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LaChanze & More to Join The Flea’s 2nd Annual House Party On Thursday, Sept. 29, 7:30pm until Midnight, The Flea Theater (20 Thomas Street) is presenting its 2nd  Annual House Party entitled  Blooming: A Flea Shindiggity, a coming out celebration, presenting to the world a new found vision for the future of experimental art created by Black,…

OH, OUR MAN, I LOVE IT SO Does absolute power corrupt absolutely? Does America export democracy or expand empire? Can an idealistic young man maintain his ideals in the harsh reality of working in the field for the CIA? These are just a few of the questions posed in Mark Wilding’s new play Our Man…

A NEAR DISASTER HANDLED BY A MASTER Jones and Schmidt, the creative team behind one of Broadway’s longest running hits, The Fantasticks, also wrote another, lesser-know musical called Philemon. That show is about a destitute street clown who unwittingly becomes a rebel hero during the Roman persecution of the Christians – not exactly the most…

AS EVERYBODY WILL LIKE IT To the mind of an ordinary Elizabethan, a forest in France might conjur thoughts of fairies, whimsy, beauty and adventure. While there is a Forest of Arden in England and a long-ago Forest of Ardenne in France, the Forest of Arden in Shakespeare’s “As You Like It” is as much…

EARTHA HAS MOMENTS, BUT COULD USE A REPAIR KITT From almost any angle, singer/actress Eartha Kitt was a fascinating person. Born in 1927 into poverty and abuse in the American Deep South, she overcame her hardscrabble early years to become an internationally recognized and lauded performer. She found success in motion pictures, on Broadway, the…

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,…

A BLOODY BUSINESS WHICH INFORMS “When shall we three meet again in thunder, lightning or in rain? When the hurley-burley’s done, when the battle’s lost and won…” These opening lines from Shakespeare’s Macbeth have probably been spoken by the witches in almost every production of this play since Shakespeare last sat in the back of…

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…

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….

HOLOCAUST DANCER DRAMA PREMIERES AT THE CELL, JULY 14 – 31, 2022 Nancy Manocherian’s the cell theatre will present the premiere of THE FINAL VEIL, a unique blend of theater, opera and dance. It tells the true story of Franceska Mann, a Polish-Jewish dancer who demonstrated resistance and strength amid the horrors of the Holocaust….

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…

YES, IT’S THAT GREAT One of my favorite musicals of the year is moving its Off-Broadway production to Broadway, which is right where it belongs. Beginning previews on October 12 and officially opening on November 10, 2022, KIMBERLY AKIMBO is one of the most refreshing and original musicals since I don’t know when. Kim is…

A NEW MUSICAL COMEDY BASED ON THE CLASSIC MGM FILM Previews Begin Tuesday, November 1, 2022 Opening Night is Sunday, December 11, 2022 Some Like It Hot  will begin performances on Broadway this fall on Tuesday, November 1 and officially open Sunday, December 11 at the Shubert Theatre (225 West 44th Street). This brand-new Broadway musical…