Thursday, July 31, 2025

Gene & Gilda Illuminates the Legacy of Two Comedy Legends with Heart and Humor by Suzanna Bowling

Caricature by Ken Fallin In the world premiere of Gene & Gilda at 59E59, Penguin Rep presents a bittersweet love letter to two of comedy’s most iconic figures—Gilda Radner and Gene W…

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Saturday, July 26, 2025

Cabaret and Talks For August by Suzanna Bowling

Lots of clubs are closed during August, but the best way to stay cool is to catch a hot performance and chill with your favorite style of music. 92 Street Y: 1395 Lexington Ave. 8/5: Art:�…

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Friday, July 25, 2025

Rolling Thunder: A Musical Journey Overpowers the Message by Suzanna Bowling

Did you know Australia and New Zealand fought in the Vietnam War? Or that the war stretched over two decades—beginning November 1, 1955, and ending April 30, 1975? These facts, along with …

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Shaw Festival asks: May I Have the Pleasure? The Answer is Most Definitely by Suzanna Bowling

“Why is the urge to dance so inside us?” asks one of the four standing before us. There’s music everywhere, all around us in The Shaw Festival‘s sweet engagement with the evolution a…

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Thursday, July 24, 2025

Canadian Stage’s “Romeo and Juliet” Shines like a Dream in High Park due to the Trembling and Cracking of its Strong Leads by Ross

I am not “wedded to calamity,” nor am I a purist by any means, especially when it comes to Shakespeare and the classics. Not to get too off track, but a perfect example of this is Jamie …

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Bringing the Spirit of France to the World: The Vision of Gil Marsalla by Magda Katz

What if you could experience the soul of Paris, the voice of Édith Piaf, the poetry of Jacques Brel, and the passion of Charles Aznavour — all across a series of unforgettable evenings? F…

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Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Cast and Creatives of Rolling Thunder Meet The Press by Suzanna Bowling

Rolling Thunder, originally developed and produced in Australia opens Off-Broadway at New World Stages July 24th. This Vietnam era  rock journey, features a book by journalist-writer Bryce …

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Monday, July 21, 2025

JOY: Broadway’s Shiniest Infomercial by Suzanna Bowling

Now playing at the Laura Pels Theatre at the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre, JOY takes audiences on the rollercoaster journey of Joy Mangano, the resilient single mother who …

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Saturday, July 19, 2025

Theatre and Music News: A Chorus Line 50th Anniversary Celebration, Just In Time, Jo – The Little Women Musical, Legally Blonde: The Musical by Suzanna Bowling

The Entertainment Community Fund (formerly The Actors Fund), along with Tony Award®-winning producers Christopher Ketner and Hunter Regian, announced today that Fund Board Chair Annette Ben…

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Thursday, July 17, 2025

John Krasinski Unleashes the Rage Beneath in Angry Alan at Studio Seaview by Suzanna Bowling

Off-Broadway’s newly christened Studio Seaview (formerly Second Stage’s Tony Kiser Theater) plays host to a firestarter of a production with Angry Alan, Penelope Skinner’s tightly woun…

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Shaw Festival Delivers Dear Liar – a Delightful Love Dance filled with Care and Sarcasm by Ross

It seemed like the most fitting formulation for the Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario to present Dear Liar, a play, written with care by Jerome Kilty (Look Away), that centers on…

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Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Keeler Tavern Museum & History Center Presents You Made That? The Quilting Adventures of Harvey Fierstein, by Suzanna Bowling

The Keeler Tavern Museum & History Center (152 Main St, Ridgefield, CT 06877) is thrilled to host an exclusive exhibition showcasing the handmade quilts of Tony Award-winning playwright,…

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Monday, July 14, 2025

Bay Street Gala Honors Icons Christie Brinkley and Donna Karan in a Night of Glamour, Philanthropy, and Purpose by Suzanna Bowling

I have to thank Bonnie Comely and Stewart F. Lane for an amazing night at the Bay Street Gala. Watching this regional theatre with heart raise money to stay and to give back to the community…

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Performances at Week 1 of Broadway at Bryant Park by Genevieve Rafter Keddy

We posted about Broadway in Bryant Park in pictures. Now we have the video’s. First up  & Juliet. Click here due to copyright. BOOP! The Musical Click here due to copyright and Jas…

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Sunday, July 13, 2025

Stratford Festival Delivers the Hope and Salvation of Forgiveness by Ross

With a tender ear for the pain of imprisonment and racial profiling, balanced with the virtue of love and Forgiveness, from any and all angles, the adaptation of the Canada Reads Award-winni…

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Leader of the Pack – The Ellie Greenwich Musical by Claudia Perry

Leader of the Pack is the Ellie Greenwich “Jukebox” Musical. For those who don’t know, Ellie Greenwich was a singer/songwriter and record producer in the Sixties who, along with co-wri…

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Saturday, July 12, 2025

Broadway in Bryant Park Week #1 by Genevieve Rafter Keddy

106.7 LITE FM’s Broadway in Bryant Park kicked off its 2025 season, bringing the best of Broadway to give New Yorkers and tourists alike free performances, every Thursday in July. The Brya…

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Anything Goes Kicks its Heels Sky High at the Shaw Festival by Ross

All aboard the MS Americana, as the Shaw Festival‘s effervescent production of Anything Goes sets sail for a spirited crossing filled to overflowing with flavorfully festive music and lyri…

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Wednesday, July 9, 2025

IndieSpace Accepting Applications for The Little Venue That Could Grant Program by Suzanna Bowling

IndieSpace, an organization established to disrupt the ongoing displacement of small theaters and to create a new model for equitable funding for the indie theater community, is currently ac…

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Tuesday, July 8, 2025

My View: Seth Rudetsky & Jessie Mueller..Up Close and Personal at Barrington Stage Company by Stephen Sorokoff

Sirius XM Radio Broadway Host Seth Rudetsky and Tony Winner Jessie Mueller were on the Boyd-Quinson MainStage at Barrington Stage Company last night as part of BSC’s 2025 Summer Concert Se…

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Sunday, July 6, 2025

Lowcountry at Atlantic Theater Company — Redemption on the Edge of Ruin by Suzanna Bowling

In Lowcountry, playwright Abby Rosebrock delivers a searing, sharply observed world premiere that pulls no punches as it drags shame, recovery, and the messy business of human redemption int…

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Theatre News: MJ Cookout, Waiting for Godot, The World of Tomorrow, Tartuffe and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. by Suzanna Bowling

MJ is partnering with Empire BBQ to host a 4th of July weekend cookout immediately following both performances on Sunday, July 6, 2025 at the Neil Simon Theatre, 250 W 52nd Street.  Festi…

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Saturday, July 5, 2025

The Color Purple Glows at The Goodman Theatre by Jeffery Lyle Segal

Chicago’s Goodman Theatre  is exploding with life, love, and laughter in its all new production of The Color Purple.  The 1982 novel by Alice Walker has already spawned two film adaptati…

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Friday, July 4, 2025

A Very Special Willy Wonka Brings Pure Joy by Craig J Horsley

Have you ever witnessed pure joy on the stage? Have you ever seen a group of such diverse people come together to create something truly special? Have you gone somewhere with low expectation…

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Thursday, July 3, 2025

Out of Order: A Parlor Game That’s More Psychological Minefield Than Theatre by Suzanna Bowling

Most Unwanted Productions’ New York premiere of Out of Order, written and performed by Carl Holder and directed by Obie winner Skylar Fox, is less of a play and more of an emotional Russia…

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Tuesday, July 1, 2025

The Glorious Corner by G. H. Harding

OLIVIA COMES AGAIN — (Via Realscreen) Netflix will release a new feature documentary on late singer and actress Olivia Newton-John, which is currently in production with R.J. Cutler’s Th…

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Monday, June 30, 2025

Dilaria at DR2: A 90-Minute Ego Trip to Nowhere by Suzanna Bowling

Dilaria bills itself as a sharp satire for 20- and 30-somethings navigating the cesspool of modern narcissism. What it delivers, however, is a 90-minute descent into the minds of loathsome, …

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Sunday, June 29, 2025

Breakin’ NYC: A Celebration of Hip-Hop’s Heartbeat at Theatre 555 by Suzanna Bowling

At Breakin’ NYC, the beat doesn’t just drop—it reverberates through the soul. Directed and choreographed by Angel Kaba (with assist from Elodie Dufroux), this high-octane hour-and-a-ha…

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Thursday, June 26, 2025

The Glorious Corner by G. H. Harding

THE PHANTOM RETURNS — (Via Deadline) Tickets for a six-week New York summer run of Masquerade, the immersive Phantom of the Opera spinoff production from Andrew Lloyd Webber, will go …

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Stopped Hearts Restarted on Broadway by Suzanna Bowling

The concept for an important new book, Why Are We Like This: Understanding the Heartstopper Phenomenon about fans’ transformative experiences as a result of the Netflix hit series Heartsto…

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Tuesday, June 24, 2025

New Musical by Jack Viertel and Sonny Paladino With Album Starring J. Harrison Ghee, Lauren Patten and More by Suzanna Bowling

A new musical set in New Orleans, conceived and written by Tony Award winner Jack Viertel with music supervision, arrangements and orchestrations by Broadway’s Sonny Paladino, will premier…

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