Friday, December 20, 2019
"Sing Street" is a stage musical based on the sweet, funny "happy-sad" 2016 Irish movie by writer/director John Carney about a teenager named Conor growing up in Dublin during the economical…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 06:31PM[SHARE]"Cats" isn't for everyone " much of it is a cheesy, B-grade affair seemingly crafted solely to take over midnight-movie slots from "The Rocky Horror Picture Show,' Those with an open mind, t…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 11:49AM[SHARE]Thursday, December 19, 2019
Luke Kirby, who portrayed a movie star hired to play "Hamlet" in the cult TV comedy "Slings & Arrows" 16 years ago,  is now on stage for real, as Thomas Hudetz, a murderer in Ödö…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 05:20PM[SHARE]"WASHINGTON " The House of Representatives on Wednesday impeached President Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, making him the third president in history to be charged with…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 08:08AM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 18, 2019
The Sorceress (Di Kishefmakherin), the first work of Yiddish theatre ever presented in America, is back on stage in New York 136 years after its U.S. premiere. In my article for TDF Stages, …
SOURCE: New York Theater at 11:04PM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 17, 2019
The NYC premiere of CATS the movie caps a week in which Broadway, with no more openings this year, seems to have migrated to the screen. The first trailer for the "In the Heights" movie What…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 12:46PM[SHARE]Monday, December 16, 2019
My ten favorite individual performances in New York stage shows that opened in 2019 are listed alphabetically, with explanations for my choices largely excerpted from my reviews. Ian Barford…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 07:57PM[SHARE]Sunday, December 15, 2019
Wanda Wheels bristles when Mateo calls her "kind" in this sprawling, funny, foul-mouthed, messy, moving ensemble piece, Stephen Adly Guirgis's first new play in New York since his Pulitzer P…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:18PM[SHARE]Wanda Wheels bristles when Mateo calls her "kind" in this sprawling, funny, foul-mouthed, messy, moving ensemble piece, Stephen Adly Guirgis's first new play in New York since his Pulitzer P…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 08:51PM[SHARE]"Hadestown" and "Slave Play" Â were the most popular musicals or plays among critics whose top 10 lists of New York theater for 2019 are featured* below. Â Following in popularity were "…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 11:48AM[SHARE]Saturday, December 14, 2019
There's a joke Maggie and her son Joe like to tell on their tours of the local mine in Samuel D. Hunter's latest play: "Guy falls down into the mine. His boss yells at him, 'did you break an…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 04:33PM[SHARE]There's a joke Maggie and her son Joe like to tell on their tours of the local mine in Samuel D. Hunter's latest play: "Guy falls down into the mine. His boss yells at him, 'did you break an…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 12:29PM[SHARE]Friday, December 13, 2019
There are several subplots involving Broadway in the third season of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, the TV series on Amazon Prime. Little of it rings true. Now, much  of this is exaggeration …
SOURCE: New York Theater at 11:57PM[SHARE]Thursday, December 12, 2019
"The Thin Place" is a thin play by Lucas Hnath about a woman named Hilda whose grandmother had believed in being able to communicate with the dead, which sets Hilda on her own psychic journe…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 08:16PM[SHARE]This holiday season in New York means at least ten A Christmas Carols, including one this year on Broadway, and 15 Nutcracker Suites. Holiday shows in the city range from family fare to offb…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 11:03AM[SHARE]"In The Heights," Lin-Manuel Miranda's first breakthrough Broadway musical, Â Â has been made into a movie that will be released in June, 2020, Â 12 years after its debut at the Richar…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 10:35AM[SHARE]This holiday season in New York means at least ten Christmas Carols, including one this year on Broadway, and 15 Nutcracker Suites. Holiday shows in the city range from family fare to of…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:33AM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 11, 2019
Get free tickets to live theater, and other live events " dance, comedy, opera " through Goldstar's three day  Comptrain promotion " today through December 13. You pay just a small servic…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 02:23PM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 10, 2019
Theatergoers are a loyal lot even when they're not at the theater: We listen to Broadway albums (vote for your favorite in 2019 below), we look for the theater content in movies (such as "Ma…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 02:37PM[SHARE]Sunday, December 8, 2019
Choose your favorite 2019 Broadway cast recording from among the 11 in the poll below, ordered alphabetically. If I've somehow missed your favorite, fill in the "Other" slot. (If enough peop…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 08:34PM[SHARE]Saturday, December 7, 2019
In "Marriage Story," a movie on Netflix about a couple getting divorced, stars Adam Driver as a New York theater director named Charlie, and Scarlett Johansson as his wife Nicole, an actress…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 10:44PM[SHARE]Thursday, December 5, 2019
As heartfelt a musical about a troubled family as "Next To Normal," as full of jaunty and jumpy rock rebellion as "Rent," it's hard to dismiss "Jagged Little Pill" as just another jukebox mu…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 09:17PM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 4, 2019
French is Myriam Phiro's first language, and Edith Piaf her first love. But it wasn't until she moved to New York from her hometown in a rural area of Quebec a decade ago that Phiro started …
SOURCE: New York Theater at 12:54PM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 3, 2019
In its effort to sum up the decade culturally (33 Ways to Remember the 2010s), the New York Times gives a nod to the return of theater in the cultural conversation " not always directly. Mic…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 12:01PM[SHARE]Â On this eighth annual #GivingTuesday (created in 2012 by the 92nd Street Y and the United Nations Foundation), consider donating to your favorite New York area theaters, theater compani…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 07:41AM[SHARE]Monday, December 2, 2019
Cyber Monday deals in New York theater tickets and more. (Come back as more deals are announced during the day) Ticket Liquidator: HUGE CYBER MONDAY SALE! Get 10% Off All Orders With Code CY…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 10:12AM[SHARE]Sunday, December 1, 2019
Today is World AIDS Day. AIDS has been around so long that there's a new wave of plays about the epidemic. This is not nostalgia. There were 1.7 million people newly diagnosed with HIV in…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 07:26PM[SHARE]Below is a selection of New York theater opening in December, organized chronologically by opening date, including the one Broadway musical, "Jagged Little Pill," with songs by Alanis Moriss…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 04:38PM[SHARE]Saturday, November 30, 2019
How well were you paying attention to New York theater news, views and reviews in November? Answer these ten questions and find out.
SOURCE: New York Theater at 05:21PM[SHARE]Friday, November 29, 2019
"The Young Man from Atlanta," about an aging couple whose only son has died young, Â is the wrong play by Horton Foote to revive "- it's dated, and overrated " Â but one can guess why th…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 10:09PM[SHARE]Click on the link to get ten percent off on any available Broadway show, using the code provided, and then below that, find Black Friday discount deals through Amazon, as well as free trials…
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