Witness for the Prosecution
Feb 7 – Mar 1, 2026
This February, from the Queen of Crime herself, Agatha Christie: A murder, brutal and bloodthirsty, has stained the plush carpets of a handsome London townhouse....
Appropriate
Apr 11 – Apr 26, 2026
This April, from Pulitzer Prize-winner Branden Jacobs-Jenkins: It’s summer, the cicadas are singing, and every estranged member of the Lafayette clan has descended upon the...
Yerma
Sep 19 – Oct 4, 2026
This September: Federico García Lorca’s aching portrait of one woman’s longing to have a child finds fresh expression in Melinda Lopez’s adaptation. Consumed by her...
Leopoldstadt
Dec 5 – Jan 3, 2027
This December: The final, autobiographical work from Academy Award winner Tom Stoppard. Spanning fifty years and multiple generations, Leopoldstadt follows a Viennese Jewish family’s reckoning...
Review: AND THEN THERE WERE NONE at South Shore Theatre Experience
by Sam Desmond - February 09, 2026
With exuberant dramatic tension and ballroom fluidity in blocking, the South Shore Theatre Experience’s production of “And Then There Were None” was filled with tension, retribution, and an impressive number of blood packets....
Review: NEWSIES at The Argyle Theatre
by Sam Desmond - February 04, 2026
A musical forged in ambition of set, stage, and stamina, director Tommy Ranieri’s vision of a world only beginning to stand up for their rights was sprawling and spectacular. Unlike other versions of “Newsies,” Rainieri’s production had a maturity that touched the cast’s characters to trul...
Review: RENT at Cultural Arts Playhouse Merrick
by Sam Desmond - February 02, 2026
Teenaged theater kids of my generation (elder millennial) loved “Rent.” It was youth-culture, it was edgy, and introduced to many of us suburban kids the magic of New York City where gay men, lesbian women, drag queens, and matinee-idol heteros could all be friends and love each other as family....
Review: RING OF FIRE at John W. Engeman Theater
by Sam Desmond - January 28, 2026
The John E. Engeman Theater found not only one, but five such super-talented individuals for their retrospective and introspective production of “Ring of Fire,” a musical based on the life of Johnny Cash....
Review: BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS at Theatre Three
by Sam Desmond - January 23, 2026
The world of late 1930s Brooklyn is brought to life and elucidated in Theatre Three’s triumphant run of the Neil Simon classic,”Brighton Beach Memoirs.”...
Review: ALICE BY HEART at CAP Syosset
by Sam Desmond - January 15, 2026
The ether of war-torn Britain is all-encompassing in “Alice By Heart,” but director Tony Frangipane’s vision overcomes the Nazi raids to create a personal hell of its own that the young characters escape through a British mainstay—literature....
Review: ANNIE at CAP Syosset
by Sam Desmond - January 06, 2026
CAP Syosset had their opening night for this winter’s production of “Annie” on Saturday, January 3 and it was a standout version of the classic rags-to-riches musical with a strong, bonded cast....
Review: HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR ON ICE at The Gateway
by Sam Desmond - December 06, 2025
With the magical notion of having a real ice skating rink on a dramatic stage, the Holiday Spectacular on Ice at the Gateway in Bellport creates wonder in the audience from inception and delivers well beyond expectations in person....
Review: ANNIE at Smithtown Performing Arts Center
by Sam Desmond - December 05, 2025
For some holiday cheer, “Annie” at the Smithtown Performing Arts is the Christmas production to bring families that spirit of generosity and can-do attitude for December....
Review: ANASTASIA at The Lighthouse Repertory Theatre Company
by Sam Desmond - December 03, 2025
In the perennially winter tale of “Anastasia,” a musical about the young Russian woman with claims to be being the lone survivor of the royal Romanov family’s massacre, The Lighthouse Repertory captured the magic and warmth of a Christmas-time story while creating great dramatic tension....
Past Shows
A Very Expensive Poison
Dec 20 – Jan 4, 2026
A shocking assassination in the heart of London. In a bizarre mix of high-stakes global politics and radioactive villainy, a man pays with his life....
The Hours Are Feminine
Sep 20 – Oct 5, 2025
Two families, old immigrants from Italy and new immigrants from Puerto Rico, share a yard in rural Long Island in 1960 — the year of...
Yentl
Apr 11 – Apr 27, 2025
A young woman defies convention and the laws of her people to fulfill her dream. Disguised as a young man, she becomes a brilliant student...
An Enemy of the People
Feb 8 – Feb 23, 2025
When a small-town doctor discovers a brewing catastrophe that risks the lives of everyone in town, the alarm must be raised. But those in power...
Little Women
Dec 7 – Dec 22, 2024
As the nation is torn apart by civil war, romantic Meg, spirited Jo, loving Beth, and tenacious Amy struggle with what it means to grow...
Harvey
Aug 10 – Aug 25, 2024
Elwood P. Dowd is one of the most beloved men in town. But no one is quite sure about his good friend Harvey. This whimsical...
Trouble in Mind
Apr 6 – Apr 21, 2024
Six decades after its intended Broadway opening, EastLine is pleased to be presenting this Long Island premiere. Wiletta Mayer is a veteran of the stage...
The Diary of Anne Frank
Feb 10 – Feb 25, 2024
Based on the true story, Anne Frank emerges from history a living, lyrical, gifted young girl, who confronts her rapidly changing life with astonishing honesty,...
The Mad Ones
Mar 3 – Feb 4, 2023
Mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved...18-year-old Samantha Brown sits in a hand-me-down car with the keys clutched in her hand. Caught...
Giselle
Apr 22 – May 1, 2022
Giselle is a mystery story about a modernist painter trying desperately to finish a canvas despite the interference of his young model, his ex-wife, and...
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