Saturday, February 9, 2013
Bertolt Brecht isn't exactly a household name with New York theater goers these days. Yet two prestigious Off-Broadway companies h…
SOURCE: Curtainup Blog Annex at 11:27AM[SHARE]The Foundry Theatre, which has got a winner on its hands . .
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Jonathan Marc Sherman calls his This hedonistic rock star saga "a play in 21 shards" inspired by Brecht's first ful-length play Baal. Not everyone will buy into tis updated Brechtian vision.
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an ultra-timely reprise of the Pulitzer prize wining musical of a legenary Big Apple Mayor . .
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Actor Hamish Linklater makes his playwriting debut with an at first funny but ultimately haunting modern fairy tale
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The proliferation of old plays made new again by virtue of casting with actors who are box-office magnets …
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Holidays, eye surgery , etc.etc.etc. have prevented posting tweet peeks o at Broadway and Off-Broadway shows seen and reviewed. But as t…
SOURCE: Curtainup Blog Annex at 07:13AM[SHARE]with a season awash with revivals about by-gone days, this world premiere by Laura Marks is refreshingly timely if deeply disturbing
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Laurie Metcalf reprises her powerhouse performance in Sharr White's play on Broadway
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One of the more fascinating plays seen during the too often disappointing first half of the 2012-13 theatr season was The Whale, Samuel…
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Mark Kudisch and Jeffrey Denman shine in a forget your troubles holiday show at the York Theater . .
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Amy Herzog's new one acter is essentially a relationship story complicated by the effect of repressed childhood memories. It's semsotove;u deve;p[ed though not quite as satisfying as her pre…
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Golden Boy - When it comes to dialogue that snaps, crackles and pops with the rhythms of its characters' lingo, there's no one to beat Clifford Odets. And to see a …
SOURCE: Curtainup Blog Annex at 03:32PM[SHARE]It's a Wonderful LIfe: The 1946 Radio Play- The golden oldie movie is a fun radio play at the Irish Rep . . . . Read More …
SOURCE: Curtainup Blog Annex at 03:30PM[SHARE]When it comes to dialogue that snaps, crackles and pops with the rhythms of its characters' lingo, there's no one to beat Clifford Odets. And to see a Broadway play the way they used to make…
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 02:24PM[SHARE]With jobs increasingly tight and relegated to robots, the songs in this new version of Studs Terkel's 1974 book have a new kind of poignancy
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:09AM[SHARE]Melissa James Gibsn's plays are all buoyed by dialogue that reflects a truly original voice and her latest is no exception. . . .
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:07AM[SHARE]Sunday, December 9, 2012
Glengarry Glen Ross - It took a bit of crafty star casting to explain bringing back Mamet's Pulitzer Prize winner: Casting Al Pac…
SOURCE: Curtainup Blog Annex at 07:39AM[SHARE]This production of David Mamet's once ground breaking play breaks no new ground, but it remains worth seeing for more than its super star casting. . . Read More
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Our non-review - The producers have paroled David Mamet's terrorist (Patti LuPone) and her jailer (Debra Winger) as of Dec. 16th . and I've decided to give myself …
SOURCE: Curtainup Blog Annex at 12:20PM[SHARE]For theater goers looking for holiday fare that's intellectually nourishing, Paula Vogel's unique Christmas story with music offers a satisfyingly tasty and enlightening entertainment
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:44AM[SHARE]- A night at the opera but Terrence McNally keeps you backstage . . . Read More
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Dead Accounts - Theresa Rebeck's you can/can't go home agan tragi-comedy is likely to make you wish Graeter's would open an ice cream chain in Manhattan. . . . Read Mo…
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Theresa Rebeck's you can/can't go home agan tragi-comedy is likely to make you wish Graeter's would open an ice cream chain in Manhattan.
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 09:38PM[SHARE]You don't have to be Jewish to relate to Asher Le's conflict of reconciling his allegiance to and comfort in his ultra orthodox upbringing and his need to fulfill his extraordinary gift as a…
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he short story that launched Englander as one of contemporary literature's best short story writers, and his adaptation now marks a promising debut as a playwright. . .
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So far the season has been overstuffed and too often underwhelming. . . to sum up.:Most fun: The Mystery of Edwin DruidMost Memorable Play: Chekhov's first play, Ivan…
SOURCE: Curtainup Blog Annex at 09:12AM[SHARE]Friday, November 16, 2012
Gretchen Mol is compellingas the title character. If only the play she's in were more compelling. . . . Read More
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 06:52AM[SHARE]- In a season dominated by musical revivals, a new musical that more than lives up to its title, has finally opened . . . Read More
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