Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Legit Review: ‘Lucky Guy’ by Gordon Cox

Tom Hanks is a natural. Although he hasn’t trod the boards in years, the affable movie star takes to the stage like a fish to water in “Lucky Guy,” Nora Ephron’s affe…

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Monday, March 4, 2013

Theater review: ‘Cinderella’ by Joe Dziemianowicz

In storybook terms, Broadway’s overstuffed “Cinderella” isn’t exactly a happily ever after. But there are reasons to embrace this new take on the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musi…

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Review: Bway's 'Cinderella' filled with freshness by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- What's this happening in Cinderella's magical kingdom? Is that a challenge to absolute monarchy we hear amid the romance and dancing? My goodness, it is: There's a deman…

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Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella: Empowering, Enchanting, and Entertaining by Call Me Adam

Review: "Cinderella" on Broadway: Empowering, Enchanting, and Entertaining.

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Theater Review: Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella

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Gourd-geous ‘Cinderella’ by Elisabeth Vincentelli

How do you come up with a new show that also feels comfortably familiar? On Broadway, the current answer is “Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella” — an actual premiere by the titans re…

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Sunday, March 3, 2013

Theater Review: ‘Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella’ at Broadway Theater by Ben Brantley

“Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella” wants to be reassuringly old-fashioned and refreshingly irreverent, sentimental and snarky, sincere and ironic, all at once.

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Bros on Broadway: Bros on Broadway: Does Our United States Army Veteran Give Cinderella a Dad's Seal of Approval? by Timothy Hendrickson

[Warning: The following review includes SPOILERS and one unapologetic use of an f-bomb.] Tim Hendrickson, United States Army veteran, father to an adorable little girl, and fan of the battl…

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Review: Bway's 'Cinderella' filled with freshness

NEW YORK (AP) — What's this happening in Cinderella's magical kingdom? Is that a challenge to absolute monarchy we hear amid the romance and dancing? My goodness, it is: There's a demand f…

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'Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella' review: Modern, sweet

Warning to the little girls in (almost) all of us. The "Cinderella" enjoying its Broadway premiere starring a terrific Laura Osnes is not your Disney bibbidi-bobbidi "Cinderella." Nor, despi…

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Review: Cinderella by Brian Scott Lipton

Will you have a lovely night at the of Rodgers

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Heavy themes make this 'Cinderella' too slippery by Chris Jones

The provenance of "Cinderella" is long ago and far away — she's been around at least since the 17th century in written form, and some date her all the way to classical antiquity.

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Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella: Theater Review by David Rooney

Originally commissioned as a 1957 television musical starring Julie Andrews, the classic fairy tale has been retooled for Broadway as a family crowd-pleaser.read more

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Cinderella Review: Rodgers and Hammerstein on Broadway by New York Theater

In the first-ever Broadway production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella,” there is a big clock in the ballroom that speeds from 8 to midnight as Cinderella dances with Prince Ch…

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‘Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella’ Gets Beaned

There are moments of theatrical magic strewn throughout Douglas Carter Beane’s new adaptation of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II’s 1957 TV musical “Cinderella.&rdq…

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RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Matthew Murray

“Impossible things are happening every day” sing two women deep in the first act of Cinderella, which just opened at the Broadway — and they have no idea how correct they are....

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This Week on Broadway for March 3, 2013: Cinderella and Passion by James Marino

Peter Filichia, and Michael Portantiere talk about Cinderella, Passion, Glass Menagerie, Talley’s Folly, Carousel, The Old Boy, The Revisionist, and Donnybrook.   Please take the…

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Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Review: 'Nice Work if You Can Get It' makes Roaring '20s whimper by Charles McNulty

Not even timeless Gershwin songs can help lift the lackluster new musical comedy 'Nice Work if You Can Get It,' starring an oddly uninspiring Matthew Broderick.NEW YORK — Anyone out th…

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Nice Work If You Can Get It: Theater Review by David Rooney

A bulging box of musical-theater candy.

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Tuesday, April 24, 2012

NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Matthew Murray

Everything you need to know about Nice Work If You Can Get It, the musical that just opened at the Imperial, may be gleaned from, of all things, its show curtain.

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Sunday, April 22, 2012

A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Matthew Murray

The crafters of fully realized and successful artistic works in any medium have one very simple and inarguable reason for neglecting no detail in their pursuit of truth: because everything m…

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Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Magic/Bird: Theater Review by David Rooney

Two basketball Hall of Famers get warm but dramatically insubstantial treatment in Eric Simonson's account of their decade at the top.

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Broadway review: 'Magic/Bird'

In the middle of Magic/Bird, the smooth and warm new play about a friendship that blooms from the deep roots of rivalry, playwright Eric Simonson writes a deft pivoting scene. Two young guys…

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Friday, January 13, 2012

Porgy and Bess, Richard Rodgers Theatre, New York by Martin Bernheimer

George Gershwin’s creation bears little resemblance to this production by Suzan-Lori Parks and Diedre L. Murray

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Porgy and Bess, Richard Rodgers Theatre, New York

George Gershwin’s creation bears little resemblance to the production concocted by Suzan-Lori Parks and Diedre L. Murray, writes Martin Bernheimer

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Time Out Theater Review: "Porgy And Bess"

A new version of the musical classic "Porgy and Bess" has made its Broadway debut.

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Did Our Word of Mouth Panelists Fall in Love with Porgy and Bess? by Broadway.com

The Gershwin opera Porgy and Bess has returned to Broadway in a new production that puts the romance of the story center stage. Broadway.com Word of Mouth panelists Marlene, Peter and Kim he…

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Porgy and Bess reviewed by David Cote for Time Out New York by David Cote

The Gershwins' classic folk opera returns in a radical new version.

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Review Roundup: The Gershwin's PORGY & BESS on Broadway - All the Reviews! by Review Roundups

The Gershwins' PORGY AND BESS opened tonight, Thursday, January 12th, 2012 at the Richard Rodgers Theatre starring Audra McDonald as Bess, Norm Lewis as Porgy and David Alan Grier as Sportin…

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Review: The Gershwins' Porgy & Bess by David Finkle

Audra McDonald and Norm Lewis lead a superb cast in Diane Paulus' effective musicalized version of the beloved opera.

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The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess by StageGrade

Have critics got plenty of "The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess"?

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