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

The last time Daniel Craig was on Broadway, he starred opposite Hugh Jackman in A Steady Rain. Although Jackman's character was more emotional, Craig's performance was more impressive. Now he’s … more

Broadway has its first hit of the new season in the form of an old classic. The revival of Glass Menagerie stars the incomparable Cherry Jones as the indomitable Amanda and talented Zach Quinto as … more

There is a handful of female performers whose music and legend lived long after they did. Among them is Billie Holiday, whose musical legacy has spawned movies (Lady Sings The Blues) as well as … more

New York City Center Encore! began twenty years ago with a mission to revive the wonderful musicals of the past. With little to no scenery and brief rehearsal time, talented and often famous actors present 4 to 6 performances of each show. Actors hold scripts in front of them and may even blow a line or two, but the audiences don’t care. The program and some of the shows have been so well received that some shows like Gypsy, Chicago and Finian’s Rainbow, have opened on Broadway again. The City Center audiences responded so well that the presentations continue to this day. This season City Center is presenting the inaugural season of Encores! Off-Center with three Off-Broadway shows. more