Broadway Mall Association ribbon-cutting ceremony opening the three contiguous medians at West 73rd Street. (Second from left: Ian Olsen; second from right: State Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal.) ( Photo: Samuel Kingsland) The Great Green Way Is Revitalizing Broadway’s Medians A quiet but dramatic transformation is unfolding along Broadway. The Great Green Way—an initiative led by the Broadway Mall... News 07 Jul 2025 | 12:29
Shannon Lewis is the choreographper behind the Tony-nominated musical about Bobby Darin, Just in Time. ( Photo: John Taylor) The Woman Behind Jonathan Groff’s Dance Moves Before her foray into choreography, Shannon Lewis spent 25 years as a dancer, including performing in 10 Broadway musicals.... City Arts 13 Jun 2025 | 01:01
Absolute Bagels, an UWS staple that closed abruptly last December, will be replaced by “Absolute Bagel” in the near future. The spot’s new owners appear to be paying homage to the beloved original. ( Photo: Jack Ahern ) New Owners of Spot Vacated by Absolute Bagels Will Open “Absolute Bagel” Absolute Bagels is back, at least sort of. The beloved Upper West Side staple, which sat on Broadway between West 107th &... News 18 Apr 2025 | 04:41
A nonprofit known as Upper West Side Cinema Center has agreed to a $6.9 million purchase of the famed Metro Theater at 2626 Broadway. The group hopes to revive the theater, which has been closed since 2005, as a five-screen arthouse destination. ( Photo: Upper West Side Cinema Center) Saved: Metro Theater Bought by UWS Cinema Center for $6.9 Million The Metro Theater is back, after a nonprofit group known as Upper West Side Cinema Center announced that it had finally managed... News 15 Apr 2025 | 03:11
Charlotte St. Martin speaking at The Tony Awards in 2019. St. Martin abruptly resigned as President of The Broadway League on Jan. 16, after 18 years in the role. ( Photo via The Tony Awards/YouTube ) Broadway League Pres. Charlotte St. Martin Exits Charlotte St. Martin, who has overseen the Broadway League for 18 years, will be retiring from her role on February 16. She... Home 22 Jan 2024 | 01:21
Charlotte St. Martin, who is exiting as president of the Broadway League, addresses crowd in Times Square at the November kickoff of the Broadway Bridges program. One of her last official acts before she departs on Feb. 16 will be the return of Kids Night on Broadway. Photo: Keith J. Kelly Kids Night on Broadway Returns Kids’ Night on Broadway will return on Tuesday, Feb. 13, featuring 14 Broadway shows to choose from. The event sponsored... News 19 Jan 2024 | 10:50
Marshalls opened on the Upper West Side in 2014. Photo via Google Maps Marshalls To Shutter Shop On Broadway The Marshalls on the corner of West 78th Street and Broadway will be no more by March 25, a spokesperson confirmed to The... News 03 Feb 2023 | 03:27
Emma Pittman takes over from Pamela Anderson in “Chicago.” Photo courtesy of Boneau/Bryan-Brown From Small-Town Mississippi to the Broadway Stage Emma Pittman has some famous heels to fill as she takes over for Pamela Anderson in “Chicago” this week. The small-town Mississippi... News 05 Jun 2022 | 06:06
Ana Villafañe as Roxie in “Chicago.” Photo: Julieta Cervantes This Roxie Rocks Broadway’s Reopening As one of Broadway’s brightest leading ladies, Ana Villafañe’s path to stardom has been unconventional, shattering many longstanding... News 16 Oct 2021 | 02:40
In the window of Sardi’s. Photo: Leida Snow Broadway’s Grim Anniversary Broadway went dark a year ago. That day, March 12, 2020, I had tickets to see “The Lehman Trilogy” for a second time. While... Voices 11 Mar 2021 | 12:54
The much anticipated revival of “The Music Man,” with Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster, has pushed its original 2020 opening to February 2022. Photo: Leida Snow Broadway’s Rocky Road to Recovery Did you catch the references to “Hamilton” in Amanda Gorman’s remarkable poem at the Biden Inauguration? Her words about... City Arts 09 Feb 2021 | 12:47
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo discussed his “New York Arts Revival” at the 2021 State of the State Address on January 12, 2021. Photo: Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo What About Broadway? How do we bring back the arts and culture sector that’s been devastated by COVID-19? The Empire State can’t come back without... News 15 Jan 2021 | 02:29
On the TKTS Red Steps. Photo: Lanie McNulty ‘A Moment for Broadway’ The theater community came together in Times Square on Wednesday, Oct. 7 for the first time since Broadway was shut down... Home 09 Oct 2020 | 12:18
Times Square area on March 25. ( Photo: NYPD Times Square via flickr) Theater Folk Can't Work from Home COVID-19 is educating us about more than a pandemic. The Broadway brand is not a monolith. Theater workers were independent... News 26 Mar 2020 | 11:48
That was then: Broadway theatergoers line up on March 4, 2020. ( Photo: Eden, Janine and Jim, via flickr) The Long Intermission Usually, I would be using this time to report on the latest Broadway shows. There are — or were — some 16 new ones set to... News 20 Mar 2020 | 10:37
