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Reviewed by Judd Hollander “The feeling of love lasts a maximum of 4 years, and then it’s just inertia and fear of being alone that keeps people together,” exclaims a character in the…
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 06:42PMReviewed by Judd Hollander The trick when presenting a biographical vehicle is to make sure the audience is able to relate to the subject in question. Especially if that subjects happen t…
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 12:54AMReviewed by Judd Hollander Every once in a great while, all the elements in a theatrical production align perfectly. So it is with the Encores! Production of the 1959 musical comedy, Once U…
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 09:06AMReviewed by Judd Hollander The question of faith and what it represents can be found at the core of Ian Richard Barnes' very intense and sometimes talky drama, A Matter of Faith. Presented b…
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 02:18PMReviewed by Judd Hollander “The past isn’t as frightening with one foot in the present.” So says a character in Scene Partners, the new comedy-drama by John J. Caswell, Jr., now at th…
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 07:42PMReviewed by Judd Hollander The Broadway graveyard is filled with musical efforts that sprang from movies. Groundhog Day, Mrs. Doubtfire, Rocky and Pretty Woman among some of the more recent…
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 12:55AMReviewed by Judd Hollander Some people will always be resistant to change. Though if said changes are truly worthwhile, one should never stop trying to make them a reality. This is the mess…
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 10:24PMReviewed by Judd Hollander Shucked, the new musical comedy at Broadway’s Nederlander Theatre has far too many corn-related puns, references, and innuendos to count. It’s also corn-popp…
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 12:18AMReviewed by Judd Hollander The aim of immersive theatre is to have the audience feel they’re actually a part of the story. So it is with the National Theatre of Scotland’s funny, poign…
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 09:36PMReviewed by Judd Hollander The hard truth is that every one of us will someday be ripped apart by the unspeakable pain of losing someone near and dear. That is, if it hasn’t to you hap…
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 01:54AMReviewed by Judd Hollander Bad Cinderella, the new musical at Broadway’s Imperial Theatre, is the latest effort from composer Andrew Lloyd Webber. While the show boasts a very appealing…
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 06:24PMReviewed by Judd Hollander There's a line in the 1939 film "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" about lost causes being the only ones worth fighting for. This also proves to be the ultimate truth …
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 07:13PMReviewed by Judd Hollander The classic 1959 film "Some Like It Hot" gets the Broadway treatment and comes out running on pretty much all cylinders. Thanks in no small part to an excellent sc…
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 09:18AMReviewed by Judd Hollander When it comes to Eugene O’Brien’s drama Heaven, the story begins and ends with the play’s final line. Presented by Fishamble, this intriguing work about p…
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 07:22PMReview by Judd Hollander Vivid recollections of a time long ago often strike a poignant note. Especially to those who never experienced them but wish so much that they could. Such a case i…
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 04:12AMReviewed by Judd Hollander In the late 1840's the colonial government of Ireland, in the face of a severe famine and resulting economic crisis, came up with the Orphan Emigration Scheme. Cap…
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 09:12PMReviewed by Judd Hollander Told in what can best be described as a continual stream of consciousness, the Broadway play The Lehman Trilogy recounts the rise and fall of what would become a g…
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 08:03PMContaining themes that resonate today, “Megillah Cycle” offers up a powerful story, well worth the time.
SOURCE: www.theepochtimes.com at 02:14PMReviewed by Judd Hollander In the closing narration of the classic Twilight Zone television episode "Where is Everybody?" series creator Rod Serling talks about isolation, the barrier of lo…
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 07:06PMReviewed by Judd HollanderIf you're looking for a complicated dissertation on what it takes to be an actor, then The Understudy, a novel by Ellen Tovatt Leary, is not for you. Though if you …
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 02:42PMReviewed by Judd Hollander (Originally scheduled to run through April 19th, The Woman in Black, as well as all other live performances at the McKittrick Hotel have been suspended until fu…
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 02:12AMReviewed by Judd Hollander Playwright Lucas Hnath unveils a very personal tale which examines one of humankind's deepest fears. Being held captive by another person while you pray for your…
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 12:48AMReviewed by Judd Hollander Just because you can do something doesn't mean you should. Such is the message of the new musical Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice. Presented by The New Group at …
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 12:24AMReviewed by Judd Hollander Watching Douglas Sills sing “Movies Were Movies”, the opening number in the recent Encores! production of the 1974 Broadway musical Mack & Mabel, one can …
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 04:54PMReviewed by Judd Hollander Director Simon Stone has staged his new adaptation of Euripides' classic revenge story Medea, now at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, on a white background. Bob …
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 02:03AMReviewed by Judd Hollander One of the basic tenets of people everywhere is the need to express who they are inside. This is the underlying principle beautifully expressed in the absolutel…
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 02:54AMReviewed by Judd Hollander The idea that every person is responsible for their own actions is a basic tenet in most societies. However, when those actions are called into question, uncoveri…
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 10:06PMReviewed by Judd Hollander Just about everybody has wished for a second chance at least once in their lives. The opportunity to undo a certain decision, change the direction of one's life o…
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 12:06PMReviewed by Judd Hollander The key to telling a story, no matter how old it may be, is the ability of the one doing the telling to imbue it with passion from the here and now. A particular…
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 10:18PMReviewed by Judd Hollander Clowns exist in their own pocket universe. A point from which they can project everything from a childlike innocence to a bit of misguided whimsy, a can-do attit…
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 04:18PMReviewed by Judd Hollander The most important element of any circus is the ability to instill feelings of joy and amazement in its audience. Something Big Apple Circus, now beginning its 4…
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