The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre by Trav S.D.

Well, this is TECHNICALLY a Valentine’s Day post, but as the title should tip you off, it’s more about violence than about sex. But it DOES have a Jazz Age/ Prohibition Era theme that ma…

Milo Rau’s ‘Hate Radio,’ ‘Pelicot Trial’ and More Theater of the Real by Helen Shaw

Milo Rau’s examination of the infamous broadcast that preceded the Rwandan genocide is onstage now. Two other works, including “The Pelicot Trial,” arrive in March.

On Valentine’s Day — The Sixties Sit-Com by Trav S.D.

Happy Valentine’s Day! Seemed a good time for a post on a long-forgotten one-season sitcom created by Hal Kanter, best known for his long-time association with Bob Hope. Valentine’s Day …

Frances Dade: The Screen’s First Lucy in “Dracula” by Trav S.D.

Born too of a Valentine’s Day was actress Frances Dade (1907-1968), notable for playing the screen’s first Lucy in Dracula (1931) and for being named a WAMPAS Baby Star — and for havin…

Dry Land by Ruby Rae Spiegel

Blanca & Ines

A Gala Celebration of Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours

Caro Claire Burke, Yesteryear

Abby Jimenez, The Night We Met

Ani DiFranco, The Spirit of Ani

Zero F*cks

Jeff Harnar: Blame It On My Youth – 1980’s Don’t Tell Mama Songbook by Barry Gordin

By Alix Cohen February 14, 2026: Jeff Harnar’s last two shows/CDs set an extraordinarily high bar. Tonight, with the recreation of his first 1987 appearance at Don’t Tell Mama, he and c…

Fanne Foxe: The Argentine Firecracker Who Brought Down a Congressman by Trav S.D.

How wonderful that Fanne Foxe (Annabel Edith Villagra, 1936-2021) was born not just on Valentine’s Day, but on the very same day that the subject of our last post, Joan O’Brien. It was j…

Peta calls for pork-free menus as Peppa Pig show rolls into Grimsby by Mark Brown

Auditorium to remove bacon and sausages from cafe during stage run after request from campaign group Campaigners are calling on theatre bosses to stop serving bacon, sausages and ham in thei…

Playlist: The Greatest Broadway Love Songs

What is your favorite Broadway love song? It's a question BroadwayWorld has been asking your favorite Broadway stars every Valentine's Day, and this year, our list has grown to over 1500 res…

Jessica Dragonette: The Jenny Lind of the Air by Trav S.D.

Today we sing the praises of radio singer Jessica Dragonette (Jessica Valentina Dragonetti, 1900-1980). As her given name indicates, Dragonette was born on Valentine’s Day to Italian-Ameri…

R.I.P. Joan O’Brien by Trav S.D.

Singer and actress Joan O’Brien (1936-2025) passed away back in May, but we decided to save a tribute for her natal day, Valentine’s Day. O’Brien was still in high school when she bega…

Audra McDonald, Allison Janney, Glenn Close, Ben Platt at Drama League Awards

The Al Brodax Centennial by Trav S.D.

Born 100 years ago today: television producer Albert “Al” Brodax (1926-2016). Brodax grew up in Washington Heights and Brooklyn, the son of a coat manufacturer. He served bravely in comb…

THE GREAT GATSBY's Morgan Harrison Takes Over Our Instagram Today

The Great Gatsby's Morgan Harrison is taking over our Instagram today! Follow along here as Harrison takes our Instagram followers behind-the-scenes of the hit Broadway musical. Go backstage…

When One Curtain Falls and Another Rises by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: From Moulin Rouge!’s Final Bow to The Last Five Years Finding New Breath By Ross Broadway, like that pesky love-thing, is built on entrances and exits. Just as on…

What to Stream: Emma Thompson, Jennifer Garner, ‘The Night Agent,’ Dove Cameron and Hilary Duff by The Associated Press

By The Associated Press The Emma Thompson-led thriller “Dead of Winter” and Hilary Duff’s first full-length album in 11 years are some of the new television, films, music and games hea…

Love on the big stage: Couples star in Broadway’s ‘Aladdin’ and ‘The Lion King’ by The Associated Press

By MARK KENNEDY NEW YORK (AP) — This Valentine’s Day, Rodney Ingram will be doing what he loves with the one he loves. All on Broadway. The newlywed plays the title role in Disney’s �…

After 800 episodes, ‘The Simpsons’ creators look back — and ahead by The Associated Press

By LIAM McEWAN LOS ANGELES (AP) — Eight hundred episodes, 37 seasons, and one four-fingered family that refuses to age. As “The Simpsons” hits a milestone few series have ever glimpsed…

Get moving with mix of modern dance concerts this week in CT arts by Christopher Arnott

The Courant's arts picks for Feb. 15-21 also includes guitar licks from Billy F. Gibbons and G.E. Smith and a Bruce Springsteen tribute from Hank Azaria.

Shadowlands review – Sanitised production can’t capture darker realities of mortality by Alice Saville

Hugh Bonneville brings plenty of affable charm to his role of ‘Narnia’ author CS Lewis, but it’s an unstintingly mild-mannered performance in a deeply joyless play

Our panel heads to Milan and Arden Cho hunts demons by NPR

This week, KPop Demon Hunters' Arden Cho joins us to talk about Rumi, the World Series of Poker, and how NOT to behave when you're about to propose. Plus, the Tom Papa, Paula Poundstone, and…

Fr. Robert V. Carney Performing Arts Center

TONIGHT Foreign Fridays with Jamison: Italian for Beginners

Madison Square Park

Nuevas Voces: The Afro-Peruvian Ensemble

Spring Flower Arrangement

ROUGH DRAFT 2026 – The 24 Hour Plays

MCP’s “1776”

512 The Selena Experience

Varla Jean Merman’s The Drowsy Chappell Roan

Salomé Songbird and Anneke Dean in Concert

Night Side Songs Begins Off-Broadway February 14 by Logan Culwell-Block

Robin de Jesús, Jonathan Raviv, Mary Testa, and more star in the new musical from The Lazours.

Theater News: The Princess Bride, Imitation of Life, Giant, All Out and Operation Mincemeat by Suzanna Bowling

Look for a production of a stage musical adaptation of The Princess Bride. With music by the Academy Award winning team of Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Tony Award-winning book wr…

Live From The Hotel Edison Times Square Chronicles Presents: The Creative Team of Just Desserts: A Musical Bake-Off by Suzanna Bowling

Live From The Hotel Edison Times Square Chronicles Presents”, is normally filmed from the Hotel Edison, but due to several unforeseen circumstances we are doing the show zoom style. Today …