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Monday, June 13, 2016

THE SHOW MUST GO ON by Brian Scott Lipton

While Hamilton stole the show in the musical categories, the love was spread among the dramas.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 09:34PM
Tuesday, June 7, 2016

Cititour Review: The Purple Lights of Joppa Illinois by Brian Scott Lipton

Anyone familiar with the work of the prolific playwright Adam Rapp will hardly be surprised to learn there’s profanity, vulgarity, and a shocking act of violence in his one-act “The Purp…

SOURCE: cititour.com at 11:02PM
Monday, June 6, 2016

Cititour Review: An Act of God by Brian Scott Lipton

Revel in the remarkable talent of Sean Hayes, in An Act of God, while you have the chance.

SOURCE: cititour.com at 11:17PM
Monday, May 23, 2016

Cititour Review: Hadestown by Brian Scott Lipton

Usually, I only tell my enemies to go to hell, but I’m making an exception. Friends, countrymen, whoever –get thee down to New York Theatre Workshop where Anais Mitchell’s remarkably d…

SOURCE: cititour.com at 10:44PM
Saturday, May 21, 2016

Cititour Review: Indecent by Brian Scott Lipton

If reading the newspaper isn’t enough to scare and remind you of the dangers of puritanism and censorship, one only needs to head down to the Vineyard Theatre to see Paula Vogel and Rebecc…

SOURCE: cititour.com at 12:32PM
Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Cititour Review: The Judas Kiss by Brian Scott Lipton

Do people – and plays – deserve a second chance? These thoughts ran rapidly through my mind while watching Neil Armfield’s often stunning production of David Hare’s “The Judas Kiss…

SOURCE: cititour.com at 11:21PM
Monday, May 2, 2016

UNHAPPY FAMILY by Brian Scott Lipton

Jessica Lange puts in a near-operatic performance as the matriarch of O’Neill’s seminal dysfunctional family.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 06:04PM
Saturday, April 30, 2016

Cititour Review: Shuffle Along... by Brian Scott Lipton

George C. Wolfe’s “Shuffle Along or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed,” is a history lesson wrapped in a vivid theatrical entertainment wrapped in a reb…

SOURCE: cititour.com at 03:17PM
Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Cititour Review: Tuck Everlasting by Brian Scott Lipton

“Tuck Everlasting,” the enchanting new musical version of Natalie Babbitt’s popular children’s novel now at the Broadhurst Theatre, may not be the ideal date night fare for an adult …

SOURCE: cititour.com at 10:07PM

THANKLESS TASKS by Brian Scott Lipton

Jesse Tyler Ferguson holds the stage beautifully in this one-person, multi-character show.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 11:55AM
Sunday, April 24, 2016

Cititour Review: Waitress by Brian Scott Lipton

“Sugar. Butter. Flour.” These are the necessary ingredients for a good pie, as we’re constantly reminded in “Waitress,” the remarkably appealing musical adaptation of Adrienne Shel…

SOURCE: cititour.com at 10:20PM
Sunday, April 3, 2016

The Celebrity Detox | IN New York by Brian Scott Lipton

NYC luminaries dish on their favorite beauty treatments

SOURCE: www.innewyork.com at 12:48PM
Thursday, March 24, 2016

Cititour Review: Bright Star by Brian Scott Lipton

Steve Martin is a man of many, many talents, but on the evidence of the Broadway’s “Bright Star,” now at the Cort Theatre, writing the book of a musical simply isn’t one of them.

SOURCE: cititour.com at 11:34PM
Thursday, March 17, 2016

RAUCOUS RIDE by Brian Scott Lipton

Expecting both the expected and the unexpected is part of the fun in this dizzying musical.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 11:37PM

Cititour Review: She Loves Me by Brian Scott Lipton

Charming. Enchanting. Endearing. It’s almost a guarantee that these words will apply to any production of “She Loves Me,” the 1963 musical about two shop clerks in 1934 Budapest who ar…

SOURCE: cititour.com at 10:24PM
Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Cititour Review: Disaster! by Brian Scott Lipton

It can be hard to tell what piles up faster – the bodies or the belly laughs in Disaster!, the cleverly campy spoof of everything 1970s which has now landed at the Nederlander Theatre.

SOURCE: cititour.com at 10:24PM
Thursday, March 3, 2016

Cititour Review: Familiar by Brian Scott Lipton

To the Westons of Tracy Letts’ “August: Osage County” and the Blakes of Stephen Karam’s “The Humans,” let us add the Chinyaramwiras of Danai Gurira’s “Familiar,” now at Pla…

SOURCE: cititour.com at 11:13PM

Cititour Review: Red Speedo by Brian Scott Lipton

There’s definitely truth in advertising where “Red Speedo,” Lucas Hnath’s fascinating play now being given its New York premiere at New York Theatre Workshop, is concerned.

SOURCE: cititour.com at 11:11PM
Thursday, February 25, 2016

Cititour Review: Hughie by Brian Scott Lipton

Forest Whitaker stars in Broadway's 'Hughie'

SOURCE: cititour.com at 11:46PM
Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Cititour Review: Buried Child by Brian Scott Lipton

Ed Harris Shines In Buried Child

SOURCE: cititour.com at 10:15PM
Thursday, February 11, 2016

Cititour Review: Thank God For Jokes by Brian Scott Lipton

In his previous solo shows “Sleepwalk with Me,” and “My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend,” Mike Birbiglia showed two really uncommon traits: a willingness to let theatergoers in on some extr…

SOURCE: cititour.com at 10:33PM

Cititour Review: Smart People by Brian Scott Lipton

There can be no more topical subject today in America than racism, especially the espousal on many fronts that white people hate and fear African-Americans. (Just ask Beyonce). As it happens…

SOURCE: cititour.com at 10:23PM
Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Cititour Review: Prodigal Son by Brian Scott Lipton

You could rightly argue that no one needs to see another play that is essentially a portrait of the artist as an angry young man. And then along comes John Patrick Shanley’s excellent new …

SOURCE: cititour.com at 10:25PM
Thursday, February 4, 2016

Cititour Review: Broadway & The Bard by Brian Scott Lipton

Len Cariou's baritone voice still booms when needed in “Broadway & The Bard,” a highly diverting 80-minute solo show at Theatre Row’s Lion Theatre that takes advantage of the actor’…

SOURCE: cititour.com at 11:08PM
Thursday, January 21, 2016

Cititour Review: Skeleton Crew by Brian Scott Lipton

Dominique Morriseau’s outstanding new drama, “Skeleton Crew,” now at the Atlantic Stage 2, will have your motor running.

SOURCE: cititour.com at 06:29PM
Friday, November 20, 2015

CLASSIC MAKEOVER by Brian Scott Lipton

Ivo Van Hove s production does a remarkable job of making this Arthur Miller classic feel brand new.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 07:57PM
Monday, November 16, 2015

Review: Incident at Vichy by Brian Scott Lipton

With this being Arthur Miller’s centennial year, and anti-Semitism back in the rise in Europe (and elsewhere), could there be a more timely play to revive than “Incident at Vichy”?

SOURCE: cititour.com at 06:37AM
Sunday, November 8, 2015

Review: Hir by Brian Scott Lipton

Kristine Nielsen Is Superb In “Hir”

SOURCE: cititour.com at 09:13PM
Thursday, November 5, 2015

Review: On Your Feet by Brian Scott Lipton

Will you be on your feet at the end of “On Your Feet,” the extremely lively biomusical about Latina superstar Gloria Estefan, now at the Marriott Marquis Theatre?

SOURCE: cititour.com at 11:00PM
Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Review: Sylvia by Brian Scott Lipton

Is there any comic performer on Broadway as gifted as Annaleigh Ashford? Her performance in “Sylvia,” now at the Cort Theatre, rises to heights of true pleasure.

SOURCE: cititour.com at 10:08PM
Thursday, October 22, 2015

Review: Dames at Sea by Brian Scott Lipton

Tap your troubles away at this delightful old-fashioned musical.

SOURCE: cititour.com at 10:12PM

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