Events

You could be the one to blow up Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City.
The implosion of the last remaining symbol of Trump’s bankrupt Atlantic City casino empire is expected to take place in …

I think I know how Donald J. Trump will escape going to prison. That darn Space Force!
He’d planned it all along. Too bad the space-going clown car is only big enough for him, a bucket of …

You can’t go to Radio City’s Christmas Spectacular this year. (Psst. The show can come to you.)
The news.While Radio City Music Hall’s annual Christmas Spectacular won’t have live audiences this year, NBC will air a taped view of …

The nominations for the 2020 Tony Awards are being announced. Watch here.
Tony Award® winner, James Monroe Iglehart (Aladdin, Hamilton) is announcing the nominations for the American Theatre Wing’s 2020 Tony Awards. Here’s your …

Get a head start on Halloween. Phantom of the Opera streams free this weekend.
If you’ve been missing Broadway and local theatre as much as I have over the past 9 months, this announcement …

Tonight, you can buy a Tyrannosaurus Rex if you have deep pockets. (It won’t eat much.)
From impressionism’s opening moments to cutting-edge contemporary art, the 20th Century Evening Sale at Christie’s tracks the major movements of …

One of Broadway’s hottest tickets is free to all this year. The standing-room-only show is virtual for 2020.
The first Broadway Bares was presented in 1992 by Jerry Mitchell and the company of The Will Rogers Follies at …

From WNYC and The Public Theatre: Shakespeare in the Park reimagined for 2020 as radio plays.
In response to the coronavirus pandemic, WNYC and The Public Theatre have partnered to bring you Shakespeare in the park …

Do you enjoy the music of film and television? Here’s a streaming event you won’t want to miss.
It’s an all-star cast. Join Sting, Catherine O’Hara, Elisabeth Moss, Anika Noni Rose, William Shatner, Auli’i Cravalho, John Stamos, Patti …

Connecting the World with Words: A conversation on relevance during a time of virus and unrest.
Connecting the World with Words From the National Book Festival Presents series—Dr. Carla Hayden, Librarian of Congress, and Lonnie Bunch, Smithsonian Institution …

#ChorusLine40 The cast of Hamilton honors A Chorus Line in the theatre where both shows opened.
Last week, in a post about A Chorus Line in Quarantine, I shared a joyous virtual reunion of the 2006 …

Register for a series of free photography webcasts produced by the Leica Akademie.
My invitation from Leica arrived via email. It read, “Though we are separated, we are still able to come together …

5, 6, 7, 8! A Chorus Line cast reunites (virtually) to recreate I Hope I Get It, the Quarantine edition.
This video will make you want to jump out of your chair, take a pivot step, and walk, walk, walk. …

Ben Vereen is “Steppin’ Out” at Feinstein’s/54 Below — free, tonight, streaming at 6:30 p.m. ET
The coronavirus has closed Feinstein’s/54 Below for the foreseeable future. But the generous folks there aren’t going to stop providing …

I saw a nice video today. It made me feel warm all over. Here’s actress Linda Gray from… “well, you know.”
The last time that Linda Gray and I chatted and laughed was at a reunion of the talented folks who …

Attending Easter Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral often required winning a lottery. Not this year.
Traditionally, getting a front-pew seat for Easter Sunday Solemn Mass at New York City’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral has been an …

You know you’ve always wanted to kick like a Radio City Rockette. Learn how, from the best.
This is fun and clever (and excellent down-time marketing): Members of the Radio City Rockettes are hosting weekly dance classes …

COVID-19 concerns close entertainment venues. Here’s a great one you can enjoy online.
In my ongoing effort to share uplifting experiences during this time—when the prospect of prolonged isolation over COVID-19 increases day …

Metropolitan Opera cancels upcoming live performances, will stream grand opera HD videos. Free.
Met launching Nightly Met Opera Streams, a free series of encore Live in HD presentations streamed on the Met’s website …