Discount Tickets for Broadway, Off-Broadway and off-Off Broadway Shows

The challenges of choreographing the new musical The Hello Girls --- Christine O'Grady has spent much of her career choreographing regional revivals, injecting familiar favorites such as 42nd Street, West Side Story and The Wiz with complicated, fun movement. So when Cara Reichel and Peter Mills of Prospect Theater Company asked her to collaborate...

Share This:

Being an Actor and a Critic Makes Me Better at Both Jobs

By LAUREN EMILY WHALEN

Tuesday, November 27, 2018 • Off-Off Broadway • 0 comments Share This

Tue Nov 27, 2018 • Off-Off Broadway • 0 comments Share This

How one Chicagoan is pursuing dual theatre careers on both sides of the footlights --- My hand hovered over the send button, my mind racing: should I? More theatrically speaking: to submit, or not to submit, that is the question. Most actors don't hesitate to submit for auditions -- putting our head shots, résumés and special skills...

Share This:

Still Making Provocative Theatre After Seven Decades

By FRANK RIZZO

Monday, November 26, 2018 • Borough Play • 0 comments Share This

Mon Nov 26, 2018 • Borough Play • 0 comments Share This

Writer-director Peter Brook brings his latest play to Brooklyn --- After more than 70 years in the theatre, writer-director Peter Brook continues to create new productions that challenge and mystify. His latest is The Prisoner, which is making its New York debut at Theatre for a New Audience in Brooklyn. Co-written and co-directed by Brook's longtime...

Share This:

Holiday Theatre Hot List! 2018 Edition

By RAVEN SNOOK

Wednesday, November 21, 2018 • Musicals • 1 comment Share This

Wed Nov 21, 2018 • Musicals • 1 comment Share This

The holiday season has officially arrived and seeing shows with your loved ones is a great way to celebrate. We've rounded up a dozen festive productions for different types of audiences, so whether you're with the kids, out on a date, or looking to drink, laugh or sing along, there's a production for you. Bonus: At press time, many of these shows were...

Share This:

How TDF's Autism Friendly Performances Changed the Sweeneys' Lives

By RAVEN SNOOK

Tuesday, November 20, 2018 • Meet the Member • 0 comments Share This

Tue Nov 20, 2018 • Meet the Member • 0 comments Share This

Katie Sweeney talks about her son Dusty's incredible theatrical journey, off-stage and on --- At TDF, we do a lot more than sell discounted tickets. Our many Accessibility Programs help audiences with specific needs enjoy the power of the performing arts. While we often use statistics to give donors a sense of the impact our initiatives are having,...

Share This:

WATCH: Meet TADA! Youth Theater

By ANDREW BLOCK

Tuesday, November 20, 2018 • Meet the Theatre • 0 comments Share This

Tue Nov 20, 2018 • Meet the Theatre • 0 comments Share This

Meet TADA! Youth Theater, a Drama Desk Award-winning nonprofit youth theatre company that produces original musicals for families starring talented local kids ages 8 to 18. Founded in 1984, TADA! provides young people from different backgrounds with musical theatre opportunities, including classes, camps and three mainstage shows every season featuring...

Share This:

You Can Hear What She's Thinking -- Literally

By ALLISON CONSIDINE

Monday, November 19, 2018 • Design • 0 comments Share This

Mon Nov 19, 2018 • Design • 0 comments Share This

A new interactive show fuses theatrical design and neuroscience in an attempt to parse the female brain --- Back in 2012, Melania Trump tweeted out a photo of a whale with the caption, "What is she thinking?" that went viral. Six years later, people are still replying to that tweet, which is fitting considering the First Lady is one of the women whose...

Share This:

Why Jack O'Brien Always Looks for the Emotional Core in Tom Stoppard

By GERARD RAYMOND

Friday, November 16, 2018 • Directing • 0 comments Share This

Fri Nov 16, 2018 • Directing • 0 comments Share This

The three-time Tony winner on directing the New York premiere of The Hard Problem --- Parsing the nature of consciousness sounds like a subject for a research think tank, not an Off-Broadway show. But Tom Stoppard has spent his 50-year career crafting dazzling intellectual plays (Travesties, Arcadia, The Coast of Utopia) that distill a wide range...

Share This: