Why the niche will never triumph, and mass culture will always march on.

L.E.S. weirdo performance space turns out to be less durable than Sardi’s.

He’s a combative guy’s guy from the Bronx. She’s a polite British divorcée who came out as a lesbian late in life.

By sinking to new lows, comedy in New York is rising.

After wowing the West End and West Coast with his forceful intensity, British actor Ben Chaplin is now coming to a theater near you.

A revival of Paula Vogel’s chaotic 1992 AIDS play, inspired by the death of her brother Carl.

You know you’re in a world-class city when there are two shows running simultaneously in which puppets deliver lessons in Schadenfreude.

David Herskovits’ winning ADD-ish direction and an enthusiastic ensemble give the show a kooky charm.

Old Times Square may be gone. But in downtown bars, theaters, and cabarets, it's spirit lives on. Neo-vaudeville, burlesque, drag, and art stars: They're whining over irony-and-cynicism-weary in the city's wild new performance scene.

Thanks to the sorry state of the economy, the belt-tightening Public Theater will stage only one Shakespeare in the Park production this year. Fortunately, it promises to be a good one.