Woody Sez (at the Irish Repertory Theatre through July 23) tells the story of American folk-protest singer-songwriter Woody Guthrie in his own words. The show features over 30 of Woody’s songs, played on a range of instruments, from the guitar and vi …Read more

The Original Broadway Cast Recording for Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn is full of “Blue Skies,” “Old-Fashioned Walks,” and plenty of danceable, big band numbers. During its Broadway run, Rex Reed of the NY Observer described the show as “heartfelt musi …Read more

“History is just a tall tale,” sings the chorus in Bella: An American Tall Tale – a new musical from Kirsten Childs (directed by Robert O’Hara at Playwrights Horizons). It’s a point that’s been made before: the version of history we learn in school i …Read more

If you haven’t yet made plans to see Woody Sez at the Irish Repertory Theatre, do. The show is two hours of pure string-plucking, chord-strumming, foot-stomping, storytelling delight. Through a combination of music and narration, a cast of four music …Read more

Amélie, the new musical based on the 2001 French film, features a soundtrack much like its heroine: imaginative, quirky, and full of heart. Now, with the release of the Broadway cast recording, you can savor all of that quirkiness and heart as sung b …Read more

With the recent popularity of Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812, Russian drama has been making a comeback. But long before The Great Comet hit the Broadway stage, there was Anton Chekhov: the 19th-century Russian playwright famous for work …Read more

“Dream big,” could be the tagline for Sweetee: a new musical by Gail Kriegel set for a limited premiere engagement at The Pershing Square Signature Center. Directed by Tony nominee and two-time Emmy Award winner Patricia Birch, Sweetee tells the stor …Read more

NYC theater production company InProximity recently announced the line up for Project W, a theatre festival featuring five days of play readings written, directed, and produced by women. This celebration of women in theater extends even to the manage …Read more

Billed as “a combination of Jersey Boys and West Side Story,” the new musical A Bronx Tale follows Calogero, a young man growing up in the Bronx in the 1960s. Early on in his life, the protagonist finds himself conflicted between two men: a mobster w …Read more

War Paint, the new musical about cosmetics titans Helena Rubinstein and Elizabeth Arden, brings together powerhouse Broadway divas Patti LuPone and Christine Ebersole. It’s no surprise that the vocals on the forthcoming cast album are flawless. The m …Read more