Alexandra Schwartz

Museum of Arts and Design Will Open New Exhibition Examining Craft's Collaborative Influences

Opening June 1, Craft Front & Center: Conversation Pieces explores craft's collaborative approach to learning and working by placing pioneering twentieth-century craft artists into dialogue with twenty-first century artists who are rethinking craft techniques and materials.

Lynn Nottage, Jeanine Tesori & More to Join 20th Anniversary PEN World Voices Festival

PEN America will convene an array of vital voices in literature from around the globe in the 20th anniversary PEN World Voices Festival. Learn more about the festival and see how to purchase tickets.

Photos: See Inside the Taylor Swift Exhibit at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York City

Taylor Swift: Storyteller includes ensembles from the music video for “Shake It Off” (2014); the red wedding dress and bellhop uniform from “I Bet You Think About Me (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault),” which featured Miles Teller and was directed by Blake Lively (2021); and the sparkling ensemble from “Bejeweled” (2022). Check out photos!

A CASE FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD & KIMBERLY AKIMBO & Win New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards

The New York Drama Critics' Circle today named Samuel D. Hunter’s A Case for the Existence of God best play of the 2021-22 season. The award for best musical went to David Lindsay-Abaire’s and Jeanine Tesori’s Kimberly Akimbo. The selections were made at the organization’s 86th annual voting meeting.

New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards Will Be Announced Tomorrow

The winners of the 2022 New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards will be announced Thursday, May 12 at 6pm. The selections will be made immediately beforehand at the organization's 86th annual voting meeting.

Museum Of Arts And Design To Present First Major Global Survey Of The Phenomenon Of Garmenting

By either making or altering clothing for expressive purposes, these artists create garments, sculpture, installation, and performance art that transforms dress into a critical tool for exploring issues of subjectivity, identity, and difference.

New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards Will Be Presented on STARS IN THE HOUSE on April 29

Jeremy O. Harris, Brian Stokes Mitchell, John Mulaney, Heidi Schreck and Michael Shannon will present the Drama Critics' Circle's 85th annual awards live on Wednesday, April 29 at 8pm as a special episode of the streaming series Stars in the House.

HEROES OF THE FOURTH TURNING and A STRANGE LOOP Earn Awards from New York Drama Critics' Circle

The New York Drama Critics' Circle today named Will Arbery's Heroes of the Fourth Turning best play of the 2019-20 season. The award for best musical went to Michael R. Jackson's A Strange Loop. The selections were made at the organization's 85th annual voting meeting on April 15.

2020 New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards Will Be Announced on April 29

The winners of the 2020 New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards will be announced on April 29, 2020 at 10am.

Review Roundup: MY NAME IS LUCY BARTON Starring Laura Linney Opens On Broadway

My Name is Lucy Barton starring Laura Linney opens tonight at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre.

BAM Will Be Presenting THE END OF EDDY, An Adaptation of Edouard Louis' Coming-Of-Age Story

Edouard Louis' powerful 2014 autobiographical novel, The End of Eddy, was published when he was 21 and immediately put him on the literary map. A coming-of-age story of a young gay man facing homophobia in a French village, the book also reveals the hopelessness and violence of a depressed, post-industrial region. Eddy's path to survival is a?oea mesmerizing story about difference and adolescencea??a?? (The New York Times).

BWW Review: Topical and Mostly Sure-Footed Rendering Of ARTURO UI from Scena

A thinly-disguised parable of the ascendancy of Adolf Hitler, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui may have been written in 1941, but it may as well have been addressed directly to Americans of 2019.

Gerardo Vallejo Brings A GENTLEMAN IN NEW YORK At Feinstein's/54 Below

FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, Thursday, January 17th 2019, at 9:30 PM to present a one man concert-written and performed by singer, actor, and activist Gerardo Vallejo -highlighting the danger, absurdity, and fragile nature of toxic masculinity in our society. Interwoven with heartfelt personal life stories, A GENTLEMAN IN NEW YORK features songs from the musical theater cannon, the great American songbook, and top-40 pop classics-both new and old. New York City based composer/pianist Karl Hedrick serves as the Musical Director. Barrie Gelles serves as dramaturg and stage director.

Italians Do It Tastier: CIAO BAMBINO-THE MUSICAL Is Back, Starring Italian American Actor Andrea Galata

'It feels good to be Italian... I want to be in Italy'... and who can take you there better than an Italian actor like Andrea Galata? Music, fun, love and family matters - that is Ciao Bambino - The Musical, debuting April 8th at the 13th Street repertory Theatre with three dates that already sold out.

AMERICA'S FAVORITE NEWSCASTER, A World Premiere Musical, Begins Previews At TNC Tomorrow

Theater For the New City (TNC) presents the world premiere engagement of AMERICA'S FAVORITE NEWSCASTER, a new musical with book and lyrics by Tom Attea, music by Arthur Abrams, and directed by Mark Marcante (the creative team behind the acclaimed Heather Smiley For President, Living in a Musical, An American Worker, etc.). AMERICA'S FAVORITE NEWSCASTER will play a limited 4-week engagement, running Thursday, January 4, 2018 through Sunday, January 28, 2018 at Theater For the New City (155 1st Avenue, between East 9th and East 10th Streets, NYC). The Opening is Sunday, January 14, 2018 (3 PM).

AMERICA's FAVORITE NEWSCASTER, A World Premiere Musical Comes to TNC This January

Theater For the New City (TNC) presents the world premiere engagement of AMERICA'S FAVORITE NEWSCASTER, a new musical with book and lyrics by Tom Attea, music by Arthur Abrams, and directed by Mark Marcante (the creative team behind the acclaimed Heather Smiley For President, Living in a Musical, An American Worker, etc.). AMERICA'S FAVORITE NEWSCASTER will play a limited 4-week engagement, running Thursday, January 4, 2018 through Sunday, January 28, 2018 at Theater For the New City (155 1st Avenue, between East 9th and East 10th Streets, NYC). The Opening is Sunday, January 14, 2018 (3 PM).

Headlands Center for the Arts Announces Recipient of 2016 Chiaro Award

Headlands Center for the Arts today announced that Firelei Báez is the recipient of its 2016 Chiaro Award, a fully sponsored artist residency and $15,000 cash prize for an accomplished mid-career painter residing in the U.S. The annual Chiaro Award, established in 2014, is designed to have a meaningful impact on the life and career of an artist by recognizing their past success and sustaining their practice more deeply with direct financial support. Ms. Báez (who was an Artist in Residence at Headlands in 2013) was selected from 60 applicants by a panel of jurists, including artist and Headlands' Alumni (AIR '12) Judie Bamber; Alexandra Schwartz, Curator of Contemporary Art at the Montclair Art Museum, NJ; and Matt Sussman, writer and Associate Editor of Art Practical.

CARRIE THE MUSICAL, Starring Jenna Dallacco, Returns to New York at Westchester Sandbox Theatre Tonight

Complete casting has been announced for the Westchester Sandbox Theatre's mainstage production of CARRIE The Musical running October 2nd-11th, 2015 at the Mamaroneck venue. Based on the acclaimed novel by Stephen King, Carrie features a book by Lawrence D. Cohen (screenwriter of the classic film), lyrics by Academy Award winner Dean Pitchford (Footloose & Fame), and music by Academy Award winner Michael Gore (Fame).

CARRIE THE MUSICAL, Starring Jenna Dallacco, Returns to New York at Westchester Sandbox Theatre

Complete casting has been announced for the Westchester Sandbox Theatre's mainstage production of CARRIE The Musical running October 2nd-11th, 2015 at the Mamaroneck venue. Based on the acclaimed novel by Stephen King, Carrie features a book by Lawrence D. Cohen (screenwriter of the classic film), lyrics by Academy Award winner Dean Pitchford (Footloose & Fame), and music by Academy Award winner Michael Gore (Fame).

Photo Coverage: UNCLE VANYA Opens at Pearl Theatre Company

The Pearl Theatre Company presents Anton Chekhov's Uncle Vanya, running through October 12. BroadwayWorld brings you photos from opening night below!