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Wednesday, December 18, 2019

Dorrance Dance Brings Tap “Nutcracker” to Joyce Theater by Jeff Myhre

I know what you are thinking. Great, yet another version of the Nutcracker at Christmas. Just what we need. Well, this one IS just the one we need. While the more traditional versions are ta…

SOURCE: stagebiz.com at 01:16PM

Wednesday, October 2, 2019

The Height of the Storm – Samuel J. Friedman Theatre by Jeff Myhre

Back in elementary school, we all learned that a story has a beginning, a middle and an end. Apparently, playwright Florian Zeller was absent that day, or perhaps, he merely couldn’t be bo…

SOURCE: stagebiz.com at 10:26AM

Friday, July 26, 2019

“Freddie Falls in Love” at the Joyce Theater by Jeff Myhre

Choreographers have a default line in interviews that is some variant of “I tell stories through dance.” Much of the time, though, I watch their work and wonder what the story might have…

SOURCE: stagebiz.com at 05:59PM

Tuesday, July 9, 2019

“Dog Man the Musical” at the Lucille Lortel Theatre by Jeff Myhre

Dog Man the Musical comes from the pen of one of the most banned authors in America today. Dav Pilkey is the man who gave us the “Captain Underpants” series. And as you might expect, the…

SOURCE: stagebiz.com at 01:50PM

Wednesday, June 12, 2019

Pilobolus –The Joyce Theatre by Jeff Myhre

Pilobolus is performing two programs during its three-weeks at the Joyce Theater this summer, and each piece is unique while being ineffably consistent with the style of the company. It is d…

SOURCE: stagebiz.com at 10:17AM

Monday, March 4, 2019

“Death of a Driver” at Urban Stages by Jeff Myhre

The two hardest types of theatrical production to pull off are polar opposites in complexity. On the one hand, there is the classic Broadway musical that requires a range of talents and has …

SOURCE: stagebiz.com at 09:12PM

Monday, February 18, 2019

Even If It Gets Us Nowhere at Access Theater by Jeff Myhre

This production from The Social Club Theatre is Brechtian in its approach. We truly don’t ever get to know the characters, what their jobs are, why they are sharing an apartment – and we…

SOURCE: stagebiz.com at 07:08PM

Friday, March 27, 2015

Off-Broadway Review: ‘Churchill’ at New World Stages by Jeff Myhre

The one-actor show about a world historic person has proved itself a healthy genre over the years. Through this form of theatre, we have recently met the likes of Vince Lombardi and Lyndon J…

SOURCE: nytheatreguide.com at 12:35PM

Monday, May 19, 2014

The 10 Best Stories Actors Tell About Each Other by Jeff Myhre

If you spend enough time around theatre and film people, they eventually start talking about their past glories, the failures of others, and shameful acts in general (in my experience, about…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 08:07PM

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