Yes, Virginia, there are awards for off-off-Broadway. Not only that, unlike so many other award ceremonies smooshed together at the end of the Broadway season, the New York Innovative Theater Awards happen in late September – the 30th, to be precise. …Read more

Marjorie Gunner, a veteran theater critic who headed the Outer Critics Circle for a quarter of a century, died on Saturday at the age of 91. A writer for the Italian Tribune and the New Voice of New York newspaper who then devoted her later professio …Read more

Amazing news for Broadway fans: Tony-winning actress Patina Miller, of “Pippin” fame, has just been cast in “The Hunger Games”.  Between getting engaged, winning her first Tony, and now adding the role of Commander Paylor to her accolades, Miller mig …Read more

If you’re looking to get some entertainment treasures and support a good cause with your purchases, then you should attend this year’s Broadway Flea Market, September 22nd from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS is one of the nation’ …Read more

If you haven’t already made it Downtown to the Flea Theater to see “The Recommendation” I suggest you do.  I got an opportunity to see it last week and later caught up with the magical Barron Bass who plays Dwight Barnes in the play.  We sat outside …Read more

– Editors Update: Jan 2014 – 80’s Prom will have several special showings throughout 2014, see the show link for dates. Arguably the most commercially successful improvo-tainment since “Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding”, “The Awesome 80s Prom” will be turning …Read more

Twenty-five years have passed since Lee Blessing made his mark on Broadway with “A Walk in the Woods”. A two-handed drama about an American and Russian arms negotiator taking some off-the-clock time to talk less formally about the most pressing issue …Read more

At the end of the last season, three of the most solid “Saturday Nigh Live” cast members—Jason Sudeikis, Fred Armisen, and Bill Hadar—left the show.  It was then announced that head writer and “Weekend Update” host Seth Meyers will leave the show mid …Read more

In two of his recent columns for the New York Post, Michael Riedel editorialized a bit about the inadequate way Broadway theaters dim their lights in tribute to luminaries who have passed on. It is traditional for outdoor marquees to be dimmed for on …Read more

On Wednesday at 7:45pm, Broadway theaters will dim their marquee lights in honor of one of the great legends of modern theater, actress Julie Harris, who passed away at age 87. A five-time Tony Award winner (plus a sixth for lifetime achievement), Ha …Read more