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Manhattan Theatre Club

Manhattan Theatre Club (MTC), located at 131 West 55th Street, New York City, is a leading non-profit theater company known for its commitment to producing contemporary and classic plays and musicals. Founded in 1970, MTC operates two venues: the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre on Broadway and New York City Center’s Stage I and Stage II off-Broadway. The organization has a reputation for nurturing new talent and presenting innovative works that address contemporary issues and resonate with diverse audiences. MTC has produced numerous critically acclaimed productions and received numerous Tony Awards, Pulitzer Prizes, and other honors. With a mission to create theater that reflects the breadth of the human experience, MTC also offers extensive educational and outreach programs to engage and inspire the next generation of theatergoers and artists. Read more about Theater.

Manhattan Theatre Club's 2025 Benefit Performance Of Stephen Sondheim's "Old Friends"

Manhattan Theatre Club’s Lynne Meadow On Staging Her Next Chapter

Under Meadow’s leadership, Manhattan Theatre Club premiered dozens of landmark plays and earned Tony, Pulitzer and Obie honors.
By Harry Haun

Joanna Gleason’s Glowing Return to New York Theater

The Tony award winning actress shines in the family drama 'We Had a World,' and has also written and directed a new film, 'The Grotto.'
By Harry Haun

Review: Libs Own Themselves in the Sharp and Infectiously Funny ‘Eureka Day’

Jonathan Spector’s play, about vaccine politics splintering a school board, is one big Learning Moment that pretty much everyone fails.
By David Cote

To V, Or Not to V? ‘Eureka Day’ Brings the Vax Debate to the Broadway Stage

By Harry Haun

Review: ‘The Lonely Few’ Mixes Bona Fide Rock Concert With Angsty Love Story

By David Cote

John Patrick Shanley Is This Theater Season’s King Dramatist

By Harry Haun

Review: It All Comes Out in the Wash at John Patrick Shanley’s ‘Brooklyn Laundry’

By David Cote

Review: ‘Prayer for the French Republic’ Is One of Broadway’s Best New Plays

By David Cote

Fall Theater Preview: A Dozen Shows Gets You Back to (Drama) School

By David Cote

Paul Bettany On Transforming Into Andy Warhol In ‘The Collaboration’

By Harry Haun

Review: ‘Golden Shield’ Is a Courtroom Drama That Aims For Layered Nuance, Lands on Confusing Audiences

By David Cote

Review: ‘How I Learned to Drive’ Is a Must Watch but Not for Faint of Heart

By David Cote

‘Prayer for the French Republic’: A Three-Hour Play That Runs Like a Freight Train

By Harry Haun

Ruben Santiago-Hudson Makes Music of the Past in ‘Lackawanna Blues’

By David Cote
Debra Jo Rupp in The Cake.

‘The Cake’ Is a Tasty-Looking Tale of Acceptance, but It Never Quite Rises to the Occasion

By Rex Reed
Rupert Murdoch, Chairman and CEO of News Corporation, reviews the first edition of The Sun On Sunday as it comes off the presses on February 25, 2012 in Broxbourne, England.

Play About Rupert Murdoch’s Brash Beginnings May Stop the Presses

By John Bonazzo
Jason Alexander in The Portuguese Kid.

Jason Alexander on Tackling Gender Dynamics With Comedy

By Sherry Amatenstein
Actor Frank Langella sitting inside of the Friedman Theatre, 261 West 47th St., New York, New York, May 24, 2016.

‘The Father’ Knows Best: Frank Langella Reflects on His Theatrical Legacy

By Harry Haun
Lauren Worsham, Bryce Pinkham, Jefferson Mays and Lisa O’Hare.

Valentine’s Day Massacre: Broadway Stars Jefferson Mays, Norbert Leo Butz and Cynthia Nixon Offer Valentine’s Day Devotions

By Benjamin-Emile Le Hay
Gaines and Kathleen McNanny in An Enemy of the People. (Joan Marcus)

Brothers (Up) in Arms: A Trim, Healthy <em>Enemy of the People</em> Is a Strong Candidate This Election Season

By Rex Reed
Michael Chernus and Pierce.

Close Up Space May Be Just a Little Too Close for Comfort

By Rex Reed
Nixon (Getty Images)

Cynthia Nixon To Star in Wit

By Daniel D'Addario

A Beautiful Tempest. Plus: Equivocation in Midtown

By Jesse Oxfeld

Doubt: Nun Cries Sex Abuse, But This Sister’s a Disgrace

By John Heilpern
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