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
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
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
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
If you dreamed a dream of days gone by, when “Les Miserables” was running for more than a decade on Broadway, well, your dreams are coming true again. “Les Miz” will make its third visit to the Great White Way, starting March 1 and opening March 23, …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
– Editors Note: Our theater editor, David Lefkowitz, sometimes dons the persona of “Rabbi Sol Solomon.” As such, here is his interview with comedy legend Carl Reiner. You can hear the complete hour-long interview at https://www.totaltheater.com/?q=no …Read more
How often do you find Talking Heads frontman David Byrne and veteran actress Frances Sternhagen mentioned in the same story, let alone at the same place at the same time? Well, lightning struck Monday night at Greenwich Village’s Webster Hall, where …Read more
Fans of prolific playwright and screenwriter Neil LaBute can see “Reasons to Be Happy,” his new full-length play (and follow-up to his “Reasons to Be Pretty”), at the Lucille Lortel Theater, where the show began previews last week. But super-fans can …Read more
