Now in its 12th season, Downtown Urban Theater Festival is presenting work from 17 emerging playwrights blending dance, theater, visual arts and music in its live performances. First on the line-up is “Toy Soldierz”.  Written and directed by Javier R …Read more

Not everyone can pull off a successful farce filled with comical hijinks and witty dialogue that propels the story forward, but Charles Busch, king of Off-Broadway comedy, can be counted on to bring the funny.  The actor-playwright’s newest productio …Read more

Beautiful and beastly nudity is taking over Abrons Arts Center in Mat Fraser and Julie Atlas Muz’s “Beauty and the Beast”.  Coming off a critically acclaimed run at the Young Vic Theatre, this provocative re-imagining is an adult fairytale unlike any …Read more

Annapurna Sriram may be the youngest in her cast of “The Happiest Song Plays Last” at 2econd Stage, but she certainly can hold her own.  Born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee, this recent Rutgers graduate is already racking up credits with some of …Read more

Ryan Lee’s first paid acting job after college was a lord in “The Winter’s Tale”, and every night for the production’s six-month run, he listened to Shakespeare’s words.  Now, he presents his concepts and ideas about the play in his own production wi …Read more

Women still find themselves struggling to get their time in the spotlight as they fight to make up only 20% of the entire theatre arts workforce. The Women’s Project Theater, originally founded in 1978, is the nation’s oldest and largest company focu …Read more

It’s refreshing to witness a theater company using art to give voice to those who literally can’t speak for themselves.  David Stallings’ “Dark Water” deals with issues of immigration, religion and politics in the swampland of Louisiana — all throug …Read more

Just last week, Page Six reported that Emma Thompson surprised the cast of “Heathers: The Musical”, by showing up to one of their rehearsals.  The Oscar winner, who was in rehearsals for the New York Philharmonic’s production of “Sweeney Todd”, decid …Read more

The Frigid New York Fringe Festival, now in its 8th year, keeps getting better and better.  With ticket prices that won’t break your pocket, Frigid is notable for being the only festival of its kind on the East Coast where 100% of all box office proc …Read more

The Oscars might not be bigger than the Tony’s to Theater Lovers but twas a good night for Broadway especially after John Travolta butchered veteran Tony Winner and “Frozen” star Idina Menzel’s name. In retrospect it might have been just the boost ne …Read more