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Off-Broadway Recommendation: 38TH MARATHON OF ONE-ACT PLAYS (Ensemble Studio Theatre)
Ensemble Studio Theatre (EST) has the the lineup for the 38th Marathon of One-Act Plays, works from artists who identify as Black, Indigenous & People of Color (BIPOC). This year’s selection of eleven plays was curated by Co-Artistic Directors Mike Lew (Teenage Dick) and Colette Robert (Behind the Sheet). Ten plays will be presented across two different series from Sunday October 16,…
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Off-Broadway Recommendation: HAPPY LIFE (The Hearth Theater Company at Walkerspace)
GET HAPPY LIFE The World Premiere of Happy Life by Kathy Ng opens July 22, 2022 at Walkerspace. Stage and Cinema recommends this outing. A woman leaving behind a lying life tries to move into her new apartment, but the two ghosts living underneath the floorboards will not allow it. A real estate agent discusses…
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Off-Broadway: CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF (Theatre at St. Clements)
A new production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof opens this week at The Theater at St. Clements. Directed by Joe Rosario (Flowers for Algernon), this is the first production of the Tennessee Williams play that his estate has allowed to be produced Off-Broadway. Previews begin July 15; opening night is July 24, 2002….
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Broadway: ROUNDABOUT THEATRE (2022-2023 Season)
Roundabout Theatre Company has announced the line-up for its 2022-2023 theatrical season. For more info, visit Roundabout. BROADWAY – AMERICAN AIRLINES THEATRE 1776 FALL 2022 | American Airlines Theatre The multiracial company of 1776 is made up of artists who identify as female, nonbinary, or trans. It is led by Crystal Lucas-Perry as John Adams, Patrena…
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Broadway Event: BROADWAY BARES: XXX (Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS at the Hammerstein Ballroom)
Broadway Bares ’Sizzling 30th Anniversary Showto Reveal Strips that Tease Bare Beginnings Broadway Bares will celebrate 30 years of baring it all with Broadway Bares: XXX, a one-night-only extravaganza of provocative new production numbers inspired by the show’s sexy and sensual three-decade run. The in-person edition returns Sunday, June 26, 2022. Tickets available at broadwaycares.org. NYC’s Hammerstein Ballroom (311 West 34th…
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Off-Broadway Recommendation: CHAINS (Mint Theater)
Director Jenn Thompson Creates a Rare Behind the Scenes Look at Mint Theater’s American Premiere of CHAINS by Elizabeth Baker. Performances on now at Theatre Row. Without a doubt one of the classiest theater companies in New York, the Mint returns with an all-new live production. To miss it would be folly. I can’t…
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TV: KEEPING COMPANY WITH SONDHEIM (Part of the Great Performances Spring Lineup on PBS, May 13 -27, 2022)
MAKE ROOM FOR COMPANY As part of the series’ fifth Broadway’s Best lineup, Great Performances presents a new documentary exploring the legacy of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s musical Company, (see Stage and Cinema‘s review). Filmed over two years, the broadcast takes an inside look at director Marianne Elliott’s creative process of bringing the reimagined gender-swapped production to…
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Theater Event: MISCAST 2022 (Hammerstein Ballroom, April 4)
STARRY LINE-UP FOR MISCAST 2022 SET TO GO SHOSHANA BEAN MYLES FROST J. HARRISON GHEE ANDREA MARTIN AUDRA MCDONALD LEA MICHELE KELLI O’HARA AND STEVEN PASQUALE JOIN PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED PERFORMERS UZO ADUBA, RAíšL ESPARZA, JOSHUA HENRY, JENNIFER SIMARD AND AARON TVEIT MCC Theater’s full lineup of performers is set for Miscast22, which returns to the…
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TV / Theater: INTIMATE APPAREL (Lincoln Center Theater & PBS)
LINCOLN CENTER THEATER’S ACCLAIMED PRODUCTION OF THE NEW OPERA INTIMATE APPAREL HAS BEEN RECORDED FOR BROADCAST BY GREAT PERFORMANCES ON PBS Music by RICKY IAN GORDON; Libretto by LYNN NOTTAGE; Directed by BARTLETT SHER The March 3 and 5 performances of Broadway’s Intimate Apparel were recorded for future broadcast by PBS’s Great Performances. The broadcast version is a…
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NYC Theater: BROADWAY BY THE YEAR CONCERTS (Town Hall)
Announces Schedule Change for the 2022 BROADWAY BY THE YEAR Concerts New dates have been announced for the 21st Season which will breaking new ground for its signature series THE TOWN HALL (123 W. 43rd Street) www.TheTownHall.org The Town Hall has announced new dates for Broadway By The Year, created, written, hosted and directed by…
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New York Theater: CREATETHEATER’S NEW WORKS FESTIVAL (Theater Row)
CreateTheater in association with The Prism Stage Company are jointly presenting CreateTheater’s New Works Festival – the first new theater festival to emerge post-shutdown. The new festival will run from Thursday, April 14 to Sunday, May 15 at Theater Row’s Theater Four, (410 West 42nd Street) and provides a new model for developing theater online and…
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Tour Announcement: EMOJILAND (Nationwide Open Call)
EMOJILAND THE MUSICAL TO LAUNCH NATIONAL TOUR Visceral Entertainment today announced that after a critically acclaimed Off-Broadway run in 2020, EMOJILAND The Musical is launching a national tour in the Summer of 2022, with cities, theaters, and dates are to be announced soon. The show’s creators will take a unique approach to finding the touring…
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New York Dance: ONCE UPON A TIME CALLED NOW (Michela Marino Lerman at The Joyce, March 29-April 3, 2022)
ONCE UPON A TIME CALLED NOW The Joyce Theater brings a program to you that celebrates the joy of movement, music, and love in a world premiere from renowned tap artist Michela Marino Lerman. The fusion of tap dance improvography and live jazz, entitled Once Upon a Time Called Now, will play The Joyce Theater…
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Broadway Announcement: CHICAGO (Pamela Anderson Joins the Company, April 12 thru June 5, 2022)
BROADWAY’S HIT MUSICAL CHICAGO WELCOMES PAMELA ANDERSON The Tony Award-winning, record-breaking hit musical Chicago returned to the Broadway stage at the Ambassador Theatre (219 W. 49th St.; New York, NY). The Broadway company will welcome actress and activist Pamela Anderson making her Broadway debut in the role of Roxie Hart beginning Tuesday, April 12, 2022. She will play…
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Broadway Opening: A STRANGE LOOP (Lyceum Theatre)
The Broadway premiere of A STRANGE LOOP, Michael R. Jackson’s Pulitzer-Prize winning musical, directed by Stephen Brackett and choreographed by Raja Feather Kelly is coming up — previews will begin at Broadway’s Lyceum Theatre (149 W 45th St) on Wednesday, April 6, 2022, and opening night is set for Tuesday, April 26, 2022. Tickets available at Telecharge.com (212-239-6200). For more…
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Broadway Bound Musical: A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL (Emerson Colonial Theatre, Boston, and the Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway)
“GOOD TIMES NEVER SEEMED SO GOOD” Producers Ken Davenport and Bob Gaudio (The Jersey Boys), have announced that A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL, a new Broadway-bound musical that will tell the incredible life story of legendary singer-songwriter Neil Diamond, will have its world premiere at Boston’s Emerson Colonial Theatre June 21 through July 31, 2022. This is a strictly limited six-week…
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Broadway Opening: MR. SATURDAY NIGHT (New Musical Starring Billy Crystal at the Nederlander Theatre)
BILLY CRYSTAL WILL STAR IN THE NEW MUSICAL COMEDY MR. SATURDAY NIGHT BOX OFFICE OPENS TODAY, FEB 21, 2022
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Broadway Opening: MACBETH (with Daniel Craig & Ruth Negga)
STARRING DANIEL CRAIG AND RUTH NEGGA DIRECTED BY TONY AWARD WINNER SAM GOLD PERFORMANCES BEGIN TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2022 OPENS ON THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2022 AT THE LONGACRE Tickets are now on sale for DANIEL CRAIG’s  return to Broadway as Macbeth and  RUTH NEGGA’s  Broadway debut as Lady Macbeth in the all-new production of  MACBETH  on Broadway by visiting  Telecharge. The…
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New York Theater: DIRECTORFEST 2022 (The Drama League)
IN-PERSON FESTIVAL NOW RUNNING THROUGH FEBRUARY 28, 2022 The Drama League’s DirectorFest  2022, a festival spotlighting the art of contemporary stage directing by an exciting new generation of talent, featuring brand new productions led by its current Directing Fellows. The first two productions of The Drama League’s DirectorFest  ’†which is running  now through February 28, 2022 at  A.R.T./NEW…
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Broadway Closing: AIN’T TOO PROUD–THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE TEMPTATION (Imperial Theatre)
AIN’T TOO PROUD CLOSES THIS WEEK Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of the Temptations will play its final Broadway performance this Sunday, January 16, 2022, at the Imperial Theatre said producers Ira Pittelman and Tom Hulce. The musical, with a book by Dominique Morisseau, choreography by Sergio Trujillo, and direction by Des McAnuff, will have…
Theater Review: HANGMEN (Long Beach Playhouse)
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by Milo Shapiro | September 19, 2026
in San Diego, TheaterTheater Review: JEKYLL & HYDE (Kokandy Productions / Broadway Playhouse / Chicago)
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in Chicago, TheaterTheater Review: MARISOL (Open Fist Theatre Company / Los Angeles)
by Lawrence Lucero | September 18, 2026
in Los Angeles, TheaterTheater Review: THE VISIT (Pasadena Playhouse)
by Michael Landman-Karney | September 17, 2026
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