In “Iyom”, a new play by Lou-Lou Igbokwe presented by WorkShop Theatre Company, a curious girl escapes reality through magic, folktales, and hide-and-seek — only to find that these forms of escapism have brought her closer to the harsh truths of the …Read more

“Big Fish,” a new musical directed and choreographed by Susan Stroman (“Contact”, “The Scottsboro Boys”) and featuring Tony winner Norbert Leo Butz, opened last night, Oct. 6, at Broadway’s Neil Simon Theater. Based on a 1998 novel by Daniel Wallace …Read more

All those glowing reviews for Cherry Jones and the current Broadway “Glass Menagerie” revival have made their mark: the production, which was supposed to end Jan. 5 at the Booth Theater, has now been extended to Feb. 23. Critics used words like “magn …Read more

Two major stars of the British stage and screen, Eileen Atkins and Michael Gambon, will bring their sold-out UK production of Samuel Beckett’s “All that Fall” to off-Broadway’s 59E59 Theaters for a limited run, Nov. 5-Dec. 8. Staged by Trevor Nunn, o …Read more

Descending into any of the small dark theatres that litter the East Village is always a gamble. You can enter a decrepit corner and be confronted by amateur experimental mishaps or find Broadway’s next blockbuster.  In the case of David Cote’s surpri …Read more

Cabrini Repertory Theater is stimulating the community of Washington Heights by offering its vibrant artists the chance to stage original works in their beautiful proscenium theater.  Cabrini, which aims to help young playwrights, musicians, and visu …Read more

After a period of darkness, a starry revival of “The Sunshine Boys” is finally opening in Los Angeles and may cast its eyes back to New York depending on the show’s reception. Neil Simon’s classic comedy about two geriatric ex-vaudevillians brought t …Read more

“City of Dreams” is a little web series about BIG DREAMS in the greatest city on earth — and it now features the talents of some major Broadway stars. In the series, Jamie (Justin Anthony Long), Julie (Jee Young Han), and Julian (Jonathan Lee) strug …Read more

What is perhaps most compelling about Jerry Ford’s story in the play “Hope” is that he lived to tell the tale. In this one-person show based on the writer/actor’s life growing up in Detroit, the audience witnesses a constant transformation — Ford no …Read more

In theory, everything about promising new playwright Nathan Wright’s “Peninsula” should work: strong plot, great direction, wonderful ensemble, solid writing, and a small horde of ethnically diverse and really attractive people. However, this second …Read more