Thursday, April 23, 2026

A Theater Lover’s Guide to London’s West End by Lindsay Cohn, Lindsay Cohn

Where to book the tickets, land the table and enjoy it all, all within a few blocks of London’s busiest stages.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 10:17AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Remembering Harry Haun, Who Bore Witness to Broadway with Wit and Wonder by The Editors, The Editors

Connections forged over five decades gave him insider access to everyone from Jessica Chastain and Harvey Fierstein to the late Broadway publicist Susan Schulman and the legendary Lynne Mead…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 05:27PM[SHARE]
Thursday, December 25, 2025

How Kay Matschullat's MAX Is Rewriting the Language of Performance in the Age of Techno Art by Elisa Carollo, Elisa Carollo

In her transdisciplinary Media Art Xploration series, science provides the data that art transforms into sensory and emotional experiences.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 08:00AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, December 23, 2025

REDCAT's 22nd NOW Festival Showcased the Breadth of L.A.'s Performance Art Scene by Mya Ward, Mya Ward

Performance art has a distinct urgency in Los Angeles, a city that in a perpetual state of rehearsal.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 12:01PM[SHARE]
Friday, December 19, 2025

Old French Bores: Molière Is Blasphemed in This Tin-Eared 'Tartuffe' by David Cote

What a misguided affair from such an accomplished team.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 12:39PM[SHARE]
Monday, December 15, 2025

Review: Michelle Williams Navigates Choppy Waters in 'Anna Christie' by David Cote

This production leans heavily on Williams to humanize a century-old script whose language can feel insistently blunt.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 01:42PM[SHARE]
Friday, December 12, 2025

Elia Arce's 'No Time to Mourn (An Excerpt)' Is a Monument to Grief by Mya Ward, Mya Ward

The piece's enculturation rests on a certainty in its own semiotics"a stalwart belief that no matter the audience, grieving should be collective, not singular.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 10:33AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Review: 'Marjorie Prime' Tracks the Ghost in the Machine of Artificial Intelligence by David Cote

As humans are periodically replaced by eager and curious Primes, the audience tumbles headlong into the uncanny valley.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 11:47AM[SHARE]
Friday, December 5, 2025

Isaac Mizrahi On the Enduring Charm of "Peter & the Wolf" by Caedra Scott-Flaherty, Caedra Scott-Flaherty

"We love reactions from children. I mean, children just say things. In the times when you can actually hear a pin drop, some kid will scream out, 'No, don't do it!' It's the greatest thing i…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 03:00PM[SHARE]
Thursday, November 20, 2025

The Broadway Musical Isn't Dying"It's Just Changing Keys by Heather A. Hitchens, Heather A. Hitchens

Heather A. Hitchens, president and CEO of the American Theatre Wing, examines why the recurring narrative that "the Broadway musical is in trouble" misses the larger transformation underway.…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 02:00PM[SHARE]
Thursday, October 2, 2025

Elizabeth Marvel On Navigating a Dystopian Future in Tim Blake Nelson's 'And Then There Were No More' by Harry Haun

Marvel stars as a lawyer navigating a justice system stripped of mercy, nuance and human judgment.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 01:32PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Jeremy McCarter's Audiodrama Puts Us Inside Hamlet's Head by Alex Ullman, Alex Ullman

The experiment works best when we hear the titular character not foregrounded but embedded in the specificities of his place and time.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 03:02PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Review: 'Masquerade' Tries to Revive 'Phantom of the Opera' But Embalms It Instead by David Cote

Diane Paulus is an old pro at taking theatrical IP and infusing wild, contemporary life into it. If only she'd done so here.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 11:05AM[SHARE]
Monday, September 29, 2025

Review: Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter's 'Waiting for Godot' Is Excellent by David Cote

Fans of Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure registered delight throughout the Hudson Theatre. Bogus? Not a jot.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 09:54AM[SHARE]
Monday, September 22, 2025

Gabriella Reyes and Duke Kim Bridge Disciplines in a Bold New 'West Side Story' in L.A. by Jordan Riefe, Jordan Riefe

The musical's social commentary lands with renewed force amid contemporary headlines.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 09:59AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Brilliant or Blank? 'Art' Frames Love-Hate Bromances on Broadway by David Cote

Yasmina Reza's 1998 comedy abounds in witty chuckles and elegant structure, but it remains a slight boulevard comedy: three self-obsessed Frenchmen bickering over a pricey painting.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 10:01PM[SHARE]
Monday, September 15, 2025

Review: 'The Brothers Size' Sings a Powerful Song of Family and Freedom by David Cote

Right off, Tarell Alvin McCraney draws the ancient distinction between the vita activa and the vita contemplativa: the active versus contemplative life.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 09:09AM[SHARE]
Thursday, September 4, 2025

From Broadway Classics to European Avant-Garde, New York's Fall Programming Runs the Gamut by David Cote

We're not just short-listing major Broadway shows, daring plays and musicals Off but also work by women artists we're excited to see. 

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 02:38PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Jim Newman Opens Up About 'Mamma Mia!,' Mentors and the Joys of Owning the Stage by Harry Haun

The actor's career has been shaped as much by chance encounters with icons as by his roles on stage.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 12:16PM[SHARE]
Thursday, August 21, 2025

Shakespeare in the Park Is Back With a Sexy, Song-Filled 'Twelfth Night' by David Cote

There's not a dud in the ensemble, from Sandra Oh's flushed and impulsive Olivia to a scene-stealing turn by initialized performer "b" as Antonio, the sailor who rescues Sebastian from drown…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 10:00PM[SHARE]
Monday, August 18, 2025

There It Goes Again: Jukebox Musical 'Mamma Mia!' Returns to Broadway by David Cote

Twenty-four years later, this show still has the emotional depth of a sugared-up fourteen-year-old.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 09:46AM[SHARE]
Monday, August 11, 2025

Elizabeth McGovern's 'AVA: The Secret Conversations' Leaves the Best Stories Untold by Rex Reed

It's not a disaster, but any play about Ava Gardner that is this dull is definitely a disappointment.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 11:21AM[SHARE]
Thursday, July 17, 2025

Manhattan Theatre Club's Lynne Meadow On Staging Her Next Chapter by Harry Huan, Harry Huan

Under Meadow's leadership, Manhattan Theatre Club premiered dozens of landmark plays and earned Tony, Pulitzer and Obie honors.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 12:00PM[SHARE]
Thursday, July 10, 2025

Review: The Deliciously Dark 'Heathers' Is Back Off-Broadway by David Cote

Beyond its sociological themes, the show is a ton of stylish, well-crafted fun with top-notch acting and top-to-bottom earworms.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 09:15PM[SHARE]
Monday, June 30, 2025

Review: Trust the Darkness, But Follow the Light in Spooky 'Viola's Room' by David Cote

Conceived and directed by Punchdrunk's chief wizard Felix Barrett, Viola's Room is an audio-guided indoor son et lumière.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 11:00AM[SHARE]
Thursday, June 26, 2025

Review: A Hot Mess and a Sex Pest Go on a Date in 'Lowcountry' by David Cote

If you arrived late and left five minutes early, you might say it crackles along in a noirish vein, but taken as a whole, the drama leaves you hanging.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 09:34AM[SHARE]
Thursday, June 19, 2025

Mark Linn-Baker On Bringing Molière's 'The Imaginary Invalid' to Life by Harry Haun

"It may be 400 years old, but it lasts! It's funny stuff," Linn-Baker, who worked with Jesse Berger on the project, told Observer.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 08:10AM[SHARE]
Friday, June 13, 2025

Review: Jean Smart Can't Save the Overwrought and Underwritten 'Call Me Izzy' by Rex Reed

Smart deserves roles that deserve her. Izzy is not one of them.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 01:06PM[SHARE]
Thursday, June 12, 2025

Review: John Krasinski Grapples With Gender Politics and Modern Masculinity in 'Angry Alan' by Rex Reed

Penelope Skinner's provocative script explores the emotional weight of identity and the shifting terrain of gendered expectations.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 07:00AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Inside the Hottest Tony Award Afterparties of 2025 by Leigh Scheps, Leigh Scheps

This is how Broadway's elite celebrated the year's wins.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 01:12PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Jennifer Simard On Her 'Death Becomes Her' Onstage Partnership"And Tony Competition by Harry Haun

Both Simard and her co-star in "Death Becomes Her," Megan Hilty, are up for the Best Actress in a Musical Tony this year. "You must throw the ball to your playing partner and let them win…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 11:24AM[SHARE]

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