Thursday, June 12, 2025
Some evenings in the theater change you. They reach inside your chest and rearrange something fundamental about how you see the world. "A Letter To Lyndon B. Johnson or God: Whoever Reads Th…
SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 06:54PMSunday, June 8, 2025
Friday night's performance of Gurtram was a remarkable unveiling of a rarely performed but powerful work by Richard Strauss. From the onset, Strauss's mastery of rich symphonic intones was e…
SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 03:25PMFriday, June 6, 2025
In this provocative one-woman show, Markell inhabits the controversial filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl with such fierce intelligence and nuanced complexity that she transforms what could have bee…
SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 04:19PMIn a Stellar evening of musical artistry and cultural connection, the inimitable singer and composer Sabeth Pérez and her band delivered a mesmerizing performance at The Jazz Gallery, nestl…
SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 01:48PMWednesday, June 4, 2025
Manhattan Repertory Theatre has struck theatrical gold with Tim Mulligan's wickedly entertaining "Point Loma," a gleefully campy horror spoof that channels the best of 1950s B-movie schlock …
SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 01:18PMTuesday, June 3, 2025
Good evening from Birdland, where tonight Gabrielle Stravelli and Billy Stritch transformed song into pure magic—two master artists creating musical alchemy that reminds us why jazz is the…
SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 11:55AMMonday, June 2, 2025
In an era when the world feels increasingly fractured and complex, Laurie Roldan arrived at The Green Room 42 like a beacon of comfort and hope. Her tribute to Karen Carpenter, "A Song For Y…
SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 01:52PMSunday, June 1, 2025
Last evening at New York City Center, Ballet Hispánico delivered a breathtaking interpretation of Gustavo Ramírez Sansano's CARMEN.maquia, transforming Bizet's timeless opera into a visce…
SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 12:13PMTuesday, May 20, 2025
The evening concluded with "Tomorrow", featuring dancers in a harmonious blend of the evening's palette—blue, white, red, and gray—creating a visual symphony that celebrates unity. As th…
SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 02:45PMMusic creates a virtual world where stories unfold not in bytes, but in glorious, symphonic narratives that transport us to realms both fantastical and profound. After all, what could be mor…
SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 01:51PMThursday, May 8, 2025
There are certain rare evenings when the walls between centuries dissolve, when the spirits of long-departed composers seem to hover in the air, nodding with approval as their intentions are…
SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 05:38PMTuesday, May 6, 2025
In the hallowed acoustic splendor of Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium, the Oratorio Society of New York, under the masterful direction of Kent Tritle, presented a splendid concert of profoun…
SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 04:57PMMonday, May 5, 2025
In the vast catalog of orchestral recordings, certain interpretations emerge as definitive statements that reshape our understanding of familiar masterworks. The new recording of Mahler's Sy…
SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 01:54PMFriday, April 18, 2025
In the sumptuous acoustic embrace of St. Ann and the Holy Trinity Church, the Brooklyn Chamber Orchestra, under the skilled direction of Philip Nuzzo, delivered a concert of extraordinary hi…
SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 04:35PMTuesday, April 15, 2025
In the intimate confines of Chelsea Table + Stage, that most welcome addition to New York's array of distinguished musical venues, Klea Blackhurst delivered a performance of such artistry th…
SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 04:07PMThursday, April 10, 2025
In the intimate confines of The Chain Theatre, EXES The Musical concluded its brief but incendiary New York City run with a performance that left audiences both stunned and exhilarated. This…
SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 01:46PMFriday, April 4, 2025
This concert was no costume party of musical nostalgia. The American Symphony Orchestra, under the inspired baton of Leon Botstein, offered something far more nourishing: a sweeping, intelli…
SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 03:13PMJazz vocalist Gabrielle Stravelli has always carried the torch of the American Songbook with elegance and an unmistakable voice that sparkles with charm, authenticity, and life. At her recen…
SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 03:06PMIn the vast, resonant expanse of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Musica Sacra, under the inspired direction of Kent Tritle, delivered a SurRound II concert of such ethereal beauty that…
SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 03:03PMA particular alchemy exists within the confines of a black box theater, where the absence of spectacle forces an audience into direct communion with raw human truth. At Theater for the New C…
SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 03:00PMSunday, March 30, 2025
The Leonkoro String Quartet delivered a performance of breathtaking virtuosity and emotional depth, suspending time as they traversed three centuries of chamber music with astonishing precis…
SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 05:06PMThe High Octane Octet program, presented on March 28, combined remarkable musicianship with period-authentic instruments to create an evening of rare musical splendor. This milestone celebra…
SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 05:05PMTuesday, March 18, 2025
Hearing a symphony orchestra from a distance is one thing, usually from a seat in the audience below the stage. It is entirely different when you are inside the orchestra—to feel the strin…
SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 01:39PMFriday, February 14, 2025
There are moments in music when the familiar is made fresh, and the well-trodden illuminate anew. Such was the case when The Orchestra Now took the stage at Carnegie Hall under the baton of …
SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 03:43PMTuesday, February 11, 2025
This spectacular concert found its home at The DiMenna Center for Classical Music, a venue revered for its pristine acoustics and intimate setting. Located in the heart of New York City, the…
SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 10:43AMOn a crisp February evening, the magnificent Cathedral of St. Ann & the Holy Trinity in Brooklyn became a portal to the cosmos. The Brooklyn Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Maestro Phili…
SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 10:41AMFriday, February 7, 2025
It was an evening of world-class artists. The chorus characterized their roles with enthusiasm and dynamism, articulating the afflatus of the Passion with precision, drama, and dignity. Bel …
SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 05:18PMA production of this magnitude is more than just words. It is the heartbeat of the drums, the cry of the sonic intones curated through state-of-the-art synthesizers, and the whisper of foots…
SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 05:01PMThursday, February 6, 2025
From its stirring overture to its heart-wrenching close, the performance was a triumph of musical and narrative synthesis, demonstrating the operatic form's capacity to confront profound soc…
SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 10:53AMTuesday, January 28, 2025
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, the second son of Johann Sebastian Bach, carved his unique identity in the musical world. Unlike his father’s baroque complexities, C. P. E. Bach’s composition…
SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 12:19PMTuesday, January 21, 2025
The premise of Teenage Wasteland is as universal as it is specific. Bottrell focuses on his tumultuous teenage years growing up in the Bible Belt during the cultural upheaval of the 1970s. F…
SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 04:16PM 
