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Sunday, April 26, 2026

Schmigadoon by Nicole Itkin

Schmigadoon is funny and smart and perfect for the whole family. The second the show ended, everyone around me was on their feet. The post Schmigadoon appeared first on The Front Row Center.

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Thursday, January 22, 2026

Bug by Nicole Itkin

Bug discusses how quickly beliefs can turn into delusions can turn into a loosening grip on sanity. It asks at what point we start believing and how we decide we should stop. It asks us how …

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Tuesday, September 9, 2025

BOOK REVIEW: Lin-Manuel Miranda: The Education of an Artist by Nicole Itkin

Through an extensive collection of interviews, Lin-Manuel Miranda: The Education of an Artist walks us through the stories of Miranda's projects. From Hamilton to Encanto, Pollack-PelznerÂ�…

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Tuesday, August 26, 2025

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 with…

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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…

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Tuesday, July 29, 2025

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 …

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Friday, July 4, 2025

Out of Order by Nicole Itkin

A different show every night. Carl Holder's Out of Order is a war between flexibility and specificity. The post Out of Order appeared first on The Front Row Center.

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Sunday, June 8, 2025

The Value at the Rockaway Theatre Company by Nicole Itkin

The Value by Nicholas Dunn is engaging, eerie, and deeply questioning. The post The Value at the Rockaway Theatre Company appeared first on The Front Row Center.

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Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Amy Engelhardt and Erin Hill in "Good Night and Good Pluck" at Pangea by Nicole Itkin

By Nicole Itkin Pangea is a supper club in the East Village with adorable sequined animal pictures on the walls, great food and drinks, and even better entertainment. This night, Amy Engelha…

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Tuesday, April 29, 2025

The Death of Rasputin by Nicole Itkin

A splendid premise, but ultimately an experience so confusing as to be disappointing. The post The Death of Rasputin appeared first on The Front Row Center.

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Monday, December 2, 2024

Babe by Nicole Itkin

Music. Love. This show is about the beauty of sound, power dynamics, and love that used to be. The post Babe appeared first on The Front Row Center.

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Sunday, September 15, 2024

A Meal at HERE by Nicole Itkin

By Nicole Itkin Ximena Garnica, one of the creators of A Meal at HERE, gave a brief speech at the end of the show, bidding us goodnight and hoping we would consider the show memorable. They …

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Friday, August 30, 2024

I Love You Because at Green Room 42 by Nicole Itkin

The hour-long musical read-through "I Love You Because" is a love letter to love and New York. It was uplifting, but not innovative. The post I Love You Because at Green Room 42 appeared fi…

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Thursday, July 11, 2024

Shanna Sharp by Nicole Itkin

Shanna Sharp told us to prepare to get emotional during her show: "To Manhattan, With Love." She wasn't wrong!

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Friday, July 5, 2024

Odd Man Out: A New York Highlight! by Nicole Itkin

Their voices, the scents that wafted in, the brief moments of song, and the rain that drizzled down at one point---all of it made every moment come to life. 

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 11:32AM[SHARE]
Saturday, June 29, 2024

2024 Dumbo Dance Festival OPENING NIGHT by Nicole Itkin

A masterpiece! This festival runs until June 30, and you don't want to miss it!

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Tuesday, June 25, 2024

The Butter and Egg Man by Nicole Itkin

Charming, pressing, and lovely, the show is a fantastic look at how innocence doesn't last, and yet how desperation can end up close to bliss. 

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Friday, June 21, 2024

Rhonda Ross at Chelsea Table and Stage " One Show Left! by Nicole Itkin

Rhonda Ross, in an evening about the power of thought, tells us that mindset can make heaven into hell or hell into heaven. And I believe it. Take a listen.

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Tuesday, June 11, 2024

Simpatico by Nicole Itkin

Throughout Sam Shepard's Simpatico, there's a fascinating sense of all is not well and it's right there for the actors to grab onto and play with. Indeed, sometimes they do"which is when the…

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Friday, May 31, 2024

Karen Akers at Birdland by Nicole Itkin

A lovely evening on love and nostalgia.

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Friday, May 24, 2024

Winesday the Wine Musical by Nicole Itkin

A sweet little gem: the most earnest show I've seen this year.

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Thursday, April 18, 2024

Clown Bar 2 (Yes, the Sequel) by Nicole Itkin

In this one, clowns take over a bar.

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 04:24PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Estrogenius 2024 at UNDER St. Marks by Nicole Itkin

5 plays. 10 minutes each. This is the Estrogenius play festival in Under St. Marks: a tiny, but lovely theater. Here's a look at the five plays

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Friday, March 22, 2024

Burbank at the Wild Project by Nicole Itkin

The story of the 1941 labor strike at Disney; throughout the show, each actor tries to woo us over to their side of the fight, and each is remarkably convincing.

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Hot Club of Cowtown at Birdland by Nicole Itkin

It's remarkable how talented this band is and how much fun they're having (and have had) as they hit 25 years together as a band.

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Thursday, January 25, 2024

The Greatest Hits Down Route 66 by Nicole Itkin

A road trip that never quite goes anywhere. A good watch, but underwhelming at its core.

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Sunday, January 21, 2024

Pushkin's Eugene Onegin: In Our Own Words by Nicole Itkin

Wow. A show for the ages. Silly, fun, vulnerable... and silly. Go see it!

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 02:33PM[SHARE]
Monday, January 8, 2024

Gabrielle Stravelli Trio at Birdland by Nicole Itkin

Gabrielle Stravelli Trio at Birdland -- Give her album a listen when it comes out! It should be a good time: comforting, gentle, warm. Not something that will wake you up, but not something …

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Tuesday, August 29, 2023

How to Steal an Election by Nicole Itkin

The 2023 revival of the 1968 musical How to Steal an Election is a romp through history, full of fitting declarations and historical references that feel timely.

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 02:12PM[SHARE]
Monday, August 14, 2023

A Eulogy for Roman by Nicole Itkin

A friend asking for help, and an audience willing to give it: go see A Eulogy for Roman.

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Tuesday, August 8, 2023

As You Will (The Little Shakespeare Festival) at UNDER St. Marks by Nicole Itkin

An improvised night of Shakespeare: an oxymoron, and a great show.

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 03:22PM[SHARE]

All that Chat

2025-2026 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 12, 2025: Call Me Izzy - Studio 54
Sep 16, 2025: Art - Music Box Theatre
Oct 08, 2025: Beetlejuice - Palace Theatre
Nov 13, 2025: Oedipus - Studio 54
Nov 16, 2025: Chess - Imperial Theatre
Mar 23, 2026: Giant - Music Box Theatre
Apr 06, 2026: Becky Shaw - Hayes Theater
Apr 16, 2026: Proof - Booth Theatre
Apr 26, 2026: Drama Desk Cut-Off