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Wednesday, August 30, 2023

BroadwayHD by Barry Gordin

Classic titles on BroadwayHD, adapted from the page to stage, include Les Misérables, Little Women, Phantom of the Opera, The Wiz and many more. August 30, 2023: Your favorite classics hav…

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Tuesday, August 29, 2023
Monday, August 28, 2023

Pay The Writer ** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward August 29, 2023: Playwright Tawni O’Dell uses the same gag twice in her new play Pay the Writer at the Signature Center (the play is not a production of the Signature …

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Sunday, August 27, 2023

Hampton Classic by Barry Gordin

Opening Day at the 48th Annual Hampton Classic Horse Show. August 27, 2023:  The weather was magnificent for the opening day of the 48th Annual Hampton Classic Horse Show, one of the worl…

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The Baker House by Barry Gordin

A Night of Impact for Veterinarians International @ The Baker House 1650 August 26, 2023:  The Baker House 1650 in East Hampton hosted a garden cocktail party to benefit Veterinarians Inte…

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Saturday, August 26, 2023

A Will To Live by Barry Gordin

By: Alix Cohen August 27, 2023: One almost never sees a play whose every aspect feels exactly as it should be. This is unquestionably one. “The worst of all fears is the fear of livin…

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Friday, August 25, 2023

Glen Ballard by Barry Gordin

Back to the Future’s Grammy-winning Composer Glen Ballard – “Part of thedream is knowing it will happen ... Never give up hope.” By: Ellis Nassour August 25, 2003 -- With six Gramm…

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Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Broadway Update by Barry Gordin

Outsiders Musical, Vineyard Season By: David Sheward August 23, 2023: A new musical based on The Outsiders,  S.E. Hinton's young-adult novel about rival teen gangs in 1967 Oklahoma, wil…

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Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Southampton Arts Center by Barry Gordin

Annual SummerFest Fundraiser for Southampton Arts Center raises close to a Million dollars with donations still coming it.  August 22, 2023: Last Saturday, August 19 just as the sun was se…

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Monday, August 21, 2023

Pay The Writer ** by Barry Gordin

By: Samuel L. Leiter In case the title of Tawni O’Dell’s dawdling new comedy-drama, Pay the Writer, at the Pershing Square Signature Center, makes you think it’s related to the cur…

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Broadway Babe by Barry Gordin

Nostalgic finds from Broadway Babe include: A tribute to Cole Poter with Ethel Merman, Elizabeth Taylor, Ann Miller, & Mavin Hamlisch in concert at the White House. August 21, 2023: Br…

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Thursday, August 17, 2023

Southampton Arts Center by Barry Gordin

You Resemble Me & Mountainfilm On Tour Southampton to be screened at Southampton Arts Center. August 16, 2023: Southampton Arts center announced the screening of You Resemble Me and M…

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Tuesday, August 15, 2023

Rock and Roll Man *** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward August 19, 2023: The jukebox genre, incorporating established pop or rock hit tunes without or without a biographical storyline to tie them together, has been flooding B…

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Monday, August 14, 2023

Flex ****1/2 , The Half-God Of Rainfall **1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: Mark Rifkin August 17, 2023: “Being a fan is like having a religion,” Matt says in Rajiv Joseph’s King James, a play that ran this spring at MTC at New York City Center about t…

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The Shark Is Broken *** by Barry Gordin

By: Samuel L. Leiter August 14, 2023: Rub a dub dub/ three men in a tub/ and who do you think they be? Richard Dreyfuss, Roy Scheider/ and Robert Shaw, all of them gone to sea. Last week…

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Lee Roy Reams “Wanted To Be An MGM Star” by Barry Gordin

By: Alix Cohen August 16, 2023: Actor, singer, dancer, choreographer, director, and risqué Scheherazade, Lee Roy Reams is the Zelig of musical theater. He seems to have befriended every…

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Sunday, August 13, 2023

Uncle Vanya **** by Barry Gordin

By: Mark Rifkin August 14, 2023: Jack Serio’s superb production of Anton Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya is the theatrical event of the summer, and the one likely to be seen by the fewest peo…

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Authors Night by Barry Gordin

East Hampton Library’s 19th Annual Authors Night   August 13, 2023:  Author’s Night, East Hampton Library’s annual celebration of books and 126 years of reading at their library, t…

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BroadwayHD by Barry Gordin

Off-Broadway comedy, Puffs, available on BroadwayHD August 15.  August 13, 2023: The hit off-Broadway comedy, Puffs , is a must see for all fans of a certain boy wizard. On August 15th, vi…

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Saturday, August 12, 2023

The Shark Is Broken ***, Back to the Future: The Musical *** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward August 12, 2023: “What do you think it’s about?,” asks Alex Brightman, referring to the deeper meaning of Jaws, the movie his character Richard Dreyfuss is filmin…

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Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt by Barry Gordin

Part 2 - Remembering the Legacy of Composers Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt By: Ellis Nassour August 15, 2023 – The theatrical legacy of composers Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt is a color…

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Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt by Barry Gordin

Part 1 - Remembering the Legacy of Composers Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt By: Ellis Nassour August 14, 2023 -- The theatrical legacy of composers Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt is a colorful…

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The White Room by Barry Gordin

Photographer Bob Tabor’s “Moon Dance” on view at The White Room Gallery through August 20. August 11, 2023: The White Room Gallery, 2452 Main Street in Bridgehampton, hosted an openi…

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Pawparazzi by Barry Gordin

NYC Second Chance Rescue held their 2nd Annual Hamptons Benefit, Pawparazzi, featuring canines, cats & cocktails @ The Baker House 1650. August 12, 2023: Pawparazzi, the 2nd Annual Ham…

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Thursday, August 10, 2023
Monday, August 7, 2023

Bay Street Theater by Barry Gordin

Steve Guttenberg’s comic and heart-warming Tales from the Guttenberg Bible is an entertaining romp detailing the actor’s rise to stardom and his remarkable career. August 7, 2023: Bay…

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Broadway Babe by Barry Gordin

Nostalgic videos from Broadway Babe include Marvin Hamlisch, Frank Sinatra, Dinah Shore, Ingrid Bergman, and Joan Rivers. August 7, 2023: Broadway Babe, Randie Levine-Miller has some ter…

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Alex Moffat by Barry Gordin

Alex Moffat Makes His Entrance with Broadway’s The Cottage By: Iris Wiener August 7, 2023: Alex Moffat has mastered making an unforgettable entrance. He proved to be superb at farcic…

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Saturday, August 5, 2023

Here Lies Love ***** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward August 5, 2023: After beginning life as a 2010 concept album, then two separate Off-Broadway runs at the Public Theater (2013 and again the following season), engagement…

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