New York

A MUSICAL THAT REACHES FOR NEW HEIGHTS Built during the Depression between 1930 and 1931, the Empire State Building became the world’s tallest office building’”surpassing the Chrysler Building by a whopping 204 feet. The design of the building changed 16 times during planning and construction, but 3,000 workers completed the building’s construction in record time:…

MUCH NOTHING ABOUT ADO Presenters Kelsey Grammer and Faith American Brewing Company offer a production of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing at the  Gene Frankel Theatre that is a daring experiment considering there are 15 actors from a rotating cast on such a tiny stage. Fortunately, it doesn’t seem quite so crowded given the bare set…

NOT APPLICABLE Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi (D-California) and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) are two of the brightest political stars ever to walk the halls of the Capitol. Still in her thirties, Ocasio-Cortez aka “AOC”, hails from a working-class background and, since her 2018 election, has unabashedly fought to put progressive goals and concerns at the…

HENRY, SWEET HENRY Enter Central Park at West 103rd and look for the closest, large meadow. Bring a blanket or a chair with you because you arrived at the “first stage” of Shakespeare’s  Henry IV  (a blending of Shakespeare’s  Henry IV, Parts 1 & 2) produced by New York Classical Theatre. Their mission is to reinvigorate and create…

One of the most difficult crises to recover from is assault, let alone the assault from an intimate partner. Do you tell anyone? Do you confront? Do you forgive? To muse over these questions, Tony-nominated playwright Marin Ireland (Ironbound) offers the harrowing process of life after a lover’s assault with Pre-Existing Condition, now playing at…

LET THE GAYS BEGIN! Sunday morning. Hell’s Kitchen. Brecken and Caden have just murdered their throuple-mate and stuffed him into a Jonathan Adler credenza. Unfortunately, they’ve invited friends over for brunch. Feel bad for them! They’re Messy White Gays! This new play written by  Drew Droege  and directed by  Mike Donahue, will receive a workshop and presentation as…

IT DOESN’T JUST FLOAT, IT SOARS New York City Center’s Encores! describes itself,   “This series of concert stagings revisits the archives of American musical theater. Centered around The Encores! Orchestra, these revivals are produced with limited runs and rehearsal schedules, spotlighting the vocal talents of star-studded ensembles.” And, boy, does it ever in its current…

A SLINGSHOT IN THE DARK Poor King David. What a life. If the blonde-haired King of Israel isn’t being duped by the local townspeople to fight Goliath, he’s embarrassing himself at a cocktail party at King Saul’s palace. If he isn’t making war against other desert people, he’s cutting backroom deals with the enemy of…