Center Stage (i) News

Tickets To LACKAWANNA BLUES Now On Sale For American Express Card Members

by Stephi Wild — July 26, 2021

Ruben Santiago-Hudson's Lackawanna Blues begins performances Tuesday, September 14, 2021 and opens Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at the Samuel J.

Phylicia Rashad Will Return to Broadway in SKELETON CREW; MTC Announces Performances Dates For Remainder Of 2021-2022 Season

by Stephi Wild — June 7, 2021

Tony Award winner and five-time Emmy Award nominee Phylicia Rashad will return to Broadway this winter in Manhattan Theatre Club's Broadway premiere of Skeleton Crew, written by Tony Award nominee Dominique Morisseau and directed by Tony Award winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson.

LACKAWANNA BLUES Comes to Broadway September 14; MORNING SUN Begins Off-Broadway October 12

by Stephi Wild — May 17, 2021

Manhattan Theatre Club has announced performance dates for the two previously announced productions that will reopen MTC’s Broadway and off-Broadway stages this fall, Lackawanna Blues and Morning Sun.

Which Off-Broadway Shows Are Back This Fall?

by BWW Staff — May 11, 2021

Start spreading the news! Broadway is coming back to NYC this fall and with it, off-Broadway.

MTC Will Bring SKELETON CREW and PRAYER FOR THE FRENCH REPUBLIC to the Stage In 2021-2022 Season

by Chloe Rabinowitz — January 11, 2021

Lynne Meadow and Barry Grove have announced plans to produce two additional shows for Manhattan Theatre Club’s 2021-2022 season.

Breaking: MTC Plans to Bring LACKAWANNA BLUES and HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE to Broadway in 2021-22 Season; Plus Premiere Simon Stephens' MORNING SUN

by Nicole Rosky — November 16, 2020

Lynne Meadow (Artistic Director) and Barry Grove (Executive Producer) just announced plans for four Manhattan Theatre Club productions in the 2021-2022 season.

Lexis Yelis Drops 'Canadian Quesadilla'

by A.A. Cristi — May 7, 2020

Queer, cancer and quarantine, Lexis Yelis is no stranger to adversity.

Photo Flash: First Look at MTC's THE PERPLEXED

by Stephi Wild — February 28, 2020

The Perplexed is now in previews ahead of a March 3rd opening night at MTC at New York City Center – Stage I (131 West 55th Street).

Photo Flash: BELLA BELLA Celebrates Opening Night Off-Broadway

by Julie Musbach — October 23, 2019

Take a look at opening night arrivals for Manhattan Theatre Club's world premiere of Bella Bella, written and performed by four-time Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein (Casa Valentina, Torch Song, Hairspray) and directed by Kimberly Senior (Disgraced, The Niceties).

Photo Coverage: Go Inside Opening Night of MTC's BELLA BELLA

by Jennifer Broski — October 23, 2019

Manhattan Theatre Club's World premiere of Bella Bella, written and performed by Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein (Casa Valentina, Torch Song, Hairspray) and directed by Kimberly Senior (Disgraced, The Niceties), opened just last night, October 22, at at New York City Center - Stage I (131 West

Photo Flash: First Look at Harvey Fierstein in BELLA BELLA

by Julie Musbach — October 4, 2019

Get a first look at Manhattan Theatre Club's World premiere of Bella Bella, written and performed by Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein (Casa Valentina, Torch Song, Hairspray) and directed by Kimberly Senior (Disgraced, The Niceties)

Wake Up With BWW 9/16: American Theatre Wing Gala, and More!

by Stephi Wild — September 16, 2019

Today's top stories: the American Theatre Wing holds its gala honoring Jonathan Larson tonight, and more!

BWW Review: IN THE HEIGHTS Starts the Season Off with a Bang, at Portland Center Stage

by Krista Garver — September 12, 2019

Photo Coverage: BELLA BELLA's Harvey Fierstein and Kimberly Senior Meet the Press

by Jennifer Broski — September 12, 2019

MTC will soon present the World Premiere of Bella Bella, written and performed by Tony Award Winner Harvey Fierstein (Casa Valentina, Torch Song, Hairspray).

Baltimore Center Stage Announces 2019-2020 Season

by A.A. Cristi — April 1, 2019

Baltimore Center Stage is pleased to announce an exhilarating season of Mainstage plays to mark the debut programming under Artistic Director Stephanie Ybarra.

Thursday's FRIDAY 5 (+1): The Larry Keeton Theatre's SISTER ACT Opens Tonight

by Jeffrey Ellis — March 28, 2019

With the excitement of opening night and the histrionics of tech week to fuel them, Kristina Nichole James (who plays Deloris) and her castmates Susan Walsworth and Stephanie Hale Williams managed to find time in their hectic schedules to answer our questions and to offer some background information

Review: LINDA VISTA Offers a Comically Unsettling Look at the Contemporary Dating Scene

by Shari Barrett — January 19, 2019

Now being presented by Center Theatre Group at the Mark Taper Forum, directed by Dexter Bullard who also helmed the Steppenwolf production, LINDA VISTA features actor Ian Barford who has originated four roles in Letts' canon of plays, and has remained friends with the playwright for 30 years.

Ethics, Power and Race at Forefront of BTE's Staging at the MAC

by A.A. Cristi — January 8, 2019

Buffalo Theatre Ensemble (BTE), the professional Equity company in residence at the McAninch Arts Center, 425 Fawell Blvd.

BWW Review: A WONDER IN MY SOUL at Baltimore Center Stage - It's Powerful, Provocative, and Poignant

by Charles Shubow — December 13, 2018

When I heard about the topic of the new Baltimore Center Stage production of A WONDER IN MY SOUL, I initially thought it would be a female version of the film 'Barber Shop' Well, let me tell you, it is NOT!!!!

BWW Review: IF SAND WERE STONE Centers on Alzheimer's Disease

by Melanie Votaw — July 24, 2018

At the 2018 New York Musical Festival, the show IF SAND WERE STONE tackled the difficult subject of early onset Alzheimer's Disease.