Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Stravinsky’s Timeless Fable Reborn on Shelter Island by Edward Kliszus

David Bernard's Park Avenue Chamber Symphony transforms Stravinsky's devilish masterpiece into transcendent theater, proving that technical brilliance and emotional truth create the most pot…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 03:04PM

Octet by Nicole Itkin

By Nicole Itkin Octet is a musical in song-cycle form. The musical takes us into a support group for technology addicts, walking us through the eight group members’ individual struggles wi…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 03:01PM

The Butterfly Lovers by Victoria Dammer

A magical journey of requited love that cannot be denied; a tale of true happiness and sadness that will keep your attention thought the performance. The post The Butterfly Lovers appeared f…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 02:54PM
Saturday, August 23, 2025

Mamma Mia! by David Walters

This two-and-a-half-hour respite from the world is what we all need right now. The post Mamma Mia! appeared first on The Front Row Center.

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 01:51PM
Thursday, August 21, 2025

Twelfth Night by Tulis McCall

"TWELFTH NIGHT" IS AT THE DELACORTE!! Bravo to the return of theatre to this glorious location!!!  Bravo to the hundreds of people who made it happen.  There is nothing like sitting under …

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 10:15PM
Monday, August 18, 2025

Take a Banana for the Ride by Nicole Itkin

Over the course of the evening, Jeff Ross gave us a comedy show that wasn't. It was funny. It was also the story of his life. It was him. The post Take a Banana for the Ride appeared first o…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 10:15PM

Road Kills by Sarah Downs

In Road Kills, playwright  Sophie McIntosh has devised that most elusive of creations -- a truly original story.  From the unique premise to unexpected plot twists, Road Kills looks at wha…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 01:44PM

Sulfur Bottom by Margret Echeverria

Joyah Dominique (Melissa) is going places.  Any Broadway casting director should have her on speed dial.  Her instrument is utterly fluid embodying Melissa's heart, through surprise humor,…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 12:14PM
Saturday, August 16, 2025

The Day I Accidentally Went to War by Sarah Downs

How I Accidentally Went to War, Bill Posely’s one man show currently running at the SoHo Playhouse, is an engaging piece of autobiographical theater.  It is a tale of resilience, intuitio…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 11:12AM
Thursday, August 14, 2025

Amaze by David Walters

By David Walters Jamie Allan stars in and is Amaze(ing). This is, first and foremost, a tremendous magic show presented by a magician’s magician that will leave you astounded, no matter ho…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 12:26PM
Sunday, August 10, 2025

Ballet Hispánico Ignites Central Park: A Triumphant Evening of Excellence by Edward Kliszus

Ballet Hispánico electrifies audiences with bold storytelling, breathtaking choreography, and world-class dancers. From sizzling salsa to surrealist spectacle, every performance is a cultur…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 04:15PM

AVA: The Secret Conversations by Holli Harms

Ava: The Secret Conversations, for all who are mesmerized by the world of old Hollywood, is an engaging evening with one of our most glamorous and mysterious motion picture icons. McGovern h…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 03:12PM

Lennox Mutual by David Walters

It's a maze of the mind, a labyrinth of clues, a carnival fun-house of imagination, and a story with thousands of adventures to be had that is different every time, as it incorporates the th…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 02:18PM
Thursday, August 7, 2025

Jim Caruso’s Cast Party at Birdland: NYC’s Premier Broadway Showcase by Edward Kliszus

Since 2003, Broadway legends and rising stars converge every Monday at 9:30 PM for Manhattan's most electric musical gathering. Host Jim Caruso orchestrates spontaneous magic as established …

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 03:40PM

Uptown Express by Kendra Jones

In a span of fifteen minutes, we see two old acquaintances (Maria Jose Payares & Cheng) unravel each other, somewhere between life and death. This surprisingly dark drama gives us a glim…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 03:34PM
Wednesday, August 6, 2025

504 The Musical by Holli Harms

This is a musical for NOW, when we need to be here for one another. NOW with the divisions and labels and separations going on all around us. And, it is a musical for ALWAYS, because always …

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 08:27AM
Monday, August 4, 2025

Can I Be Frank? by Tulis McCall

CAN I BE FRANK? Morgan Bassichis is a very, VERY funny, very talented stand-up comedian.  Their timing is impeccable.  They could make up a routine based on the menu at The West Side Diner…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 08:15PM
Friday, August 1, 2025

Steve Burns Alive by Eryn Malafronte

A beautifully raw production in which Steve Burns navigates us through his life, divulging lessons learned and discoveries made on his never ending quest for Human Connection. The post Stev…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 03:21PM
Tuesday, July 29, 2025

Lord Nil: 7 Deadly Sins by David Walters

There is a lot to see here, a lot of entertainment, a lot of physical skill on display, and a great amount of talent by everyone, both on and off the stage. The post Lord Nil: 7 Deadly Sins …

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 04:35PM

Le Nozze di Figaro by Sarah Downs

Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro) presented by Teatro Grattacielo at La Mama’s basement theater received a resounding ovation on Friday, and for good reason.  A strong cast supp…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 04:08PM

Off Night by Nicole Itkin

Off Night is a new late night variety show, hosted by Ephriam Birney and Ryan Quigley. Here was the plan, the hosts told us, they had planned an evening but had asked their writers to throw …

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 03:58PM
Monday, July 28, 2025

Gene & Gilda by Tulis McCall

Cary Gitter has created a play that is earnest and informative, but left me wanting to be touched the way that I was by Radner and Wilder when they were together and with us. The post Gene &…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 01:52PM
Friday, July 25, 2025

The Whisperer in Darkness Review: NYC’s Best Horror Theater Experience by Edward Kliszus

A sonic descent into madness that's as entertaining as it is eerie, The Whisperer in Darkness delivers cosmic horror with theatrical sophistication and campy charm. This is essential viewing…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 05:02PM
Monday, July 21, 2025

ta-da! by Vahni Kurra

Josh Sharp’s ta-da! is an intimate reckoning with mortality, a moving coming-out memoir, and a parade of dirty jokes all strapped into one roller coaster of a show. The thing about ta-da! …

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 08:15PM

Laura and Linda Benanti: Mothers Know Best by Holli Harms

Being in the audience at the delightful 54 Below watching Mother Knows Best, starring the mother and daughter team Linda and Laura Benanti, you are so damn lucky as the gods have blessed you…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 04:40PM

Teenage Wasteland: Thirteen, Fourteen, Fifteen by David Walters

By David Walters   David Dean Bottrell brought his newest one-man show, Teenage Wasteland: Thirteen, Fourteen, Fifteen, to the Dixon Place HOT festival, for one night only. The place was pa…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 02:44PM
Sunday, July 20, 2025

JOY: A New True Musical by Kendra Jones

JOY: A True New Musical is a story of unrelenting resilience, the power of a single mother with an idea, and the work of believing in yourself and your work when your support system is strai…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 08:15PM

Shakespeare’s Mischief, Music, and Magic Beneath the City Lights by Edward Kliszus

In this unassuming parking lot, under an indifferent city sky, The Drilling Company conjured faeries, fools, and lovers in riotous splendor. Don’t just dream of theatre—see it lived, lou…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 04:10PM
Thursday, July 17, 2025

The Weir by Stanford Friedman

An engaging interpretation of a piece that, if structurally curious, at least features the three pillars of any good Irish play: loss, regret, and loneliness. The post The Weir appeared firs…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 08:22PM
Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Open by Holli Harms

I could go on and on about the beauty of this piece, on and on, but instead, Go and let this performance lift you, let the magic embrace you, fall into it. The post Open appeared first on Th…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 04:39PM
Friday, July 11, 2025

A Night of Chamber Music Excellence at the 92nd Street Y by Edward Kliszus

Bell, Isserlis, Denk, Duval, and Engstroem delivered a night of music-making that will linger in memory—a night where Fauré’s introspective muse met performers of eloquence, vitality, a…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 05:39PM

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