Ryan Leeds

Will Blum and Michael Burrell in "1776" at Paper Mill Playhouse.

Reviews

‘1776’ at Paper Mill Playhouse: bicker, delay, compromise, repeat

Ryan Leeds Apr 10, 2026 0

Paper Mill's Playhouse's "1776" holds a mirror to America's founding. And what stares back is uncomfortably familiar.

Country singer Ty Herndon, author of "What Mattered Most."

Books

Ty Herndon tells everything and then some in new memoir, ‘What Mattered Most’

Ryan Leeds Mar 31, 2026 0

Ty Herndon’s memoir dives into fame, addiction, and coming out in country music.

Reviews

‘A Chorus Line’ turns 50, goes global & proves it was always bigger than Broadway

Ryan Leeds Mar 15, 2026 0

Theatre Group Asia's all-Filipino cast and an Emmy-winning director-choreographer make this a 50th anniversary production 'A Chorus Line' deserves.

Aisha Jackson and Avery Wilson performs with The New York Pops at Carnegie Hall.

Music

Carnegie Hall gets its groove back with The New York Pops

Ryan Leeds Feb 17, 2026 0

Carnegie Hall got its groove back as The New York Pops delivered thrilling R&B with Aisha Jackson and Avery Wilson.

The cast of '11 to Midnight' poses onstage.

Dance Reviews

In ’11 to Midnight,’ TikTok’s Cost n’ Mayor deliver the year’s best dance party

Ryan Leeds Feb 11, 2026 0

By Ryan Leeds Pastel Post-it notes plaster the doors and inside walls of the Orpheum Theater, where audience members of…

Andrea Martin and the cast of "High Spirits" at New York City Center Encores!

Reviews

‘High Spirits’: A musical ghost story that overstays its welcome

Ryan Leeds Feb 6, 2026 0

"High Spirits" at New York City Encores!: stellar cast, gorgeous orchestra, but a dated script that needed to stay in…

Tony-winning composer Marc Shaiman, author of "Never Mind the Happy" memoir.

Books

Book Review: Marc Shaiman’s tell-most memoir isn’t afraid to name names

Ryan Leeds Jan 27, 2026 0

Marc Shaiman's memoir dishes on Sondheim, Streisand, and the highs (literal and figurative) and lows of showbiz life.

(l-r) Taylor Mac, Norm Lewis, and Justin Vivian Bond.

Hot Sec

The best holiday shows in NYC this December

Ryan Leeds Dec 9, 2025 0

From Brooklyn jazz to Taylor Mac's Christmas chaos, these six NYC holiday shows offer more bling than the tree at…

Leenya Rideout, Reed Lancaster, and Ali Ewoldt in Irish Rep's "It's a Wonderful Life."

Reviews

Irish Rep’s radio play adaptation of ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ gets its wings

Ryan Leeds Dec 8, 2025 0

By Ryan Leeds “Every time a bell rings, an angel gets its wings.” The oft-quoted line from It’s a Wonderful…

Ashlyn Maddox, Michael Cerveris, and Maxim Chlumecky in "A Christmas Carol" at PAC NYC.

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Michael Cerveris leads a radiant ‘A Christmas Carol’ at PAC NYC

Ryan Leeds Dec 4, 2025 0

The Broadway hit "A Christmas Carol" returns to PAC NYC with Michael Cerveris leading a top-notch cast in this deeply…

‘1776’ at Paper Mill Playhouse: bicker, delay, compromise, repeat

Ty Herndon tells everything and then some in new memoir, ‘What Mattered Most’

‘A Chorus Line’ turns 50, goes global & proves it was always bigger than Broadway

Carnegie Hall gets its groove back with The New York Pops

In ’11 to Midnight,’ TikTok’s Cost n’ Mayor deliver the year’s best dance party

‘High Spirits’: A musical ghost story that overstays its welcome

Book Review: Marc Shaiman’s tell-most memoir isn’t afraid to name names

The best holiday shows in NYC this December

Irish Rep’s radio play adaptation of ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ gets its wings

Michael Cerveris leads a radiant ‘A Christmas Carol’ at PAC NYC

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In Ann Patchett’s ‘Whistler,’ a chance reunion never finds its footing

‘Hair’ can still spark a revolution, and this Chicago revival proves it

In ‘Are You Mad At Me??,’ Bryan Safi wants you to like him. Mission accomplished

15 years in, Liz and Ann Hampton Callaway’s ‘Boom!’ hasn’t lost a beat