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Thursday, May 8, 2025

Just In Time by Elyse Trevers

Photo by Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman I am unabashedly a Jonathan Groff fan and enjoyed his work in “Spring Awakening,” “Merrily We Roll Along,” “Little Shop of Horrors,” an…

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Sunday, May 4, 2025

John Proctor Is The Villain by Elyse Trevers

John Proctor is the Villain At the end of Arthur Miller’s classic play, “The Crucible,” protagonist John Proctor refuses to lie, even to save his own life. Overwhelmed by what he is be…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 11:43AM
Thursday, May 1, 2025

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Elyse Trevers

In 1890, Oscar Wilde wrote a story about a young handsome man who has his portrait painted. He then makes a Faustian bargain, trading his soul for the picture to age, wrinkle and grow ugly i…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 02:57PM
Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Ceremonies of Dark Old Men by Elyse Trevers

Set in a struggling barbershop in Harlem,in the 1950’s, “Ceremonies in Dark Old Men” by Lonnie Elder III focuses on the family of Russell B. Parker (a fine Norm Lewis) and his adult ch…

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Monday, April 28, 2025

Floyd Collins by Elyse Trevers

Floyd Collins “Truth is stranger than fiction” goes the old expression, and some of the most intriguing stories come directly from the headlines. In the early 1920’s many men explored …

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 03:13PM
Monday, April 21, 2025

SMASH by Elyse Trevers

If you are expecting one of your favorite TV shows, complete with its competitive divas and love stories in the new version of SMASH at the Imperial Theatre, you might be disappointed since …

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 07:18PM
Thursday, April 17, 2025

Boop! The Musical by Elyse Trevers

Broadway is always looking for a family friendly musical, one with kid and tourist appeal, and this season the musical is “Boop! The Musical.” Few young people know Betty Boop, the anima…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 10:26AM
Monday, April 14, 2025

Good Night, And Good Luck by Elyse Trevers

If producers ever had any doubt of a celebrity’s effect on the box office, they need only look at this current theater season to see ticket prices. Popular movie star George Clooney is pac…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 06:49PM
Monday, April 7, 2025

Glengarry Glen Ross by Elyse Trevers

If you’ve seen the original David Mamet play or the movie version of “GlenGarry Glen Ross,” forget it and approach this revival with a fresh mind. Don’t compare the present cast to A…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 01:48PM
Thursday, April 3, 2025

Henrik Ibsen’s GHOSTS by Elyse Trevers

The phrase “the sins of the father are visited upon the son” suggests that parents’ actions can severely impact their children. In the new adaptation by Mark O’Rowe of Henrik Ibsen�…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 10:08AM
Thursday, March 20, 2025

Jonathan Larson Project by Elyse Trevers

Composer-lyricist Jonathan Larson died before achieving success. He posthumously received three Tony Awards and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his groundbreaking musical “Rent”. The mu…

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Sunday, March 9, 2025

Redwood by Elyse Trevers

How would you react after a terrible personal tragedy? Would you slip into a deep depression? In the new musical “Redwood” directed by Tina Landau at the Nederlander Theater, Idina Menze…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 11:01AM
Monday, February 24, 2025

Liberation by Elyse Trevers

It’s hard to imagine our mothers’ lives when they were young women. What were their plans, goals, dreams? Do they have regrets? This is the premise of Bess Wohl’s new play, Liberation,…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 04:53PM
Friday, February 7, 2025

English by Elyse Trevers

It’s not easy for an adult to learn a new language. If you ever tried, you will connect with the characters in “English” the 2023 Pulitzer Prize-winning play for Drama by playwright Sa…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 04:25PM
Monday, January 13, 2025

Gypsy by Elyse Trevers

Some Broadway musicals are classics, revived over and over again. And then there are the divas, the performers who create the starring roles. If you are lucky enough to see them, you will wi…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 12:36PM
Wednesday, January 1, 2025

Eureka Day by Elyse Trevers

The Board of Directors of Eureka Day school, a private school in upscale Berkeley, California, prizes inclusivity above all else. So no issues will be resolved without complete agreement. �…

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Wednesday, December 18, 2024

The Merchant of Venice by Elyse Trevers

Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice” is considered a ‘problem’ play with its ambiguous tone, shifting from humor to dark elements in the person of one of the central characters, …

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Cult of Love by Elyse Trevers

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Sunday, December 8, 2024

The Blood Quilt by Elyse Trevers

Photo by Julieta Cervantes So much theater is about family dynamics where we often recognize ourselves and our families on stage. However, sometimes we are relieved that it is NOT our family…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 10:39AM
Monday, November 25, 2024

Death Becomes Her by Elyse Trevers

How far would you go to retain your youth? Theater and film are replete with tales of women attempting to stay young. If the woman is Maddy Ashton, an egotistical narcissistic performer, one…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 03:01PM
Thursday, November 21, 2024

A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical by Elyse Trevers

With his raspy gravelly voice and broad smile, trumpet-player Louis Armstrong has become an iconic figure. Yet his story is much more complex than that. The new Broadway bio-musical, “It�…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 04:03PM
Monday, November 18, 2024

Maybe Happy Ending by Elyse Trevers

When people need to recharge, they take a nap or have a cup of coffee or a piece of chocolate. When the charming Helper Bots in the different quirky new musical, “Maybe Happy Ending” nee…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 04:17PM
Saturday, November 16, 2024

Romeo & Juliet by Elyse Trevers

Is there anyone who doesn’t know the story of Romeo and Juliet, the young star-crossed lovers? The challenge for a director, then, is how to retell the story to appeal to a younger audienc…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 09:13AM
Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Left on Tenth by Elyse Trevers

The chemistry between Julianna Margulies and Peter Gallagher is charming, and that’s the most compelling reason to see the new play “Left on Tenth”. The autobiographical play by noveli…

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Thursday, October 31, 2024

Sunset Blvd. by Elyse Trevers

In “Gypsy” three strippers explain the key to success by singing “You Gotta Get a Gimmick.” Lately that seems to be the theme of Broadway revivals. The goal is to differentiate the s…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 11:05AM
Friday, October 25, 2024

Vladimir by Elyse Trevers

Vladimir Putin is an intriguing figure and last spring, he was one of the two main characters in playwright Peter Morgan’s play “Patriots.” This season, a second show by Erika Sheffer …

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 04:22PM
Tuesday, October 22, 2024

Thornton Wilder’s Our Town by Elyse Trevers

We grow up, seek partners and then we die. That’s the storyline of “Thornton Wilder’s Our Town”. There’s very little cutesy and kitschy about the play which begins in 1901 in Grove…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 09:49AM
Thursday, October 17, 2024

The Hills of California by Elyse Trevers

Jez Butterworth’s latest play, “Hills of California” moves so smoothly that you are never aware of its 2 hours and 45 minutes running time. Arriving on Broadway after a successful Lond…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 05:55PM
Monday, October 14, 2024

Good Bones by Elyse Trevers

They say you can’t go home again. Yet in “Good Bones,” the new play by Pulitzer Prize winning playwright James Ijames (“Fat Ham”) that’s what Aisha (Susan Kelechi Watson) is doin…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 01:44PM
Wednesday, October 9, 2024

McNeal by Elyse Trevers

I’m a sucker for the Iron Man movies. I love Tony Stark who uses his wealth to combat crime and terrorism. Robert Downey, Jr plays Tony Stark aka Iron Man, and his role has won him a legio…

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Saturday, October 5, 2024

YellowFace by Elyse Trevers

It can’t be easy portraying a living person, and it must be even more daunting when the person you are playing is the person who wrote the play. Such is the task for Daniel Dae Kim, the go…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 11:40AM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Nov 17, 2024: Elf - Marquis Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre