TDF Stages Archive

By MARK BLANKENSHIP Colman Domingo can rest easy. No matter what New Yorkers think of his solo show A Boy and His Soul , now in previews at the Vineyard Theatre, he's already faced his most important critics: His family. Their reaction was key, since Domingo, best known for his performance in Passing Strange , […]

By Linda Buchwald This fall is all about dance, with dance-driven television (Dancing With The Stars), movies (Fame), and Broadway shows ( Fela! and Burn the Floor ) to choose from. If that whets your appetite, then mark your calendars for these ten dance shows, listed in chronological order. 1) In-I (BAM Harvey Theatre) September […]

By MARK BLANKENSHIP It might be easy to sympathize with the characters in the The Retributionists , but should it be? That question runs through Daniel Goldfarb's play as it follows a group of underground militants who are plotting to murder millions of people. You might wonder how you could ever root for such a […]

If TDF's newest ticketing service were an ABBA song, it would be "Take a Chance on Me." That's because the " off-Off  @ $9 " program lets TDF members sample a wide variety of off-Off Broadway shows for only $9 per ticket, making it affordable and easy to take a chance on emerging artists and […]

By MARK BLANKENSHIP The most obvious way to enjoy Broadway is to see a show, of course, but this fall, The Broadway League is giving theater lovers unique new ways to experience the Great White Way. From now until September 30, the League will sponsor Back2Broadway Month , a series of free events that will […]

By Melissa F. Moschitto Worried that the mainstream media war coverage was being "varnished for our consumption," Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen set out to write a contemporary play from the civilian's point of view. Aftermath is the carefully curated result of thirty-seven interviews with Iraqi refugees exploring what happened after Americans arrived in their […]

Broadway By Mark Blankenship New York's Off Broadway companies are a crucial part of the city's theatre scene. These are the troupes that bring us the next great actor, the hottest rising playwright, and the fresh new look at the classic play. Here's a sample of the shows in the fall Off Broadway season, covering […]

Broadway By Julia Rosenfeld TDF's education programs provide hundreds of students each year with tickets to the best that New York theatre has to offer. Collaborating with classroom teachers and theatre professionals, high school students interested in theatre are provided with unique opportunities to experience live performance in an individual way. Another outlet for teenage […]

By MARK BLANKENSHIP At the moment, Thomas Bradshaw may be the most divisive playwright in New York. For every foundation that's giving him an award, there's a group of audience members who are walking out on his plays. For every critic praising him, there's another who's deriding him as a provocateur. But however they respond, […]