Charlotte St. Martin speaking at The Tony Awards in 2019. St. Martin abruptly resigned as President of The Broadway League on Jan. 16, after 18 years in the role. ( Photo via The Tony Awards/YouTube ) Broadway League Pres. Charlotte St. Martin Exits Charlotte St. Martin, who has overseen the Broadway League for 18 years, will be retiring from her role on February 16. She... Home 22 Jan 2024 | 01:21
Emma Pittman takes over from Pamela Anderson in “Chicago.” Photo courtesy of Boneau/Bryan-Brown From Small-Town Mississippi to the Broadway Stage Emma Pittman has some famous heels to fill as she takes over for Pamela Anderson in “Chicago” this week. The small-town Mississippi... News 05 Jun 2022 | 06:06
Ana Villafañe as Roxie in “Chicago.” Photo: Julieta Cervantes This Roxie Rocks Broadway’s Reopening As one of Broadway’s brightest leading ladies, Ana Villafañe’s path to stardom has been unconventional, shattering many longstanding... News 16 Oct 2021 | 02:40
In the window of Sardi’s. Photo: Leida Snow Broadway’s Grim Anniversary Broadway went dark a year ago. That day, March 12, 2020, I had tickets to see “The Lehman Trilogy” for a second time. While... Voices 11 Mar 2021 | 12:54
The much anticipated revival of “The Music Man,” with Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster, has pushed its original 2020 opening to February 2022. Photo: Leida Snow Broadway’s Rocky Road to Recovery Did you catch the references to “Hamilton” in Amanda Gorman’s remarkable poem at the Biden Inauguration? Her words about... City Arts 09 Feb 2021 | 12:47
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo discussed his “New York Arts Revival” at the 2021 State of the State Address on January 12, 2021. Photo: Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo What About Broadway? How do we bring back the arts and culture sector that’s been devastated by COVID-19? The Empire State can’t come back without... News 15 Jan 2021 | 02:29
On the TKTS Red Steps. Photo: Lanie McNulty ‘A Moment for Broadway’ The theater community came together in Times Square on Wednesday, Oct. 7 for the first time since Broadway was shut down... Home 09 Oct 2020 | 12:18
Times Square area on March 25. ( Photo: NYPD Times Square via flickr) Theater Folk Can't Work from Home COVID-19 is educating us about more than a pandemic. The Broadway brand is not a monolith. Theater workers were independent... News 26 Mar 2020 | 11:48
That was then: Broadway theatergoers line up on March 4, 2020. ( Photo: Eden, Janine and Jim, via flickr) The Long Intermission Usually, I would be using this time to report on the latest Broadway shows. There are — or were — some 16 new ones set to... News 20 Mar 2020 | 10:37
Jerry Herman with Lisa Kirk (right) and the author, when Herman won the Drama Desk Award for "La Cage Aux Folles," 1983-84. ( Photo: Cathy Blaivas) Goodbye, Jerry Jerry Herman, composer of countless ear-worm Broadway tunes with inevitable sounding lyrics, died Thursday at 88. There were... News 29 Dec 2019 | 04:28
Broadway director Harold Prince receives the Golden Plate award from Nobel laureate Toni Morrison at the American Academy of Achievement’s 46th annual International Achievement Summit in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, June 23, 2007. Photo: Academy of Achievement, via Wikimedia Commons ( Photo: Academy of Achievement, via Wikimedia Commons) The Astonishing Hal Prince When I learned that Harold (Hal) Prince had died, I felt as though all of Broadway must have stopped breathing, at least... City Arts 02 Aug 2019 | 11:36