If real estate is all about location, then theater depends on advertising. With good marketing, a show can generate word of mouth and increase ticket sales, but sadly, the marketing for Holler if Ya … more

Behind the throne, there is usually a woman quietly exerting her influence. Two Off-Broadway shows depict such powerful women. Here Lies Love, reprised at the Public Theater, tells a musical story of … more

Act One, written and directed by James Lapine, is a theater lover’s dream. It gives an insider view into the writing and mounting of a Broadway show. Based on the 1959 autobiography by Moss … more

From Dougie to Barney to Hedwig, the multi-talented Neil Patrick Harris continues to delight audiences. Followers of the long running television series How I Met Your Mother mourned the end of the show featuring super-womanizer Barney Stimson. Fortunately, Harris has lost no time in returning to his fans and is now starring as Hedwig. Transgender Hedwig is a performer who shares her depressing background. Raised in East Germany before the wall came down, Hedwig suffered an unhappy childhood. She met an American soldier with whom she fells in love. He wants to bring her to America but can only bring his wife, so Hedwig has a sex change operation. Unfortunately it was botched, leaving an angry inch of flesh. (Hence the title of her band — and the show.) more

Rarely does a novel capture the hearts of so many readers the way "Bridges of Madison County" did in the early ’90s. Selling more than 50 million copies, it remained on bestseller lists for three years. Now more than 20 years later, it’s become a Broadway musical starring the divine Kelli O’Hara and gifted Steven Pasquale. more

The radio awakens you with the daily weather report, you read the morning paper while you have your coffee, and the RSS on your smart phone provides breaking news immediately. You need to know … more

If you’ve never enjoyed Shakespeare, the two plays being done in repertory at The Belasco Theatre may convert you. Done in the original Elizabethan style with great attention spent on authenticity of music and fashion, both Twelfth Night and Richard III offer superb entertainment. more

It's hard enough playing one role in a play, but this season, two expert actors are entertaining audiences by portraying eight or more characters. In both “A Gentleman's Guide to Love and … more

If you aren’t already familiar with the 1946 play The Winslow Boy, by Terrence Rattigan, you are in for a special evening. The story tells of Ronnie Winslow, a 13-year-old boy, who is kicked out of … more

For theatergoers whose typical stomping ground extends no further than 53rd St, heading a bit further uptown to the David Koch Theater at Lincoln Center is a real treat. The exquisite lobby, the … more