by JK Clarke   As any health or behavior expert can tell you, the root cause of substance abuse is rarely, if ever, the substance itself. Rather, it’s the underlying mental or emotional suffering of the user that leads to it, and those issues must be addressed...

  by Brian Scott Lipton   Jump on or stay off – that’s the question for theatergoers considering attending the latest revival of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s 1945 musical warhorse “Carousel,” which currently beckons at the Imperial Theatre. So, here’s the quickish answer: Those...

        by JK Clarke   If Hello, Dolly! were edited down to a mere 10 or 15 minute version of the glorious set piece featuring the title song, it would stand up on its own, as fulfilling and satisfying for an audience as the entire show. It’s that good: Jerry Herman’s...

    By Brian Scott Lipton     When it comes to Jerry Zaks’ ultra-exuberant revival of the classic 1964 musical, “Hello, Dolly!,” now at the Shubert Theatre, you can bet on Bette Midler to hand in one of the great star-making performances of all time: the ideal blending of...

    By Sandi Durell   Look at the old girl now fellas . . . an especially poignant line in the title song for the Divine Miss M who, with a wink and a nod, has the audience eating out of her hand with every step she takes and raspy note she sings in this remarkable revival of...

    by Carol Rocamora      According to its subtitle, opening night of the legendary Shuffle Along on May 23, 1921 at the 63rd Street Music Hall (Broadway & Central Park West) caused a sensation. But I can’t imagine it being as sensational as its re-imagined...

    Terrific dancers are put through their paces by three modern dance choreographers.     by Joel Benjamin   Parson Dance is extremely popular for a reason. David Parsons chooses beautiful, talented dancers who fill the stage with their open-hearted movement style,...