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The cowboy visuals and backdrops intrigue, right from the get-go in Luke Gilford’s captivating and engagingly beautiful “National Anthem” which floats like a hypnotic dream… Read More
Huey Lewis had the honor of being placed on the Sardi’s Walls of Broadway fame with his portrait at an unveiling by Max Klimavicius, owner of Sardi’s. Huey Lewis Photos by Tricia… Read More
The magic of cinema is sparkling in a dazzling way this season at the 31st season of summer movies in Bryant Park. The Big Apple’s movie nights have returned for another sparkling year… Read More
We were up at Barrington Stage Company last night for the opening night of BOEING BOEING and as Julianne Boyd BSC’s founder and recently retired artistic director had previously stated… Read More
We are so pleased to announce our guest this week John Patrick Shanley is an American playwright, screenwriter, and director. He won the 1988 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for t… Read More
July 18, 2024…There was some great news coming from the Stratford Festival! Both of their acclaimed musicals – Something Rotten! and La Cage aux Folles – are being extende… Read More
On Monday, July 22 through Sunday, August 18, 2024 Restaurant Week returns. This bi-annual event was created in 1992 to offer prix fixe menus to allow New Yorkers to eat at the city’s… Read More
Happy Birthday, Your Imperial Highness Princess Yuriko of Japan ! 101 is a wonderful number. And most important: Age is Just a Number. Because it is most important to embrace life at every s… Read More
On July 28th Comic-Con Museum Presents Julien’s Auctions & TCM 2024 Spotlight Series: Harry Potter & Other Heroes. William Shatner “Captain James T. Kirk” Long-Lost… Read More
July 11, 106.7 LITE FM’s Broadway in Bryant Park kicked off its 2024 program, bringing the best of Broadway back together for free performances, every Thursday in July. From AMDA Colle… Read More
Taylor and Tay Lautner are enjoying summertime and dealing with fewer bugs this season with the help of the STEM Attracts & Traps Flying Insects Light Trap, a solution that works 24/7 ag… Read More
The Royalton Park Ave was the sweet place to be for the National Piña Colada Day celebration with Malibu Rum. Some favorite Malibu Piña Colada Recipes were enjoyed at the pools… Read More
Tonight is the Bay Street Theater’s Summer Gala, at the theater in Sag Harbor. The evening is a fundraiser to support Bay Street’s numerous educational programs with this year&rs… Read More
Taking a ebike Citi Bike is a wonderful way to get around Manhattan, but beginning Wednesday, July 10th. It’s the second price hike already in 2024. On January 4, a yearly subscription… Read More
(front row l-r) Haley Wong (Sally Poppy), Paige Gilbert (Hannah Rusted), Susannah Perkins (Mary Middleton); (2nd row) Simone Recasner (Peg Carter), Ann Harada (Judith Brewer), (3rd row) Jenn… Read More
This Sunday, July 7th, DTR Modern Gallery invites you to “Champagne & Luxe: Post-Brunch Art Salons.” Indulge with sparkling champagne in an elegant SoHo gathering and immerse… Read More
Tribeca Festival hosted the star-studded Tribeca X Awards program this year and celebrated the intersection of advertising, storytelling, and innovation during a two-day event. Featuring ins… Read More
T2C was backstage at the Drama Desk Awards last night. Here is a look at the action. First in the room: Kara Young Celia Keenan-Bolger Celia Keenan-Bolger and Jessica Lange Jessica Lange Sar… Read More
The 2024 Annual Drama Desk Awards were announced last night at NYU Skirball Center. Tony Award Winners Sutton Foster and Aaron Tveit hosted the ceremony. Sutton Foster and Aaron Tveit Aaron… Read More
The Broadway League’s Black to Broadway initiative announces the performers for this year’s Broadway Celebrates Juneteenth concert taking place in Times Square on Wednesday, June… Read More
“Live From The Hotel Edison Times Square Chronicles Presents”, is filmed live every Wednesday from 5 – 6 now in the conference room at the Hotel Edison. In this episode T2C… Read More
This morning Ellen’s Stardust Diner, 1650 Broadway at 51st Street kicked off its month-long partnership for June, with special performances by Broadway stars Corey Mach, Anastacia McCl… Read More
T2c has been saying that since we say Audra McDonald at Carnegie Hall singing from Gypsy that we knew she would be playing this role on Broadway, so we are pleased to announce Here she is, b… Read More
The award-winning Southampton Inn invited hotel guests, seasonal visitors and residents to a celebration at the most desirable location in the heart of Southampton New York, kicking off the… Read More
Gingold Theatrical Group continued their 19th season of Project Shaw with Heartbreak House by George Bernard Shaw. Inspired by the works of George Bernard Shaw, Project Shaw is a special ser… Read More
On the corner of 44th and 8th Avenue is a colorful and fun looking restaurant called Sugar Factory. Like most people who pass this establishment, I thought it mostly served candy and ice cre… Read More
“By age 11, I had already moved seven times…. When I packed up my brother Carl’s apartment after he died, everything he loved fit into one medium size U-Haul box.” M… Read More
By Dennis W The mixture of fantasy, twisted history, gender identity, and the fluidity of time and being is what still keeps readers pouring over Virginia Woolf’s dazzling historical b… Read More
Glorious spring is blooming with joy. Elevate that happiness to the next level with the spectacular The Glenlivet French 75. One sip of this sweet and sophisticated drink will have you singi… Read More
There are songs, movies and shows that bring to mind the excitement of NYC. Now there is Alicia Keys’s Hell’s Kitchen. This exciting, heartfelt, energetic and electrifying show b… Read More
Singing to us, like all of New York, Hell’s Kitchen, magically rising up from the ground floor of off-Broadway’s The Public Theater all the way up to Broadway’s Shubert The… Read More
I almost forgot that I had seen this play before, downtown at the New York Theatre Workshop. It starred the talented Carrie Coon, who now is embedded in my mind in a very different form, bas… Read More
Transported to the opulent world of the 1920s as one of the greatest American novels hits the greatest American stage. The Great Gatsby stars Jeremy Jordan, as Jay Gatsby, obsessed with Eva… Read More
Oracle is committed to innovation and releases updates once a quarter. On 05 JAN 2024, they delivered 24A releases across various modules, including Human Capital Management (HCM). Oracle HC… Read More
Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, is not the Cabaret you remember. Joe Masteroff’s script based on stories by Christopher Isherwood and John Van Druten’s adaptation I Am a Camera, fee… Read More
“Welcome to Berlin,” we are told, and quite accurately in this deliciously baked wedding cake revival of this iconic musical. Expertly with invention, director Rebecca Frecknall… Read More
A simple dance to a well-played violin masks the compelling undertones of The Public Theater‘s fascinating new play, Sally & Tom, written with a sharp edge by Suzan-Lori Parks (Top… Read More
Over at Paper Mill Playhouse there is a new powerhouse musical that opened last night. Gun & Powder is the true story of Mary and Martha Clarke, African American twin sisters who, pass a… Read More
In 1984, I saw the interactive show Tamara based on the life of the artist Tamara de Lempicka in LA and fell in love with it, so much so that it has stayed one of my favorites to this day. L… Read More
Here are our favorite shopping ideas for spring. You might be in search for a perfect gift or just something to treat yourself. This season enjoy the finer things in life with these incredib… Read More
Hot happenings all over America are sizzling this season. Texas lawyer Thomas J. Henry held his First Class Birthday Party featuring musical performances by Steve Aoki and Jack Harlow for 60… Read More
I am so pleased to announce our guest for next Wednesday’s show on April 17th are four award-winning musical theatre writers who turned to writing books. For a veteran musical theatre… Read More
Lux Contemporary, the newest Chelsea gallery adjacent to Rolls Royce New York, will launch “Henri’s World,” a new solo exhibition by 16-year-old LA-based emerging artist, H… Read More
When you have a voice, it is important to stand up for your beliefs, which is why I am writing about my friends divorce case and what I have witnessed. I do not have a problem in being calle… Read More
Dr. Perrin Blank, celebrity Dentist “filled” (no pun intended) the Cafe Centro music room last night with friends, fans and probably some patients who came to hear this Palm Beac… Read More
Wet Brain, produced by Playwrights Horizons and MCC Theater, has the most nominations with 8; followed by Playwrights’ Stereophonic and Atlantic Theater’s Buena Vista Social Club… Read More
The Who’s Tommy has always had a plot line that is reminiscent of “The World According to Garp”. At the heart of the musical opera is a the tale of a young boy, five-year-o… Read More
I am so pleased to announce our guest for next Wednesday’s show on April 10th are Pascale Roger-McKeever and Tony Award nominee Austin Pendleton talking about their off Broadway show F… Read More
JOE & THE JUICE is a beloved institution for coffee and juices anytime of the day. And now their newest breakfast items are elevating your morning. The innovative dishes of the Eggcado B… Read More
At this point, I think we all know we are being watched. Now Swedish street magicians and illusionists Peter Brynolf and Jonas Ljung have taken that premise to the next level. How they did a… Read More
Would you believe that women are collecting more art than men? It’s a brand new phenomenon reported by Forbes late last year. A historical first, yes, but not surprising as Millennial… Read More
Beginning tomorrow at 10 AM ET, $45 rush tickets for The Wiz will be available in-person at the Marquis Theatre Box Office (210 W 46th St) each morning for that day’s performances. Pat… Read More
There is a crisis of faith at the core. Without a doubt, and it’s not about lost laundry in Brooklyn. The Doubt in question, and maybe something similar at that Brooklyn Laundry, unfol… Read More
Arriving at the Canadian premiere of The Inheritance, I could barely contain my excitement (just ask the press person whom I’ve been hounding for months for opening night tickets). Pro… Read More
This is the play Ibsen never wrote – but with more laughs and a happy ending! Shortly after the death of celebrated playwright Henrik Ibsen, his widow Suzannah receives word that her h… Read More
On Monday March 11th Alan Cumming appeared on Broadway in “Is Not Acting His Age”. The solo show, which recently played London’s West End, plays Studio 54. There is a secon… Read More
The songbook of my life came alive last night as The New York Pop’s celebrated with “Hitsville: Celebrating Motown” featured classic pop songs from the 60s, 70s, and beyond… Read More
Beginning with a shimmy and a (not so) shocking fact, the titillation that is Tease, a multi-faceted theatrical cabaret experience that radiates with humour and sex appeal being presented by… Read More
We are thrilled to announce that Soho Rep is accepting applications for the 2024-2025 Writer Director Lab. Instigated in 1998, the Writer Director Lab is an engine for the generation of new… Read More
In 2015, when Stephen Colbert launched his version of the Late Show — taking over from David Letterman — one of his first moves was to invite musician Jon Batiste and his group… Read More
By Dennis W There is no villain, no dramatic climax, or any high comedy in Sea Dog Theater’s production of Tuesdays With Morrie written by Jeffrey Hatcher and Mitch Albom, but what you… Read More
If you have wondered what to do with all those boxes you have acquired from all those Amazon deliveries puppeteer, Brad Shur, has an answer. His Cardboard Explosion! is a one-of-a-kind puppe… Read More
Christine Andreas returned to 54 Below this weekend with her “Paris to Broadway” show. The beautiful Ms. Andreas, came to the stage and opened with Charles Trenet’s “… Read More
And where were the annoying pro-Palestine protesters, at the Oscars of course. Hollywood’s biggest stars had to walk since these activists blocked the roads leading to the Dolby Theate… Read More
I’m a bit speechless as I sit down to write this piece about what Hugh Panaro did on stage tonight at 54 Below, celebrating the release of his first album ever. To understand this full… Read More
“How it shines in the light,” one might say, or sing out once again as those glorious performers take to the stage for my second-time viewing of the gloriously sounding, extremel… Read More
Maria Friedman’s Legacy show may have been a one night only event; but for those lucky enough to be in the audience her performance will be remembered for years. Ms Freidman delivered… Read More
Among the multi-hyphenate’s many other titles—including entrepreneur, Victoria’s Voice founder, and coffee company owner—Jackie Siegel—AKA, “The Real Quee… Read More
This morning I get to do something I don’t usually get to do and that is celebrate my wife of 54 years, Eda Sorokoff, and tell you about how we spent her birthday, last night, here in… Read More
The Heart of Rock and Roll, the new musical based on the soundtrack of Heuy Lewis’s mega hits, met the press corp. Here is part 1. Hey Lewis In this segment Heuy Lewis, addresses the p… Read More
“The truth is not about the facts – forgive me. The facts can always be manipulated, arranged, massaged – We are not purveyors of facts, we are tellers of truths.” &h… Read More
Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus is back in The Big Apple in epic way. For the first time in New York City since 2017, the grand return of The Greatest Show On Earth is running un… Read More
If you are in downtown New York City the perfect lunch can be found at YAO. The dine-in option is a dream come true at the fine dining location that offers up a surprisingly affordable optio… Read More
The York Theatre Company production of A Sign of the Times, opened officially at New World Stages. A Sign of the Times, is a new musical featuring the songs of Petula Clark, Lesley Gore, Dus… Read More
Kelli O’Hara and Brian d’Arcy James never sounded better. Adapted from the 1962 Blake Edwards film, directed by Michael Greif, Days Of Wine And Roses is enhanced By Adam Guettel… Read More
I was hesitant to see Days of Wine and Roses again on Broadway, as the show originally did not really move me and was so dark you felt depressed afterwards. This production was so incredibly… Read More
George Gershwin by Ken Fallin T2C can not wait to celebrate the centennial of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue with the New York Pops pianist Lee Musiker. Steven Reineke, the Pops music dir… Read More
They’re robbing our stores, beating up our cops and now NYC is launching a $53 million dollar program to give pre-paid debit cards to migrants to spend in bodegas. Users must sign affi… Read More
The Edison Hotel had a treat in store for the guests in attendance at the cocktail hour last night. They honored the new Broadway Barry Manilow/ Bruce Sussman musical Harmony, which is to pl… Read More
Caricature by Ken Fallin
Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero Anderson, known professionally as Chita Rivera, appeared in over 20 Broadway musicals. She was awarded two Tony A… Read More
We ran this story May 8th 2018 and are rerunning it complete with video by Magda Katz in tribute to the late great Chita Rivera.
Chita Rivera
The League of Professional Theatre Women (Kelli… Read More
This past Saturday, January 27th, at the St. James Theater, at 9am, a Shabbat service was held inside a Broadway theater. Underneath a giant, golden Star of David, the songs and prayers were… Read More
Tonight Darren Criss and Evan Rachel Wood debut as the new Seymour and Audrey in the off-Broadway production of Little Shop of Horrors.
This is not the first two these two have perform… Read More
In the world of sports the news doesn’t get bigger than this. And, best of all it was a moment that was revealed on what is now the world’s largest and greatest ship – Icon… Read More
Bettye LaVette is an American soul singer who made her first record at sixteen, however it took until 2005, when her album I’ve Got My Own Hell to Raise was released to wide… Read More
Clarendon Fine Art will launch “All You Need is Art”, a new exhibition by world-renowned contemporary pop art phenomenon and Banksy protégé Mr. Brainwash on Thursda… Read More
G.H. Harding
No question 2023 was the year of the female singer – from Lana Del Rey to Taylor Swift, as you could not help but hear their music repeatedly. Though Swift’s exploit… Read More
With Klea and Lorna and Neil. And if you need last names, there’s the door, as Bobby Short used to say.
Noël Coward references aside, it really was sensat… Read More
Days of Wine and Roses, Studio 54: Opens January 28th.
Tony Award winner Kelli O’Hara (The King and I) and Tony nominee Brian d’Arcy James (Into the Woods) as a 1950s couple… Read More
From February 9-14 New York Fashion Week is back. The Shows Designer Schedule has arrived! This season the schedule features fan favorites Phillip Lim, Eckhaus Latta, Sergio Hudson and inter… Read More
Emmy Award for Best Actress in a Drama for “Succession”, Sarah Snook, next plans to make her Broadway debut next season. The show is a one-woman show of The Picture of… Read More
Jack Viertel began his professional career playing National bottleneck steel guitar behind Bonnie Raitt, Son House, and The Pointer Sisters. He soon graduated to the theater world, where… Read More
There’s no better place to say “I love you” than Times Square. On Valentine’s Day 2024, New Yorkers and visitors alike will once again declare their love and celebrat… Read More
Broadway star Jessica Vosk, known for her role as Elphaba in Wicked, was interviewed on The Motivation Show podcast. Jessica also appeared in Fiddler on the Roof, as well as in&nb… Read More
Looking for that last minuet deal for Broadway tickets? Many ticket holders due to illness, traffic, emergencies and other reasons many ticketholders are unable to attend their performances… Read More
I first met Sarah Rice in 1979, when she played Johanna in the original Broadway production of Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. She had gott… Read More
The Mean Girls Experience is coming to New York this Spring. The interactive Mean Girl experiences will open in Los Angeles February 24th and later in New York City. Presented by Bucket List… Read More
By Matt McClanahan
Nancy Sondag, was the co-founder of Hearts & Voices, she was a Board member of the North American Drama Therapy Association, and a Director of Drama and Recreatio… Read More
Tennessee Williams wrote “Reverend Shannon is an Episcopalian minister who doesn’t know love from lust or misguided temptation from desire. He’s tortured by an interna… Read More