When my New Jersey travels took me to Plays in the Park in Edison for Nunsense, I was overwhelmed by the power-packed performance of Susan Speidel – and told the director afterward.“Oh, yes,” she said. “Susie’s our Ethel ...

Audiences love when a character makes a fast costume change. If it happens with enough speed, they almost feel as if they’re getting two characters for the price of one.function dnnInit(){var a=0,m,v,t,z,x=new ...

It only ran 63 days in 2002, but The Last Five Years has lasted far longer than the last 11 years.

I’m glad to be back in my hometown of Arlington, Massachusetts to see SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM at the local community theater.Granted, you may giggle a bit when you hear the official name of the place. Can’t you just tell that “Arlington ...

With SHOUTS!'s theme of female empowerment, why not cater to a Girls Night Out at the theatre?  While marketing to women as a whole may seem obvious, we’ve seen the most success with theatres around the country who have appealed to small ...

“It is so large,” says successful 19th century artist Jules when he gets his first glimpse of Georges Seurat’s “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte.” And yet, when Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s SUNDAY IN THE PARK ...

All right, so your theater company doesn’t have a juggler who can keep a half-dozen knives in the air. You’re also lacking a contortionist who can balance himself upside down on a board that rests on unsecured round cylinders. You may not even ...

New-York Historical Society to Celebrate its 15th Annual American Musicals Project Benefit with an Evening of Music from Broadway’s Golden Era
Myrna and Freddie Gershon and Manhattan P94M principal Ronnie Shuster to be honored for their ongoing ...

When Jeff Whitty, Jeff Marx and Robert Lopez created the “School Edition” of their Tony-winning Avenue Q, they had high schools in mind. And yet, this abridged and expurgated edition was what Thomas Stretton, a professor at Cabrini College in ...