The New York Musical Theatre Festival opens on July 8th and goes through July 28th with performances all day from 3pm til 9pm. StageBuddy.com was at the press preview at the Signature Center right off 42nd Street and interviewed some of the stars. An …Read more
For decades, off-Broadway has complained that all the hoopla surrounding the Tony Awards leaves smaller theaters in the lurch. After all, the only shows considered for awards are those playing in Broadway theaters, and the big annual ceremony broadca …Read more
In “Unbroken Circle”, writer James Wesley presents us with the portrait of a family on the verge of collapse. The year is 1970, the setting a Galveston so undeniably Texan that people make “mormon” sound like “Merman,” and where a family gets togethe …Read more
Rabbis are multiplying in New York theater. Last summer, Rabbi Sol Solomon appeared in “Shalom Dammit!” at the Roy Arias Theater, while “My Name is Asher Lev,” which includes the title character’s visits to an Orthodox Rabbi, has proved an award-winn …Read more
Subject 62 is a show where the audience steps into the mind of someone who’s losing their memory at a rapid pace. Ever seen what it’s like inside the deepest, darkest depths of someone else? Subject 62 brings to life the fears, hopes, past loves and …Read more
“Cougar the Musical” is not about dating younger men. Rather it’s about showing that love is ageless. Donna Moore, the creator of the show, envisioned a play that would give women confidence to feel good about themselves and find love at any point in …Read more
With the Tony Awards just days away, bushels of journalists, critics and performers have been weighing in with their thoughts on the Broadway season and this year’s nominations. Someone with a more outlying view of the whole affair is Rabbi Sol Solom …Read more
The Broadway revival of Horton Foote’s “The Trip to Bountiful” features the must-see performance of the season in the shape of Cicely Tyson. She plays Carrie Watts, a strong-willed widow who runs away from her house to visit her hometown one last tim …Read more
It’s been a bumpy path for “Sleepless in Seattle,” a musical version of the popular movie, to reach Broadway, and if reviews from out-of-town are any indication, New York may be “Sleep”-deprived for awhile longer. With a book by Jeff Arch, music by B …Read more
“Straight Faced Lies” is a story of familial deception, and the fallacy of blaming others for your own problems. As a dysfunctional family prepares to welcome their imprisoned father back from jail on Thanksgiving, their secrets and delusions explode …Read more