From their first collaboration in 1965 to 2015’s The Visit, composer John Kander and lyricist Fred Ebb have cemented their place as musical theatre icons. The songwriting team penned such legendary hits as Cabaret, Chicago, and NYC anthem “New York, …Read more
When stories and histories get passed down, what details get left behind? How we tell stories — and what gets left out — sits at the heart of the ephemera trilogy, a visual piece written and performed by Kimi Maeda that forces us to think about what …Read more
In Ride the Cyclone, six Canadian teenagers board a roller coaster — and only one makes it out alive. The question of which teen ultimately escapes this tragic fate is at the center of this witty new musical, which is now playing at the Lucille Lorte …Read more
This summer, FringeNYC audiences were treated to a new twist on a classic tale with The Radicalization of Rolfe, which takes on The Sound of Music from the perspective of the young messenger boy who vies for Liesl von Trapp’s heart. The new play by A …Read more
From Rapunzel to Hansel and Gretel, some of the most beloved and well-known tales in the world are the products of the Brothers Grimm and their collection of Grimm’s Fairy Tales. But not all of the stories these German brothers told have reached the …Read more
The Players Theatre is currently alive with the sound of music, thanks to The Radicalization of Rolfe, a new play by Andrew Bergh currently on at this year’s New York International Fringe Festival. Taking on one of the most iconic shows in history fr …Read more
Lamia, a new dance theater piece currently on at the New York International Fringe Festival, is an intensely theatrical piece, bringing together live music, dance, and grand storytelling to weave its mythical tale. Though Lamia revels in theatrical p …Read more
In city life, it always seems as though the possibility of a life-changing encounter could be just a moment away. For the characters of City Stories, currently making its US debut as part of the Brits Off Broadway Festival at 59E59 Theaters, that mom …Read more
In a town in New Jersey, four teens made a suicide pact. Three were found dead in a garage. But one made it out alive. She gets tracked down by a playwright and her story becomes the focus of a play. And The Reenactors, currently making its world pre …Read more
La MaMa’s biennial Puppet Series has taken an acrobatic turn this week with Théâtre d’un Jour’s high-flying piece The Child Who. The Belgian theatre troupe brings together puppetry, acrobatics, and live music in this grippingly entertaining productio …Read more
