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These Are the Broadway and Off-Broadway Shows in NYC 2022: Everything You Need to Know
Want to see one of the Broadway or off-Broadway shows in NYC? Read this for everything you need to know about Broadway shows in 2022.
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75th Annual Tony Award Winners
The 2022 Tony Awards are a done deal and the show/production gets an A- (that’s four and ¾ stars) for a job well done. As for the killer opening number, that gets an A++++, as does Ariana DeBose for her glorious non-stop turn as both performer and host.

2022 Tony Predictions
With just under a week until the red carpet rolls out for the 2022 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall, it’s time to toss out my Tony predictions for what has been a uniquely enigmatic theatre season. So, get out your score cards, and when the big night comes, feel free to see how your choices stack up against mine and, of course, the official June 12th tally.

Dinner and a Show: Your Guide to the Best Theater District Restaurants in NYC
These Restaurant Row, Times Square, and Theater District restaurants in NYC serve delicious meals and amazing drinks for dinner before a Broadway show.

15 Best Immersive Theatre Experiences in NYC
Immersive theater in NYC takes audience participation to a new level. Interactive theater in NYC includes Sleep No More and pop up immersive theatre.

Come From Away: A Once and Future Kindness
On the night of September 11, 2001, after the World Trade Center landscape had been desecrated into Ground Zero, Canadians Irene Sankoff and David Hein and a handful of their fellow NYC students sat around a piano letting music mitigate their emotions.

25 Years and The Lion King Still Wows
Disney’s timeless masterpiece The Lion King continues to wow audiences on Broadway.

Celebrities Coming to Broadway
New York stages are on fire with celebrity sizzle and red-hot productions. Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, for example, is a masterclass in how to move the thermostat from zero to torrid in a single number. Come from Away, on the other hand, personifies “heartwarming” through its characters, songs, and message of hope. And Hadestown…well, the title speaks for itself. Welcome to Broadway, the ultimate theatrical hot spot!

Big Apple Theatre’s En Route Back!
As life as we used to know it saunters back into NYC, the big news for theatre lovers is that, as of May 19th, capacity restrictions will be lifted for any number of venues, from salons, gyms, and food purveyors to museums and theatres, with Broadway coming back to life beginning this fall.

Writer and Lyricist Dick Scanlan on the Return of The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Molly Brown is finally back on the New York stage—but this isn’t the same Molly Brown audiences knew 60 years ago. Writer/lyricist Dick Scanlan explains.

For Reneé Rapp, Everything’s a Competition in Mean Girls...In a Very Good Way
Mean Girls, Tina Fey’s über-popular musical based on her 2004 cult movie, thrives on the themes of fitting in, girl power, and competition—all cooked up in the familiar high school petri dish of cliques and one-upmanship.

March & Beyond: What’s New & What’s Next on Broadway
Broadway’s winter-into-spring season is about to go full throttle. Adding to the excitement is the celebrity count (high) and the roster of productions (formidable). And so we begin…

Review: Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
The New Group’s Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, now playing at Signature Theatre, resurrects Mazursky’s 1969 film with a nostalgic musical romp that gives the 50-year-old story an entertaining edge.

Tony Winners to the Max: Broadway's Latest
The new theatre season is (finally!) official, marked by eye-catching previews and electrifying opening nights.

It’s All Things Broadway All the Time at BroadwayCon 2020
Three days of Broadway-filled shows, stars, fans and learning: that’s what makes BroadwayCon a highly anticipated annual event for the Broadway community. This year’s convention, its fifth, took place at the New York Hilton Midtown just a quick walk from the theaters of the Great White Way.

Caissie Levy Sparkles as Frozen’s Elsa
When you step into Broadway’s St. James Theatre for Frozen, Disney’s latest stage adaptation of an animated feature, don’t think for a moment its appeal is limited to kids.

Come From Away: A Once and Future Kindness
Canadians Irene Sankoff and David Hein bring an uplifting look at the September 11th attacks in their hit Broadway musical Come From Away.

Who’s Who & What’s Hot on New York Stages
New York’s theatrical roster is always a treasure trove of long-running classics, with star power in perennial full force. Musicals, comedies, dramas—the adventure begins.

Off-Broadway’s Top-Tier Trio: Emojiland, Forbidden Broadway, and Stomp
When you take a detour onto Off-Broadway, there’s no telling where you’ll end up—unless you’re armed with insider information. Preferably the sort that points you to the best of the best, like Emojiland, Forbidden Broadway: The Next Generation, and Stomp.
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Emojiland the Musical: Smiley Face/Princess/Kissy Face
You'll hear Josh Lamon and Lesli Margherita among the all-star cast of the new musical Emojiland at The Duke on 42nd Street.

A New Decade of New York Theatre Takes Off!
A shiny New Year has arrived, urging us to plunge (headlong or otherwise) into our annual list of resolutions. Dieting and de-cluttering aside, I recommend tackling the fun stuff first, especially the resolve to up our live entertainment ante—New York City theatre in particular.

Savings on The Imbible: A Spirited History of Drinking
The Imbible: A Spirited History of Drinking, sweeps audiences along a 10,000-year journey through history across the globe accompanied by craft cocktails and live musical performances! Save $15 off ticket price with City Guide.
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Life of Pie: Katharine McPhee to Re-Join the Cast of Broadway’s Waitress
A handful of years before the #MeToo movement turned the spotlight onto female empowerment, Broadway shattered the glass ceiling when Waitress announced an all-female creative team. It was a Broadway first.

Bella Bella: Celebrating a Groundbreaking Champion of Feminism
Harvey Fierstein, the four-time Tony award winner, wrote Bella Bella, in which he interprets the feisty firebrand politician Bella Abzug. Directed by Kimberly Senior, Fierstein affectionately lauds the brash Bronx native, who was born in 1920, the same year the 19th amendment giving women the right to vote was ratified.

Blue Man Group Discount: Save with Our Coupon Code!
Best known for their wildly popular theatrical shows, Blue Man Group combines music, comedy, and multimedia theatrics to produce a unique form of entertainment in New York City.