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Schmigadoon! Finds Its Sweet Spot on Broadway
Schmigadoon! Finds Its Sweet Spot on Broadway

What plays like a repetitive gag on screen comes alive onstage. Schmigadoon! trades small-screen irony for full-scale theatrical joy, landing as a sharp, affectionate parody that actually works better live.

Meth, Memory, and a Cowboy Hat at Soho Playhouse
Meth, Memory, and a Cowboy Hat at Soho Playhouse

A one-man show that starts in a Texas meth lab and ends somewhere stranger, Lost in Del Valle is a gritty, funny, and unexpectedly moving memoir of a life that veered wildly off course and somehow made it back.

The PushOver Feels Off From The Start
The PushOver Feels Off From The Start

At The Chain Theatre, John Patrick Shanley’s Pushover sets out to deliver danger, desire, and volatility but never quite lands. Despite a compelling premise and a standout turn from Di Zhu, the production struggles to find the heightened tone that defines Shanley at his best, leaving behind a play that feels more confusing than captivating.

Ulster American at Irish Repertory Theatre
Ulster American at Irish Repertory Theatre

A cold, rain-soaked night at Irish Repertory Theatre set the stage for Ulster American, a razor-sharp, deeply uncomfortable satire starring Matthew Broderick. What begins as a rehearsal quickly spirals into a brutal, hilarious unraveling of ego, politics, and performance itself.

The Honey Trap at Irish Rep hits close to home in an unintended way
The Honey Trap at Irish Rep hits close to home in an unintended way
Last Call at Café Un Deux Trois.
Last Call at Café Un Deux Trois.
Portrait of a Playwright as a Young Man
Portrait of a Playwright as a Young Man
Gwyneth Goes Skiing at Soho Playhouse
Gwyneth Goes Skiing at Soho Playhouse
notes from the black boxes
notes from the black boxes
Scott’s summer reading list
Scott’s summer reading list
Let’s talk about Chess, baby.
Let’s talk about Chess, baby.
Samuel Beckett’s Excellent Adventure
Samuel Beckett’s Excellent Adventure
spring round-up
spring round-up
Say Yes to the (invited) Dress part 2 – Purlie Victorious!
Say Yes to the (invited) Dress part 2 – Purlie Victorious!
It Looked Bigger in the Picture
It Looked Bigger in the Picture
In Case You Forgot HOW IT'S DONE, (this is how it's done.)
In Case You Forgot HOW IT'S DONE, (this is how it's done.)
Mad Season
Mad Season
Phantom Closing This February!
Phantom Closing This February!
Anything Can Happen in the Woods
Anything Can Happen in the Woods
The Belasco Theatre is Haunted and Here's What We Know So Far
The Belasco Theatre is Haunted and Here's What We Know So Far
Breaking News! Anthony Edwards going on script in hand all weekend in Girl from North Country
Breaking News! Anthony Edwards going on script in hand all weekend in Girl from North Country
Holy Shit, Did Javier Ignacio Pick the Right Year to Be an Understudy!
Holy Shit, Did Javier Ignacio Pick the Right Year to Be an Understudy!
Paradise Square Opens on Broadway
Paradise Square Opens on Broadway
Say Yes to the (Invited) Dress
Say Yes to the (Invited) Dress
The Gangster Who Killed a Theater
The Gangster Who Killed a Theater
BROADWAY OUTSIDER: Harry Potter and the Orchestra Seats
BROADWAY OUTSIDER: Harry Potter and the Orchestra Seats
It Happened One Night.
It Happened One Night.

bygone history

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The Forgotten Queen of Magic: Adelaide Herrmann in NYC
The Forgotten Queen of Magic: Adelaide Herrmann in NYC

Adelaide Herrmann spent twenty years performing beside her husband, the legendary magician Herrmann the Great, dazzling audiences across America and Europe. But after his sudden death, she did something no woman had ever done before: she took center stage herself. Known as the Queen of Magic, Herrmann became the first woman to headline her own magic act, performing death-defying illusions, touring internationally, and reshaping the Golden Age of Magic. Her extraordinary and often overlooked story is now featured in the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts’ exhibition Mystery and Wonder: A Legacy of Golden Age Magicians in New York City.

1997 The Worst Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Ever: The Year the Cat in the Hat Tried to Kill a Woman
1997 The Worst Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Ever: The Year the Cat in the Hat Tried to Kill a Woman
Where the Dead Don’t Check Out: The Ghosts of the Hotel Chelsea
Where the Dead Don’t Check Out: The Ghosts of the Hotel Chelsea
Before They Vanished: The NYC Buildings That Should Never Have Been Destroyed
Before They Vanished: The NYC Buildings That Should Never Have Been Destroyed
Buried in the Boroughs: NYC’s Worst Snowstorms of All Time
Buried in the Boroughs: NYC’s Worst Snowstorms of All Time
An Immigrant Experience in New York City
An Immigrant Experience in New York City
Six Influential and Culture Changing Black New Yorkers You Should Know
Six Influential and Culture Changing Black New Yorkers You Should Know
The Rockefeller Tree
The Rockefeller Tree
Macabre Haunts of NYC
Macabre Haunts of NYC
An Interview with Karen Q and Patriot Tours NYC
An Interview with Karen Q and Patriot Tours NYC
A Quick History to the Names of the Boroughs
A Quick History to the Names of the Boroughs
The 1863 Draft Riots
The 1863 Draft Riots
The City That Never Was
The City That Never Was
Why Does my NYC Apartment Have Inside Windows?
Why Does my NYC Apartment Have Inside Windows?
An Odd History of Oblong Airships in NYC
An Odd History of Oblong Airships in NYC
Whiteclaws and the Dead
Whiteclaws and the Dead
Staten Island's Forgotten African-American Cemetery
Staten Island's Forgotten African-American Cemetery
The First Coffee House in NYC
The First Coffee House in NYC

comedy

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SUbway Take
SUbway Take

A subway card gets a full-blown funeral, complete with eulogies, processions, and “swipe swipe” chants, but beneath the spectacle is something real: the slow death of a New York icon. From its chaotic 90s debut to its final days in a contactless world, the MetroCard wasn’t just a way to get around, it was a personality, a ritual, a piece of the city’s pulse.

A WrinklE In Times Square
A WrinklE In Times Square
SANTA! I KNOW HIM!
SANTA! I KNOW HIM!
Broad Daylight at the Museum
Broad Daylight at the Museum
Welcome Great Turnip
Welcome Great Turnip
You Heard Florence, Dog Days Are Over
You Heard Florence, Dog Days Are Over
Of Gods and Rats
Of Gods and Rats
An interview with gaspare randazzo
An interview with gaspare randazzo