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 (Off Broadway)”
‘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
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
‘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
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
Best Theater of 2022
By Gotham Rex on December 5, 2022
In a time of renewed awakening, a surprising number of shows smartly reflected those changes in song. Source: New York Times
Ben Platt on the Unfortunate Timeliness of His ‘Parade’ Revival
By Gotham Rex on October 31, 2022
The 29-year-old actor, best known for his Tony-winning turn in “Dear Evan Hansen,” this week returns to the stage at New York City Center. Source: New York Times
‘Straight Line Crazy’ Review: The Road Rage of Robert Moses
By Gotham Rex on October 26, 2022
Off Broadway at the Shed, Ralph Fiennes is glorious in David Hare’s sputtering portrait of the man who paved New York. Source: New York Times
‘Tell the Story Every Way You Can’: Bess Wohl on ‘Camp Siegfried’
By Gotham Rex on October 25, 2022
How a real-life pro-Nazi summer camp on Long Island inspired a “deeply American play” about seduction. Source: New York Times
Jeff Weiss, an Unconventional Theatrical Force, Dies at 82
By Gotham Rex on October 18, 2022
Downtown, he was known for sprawling works and vivid performances, but later in his career he drew praise as an actor in mainstream productions, too. Source: New York Times
New Musical From ‘Strange Loop’ Writer to Run Off Broadway
By Gotham Rex on September 13, 2022
“White Girl in Danger,” a soap opera satire by Michael R. Jackson, will be staged in New York next spring by Second Stage and Vineyard theaters. Source: New York Times
Robert LuPone, Actor Who Became a Behind-the-Scenes Force, Dies at 76
By Gotham Rex on August 31, 2022
After playing a critical Broadway role in “A Chorus Line,” he helped start the vibrant Off Broadway MCC Theater. TV watchers knew him from “The Sopranos” and “Law and Order.” Source: New York Times