3+ hour, 1+ min ago   (312+ words) Nettles, the star of the show as well as the composer, lyricist and librettist, tries to impress and galvanize in “Giulia: The Poison Queen of Palermo.” But the production at PAC NYC, directed by Mary Zimmerman, appeals far more for…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (192+ words) Way Down Hadestownwith John-Michael Lyles, Gaby Moreno, J Harrison Ghee, Kelly Belarmino, Khori Peinaud, Emil Antron, Sydney Parra, Alex Puette, KC Dela Cruz, Jeffrey Cornelius, Gary Dourdan, Brandon Cameron Confident, with Gianna Harris and Nathan Levy Splish Splash, with Matt…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (418+ words) “So looking at these numbers, you can very easily assess that overall it was a relatively flat season across all major indicators, flat,” Davenport concluded. ” Not what any industry or business wants to see. “ But the previous season was especially…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (355+ words) How theater artists helped restore democracy in Chile; thirty ways to consider the playwright María Irene Fornés; fifteen takes on immersive performance; the history of the Palestine Theater Movement. These are among the winners of the annual awards by The…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (323+ words) Whatever is happening in America, whether a blockbuster movie or the latest threat to democracy, will remind theatergoers of a show, past or present. This past week: The Odyssey the musical (from 2015) and How to Steal An Election (from 1968) The…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (457+ words) Since the subject of stolen elections is bizarrely and alarmingly in the news, it seems apt for a brief synopsis of the 1968 musical "How to Steal An Election," a historic curiosity that got a perky revival at the York Theater…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (272+ words) The day after “Cats: The Jellicle Ball” announced that it will close on August 8, just four months after it opened, and two months after it won three Tony Awards, its composer Andrew Lloyd Webber was among the many who weighed…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (468+ words) Such a whiplash of a week. This is true in many ways, not least the heat, which is returning full-force tomorrow. According to the Guardian: Are You Now or Have You Ever Been I’ve reviewed seven of the 15 plays at…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (123+ words) ‘I kissed a dog, I liked it,” the cast of ‘&Juliet sang, weirdly, at the 28th annual Broadway Barks pet adoption event at Shubert Alley, as captured in one of the videos below. They were adjusting the lyrics of a Katy…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (523+ words) My quick takes on these five below. Each show (like almost all shows at the Edinburgh Fringe) are no more than an hour long; all have remaining performances in New York (although most of these are sold out). I’ll start…...