13+ hour, 1+ min ago   (1667+ words) Broadway and Off-Broadway are heading into fall with major stars, surprising crossovers, record-breaking runs and a few farewells. Julia Roberts is returning to Broadway after two decades, & Juliet has set its closing date, Billy Porter is about to sing about…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1690+ words) 1. “I Hear America Singing” — WorkingThis is where I would begin. Stephen Schwartz’s musical adaptation of Studs Terkel’s Working is built around the voices of ordinary American workers, and this number makes labor itself the American chorus. Different jobs, different lives,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1656+ words) Broadway will go dark for a moment on Tuesday, September 8 at 6:45 p.m., when the marquees of all 41 Broadway theatres dim simultaneously in memory of 13 artists and industry figures whose work helped shape the theatre—and, in several cases, American culture far…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (1327+ words) One of New York’s favorite summer traditions continued this week as Broadway in Bryant Park once again turned the Midtown lawn into an open-air theatre, bringing together performers from The Book of Mormon, The Great Gatsby, Heathers: The Musical and…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (1347+ words) Also newly released is Sappho: The Poetess, a London EP written and performed by Hayley Canham. The August 12 Center Stage Records release gives the ancient Greek poet a contemporary musical voice, joining the continuing wave of theatre composers rediscovering women…...