Tony Award Nominations for the 2024-25 New York Theater season were announced yesterday, May 1. And while many nominations were predicted and expected, there were not only some notable omissions, but also some surprising differences from the Drama Desk nominations announced the day before. But, where they were most alike...

Yesterday, April 30, the official end of 2024-25 New York theater season, the Drama Desk announced its nominations for the 69th Drama Desk Awards, which will be held on June 1 at NYU’s Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. The Drama Desk considers productions from both Broadway and Off-Broadway. While...

**½ /***** (two and a half stars out of five) There’s a point late in Kimberly Belflower’s John Proctor is the Villain—now in its Broadway debut at the Booth Theatre—when four high school girls engage in a sort of primal scream, their proverbial cups having runneth over. Never before have...

Most critics considered it far too esoteric for mainstream audiences, and unlikely to move to Broadway, but it has now transferred gloriously

A modern, somewhat interactive, minimalist interpretation come to New York from London’s Donmar Warehouse

April in New York in the theater world is the busiest time of all, with new shows opening at a rate of several per week, as producers try to launch their shows before the end-of-month deadlines for Tony Award nominations eligibility (which happens this year on May 1). Here are...

Like a good television show, it's deftly edited and produced, taking advantage of George Clooney's star power to make a statement about the power of visual media

*****/***** (five out of five stars Let’s cut to the chase: Purpose, the latest play to come from the brilliant mind of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins (Appropriate), is likely to not only win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama this year, but the Tony for Best New Play, along with at least one or...

With the second half of the 2024-25 theater season in full swing, there are Broadway plays opening weekly, as they will be until the Tony nomination deadline at the end of April. In the meantime, one mustn’t forget the very compelling Off-Broadway offerings that are not only more affordable, but...

You may be considering a visit to Broadway as part of your upcoming New York City vacation. Or, perhaps, you’re just celebrating the arrival of spring and feel a big night out is in order and are considering spending your hard earned dollars on a musical or two. Keeping in...