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Broadway isn't the only place you can catch a great performance in New York City. Check out these five fantastic venues in New York City that come jam-packed with stellar performances.

In tone and temperament, the Public Theater’s Public Works production of ‘The Tempest’ owes much more to Disney than it does to Shakespeare. The musical stars Renée Elise Goldsberry as Prospero.

When Stephen Sondheim died in 2021, the composer had been working for years on a new musical, “Here We Are” opening at The Shed, with the playwright David Ives and the director Joe Mantello. This is the story of how they made it.

Major performing arts groups around the country are facing unprecedented financial crises that have led to layoffs and cancellations of entire seasons as their once-loyal audiences flee in droves and donations dry up. | Entertainment

Join Lin-Manuel Miranda, Christopher Jackson, and other surprise guests for a special one-night-only event, A BRIEF INTERMISSION, at The Delacorte Theater in Central Park. Celebrate the theater's 61-year history before its 18-month renovation begins. Don't miss out on this unforgettable evening of performances.

The one-night-only event will mark the final performance at Central Park's Delacorte prior to its temporary closing.

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New York's prestigious Public Theater -- which staged the assassination of President Donald Trump in its infamous 2017 production of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar -- is laying off 19 percent of its staff as it faces a catastrophic financial crisis brought on by plummeting attendance and soaring operating costs.

It's another sign the entertainment industry is still struggling to bounce back from the COVID pandemic.