Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Spotlight: Broken Nose premieres 'This is Only a Test'Feb 11, 2022 5:00 am - World premiere Broken Nose Theatre resumes in-person performances with its premiere of "This is Only a Test," Eric Reyes Loo's drama that asks whether preparing young pe...
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Lehman Center celebrates over 40 years serving the Bronx, NYFeb 10, 2022 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Over the last decade, the Lehman Center for the Performing Arts has served the Latino population in the Bronx by hosting stars including José Feliciano,...
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Review: Hugh Jackman steals 'The Music Man' on BroadwayFeb 10, 2022 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Hugh Jackman is playing one of musical theater's greatest con men on Broadway these days but he's not fooling anyone: He's the real deal. As Harold Hill ...
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Drury Lane's 'Evita' boasts fresh, canny direction and sympathetic toneFeb 09, 2022 10:00 am - “Evita” - ★ ★ ★ In most productions of “Evita,” we experience the titular character's beatification in Act II when Argentine first lady Eva Peron - dressed in a glitteri...
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Revelry on repeat: Paramount Theatre's 'Groundhog Day: The Musical' a four-star winnerFeb 05, 2022 10:00 pm - “Groundhog Day: The Musical” - ★ ★ ★ ★ Without a shadow of a doubt, the Paramount Theatre in Aurora has a Broadway-caliber winner with “Groundhog Day: The Musical.” And ...
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Spotlight: Broadway vet stars in Drury Lane's revival of 'Evita'Feb 03, 2022 5:00 am - 'Evita' revival Broadway veteran Michelle Aravena returns to Drury Lane Theatre to star in its revival of "Evita," Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical chronicling...
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Portrait of a marriage: Northlight's 'Fireflies' depicts flawed people of faithFeb 02, 2022 12:00 am - “Fireflies” — ★ ★ ★ Behind every great man stands a great woman, or so the saying goes. “Fireflies,” currently running at Northlight Theatre, is about one of them. ...
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Review: Michael Jackson musical is some thriller, lots badFeb 01, 2022 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The new, splashy Broadway musical about Michael Jackson begins with the King of Pop plotting an ambitious tour to reclaim his throne. He's facing financi...
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First Folio serves up Agatha Christie murder-mystery with a side of comedyFeb 01, 2022 5:00 am - “The Secret Council” - ★ ★ ★ This time of year, First Folio Theatre typically schedules a comedy. Usually it's one that makes braving single-digit wind chills worthwhile...
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After pandemic pause, Plainfield actress gets back to work as understudy in 'Bachelor'-inspired tunerJan 27, 2022 5:00 am - In 2019, Alexandra Jaymes' career was just getting started. The Plainfield actress was passionate about the project she was working on, and she was getting callbacks fro...