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Friday, July 29, 2011

Trailer Scaler: “New Year’s Eve” by Doug Strassler

By Doug Strassler It’s been said (mostly by me) that the current crop of ensemble romantic comedies, fueled in large part by Love Actually early last decade, are this generation’s versio…

SOURCE: The Critical Condition at 02:04PM
Friday, July 22, 2011

Plumbing the Depths for the Next Reality Show Comeback by Doug Strassler

By Doug Strassler I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but comedienne extraordinaire Roseanne has been doing a media gauntlet to promote her new reality – er, “unscripted” – show on L…

SOURCE: The Critical Condition at 11:40AM
Friday, July 15, 2011

Re-Digging in the Soundgarden of My Youth by Doug Strassler

By Doug Strassler I can finally say that I have completed the teenage experience. This is an odd sentence for someone mere days away from his 32nf birthday to say. What could I possibly mean…

SOURCE: The Critical Condition at 11:13AM
Friday, July 8, 2011

What Will It Take for Ewan McGregor to Get an Oscar Nomination? by Doug Strassler

  By Doug Strassler Beginners, the new indie dramedy from Mike Mills, is a lot of things. It’s an autobiographical look at loss, as the main character, an artist named Oliver (Ewan McGreg…

SOURCE: The Critical Condition at 11:51AM
Friday, June 24, 2011

Critical Lessons I’ve Recently Learned by Doug Strassler

By Doug Strassler Believe it or not (and sometimes I still don’t), this column reaches a TON of people. And thanks to Facebook, Twitter and word of mouth, probably way more readers tha…

SOURCE: The Critical Condition at 11:00AM
Friday, July 30, 2010

Food For Thought by Doug Strassler

By DOUG STRASSLER I have a problem. See, as an equal opportunity entertainment guy, I catch a lot. I watch a lot of movies, I listen to a lot of music, I see as many shows and concerts as th…

SOURCE: The Critical Condition at 10:45AM
Friday, July 16, 2010

In Praise Of: Gary Cole by Doug Strassler

By DOUG STRASSLER In the past, many of the actors I have written about in this column have fallen under the label of “It’s That Guy!,” performers who may be recognizable but are not ne…

SOURCE: The Critical Condition at 07:11AM

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Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
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Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
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