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Thursday, August 29, 2024

Adélaïde’s Salon – Where It’s At? by Barry Gordin

By: Alix Cohen September 4, 2024: Through the door of a vintage Coke machine on Eighth Aenue between 18th and 19th Streets, down cellar stairs (hold on), one enters Adélaïde’s Salo…

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Wednesday, August 28, 2024

The Hirschfeld Broadway Tarot by Barry Gordin

By: Alix Cohen September 2, 2024: First used simply to play cards – there’s actually a tarot game – decks were hand painted and prized all over Europe from the fifteen hundreds. T…

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Tuesday, August 27, 2024

2024 Hampton Classic by Barry Gordin

Opening day @ The 49th Annual Hampton Classic Horse Show in Bridgehampton, NY August 25, 2024: The weather was magnificent on the opening day of The Hampton Classic Horse Show in Bridgeham…

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Southampton Arts Center by Barry Gordin

Melissa Errico: Live in Concert at SAC on Sunday, September 1 @ 7pm. August 27, 2024:  Melissa Erico returns to the East End for a concert at Southampton Arts Center, 25 Jobs Lane, on Sept…

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Joy Behar’s “My First Ex-Husband” @ Bay Street Theater by Barry Gordin

Joy Behar’s My First Ex-Husband delights @ Bay Street Theater with Susie Essman, Tovah Feldshuh, and Sherri Shepherd.  August 27, 2024:  Bay Street Theater presented Joy Behar and frien…

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Monday, August 26, 2024
Monday, August 19, 2024

Odd Man Out **** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward August 19, 2024: A truly unique theatrical experience is hard to come by these days, even if the Drama Desk Awards do have a category for it. If you searching for an eve…

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White Room Gallery by Barry Gordin

Opening reception FOR YOUR EYES ONLY, works by Russell Young, @ The White Room Gallery through September 8, 2024. August 19, 2024:  Andrea McCafferty & Kat O’Neill, co-owners, and co…

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Saturday, August 17, 2024
Friday, August 16, 2024

Once Upon A Mattress *** by Barry Gordin

By: Samuel L. Leiter August 16, 2024: It’s been only eight and a half years since New York’s last revival of Once Upon a Mattress,the goofy 1959 musical comedy retelling of Hans Chris…

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Thursday, August 15, 2024

Once Upon a Mattress **** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward August 15, 2024: Once Upon a Mattress, the delightful fairy-tale musical, has always been a thin affair. Basically a revue sketch stretched to a full evening, its succe…

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Tuesday, August 13, 2024

Broadway Babe by Barry Gordin

Nostalgic Picks from Broadway Babe include Crazy for You, Cole Porter and More August 15, 2024:  Broadway Babe, Randie Levine-Miller, Is on the nostalgia track with her current finds. She…

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Monday, August 12, 2024

Southampton Arts Center by Barry Gordin

SUMMERFEST Gala To Benefit Southampton Arts Center on Saturday, August 16th @ 6pm on the iconic grounds at 25 Jobs Lane  August 11, 2024: Southampton Arts Center will present their annual…

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Sunday, August 11, 2024

East Hampton Library’s 20th Annual Author’s Night by Barry Gordin

August 11, 2024: The East Hampton Library held the 20th Annual Authors Night fundraiser. Approximately 2,000 people showed up for one of the most popular and celebrity-studded events of the…

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White Room by Barry Gordin

The White Room Gallery presents Russell Young “For Your Eyes Only” on view August 17 through September 8, 2024. August 11, 2024:  Russel Young will make a special quest appearance at T…

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Saturday, August 10, 2024

Phillipe Petit by Barry Gordin

By: Alix Cohen (The two exclamation points, Petit explains, are for him to walk between.) August 11, 2024: Fifty years ago, 24 year old Philippe Petit traversed the two towers of The Wo…

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Thursday, August 8, 2024

Broadway Update by Barry Gordin

Glengarry Glen Ross By: David Sheward August 8,2024: David Mamet's Pulitzer Prize winning play of ruthless real estate salesmen, Glengarry Glen Ross, will return to Broadway for the four…

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The Meeting: The Interpreter * by Barry Gordin

By: Samuel L. Leiter August 8, 2024: On the night I saw Catherine Gropper’s political mishmash, The Meeting: The Interpreter, at Off Broadway’s Theatre at St. Clement’s, a single mal…

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Wednesday, August 7, 2024

Broadway Update by Barry Gordin

Stranger Things; Whoopi in Annie; Etc. By: David Sheward August 7, 2024: Stranger Things: The First Shadow, the stage prequel to the hit Netflix series which is a smash in London, will t…

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Monday, August 5, 2024

Axis Theatre by Barry Gordin

Randall Sharp’s fascinating staging of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night returns to the Axis Theatre for a limited engagement, September 25 – October 26. August 6, 2024: Just announced! Ran…

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Broadway Update by Barry Gordin

Godot, Driver, MACNEAL, etc. By: David Sheward August 5, 2024: Keanu Keeves and Alex Winter, co-stars of Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure and its two sequels, will reunite for a Broadw…

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Sunday, August 4, 2024

Young Frankenstein – The Musical by Barry Gordin

Brash & Fabulous - Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein, The Musical opens @ Bay Street in Sag Harbor for a limited run through August 25. August 4, 2024:  Looking for a good laugh? in the…

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The Job **** by Barry Gordin

By: Isa Goldberg August 4, 2024: The conflict at the heart of Max Wolf Friedlich’s two-hander, The Job, is not only who gets fired and/or does the firing, but also between real and soma…

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Saturday, August 3, 2024

Job *** by Barry Gordin

By: Samuel L. Leiter August 2, 2024: Job, a two-hander by Max Wolf Friedlich, has had a peripatetic history since it premiered last September at Off Broadway’s SoHo Playhouse (where I f…

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Thursday, August 1, 2024

Southampton Arts Center by Barry Gordin

Premiere Screening: Ethereal - Alice Hope Art by Lana Jokel @ SAC on Sunday, August 4 at 6pm followed by a wine reception. August 1, 2024:  Southampton Arts Center will present the premier…

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The Pirates of Penzance ****, La Calisto **** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward August 1, 2024: Who says opera and operetta can’t be fun? The Glimmerglass Festival in Cooperstown, NY, opened its 2024 season with two lighthearted productions, Gilbe…

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Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Southampton Arts Center by Barry Gordin

EXHIBITION: COUPLES SQUARED curated by Phyllis Tuchman on view at Southampton Arts Center July 27 – September 14. July 31, 2024:  Southampton Arts Center hosted the opening reception for…

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Tuesday, July 30, 2024

JOB **** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward July 30, 2024: The play starts with a bang—well, not literally. After being bombarded with high-decibel rock music before the lights dim, the audience is confronted wi…

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Monday, July 29, 2024

BroadwayCon 2024 by Barry Gordin

By: Iris Wiener July 29, 2024: A celebration of all things Broadway, BroadwayCon 2024 was the ultimate experience for theater fans. An extravaganza of performances, panels, games, and sho…

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Jeff Harnar by Barry Gordin

Jeff Harnar sings Sammy Cahn The Second Time Around By: Alix Cohen July 29, 2024: Had Jeff Harnar come up in the forties and fifties, he would’ve been a boy singer with Goodman or Dor…

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Saturday, July 27, 2024

Mike Birbiglia by Barry Gordin

Mike Birbiglia returns to Bay Street Theater with PLEASE STOP THE RIDE through July 28. July 27, 2024:  World renowned stand-up comic Mike Birbiglia returns to Bay Street Theater in Sag Ha…

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All that Chat

2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic
TBA: Ragtime