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By MARK BLANKENSHIP Quick: When you hear the phrase “Asian-American theatre,” what do you think?  If no single image comes to mind, that’s okay. The Asian-American theatre community has become so diverse, especially in New York, that it’s almost impossible to pin it down. That diversity will be on display in the second National Asian-American […]

BY MARK BLANKENSHIP There’s an avalanche of Korean-language musicals hitting Manhattan.  Well, relatively speaking. America’s been sending tuners to Korea for years—everything from Altar Boyz to The Lion King—but Korea rarely gets to return the favor. This week, however, New Yorkers can see not one but two musicals featuring Korean artists and songs. Playing October […]

By ISAAC BUTLER (NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR: A funny thing happened on the way to writing this story. Shortly after I spoke with Lucy Thurber, I was hired to fill in as the sound designer on her production. Our interview was completed prior to any discussion about my work on the show) Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre […]

By Linda Buchwald What makes a good musical? For some, it’s a catchy score. For others, it’s a strong book. For Lily Hung, program director of the New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF), it’s good bones.  “There are a lot of factors involved in what makes good bones,” says Hung. “Where are the characters right […]

By Isaac Butler Keith Huff proves the old saying that it takes years to become an overnight success. A longtime veteran of Chicago’s Off Loop theatre scene (with the accent to match), he has suddenly found his play A Steady Rainon Broadway. Opening on September 29, the two-man show stars Daniel Craig and Hugh Jackman, […]

By Linda Buchwald This fall is all about dance, with dance-driven television (Dancing With The Stars), movies (Fame), and Broadway shows (Fela! and Burn the Floor) to choose from. If that whets your appetite, then mark your calendars for these ten dance shows, listed in chronological order. 1) In-I(BAM Harvey Theatre) September 15-26 Academy Award-winning […]

By MARK BLANKENSHIP It might be easy to sympathize with the characters in the The Retributionists, but should it be? That question runs through Daniel Goldfarb’s play as it follows a group of underground militants who are plotting to murder millions of people. You might wonder how you could ever root for such a plan, […]

If TDF’s newest ticketing service were an ABBA song, it would be “Take a Chance on Me.” That’s because the “off-Off  @ $9” program lets TDF members sample a wide variety of off-Off Broadway shows for only $9 per ticket, making it affordable and easy to take a chance on emerging artists and innovative productions. […]

By MARK BLANKENSHIP The most obvious way to enjoy Broadway is to see a show, of course, but this fall, The Broadway League is giving theater lovers unique new ways to experience the Great White Way. From now until September 30, the League will sponsor Back2Broadway Month, a series of free events that will let […]