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Deb cut her teeth in the dark of a Broadway house, watching everything the marquees had to offer long before she ever wrote a word about it. That early addiction turned into a career: over a decade as a Voter, Nominator, and Judge for the Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theatre, and an active seat in the Outer Critics Circle — the kind of behind-the-curtain access most theater writers only dream about. Her byline has traveled as much as she has. Stints living in Amsterdam, London, and Venice gave her a front-row seat to theater scenes far beyond Broadway, and she’s written and lectured on the arts internationally ever since. She’s held lead writer roles at Stage Magazine, Phindie, DC Theater Arts, and Central Voice — proof that her opinions on a production are backed by decades of watching, judging, and writing about the craft.
If you number among the people who find that math can be challenging for anyone of any age or gender identity, the new production of That Math Show will make you see the subject in a whole new light. Created and performed by “mathemagician” Dr. Arthur Benjamin and presented by The Science Theater Company in…
Now in a limitedengagement at the Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC), the new musical Giulia: The Poison Queen of Palermo was inspired by the obscure story of the real-life 17th-century Sicilian apothecary and proto-feminist anti-hero Giulia Tofana.
You think it’s hot outside? One of the hottest, most exciting, and entertaining events of this year’s Pride Month (and every month) was The Boy Band Project’s Boy Band Brunch at City Winery. Comprised of a rotating roster of four triple threats from the New York stage, The Boy Band Project can always be counted…
The summer of ’69 was a momentous time for America, from the tragedies of Chappaquiddick and the ongoing war in Vietnam, to the Gay Rights Movement, Woodstock, and the space race, with Neil Armstrong taking humankind’s first steps on the moon. That televised milestone provided the title for the 1999 film, A Walk on the…
Among this year’s newly released books on New York City theater are three works by award-winning playwrights published by Theatre Communications Group (TCG) and the second volume of a reference series on Broadway plays with themes of crime and murder. Dominique Morisseau, Confederates (New York, TCG, 2026, paperback, $16.95, ISBN 978-1-63670-252-0) – A powerful and…
Shakespeare Downtown is now inviting everyone for its 10th anniversary season of free outdoor summer performances of the classics. This year’s offering, at Battery Park’s historic Castle Clinton National Monument, is a limited engagement of Chekhov’s 1897 masterwork Uncle Vanya, directed and translated by the company’s co-founder Geoffrey Horne. Complimentary tickets are available at the door at…
The luncheon celebration for the 15th Annual Off-Broadway Alliance Awards, for commercial and not-for-profit productions that opened Off-Broadway during the 2025-2026 season, was held at Sardi’s on Tuesday, June 16, at 1pm. First presented in 2011 by The Off Broadway Alliance, an organization of Off-Broadway producers, theaters, general managers, press agents, and…