Sunday, January 18, 2015
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With "Constellations," Nick Payne has deftly created a unique and very moving romantic work in the tradition of modern British playwrights that is universally a…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 07:51PMTuesday, January 13, 2015
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Hearing these Sondheim classic songs well performed and seeing them vibrantly staged was reason enough for this concert to be considered a success. That it als…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:19PMWednesday, January 7, 2015
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The drawn-out finale is a fiercely acrimonious type of Edward Albee's "Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" style confrontation dealing with class warfare. Here …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:53PMSaturday, January 3, 2015
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An American Worker is an agitprop musical in the spirit and tradition of social consciousness American theater such as the works of Sidney Kingsley, Clifford Od…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:16PMMonday, December 22, 2014
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The mastermind behind this enchanting show is Brenda Bell. Besides writing the well-crafted lyrics for the new songs, she also wrote the clever book that faith…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 04:43PMThursday, December 18, 2014
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This brilliant production of Samuel D. Hunter’s "Pocatello" is characterized by tremendous depth in characterization and engaging simplicity in presentation. …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 06:29PMMonday, December 15, 2014
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“Happ’ly ever after…can be a royal pain in the ass!” sings Snow White in Disenchanted!, a pleasant musical spoof of iconic Disney princesses, that depic…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 09:25AMTuesday, December 9, 2014
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As a director, Horejš has a great command of the visual. The puppets perform in various parts of the stage and fly around and enter from windows and trapdoors.…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:52PMFriday, December 5, 2014
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This musical theater version of "A Christmas Memory" has been performed around the United States in regional theaters, since 2010. This year, The Irish Repertor…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:44PMThis post is by Darryl Reilly
Carrying on like a nutty professor, for the next hour, he dazzles the audience with breathtaking displays of shadow puppetry. Creatures such as a bird, a sea mo…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:28AMMonday, December 1, 2014
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The creative script by Mr. Wallace and Ms. Levitsky is adapted from Douglass' writings with evocative excerpts from the plays of William Shakespeare, and includ…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 02:04PMWednesday, November 26, 2014
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It lasts 90, often shrill minutes, and has a full score performed by musicians and contains many dialogue-laden scenes. It seems implausible that much of this h…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 02:07PMSunday, November 23, 2014
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Author Tom Dugan has expertly incorporated obviously well-researched historical and biographical details into this dramatization. Theatrical touches besides the…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 07:00PMThursday, November 20, 2014
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Mr. Celdran weaves these and many other tales and observations into an compelling event that alternates between inciting laughter and thoughtful silence. With h…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 02:32PMTuesday, November 18, 2014
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Elaine Stritch died at the age of 89, in her hometown of Birmingham, Michigan, on July 17th, 2014, after retiring there a year earlier from New York City. Seven…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 07:38PMMonday, November 17, 2014
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Author Cecilia Copeland definitely has a feminist agenda but the totality of these pieces advance a universal human concern that any rational person would suppo…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:23PMThis post is by Darryl Reilly
The Columbine massacre is the inspiration for Nathaniel Sam Shapiro's play, "The Erlkings." Mr. Shapiro is a 25-year-old playwright who graduated from Brown Uni…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 09:23PMSunday, November 16, 2014
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"Ladies and Gentlemen! Miss Joan Crawford!" announces the host. Embodying old-time Hollywood glamour, Mr. Epperson regally enters, wearing an elegant black gown…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:32PMFriday, November 14, 2014
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The York is celebrating their 20th season and this is their 100th show. It is fitting that these milestones are being commemorated by showcasing the work of one…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:26AMThursday, November 13, 2014
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Encores!, known for reviving neglected Broadway musicals for limited runs, is presenting the show. Here, it has strayed from its mission by producing this new a…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:10PMTuesday, November 11, 2014
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Mr. Pulos' writing concisely and effectively defines each character. Some could view them as typical gay stereotypes, but with descriptive biographical details …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 09:51AMMonday, November 3, 2014
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Clad in black jeans, black leather jacket and black T-shirt with a tree design; Mr. Waters' captivating rock star presence recalls that of the mature Terence St…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:01PMWednesday, October 29, 2014
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Jon Peterson's dazzling performance in He Wrote The Good Songs will enthrall admirers of Anthony Newley and joyously enlighten those interested in show business…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:53AMMonday, October 27, 2014
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"Almost all the families I knew were struggling to find their way forward and make sense of a way of life that was unraveling before their eyes," writes Ms. Ped…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:15PMSaturday, October 25, 2014
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Nairoby Otero as Roberta is a wondrous feisty spitfire, whose energy never subsides and deeply conveys the character's poignant sense of despair. Michael Micali…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 09:33AMThursday, October 23, 2014
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This outstanding cast of seven is all perfectly in synch with each other and are a true ensemble of the highest caliber. The highly successful artistic collabo…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:28PMThursday, October 16, 2014
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Wildly painted panels with words and images such as Big Ben, Keep Calm, and a Union Jack, simply and concretely establish the locale during the opening scene. T…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:24AMWednesday, October 15, 2014
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Structurally, it is a collection of vignettes that all end in a blackout, punctuated with the sounds of composer Nino Rota’s lively music used in many of Fell…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:10AMTuesday, October 14, 2014
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During 70 engrossing minutes on a bare stage with only a tall stool as a prop, he vividly recounts these long ago incidents with great detail. Youthfully compla…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 05:21PMSunday, October 5, 2014
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Viola Gregg (1925 -1965)was an activist Michigan housewife who drove to Selma, Alabama, in March of 1965 to participate in the Civil Rights marches there. She w…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 05:22PMThursday, October 2, 2014
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Lanky, animated, and with his characteristic twang, Fred Weller is very lively and appealing as the dim franchise star Steve. Elizabeth Reaser winningly capture…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 07:51AM 
