The lawsuit, against the prominent Off Broadway theater, is backed by Edward Blum, who has long challenged race-based policies. Playwrights called it “meritless.” Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Theater”
Watching ‘Liberation’ With a Women’s Movement Pioneer, My Mom
By Gotham Rex on December 16, 2025
In researching her new Broadway play, Bess Wohl interviewed my mother. After a performance, we all discussed the play and its themes. Source: New York Times
‘Titaníque,’ Singing and Spoofing Celine Dion, Sets Sail for Broadway
By Gotham Rex on December 15, 2025
This zany musical made it from the basement of a Manhattan grocery to London’s West End, and now hopes to become Broadway’s next hit comedy. Source: New York Times
Broadway’s ‘Little Bear Ridge Road,’ With Laurie Metcalf, to Close Early
By Gotham Rex on December 12, 2025
The lauded play by Samuel D. Hunter is the first production of Scott Rudin’s comeback season. Despite positive reviews, sales have been soft. Source: New York Times
The Big Apple Circus Returns to New York With Its Show-Stealing Dogs
By Gotham Rex on December 7, 2025
Copo, Diana, Suzy, Tomasa, Lana, Riso and Charlotte dance and prance inside the big tent. Source: New York Times
With Tom Felton, ‘Harry Potter’ Breaks Its Own Broadway Record
By Gotham Rex on November 24, 2025
The actor is now playing an adult version of the sinister child he portrayed in the film series. Source: New York Times
‘Queen of Versailles’ to Close as New Broadway Musicals Struggle
By Gotham Rex on November 24, 2025
The show, starring Kristin Chenoweth, will remain open through the holidays. The announcement comes just two weeks after the musical opened. Source: New York Times
Meryl Streep and More Stars Toast Tom Hanks in ‘This World of Tomorrow’
By Gotham Rex on November 19, 2025
A crowd that included Meryl Streep, Martin Short and Steve Martin packed the Shed for the actor’s new show, “This World of Tomorrow.” Source: New York Times
In Two Solo Plays, a Search for Belonging and Parental Love
By Gotham Rex on October 28, 2025
Ari’el Stachel’s “Other” and Zoë Kim’s “Did You Eat?” are self-interrogations that deal with family, race and identity. Source: New York Times
‘Slam Frank,’ a Daring Satire, and ‘Crooked Cross’ Demand Our Attention
By Gotham Rex on October 24, 2025
A gleefully provocative new musical and a quiet 1930s domestic drama speak to each other across time, resounding quite loudly in our present. Source: New York Times
‘Ragtime’ Review: Checking the Status of Our American Dream
By Gotham Rex on October 16, 2025
Joshua Henry, Caissie Levy and Brandon Uranowitz lead the glorious cast of Lear deBessonet’s inspiriting Broadway revival at Lincoln Center Theater. Source: New York Times
Zora Neale Hurston’s Play Comes Alive for the First Time
By Gotham Rex on October 11, 2025
“Spunk,” a fable weaving together music and movement, is getting its first full staging since being rediscovered in 1997. Source: New York Times
‘Masquerade’ Review: ‘Phantom of the Opera’ Gets the Immersive Remix
By Gotham Rex on September 29, 2025
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “The Phantom of the Opera” returns to New York in an immersive spectacle, as silly as it is thrilling. Source: New York Times
How a Small Avant-Garde Theater Makes It Work in Brooklyn
By Gotham Rex on September 14, 2025
The Brick, an Off Off Broadway institution in Williamsburg, has kept the lights on for more than 20 years by cobbling together support from donors, grants and ticket sales. Source: New York Times
13 Off Broadway Shows to See in September
By Gotham Rex on September 9, 2025
Henrik Ibsen’s “The Wild Duck,” an early Celine Song play and John Leguizamo’s new family drama — here’s what’s on New York stages this month. Source: New York Times