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Tuesday, January 3, 2017

ON THE TOWN WITH CHIP DEFFAA…. January 3rd 2017 by Chip Deffaa, Editor-At-Large

The three new albums are “The Chip Deffaa Songbook” (39 of my theater songs, from shows I’ve written over the years); “Chip Deffaa’s Irving Berlin Revisited” (featuring rare, and…

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Wednesday, November 16, 2016

ON THE TOWN with Chip Deffaa … for November 13th, 2016 by Chip Deffaa, Editor-At-Large

There were a number of fine performances on the stage. But the performance I enjoyed the most was given by the fellow who, I noted last year, gave the most commanding performance of any fell…

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Tuesday, July 5, 2016

ON THE TOWN with Chip Deffaa …. for July 5th, 2016 by Chip Deffaa, Editor-At-Large

I’ve always liked Andrew Keenan-Bolger's work. He was a memorable child actor, playing leads on Broadway in shows like "Beauty and the Beast" and "Seussical," when he was around 13 or 14 y…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:10AM

Thursday, April 14, 2016

A “HAPPY BIRTHDAY” GREETING FOR EDITH O’HARA, IN HER 100TH YEAR… by Chip Deffaa, Editor-At-Large

This month, the 13th Street Repertory Theater will kick off its celebration of Founder/Artistic Director Edith O’Hara’s 100th year. Appropriately–since O’Hara has spent so muc…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:39PM

Friday, April 8, 2016

On The Town … With Chip Deffaa .. April 4, 2016 by Chip Deffaa, Editor-At-Large

it’s significant that Steve Martin has won five Grammy Awards for albums he’s made–two in the category of “comedy,” and three in the category of “music.” He loves to play the…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 08:43AM

Monday, February 29, 2016

“ON THE TOWN WITH CHIP DEFFAA….” (February 29, 2016) by Chip Deffaa, Editor-At-Large

Man! There’s nothing more exciting than seeing a brand new musical that works. I was enthralled from beginning to an end by A Bronx Tale–currently getting its world-premiere production…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 08:33AM

Wednesday, December 23, 2015

ON THE TOWN … with CHIP DEFFAA (Dec. 21, 2015) by Chip Deffaa, Editor-At-Large

It did my heart good to see Matanya Solomon dancing all-out after being pretty much sidelined as a "Nutcracker" dancer, due to injury, for the last two years. I greatly admire all good dance…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 07:39PM

Saturday, October 31, 2015

ON THE TOWN WITH CHIP DEFFAA…. Oct. 31st 2015 by Chip Deffaa, Editor-At-Large

This post is by Chip Deffaa, Editor-at-Large I’m glad I got to attend the opening night of “The Bandstand”–an intriguing, ambitious, original musical--at Paper Mill Playhouse. Does t…

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Friday, June 19, 2015

On The Town … With Chip Deffaa REFLECTIONS ON THE 2015 TONY AWARDS…. by Chip Deffaa, Editor-At-Large

This post is by Chip Deffaa, Editor-at-Large Tommy Tune, just walking down the aisle to his seat in the orchestra, had more style and grace and class than much of the broadcast. I couldn't h…

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Sunday, May 17, 2015

On The Town with Chip Deffaa … for May 18th, 2015 by Chip Deffaa, Editor-At-Large

This post is by Chip Deffaa, Editor-at-Large The Visit “The Visit”–with music and lyrics by John Kander and Fred Ebb, and book by Terrence McNally, based on the play by Fri…

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Wednesday, April 1, 2015

ON THE TOWN with Chip Deffaa, March 31st, 2015 by Chip Deffaa, Editor-At-Large

This post is by Chip Deffaa, Editor-at-Large Although I usually focus on performances in New York in this column, this week I’m leading with commentary on a couple of shows I’ve just cau…

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