The appealing tale of a girl who longs for a different life comes to the stage in Plaza Theatrical Productions' "Beauty and The Beast, Jr. Over at Eisenhower Park, enjoy the best of Broadway in Neil Berg's "!00 Years of Broadway." more

New York City Center Encore! began twenty years ago with a mission to revive the wonderful musicals of the past. With little to no scenery and brief rehearsal time, talented and often famous actors present 4 to 6 performances of each show. Actors hold scripts in front of them and may even blow a line or two, but the audiences don’t care. The program and some of the shows have been so well received that some shows like Gypsy, Chicago and Finian’s Rainbow, have opened on Broadway again. The City Center audiences responded so well that the presentations continue to this day. This season City Center is presenting the inaugural season of Encores! Off-Center with three Off-Broadway shows. more

The epitome of a wonderful summer evening in NYC is a visit to The Public Theater’s Shakespeare in The Park, especially if you are lucky enough to snare a free ticket. However, it’s been a … more

The Russians are coming, The Russians are coming - but it’s no cause for alarm. After a successful run at Ars Nova, 'Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812,' the off-Broadway show based on … more

Muscles abound in the new revival of the 1972 show Pippin at the The Music Box Theater. For the price of one ticket, Tony-winning director Diane Paulus (Hair) gives the audience both a vibrant … more

Although actresses often complain that movies don’t have good roles for older women, the same is not true for the theater season this year as evidenced by Holland Taylor as in Ann and Cicely … more

Two one-man shows this season have something uniquely in common — the presence of the second (albeit absent) character -Barbra Streisand. Making her Broadway debut in I’ll Eat You Last … more

Are you a baby boomer? If so, you grew up with Diana Ross and The Supremes, The Temptations, The Jackson Five and Marvin Gaye. These artists and the myriad of others on the Motown record label (yeah, … more

Sentiment pervades Lucky Guy at the Broadhurst Theater. Maybe that’s why it doesn’t feel realistic. Several months before the play was mounted, playwright Nora Ephron (writer of Sleepless … more

Opera and Broadway showstoppers headline area stages this weekend. Also check out some owls at Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary & Audubon Center. more