In the Moment: ‘Image China: Dragon Boat Racing’ at the Kennedy...
Explore some of the modern culture and 20th-century history, the music and movement, of the world’s most populous country, China. Take in a full-scale...
Review: ‘Hindle Wakes’ at Mint Theater Company
Long buried in a box marked "forgotten" was this remarkable play, now unearthed by Jonathan Banks' Mint Theater Company, which has brought it back...
‘Women’s Voices Theater Festival’ and ‘Winterfest’ Present New Works in NYC...
New York City is ringing in the New Year with a full slate of new works presented in January, February, and March, including a...
Review: ‘John Lithgow: Stories by Heart’ at Roundabout Theatre Company
In 2002, when his 86-year-old father was gravely ill, award-winning actor John Lithgow read stories to him at his bedside – the same stories...
‘Einstein!’ Returns to Under St. Marks Theatre
Sew and Sew Productions and the Horse Trade Theater Group present the return of Jack Fry’s highly-acclaimed Einstein! to New York City in January. Playing...
Review: ‘Farinelli and the King’ at the Belasco Theatre
I believe there's a reason the name of the countertenor Farinelli precedes that of King Philippe V of Spain in the title of the...
Review: ‘The Children’ at Manhattan Theatre Club
The Manhattan Theatre Club has imported the London Royal Court Theatre's production of The Children by Lucy Kirkwood, and with it have come the...
New Records: Listening to ‘Bandstand’ and the Music of Alan Menken
This report on New Records includes three Alan Menken shows that recently received fresh recordings, plus a Broadway show from this year that unfortunately...
Review: ‘Once On This Island’ at the Circle in the Square...
The first Broadway revival of the 1990 Tony-nominated hit musical Once On This Island, with book and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and music by...
Review: ‘Where Has Tommy Flowers Gone?’ at The WorkShop Theater
One of the early, less-familiar works by Tony Award-winning playwright and librettist Terrence McNally (famed for his highly-acclaimed Love! Valour! Compassion!, Master Class, Kiss...
Review: ‘Who’s Holiday!’ at Westside Theatre
If your fond childhood memories include Dr. Seuss
The Grinch, his dog Max, and a Ville filled with Whos
You might like a sequel from 40...
Review: ‘Harry Clarke’ at The Vineyard Theatre
Only on rare occasion have I found a one-man (or woman) play rich enough for my blood. I do recall John Gielgud's mesmerizing performance...
Review: ‘The Portuguese Kid’ at the Manhattan Theatre Club
Jason Alexander was a Broadway baby long before he achieved fame on Seinfeld, but he's had trouble re-establishing himself even though he'd appeared in...
Review: ‘The Exterminating Angel’ at the Metropolitan Opera
Metropolitan Opera audiences, paying up to $393 for a ticket, can relate to the wealthy party guests in The Exterminating Angel. And so do...
Review: ‘Harry Clarke’ at Vineyard Theatre
At the core of all great theater is the art of great storytelling. Harry Clarke, a solo show with a compelling story told by...
Review: ‘What We’re Up Against’ at WP Theater
Office politics, gender-based inequality in the workplace, and self-damning outbursts of flagrant misogyny fuel the flames of Theresa Rebeck’s razor-sharp feminist comedy What We’re...
Review: ‘From the Diary of Sally Hemings’ at Unison Media
The New York premiere of William Bolcom’s composition, From the Diary of Sally Hemings, could not be more timely. With so much news focused...
Review: ‘The Fight’ at The Storm Theatre Company in New York
Reviewed by Steve Weinstein
Stephen Sondheim had it nearly right in his lyrics to “I’m Still Here.” First, you’re a legend, then you’re camp, then...
Report: ‘Springsteen on Broadway’ Rocks the Theater World at the Walter...
To call New York City’s 975-seat Walter Kerr Theatre intimate may seem a bit hyperbolic, but when the artist on stage is Bruce Springsteen,...
Review: ‘The Band’s Visit’ at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre
David Yazbek has been one of the less publicized composer/lyricists from the generation of writers who followed those who wrote musicals in the "Golden...