the Pea,” the over-the-top musical comedy Once Upon a Mattress, with music by Mary Rodgers, lyrics by Marshall Barer, and...

Combining the reality and fantasy of dementia in ‘{IN}TANGIBLE A Circus Play’ at NYC’s Theatre Row

While living in a care facility, Q, a woman struggling with dementia, is visited by her family and her memories in the world premiere of {IN}TANGIBLE A circus play, now in a four-night engagement at...

Free summer concerts by Jaime Lozano & The Familia at NYC’s Lincoln Center and Bryant Park

As part of Lincoln Center’s free Summer for the City events, running through Saturday, August 10, the Mexican-born and NYC-based musical sensation Jaime Lozano, who was a resident artist at Lincoln...

Gimmicky political play inspired by an infamous 2016 event in ‘The Meeting: The Interpreter’ Off-Broadway at St. Clement’s

With the 2024 presidential election campaign in full swing, the time is right for author Catherine Gropper’s new political play The Meeting: The Interpreter, based on the actual events of the infamous...

Thunder and rain cancel the 26th annual ‘Broadway Barks’ in NYC’s Shubert Alley

The adorable adoptable pets were out in Shubert Alley at 3 pm, to meet and greet their prospective forever families, the participating shelters and rescue groups were set up with adoption forms,...

Eavesdropping on a high-stakes crisis-therapy session in ‘Job’ at Broadway’s Hayes Theatre

When Jane, a content moderator for a major tech company, has a screaming meltdown at work that goes viral, she is put on leave and can only return on the condition that she get the okay from a crisis...

Another blockbuster performance by ‘Joe Iconis & Family’ at NYC’s 54 Below

Back at their home-away-from-home at 54 Below for a five-night residency with an all-new show and a rotating self-described “Rogue’s Gallery of showtune punks,” Joe Iconis & Family: Meditations in an...

Conflicts and laughs from unexpected interfaith love in the musical rom-com ‘The Sabbath Girl’ at Off-Broadway’s 59E59

Following a run this May at Penguin Rep Theatre in Stony Point, NY, The Sabbath Girl: A New Musical by Cary Gitter (book and lyrics) and Neil Berg (music and lyrics), is now making its Off-Broadway...

Funny and poignant unraveling of what really happened in ‘It’s Not What It Looks Like’ at Off-Broadway’s SoHo Playhouse

When, to the sounds of rain, thunder, and flashes of lightning, M and W (their real names are bleeped) are seen by everyone with fresh blood on their hands, arms, faces, and clothing, they have to go...

Behind the scenes of the ‘Boy Band Brunch’ at City Winery NYC

Did you ever wonder what happens before The Boy Band Project takes the stage in front of a live audience at City Winery NYC for its bi-weekly Boy Band Brunch residency? Wonder no more. Guest...

Roster of stars to participate in the 26th annual ‘Broadway Barks’ in NYC’s Shubert Alley

Broadway Barks, co-founded by Mary Tyler Moore and Bernadette Peters in 1998, has become New York City’s premiere animal adoption event, with approximately 85% of the more than 2,000 cats and dogs...

Three favorites return to the NYC stage in August

Closing out the summer season next month are three returning fan favorites offering something for all ages around NYC, from the city’s longest running dance festival to a kids’ participatory show, to...

The return of ‘Kids’ Night on Broadway’ in August

Designed to introduce a new generation to the experience of live theater, Kids’ Night on Broadway, a year-round national audience development program of The Broadway League, presented by The New York...

Soaring vocals, funny stories, and warm connections in ‘Laura and Linda Benanti: Mothers Know Best’ at NYC’s 54 Below

The intimate space of 54 Below, known as “Broadway’s living room,” provided the perfect up-close and personal setting for the warm connections, funny background stories, and amazing vocal prowess of...

Imaginative puppetry and surreal fantasy in ‘Bill’s 44th’ birthday party at NYC’s HERE

Things don’t go as planned with the birthday party he’s throwing for himself in Bill’s 44th, a comical, fantastical, and poignant puppet play by creators and master puppeteers Dorothy James and Andy...

Jakob Karr discusses his creative process for ‘Ain’t Done Bad’ at Off-Broadway’s Pershing Square Signature Center

Described as “a hybrid theatrical dance experience,” Ain’t Done Bad, starring, conceived, directed, and choreographed by Jakob Karr (a native of Orlando, FL, who began dancing at the age of twelve and...

Funny and moving recollections of reckless youth and eternal love in ‘David’s Friend’ at NYC’s SoHo Playhouse

By popular demand, writer, performer, and downtown legend Nora Burns brings her highly acclaimed theatrical memoir David’s Friend, which made its debut at La Mama in 2017, to SoHo Playhouse through...

FRIGID New York presents ‘The Little Shakespeare Festival’ at Under St. Marks and via livestream in August

Making its return in August, The Little Shakespeare Festival is FRIGID New York’s annual celebration of independent theater and performance that takes its inspiration from the immortal canon of the...

Facts intermingle with fiction in a female-centric ‘Empire: The Musical’ at Off-Broadway’s New World Stages

Just voted the #1 attraction in the world by Tripadvisor’s 2024 Traveler’s Choice Awards for Best of the Best, the iconic Empire State Building – built on the former site of the Waldorf Astoria hotel...

4th annual ‘BAAND Together Dance Festival’ at NYC’s Lincoln Center

Five of New York’s most celebrated dance companies – Ballet Hispánico, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, and Dance Theatre of Harlem – return on July...

15 Questions in 15 Minutes with Jared Zirilli

Over the past fifteen years, multi-talented stage and screen star Jared Zirilli has appeared on and off Broadway, in regional theater, and in 1st national tours around the country, with major roles in...

Four recommended recent releases of theater books and recordings

When you’re chilling at the beach or relaxing in the park, you can keep up with NYC theater by reading or listening to these four top picks of newly released books and recordings. Corsicana/Evanston...

Post-modern gay reimagining of the ancient myth of ‘Echo and Narcissus’ at NYC’s The Tank

Following a developmental reading at The Tank’s PrideFest 2023, a fully staged workshop production of Echo & Narcissus Blast Third Eye Blind Outside a Diner in New Jersey at 2AM, written by NJ-based...

A fabulous Pride edition of the ‘Boy Band Brunch’ at City Winery NYC

The Boy Band Project celebrated Pride Weekend at its home away from home at City Winery NYC with another fabulous edition of the Boy Band Brunch on Saturday, June 29, beginning at noon. The latest...

Two Democratic Congresswomen of different generations go head-to-head in ‘N/A’ Off-Broadway at Lincoln Center’s Newhouse Theater

Now in its world premiere for a limited Off-Broadway engagement at Lincoln Center’s Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater, N/A by Mario Correa – a new play about power politics inspired by former Speaker of the...

NYC’s free ‘Broadway in Bryant Park’ lunchtime concert series returns in July

Beginning on July 11, the popular free lunchtime concert series Broadway in Bryant Park returns for four consecutive Thursdays through August 1, with cast members from some of Broadway’s favorite...

Winners of the 2024 Jimmy Awards

Tonight (Monday, June 24), beginning at 7:30, the 15th annual National High School Musical Theatre Awards, better known as the Jimmy Awards (named for the late Tony-winning producer James M....

Updates on the upcoming 2024 Jimmy Awards at Broadway’s Minskoff Theatre

The Broadway League Foundation has announced the 102 nominees who have arrived in NYC for the 15th annual National High School Musical Theatre Awards, better known as the Jimmy Awards, to make their...

Presentation of the 2024 Off Broadway Alliance Awards at Sardi’s

At a luncheon ceremony held today (Tuesday, June 18) at Sardi’s, beginning at 2 pm, the Off Broadway Alliance celebrated the winners of its 13th Annual Off Broadway Alliance Awards for the 2023-24...

Winners of Broadway’s 2024 Tony Awards

The 77th Annual Tony Awards, presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing for excellence on Broadway during the 2023-24 season, aired live tonight (Sunday, June 16, 8-11 pm) from...