This Week's Off-Broadway Openings: February 7, 2011-February 13, 2011

Dozens of new plays and musicals open every week in theaters across New York City. Here are the shows that begin previews or open this week. Who knows? You may catch the next Avenue Q or Rent. Click on the show title for more information.

New Year News on New York Stages

As the hoopla of holiday shows subsides, January 2011 is clocking-in in a rather bittersweet fashion. There's the staggeringly large exodus of Broadway musicals and the seemingly endless web of conjecture hovering around Spider-man: Turn Off The Dark. Balancing the scales are an optimistic handful of New Year's surprises -- unexpected extensions, savvy relocations, and at least one new Broadway opening.

This Week's Off-Broadway Openings: January 10, 2011-January 16, 2011

Dozens of new plays and musicals open every week in theaters across New York City. Here are the shows that begin previews or open this week. Who knows? You may catch the next Avenue Q or Rent. Click on the show title for more information.

See Broadway's Dan Lauria as LOMBARDI Rally the Troops for This Weekend's NFL Wild Card Playoff Games

Getting ready for NFL Wild Card Weekend? As the New York Jets, Indianapolis Colts, New Orleans Saints, and Seattle Seahawks prepare to square off in their playoff match-ups, Dan Lauria, currently starring as Vince Lombardi in the Broadway production Lombardi, also starring Judith Light, is channeling the coach for NFL.com, offering up strong words of encouragement for the teams.

This Week's Broadway Openings - Donny & Marie: A Broadway Christmas, Dec. 9-30, 2010

From Dec. 9 through Dec. 20, 2010, catch Donny & Marie Osmond as they share a Broadway stage for the first time.

The Billy Elliot Package - Save on Tickets & Dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe

Twisted Sister's Dee Snider Rocks Broadway in Rock of Ages

If you're feeling nostalgic for the clothes, hair and rock n' roll of the '80s -- or even if you were too young at the time to indulge -- Rock of Ages will transport you back to a louder, sexier, more rebellious time. The show barges onto Broadway's Brooks Atkinson stage eight times a week replete with a no-holds-barred cast belting out such signature era anthems as "I Wanna Rock," "Hit Me With Your Best Shot," and many others.

Spreading Holiday Cheer With a Theatrical Flair

The happiest time of year is doubly wonderful in the Big Apple because -- in addition to all the seasonal trimmings and treats -- only in New York City can you fill up on delicious holiday shows while stocking up on the best gifts ever: tickets to the best of Broadway and Off-Broadway productions!

A Life in the Theatre - Mamet Celebrates Journeyman Actors in a Series of Stages

To see A Life in the Theatre is to revel in David Mamet's love of actors. The revival of Mamet's 1977 play -- which runs at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre through Nov. 28 -- follows a veteran actor, Robert (Patrick Stewart), and a novice, John (T.R. Knight), in a repertory theater through various productions over an undetermined period of time.

This Week's Off-Broadway Openings: November 8th-November 14th

Dozens of new plays and musicals open every week in theaters across New York City. Here are the shows that begin previews or open this week. Who knows? You may catch the next Avenue Q or Rent. Click on the show title for more information.

Off-Broadway Buzz - Richard Dreyfruss in Heschel; Charles Busch's Divine Sister

How long has it been since we’ve been privy to seeing Richard Dreyfuss on the New York stage? (“Quite a while” is rather an understatement.)

November in New York: A Month-Long, Celebrity-Filled Theatre Feast

The weather may be cooling off here in the Northeast, but the theatre scene in the Big Apple is about as hot as it can get -- big names, big shows and big news from both on and off Broadway!

The New 42nd Street Presents at The New Victory Theater - Mayumana's MOMENTUM, Dec. 3-Jan. 2, 2010

Boasting a cast of 13 outstanding young talents from as many different countries, Momentum is a fiery fusion of physical feats set to unstoppable beats and rhythms. Exploring concepts of time and space, these amazing performers use live music, stunning visuals and daredevil dance moves to create an all new performance language.

NOW IN PREVIEWS - This Week's Broadway Openings

These plays and musicals all begin previews on Broadway the week of November 1st, 2010, including the musical adaptation of the beloved holiday film Elf and Tony winner Denis O'Hare and Brendan Fraser in Elling.

This Week's Off-Broadway Openings: October 25th-October 31st

Dozens of new plays and musicals open every week in theaters across New York City. Here are the shows that begin previews or open this week. Who knows? You may catch the next Avenue Q or Rent. Click on the show title for more information.

NOW IN PREVIEWS - This Week's Broadway Openings

These plays and musicals all begin previews on Broadway the week of October 18th, 2010, including Colin Quinn Long Story Short, A Free Man of Color, The Merchant of Venice, and Rain - A Tribute to The Beatles on Broadway.

Broadway Stars Join the African Children's Choir for a Night of Music for a Cause Monday, Oct. 18th

On Monday, October 18th, 2010, Emmy nominee Connie Britton and Entourage’s Carla Gugino will host the internationally acclaimed AFRICAN CHILDREN’S CHOIR as they perform at their annual New York City fundraising gala.

An Unconventional Theatre Season Takes Flight

With the fall theatre season well under way, it's hard not to notice the diversity that marks the newest crop of Broadway and Off-Broadway shows. Certainly there are a good many exceptional productions of the anticipated kind: Shaw's Mrs. Warren's Profession with Cherry Jones; Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice with Al Pacino, and the magical two-star wallop of Vanessa Redgrave and James Earl Jones in Driving Miss Daisy, to name a few.

NOW IN PREVIEWS - This Week's Broadway Openings

These plays and musicals all begin previews on Broadway the week of October 4th, 2010, including Driving Miss Daisy and The Scottboro Boys.

NOW IN PREVIEWS - This Week's Broadway Openings

These plays and musicals all begin previews on Broadway the week of September 20th, 2010, including Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, La Bete, A Life in the Theatre, Lombardi, and Time Stands Still.

Fall's Theatre Season: Packed With Broadway Icons and Icons-to-Be!

Anticipation is in the semi-crisp New York autumn air -- at least as far as theatregoers are concerned -- with an imposing convoy of stage superstars moving into Broadway and Off-Broadway houses, promising a powerhouse of a fall season. In short, expect some serious wheeling and dealing when attempting to score tickets for shows with serious VIP cache.

September Arrivals Kick Off Broadway’s 2010-2011 Season

Setting the Scene for the 2010-11 Season While Celebrating the Current Broadway Roster

Those familiar with New York’s theatrical cycle know that late August/early September lies smack on the cusp of the new fall season. August especially has a reputation for being a time of transition, with many limited-run shows vacating their Broadway houses to make room for new arrivals.

London’s Original Mary Poppins & Bert Together Again & Flying High on Broadway

The original stage Mary Poppins and Bert, Laura Michelle Kelly and Gavin Lee, were the first to leave U.K. theatre audiences awestruck in late 2004 -- two years before Disney brought the magical, umbrella-propelled nanny and her chimney sweep/jack-of-all-trades cohort to Broadway.

Mary Poppins: More Than Just a Nanny -- A Must-See Family Show!

Theatregoers, whatever their country of origin or age, are more than happy to let Mary Poppins wash over them in non-stop waves of spectacle and endless surprises that pop up around every nook, cranny, tree, banister, statue and chimney.