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.

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 04:38PM

Healing Mined by Holli Harms

Meneses' beautiful, heart-endearing poetic prose is the story of this tsunami pain, the deepest pain humans experience, and how we manage it, or don’t. It is a poetic fable of human resili…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 04:30PM
Monday, April 28, 2025

Ceremonies In Dark Old Men by Tulis McCall

You will carry this family and their associates with you.  No matter your race or economic situation.  In this tiny little shop in this tiny little family rests the whole world.  Every ho…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 09:15PM

Just In Time by Tulis McCall

When the show is over and we leave because they make us leave, we are not mourning the very short life of Bobby Darin.  Not even close.  We are celebrating.  We are high on the story of B…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 03:43PM
Sunday, April 27, 2025

The Employees by David Walters

All theater doesn't have to be art, but when they both, theater and art coalesce, you know that you're experiencing something valuable. The post The Employees appeared first on The Front Row…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 11:58AM
Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Hold Me In The Water by Tulis McCall

If Ryan J. Haddad's script for "Hold Me In The Water" were any more spare it would disappear.  As a mater of fact, this enchanting piece already does that.  This is a master class in turni…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 08:45PM
Tuesday, April 22, 2025

STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW by Brittany Crowell

Something strange has indeed opened on Broadway in the form of the uncanny, magical, terrifying, theatrical show-stopper Stranger Things: The First Shadow.  The post STRANGER THINGS: THE FI…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 11:59PM

Grief Camp by Yuval Jonas

Grief Camp creates a vivid, fully inhabited world and assembles promising conditions for drama, but never shapes them into a story. The post Grief Camp appeared first on The Front Row Center.

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 09:15PM

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Celebrates 7 Years on Broadway by Tulis McCall

(New York, NY – April 22, 2025) Today, on the production’s seventh Broadway anniversary, producers of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child released a new video trailer illustrating the imme…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 03:03PM

SMASH by Sarah Downs

There’s nothing more fun than watching a musical about creating a musical.   We all love a peek behind the curtain, indulging in a certain schadenfreude as we experience the agony and th…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 02:49PM

Floyd Collins by Tulis McCall

By Tulis McCall Talk about circuitous journeys.  Here is a question for you – where were you in 1994?  Or 1996?  Do you remember ANYTHING from those years.  Well, if you are Tina Landa…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 02:34PM
Friday, April 18, 2025

From Basement to Brooklyn: Verdi’s Lost Ballet Finds New Life by Edward Kliszus

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 04:35PM

Irishtown by David Walters

Where it does go is making Irishtown a fun romp, played to the hilt, crackling and crisp, that will have you smiling, laughing, and joyful as everyone is Irish at an evening like this. The p…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 04:31PM
Thursday, April 17, 2025

GLASS. KILL. WHAT IF IF ONLY. IMP. by Kendra Jones

All four pieces, making up GLASS. KILL. WHAT IF IF ONLY. IMP. are joined by their asking of the audience to place ourselves in a fantastical, undetermined space and time. We release expecta…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 05:14PM

Under the Rainbow – Final Show April 19 at United Solo by Alice Jane Klugherz

Do we need another story of a gay man’s coming of age? Yes, we do, because it pulls us in with the best elements of theater: a story lived and told; sung and danced. In John Gazzale's one…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 12:50PM

Fight Night by Holli Harms

Dan Jr. is embodied by the actor Aonghus Og McAnally, and I say "embodied" because it feels like it's not an actor on a stage telling us this story, but a man telling his story. How do men c…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 11:14AM
Tuesday, April 15, 2025

The Swamp Dwellers by Vahni Kurra

Soyinka’s portrait of a society’s anti-colonial awakening and environmental consciousness is gorgeously crafted. It is an incendiary work that speaks directly to our troubled world. The …

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 04:09PM

Klea Blackhurst: A Resplendent Evening of Musical Treasure by Edward Kliszus

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 04:07PM
Saturday, April 12, 2025

BOOP! The Musical by Holli Harms

Broadway has got it! A hit musical to stand the test of time! Stand back, because BOOP! The Musical book by Bob Martin, music by David Foster, with lyrics by Susan Birkenhead, is the real de…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 06:10PM
Friday, April 11, 2025

In The Unlikely Event of an Actual Emergency by Holli Harms

"In the Unlikely Event of an Actual Emergency" is seventy-five minutes of a touching reminder to not beat ourselves up to the point that we slink away from our true possibilities. The post I…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 04:17PM

The Play That Goes Wrong by Vahni Kurra

“Madcap” doesn’t begin to cover it. The Play That Goes Wrong, now in an extended off-Broadway run at New World Stages, is a rollicking fan favorite that continues to surprise and delig…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 02:14PM
Thursday, April 10, 2025

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARILYN MAYE at 54 Below by Tulis McCall

Marilyn Maye's  voice is like a caramel parfait with a touch of bourbon.  She stretches notes and swirls the story around the entire room.  No one is immune to her charm.  Not nobody not…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 03:39PM

EXES The Musical Offers Cathartic Musical Reckoning by Edward Kliszus

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 01:46PM

The Notebook of Trigorin by Yuval Jonas

Irondale’s presentation of Tennessee Williams’ “free adaptation” of The Seagull is too much of a “loose production.” The post The Notebook of Trigorin appeared first on The Front…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 01:40PM
Tuesday, April 8, 2025

All The Beauty In The World by Tulis McCall

If you are inclined to see "All The Beauty In The World" - and it would be a worthwhile adventure - be aware that this is not a play by any definition.  It is a more of a TED Talk.  And it…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 04:20PM
Monday, April 7, 2025

Becoming Eve by Kendra Jones

Opening at a time of fierce urgency, Becoming Eve offers us poignant perspective of a female’s soul trapped in a Jewish boy’s body. It's an intimate, engaging, and equally as entertainin…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 09:15PM

I’m Assuming You Know David Greenspan by Holli Harms

There is so much in this production that is wonderfully surprising and unexpected that I want to say very little about it. I am being rather vague because I want you, the reader, the theater…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 03:02PM
Sunday, April 6, 2025

Glengarry Glen Ross by Yuval Jonas

This isn’t a Greek tragedy of kings brought down by fate. It’s a tragedy of salesmen, undone by money. There’s no death here. Just lost hope, unearned rewards, and at the end of the da…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 05:21PM
Friday, April 4, 2025

Tapping into the Twenties: The ASO and Forgotten Marvels at David Geffen Hall by Edward Kliszus

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 03:13PM

Gabrielle Stravelli at Birdland Jazz Club NYC by Edward Kliszus

Jazz 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 03:06PM

SurRound II: Divine Sonic Tapestry at St. John the Divine by Edward Kliszus

In 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 03:03PM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Nov 17, 2024: Elf - Marquis Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre