This is New York - 1930 - Broadway Articles Page 1

Disney’s Newsies does not merely seize the day. It dances on it, vaults over it and occasionally executes a backflip before the day knows what struck it. It takes an 1899 historical event as a jumping off place and imagines the history as it might have been retold in a 1930’s Busby Berkeley movie substituting teenage newsboys for the 1930s dancing girls.  The show gets high marks for entertainment.

Visual Studies Workshop in Rochester selected twelve resident artists from 250 international applicants for its Project Space Residency program in photography, film, and media arts.

Gustavo Dudamel will lead the New York Philharmonic on a European tour from October 9-22, 2026, with stops in Paris, Barcelona, Madrid, Berlin, Hamburg and Vienna, marking his first tour as music director.

Theater fans should run and catch Ronald Rand’s fascinating solo show about Harold Clurman's life and career, which is part of the Logan Festival of Solo Performance at 1st Stage in Tysons Corner, Virginia through August 30.

SOMM Recordings will release Telemann's Paris Quartets, Vol. 2, performed by the London Handel Players, following the acclaimed first volume marking the ensemble's 25th anniversary.

SOMM Recordings will release new albums including a second volume of Telemann's Paris Quartets performed by London Handel Players and a Cyprus-inspired work centered on the Othello legend.

Signature Theatre will present Lauren Yee’s semi-autobiographical comedy King of the Yees, in The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theater at The Pershing Square Signature Center starring Francis Jue and Kelly Marie Tran.

Little Island added a midnight performance of Julio Torres and Martine Gutierrez's MARINA due to demand, with $25 tickets now on sale for the Amph show.

Martha Graham Dance Company will present masterworks, new commissions, and Lamentation Variations while touring the US, Canada, England, Spain, Mexico, and China.

Banijay Americas will bring its immersive light and music experience LUMINISCENCE to St. Patrick's Cathedral, with Jonathan Roumie narrating alongside a live choir and orchestra.

The Martha Graham Dance Company will continue its centennial celebration with its 2026-27 season, marking the culmination of GRAHAM100. The season will feature Martha Graham masterworks, new commissions and Lamentation Variations, and more.

Banijay Americas will bring its immersive light and music experience LUMINISCENCE to St. Patrick's Cathedral, featuring Jonathan Roumie as narrator alongside a live choir and orchestra.

Broadway's biggest landmarks are easy to spot, but some of the Theatre District's most fascinating stories are hiding in plain sight. From historic theaters and legendary rehearsal spaces to tucked-away tributes and unexpected Broadway landmarks, these lesser-known stops will add a whole new act to your next walking tour!

Hackensack native Ian Maloney, a founding member of the DOLPHINS QUARTET, will return to The Elisabeth Morrow School to mentor young musicians at its annual Summer String Festival.

Spiderwoman Theater has added performers to its Brooklyn block party marking the company's 50th anniversary, with drummers, dancers, and vocalists joining the free outdoor celebration.

The GRAMMY-winning Experiential Orchestra announced its upcoming NYC season, 'Beauty in the Face of Adversity,' featuring four immersive programs across multiple venues, with soloists including cellist Inbal Segev and violist Paul Neubauer.

Miss Maybell & Her Ragtime Romeos celebrated the release of Under the Midnight Moon with an infectious set of newly unearthed ragtime, blues, and early jazz. Brilliant musicianship, irresistible energy, and forgotten songs made for a fabulous set.

Over the years, Broadway has seen a number of family acts sharing the stage. It’s extra special when family members team up to write a Broadway show together. The Great White Way has seen many instances of this historically, in a variety of different situations. 

Limón Dance Company will present a program at The Joyce Theater in NYC featuring José Limón's 1958 work Mazurkas, performed in full for the first time since 1964, alongside Aszure Barton's 2025 commission Join.

Laguna Playhouse will present RED, John Logan's Tony Award-winning two-character drama about painter Mark Rothko, directed by J. Scott Lapp, starring Rob Nagle and James Hayden Rodriguez to close its 2025-2026 season.

Fake Escape will present SAVING BRITNEY at Edinburgh Fringe, a solo show by Shereen Roushbaiani exploring celebrity obsession, the #FreeBritney movement, and sexual identity through one millennial's parallel journey with Britney Spears.

Weimar-era music hits the high notes with Haan's one-woman show, Margo- A Woman in Berlin. This reviewer felt as if she was sitting in a Weimar era cabaret with the rest of the audience! Bravo! Bravo!

Center Repertory Company announced its 2026/27 season, DREAMERS & DAREDEVILS, featuring THE GLASS MENAGERIE, DRACULA: A COMEDY IN TERRORS, YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO THE END OF THE WORLD!, and BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL.

The José Limón Dance Foundation announced its 80th Anniversary Gala, honoring Kristen Brogdon & Northrop and Anna Di Stasi, with the evening dedicated to Carla Maxwell at Lavan Midtown in NYC.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is April 14, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.