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1. Bob Fosse’s DANCIN’ at The Music Box Theatre. Photo by Julieta Cervantes

Theater

Review | Revival of Fosse’s 1978 dance revue is a waste

Posted on March 20, 2023

Encores! "Dear World"

Theater

Review | Donna Murphy leads the quirky mess of ‘Dear World’ at City Center Encores!

Posted on March 16, 2023

Bradley Gibson as Hercules and ensemble in Disney’s Hercules, directed by Lear deBessonet, photographed by Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade

Broadway

Review | Disney’s ‘Hercules’ fails to go the distance

Posted on March 5, 2023

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Theater

Review | 60 years later, Lorraine Hansberry’s follow-up to ‘A Raisin in the Sun’ remains a muddled mess

Posted on February 27, 2023

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Theater

amBroadway | Neo-Nazi group protests outside ‘Parade’ on Broadway

Posted on February 26, 2023

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Brooklyn Paper

Local artists join forces to open new performance and arts space, the Brooklyn Art Haus, in Williamsburg

East Village theater presents "Who Murdered Love?"

New East Village show ‘Who Murdered Love?’ offers a ‘psychedelic’ twist of a mystery musical

Posted on February 8, 2023

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Broadway

amBroadway | Actor protests gender-based Tony categories, ‘Into the Woods’ cast wins Grammy

Posted on February 7, 2023

59E59’s 2023 production of THE IMMORTAL JELLYFISH GIRL – Photo by Richard Termine

Broadway

amBroadway | ‘Jellyfish Girl’ makes for transporting experimental theater

Posted on February 5, 2023

More great off-Broadway shows to see this winter

Posted on January 22, 2023

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Gay City News

‘Rock the Line’ spotlights the unsung heroes of fandom

The Jungle – Production-168 copy

Arts & Entertainment

amBroadway | Off-Broadway in the winter

Posted on January 18, 2023

Ben Platt in Parade

Broadway

amBroadway: ‘Parade’ with Ben Platt marches on Great White Way, ‘Little Shop’ shakeup and more

Posted on January 15, 2023

Peter Pan Goes Wrong coming to Broadway

Broadway

amBroadway | ‘Peter Pan’ takes a ‘Wrong’ turn; ‘Ohio State Murders’ cuts run short, and more

Posted on January 8, 2023

Almost Famous musical company

Broadway

Here’s all the Broadway shows scheduled to close this month

Posted on January 2, 2023

The Music Man among Broadway's most disappointing shows in 2022.

Broadway

Year in Review | The most disappointing Broadway and Off-Broadway shows of 2022

Posted on December 28, 2022

The cast of Into the Woods on Broadway

Broadway

amBroadway | The best shows of 2022

Posted on December 20, 2022

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Brooklyn Paper

A war of wits: ‘The Mari Lwyd,’ an immersive theatrical bar crawl, debuts at Industry City

Ain't No Mo on Broadway

Broadway

amBroadway | ‘Ain’t No Mo’ extends run, ‘Stranger Things’ star added to ‘Sweeney Todd’ cast, and more

Posted on December 18, 2022

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Theater

‘Nobody wants to admit that they’re not selling tickets’: Manhattan’s theaters and entertainment venues are still struggling

Posted on December 15, 2022

Lindsay Mendez, Katie Rose Clarke, Jonathan Groff and Daniel Radcliffe in "Merrily We Roll Along" at New York Theatre Workshop

Theater

Review | ‘Merrily’ shines in new Off-Broadway revival

Posted on December 13, 2022

Some Like it Hot on Broadway

Broadway

amBroadway | Many ought to ‘Like It Hot’, Audra McDonald returns to the stage and more

Posted on December 11, 2022

Broadway

Lost Stephen Sondheim musical reveals insight into a giant

Posted on December 6, 2022

Neil Diamond jukebox musical A Beautiful Noise

Broadway

Review | Neil Diamond becomes the subject of the latest lame jukebox bio musical, ‘A Beautiful Noise’

Posted on December 4, 2022

Arts & Entertainment

Borscht Belt comedian Freddie Roman dies at age 85

Posted on November 27, 2022

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Movies

New York native Irene Cara, ‘Fame’ and ‘Flashdance’ singer-actor, dies at 63

Posted on November 26, 2022

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 2021

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade 2022: When and where to watch, balloon and star lineup, and more

Posted on November 23, 2022

Lorna Courtney and the cast of "& Juliet"

Broadway

‘& Juliet’ reconceives Shakespeare as contemporary teen pop

Posted on November 18, 2022

Penny Arcade

‘The Art of Becoming’ Penny Arcade, a Lower East Side artist doing things her own way for decades

Posted on November 16, 2022

Mike Birbiglia

Arts & Entertainment

Review | Mike Birbiglia scores again on Broadway with ‘The Old Man and Pool’

Posted on November 13, 2022

Cast members of Kimberly Akimbo

Theater

Review | Great adventure with ‘Kimberly Akimbo’

Posted on November 12, 2022

Almost Famous musical company

Broadway

Review | Cameron Crowe trashes ‘Almost Famous’ with unnecessary musical adaptation

Posted on November 6, 2022

Staten Island! The Musical

‘Staten Island! The Musical’ to have limited run in Manhattan this December

Posted on November 4, 2022

Parade

Theater

Review | Ben Platt scores in ‘Parade’ at City Center

Posted on November 2, 2022

Jim Parsons in "A Man of No Importance" Off-Broadway

Broadway

Review | Jim Parsons leads Off-Broadway revival of great ‘Importance’

Posted on October 30, 2022

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Theater

Review | ‘Topdog/‌Underdog’ scores a winning hand

Posted on October 20, 2022

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Brooklyn Paper

Actress Kathleen Turner dives deep in Brooklyn for one night only in ‘Finding My Voice’ on Nov. 5

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Theater

Review | Lea Michele reinvigorates ‘Funny Girl’

Posted on October 17, 2022

The Piano Lesson

Theater

Review | A ‘Piano Lesson’ worth learning

Posted on October 13, 2022

Death of a Salesman revived with Black principal cast

Broadway

Review | ‘Death of a Salesman’ shines with Black principal cast

Posted on October 9, 2022

The company of Roundabout Theatre Company's 1776

Theater

Review | ‘1776’ is reconceived for 2022 with extremely mixed results

Posted on October 6, 2022

Photo Credit: Julieta Cervantes

Broadway

Review | ‘Cost of Living’ brings disabilities drama to Broadway

Posted on October 3, 2022

Theater

Andrew Lloyd Webber to transfer his ‘Cinderella’ to Broadway

Posted on October 3, 2022

Leopoldstadt review

Broadway

Review | Tom Stoppard reflects on Jewish roots in lavish ‘Leopoldstadt’

Posted on October 2, 2022

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Theater

Review | Send it back to Sesame Street

Posted on September 27, 2022

Why are Broadway's hit musicals closing?

Broadway

With Broadway losing ‘Phantom’, theater lovers ask: Why are so many hit musicals closing?

Posted on September 18, 2022

Phantom of the Opera

Arts & Entertainment

‘Phantom of the Opera’ to close on Broadway after 34-year run

Posted on September 16, 2022

Lea Michele in Funny Girl

Broadway

amBroadway | Lea Michele contracts COVID, Muhammad Ali musical in works and more

Posted on September 11, 2022

More from around NYC

business

Op-ed: Supporting local businesses is key to strengthening the Bronx

This 1922 photo taken by Eugene Armbruster shows the Metropolitan Avenue streetscape near present-day 78th Street in Middle Village. The three-story former Brick Tavern, built and opened in 1845, is shown in the backgrond at left.

Middle Village grew around this old town tavern: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

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Serving up hope: Local leaders and orgs give back with turkey giveaways ahead of Thanksgiving

Advocates carry the banner at the 32nd Out of the Darkness World AIDS Day candlelight vigil in 2023.

World AIDS Day events planned in New York City