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Monday, May 25, 2015

WOMEN BEHIND BARS by David Cote

The liberties taken in Phyllida Lloyd’s production, set in a women s prison, add to the play s effect in visceral ways.

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NOT MUCH OF A SPLASH by David Cote

The musical s protagonist spins tales of fantasy that leaves one wishing they were a little more fantastical.

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AN AFFAIR TO FORGET by David Cote

Although the ingredients for this revival look good on paper, the product turns out to be an empty, glossy misfire.

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FOR THE BIRDS by David Cote

Sharr White’s period piece lacks the urgency of the works it emulates.

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ALL THAT JAZZ by David Cote

More than two dozen numbers are packed into this night of music, dancing and lots of jazz.

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A TALE OF THREE THEATERS by David Cote

From the biggest stages and budgets to the Off-Off-Broadway productions, there was plenty to see in 2013.

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CARIBBEAN QUEEN by David Cote

Tarell Alvin McCraney moves the action to 18th-century France and Haiti.

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MATERNAL INSTINCTS by David Cote

Terrence McNally skillfully redefines what constitutes a mother or a son in this day and age.

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ALL THAT GLITTERS by David Cote

A Gentleman s Guide , Bryan Cranston and Neil Patrick Harris were among this year s big winners.

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THE BIG SHOW by David Cote

A Gentleman s Guide , Bryan Cranston and Neil Patrick Harris were among this year s big winners.

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MADCAP MÉNAGE by David Cote

This revival – a long time coming – is stuffed with the city’s finest comic talents.

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LET JOY BE UNRESTRAINED by David Cote

This revival – a long time coming – is stuffed with the city’s finest comic talents.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PM

A BOY AND HIS DOG by David Cote

The creative team does an impressive job of translating a story originally meant for the page.

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SOLID CRAFTSMANSHIP by David Cote

Tom Stoppard’s 1982 play is a keen and touching study of fidelity, fiction and marital love.

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BURSTING WITH EMPTINESS by David Cote

Edward Albee s parlor puzzler is meant to be difficult, but there is depth and sophistication if you re willing to look for it.

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A MONSTER'S GRACE by David Cote

Despite an excellent performance by Bradley Cooper, the pace drags and the transitions are bumpy.

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THE HISTORY BOY by David Cote

This period epic gives several twists to history, with a complex hero at the center.

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THE ROYAL TREATMENT by David Cote

Now in its fourth Broadway revival, the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic speaks in a universal language.

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Monday, May 18, 2015

What I Did Last Summer: Theater review by David Cote

Anna Trumbull (Kristine Nielsen), a.k.a. the Pig Woman, is a bohemian ex–blue blood (and half Native American) who likes to unlock “potential” in young people. She does so with whimsic…

SOURCE: Time Out at 02:00PM
Thursday, May 14, 2015

Hamilton, Penn & Teller, The Tempest and the best plays and Broadway musicals to see this summer by Adam Feldman and David Cote

From Broadway’s best new musicals to global festivals, the city’s stages keep hot during the summer months

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Friday, May 8, 2015

Sleep No More, Queen of The Night, and the best immersive theater in NYC by Adam Feldman and David Cote

With interactive shows continuing to draw in crowds, we rank the most popular Off Broadway events from best to worst

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Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Nods, snubs and sweeps: Five takeaways from the 2015 Tony Award nominations by David Cote and Adam Feldman

This morning, Broadway-bound Bruce Willis and Mary-Louise Parker announced the nominees for the 2015 Tony Awards. While for us there weren’t a lot of surprises (our pre-nominations were pr…

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Friday, April 24, 2015

The TONY* Tony Nominees Just Announced! by David Cote

Yes, it's our annual tradition at TONY—that's Time Out New York—we choose the nominees as if we were the committee!

SOURCE: Time Out at 04:54PM
Thursday, April 23, 2015

The Visit: Theater review by David Cote

Claire Zachanassian (Rivera) fled her dreary European town a disgraced, ruined girl, and she returns to Brachen a vengeful billionairess, planning to exact revenge on Anton Schell (Rees), th…

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Something Rotten!: Theater review by David Cote

Do you fondly remember that Taming of the Shrew episode from Moonlighting, back in 1986? Whenever blue, do you stream Shakespeare in Love for succor? Are you a fierce partisan for Blackadder…

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Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Doctor Zhivago: Theater review by David Cote

Based on a sweeping historical novel crammed with characters and incident, Doctor Zhivago follows the fortunes of a heroic man with a divided heart across decades of turmoil and revolution, …

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Monday, April 13, 2015

Ghosts: Theater review by David Cote

If all you needed for a successful Ghosts were a spooky set, sickly shadows and an ardent Helene Alving, then Richard Eyre’s adaptation would be perfect. But this new look at Ibsen’s 188…

SOURCE: Time Out at 09:11AM

An American in Paris: Theater review by David Cote

The arrival of two big musicals derived from classic 1950s movies located in the City of Light (see Gigi) indicates either a resurgent interest in the early film oeuvre of Leslie Caron or a …

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Friday, April 10, 2015

Wolf Hall: Parts One & Two—Theater review by David Cote

Despite its title, there are more species than just Canis lupus scurrying and lurking along the margins of Wolf Hall: Parts One & Two, the Royal Shakespeare Company’s triumphant, blockbust…

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Sunday, April 5, 2015

Exclusive Video: Laura Benanti gives the worst guided tour ever of Radio City Music Hall by David Cote

Broadway watchers over the past few years have known what a treasure Laura Benanti is: beauty, awesome singing chops and her not-so-secret weapon, killer comedy timing. Benanti’s shtick (h…

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Friday, April 3, 2015

Skylight: Theater review by David Cote

Society looms large in the Stephen Daldry's charged revival of David Hare’s Skylight­—and not just in the second-act state-of-the-nation wrangle between low-income schoolteacher Kyra (M…

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