Review: Susie Mosher's 'THE LINEUP' Is Another Slam-Dunk at the Green Room 42
After a hiatus and change of venue, Susie Mosher’s variety show THE LINEUP had its second night at the Green Room 42.
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Review: SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE at Theater2020
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Review: Neko Case at Brooklyn Steel
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BWW Review: KIKI AND HERB SLEIGH at Harvey Theater At BAM Strong
The kooky Christmas show marks the pair's return to the boisterous characters, a boozy aging chanteuse, Kiki, and her loyal accompanist, Herb.
BWW Review: TAXILANDIA Takes a Ride Through Bushwick
In Taxilandia — a solo show that a maximum of three audience members at a time watch from the backseat of a cab — Modesto Flako Jimenez is the charismatic guide unveiling the hellish and heavenly aspects of Bushwick’s past, present, and uncertain future.
BWW Album Review: Josh Groban Performs in Near-Perfect HARMONY
The experience of listening to a Josh Groban album is not dissimilar to the experience of watching one of those classic ‘90s romantic comedies.
BWW Album Review: Ahrens & Flaherty's LEGACY Is a Truly Heartfelt Tribute
Bright spots in 2020 have been few and far between, but 'Legacy,' a previously-unreleased pair of song cycles from Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, is definitely one of the year’s unexpected highlights.
BWW Review: In QUINCE, Live Theatre Blooms at The People's Garden in Bushwick
Quince may not have been ground-breaking or earth-shattering, it was quirky, charming, celebratory, and delightful, filled with sincerity and warmth.
BWW Album Review: THE LIZ SWADOS PROJECT is an Emotionally Moving Tribute to this One of a Kind Visionary
The Liz Swados Project pays tribute to this unique and forward-thinking artist and showcases the voices of Broadway's elite including Sophia Anne Caruso; Ali Stroker; Starr Busby; Damon Daunno; and many more.
BWW Review: Company XIV's SEVEN SINS, A Lavish Feast Of Biblical Misbehaviors
As someone who has indulged in all the creations concocted by the genius director/choreographer Austin McCormick for his spectacular mix of performing artists, Company XIV, since the early years of this century when they displayed their talents in modestly-scaled productions on East 4th Street, this
BWW Review: Brooklyn's Theater2020 Celebrates The Best Of The Boro And Stage With SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM
Theater 2020, Brooklyn Heights' only professional and award-winning theater company, presents the first NYC revival of the Sondheim/ Lapine musical Sondheim on Sondheim, a revue that brings many of this musical genius' works together to create quite a show in itself.
BWW Review: MEDEA for Modern Times Seeks to Shed Light on Dark Acts at Harvey Theater at BAM Strong
The astounding, unnerving and transfixing new production of Medea, set in present times and starring the real-life couple with a pair of boys of their own -- Bobby Cannavale and Rose Byrne -- written and directed by Simon Stone, now playing at Harvey Theater at BAM Strong on an extended run through
BWW Review: BARBER SHOP CHRONICLES Showcases Salons as a Beacon of Hope for Contemporary Black Men
Barber Shop Chronicles is a unifying, enriching, thought-provoking and captivating theatrical experience that solidifies Ellams' position as a griot worthy of upholding the rich African ancestry of storytelling traditions, and an exciting new poet and playwright making his mark on the world's stage
BWW Review: USER NOT FOUND Deals With Death In The Digital Age At A Brooklyn Café
The show itself was entertaining and contained intriguing concepts and questions that could merit continued conversations on the topics addressed (possibly at a cafe over a cup of coffee or tea?) but wasn't completely flawless in execution or innovation, and was more personally reflective than profo
BWW Review: HAMNET Explores the Complexities of a Famous Father Through the Eyes of a Child at Next Wave 2019
Children of powerful or accomplished parents have a hard enough time as it is stepping into the massive shoes laid out before them or being able to be seen for who they are unobscured by the huge, formidable shadow cast by someone who has been called a 'great man', but what of a child who never got
BWW Review: Company XIV's QUEEN OF HEARTS Brings Extra Sizzle To New York's Summer
It's doubtful one will find a more romantic, nor a sexier theatergoing experience within the five boroughs this summer than seated close to someone special in one of Theatre XIV's cozy champagne couches when nearly directly above you, aerialists Marcy Richardson and Nolan McKew are performing a sens
BWW Review: The Lords of 52nd Street Rock Out in Our Very Own Brooklyn
Kingsborough Community College presented The Lords of 52nd Street in concert, commemorating the first time the band has performed on a Brooklyn stage.
BWW Review: Company XIV's Sumptuous New Cavalcade, QUEEN OF HEARTS
For over a dozen years, the brilliant director/choreographer Austin McCormick and the intriguing troupe of artists he's gathered to create and expand Company XIV have been luring audiences to witness productions that evolve classic tales we've loved as children (The Nutcracker, Cinderella, Snow Whit
BWW Review: Theatre de la Ville's IONESCO SUITE at BAM's Fishman Space is Absurdly Engaging and Existentially Freeing
BWW Review: Theatre de la Ville's IONESCO SUITE at BAM's Fishman Space is Absurdly Engaging and Existentially Freeing
BWW Review: Calvin Trillin's ABOUT ALICE Is A Warm, Witty and Wondrous Valentine
To those who knew her, Alice Trillin was highly regarded as an educator, author and film producer.
BWW Review: THE WHITE ALBUM, Joan Didion's Essays Onstage at BAM, Ponders the Predicaments of Generations Past and Present
This quote is the opening sentence from the author of the book and the words that inspired, created and catapulted The White Album -- a theatrical representation in full of Didion's autobiographical, literary essays of the same name published in 1979 but focused on the tumultuous period of time betw
BWW Review: Company XIV's Erotically Elegant NUTCRACKER ROUGE Heats Up The Holiday Season
Since family-friendly entertainments tend to dominate the holiday performing arts scene, it's especially cheery that for the past nine years that scandalous crew called Company XIV has been offering grownups an option that's decidedly more naughty than nice.
BWW Review: ETHEL Captures the Spirit of Circus Through Soaring Strings at BAM Harvey Theater
ETHEL is comprised of Ralph Farris (viola), Kip Jones (violin), Dorothy Lawson (cello) and Corin Lee (violin) but when they come together their strings of a feather breathe as one.
BWW Review: Folkoperan and Cirkus Cirkör's Astounding Production of Satyagraha Lifts Philip Glass' Opera to New Heights
BWW Review: Folkoperan and Cirkus Cirkör's Astounding Production of Satyagraha Lifts Philip Glass' Opera to New Heights
BWW Review: PLACE Examines One's Role in Gentrification Through Soaring Soundscapes and Potent Poetry
We all seek to find our 'place', be it how we fit into our communities, our career, our relationships or the world around us.
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Swan Lake by International Ballet Stars in Rochester, NY Kodak Center (2/20-2/20) |
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Zero Shiz Brooklyn Comedy Collective (7/15-7/15) |
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Therapy Gecko The Bell House (8/29-8/29) |
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Ariana Grande at Barclays Center Barclays Center (7/12-7/19) |
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Still Life with Dowland and Britten Ascension Episcopal (10/16-10/16) |
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Saigon St. Ann's Warehouse (12/03-12/20) |
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In the Course of Love and Joy St. Paul's Episcopal Church (4/09-4/09) |
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Lil' Miss Kate - Ward of the State Brooklyn Comedy Collective (7/14-7/14) |
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Significant Contacts Makers' Ensemble (7/13-7/16) |
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GUSTAVO CASENAVE TRIO Jazz On Main (9/19-9/19) |