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Once In a Lifetime, Again at the AMT Theater
Musical Theater
Edward A Kliszus, Editor-in-Chief / Music and Arts Critic

Once In a Lifetime, Again at the AMT Theater

Once In a Lifetime, Again” is that rare festival discovery worth crossing town for: a tender, funny, rock-and-roll-hearted musical about grief, therapy, and the terrifying comedy of dating again after sixty-five. Cooper Grodin sings with aching honesty, Jenny Lee Stern is a comic chameleon, and Thursday Farrar grounds it all with reserved grace. It is the kind of festival discovery one hopes will have a life beyond its five-performance BBTF run.

 

Edward A Kliszus, Editor-in-Chief / Music and Arts Critic
THREE WOMEN: A Country Western Meditation
Musical Theater
Edward A Kliszus, Editor-in-Chief / Music and Arts Critic

THREE WOMEN: A Country Western Meditation

Three Women is a haunting, intimate musical that values suggestion over certainty. With strong performances and an evocative score, it explores love, memory, and distance through a minimalist lens. Zurkowski’s work lingers not for what it declares, but for what it dares to leave unresolved.

Edward A Kliszus, Editor-in-Chief / Music and Arts Critic
Gabriel Kahane and Roomful of Teeth Conjure a Multidimensional Marvel at 92NY
Cabaret
Edward A Kliszus, Editor-in-Chief / Music and Arts Critic

Gabriel Kahane and Roomful of Teeth Conjure a Multidimensional Marvel at 92NY

If ever a Sunday afternoon argued for buying a season subscription, this one did. Roomful of Teeth and Gabriel Kahane transformed an ordinary hour into a conversation across centuries. The 92nd Street Y’s 2025/26 Tisch Music Season brims with such conversations. Go — book a concert, pack your curiosity, and let this astonishing hall surprise you. The seats know what to do.

Edward A Kliszus, Editor-in-Chief / Music and Arts Critic
All That Glitters Is Gold: Stardust Shines Brilliantly at the 92nd Street Y
Cabaret
Edward A Kliszus, Editor-in-Chief / Music and Arts Critic

All That Glitters Is Gold: Stardust Shines Brilliantly at the 92nd Street Y

Stardust: From Tin Pan Alley to Broadway is a radiant, richly intelligent celebration of America’s greatest musical heritage. Kathleen Marshall’s brilliant direction fuses history, humor, and heartbreak into an evening of pure theatrical joy, anchored by six extraordinary performers and a superlative band. Do not miss remaining performances — and watch eagerly for future iterations of this landmark Lyrics & Lyricists series. The Great American Songbook has rarely sounded this magnificently, movingly alive.

Edward A Kliszus, Editor-in-Chief / Music and Arts Critic
Falling Out: Where Heartbreak Finds Its Harmony in the East Village
Musical Theater
Edward A Kliszus, Editor-in-Chief / Music and Arts Critic

Falling Out: Where Heartbreak Finds Its Harmony in the East Village

Falling Out at FRIGID’s Under St. Marks delivers heartfelt storytelling through Josée Weigand-Klein’s luminous score and an extraordinary cast who transform heartbreak into hope. This immersive world premiere—running through February 1, 2026—offers the perfect antidote to winter’s chill: warmth, music, and the redemptive power of human connection.

Edward A Kliszus, Editor-in-Chief / Music and Arts Critic
Triumphant Resurrection: MasterVoices Breathes New Life Into “Sweet Smell of Success”
Music
Edward A Kliszus, Editor-in-Chief / Music and Arts Critic

Triumphant Resurrection: MasterVoices Breathes New Life Into “Sweet Smell of Success”

MasterVoices has given New York a gift with this “Sweet Smell of Success”—a production that argues forcefully for the work’s inclusion in the canon of great American musicals. For those seeking intelligent, adult musical theater that doesn’t sacrifice entertainment for enlightenment, this production provides a template for excellence. The ghost of Marvin Hamlisch surely smiles.

Edward A Kliszus, Editor-in-Chief / Music and Arts Critic
NOTHING LIKE BROADWAY at the Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater
Musical Theater
Edward A Kliszus, Editor-in-Chief / Music and Arts Critic

NOTHING LIKE BROADWAY at the Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater

“Nothing Like Broadway” celebrates imagination, heart, and theatrical playfulness. With its spirited cast, clever score, and intimate staging, it rekindles everything audiences adore about the musical form. A fresh, funny, hopeful evening that leaves you eager for the Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater’s vibrant season ahead.

Edward A Kliszus, Editor-in-Chief / Music and Arts Critic
A Symphony of Soul: Holland-Dozier-Holland’s Timeless Tribute at the 92nd Street Y
Cabaret
Edward A Kliszus, Editor-in-Chief / Music and Arts Critic

A Symphony of Soul: Holland-Dozier-Holland’s Timeless Tribute at the 92nd Street Y

Experience the transformative power of Motown’s most outstanding songwriting trio at the 92nd Street Y’s spectacular celebration, featuring Broadway stars and world-class musicians. Two performances remain (November 9-10) of this visually stunning, emotionally resonant journey through America’s musical soul—an unmissable synthesis of history, artistry, and pure communal joy.

Edward A Kliszus, Editor-in-Chief / Music and Arts Critic
Oil & Whiskey: A Country Music Meditation on Modern Romance
Musical Theater
Edward A Kliszus, Editor-in-Chief / Music and Arts Critic

Oil & Whiskey: A Country Music Meditation on Modern Romance

Oil & Whiskey delivers country-tinged wisdom about love’s beautiful impossibilities with infectious energy, sharp wit, and genuine heart. This spirited ensemble transforms a Lower East Side bar into emotional battlefield and sanctuary alike, proving that sometimes the sweetest romances are those we’re wise enough to leave behind.

Edward A Kliszus, Editor-in-Chief / Music and Arts Critic
Lights Out: Nat “King” Cole at the NY Theatre Workshop
Music
Tulis McCall

Lights Out: Nat “King” Cole at the NY Theatre Workshop

It is one thing to go to a show, whose subject is an icon – Nat “King” Cole – and be entertained.  It is another thing entirely to be transported as soon as the person playing Cole, Dulé Hill, begins to sing.  It is as though Hill dropped into another dimension and stayed there long enough to soak up the very molecules that made Cole an extraordinary talent.

Tulis McCall
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