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Friday, March 20, 2026

Monte Cristo at The York Theatre: A Lush Score and Standout Performances Anchor a Classic Tale by Suzanna Bowling

The York Theatre Company’s new musical Monte Cristo, based on Alexander Dumas’s sweeping 1844 novel of love, betrayal, and revenge, arrives with ambition—and, most importantly, a score…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:18AM

Essence Theatre Studio’s Equus: A Bold and Passionate Reimagining by Suzanna Bowling

Essence Theatre Studio presents Peter Shaffer’s provocative and psychologically complex Equus at IRT Theater in Manhattan’s West Village, performed in Russian with English supertitles, d…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:02AM
Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Live From The Hotel Edison Times Square Chronicles Presents: Movies, TV and Mayham With Dean Taucher 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 on …

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:04AM
Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Peter Shaffer’s Equus Returns in a Powerful Russian-Language Production in the West Village by Suzanna Bowling

Essence Theatre Studio presents Peter Shaffer’s haunting masterpiece Equus, opening March 18 at IRT Theater (154 Christopher Street) in Manhattan’s West Village. The production is direct…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:03AM
Sunday, March 15, 2026

The Paparazzi at AMT Theater Explores the Cost of Chasing Fame by Suzanna Bowling

Currently playing at AMT Theater (354 West 45th Street) through April, The Paparazzi features music and lyrics by Al Tapper and a book by Tony Sportiello. Directed by Nancy Robillard with mu…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:02AM
Friday, March 13, 2026

Daniel Radcliffe Leads a Heartfelt and Joyful Every Brilliant Thing at the Hudson Theatre by Suzanna Bowling

Opening night of Every Brilliant Thing at the Hudson Theatre delivers something rare on Broadway right now — a deeply human evening that is as playful as it is profound. Written by Duncan …

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:05AM

Data at the Lucille Lortel Theatre: A Terrifying Look at the Price of Our Digital Lives by Suzanna Bowling

Data, now playing at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, is one of the most relevant—and unsettling—new plays of the season. Written by Matthew Libby, the play dives headfirst into the murky wat…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:04AM
Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Live From The Hotel Edison Times Square Chronicles Presents: Richard Maltby Jr. and His Show About Time 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 …

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:05AM
Monday, March 9, 2026

About Time: Maltby and Shire Complete an Unexpected Trilogy by Suzanna Bowling

  With Richard Maltby Jr. and David Shire, time has always been more than a theme—it has been a companion. With their new revue About Time, the celebrated collaborators unintentionally co…

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Zack at the Mint Theater Company Misses the Mark by Suzanna Bowling

The Mint Theater Company has built a strong reputation for resurrecting forgotten plays and giving audiences a glimpse into theatrical works that once entertained earlier generations. Occasi…

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Saturday, March 7, 2026

Marcel on the Train: A Visually Striking Portrait of Marcel Marceau That Never Fully Finds Its Heart by Suzanna Bowling

Marcel on the Train, co-written by and starring Ethan Slater in the title role, begins with silence. For the first ten minutes the stage belongs entirely to mime — an appropriate introduct…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:05AM
Thursday, March 5, 2026

Live From The Hotel Edison Times Square Chronicles Presents: James Judy Danglars in the New Musical Monte Cristo 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 …

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:05AM

The Monsters — When Survival Looks Like Violence but Is Actually Love by Suzanna Bowling

Written and directed by Ngozi Anyanwu, The Monsters arrives at New York City Center in a production from Manhattan Theatre Club that is as bruising as it is tender. This intimate two-hander …

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:04AM
Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Theatre News: Operation Mincemeat, Night Side Songs, Liza Minnelli, The Last Five Years and Lamb Of God by Suzanna Bowling

Tony® and Olivier® Award-winning musical Operation Mincemeat, announced today that the owner of the ticket located at seat B128 (Front Mezz) at The Golden Theatre for the performance o…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:04AM
Monday, March 2, 2026

Bigfoot!: Camp, Conspiracies, and a Surprisingly Sharp Political Satire by Suzanna Bowling

At first glance, Bigfoot! looks like pure, joyful nonsense — an off-Broadway musical comedy featuring an eight-foot cryptid, stick-on facial hair, rolling two-dimensional trees, and a tow…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:05AM
Sunday, March 1, 2026

What We Hold Onto: The Reservoir Finds Grace in Recovery, Memory, and Family by Suzanna Bowling

The Reservoir is one of those rare new plays that sneaks up on you — disarming, funny, and quietly devastating in the way only truth can be. Written by Jake Brasch and starring Noah Galvin…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 01:29PM
Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Live From The Hotel Edison Times Square Chronicles Presents: Stephen Weiner The Composer For The New Musical Monte Cristo 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 …

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:04AM
Tuesday, February 24, 2026

It’s Stephen Schwartz’s Moment: Honored Twice, Felt Everywhere by Suzanna Bowling

Some artists are celebrated for a single moment. Others shape the emotional architecture of generations. This spring, Stephen Schwartz is being honored not once, but twice—by two instituti…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:13AM
Monday, February 23, 2026

An Ark: If This Is the Future of Theatre, Count Me Out by Suzanna Bowling

If theatre is going virtual reality, consider this my formal opt-out. Before we even get to the text, let’s talk about the experience. The VR headset didn’t fit my face. My nose wasn’t…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:04AM

Port Authority Bus Terminal: Stranded Then Lied To on Matinee Day by Suzanna Bowling

Today was a Broadway matinee day — one of the few times New York depends almost entirely on regional commuters to keep its cultural economy alive. People came in from New Jersey, Connectic…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:03AM
Thursday, February 19, 2026

Two Nights, One Community: Broadway’s Annual Celebrations of Surprise and Storytelling by Suzanna Bowling

Each spring in New York, two unique one-night-only benefit concerts arrive, reminding us theatre lovers just how expansive and generous this art form can be. I have become two thrillingly e…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 01:37AM
Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Live From The Hotel Edison Times Square Chronicles Presents: The Cast 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 …

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:04AM
Saturday, February 14, 2026

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…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:05AM

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 …

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:04AM
Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Live From The Hotel Edison Times Square Chronicles Presents: Just Desserts:A Musical Bake-Off Composer Brad Ross 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 …

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:04AM
Monday, February 9, 2026

Just Desserts Serves Up Sass, Song, and Sweetness Off-Broadway by Suzanna Bowling

There’s something delightfully comforting — and sneakily subversive — about Just Desserts: A Musical Bake-Off, now cooking up joy Off-Broadway at the AMT Theater. With music by Brad Ro…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:05AM
Sunday, February 8, 2026

Blackout Songs: More Than Addiction — A Mirror of the Loops We Can’t Escape by Suzanna Bowling

Addiction is the vehicle, but the destination is something deeper….something older. Joe White’s Blackout Songs, now making its New York debut at MCC Theater after an acclaimed U.K. run, …

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:05AM
Friday, February 6, 2026

Finding Dorothy Parker Lights Up the Beechman with Spark, Sass, and Sublime Satire by Suzanna Bowling

Dorothy Parker didn’t just write lines—she left trails of smoke and flame in her wake. At Finding Dorothy Parker, the fire is alive and flickering brilliantly at The Laurie Beechman Thea…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:03AM
Thursday, February 5, 2026

A Pitch from Satchel Paige Hits a Home Run at Carnegie Hall by Suzanna Bowling

On Monday night, Carnegie Hall welcomed a living legend…Satchel Paige, the electrifying solo play about one of baseball’s most iconic figures, made its New York City debut to a standing …

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:01AM
Wednesday, February 4, 2026

A Light in the Aisle: Remembering Harry Haun Champion of Theatre and Storytellers by Suzanna Bowling

The lights on Broadway seem a little dimmer today. We mourn the loss of Harry Haun, a brilliant theater journalist, critic, and champion of artists whose voice graced the pages of Playbill, …

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:05AM

Part Two: Spotlight on Phillip Christian Smith – Most Promising Musical Theatre Librettist, 2026 Kleban Prize by Suzanna Bowling

Following the celebration of Eric Price, the second half of the 2026 Kleban Prize ceremony cast a well-deserved spotlight on librettist Phillip Christian Smith, this year’s winner of the p…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:04AM

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