“I need an objective. I need an arc. Life is short. I don’t want bitterness to eat me alive.” While this line is spoken by the lovelorn Atalanta early on in The Portuguese Kid, MTC’s new John Patrick Shanley work recently extended by popular demand t …Read more
We sat down with the cast and playwright of Afterglow, a sexy new play that focuses on the relationship between three men trying to navigate love and sex in the era of PrEP, open relationships and hookup apps. Actors Brandon Haagenson, Patrick Reilly …Read more
Adam Kantor and Betsy Wolfe will headline Women of Notes, a celebration of female composers from Dolly Parton to Mary Rodgers, put together by The New York Pops. Kantor is best known for his work in the recent revival of Fiddler on the Roof, Next to …Read more
After a critically acclaimed run in New York during the last quarter of 2016, Drew Droege is bringing his one man show Bright Colors And Bold Patterns back for a limited run at the Soho Playhouse. The hilarious play, directed by Michael Urie, centers …Read more
Whether playing an a cappella sensation on Glee, an aspiring actor in The Canyons, or a rock star in Bye Bye Birdie, Nolan Gerard Funk knows how to deliver the vocals and the star presence to go with them. In the film adaptation of Michael Joh …Read more
Normally, if someone tries to explain a joke, it’s not as funny. But the dissection of a pratfall happens to be even funnier than the actual act in the hands of Jos Houben who, along with fellow physical theatre artist, Marcello Magni, present a pair …Read more
In William Nicholson’s play Shadowlands, Oxford scholar and Christian writer C.S. Lewis (known to his friends as Jack) meets the much younger and much more abrasive Joy Davidman. Joy is a Jewish New Yorker, ex-Communist, and Christian convert; and at …Read more
Solstice Party!, presented by Live Source Theatre Group, poses an interesting question over the course of its examination of true love (which never did run smooth): Is love a midsummer nightmare or an edible weed trip? In this play at A.R.T./New York …Read more
The popcorn was popping and all the West Side was abuzz when the red carpet was rolled out at Cinépolis Chelsea on November 6th, for the world premiere of Hello Again, the long-awaited SPEAKproductions film adaptation of Michael John LaChiusa’s celeb …Read more
Do you think you would know if someone is about to commit a mass atrocity? What exactly is the type of person who would commit such an act? How far would you go to connect to another human being you believe to be in trouble? These are questions prese …Read more
