Monday, May 25, 2015

The year on Broadway By JACQUES LE SOURD

Before the Tony Award nominations come out tomorrow, here's a look at one critic's very long Broadway season, from the very best to a long trail of forgettable evenings at the theater

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'Company' on the cheap By JACQUES LE SOURD

The question that really looms over this production is why Sondheim would have allowed it to be brought to Broadway in the first place.

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'Sweeney Todd' cut to the bone By JACQUES LE SOURD

How much further can our expectations be diminished on Broadway, while prices keep going up?

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'In My Life," there's a bad musical By JACQUES LE SOURD

So, will "In My Life" live on in memory as a flop on the scale of "Moose Murders"?
Probably not.

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Broadway's Newest Darling

Broadway leading ladies usually get flowers, but Marissa Jaret Winokur has come to expect candy. After all, her co-stars have their careers to think about. The "Hairspray" castmates are just doing their part to ensure a long run � by helping their colleague continue to fill out the role of Tracy Turnblad.
Thanks to Craig from All That Chat for the link.
Is it a bad thing when your boss leaves you a message saying, "I hope you're not out seeing Hairspray again!" I returned the call to let her know I was merely doing laundry. She told me on Friday I wasn't allowed to go again, BUT, she's on vacation next week and I have a ticket for Tuesday night. : )

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Women of 'Steel' By JACQUES LE SOURD

This production is a sweet nostalgia trip, pretty much for girls only.

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A witch tested by fire By PETER D. KRAMER

Shoshana Bean interview.
Thanks to American Theater Web for the link.

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On Broadway: 'Coram Boy' is dark fare By JACQUES LE SOURD

"Coram Boy," an English import which opened last night at Broadway's Imperial Theatre, leaves you feeling like a goose that has been force-fed to make foie gras.
In other words, it's torture.

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Now and forever By JACQUES LE SOURD

Has it really been, gulp, only 18 years? Somehow, "The Phantom" already seemed like the longest-running show on Broadway the night it opened.

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No glitz in revival of 'The Ritz' By JACQUES LE SOURD

What's missing is the soaring spirit of a place and time, which could surely have been rekindled in the right hands. And these would certainly have seemed to be the right hands.

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'110 in the Shade' needs more heat By JACQUES LE SOURD

The wan and soulless revival of "110 in the Shade" that opened last night at the Roundabout Theatre Co.'s Studio 54 makes it hard not to ponder art in the age of $5 cups of coffee.

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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