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Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Westminster winner makes Broadway debut by Joe Dziemianowicz

Banana Joe wowed the Westminster Kennel Club on Tuesday and won the title of Best in Show. On Wednesday night, the pint-sized Affenpinscher swings onto Broadway for a cameo star turn in the …

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Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Theater review: 'All in the Timing' by Joe Dziemianowicz

Before “All in the Timing” begins, a half-dozen clocks of various vintage and style hang on a cheery striped wall. It’s an obvious reference to the play’s title. But it also…

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 11:00PM
Monday, February 11, 2013

Theater review: 'Luck of the Irish' by Joe Dziemianowicz

“Luck of the Irish,” a drama about race, history and having a home of one’s own, is so sleekly presented you nearly don’t notice that the play is a fixer-upper. But just alm…

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 11:00PM
Sunday, February 10, 2013

'Once' wins Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album by Joe Dziemianowicz

The musical “Once” has a new reason to sing. At the 55th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, the show took home the prize for the Best Musical Theater Album.

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 07:45PM

Valisa LeKae is Diana Ross in 'Motown: The Musical' by Joe Dziemianowicz

For Valisia LeKae, who stars as Diana Ross in “Motown: The Musical,” fashion reigns supreme. “I love vintage clothes,” she says. “I’ve collected pieces for years.”

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 06:00AM

Top 10 NYC stage picks for week of Feb. 10, 2013 by Joe Dziemianowicz

1. “All in the Timing” (Primary Stages at 59E59 Theater) Collection of David Ives one-acts, timed for the 20th anniversary.

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 06:00AM
Friday, February 8, 2013

First look at Tom Hanks in Broadway debut by Joe Dziemianowicz

Things are getting hairy for Tom Hanks. A cast photo for “Lucky Guy” in which he stars as the late, great Daily Newsman Mike McAlary shows that the two-time Oscar winner is cultivating a…

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 04:19PM

Theater Review: 'The Vandal' by Joe Dziemianowicz

Life is short. Death is long.

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 06:00AM
Thursday, February 7, 2013

Theater review: 'Clive' at the New Group by Joe Dziemianowicz

Ethan Hawke’s hair is bleached Billy Idol blond. His attitude is darkened to bleak, nihilistic black. The choices are fitting for “Clive,” a wearying new play Hawke directs an…

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 11:00PM
Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Gloria Estefan telling her life story in a Broadway musical by Joe Dziemianowicz

The rhythm is gonna get you — into a new Broadway show. Grammy winner Gloria Estefan and her husband Emilio announced on Tuesday that they are developing a musical based on their lives and…

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 01:59PM
Sunday, February 3, 2013

Top 10 NY stage picks for week of Feb. 3, 2013 by Joe Dziemianowicz

1. “Passion” (Classic Stage Company) Worth it just to hear Sondheim’s perfect song “Loving You.” Judy Kuhn sings it as the obsessive Fosca.

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 06:00AM
Thursday, January 31, 2013

Theater review: 'Fiorello!' at City Center by Joe Dziemianowicz

Love looms large, huge even, in any “Fiorello!” That goes double for City Center Encores! revival, even if the so-so production brings little to get fired up about. Love sneaks …

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 02:12PM
Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Theater Review: 'Manilow on Broadway' by Joe Dziemianowicz

It's a miracle. But it looks like he made it — back to health. On Tuesday, Barry Manilow officially opened his greatest-hits concert with hardly a cough or sniffle or any sign of the flu t…

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 10:54AM

Theater review: ‘Manilow on Broadway’ by Joe Dziemianowicz

It's a miracle. But it looks like he made it — back to health. On Tuesday, Barry Manilow officially opened his greatest-hits concert with hardly a cough or sniffle or any sign of the flu t…

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 10:43AM
Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Opera review: 'Rigoletto' at the Met by Joe Dziemianowicz

The Met’s much-hyped “Rigoletto” is a dazzler and a downer. It gleams with vivid neon and vibrant singing. It is clouded by lethargy. A jackpot, it’s not. So it goes for Mic…

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 02:13PM
Monday, January 28, 2013

Barney Frank makes stage debut in ‘Fiorello!’ by Joe Dziemianowicz

Former Congressman Barney Frank, a vocal liberal, is changing his tune — but just on stage. On Feb. 2, Frank will play an outspoken conservative senator when he makes his stage debut …

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 01:01PM
Sunday, January 27, 2013

Top 10 NY stage picks for week of Jan. 27, 2013 by Joe Dziemianowicz

1. “Fiorello!” (City Center) The 20th season of Encores! launches with a New York story.

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 06:00AM
Saturday, January 26, 2013

'Phantom of the Opera' reaches a milestone: 25 years on Broadway by Joe Dziemianowicz

It’s 7:30 on a Saturday night. Or a Wednesday. Or a Friday. As you thread your way through Times Square, you notice a long queue snaking west along W. 44th St. It starts at the Majestic Th…

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 06:30PM
Friday, January 25, 2013

George Takei trekking to Broadway event by Joe Dziemianowicz

Beam me up, Broadway. George Takei, aka “Star Trek” helmsman Hikaru Sulu, is passionate about a personal enterprise. The 75-year-old actor has had a longtime dream of t…

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 06:00AM
Thursday, January 24, 2013

Ailing Barry Manilow cancels Broadway shows thru Jan. 29 by Joe Dziemianowicz

Oh, Barry. You came and you coughed without playing. And you sent fans away. Ailing singer Barry Manilow has canceled performances of his Broadway concert through Jan. 29.

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 02:25PM

Theater review: ‘The Suit’ by Joe Dziemianowicz

Revenge is a dish best served cold, but it’s also one that can eat you alive — and the people you love. “The Suit,” a bittersweet and beautifully performed fable, has been tailored t…

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 02:20PM
Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Theater reviews: 'The Jammer,' 'Life and Times,' 'Collision' by Joe Dziemianowicz

“The Jammer.” 4 stars. Through Feb. 17 at Atlantic Theater, 330 W. 16th St. Tickets: $45; (212) 279-4200. Sometimes you just crave ice cream - a…

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 11:00PM
Monday, January 21, 2013

Theater review: 'Bethany' by Joe Dziemianowicz

America Ferrera is famous for playing “Ugly Betty.” Now, in “Bethany,” a spiky little modern morality tale for anxious times, the Emmy winner stars as the dire Crystal.

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 06:00AM
Sunday, January 20, 2013

Top 10 NY stage picks for week of Jan. 20, 2013 by Joe Dziemianowicz

1. “The Phantom of the Opera” (Majestic Theatre) Broadway’s longest-running show hits the 25-year mark on Jan. 26.

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 06:00AM
Friday, January 18, 2013

'Jackie's' Wallem is also a cabaret specialist by Joe Dziemianowicz

On Monday at Birdland, "Nurse Jackie's" Stephen Wallem trades Code Blues and bedpans for a mic and medleys in “Schwartz and All,” his salute to Broadway and film composer Stephen Schwartz

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 06:00AM

Theater review: 'Not by Bread Alone' by Joe Dziemianowicz

The long communal wooden tables and shelves lined with golden brown baguettes and boules reminded me of any of the lookalike Le Pain Quotidiens around the city. But there’s nothin…

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 06:00AM
Thursday, January 17, 2013

Theater review: 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof' by Joe Dziemianowicz

Fireworks light up the night sky during Big Daddy’s birthday party in “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.” That’s it for the sparks, unfortunately. Broadway’s starry but misg…

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 11:00PM
Monday, January 14, 2013

Stan the man packs pecs appeal in 'Picnic' by Joe Dziemianowicz

Entering stage left: The best abs on Broadway. The well-tended washboard belongs to Sebastian Stan, who plays Hal Carter in William Inge’s 1953 drama, “Picnic.”

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 06:00AM

Theater review: ‘Picnic’ on Broadway by Joe Dziemianowicz

On the surface, it’s a simple story: A cocky stud muffin moseys into a tiny Kansas town to visit a buddy and whips a family of women — and anyone with XX chromosomes — into a hot, stea…

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 06:00AM
Sunday, January 13, 2013

Broadway's Spring Preview 2013 by Joe Dziemianowicz

The second half of Broadway's 2012-13 season, already in progress, got a whole lot more interesting last week. On Monday, word came that the delectable Bette Midler will star as Ti…

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 06:00AM

Top 10 NY stage picks for week of Jan. 13, 2013 by Joe Dziemianowicz

1. “The Suit” (Brooklyn Academy of Music) Peter Brook directs this adaptation of South African writer Can Themba’s tragic tale.

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 06:00AM

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