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Daniel Radcliffe does it all. His film credits include everything from blockbuster franchises to quirky indie flicks. His stage credits span classic musicals, offbeat dramas, punchy comedies, and more. And he's done it all globally, making Radcliffe a household name all around the world. His theatre career in particular keeps the English actor hopping between New York and London, and his latest gig on this side of the pond is in a buzzy revival of Merrily We Roll Along at New York Theatre...
The shoe factory is shutting down. The Off-Broadway revival of Kinky Boots at Stage 42 has set a closing date. The final performance will be November 20, according to social media posts announcing the news. In the Kinky Boots musical, Charlie Price finds an unlikely solution to save his failing shoe factory: making sturdy heels for men. With the help of drag queen Lola, he makes the factory a little more fabulous and accepting, as the factory workers learn to walk in the shoes from those...
Here's something to talk about! Comedian Colin Quinn returns to New York with a new show, Small Talk, this winter. Colin Quinn: Small Talk will run from January 6 to February 11 at the Lucille Lortel Theatre. In Small Talk, Quinn shares his tips on how to be personable, drawing from his lifetime of experience chatting with family, friends, customer service workers, and more. This show is his fourth New York comedy special in four years, following 2019's Red State Blue State, 2020's Colin Quinn &...
Musicals are not just a Broadway thing. In fact, if you want to get on the ground floor of the hottest new musicals, go off Broadway. This is where the newest, weirdest, most adventurous shows come from. Hamilton, Hadestown, Rent, and Spring Awakening are just some beloved musicals that had buzzy runs off Broadway before debuting to a wider audience on Broadway. So if you want to be the first one to see the musical that everyone will be talking about a year from now, see an Off-Broadway show....
Anthony Rapp, a star of the original Broadway cast of Rent, is returning to New York with a new musical this spring. Without You, which Rapp wrote and performs, will make its Off-Broadway premiere at New World Stages from January 14 to April 30. Without You is based on Rapp's New York Times bestselling memoir of the same name. The story begins when a 22-year-old Rapp was about to audition for Rent, the Jonathan Larson show about bohemian New Yorkers living through the AIDS crisis that would soon...
UPDATE: The complete cast for The Wanderers has been set. Joining Holmes are Sarah Cooper as Sophie, Lucy Freyer as Esther, Dave Klasko as Schmuli, and Eddie Kaye Thomas as Abe. Roundabout Theatre Company has announced preliminary casting for its New York-premiere production of The Wanderers, written by Anna Ziegler. Katie Holmes will star in the Off-Broadway show at the Laura Pels Theatre from January 26 to March 26. Opening night is February 16. Holmes plays Julia Cheever, a movie star who...
Berlant is back! Kate Berlant will perform a return engagement of her acclaimed solo show, Kate, off Broadway this winter, following its sold-out premiere run earlier this year. Kate will once again run at the Connelly Theater for eight weeks, from December 18 to February 10. In Kate, a solo comedy show, Berlant discusses her love-hate relationship with both theatre and camera acting and key moments in her life, from her childhood to now, that shaped her career, her performance style, and her...
Suddenly, Matt! Tony Award winner Matt Doyle will be the next Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors at the Westside Theatre. Beginning November 15, he will star in the Off-Broadway production, replacing Tony nominee Rob McClure. Doyle won the 2022 Tony for Best Featured Actor in a Musical, along with Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards, for his role as Jamie in Company. His other Broadway credits include Spring Awakening, Bye Bye Birdie, and The Book of Mormon, and he also performed in the...
Even if you don't know Robert Moses's name, you probably know his work. Any New Yorker or visitor who has ever driven on an interborough bridge, played in a city playground or pool, or caught a show at Lincoln Center has Moses to thank. Between the 1920s and 1960s, Moses, a city planner, oversaw the creation of New York City as we know it today. His rise to power, the negative effects of that power, and his most infamous projects — successful and failed — are the subject of a new play by David...
UPDATE: Titanique has been extended at the Daryl Roth Theatre. The show will now run through May 14, 2023. Titanique is taking another voyage! The Titanic parody musical, which was previously scheduled to play at Asylum NYC through November 6, has extended to November 13. Afterward, the show will take a weeklong hiatus and reopen at the Daryl Roth Theatre on November 20, for a second limited engagement through February 19. Titanique retells the story of James Cameron's Oscar-winning Titanic...