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Thursday, June 9, 2016

Then Silence by Darryl Reilly

There’s a cascade of military interrogations, implied torture, romantic interludes, sex talk, political sloganeering, vague reminiscences, and other semi-comprehensible digressions that fi…

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Wednesday, June 1, 2016

You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown by Darryl Reilly

This production combines the simplicity of the 1967 Off Broadway original version with the additions from the 1999 Broadway revival, using two of Mr. Lippa’s songs and much of Mr. Mayer’…

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Sunday, May 29, 2016

Half Moon Bay 2016 by Darryl Reilly

That’s the familiar set up of author Dan Moyer’s engaging contemporary romantic comedy of the two-character "Half Moon Bay." As Mr. Moyer’s lost souls get to know each other, persona…

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Thursday, May 26, 2016

The Critics Say…57 Theater Reviewers in New York and Beyond Discuss Their Craft and Its Future by Darryl Reilly

The book is an in-depth exploration of the lives, mentalities, and views of notable writers about theater criticism in the present. It’s really only for those readers fascinated by an ins…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:21AM

92nd Y’s Lyrics & Lyricists Series: I Have Confidence: Rodgers After Hammerstein by Darryl Reilly

Above the stage on a screen throughout the presentation were projected photographs illustrating Rodgers’ career and appropriate backdrops for the locales of the shows. Brief insightful vid…

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Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Cal in Camo by Darryl Reilly

Playwright William Francis Hoffman offers a quirky, weirdly compelling if not totally satisfying take on contemporary American life. Mr. Hoffman’s dialogue is richly expressive bordering …

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Friday, May 20, 2016

Turn Me Loose by Darryl Reilly

Wearing a black suit, white shirt and black tie, the mature Morton with his expressive face, smooth resonant voice and fluid physicality, vividly captures the essence of “The black Lenny B…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:39AM
Wednesday, May 18, 2016

“Charlotte Sweet” & “Tales of Tinseltown”: Two New Theater CDs by Darryl Reilly

"Tales Of Tinseltown" is a bouncy and affectionate pastiche of 1930’s Hollywood that was inspired by Kenneth Anger notorious exposé Hollywood Babylon. The plot is a zany spoof of behind …

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Saturday, May 14, 2016

Do I Hear a Waltz? by Darryl Reilly

Ms. Errico gives a smashing musical theater performance. Her gutsy broad that’s tough on the outside and unraveling on the inside characterization is quite captivating. Her singing of se…

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Friday, May 13, 2016

Murrow by Darryl Reilly

Many members of the American public and the journalism community continue to revere Edward R. Murrow as a paragon of integrity in the field of news reporting. Due to the skillfully writing…

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Monday, May 9, 2016

The Imaginative Space of the African Horizon by Darryl Reilly

Playwright Rick Pulos has crafted a well researched and emotionally involving documentary drama that goes overboard with its multimedia elements. The writing is a combination of fine simpli…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:04PM
Saturday, May 7, 2016

Gorey: The Secret Lives of Edward Gorey by Darryl Reilly

Before the fascinating biographical exploration "Gorey: The Secret Lives of Edward Gorey" begins, the audience is able to walk around the stage and see up close the totemic objects used in t…

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Friday, May 6, 2016

Idiot by Darryl Reilly

Director and choreographer Kristin Marting masterfully coordinates everything into a spectacle with sensational movement and dance. Robert Lyons who is credited with “Text by” has done a…

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Wednesday, May 4, 2016

The New York Pops: Do You Hear the People Sing by Darryl Reilly

Inspired by the musical Olivier! was "La Révolution Française" that was Mr. Boublil Mr. Schönberg’s first collaboration. Created in 1973, this was the first French rock opera and dealt…

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Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Long Day’s Journey into Night by Darryl Reilly

Jessica Lange and Gabriel Byrne joyously enter through a porch door after the sounds of the ocean have been heard. Their love and attraction for each other is palpable. Mr. Byrne embraces h…

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Sunday, May 1, 2016

All Over the Map by Darryl Reilly

The cheery Mr. Bowers also explains that in the mime tradition only mimes in whiteface are silent. He simply but breathtakingly mimes a multitude of actions, objects and situations that pre…

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Friday, April 29, 2016

Butterfly by Darryl Reilly

The show’s creator and director Ramesh Meyyappan also plays a character named Nabokov. The Lolita author Vladimir Nabokov was a renowned butterfly enthusiast. Naomi Livingstone plays Butt…

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Wednesday, April 27, 2016

A Girl is a Half-formed Thing by Darryl Reilly

Ms. Duffin portrays the heroine as well as a multitude of characters using a strong Irish accent, expert physical transformations and her strong presence. Barefoot, wearing plaid lounge pant…

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Monday, April 25, 2016

Echoes by Darryl Reilly

Playwright Henry Naylor achieved prominence in Great Britain as a television writer most notably for the satirical program "Spitting Image." This work is not groundbreaking but it does very…

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Friday, April 22, 2016

Another Son of Venezuela by Darryl Reilly

Dynamic performer Migguel Anggelo exhilaratingly recalls the showmanship of Desi Arnaz and the performance art of Klaus Nomi in his terrific autobiographical cabaret act, "Another Son of Ven…

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Wednesday, April 20, 2016

92Y’s Lyrics & Lyricists Series: Everything’s Coming Up Ethel: The Ethel Merman Songbook by Darryl Reilly

“Our goal is not to impersonate her but to channel her,” said Mr. Sperling, the artistic director, writer and director of this entertaining event. In addition to these tasks, he also sa…

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Friday, April 15, 2016

Beckett Trilogy: Not I/Footfalls/Rockaby by Darryl Reilly

Scholars, critics, actors and audiences have long been entranced and intrigued by these plays. They appear to reflect Beckett’s perpetual theme of despair and joy coexisting within the hu…

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Thursday, April 14, 2016

Anne Jackson: A Personal Remembrance by Darryl Reilly

Darryl Reilly, Critic “I’m Anne Jackson, I’m a great actress and I’m pushing a shopping cart with Lestoil and chicken breasts through Gristede’s!” That was one of many funny outb…

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Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Primary by Darryl Reilly

Instead of a satirical take as in the film "The Candidate" (1972) or HBO’s television series "Veep," the treatment of the subject here is realistic in the mode of Norman Lear’s 1970’s …

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Sunday, April 10, 2016

Vincent by Darryl Reilly

Leonard Nimoy intended "Vincent" as a vehicle for himself that would showcase his talents. In this Off-Broadway premiere presented by Starry Night Theater, "Vincent" is now such an outlet f…

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Thursday, April 7, 2016

Antlia Pneumatica by Darryl Reilly

Rachel Hauck’s scenic design is the most outstanding feature of the interminable "Antlia Pneumatica." Ms. Hauck accurately and vividly represents the Texas ranch setting by an elaborate k…

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Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Cagney by Darryl Reilly

Shoving a grapefruit into Mae Clarke’s face in "Public Enemy," George M. Cohan’s "Yankee Doodle Dandy" song and dance numbers for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor, and the �…

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Sunday, April 3, 2016

1776 by Darryl Reilly

The prime instigator of the events, John Adams, was rotund and abrasive. Here he is played by the handsome Santino Fontana who was Prince Charming in the recent Broadway production of Cinder…

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Thursday, March 31, 2016

Locusts Have No King by Darryl Reilly

Much of "Locusts Have No King" by J. Julian Christopher appears to be in the well-mined terrain of Mart Crowley’s "The Boys in the Band," Edward Albee’s "Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf…

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Friday, March 25, 2016

¡Figaro! (90210) by Darryl Reilly

Virtually performed all in English with some Spanish for comic effect," ¡Figaro! (90210)" is true to the art form with recitative and arias, that is sung speech and grand solos rather then …

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Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Witchcraft: The Jazz of Cy Coleman by Darryl Reilly

“He was tied to the life of jazz clubs,” said Billy Stritch of Cy Coleman, the subject of The 92nd Street Y’s Lyrics & Lyricists Series Presents: "Witchcraft: The Jazz Magic of Cy…

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