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Monday, May 25, 2015

DO I REALLY KNOW YOU? by Brian Scott Lipton

Anna Gunn and Billy Magnussen are excellent in Laura Eason’s compelling new play.

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TWISTED PLANS by Brian Scott Lipton

Benedict Andrews adaptation of this 1947 psychodrama makes bold choices, and most of them pay off.

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SPILT ON THE PAGE by Brian Scott Lipton

Brian Dennehy and Mia Farrow bring life to a story told through a series of letters.

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RACIALLY CHARGED by Brian Scott Lipton

Ayad Akhtar’s 2013 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama examines how we are defined by race, religion and social status.

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TOO MANY LEAKS by Brian Scott Lipton

Despite the talented people working on this musical, including Sting, audiences are likely to leave the theater unmoved.

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BARE POETRY by Brian Scott Lipton

Joely Richardson embodies Emily Dickinson in an engaging revival of the 1976 solo show.

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FISH IN THE SEA by Brian Scott Lipton

Jez Butterworth’s murky play doesn t make it easy for the audience, but it is not without its rewards.

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BAND OF MAGICIANS by Brian Scott Lipton

This larger-than-life magic show may drag at times, but it is full of fascinating feats and jaw-dropping moments.

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A WOMAN'S HAPPINESS by Brian Scott Lipton

Wendy Wasserstein’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play looks back at the struggles women have faced in recent history.

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DRESSED IN SILLINESS by Brian Scott Lipton

Jeffrey Hatcher s modernized version of Mark Twain’s classic novel is purposely laced with anachronisms and pop-culture references.

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LIGHT AND BUBBLY by Brian Scott Lipton

Predictable as it may be, Joe DiPietro’s boulevard comedy sparkles with good-natured humor.

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SANS CONSCIENCE by Brian Scott Lipton

This modern adaptation leans more toward the comedy and comes up short on the more dramatic aspects.

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Sunday, May 17, 2015

Review: What I Did Last Summer by Brian Scott Lipton

Director Jim Simpson (the longtime artistic director of the Flea Theater) deserves kudos for trying to enliven Gurney’s little-known coming-of-age piece “What I Did Last Summer” now be…

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Thursday, April 23, 2015

Review: The Visit starring Chita Rivera by Brian Scott Lipton

Chita Rivera triumphantly returns to Broadway at an ageless 82 in The Visit

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Sunday, April 19, 2015

Review: Fun Home by Brian Scott Lipton

Fun Home deserves to be the clear favorite for this year’s Tony Award for Best Musical.

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Thursday, April 16, 2015

Review: The King and I by Brian Scott Lipton

There’s little doubt audiences who relish this kind of grand musical theater will give this outing of The King and I, starring Kelli O’Hara and Ken Watanabe, a royal welcome.

SOURCE: cititour.com at 10:11PM

Review: Finding Neverland by Brian Scott Lipton

While the show has been guided by the brilliant film mogul Harvey Weinstein and directed with care, it never really takes flight or finds its true voice.

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Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Review: It Shoulda Been You by Brian Scott Lipton

David Hyde Pierce strikes "theatrical gold" in It Shoulda Been You

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Thursday, April 9, 2015

Review: Wolf Hall by Brian Scott Lipton

I’d pass by this Hall and knock on another door.

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Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Review: Hand to God by Brian Scott Lipton

Robert Askins’ “Hand to God” is completely outrageous and outrageously funny...

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Thursday, March 19, 2015

Review: Posterity by Brian Scott Lipton

John Noble shines in Posterity

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Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Review: On the Twentieth Century by Brian Scott Lipton

You’d be a fool not to hop aboard and go along for this dizzying, dazzling ride while you can.

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Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Review: Rasheeda Speaking by Brian Scott Lipton

Rasheeda Speaking is "provocative, thought-provoking, timely, and, above all, brilliantly acted and directed..."

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Review: Application Pending by Brian Scott Lipton

Christina Bianco gives voice to Application Pending

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Thursday, January 29, 2015

Review: Peter Dinklage & Taylor Schilling star in "A Month in the Country" by Brian Scott Lipton

Actors Peter Dinklage and Taylor Schilling star in the Russian classic, Ivan Turgenev’s “A Month in the Country” at Classic Stage Company, with mostly felicitious results.

SOURCE: cititour.com at 11:31PM
Thursday, January 22, 2015

Review: Into the Woods/The Woodsman by Brian Scott Lipton

“Anything can happen in the woods.” This is a lesson theatergoers are currently being reminded of by both Fiasco Theater’s inventive production of Stephen Sondheim-James Lapine’s bel…

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Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Review: Constellations by Brian Scott Lipton

Jake Gyllenhaal and Ruth Wilson make smashing Broadway debuts in Constellations

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Monday, December 8, 2014

Review: The Invisible Hand by Brian Scott Lipton

The use –and abuse – of power clearly fascinate Ayad Akhtar, as is evidenced by both his Pulitzer Prize-winning drama “Disgraced” and his even more compelling drama “The Invisible …

SOURCE: cititour.com at 11:03PM
Thursday, December 4, 2014

Review: A Christmas Memory by Brian Scott Lipton

A Christmas Memory Is Worth Remembering

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Review: Disenchanted! by Brian Scott Lipton

Disenchanted Is Totally Disarming...

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Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Review: Allegro by Brian Scott Lipton

Allegro Is Fast and Furious...

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Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
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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
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