To a New Yorker, one of the harbingers of summer is Shakespeare in the Park, now celebrating more than 50 years of free theater. For its first of two plays this summer, The Public Theatre is … more

Behind the throne, there is usually a woman quietly exerting her influence. Two Off-Broadway shows depict such powerful women. Here Lies Love, reprised at the Public Theater, tells a musical story of … more

It’s hard to imagine Sutton Foster as anything but an irrepressible cheerleader. She always plays the perky woman who wins the hero’s affections, all the while, singing and dancing and even … more

Act One, written and directed by James Lapine, is a theater lover’s dream. It gives an insider view into the writing and mounting of a Broadway show. Based on the 1959 autobiography by Moss … more

From Dougie to Barney to Hedwig, the multi-talented Neil Patrick Harris continues to delight audiences. Followers of the long running television series How I Met Your Mother mourned the end of the show featuring super-womanizer Barney Stimson. Fortunately, Harris has lost no time in returning to his fans and is now starring as Hedwig. Transgender Hedwig is a performer who shares her depressing background. Raised in East Germany before the wall came down, Hedwig suffered an unhappy childhood. She met an American soldier with whom she fells in love. He wants to bring her to America but can only bring his wife, so Hedwig has a sex change operation. Unfortunately it was botched, leaving an angry inch of flesh. (Hence the title of her band — and the show.) more

This season, some shows are banking on star power. Others, like the two original shows Casa Valentina and Realistic Joneses, have terrifically talented ensembles who share the stage. In Casa … more

Just in time for Mother’s Day - two plays about mothers. Both "Raisin in the Sun" and "Mothers and Sons" feature mothers and their relationships with their children. Both also feature celebrities. … more

My fervent hope entering the Imperial Theater was that the revival of Les Miserables would banish from memory the horrific film version of the beloved musical. I still cringe at the thought of … more

Rarely does a novel capture the hearts of so many readers the way "Bridges of Madison County" did in the early ’90s. Selling more than 50 million copies, it remained on bestseller lists for three years. Now more than 20 years later, it’s become a Broadway musical starring the divine Kelli O’Hara and gifted Steven Pasquale. more

The radio awakens you with the daily weather report, you read the morning paper while you have your coffee, and the RSS on your smart phone provides breaking news immediately. You need to know … more