Pianist Olga Kern in Recital at the 92nd Street Y in...
Dreamy music about the memories of childhood and a virtuoso spin through the themes of one of history’s greatest operas are the stuff of...
A Talk with Michael Riedel on His Book ‘Razzle Dazzle’ by...
Michael Riedel, the theatre columnist for the New York Post and the co-host of the long running PBS show Theater Talk, sat with me...
‘Thérèse Raquin’ at Roundabout Theatre at Studio 54 in New York...
Young Therese Raquin is in terrible trouble. We realize this the moment the curtain rises revealing a small and desolate village on the Seine...
‘Sylvia’ at The Cort Theatre in New York City
AR Gurney is the rolling stone playwright that is certainly gathering no moss. As recently as August of this year I reviewed a new...
‘Dames at Sea’ at The Helen Hayes Theatre in New York...
Way back in the dark ages (circa early 1930s) when musicals were musical comedies (if you don't know what I mean, listen to "Musicals,"...
‘Hamilton’ at The Richard Rodgers Theatre in New York City
I was away in August when the musical Hamilton opened on Broadway so yesterday I caught up with it as it was about to...
‘Ripcord’ at Manhattan Theatre Club in New York City
David Lindsay-Abaire has an enviable record of success with a solid list of plays, and in many of them he has written rewarding roles...
‘The Gin Game’ at The John Golden Theatre in New York...
Donald L. Coburn was born in 1938 in Baltimore to parents who were divorced two years later. His early life was unexceptional; he graduated...
‘Rothschild & Sons’ at The York Theatre Company
Who doesn't have great respect and admiration for the musical team of Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick? Certainly no one who has seen and...
‘Travels with My Aunt’ at The Clurman Theatre in New York...
In 1969 Graham Greene published a light novel with this title, which was in the vein of earlier romps such as The Egg and...
‘Fool For Love’ at Manhattan Theatre Club in New York City
This play by Sam Shepard was first presented by Circle Rep in 1983; it was a great success for them with Ed Harris and...
‘Old Times’ at Roundabout Theatre at the American Airlines Theatre...
Harold Pinter must be smiling down on 42nd Street where the Roundabout is currently presenting his Old Times at the American Airlines Theatre. For starters,...
‘Spring Awakening’ at The Brooks Atkinson Theatre in NYC
Some time between 1890 and 1891 Frank Wedekind managed to complete a play in his native German, which contained all sorts of forbidden fruits....
‘The New Morality’ at The Mint Theater Company in New York...
The Mint Theater, in a 100 seat space on the 3rd floor of an office building on West 43rd Street, has been fulfilling its...
‘Conversations With Chita Rivera’ Interviewed by Richard Ridge at The New...
I think we can safely call her the last Broadway Diva of the golden age. For she's been putting together a career that is unique...
‘Love and Money’ at Signature Theatre in NYC
Master Playwright A.R.Gurney has used his own life as background material for some 50 plays, 4 musicals, plus 3 novels. Born in 1930 in...
‘John’ at Signature Theatre in New York City
There are many plays that are known for their sparkling dialogue, others for their rapid fire words that require actors who can deliver them...
Fantastic News! ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ to Have A Spring 2016 Run...
Some wonderful news about the critically acclaimed production of Dear Evan Hansen now playing at Arena Stage: It's having a Summer 2016 production at Second...
Review: ‘Amazing Grace’ at The Nederlander Theatre in New York City
It's miraculous that this musical managed to cross the finish line, to land at the Nederlander Theatre on Broadway. We all know how difficult...
‘Fun Home’ at Circle in the Square Theatre in New York...
This year's Tony Award-winning musical Fun Home opened in New York when I was in California. I finally caught up with it this weekend at...