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members of the Cabaret cast posing provocatively

Broadway

Broadway’s ‘Cabaret’ bows out amid high costs, star troubles and lingering questions

Posted on September 14, 2025

Alani iLongwe and André Holland in "The Brothers Size."

Theater

Review | ‘The Brothers Size’ tests the ties that bind

Posted on September 10, 2025

Denis Lambert, Luke Newton, Emily Skinner, Fady Demian and Catherine LeFrere in “House of McQueen."

Gay City News

‘House of McQueen’: A dazzling mix of biodrama and fashion

Tony award winner André DeShields singing

Broadway

Broadway: Matthew Broderick and André DeShields lead off-Broadway productions, ‘Romy & Michelle’ musical previewing, and more

Posted on September 7, 2025

Sarah Hyland coming to Broadway

Broadway

Broadway: Sarah Hyland joins ‘Just in Time’, Jane Krakowski to play ‘Oh, Mary!’, and more

Posted on September 3, 2025

James Corden, Neil Patrick Harris and Bobby Cannavale in ART on Broadway - Photo by Matthew Murphy

Broadway

Star-studded Broadway fall preview: 13 great shows to see this season

Posted on September 2, 2025

headshots of the cast

Theater

Public Theater announces complete casting for New York premiere of ‘The Other Americans’

Posted on August 20, 2025

the cast of Mamma Mia!

Theater

Review | Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again: My My, How Can I Resist You?

Posted on August 15, 2025

the royal pyrate cast

Brooklyn Paper

New musical ‘The Royal Pyrate’ tells a swashbuckling love story in Red Hook

Broadway star Ariana DeBose

Broadway

amBroadway | Ariana DeBose to lead ‘The Baker’s Wife’, Aubrey Plaza returning to the stage and more

Posted on August 12, 2025

two people in interactive room with earphones on in interactive show "Viola's Room"

Broadway

Review | ‘Viola’s Room’ featuring Helena Bonham Carter takes you on a moody, barefoot field trip

Posted on July 27, 2025

Audra McDonald in "Gypsy."

Broadway

Lament for ‘Gypsy’: Revival starring Audra McDonald set to close at a loss, both financially and culturally

Posted on July 20, 2025

The cast of "The Gospel at Colonus."

Theater

Review | Preach it on the pier: Gospel, Greek drama, and glorious views

Posted on July 16, 2025

guy in black trench coat kisses woman in purple blazer and socks in broadway production

Broadway

Review | Slushies, scrunchies and serial killers: ‘Heathers’ returns with a vengeance

Posted on July 13, 2025

woman in boys school uniform standing at podium during debate in Trophy Boys

Broadway

Review | ‘Trophy Boys’ misses the prize

Posted on July 6, 2025

man dressed like abraham lincoln with actor dressed in 1850s dress arms outstretched

Broadway

Gay theater in a time of restriction and resistance

Posted on June 29, 2025

Broadway performance of Real Women Have Curves

Broadway

Curtain falls on these struggling Broadway musicals in post-Tonys fallout

Posted on June 22, 2025

"Drunk Romeo & Juliet" is the latest production from the Drunk Shakespeare Society.

Theater

‘Drunk Romeo & Juliet’ puts new spin on classic Shakespeare tale

Posted on June 19, 2025

The original cast of "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee."

Broadway

amBroadway | Matthew Broderick and David Cross set for ‘Tartuffe’, ‘Spelling Bee’ gets revival and more

Posted on June 17, 2025

John Krasinski and Jean Smart on Broadway in "Angry Alan" and "Call Me Izzy."

Broadway

Reviews | One Is ‘Angry,’ One Is ‘Izzy’: John Krasinski and Jean Smart go solo onstage

Posted on June 15, 2025

Robyn Hurder and the cast of "Smash" on Broadway

Broadway

Broadway | ‘Smash’ closing, ‘Little Mermaid’ revival at Paper Mill, and more

Posted on June 11, 2025

Audra McDonald in "Gypsy."

Broadway

Tony Awards snubs: The best shows that went home empty-handed

Posted on June 10, 2025

bed-stuy teacher posing with tony award

Brooklyn Paper

Bed-Stuy teacher wins Tony Award for Excellence in Theatre Education

George Clooney (r) and Glenn Fleshler (l) in "Good Night, and Good Luck."

Broadway

‘Good Night and Good Luck’: Historic Broadway broadcast brings down curtain on George Clooney’s fitting journalism story

Posted on June 9, 2025

Maybe Happy Ending wins Tony Award for Best Musical

Broadway

Tony Awards 2025: ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ wins Best Musical; Nicole Scherzinger, Sarah Snook take top actress honors

Posted on June 8, 2025

Mark Linn-Baker in Moliere's "The Imaginary Invalid."

Broadway

Mark Linn-Baker comes full circle, from ‘Perfect Strangers’ to Moliere revival off-Broadway

Posted on June 8, 2025

Theater – Tony Awards

Here’s where you can watch the Tony Awards with fellow theatre lovers in New York City this Sunday

Posted on June 6, 2025

From right to left: Santino DeAngelo, Erik Bottcher, Francis Jue, Carlina Rivera, Caissie Levy, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Tom Kirdahy, Brandon Uranowitz, Stephen Flaherty, Donna Murphy, Jonathan Groff, and Lynn Ahrens.

Gay City News

Stars and neighbors come out for Terrence McNally Way

American Ballet Theatre Celebrates 85th Anniversary At 2025 Spring Gala – Arrivals

Arts & Entertainment

American Ballet Theatre’s 85th anniversary gala was a love letter to New York’s glamorous soul

Posted on June 5, 2025

Nicole Scherzinger in Sunset Boulevard, a Tony Awards contender

Broadway

Predicting the Tony Awards – and trying to fill out a ballot

Posted on June 1, 2025

Mackenzie Godfrey and Justin Turner as Mike and Mindy in "Mike & Mindy's Wild Weekend Jam."

Theater

‘Mike & Mindy’s Wild Weekend Jam’ coming to NYC for limited run this summer

Posted on May 31, 2025

A rendering of Caesars Palace Times Square.

Midtown Manhattan

Wyndham CEO, major nearby venues back Times Square casino pitch amid concerns for traffic, noise

Posted on May 29, 2025

Great white shark similar to that from Jaws

Movies

You’re gonna need a bigger boat: NYC celebrates 50 years of ‘Jaws’

Posted on May 28, 2025

The Public Theater's production of Shakespeare's "A Comedy of Errors."

Theater

Borough to borough, bard to bard: Free Shakespeare returns to NYC parks this summer

Posted on May 26, 2025

Hugh Jackman and Ella Beatty in

Broadway

Broadway | Hugh Jackman scores with ‘Sexual Misconduct’ play; live broadcast of ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’

Posted on May 18, 2025

Off-Broadway show Hugh Jackman and Ella Beatty man and woman sitting on stage looking adoringly at one another

Broadway

12 Off-Broadway shows to see this May

Posted on May 11, 2025

The cast of "Wonderful Town" at Encores!

Broadway

amBroadway | NEA terminates grants to theater companies, ‘Wonderful Town’ lacking in spirit and more

Posted on May 6, 2025

Denzel Washington as Othello and Jake Gyllenhaal as Iago in "Othello" on Broadway.

Broadway

Snubbed! These 13 Broadway shows left out of the Tony Award nominations

Posted on May 4, 2025

Louis McCartney (Henry Creel) in "STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW"

Broadway

Review | ‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’: Now streaming live on Broadway

Posted on April 22, 2025

The cast of "John Proctor is the Villain"

Theater

Review | John Proctor is the Villain: Salem’s hero gets #MeToo’d

Posted on April 14, 2025

The cast of "Smash"

Broadway

Review | Smash: From bombshell to bomb

Posted on April 11, 2025

Jeremy Secomb and Company perform “The Ballad of Sweeney Todd” in Stephen Sondheim’s "Old Friends."

Theater

Review | Old Friends: You could drive a person crazy (with another Sondheim revue)

Posted on April 8, 2025

the cast of Boop! The Musical

Broadway

Review | ‘Boop! The Musical’: Boop-Oop-a-Don’t

Posted on April 7, 2025

Adrienne Warren and Nick Jonas in "The Last Five Years" revival on Broadway.

Broadway

Review | ‘The Last Five Years’ is a relationship told in reverse — and a production that’s just regressive

Posted on April 6, 2025

George Clooney (r) and Glenn Fleshler (l) in "Good Night, and Good Luck."

Broadway

Review | ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’: George Clooney’s broadcast from the past and warning for today

Posted on April 3, 2025

Kieran Culkin and Bob Odenkirk in Glengarry Glen Ross revival

Broadway

Review | Starry ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ revival seals the bleepin’ deal

Posted on March 31, 2025

Andrew Scott seen in "Vanya."

Theater

Review | ‘Vanya’ and ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ push the boundaries—and limits—of solo theater

Posted on March 28, 2025

The cast of "Love Life" at Encores!

Theater

Review | ‘Love Life’ finds new life at City Center

Posted on March 27, 2025

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