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Thursday, October 13, 2022

LaTanya Richardson Jackson’s sharp direction keeps ‘The Piano Lesson’ mostly in tune by Brittani Samuel

August Wilson is one in a sacred selection of American playwrights who is recognized as a canon all their own. His plays — a series of 10 titled “The Pittsburgh Cycle” — chronicle Bl…

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Sunday, October 9, 2022

Review: Director Miranda Cromwell breathes stunning Black life into ‘Death of a Salesman’ by Brittani Samuel

For over 73 years, “Death of a Salesman” has gotten away with its foreboding title. Ironically, no play in the theater canon better asserts its characters’ aliveness. Sure, Willy Loman…

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Wednesday, October 5, 2022

New vision for ‘1776’ is not as revolutionary as it thinks by Brittani Samuel

Men are shouting. Representatives from the same state are divided. Everyone is named John. It must be a Congressional debate. The Tony-winning “1776” first premiered on Broadway nearly 2…

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Monday, October 3, 2022

Review: Paralysis and poverty go heart to heart in Pulitzer-winning masterwork ‘Cost of Living’ by Brittani Samuel

Somewhere in Bayonne, New Jersey, a middle-aged truck driver pines to care for his estranged wife, a woman he’s loved “the fuck outta” for “two decades and a year almost.” A car ac…

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Wednesday, August 17, 2022

Why Funny Girl Might Be for You by Brittani Samuel

The Broadway Applause Series salutes Funny Girl!

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Friday, July 22, 2022

Why The Lion King Might Be for You by Brittani Samuel

The Broadway Applause Series Salutes The Lion King.

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Thursday, July 21, 2022

Review: A distilled ‘Kite Runner’ struggles to fly on Broadway by Brittani Samuel

High school love is often blind. My affair with Khaled Hosseini’s novel “The Kite Runner” was no exception. Equally harrowing and hopeful, the book was easy to cherish as a child. But …

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Sunday, July 10, 2022

‘Into the Woods’ is talent forward in every sense by Brittani Samuel

Like most folks who lay claim to being a former theater kid, a solid portion of my childhood was spent watching a grainy PBS taping of “Into the Woods” on Youtube. There is at least a de…

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Wednesday, June 1, 2022

Why Tina: The Tina Turner Musical Might Be for You by Brittani Samuel

The Broadway Applause Series Salutes Tina.

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Wednesday, April 27, 2022

Review: ‘POTUS’ aims for fresh satire and mostly succeeds by Brittani Samuel

There are an infinite number of ways a comedy can get its audience to laugh. Selina Fillinger’s Broadway-debut play, “POTUS,” successfully tries its hand at most. Raunchy language? Wel…

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Monday, April 25, 2022

Review: Visionary Lileana Blain-Cruz spearheads contemporary take on ‘The Skin of Our Teeth’ by Brittani Samuel

Greek philosopher Heraclitus said that change is the only constant of life. In “The Skin of Our Teeth,” Thornton Wilder argues that tragedy is another. His sweeping comedy, now resurrect…

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Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Review: The breathtaking beauty of ‘for colored girls’ by Brittani Samuel

It starts with a step. Stomp. Clap. A crescendo of joyous movement and affirmations (“ayeee, yessss, you better”) erupts on stage and is immediately echoed by members of the audience, mo…

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Monday, April 11, 2022

Review: ‘The Little Prince’ travels, but does not transport by Brittani Samuel

The titular character of “The Little Prince” travels between planets. The theatrical adaptation of the acclaimed novella is traveling between nations — France, Australia, the United Ar…

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