Some Broadway musicals are classics, revived over and over again. And then there are the divas, the performers who create the starring roles. If you are lucky enough to see them, you will witness unforgettable performances. This year’s outstanding re …Read more

The Board of Directors of Eureka Day school, a private school in upscale Berkeley, California, prizes inclusivity above all else. So no issues will be resolved without complete agreement. “We only make decisions by consensus,” says Meiko, a member of …Read more

The effervescent elves of the ensemble share their favorite spots to eat before or after a show, as well as must-see New York holiday hotspots in this special edition of our series.  Though we understand their circumstances may have been a bit differ …Read more

Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice” is considered a ‘problem’ play with its ambiguous tone, shifting from humor to dark elements in the person of one of the central characters, the Jewish Shylock. No matter what Shylock does, he is teased and mock …Read more

It’s the weekend before Christmas and the airports are crowded with folks heading home for the holidays. But Not everyone is looking forward to getting together with the family. Despite the Christmas rituals and music, the grown up Dahl children in “ …Read more

Though we understand their circumstances may have been a bit different, like Oliver and his clan of orphan boys, we’ve all fallen into a daze dreaming of “food, glorious food” at one point or another. After all, it’s been said that food is the great …Read more

Though we understand their circumstances may have been a bit different, like Oliver and his clan of orphan boys, we’ve all fallen into a daze dreaming of “food, glorious food” at one point or another. After all, it’s been said that food is the great …Read more

Though we understand their circumstances may have been a bit different, like Oliver and his clan of orphan boys, we’ve all fallen into a daze dreaming of “food, glorious food” at one point or another. After all, it’s been said that food is the great …Read more

Photo by Julieta Cervantes So much theater is about family dynamics where we often recognize ourselves and our families on stage. However, sometimes we are relieved that it is NOT our family or your marriage. In “Blood Quilt” at the Mitzi Newhouse Th …Read more

“So you want to be immortal? / So you want to win the game? / So you want to find the portal to a higher plane?” Such are the questions posed at the top of Eight Immortals, the new song cycle from burgeoning composer/lyricists Sam Tsui and Casey Brev …Read more

The The Notebook: The Musical standout shares her fave food spots for before or after a show.  Though we understand their circumstances may have been a bit different, like Oliver and his clan of orphan boys, we’ve all fallen into a daze dreaming of “ …Read more

How far would you go to retain your youth? Theater and film are replete with tales of women attempting to stay young. If the woman is Maddy Ashton, an egotistical narcissistic performer, one of the two main characters in the new musical “Death Become …Read more

With his raspy gravelly voice and broad smile, trumpet-player Louis Armstrong has become an iconic figure. Yet his story is much more complex than that. The new Broadway bio-musical, “It’s A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical,” with the boo …Read more

When people need to recharge, they take a nap or have a cup of coffee or a piece of chocolate. When the charming Helper Bots in the different quirky new musical, “Maybe Happy Ending” need a recharge, they plug their batteries into the wall. Oliver (D …Read more

Is there anyone who doesn’t know the story of Romeo and Juliet, the young star-crossed lovers? The challenge for a director, then, is how to retell the story to appeal to a younger audience. Director Sam Gold’s staging of “William Shakespeare’s Romeo …Read more

Though we understand their circumstances may have been a bit different, like Oliver and his clan of orphan boys, we’ve all fallen into a daze dreaming of “food, glorious food” at one point or another. After all, it’s been said that food is the great …Read more

The chemistry between Julianna Margulies and Peter Gallagher is charming, and that’s the most compelling reason to see the new play “Left on Tenth”. The autobiographical play by novelist, screenwriter, and essayist Delia Ephron is based upon her memo …Read more

In “Gypsy” three strippers explain the key to success by singing “You Gotta Get a Gimmick.” Lately that seems to be the theme of Broadway revivals. The goal is to differentiate the show from the original. And true to form the recent revival of “Sunse …Read more

“It takes compromise before you get the prize. When you throw out your net, sometimes you must get wet.” Such is the premise behind Little House on the Ferry, the new immersive queer musical re-igniting the Duplex Cabaret Theater now through January …Read more

The Moulin Rouge! The Musical high-kicker shares her favorite food spots before or after a show.  Though we understand their circumstances may have been a bit different, like Oliver and his clan of orphan boys, we’ve all fallen into a daze dreaming o …Read more

Vladimir Putin is an intriguing figure and last spring, he was one of the two main characters in playwright Peter Morgan’s play “Patriots.” This season, a second show by Erika Sheffer called “Vladimir” also features the Russian leader. Presented by M …Read more

We grow up, seek partners and then we die. That’s the storyline of “Thornton Wilder’s Our Town”. There’s very little cutesy and kitschy about the play which begins in 1901 in Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire. So why has it become a classic? These are …Read more

Jez Butterworth’s latest play, “Hills of California” moves so smoothly that you are never aware of its 2 hours and 45 minutes running time. Arriving on Broadway after a successful London run, the drama is expertly directed by Sam Mendes. The play beg …Read more

They say you can’t go home again. Yet in “Good Bones,” the new play by Pulitzer Prize winning playwright James Ijames (“Fat Ham”) that’s what Aisha (Susan Kelechi Watson) is doing when she and her chef husband Travis (Mamoudou Athie) buy a home in th …Read more

I’m a sucker for the Iron Man movies. I love Tony Stark who uses his wealth to combat crime and terrorism. Robert Downey, Jr plays Tony Stark aka Iron Man, and his role has won him a legion of fans. That was clear from the audience’s reception for hi …Read more

It can’t be easy portraying a living person, and it must be even more daunting when the person you are playing is the person who wrote the play. Such is the task for Daniel Dae Kim, the good-looking Korean star of “The King and I,” and “Hawaii Five-O …Read more

The Play that Goes Wrong player shares his favorite food spots before or after a show. Though we understand their circumstances may have been a bit different, like Oliver and his clan of orphan boys, we’ve all fallen into a daze dreaming of “food, gl …Read more

Alza la bandera!  Broadway en Spanglish, the hotly-anticipated new project from Mexican-born musical duo Florencia Cuenca and Jaime Lozano, has finally arrived and it’s now available to stream on all platforms.  Boasting arrangements by Lozano, vocal …Read more

This season Broadway is hoping to use star power to boost ticket sales. So popular movie and television performers are headlining new theatrical productions as well as revivals. Producers hope that fans will flock to the theaters attracted by proximi …Read more

“The number of effective antibiotics to treat him keeps decreasing….With every infection his lung function is getting worse and worse.” Such is the plight at the center of Lifeline, the new musical playing the Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre at the …Read more