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Assassins by Wendy Caster

The Gallery Players production of Assassins is unfortunately not up to its usual standards. I admire the ambition of attempting Assassins, with its non-plot, odd politics, long swaths of sp…

‘The Rite of Spring’ gets a feminist, African perspective from Dada Masilo by Michael Crabb - Special To The Star

Masilo’s ‘The Sacrifice,’ inspired by Stravinsky’s original, is a universal statement about ritual in our lives, and the connection of healing and grief.

Abomination: A DUP Opera review – brilliant satire skewers politicians with their own words by Tim Ashley

Theatre Royal, BrightonAnger seethes beneath the Belfast Ensemble’s waltzes in Conor Mitchell’s scathing denunciation of homophobia and hate speech Conor Mitchell’s Abomination: A DUP …

Into the Woods Leads 2023 Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards Nominations; Final Voting Now Open by Broadway.com

The fan-chosen nominees for the 2023 Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards have been decided and final voting is now open! Leading the way is the Broadway revival of Into the Woods with 17 no…

Blue Now review – remarkable retelling of Derek Jarman’s final film by Kate Wyver

Theatre Royal BrightonSearing collection of diary excerpts, brought to life by prominent queer voices, recalls the devastation of Aids with fury and frankness A mesmeric reckoning with the d…

With heart and hilarity, ‘Harvey’ is a crowd-pleaser at Everyman by Cybele Pomeroy

This is a show designed to provoke laughter — the performers have impeccable delivery, fascinating physicality, and brilliantly coordinated comic timing.

Hannah Elless, Julia Murney, Allie Trimm And More Join Prospect Theater Company's Spring 2023 Gala

Prospect Theater Company has announced the performers for their annual Spring Gala, being held Monday, May 1st at The Edison Ballroom (240 West 47th Street): Hannah Elless (Bright Star), Jul…

Tosca (Heartbeat Opera) by Tony Marinelli

Just when you think you’ve seen an opera so many times you can’t imagine it being told anew along comes Heartbeat Opera with a riveting take on Puccini’s "Tosca."  Director Shadi G. …

Leslie Odom, Jr., Amber Iman & More to Perform at Prospect Theater Company Spring Gala

Prospect Theater Company has announced the performers for their annual Spring Gala. See who is taking part, and learn how to purchase tickets!

Review: Grief and Mourning, Delivered With Ecstatic Vitality by Roslyn Sulcas

In Gregory Maqoma’s “Cion,” performed by the Vuyani Dance Theater at the Joyce, the performers offer images of collective lamentation, prayer and hope.

The Bodyguard: Police ‘called to Manchester Palace Theatre’ after audience ‘riot’ ends show early by Isobel Lewis

‘I thank everyone who was respectful of the performers and [feel] very, very sorry for those who weren’t,’ said show’s star Melody Thornton

Review: On Faye Driscoll’s Life Raft, Spinning Toward the Unknown by Siobhan Burke

In “Weathering” at New York Live Arts, the performers seem like the last holdouts of a civilization clinging to survival.

Vanities by Wendy Caster

The York Theatre Company's production of Vanities, running through April 22, has many strong points. The main strength is the cast. The story of three friends from roughly age 18 (in 1963) …

Hear Taylor Iman Jones and Daniel Yearwood Sing Seussical's 'Alone in the Universe' by Logan Culwell-Block

The SIX and Hamilton stars are among the performers on Broadway Records' iTheatrics Junior Theater Festival 20th Anniversary EP, releasing March 15.

Léa Tirabasso: Starving Dingoes review – uncompromising medical drama in dance by Lyndsey Winship

The Place, LondonThe choreographer has collaborated with oncologists and others for an examination of cellular death Sometimes you see shows you don’t enjoy but find you have to admire, fo…

‘DOGS OF EUROPE’ (BELARUS FREE THEATRE, ADELAIDE FESTIVAL) by Robert Shuman

(Jansson J. Antmann’s article appeared in Limelight Magazine, 3/2/2023;  Photo: Dogs of Europe. Photo © Adam Forte, Daylight Breaks.) Exiled from their homeland, the performers of Belaru…

Àlex Rigola’s lean, mean riff on “Hedda Gabler” by Maria Delgado

Catalan director Àlex Rigola, the former artistic director of the Venice Biennale’s theatre section, likes boxes. Many of his scenographic configurations have gravitated around a structur…

15 Dance Performances to See This Winter in NYC - Catch New York City Ballet, thrilling companies at the Joyce and more by Susan Reiter

Catch New York City Ballet, thrilling companies at the Joyce and more --- Kick off 2023 with world-class dance performances from across the globe, whether you love classical ballet or more e…

The Dog Show by Victor Gluck, Editor-In-Chief

Ivan Faute’s "The Dog Show" is ambitious in trying to tell a story by holding back on the details. Unfortunately, the method has grave, unresolved problems. For most of the first act we ha…

BROADWAY SINGS FOR SHE ANGELS by Sandi Durell

On January 22 @ 7 pm The Green Room 42 (570 Tenth Ave. NYC ) presents Broadway Sings for She Angels, produced by Joan Ryan, hosted by Roma Torre and directed by Will Nunziata. The Musical Di…

Odds & Ends: Sara Bareilles and Joe Tippett Get Engaged and More by Caitlin Moynihan

Here's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed. Sara Bareilles and Joe Tippett Are Engaged Sara Bareilles and Joe Tippett are engaged. The performers met when Tippett played Earl i…

MERRILY ROLLING AGAIN, ROLLING AGAIN By Peter Filichia

After the end of each song, no theatergoer shouted “Whooo!” None of the performers held a note for an inordinately long length of time, so no attendee was moved to scream at the halfway …

Hadestown by Wendy Caster

My third viewing of the amazing Hadestown was from third row mezz on a Wednesday matinee. Although I have an aversion to Wednesday matinees going back to the 1970s, I was pleasantly surpris…

How Broadway's "KPOP" Lost Its Mojo by Jan Simpson

The world of musical theater is divided right now between the people who saw KPOP before it came to Broadway and those who saw it afterward. I sadly fall into the latter group.  The origina…

& Juliet by Victor Gluck, Editor-In-Chief

The cast is a combination of New York stage favorites (Stark Sands, "Kinky Boots," and Betsy Wolfe, "Waitress," "Falsettos" and "The Mystery of Edwin Drood"), new faces (Lorna Courtney, Ben …

All-Star West End Sondheim Tribute Concert to Air on BBC Next Month by Logan Culwell-Block, Andrew Gans

Bernadette Peters, Michael Ball, Judi Dench, and Clive Rowe are among the performers honoring the late Broadway legend.

REVIEW: KPOP by JK

Review of the Saturday, November 12, 2022 preview performance at the Circle in the Square Theatre in New York City. Starring Luna. Book by Jason Kim. Music and lyrics by Helen Park and Max V…

Remembering Robert Clary: From the Concentration Camps to Broadway and Hollywood by Chip Deffaa, Editor-At-Large

Clary scored a great success on Broadway in "Leonard Sillman’s New Faces of 1952."  My father, who enjoyed that show, recalled Eartha Kitt and Robert Clary as the standouts in the cast of…

#182 – Julius Thomas III – HAMILTON Broadway by Automatic Episode Import

Julius Thomas III / @juliusthomas3 recently ended his time with Hamilton where he played the title character, Alexander Hamilton. Julius Thomas III is a NAACP Theatre award Nominated actor …

15 Holiday Shows to Celebrate the Season in NYC - See the Radio City Rockettes, a naughty 'Nutcracker' and more festive offerings by Raven Snook

See the Radio City Rockettes, a naughty Nutcracker and more festive offerings --- The holiday season has officially arrived and seeing shows with your loved ones is a great way to celebrate.…