“Stealin’ Home” by Fred Newman is an imagined exploration of what the heroic icon Jackie Robinson was like when he wasn’t on the field.  And for those of you at a loss now that baseball season is over, now’s the perfect time to catch this play at the …Read more

With little fanfare and only one unheralded tryout two years ago, the new musical revue, “After Midnight”, opened on Broadway yesterday (Nov. 3) at the Brooks Atkinson Theater. The show, conceived by Jack Viertel, tries to recreate the glory years of …Read more

For years, friends and colleagues told theatrical press agent Susan L. Schulman she should write a book about her years in the trenches repping Broadway shows and their high-wattage stars. Even so, she never wrote most of her war stories down – until …Read more

Since Halloween beckons, and since the modern holiday tends to be all about dressing up and creating a world of illusion – just like Broadway – I thought I’d throw a chill in the air and offer five things about the current Broadway season to feel eve …Read more

On October 30, 2003, a Broadway musical opened that purported to tell the “Wizard of Oz” story from the witches’ point of view. The show was epic in scope and even included a socko flying number to end the first act. Critical reaction to “Wicked” was …Read more

Off-Broadway’s Westside Theater may have lost one Jewish-themed play when “Old Jews Telling Jokes” closed in September, but they’re gaining another tonight (October 29), when Mark St. Germain’s “Becoming Dr. Ruth” opens there. Debra Jo Rupp, best kno …Read more

Veterans and servicemen need theater too. That’s why, for the fifth consecutive year, husband-and-wife actors Adam Driver and Joanne Tucker are producing a special performance on Veteran’s Day (this year it’s Monday, Nov. 11) devoted to members of th …Read more

Charles Weldon, a veteran actor of stage, film, and television, is known for the memorable roles he created in “Stir Crazy”, “The River Niger”, “A Soldier’s Play”, and “New York Undercover” — among many, many others. He has also been a member of the …Read more

2013 has been a great year for Director/Producer/Actor Jonathan McCrory.  Named the new Director of Theatre Arts Program at Dr. Barbara Ann Teer’s National Black Theatre earlier this year, he now gears up to launch NBT’s 45th Season with the New York …Read more

JC Lee is at home writing for a variety of mediums: he has credits in theater, film, and TV — and can even be found on the inter-webs blogging, posting, and tweeting.  This Juilliard graduate is definitely one to watch, and he is rapidly making a na …Read more