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To the list of larger-than-life, survivalist women in musical theater, add Tamara de Lempicka " but with an asterisk.
The name of the Polish-born portraitist who died in 1980 might not be fa…
There's a moment in David Adjmi's play "Stereophonic" when a discordant, mid-'70s band-on-the rise hears one of its songs played back to them in the recording studio for the first time, with…
A musical that captures the sweep of history in all its complexities without sacrifice of character or credibility is no easy feat. Â
But "Suffs," which tells the story of the final push …
The show: "Corruption" by J.T. Rogers at Lincoln Center's Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre
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It was an awkward moment for Jose Llana when he told his family that he would be starring in the new stage musical "Here Lies Love."
But Llana would not be playing heroic Philippine politici…
When Jelani Alladin (pictured left) read the description of his character in the Showtime/Paramount + series "Fellow Travelers," the romantic leading man of the stage musicals "Frozen" and "…
Justin Scott of Newtown is a writer of more than 30 historic adventure thrillers, including the "The Shipkiller," the Ben Abbott mystery series, and 10 best sellers co-authored with Clive Cu…
The show: "Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch" played Broadway's Music Box Theatre this fall and early winter and will now be seen on PBS's Americans Master…
Ever feel like running away from home to join a musical? Then "Water for Elephants" would be the show of choice that offers escapism, enchantment and heart " and thrills, too.
Based on Sa…
The show: "Ilinoise" through March 26 at the Park Avenue Armory. The show will have a limited Broadway run at the St. James Theatre, beginning performances on its official opening date of A…
Musical theater can be a sucker for a romantic tale, whether it's about obsessive devotion, idealized passion, or lost loves. "The Notebook," based on Nicholas Sparks' bestselling, 1996 debu…
All photos by Emilio Madrid
The show: 'On Set With Theda Bara' by Joey Merlo at the Brick Theatre in the Williamsburg sectio…
The show: "The Connector" at off-Broadway's MCC Theatre in New York City
What makes it special?: The latest musical by composer Jason Robert Brown, one of the leading musical lights in music…
The show: "Here We Are" at The Shed at Hudson Yards in New York City
When it was announced nearly 10 years ago that Stephen Sondheim would be collaborating with playwright David Ives on a ne…
The show: "Walk on Through: Confessions of a Museum Novice" at Manhattan Class Company.
What makes it special?: Tony Award-winner Gavin Creel ("Hello, Dolly!" "Thoroughly Modern Millie") cr…
RGoing (or not going) to the big dance has been an irresistible storyline for musicals from "Oklahoma!" to "The Prom." The set-up inherently inspires social stress, romantic anxiety, comic p…
It's been a busy month or so with much of my attention in New York doing interviews there and catching shows such as "Purlie Victorious" (one of the best productions I've seen on stage in a…
Sad news about the death of the great Norman Lear at 101, a New Haven native who never forgot his roots. I first interviewed him in the mid-'70s and here's a piece I wrote the last time we t…
Long before the utopian rom-com "Fire Island," there was a movie that told a far darker and disturbing story, set principally on that LGBTQ+ sunny enclave at a perilous time: the 1989 landma…
Mark Lamos and husband Jerry Jones sit on the stone wall in the backyard of their colonial home on a rolling green lawn off a winding countryside road in Litchfield County. Bella, their …
Holiday shows have traditionally provided a major financial boost to Connecticut theaters, but this year " with audiences still not returning to pre-pandemic levels " industry executives are…
By FRANK RIZZO
"There is intense interest in art, architecture and their colonial histories in India right now," says Tim Barringer, the Paul Mellon Professor in the History of Art Departmen…
Yogi Berra said the future ain't what it used to be. We know how he feels.
The Broadway arrival of the West End hit "Back to the Future" continues the march of Hollywood brand extensions to …
As backers' auditions go, "Gutenberg! The Musical!" " a wildly delusional conceit so full of itself that it boasts two exclamation points " doesn't stand a chance of making it to Broadway. T…
All photos by Billy Bustamante, Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman
The show: "Here Lies Love" at the Broadway Theatre in New Y…
