Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Chelsea Churchgoing and Theater-hopping by Phyllis Workman

Atlantic Theater Company’s season of newness  Greek theater grew out of a religious festival so it’s fitting that the Atlantic Theater Company’s home in Chelsea uses that former neigh…

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Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Pop Origami on Broadway by Armond White

Doug McGrath reimagines Broadway’s Jukebox Musical  One of the best aspects of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (at the Stephen Sondheim Theater) is seeing book writer Doug McGrath’s …

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Monday, December 30, 2013

Back to the Basics of the Bard by Armond White

Rylance re-invents Shakespeare at the Belasco  It is fitting that the Globe Shakespeare company’s new repertory event appear at New York City’s most dramatically beautiful venue, The Be…

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Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Two by Four on the Boards by Leslie (Hoban) Blake

Film stars take on two stage modern classics on Broadway   Why another Waiting for Godot, just four years after the Roundabout’s seemingly definitive 2009 pairing of Bill Irwin and Na…

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Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Mac and Mandy Get Apocalyptic by Valerie Gladstone

Star power comes to Henry Street Settlement   A Biblical-size flood has swept away almost everything on earth, leaving two lone survivors who have lost the ability to speak and can only…

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Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Why The Glass Menagerie Persists  by Armond White

New Tennessee Williams production misunderstands a classic Zachary Quinto wants to be the Tom Wingfield for his era. In the new Broadway production of Tennessee Williams’ 1945 play The Gla…

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Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Dee Dee Sharp by Armond White

Bridgewater returns to Broadway in Billie Holiday triumph  At first Dee Dee Bridgewater’s impersonation of Billie Holiday in Lady Day at the Little Shubert Theater seems an odd misuse of …

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Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Armory’s Forces by Valerie Gladstone

Season’s greetings at the Park Avenue Armory No more thrilling space has opened up for unconventional performances and installations in recent years than the Park Avenue Armory in 2007. Bu…

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Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Out of the Past, Out of the Vestpocket by Joel Lobenthal

Revivals of Crothers and Kelly in two local theaters Rachel Crothers and George Kelly were two of the 20th century’s most important American playwrights; today, however, their work exist…

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Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Uptown, Downtown Stages by Leslie (Hoban) Blake

Summer theater remains in the city  Can’t get away to the Bay Street Theatre in Sag Harbor or the Williamstown Theatre Festival in the Berkshires this Summer? Well sweat not (or as little…

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Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Shakespeare Comes to Harlem by Valerie Gladstone

Classic Theater of Harlem’s new season When Puck casts his magic spell over love besotted royalty and fairies in Shakespeare’s joyful A Midsummer Night’s Dream in the splendid new Rich…

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Wednesday, July 3, 2013

A Comedy with NO Errors! by Leslie (Hoban) Blake

Shakespeare shines in the Park  Shakespeare presented outdoors–whether on a lawn, in a parking lot or at Central Park’s Delacorte Theater–is a sure sign that Summer has truly …

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
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
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards