Edith Piaf may have risen to stardom in the late 1930s, but she started out as a Parisian street singer, and that’s where Piaf! The Show (at FIAF’s Florence Gould Hall) begins. Or, to be strictly accurate, it begins with “L’accordeoniste” — t …Read more

It’s time to bust out your spike heels and sharpen your claws because Mean Girls — the musical adaptation of Tina Fey’s hit 2004 film about high school cliques, bullying, and the competitive nature of female friendships — has arrived on Broadway, a …Read more

“This is a true story, even the parts that never happened.” So we’re told at the beginning of The Lucky Ones – a musical by folk rock duo The Bengsons (and Sarah Gancher) produced by Ars Nova. Coming as it does before we really know what we’re gettin …Read more

“Breathe in. Breathe out. Move on.” Such is the advice the happy-go-lucky lounge singer Tully Mars (Bright Star’s Paul Alexander Nolan), who serenades guests at the titular Margaritaville Hotel and Resort, gives to career-minded environmental scienti …Read more

If you were a fan of the blockbuster movie Frozen, or better yet, saw it with a little person as I did, you were excited when Disney announced their plan to produce a Broadway version. In our house we’ve been anticipating this for two years. Finally …Read more

The Broadway show and global phenomenon Rocktopia can best be described as what might happen if Mozart and Beethoven were having a party and Freddie Mercury and Pete Townsend walked in. This musical revolution has spent the last several months tourin …Read more

We attended a rehearsal of To be Or Not to Be…A Shakespearean Experience, a new spectacle put together by the folks of R.Evolución Latina and Pregones, who have assembled a cast of newcomers from all over Latin America who are discovering the magic …Read more

Fans of Hamilton and Dear Evan Hansen are in for a treat! Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda and Dear Evan Hansen star Ben Platt have released a mashup called “Found/Tonight,” which mixes lyrics from Hamilton’s “The Story of Tonight” and Dear Evan H …Read more

Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story (at 59E59 Theaters) is definitely a different kind of theatrical experience. Conceptually, it’s beautiful: a cast and set that emerge from a giant shipping crate, a klezmer score, a story about Jewish refugees in searc …Read more

March is Women’s History Month. What better way to spend a few hours than with Calamity Jane, a real life frontierswoman and professional scout?  Presented by Musicals Tonight!, the musical Calamity Jane has a short run from March 13-25 at the Lion T …Read more