2025

Four 2025 book releases for theater lovers

As the year closes, four publications from the fall and winter of 2025 offer exciting reading for lovers of entertaining and significant theater. They include the books of two recent productions that...

Survey by ‘American Theatre’ magazine of the 50 most influential shows of the past 25 years

The results of a nationwide survey released by American Theatre magazine, a publication of Theatre Communications Group (TCG, the national theater organization with more than 750 member organizations...

Watch two new videos featuring acclaimed women of Broadway

This week, a new music video of an original song from an upcoming Off-Broadway production performed by Julie Benko and the official trailer for a new documentary celebrating Broadway legend Tovah...

Dealing with life, loss, and grief through AI in ‘Marjorie Prime’ at Broadway’s Hayes Theater

Following its Off-Broadway premiere at Playwrights Horizons in 2015, and its film adaptation, written and directed by Michael Almereyda, of 2017, Pulitzer Prize finalist Jordan Harrison’s 2014 sci-fi...

Three annual Christmas favorites that are wild, hot, and classic return to NYC live and streaming

Among the many selections this season to put you in the holiday spirit are three long-time favorites returning to the NYC stage, offering a range from wild and hot concerts to a beloved classic play....

Engulfed in a family-friendly winter wonderland at the ‘Gazillion Bubble Show: A Holiday Spectacular’ Off-Broadway at New World Stages

Playing at New World Stages since 2007, NYC’s longest running family show is now ringing in the season with the first-ever special edition of the world-famous production, the Gazillion Bubble Show: A...

Company premieres and classic favorites in ‘Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’ Off-Broadway at New York City Center

For a five-week engagement over this holiday season, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, New York City Center’s Principal Dance Company, returns to the NYCC stage with a series of rotating programs of...

London’s Old Vic production of ‘A Christmas Carol’ immerses us in holiday cheer Off-Broadway at the PAC

Since its initial sold-out publication in 1843, and its first stage adaptation of 1844, Charles Dickens’ Victorian novella A Christmas Carol has been an annual holiday tradition, spreading the joy of...

Musical revue ‘Gotta Dance’ celebrates generations of Broadway choreography Off-Broadway at The York

Founded in 1976 and re-established in 2012 to preserve classic works of musical theater choreography, American Dance Machine for the 21st Century is presenting a limited Off-Broadway world-premiere...

Andrea McArdle shares personal songs and stories in her interactive ‘Broadway on Demand’ at NYC’s Laurie Beechman Theatre

As a star since the age of thirteen, when she originated the eponymous role of Little Orphan Annie in the 1977 Broadway debut of Annie and became the youngest nominee ever for a Tony Award for Best...

15 Questions in 15 Minutes with Andrea McArdle

Now playing a monthly cabaret residency, Andrea McArdle’s Broadway On Demand at The Laurie Beechman Theatre in NYC’s West Bank Café on 42nd Street, the triple-threat Philadelphia native first secured...

Fun for the whole family with ‘Circus Vazquez’ under the big top at NYC’s Citi Field

For more than twenty years, the family-owned Circus Vazquez, founded in Mexico City in 1969, and now in its fourth generation, has entertained audiences of all ages in NYC. The company’s signature...

A sweet meet in the funny and touching feel-good musical ‘Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)’ at Broadway’s Longacre Theatre

Now making its Broadway debut at the Longacre Theatre following acclaimed runs in London and an American premiere at Harvard, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York), an original musical rom-com...

Sketchworks Comedy’s ‘Vape! The Grease Parody’ delivers witty updates and non-stop hilarity at Off-Broadway’s Theater 555

When the musical Grease, with book, music, and lyrics by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey, made its Broadway debut in 1972, it played through 1980, became the longest running show at the time in Broadway...

Broadway stars to perform in ‘Macy’s 99th Annual Thanksgiving Day Parade’ live in NYC and simulcast on NBC

One of NYC’s most beloved holiday traditions, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade – which attracts more than three-and-a-half million people each year on its two-and-a-half-mile route from 77th Street...

Hilarious and insightful dark comedy ‘Archduke’ reimagines the assassination that triggered WWI at Off-Broadway’s Roundabout

When Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, next in line to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife Sophia, Duchess of Hohenberg, were assassinated on 28 June 1914, while being chauffeured through...

Fresh bread brings concord to a French village in ‘The Baker’s Wife’ at Off-Broadway’s Classic Stage Company

In the works since the 1970s, the musical stage adaptation of The Baker’s Wife by Joseph Stein (book) and Stephen Schwartz (music and lyrics), based on the 1938 film La Femme du Boulanger by Marcel...

Red Bull’s anomalous adaptation of Shakespeare’s ‘Richard II’ at Off-Broadway’s Astor Place Theater

Written ca. 1595, Shakespeare’s Richard II is the first in his series of four history plays (followed by Henry IV, Part I, and Part II, and Henry V) that traces the deposing of the last Plantagenet...

Spot-on zany political spoof of the Obama era in ‘44 – The Musical’ at Off-Broadway’s Daryl Roth Theatre

Now playing a limited Off-Broadway engagement at the Daryl Roth Theatre (following critically acclaimed sold-out runs in LA and Chicago), the new award-winning political parody 44 – The Musical, with...

Hard-won agreement to save our planet in ‘Kyoto’ Off-Broadway at Lincoln Center’s Newhouse Theater

On December 11, 1997, delegates from 170 countries met at Japan’s Kyoto Conference Center to negotiate the Kyoto Protocol, an agreement to lower the amount of greenhouse gases released into the...

Gingold’s authentic, entertaining, and didactic production of Shaw’s ‘Pygmalion’ at NYC’s Theatre Row

The latest production in Gingold Theatrical Group’s signature dedication to the canon of Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw is Pygmalion, adapted and directed by the company’s founding artistic...

Proprietors Michael and Tom D’Angora discuss the revival of NYC’s West Bank Cafe and The Laurie Beechman Theatre

Established in 1978, NYC’s West Bank Cafe, located on West 42nd Street, has been a favorite hangout for the theater community and theater-goers, known for its quality food, including its legendary...

New album releases from Broadway stars, the Off-Broadway stage, and beyond

Among the latest music releases from the NYC stage and its artists are two original Off-Broadway cast albums, the debut recording of The Broadway Ensemble, a collective of musical theater stars...

New books on the theater, its history, and artists

Theater-lovers everywhere can keep up with their reading with a selection of four publications offering a range of topics for all ages and interests, from a child’s introduction to a Shakespeare...

Razor-sharp laugh-out-loud exploration of aesthetics, insecurities, and friendship in ‘Art’ at Broadway’s Music Box Theatre

When Serge, a well-to-do divorced dermatologist, buys a minimalist all-white painting by an esteemed artist for the exorbitant market price of $300,000, it spurs a fierce disagreement, and then a...

Stirring NYC return of ‘John Lloyd Young: Live at 54 Below’ for five nights with a brand-new set and a closing night livestream

Internationally renowned for his acclaimed portrayal of The Four Seasons’ lead singer Frankie Valli in the quintessential jukebox musical Jersey Boys on Broadway (now celebrating the 20th anniversary...

Director David Staller gives an in-depth preview of Gingold’s ‘Pygmalion’ at NYC’s Theatre Row

As the Founding Artistic Director of NYC’s Gingold Theatrical Group, named for British actress Hermione Gingold (his godmother) and created in 2006 to champion human rights and free speech using the...

Jenna Pastuszek dishes on the Obama presidency parody ‘44 The Musical’ playing Off-Broadway at the Daryl Roth Theatre

Now in previews at Off-Broadway’s Daryl Roth Theatre for a limited engagement of the new award-winning political satire 44 The Musical (which played to sold-out houses and critical acclaim in LA and...

15 Questions in 15 Minutes with Tony winner Francis Jue

Fresh off his 2025 Tony win as Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance as HYH in David Henry Hwang’s Yellow Face (which also earned him an Outer Critics Circle Award), there’s no end in...

An epic ‘Ragtime’ for the ages at Broadway’s Lincoln Center Theater

Following its acclaimed 2024 concert staging with Encores! at New York City Center, the Broadway revival of the 1998 musical epic Ragtime, based on E.L. Doctorow’s 1975 novel of the same name, with a...

Madcap reinvention of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ at NYC’s The Sheen Center

Founded in 2018, The Resident Acting Company – a group of collaborating actors rooted in the classics and exploring the possibilities of what they could create by working closely together – is now...

The rise of Nazism in one Bavarian family in The Mint’s ‘Crooked Cross’ at NYC’s Theatre Row

Now in its American premiere for a limited engagement at NYC’s Theatre Row, Crooked Cross – a little-known play by English writer Sally Carson, based on her 1934 book of the same name – made its debut...

Soundtrack of new film adaptation of Tony-winning Broadway musical ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ now available for streaming and download

Based on the original 1976 novel by Argentinian writer Manuel Puig and the seven-time Tony Award-winning 1993 Broadway musical by playwright Terrence McNally (Master Class; Ragtime), with a score by...

Off-Broadway discount ticket offer ‘20at20’ returns this Fall

NYC’s Off Broadway Alliance (OBA) – a non-profit corporation of theater professionals dedicated to supporting, promoting, and encouraging Off-Broadway theater and making live theater more accessible...

Latino family’s struggle with upward mobility in ‘The Other Americans’ Off-Broadway at The Public Theater

Following its 2024 world premiere at DC’s Arena Stage, the limited-engagement Off-Broadway debut of The Other Americans, a new play written by and starring Emmy winner John Leguizamo and directed by...

Renée Elise Goldsberry launches the big-screen release of ‘Satisfied’ in Times Square

This morning in Times Square, Tony and Grammy Award winner Renée Elise Goldsberry (Hamilton) launched the theatrical release of her 2024 autobiographical documentary film Satisfied – an intimate...

Homicide, consequences, and forgiveness in ‘Punch’ at Broadway’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre

Following critically acclaimed sold-out runs in London, Punch, adapted by two-time Olivier Award-winning playwright James Graham from the autobiographical book Right from Wrong by Jacob Dunne, is now...

Questioning the life and legacy of a controversial oligarch in ‘MURDOCH: The Final Interview’ Off-Broadway at Theater555

Australian and American media mogul and business magnate Rupert Murdoch (b. March 11, 1931) is the owner of hundreds of local, national, and international outlets around the world through his company...

15 Questions in 15 Minutes with stage and screen star Michael Urie

Emmy-nominated actor, producer, director, and host Michael Urie is sure to enjoy a never-ending run on his proverbial 15 minutes of fame, with his ever-flourishing work on stage, screen, and...

Recent and soon-to-be-released albums from Broadway and its stars

A selection of new cast albums and recordings of songs from Broadway’s greatest hits and performers includes an array of shows, themes, and styles that offer fans the opportunity to hear their...

Underground Railroad goes south of the border in historic hip-hop musical ‘Mexodus’ at Audible’s Minetta Lane Theatre

While the history of the Underground Railroad that helped slaves from below the Mason-Dixon line escape to freedom in the North and Canada has been well-documented and taught, few have heard of the...

Appalachian music helps heal a broken family in ‘The Porch on Windy Hill’ at NYC’s Urban Stages

When Mira (a 26-year-old bi-racial Korean American classical violinist) and her boyfriend Beckett (who plays multiple acoustic string instruments, sings, and is a wealth of information about the...

The unraveling mind of a post-WWII arsonist in ‘Kinkakuji’ at NYC’s Japan Society

Launching the Japan Society’s 2025-26 season is its commissioned world-premiere production of Kinkakuji (The Temple of the Golden Pavilion), adapted for the stage from Yukio Mishima’s 1956 novel of...

Applications now open to high-school seniors from under-represented communities for NYC’s tuition-free ‘Springboard to Design’ summer 2026 program

Springboard to Design (SB2D), a tuition-free theatrical design mentorship and education program for students from under-represented communities, including those who have limited or no access to...

21st-century crooner Mark William discusses his new album ‘If I Can Dream’ recorded live at NYC’s Green Room 42

On Friday, August 29, the twelve-time Emmy-winning and four-time Grammy-nominated Yellow Sound Label released Mark William: If I Can Dream, recorded live last May at his Green Room 42 concert,...

Resonant lessons in history and humanity in ‘Lady Patriot’ at NYC’s Theatre Row

Set in Richmond, VA, in the key years of 1861-65, through the duration of the Civil War, Lady Patriot, written and directed by Ted Lange and based on a true story, takes a deep dive into the...

Incisive study of a fashion world icon in ‘House of McQueen’ at Off-Broadway’s The Mansion at Hudson Yards

British fashion designer and couturier Alexander McQueen (1969-2010) is the subject of the new Off-Broadway production House of McQueen, now playing a limited engagement of The Mansion at Hudson Yards...

Celebrating the new book and exhibition of Al Hirschfeld’s art at NYC’s Algonquin Hotel

The Al Hirschfeld Foundation hosted a star-studded cocktail reception on Monday, September 8, from 5-7 pm, at The Algonquin Hotel, to launch the release of the new book Hirschfeld’s Sondheim,...

Sketchy glimpse at addiction and recovery in ‘Sober Songs’ Off-Broadway at Theatre Row

Mark Twain is credited with giving writers the sound advice to “Write what you know,” and that’s what librettist, composer, and lyricist Michael Levin does with his musical Sober Songs, now playing a...

Two big outdoor events in NYC celebrate Broadway in September

Two major Broadway celebrations will take center stage in September in NYC’s Theater District and Times Square, one recognizing the central role of theater in the city, one raising funds for essential...