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Tuesday, December 16, 2025

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee: Tis The Season When Understudies Abound by Suzanna Bowling

Two decades after its original Broadway run, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is back " and still spelling out heart, hilarity, and humanity. Originally conceived by Rebecca Feldma…

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Sunday, December 14, 2025

Marjorie Prime: Memory, AI, and the Echoes We Leave Behind by Suzanna Bowling

In the quietly futuristic revival of Marjorie Prime, playwright Jordan Harrison asks a haunting question: What if memory itself could be edited"and preserved"through artificial intelligence?…

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The Art of Leaving Should Consider a Rewrite by Suzanna Bowling

The Art of Leaving, a new play by Anne Marilyn Lucas now playing at the Pershing Square Signature Center, may be fresh to the stage, but it arrives feeling strangely fossilized"as though une…

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Sunday, December 7, 2025

Archduke Misses the Mark with Absurdist Undertones and Historical Inaccuracy by Suzanna Bowling

Rajiv Joseph's Archduke, now playing Off-Broadway at the Laura Pels Theater as part of Roundabout Theatre Company's season, aspires to be a dark, absurdist comedy in the vein of Tom Stoppard…

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Friday, December 5, 2025

Gotta Dance! Offers Standout Moments Amid Surprising Omissions by Suzanna Bowling

Afra Hines and Jesse LeProtto As someone who clears their head by rewatching iconic choreography""Let's Have a Glass Together" from Grand Hotel, "American Son" from Will Rogers Follies, "I'm…

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The American Soldier: A One-Man Odyssey Through the Heart of War by Suzanna Bowling

There are performances that entertain, and then there are performances that bear witness. In The American Soldier, Douglas Taurel offers the latter"a sacred holding space for the voices of t…

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Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Meet the Cartozians " A Conversation Starter That Stops Too Soon by Suzanna Bowling

Meet the Cartozians, now premiering by Second Stage Theater at The Signature Theatre, is a smart, provocative new play by Talene Monahon that dares to wade into one of the most complicated c…

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Sunday, November 30, 2025

In Memoriam: Sir Tom Stoppard (1937‑2025) by Suzanna Bowling

Sir Tom Stoppard " the dazzling, erudite playwright and screenwriter whose wit, intellect, and love of language shaped modern theatre and film " died peacefully on November 29, 2025, a…

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Saturday, November 29, 2025

Theatre News: The Queen of Versailles, Jamie Allan's Amaze, Richard II, Gypsy, Scott Ellis and Meet The Cartozians by Suzanna Bowling

Not shocking 'The Queen of Versailles,' starring Kristin Chenoweth, set its final performance date on Broadway forJanuary 4, 2026. By closing, the musical will have played 32 previews and 65…

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Friday, November 28, 2025

Art: A Comedic Canvas of Friendship, Ego, and One Very Expensive Paint Chip by Suzanna Bowling

What does friendship really cost? Apparently, around $300,000"plus one massive ego bruise and a bowl of olives. In the sharp, briskly timed revival of Yasmina Reza's Art on Broadway, Bobby C…

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Thursday, November 27, 2025

Live From The Hotel Edison Times Square Chronicles Presents: Chip Zien by Suzanna Bowling

ive From The Hotel Edison Times Square Chronicles Presents", is normally filmed from the Hotel Edison, but due to several conflicts we did the show zoom style. I am so grateful to my guest C…

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Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Suite 524's Pop-Up Dinner Theater at Barlume Downstairs: A Nourishing Night for Body and Soul by Suzanna Bowling

At 900 Broadway, nestled just below the street-level buzz of 20th Street, lies a hidden gem that recently served up one of the most memorable and soul-stirring evenings in recent Off-Broadwa…

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Kara Young and Nicholas Braun Bleed and Bind in Rajiv Joseph's Riveting Revival by Suzanna Bowling

Rajiv Joseph's 2009 two-hander, Gruesome Playground Injuries, returns Off-Broadway in a searing, nonlinear revival that showcases two towering performances and the strange, tender terrain of…

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Monday, November 24, 2025

Ariana DeBose and Scott Bakula Break"and Mend"Hearts in Schwartz's Lush Revival Of The Baker's Wife by Suzanna Bowling

Classic Stage Company delivers a gently heart-wrenching, beautifully sung revival of The Baker's Wife, Stephen Schwartz's long-revered cult musical with a score as warm and aching as fresh b…

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Sunday, November 23, 2025

The Art Tour Paints a Sweet Portrait of Love and Dreams on the Road by Suzanna Bowling

The New York premiere of The Art Tour, a new musical by Kyle Fackrell and directed by Lindsey Hope Pearlman, quietly landed at Theatre Row this fall"and now, with little fanfare, it closes t…

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Friday, November 21, 2025

Checkmate with a Side of Spectacle: Chess on Broadway Returns with Fire, Flaws, and a Star-Making Turn by Nicholas Christopher by Suzanna Bowling

In the ever-morphing game of Chess, the Broadway revival at the Imperial Theatre plays out like a Cold War fever dream"part rock opera, part romantic melodrama, part political satire, and so…

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The Title May Be a Mess, But the Musical is Magic: Sam Tutty Charms NYC in Two Strangers (Carry A Cake Across New York) by Suzanna Bowling

Let's get one thing straight: the worst part of Two Strangers (Carry A Cake Across New York) is its clunky title " a head-scratcher almost as puzzling as the show's poster. But don't let the…

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Interviews With The Cast and Creative of Vape! The Grease Parody by Suzanna Bowling

We were at the opening of Vape! The Grease Parody, the laugh-out-loud parody that drags Rydell high kicking and singing into the 21st century. Now playing at Theatre 555, At the after party …

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Thursday, November 20, 2025

The New York Pops: Mandy Gonzalez, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Megan Hilty and Now Stephen Schwartz by Suzanna Bowling

Drawing by Ken Fallin The New York Pops at Carnegie Hall on Friday brings Everything I Know: Mandy Gonzalez Sings Lin-Manuel Miranda  at 8:00 p.m. and on Friday, December 19 and Saturday,…

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Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Live From The Hotel Edison Times Square Chronicles Presents: Composer, Lyricist and So Much More Louis Rosen Zoom Style by Suzanna Bowling

Live From The Hotel Edison Times Square Chronicles Presents", is normally filmed from the Hotel Edison, but due to several conflicts we did the show zoom style. This week on Live From the Ho…

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Saturday, November 15, 2025

Orchestrated Into Obscurity: Quadrophenia Ballet Misses the Beat by Suzanna Bowling

Quadrophenia: A Rock Ballet, now making its New York debut at New York City Center (November 14"16), attempts to reimagine The Who's seminal 1973 album as a dance production " but the result…

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Thursday, November 13, 2025

Little Bear Ridge Road Is a Bleak and Exhausting Journey Without a Payoff by Suzanna Bowling

Samuel D. Hunter's Little Bear Ridge Road, now playing at the Booth Theatre, drops us into the emotional wreckage of two deeply wounded people " and doesn't offer much more than that. Direct…

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Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Live From The Hotel Edison Times Square Chronicles Presents: EJ Stapleton and The Calico Buffalo by Suzanna Bowling

Live From The Hotel Edison Times Square Chronicles Presents", is filmed from the Hotel Edison. This week on Live From the Hotel Edison, owner Suzanna Bowling is honored to welcome EJ Staplet…

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Tuesday, November 11, 2025

A Life in Lyrics: Linda Purl's Elegant Turn at The Green Room 42 by Suzanna Bowling

At The Green Room 42, Linda Purl delivered more than just a cabaret act"she offered a warm, wise, and wistful masterclass in musical storytelling. Her new show, Tunes & Tales: Adventures…

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The Burning Cauldron of Fiery Fire: A Title That Promises Drama… and Delivers Disorientation by Suzanna Bowling

Anne Washburn's The Burning Cauldron of Fiery Fire, now playing at the Vineyard Theatre in a co-production with The Civilians, begins as a slow burn and ends in something closer to combustio…

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Monday, November 10, 2025

The Queen of Versailles: Joe Allen's Is About to Hang Another Poster by Suzanna Bowling

At the St. James Theatre, The Queen of Versailles opened as a star-studded, ambitious musical"with music and lyrics by the legendary Stephen Schwartz, book by Lindsey Ferrentino, and directi…

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Oh Happy Day! at The Public Theater " A Baptism Through Fire, Flood, and Song by Suzanna Bowling

"I RECOGNIZE THE STRUGGLE IN YOUTHE TIMES THAT YOU HATED BEING YOUIF YOU COULD SEE, WHAT I SEE IN YOUI SEE GOD IN YOU." These are not just lyrics"they are the soul-spoken prayer of Oh Happy …

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Saturday, November 8, 2025

Kyoto: A Chilling Political Thriller That Hits Far Too Close to Home by Suzanna Bowling

Joe Murphy and Joe Robertson's Kyoto is not just a play"it's a warning. A political thriller that pulses with urgency, it confronts the roots of our climate crisis not in melting glaciers or…

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Friday, November 7, 2025

A Song of Riffs and Repetition: 44th The Musical Hits the Wrong Note by Suzanna Bowling

Chad Doreck as Joe Biden, T.J. Wilkins as Barack, Jenna Pastuszek as Hillary Clinton. Photos by Jenny Anderson 44th The Musical, directed by Eli Bauman"who also wrote the book, music, and ly…

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Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Vape! The Grease Parody " A Hilarious High-Nicotine Parody of Grease That Hits All the Right Notes by Suzanna Bowling

Grease may be the word, but Vape! The Grease Parody is the update we didn't know we needed " a razor-sharp, laugh-out-loud parody that drags Rydell high kicking and singing into the 21st cen…

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Monday, November 3, 2025

Beau the Musical at St. Luke's Theatre " A Nashville-Inspired, Heart-Filled Journey of Music and Identity by Suzanna Bowling

Beau the Musical, now playing at St. Luke's Theatre on Restaurant Row through December 7, transforms the venue into a down-home Nashville honky-tonk, complete with $10 beers, $12 wines, and …

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All that Chat

2025-2026 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 12, 2025: Call Me Izzy - Studio 54
Sep 16, 2025: Art - Music Box Theatre
Oct 08, 2025: Beetlejuice - Palace Theatre
Nov 13, 2025: Oedipus - Studio 54
Nov 16, 2025: Chess - Imperial Theatre
Mar 23, 2026: Giant - Music Box Theatre
Apr 06, 2026: Becky Shaw - Hayes Theater
Apr 16, 2026: Proof - Booth Theatre
Apr 26, 2026: Drama Desk Cut-Off