Judging by audience reaction and box office tallies before the show even opened, the new Broadway production, “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical”, would seem almost critic-proof. Still, the reviewers get to have their say once the premieres, which i …Read more

He already took over Lincoln Center for an exclusive screening of “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” but Ben Stiller is back after the movie’s world premiere to talk about the delicate art of satire with celebrated author George Saunders. The two wil …Read more

You might have seen Gentry Isaiah George on the numerous Ailey II posters around the city and on subway platforms, suspended in the air with divine grace and power.  This young accomplished dancer, poet, and new Artistic Director of Zest Collective, …Read more

Ciaran O’Reilly and Charlotte Moore are a match made in theater heaven. The two have been bringing their unique talents to productions of classic and contemporary theater by Irish and Irish-American writers since 1988, when they founded the Irish Rep …Read more

“Flung into the future by a bumbling Sea Witch, a crew of misfit pirates now only have one chance of returning home: performing the greatest pirate epic ever seen on stage!” So opens the prologue of this off-Broadway story for all ages, “The Greatest …Read more

Prior to going on stage the members of The Improvised Shakespeare Company know nothing about the one-hour play they will create. When the curtains open they have nothing but their tunics, pantaloons, and incredible wits. The ensemble asks the audienc …Read more

To strip or not to strip was never a question at Bardlesque, presented by The Cyn Factory as part of the 5th Annual Winter Burlesque Blitz at the Kraine Theater. Clothes were indeed removed during recitations of Shakespearean soliloquies. Skin was ba …Read more

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