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July 10, 2025 9:15 pm

Melba Moore: From Broadway (and Elsewhere) with Love

Returning to 54 Below, the veteran singer and actress looks back on her achievements onstage and off.

June 5, 2025 7:10 pm

From Massachusetts: Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) and Fall in Like

Sam Tutty and Christiani Pitts in Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York). Photo by Joel Zayac

★★★★☆ A modest but charming musical rom-com from the UK plucks at the heart, and the players are the main reason

April 9, 2025 9:00 am

Take The Lead: New Musical Dances Its Heart Out

★★★★☆ Christopher Gattelli helms the original new work based on a true story, featuring a bunch of talented young triple threats.

March 9, 2025 7:01 pm

Judy Collins & Friends: A Joyous Tribute to the Beloved Singer-Songwriter

A sterling line-up of performers celebrated Collins’ 85th birthday at Town Hall.

February 23, 2025 9:05 am

Queen of the Mist: Mary Testa Goes over Niagara Falls Once More

★★★☆☆ Michael John LaChiusa’s music-theater work returns in a smart concert staging in New Jersey

February 15, 2025 12:57 pm

Melissa Errico at Birdland Theater: For Valentine’s Day, A Touch of Venus

Returning to the venue for her third holiday residency, the Broadway and cabaret veteran is in the mood for love

January 25, 2025 12:33 pm

Hugh Jackman: From New York, With Love: A Triumphant, Career-Tapping Concert

The Broadway and film star does what he loves best in this months-long residency at the city’s legendary theater.

December 17, 2024 11:51 pm

From Massachusetts: Diary of a Tap Dancer, or Bring In ’Da Joy

★★★★☆ Ayodele Casel’s guide to great female tap dancers of yesterday and today makes for an unforgettable night at the theater

November 27, 2024 12:17 pm

Ann Hampton Callaway and Liz Callaway, New York State of Mind: An Evening Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts

The singing siblings provide a sparkling evening of cabaret showcasing their vocal chops and personal chemistry.

October 31, 2024 9:46 am

Strike Up the Band: Gershwin Goes to Carnegie Hall

The not-quite-classic musical in a not-quite-effective concert version, despite fine musical elements led by Ted Sperling, with Bryce Pinkham, Christopher Fitzgerald, John Ellison Conlee, and Victoria Clark

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Othello: Free As the Open Air

By Michael Sommers

★★★☆☆ Nick Westrate and James Udom play alpha and beta dogs in Classical Theatre of Harlem’s outdoor staging of Shakespeare’s drama

Birthright: Six Characters in Search of a Common Ground

By Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ Politics underscore but don’t overpower the character-driven epic from Jonathan Spector

Birthright: Political and Personal Issues Intersect to Powerful Effect

By Frank Scheck

★★★★☆ The new play by Jonathan Spector ("Eureka Day") depicts the reunions over two decades of a group of friends who met on a Birthright trip to Israel.

A Walk on the Moon: A Musical Tribute to Enduring Marriage Vows

By David Finkle

★★★☆☆ Pamela Gray adapts her 1999 film, Annmarie Milazzo adds the tuneful score

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Birthright: Six Characters in Search of a Common Ground

★★★★☆ Politics underscore but don’t overpower the character-driven epic from Jonathan Spector

Dad Don’t Read This: 16 Going On Angst 

★★★★☆ Amalia Yoo and friends brighten the stage with Eliya Smith’s intriguing teen talk

Melanie Moore in Black Swan. Photo by Hawver and Hall

From Cambridge, MA: Black Swan, Tu-Tu Thrilling

★★★★☆ Classy musicalization of a psychosexual cinethriller uses human and technical legerdemain to spellbind

Well, I’ll Let You Go: Coping with Grief, Magnificently

★★★★★ Quincy Tyler Bernstine gives a whirlwind performance in a stunning new play by Bubba Weiler

Joe Turner’s Come and Gone: Revival of Wilson’s Drama About “Finding Your Song” Mostly Sings

★★★★☆ Cedric the Entertainer and Taraji P. Henson star in Debbie Allen's revival of August Wilson's modern classic.

Death of a Salesman: More Relevant Than Ever

★★★★★ Nathan Lane, Laurie Metcalf and Christopher Abbott star in Joe Mantello's emotionally searing revival.

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