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Review: COMPANY at Manes Studio Theatre


by Michelle Nielsen - April 28, 2026

Stephen Sondheim’s powerful emotional musical about love, marriage, and being the last single person in a group of married friends, COMPANY, has been brought to life by director Rick Grossman at Manes Studio Theatre. First performed on Broadway in 1970, this groundbreaking show won 6 Tony awards a...

Review: THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD at Star Playhouse At Stage 74


by Michelle Nielsen - April 27, 2026

What did our critic think of THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD at Star Playhouse At Stage 74?...

Review: THE PRINCE OF EGYPT at The Argyle Theatre


by Sam Desmond - April 27, 2026

A sprawling, epic--literally biblical--story focusing on the deep-seeded bond of two brothers through the societal pressures both have to lead against each other, “The Prince of Egypt” at the Argyle Theatre in Babylon, is the musical for those who want to travel to another world but still feel t...

Review: THE 39 STEPS at Theatre Three


by Sam Desmond - April 24, 2026

Reverie Theatre Group presents ‘Edges,’ a funny, thoughtful, highly entertaining four-person song cycle, with no spoken dialogue or discernible plot, that explores the challenges of young adults, including family dynamics, career opportunities, and most significantly, the trials and tribulations...

Review: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD at The Suffolk


by Michelle Nielsen - April 21, 2026

What did our critic think of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD at The Suffolk?...

Review: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at James Street Players


by Michelle Nielsen - April 20, 2026

Powerhouse vocals, evocative choreography, and a deep emotional connection define director and choreographer Matthew I. Quinn’s vision of Andrew Lloyd Weber and Tim Rice’s timeless and timely rock opera, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR....

Review: SCHOOL OF ROCK at Cultural Arts Playhouse-Merrick


by Sam Desmond - April 09, 2026

With a central character seemingly a charming, albeit selfish, peccadillo who goes on redemption journey to connect his passion with his dreams, “School of Rock,” brings humor, honor, and hype to the standing up for yourself no matter how “acceptable” the responsible path is presented....

Review: JAGGED LITTLE PILL: THE MUSICAL at Smithtown Performing Arts Center


by Sam Desmond - April 01, 2026

The sweeping music and frenetic choreography of a musical and the arrow-piercing drama of a straight play are rarely found together in the same production, but “Jagged Little Pill: the Musical” currently playing at the Smithtown Performing Arts Center through April 19, is a rare melding of those...

Review: THE BODYGUARD at John W. Engeman Theater


by Sam Desmond - March 29, 2026

What did our critic think of THE BODYGUARD at John W. Engeman Theater?...

Review: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF at The Lighthouse Repertory Theatre Company


by Sam Desmond - March 27, 2026

A bucolic tale of a small community—almost like the town square that Belle from Beauty and the Beast goes through—that makes a sharp turn into human rights violations, “Fiddler on the Roof” asks quite a bit from its actors to go from whimsical country life to a terrified ousted community dee...

Past Shows

The Joni Project: celebrating the music of Joni Mitchell featuring Katie Pearlman & her band - Court and Spark 50th Anniversary Tour
The Joni Project: celebrating the music of Joni Mitchell featuring Katie Pearlman & her band - Court and Spark 50th Anniversary Tour
Nov 8

Happy Birthday Joni!The Joni Project formed as a tribute in sound and spirit to Joni Mitchell, one of music’s greatest and most innovative artists. The...

The Simon & Garfunkel Songbook featuring Aztec Two-Step 2.0 with narration by Tony Traguardo
The Simon & Garfunkel Songbook featuring Aztec Two-Step 2.0 with narration by Tony Traguardo
Nov 2

This unique and entertaining music and multimedia event chronicles the extraordinary career of Simon & Garfunkel. The music speaks for itself, anchored by Rex Fowler,...

Dar Williams
Jun 8

On one level, the sizable body of work accumulated by celebrated writer/artist Dar Williams is a continuing narrative of her life — what she’s experienced...

Lucy Kaplansky
May 19

Lucy Kaplansky took off for New York City. There she found a fertile community of songwriters and performers—Suzanne Vega, John Gorka, Bill Morrissey, Cliff Eberhardt,...

Big Laughs in Bay Shore
May 18

Join us as we welcome 3 of the tri-states funniest comedians for what promises to be an evening full of laughs....

Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra
May 5

Liebert’s incredible global success on a musical level often seems like a simple outgrowth of his cultural background and powerful wanderlust in his formative years....

Steve Forbert
May 4

Steve's fantastic live show and his quality songwriting have outlasted the trends, and the profound honesty found in his body of work has carried his...

Cactus
Apr 20

Cactus is the American Led Zeppelin. Those are tall words, but that is in fact what people were saying about Cactus when this first super...

Strunz & Farah
Apr 13

Strunz & Farah, performing together since 1980, have created an entirely new expression for the acoustic guitar. From Costa Rica and Iran respectively, Jorge Strunz...

Big Laughs in Bay Shore
Apr 6

Join us as we welcome 3 of the tri-states funniest comedians for what promises to be an evening full of laughs....

Badfinger featuring Joey Molland
Mar 30

Joey Molland is a survivor and, when he looks back on how what started out as a rock and roll fantasy and then turned into...

Kerry Kearney Band
Mar 24

Kerry Kearney, a slide guitar master, is entertaining in the way he plays and works his instrument to limits that amaze even the most cultured...

John Lennon Imagined: Beatles & Solo Years
Mar 16

A return engagement of this extraordinary multigenerational show by The Nutopians is exciting John Lennon and Beatles fans 'Across The Universe.' Formerly the John Lennon...

Black 47
Mar 10

Led by Irish author, playwright, and songwriter Larry Kirwan, Black 47 espouses an unblinkingly political and thoroughly Irish form of rock ‘n’ roll, with raucous,...

Sophie B. Hawkins
Mar 9

Sophie B. Hawkins emerged in 1992 with a fierce bidding war for her debut album, Tongues & Tails. The Columbia Records release quickly went gold,...

Duke Robillard & John Hammond
Mar 3

Guitarist. Bandleader. Songwriter. Singer. Producer. Session musician. And a one-man cheering section for the blues, in all its forms and permutations. And every one of...

Buckwheat Zydeco
Feb 24

It's difficult not to be swept away by the infectious, frenetic groove of Buckwheat Zydeco. The Creole-style hybrid Zydeco was born when Clifton Chenier took...

John Mayall
Feb 18

As the elder statesman of British blues, it is John Mayall's lot to be more renowned as a bandleader and mentor than as a performer...

The Wizard of Oz
Feb 12

Join the Y Act Out Teens on their journey from Kansas to OZ in this musical production of one of the most beloved stories of...

Jonathan Edwards
Feb 11

Warm as summer sunshine, real as the truth, intimate as a long overdue visit between old friends … such is a Jonathan Edwards concert. Four...

Poco - Acoustic Trio
Feb 10

These country rock pioneers found platinum success early in their career, and four decades later Rusty Young who wrote and sang the massive hits “Crazy...

New Riders of the Purple Sage
Feb 3

The New Riders of the Purple Sage , signed to Columbia Records by Clive Davis, released its eponymous first album in September 1971 to widespread...

The Elvis Show - Performing 30 of Elvis's worldwide hits!
Jan 28

The Elvis Show is Long Island's longest running Elvis tribute and charity event featuring over 30 local musicians and vocalists. This year's star-studded show will...

The Malone Brothers - Dave Malone of the Radiators & Tommy Malone of the subdudes
Jan 27

Join us as these brothers take the stage together! Dave Malone is best known as the guitarist/vocalist of The Radiators from New Orleans, Louisiana. The...

NRBQ
Jan 20

Terry Adams, visionary, driving force, and "untamed genius of the keyboards" for NRBQ since the band's inception over four decades ago, is one of music’s...

Big Laughs in Bay Shore
Jan 17

Join us as we welcome 3 of the tri-states funniest comedians for what promises to be an evening full of laughs....

Marc Cohn
Jan 15

As a songwriter and singer, Cohn combines the precision of a brilliant tunesmith with the passion of a great soul man. He's a natural storyteller,...

The Holmes Brothers
Jan 14

Over the course of their 30-plus year career, The Holmes Brothers (bassist/vocalist Sherman Holmes, guitarist/pianist/vocalist Wendell Holmes, drummer/vocalist and brother-in-spirit Popsy Dixon) have been feeding...

Big Laughs in Bay Shore
Jan 6

Join us as we welcome 3 of the tri-states funniest comedians for what promises to be an evening full of laughs....

Eric Johnson
Jan 5

Eric Johnson’s stature as one of the premier guitar players in contemporary music is his artistic trump card, backed by a Grammy Award and five...

Videos


The Prince of Egypt in Long Island The Prince of Egypt
Argyle Theatre (4/16-6/07)
CAMELOT in Long Island CAMELOT
The John W. Engeman Theater (5/14-6/28)
West Side Story in Long Island West Side Story
The Gateway Playhouse (5/08-5/31)
Cabaret in Long Island Cabaret
Theatre Three - NY (9/20-10/25)
Phil Kennelty to Perform at Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame on May 10th in Long Island Phil Kennelty to Perform at Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame on May 10th
Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame (5/10-5/10)
Sesame Street Live! Elmo's Got the Moves Relaxed performance, co-presented with Round Room Live in Long Island Sesame Street Live! Elmo's Got the Moves Relaxed performance, co-presented with Round Room Live
Tilles Center for the Performing Arts (6/02-6/02)
Johnny Farina of Santo & Johnny to Speak at Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame in Long Island Johnny Farina of Santo & Johnny to Speak at Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame
Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame (5/23-5/23)
Parlor of Mystery in Long Island Parlor of Mystery
Theatre Three (6/04-6/04)
Mister Halston  in Long Island Mister Halston
Bay Street Theater (6/02-6/21)
Jennifer Frautschi & Christina Dahl in Concert in Long Island Jennifer Frautschi & Christina Dahl in Concert
Staller Center for the Arts (10/28-10/28)