Once the Christmas lights dim and New Year hangovers have been cured, the real hangover starts for Broadway theaters, which go into overdrive trying to keep box office grosses up during the lean, tourist-fallow months of January and February. Some bi …Read more

Daniel George, founder and director of The Growing Studio, spent months as an actor taking classes at a variety of different studios.  Rest assured, he’s been through the hassle of being just another number in a class that’s more worried about your c …Read more

Those seeking an evening of bawdy entertainment will certainly get a laugh out of The Horse Trade Theater Group’s double-header presentation of “Shocks with C*cks:  All Dude, All Nude Revue” and “Shocks WITHOUT C*cks:  All Nude, No Dude Revue”, both …Read more

Because New York City is the melting pot of the world, tensions can rise between different groups. “Welcome Home Sonny T”, showcased at Theater for the New City and written and directed by William Electric Black, is a dramatic play set in Staten Isla …Read more

Faison Firehouse Theater presents a new Christmas tradition, “Bah Humbug”, a hip hop musical conceived by Tony-winner George Faison with Ebon Charles, Jasmine Thomas, The Respect Project, and one of rap’s most prominent emcees, Rah Digga.  This was m …Read more

StageBuddy theater reviewers have come together to compile a list of Top Off-Broadway Theater of 2013.  These shows left a lasting impression visually, intellectually, and emotionally, changing the ways we experience theater.  We look forward to what …Read more

Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” can be a difficult play to pull off. It is long, wordy, and depressing. It’s familiar enough that a basic adaptation can be boring, and one that tries something new and different can be gimmicky. It also requires a lead actor w …Read more

Though far from a watershed year in Broadway history, 2013 had its triumphs, its troubles and its tramplings, a few of which will be fun to recall in this year-end roundup. In no particular order: 10) Big Fish in an Inhospitable Pond It should have b …Read more

You’ve seen a couple of Broadway shows; maybe you’ve even met the stars and they’ve even signed a playbill or two. But do you know the history behind the buildings? Do you know the stories and superstitions that keep the ghost lights on when the thea …Read more

Tucked away on a quiet street in Long Island City, just miles away from Manhattan, The Chain Theater is running its December play “Re-Gift of the Magi”. This updated version of “The Gift of the Magi” has been re-imagined by writer Janet Hopf (“God Bl …Read more