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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…

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…

AWARD WINNERS THAT STAGE AND CINEMA AGREES WITH ACROSS THE BOARD Well, well, well. Bless the 2021-2022 Drama Desk Nominating Committee. Not only were their nominations truly for achievement (versus all the awards for so-called “woke” theater from other organizations), but winners were fairly chosen, even in some very very VERY tight categories. The design…

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…

DON’T GET HUNG OUT BY MISSING THIS MASTERPIECE Blimey, friends, you only have two more weeks to see my favorite play on Broadway. And not only my favorite, but the best. Martin McDonough’s thrilling comedy Hangmen contains incredibly well-drawn characters played by jaw-dropping performers, many of whom came from the West End. Additionally, it is…

EXCEPTIONAL EXCEPTION High school is a time of many rules, sometimes excessively so. How to dress, who to hang with, what’s in, what’s out, where to go, what to listen to — do you identify with the group or be true to yourself? And that’s just from one’s peers. Run afoul of authority figures and…