Perched in the back row of Classic Stage Company’s (CSC) bare brick wall theater a couple hours before a preview performance I speak with Jessie Austrian, actress, director and one third of Fiasco Theater’s co-artistic director triumvirate. Fiasco Th …Read more
Max (Max Crumm) and Eleanor (Lucy DeVito) are thinking about getting married, but first they need to tell each other everything about their past. Eleanor talks about her mental health and issues with exes, but Max is having a hard time disclosing his …Read more
If you mourned the closing of Jersey Boys after its 11-year run on Broadway earlier this year, you’ll be pleased to learn that the boys from Jersey are back in New York City — this time in a more intimate setting Off-Broadway at New World Stages. We …Read more
Tony nominee Norm Lewis return to Feinstein’s/54 Below with a new holiday show called Santa Baby! We spoke to him about his success this year with the immersive production of Sweeney Todd, his favorite holiday music and what’s on his letter to Santa. …Read more
Mr. Joe Iconis and Family return to Feinstein’s/54 Below for their 10th annual Christmas Extravaganza. We spoke to the bandleader about keeping the show fresh, getting to work with incredible artists and what’s on his plate for next year. https://you …Read more
Robert Creighton, the star of Frozen and Cagney talks about his holiday show at Feinstein’s/54 Below, his favorite holiday traditions and why Christmas jazz is his favorite music genre. https://youtu.be/FN1wxL3RiGI For more information on Robert Crei …Read more
About ten minutes into Who’s Holiday, the new holiday-centric solo show currently playing at the Westside Theatre through December 31st, a meek, demure Cindy Lou Who peers out at an older gentleman in the first few rows. “I’m sorry, sir,” she says, i …Read more
Few living playwrights have the opportunity to have more than one of their works being produced in New York City at the same time; with productions of Actually at Manhattan Theatre Club, and The Last Match at Roundabout, Anna Ziegler joins a club tha …Read more
Remember those lovely winter scenes and figurines you loved so much growing up? Puppeteer Lake Simons and composer John Dyer have brought them to life in Tree Pop, a delightful multidisciplinary show which combines puppetry, dance and live music. We …Read more
Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance has earned an unjust reputation as being a dated, old fashioned show better left as a curio of a time we should remember but not want to relive. What with its tropes of vigorous men, damsels in distress, …Read more