Tjaša Ferme, the artistic director of Transforma Theater. Photo: SHOOTT Off Broadway: Science and Theater “American theater is too realistic,” according to Tjaša Ferme. “I want to create something I would like to see. Something... News 30 Nov 2022 | 11:51
In “Ohio State Murders,” Audra McDonald stars in a horror story about the destructiveness of racism. Photo: Allison Michael Orenstein Broadway and More: Light the Lights! Do you have your tickets for “Leopoldstadt”? Tom Stoppard’s Olivier Award-winning latest features a huge cast, and follows... City Arts 21 Sep 2022 | 01:55
“Paradise Square” marquee. Photo: Leida Snow What Happened to Garth Drabinsky’s Comeback? Garth Drabinsky is a real-life example of the Rashomon effect. The term describes the unreliability of eyewitnesses, coming... News 15 Apr 2022 | 10:11
There are a number of offerings with deep discounts either through the TKTS Booth or online. Photo: Leida Snow Broadway is Back Whatever it takes. Vaccinated, boosted, masked. No matter how grateful we’ve all been for Zoom these past two years, there... City Arts 04 Apr 2022 | 01:11
Stephen Sondheim. Photo: Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons The Sondheim Secret Master composer/lyricist Stephen Sondheim once revealed the secret that every Broadway wannabe should know — but most don’t.... News 28 Nov 2021 | 09:08
Keynoter for the summit was Andrew Lloyd Webber. Photo courtesy of The TheaterMakers Summit TheaterMakers and TheaterFans How do you get to Carnegie Hall? The response in the old joke was: practice, practice, practice. Apparently the mantra for... News 10 Nov 2021 | 02:33
Caricature of Hirschfeld by Don Bevan. Courtesy of Sardi’s Hirschfeld: The Life Outside the Lines For decades, the name “Nina” conjured thoughts of hidden squiggles, swirls, and surprises, as thousands of fans hunted for... City Arts 08 Sep 2021 | 01:21
Screenshot of GMA on Broadway reopening. Broadway’s Bet: If We Build It, They Will Come “Broadway is Back!” blared the TV announcement. But is it? Before the pandemic shutdown over a year ago, “Hamilton,” “The... City Arts 15 May 2021 | 08:41
In the window of Sardi’s. Photo: Leida Snow Broadway’s Grim Anniversary Broadway went dark a year ago. That day, March 12, 2020, I had tickets to see “The Lehman Trilogy” for a second time. While... Voices 11 Mar 2021 | 12:54
Restaurant Row, abnormally quiet, on a matinee day. Photo: Leida Snow Joe Allen Gone, Joe Allen’s Closed It was never about the menu. The highest praise restaurant critic Mimi Sheraton could muster was that “the food wasn’t too... Voices 12 Feb 2021 | 12:22
The much anticipated revival of “The Music Man,” with Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster, has pushed its original 2020 opening to February 2022. Photo: Leida Snow Broadway’s Rocky Road to Recovery Did you catch the references to “Hamilton” in Amanda Gorman’s remarkable poem at the Biden Inauguration? Her words about... City Arts 09 Feb 2021 | 12:47
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo discussed his “New York Arts Revival” at the 2021 State of the State Address on January 12, 2021. Photo: Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo What About Broadway? How do we bring back the arts and culture sector that’s been devastated by COVID-19? The Empire State can’t come back without... News 15 Jan 2021 | 02:29
Governor Andrew Cuomo, May 1, 2020. ( Photo: Darren McGee- Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo) Et Tu, Andrew? Google “Cuomo plan to re-open NYS” and you will find a well ordered design about phases of priority: Each region has to meet... Newsletter 01 May 2020 | 01:45
Times Square area on March 25. ( Photo: NYPD Times Square via flickr) Theater Folk Can't Work from Home COVID-19 is educating us about more than a pandemic. The Broadway brand is not a monolith. Theater workers were independent... News 26 Mar 2020 | 11:48
At a sneak preview for students. ( Photo: Elena Olivo (FIAF)) France Comes to Manhattan Do you miss the Louvre and the Musée D’Orsay? Can’t get to Paris or don’t want to risk the manifestations (strikes)? Well,... News 03 Jan 2020 | 03:23
