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South Street Seaport Museum announced the return of its IN-PERSON SEA CHANTEYS AND MARITIME MUSIC program aboard the 1885 tall ship Wavertree, featuring a monthly sea-song sing-along hosted by a local artist.

The South Street Seaport Museum will present a hybrid SEA CHANTEYS & Maritime Music event on the first Sunday of each month, blending in-person and virtual participation. Join the tradition at 12 Fulton Street or online to experience historical maritime music.

Join the South Street Seaport Museum for a hybrid Sea Chanteys & Maritime Music event, blending in-person and online participation. The event will take place on the first Sunday of every month at 12 Fulton Street and via Zoom.

Throughout the cooler months, the South Street Seaport Museum's beloved chantey sing, held on the first Sunday of every month, will move to the hybrid format, inviting participants to gather music lovers both in person and online.

Next month, J.B. Priestley’s beloved comedy, When We Are Married, will open at the Donmar Warehouse. Directed by Tim Sheader, the play follows three couples in a small Yorkshire town as their lives are turned upside down by a shocking revelation. Recently, we had the chance to speak with Jim Howick, who plays Herbert Soppitt in When We Are Married. We discussed how he first got started in the world of theatre, what made him want to be a part of this production, and what he hopes audiences take away from the play.

The South Street Seaport Museum's beloved chantey sing, held on the first Sunday of every month, moves to the hybrid format, inviting participants to gatherings of music lovers both in person at 207 Water Street and online via Zoom.

You may be looking for an exquisite craft cocktail before or after the show.  Check out these house specialties in NYC that are at restaurants and bars that are perfect for the autumn season.

The benefit of a stage production means it will always be malleable to change, always willing to look at how a story written in the past can still be relevant in the present, and remain timeless for the future. What follows in this new production of The Wiz is a recontextualization of our favorite characters. While the structure of the story is faithful to the Baum novel and MGM film, it comes with small, but noticeable details that reframe this familiar story not just as a fantastical quest, but as a bildungsroman and revenge tale at the same time.

Multiple lost Broadway theaters intersect with the Hammerstein family. This follows since Oscar Hammerstein I was a theater owner and builder. In addition to Hammerstein’s which was named after him and is now the Ed Sullivan, and the New Victory which he originally built, there is also the Hammerstein Ballroom. Read more here!

One of Chicago’s newest entertainment venues, Stars & Garters (3914 N. Clark St.), has announced its inaugural season, featuring an eclectic mix of comedy, improvisation, burlesque, drag, and variety shows.

The Shaw Festival has unveiled its 64th season today, set to begin in April 2026, featuring Funny Girl and more. See the full lineup here and learn more about the season!

South Street Seaport Museum's monthly Sea Chanteys and Maritime Music program continues on the first Sunday of every month. Join in the fun on Sunday, July 6, 2025, from 2pm to 4pmaboard the 1885 tall ship Wavertree. This event is free, and registration is encouraged. seaportmuseum.org/in-person-chantey-sing

Official London Theatre will raise the curtain on their newly refurbished Ticket Booth in Leicester Square at a launch event. Costumed stars from 25 West End shows will gather for a photocall and ribbon cutting.

Gretchen Cryer (Book and Lyrics) and Nancy Ford (Composer), whose I’M GETTING MY ACT TOGETHER AND TAKING IT ON THE ROAD which will soon be locally staged by The Musical Theater Project, are known for their “firsts.”  They were the first female writing team in the history of American musical theater and the duo’s NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD MEN (1967) was the first anti-war musical of the Vietnam era.  

South Street Seaport Museum will present the OneThrow Yo-Yo Contest in April, aboard the 1885 tall ship Wavertree. Learn more and see how to attend the event!

Cheryl Stern is a powerhouse performer and storyteller with an incredible career spanning Broadway, national tours, TV, and beyond. Next week, she'll be in town with the National Tour of FUNNY GIRL, playing Mrs. Strakosh and stepping into the role of Fanny Brice at select performances. 

Continuing the 28th Season theme of Sun, Moon, and Stars, American Classics will present 'Moonlight, Music, and Romance: Musical Lunar Delights' in February. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

South Street Seaport Museum has revealed Midwinter Recess Family Fun happening in February. The Seaport Museum is offering extended open days that each include tours of historic ships, hands-on activities and more.

South Street Seaport Museum's monthly Sea Chanteys and Maritime Music program will continue on the first Sunday of every month. Join in this February and learn more about the event.

South Street Seaport Museum will present Holiday Tree Lighting Activities. Each year, the Seaport hosts its annual neighborhood tree lighting event--a magical evening filled with community spirit, music, and cheer. Learn how to attend.

South Street Seaport Museum's monthly Sea Chanteys and Maritime Music program will continue on the first Sunday of every month, presented in a hybrid format. Learn how to attend.

Join the South Street Seaport Museum's free monthly Sea Chanteys and Maritime Music program, available in-person and online. Enjoy traditional maritime songs every first Sunday. Learn how to attend.

Explore nine new contemporary performances premiering at the 21st Annual New Original Works (NOW) Festival at REDCAT, taking place over three weekends in November 2024.

See what the critics are saying about Princess Essex, directed by Robin Belfield, written by and starring Anne Odeke at Shakespeare's Globe. Read the reviews and learn more about the production.

For its 67th annual production, Butterfly Guild of Nationwide Children’s Hospital will present “Into the Woods”. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.