Left to right: Haviland Morris, Rita Wolf, Charlotte Bydwell, Matilda Sakamoto and Yvonne Woods in a scene from “What Happened?: The Michaels Abroad,” written and directed by Richard Nelson. Photo: Jason Ardizzone-West All in the Families He has created three families that may not be ours, but have come to feel like they are. Playwright Richard Nelson, at 70,... City Arts 15 Sep 2021 | 10:45
David Byrne and the American Utopia band strike a pose while performing in the Hudson Theatre during their first stay on Broadway. Photo: Mattew Murphy David Byrne’s ‘American Utopia’ Returns to Broadway As we return to a new normal, over a year after the start of the pandemic, Broadway is seeing a revival of its own — and... News 10 Sep 2021 | 03:43
Screenshot of GMA on Broadway reopening. Broadway’s Bet: If We Build It, They Will Come “Broadway is Back!” blared the TV announcement. But is it? Before the pandemic shutdown over a year ago, “Hamilton,” “The... City Arts 15 May 2021 | 08:41
Rachel Bennett (right) actor Rich Orlow. Photo courtesy of Rachel Bennett A ‘Hurlyburly’ Dream Who knows why a certain play, many years later, may resonate in new ways? And who knows what creative ideas may emerge in... News 14 Apr 2021 | 06:22
People sit in socially-distanced pods under the lights at Donmar Warehouse in London’s West End. The show is headed to the Daryl Roth Theater April 2. Photo: Helen Maybanks ‘Blindness’ Comes from the West End to Union Square The first live production to return to London’s West End in August 2020 was “Blindness,” an immersive light and sound experience... News 19 Mar 2021 | 06:13
In the window of Sardi’s. Photo: Leida Snow Broadway’s Grim Anniversary Broadway went dark a year ago. That day, March 12, 2020, I had tickets to see “The Lehman Trilogy” for a second time. While... Voices 11 Mar 2021 | 12:54
Restaurant Row, abnormally quiet, on a matinee day. Photo: Leida Snow Joe Allen Gone, Joe Allen’s Closed It was never about the menu. The highest praise restaurant critic Mimi Sheraton could muster was that “the food wasn’t too... Voices 12 Feb 2021 | 12:22
The much anticipated revival of “The Music Man,” with Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster, has pushed its original 2020 opening to February 2022. Photo: Leida Snow Broadway’s Rocky Road to Recovery Did you catch the references to “Hamilton” in Amanda Gorman’s remarkable poem at the Biden Inauguration? Her words about... City Arts 09 Feb 2021 | 12:47
Photo via Amazon.com A Month of Theatrical Memories If you are interested in how directors, actors, and writers work their magic on stage, this is your lucky month. A quartet... News 09 Feb 2021 | 12:08
Peter Levin (with Susan Strasberg) in “The Diary of Anne Frank.” Photo courtesy of Peter Levin When Arnold Met Peter ... They sat, masked, on a bench, six feet apart, in the Katharine Hepburn Garden in Turtle Bay. An appropriate spot for these... News 21 Dec 2020 | 01:08
Ruben Santiago-Hudson adapted August Wilson’s play for the screen. Photo: Hollis Ruben Santiago-Hudson’s Moment It may seem an odd time to say someone is having a moment. But I’ll say it anyway. Ruben Santiago-Hudson is having a moment.... News 09 Dec 2020 | 12:08
Dakin Matthews. Photo: Theatre for a New Audience, on Twitter Sheltering with Shakespeare “Dakin’s ‘Sheltering With Shakespeare’ is Bard balm for the soul.” Those are the appreciative words of Tricia Mancuso Parks,... Voices 28 Oct 2020 | 01:14
Daphne Rubin-Vega. Photo courtesy of “Live at the Lortel.” A Season of Love for the Arts Although the return of theater can seem beyond reach, there are artists who are reminding us that nothing can stop stories... News 18 Oct 2020 | 05:49
Theater of War for Frontline Medical Providers, Lincoln Medical Center production of “Philoctetes,” 8/19/20, with (clockwise from top left) Jesse Eisenberg, David Zayas and Frances McDormand. Screenshot courtesy of Theater of War Productions Theater of War I have reported on the stage scene for several years, but I confess I had never heard of Theater of War. But since all the... News 01 Sep 2020 | 03:37
Alfre Woodard as a former kindergarten teacher in Will Eno’s “A Room of Nobody Else’s” at the Weston Playhouse. Photo: Alfre Woodard via Screen Capture The Rooms Where Things Happen “Artistry is also a spirit, a secret room in the soul. The room becomes an anywhere, a forest, an ocean, a prison cell, a... News 12 Aug 2020 | 10:45
