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Tuesday, December 22, 2015

A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE – Ivo Van Hove’s avant garde primal revival by Oscar E Moore

For those expecting just another straightforward revival of Arthur Miller’s classic 1955 play A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE this newest incarnation from the creative and out-of-the-box thinking d…

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Sunday, December 20, 2015

THE COLOR PURPLE – scaled-down revival meeting revival disappoints by Oscar E Moore

Wednesday evening December 16th, sitting in Row C Mezzanine seat 106, gazing down at the barn-like unit set (John Doyle) with a multitude of what looked like left over straight backed chairs…

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Thursday, December 10, 2015

ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING - NON-EQUITY THE MUSICAL by Oscar E Moore

BOOK AND LYRICS BY DANIELLE TRZCINSKI MUSIC BY PAUL D MILLS NETM Productions is proud to release it’s cast recording of Non-Equity The Musical! from writers Danielle Trzcinski and Pa…

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Wednesday, December 9, 2015

LAZARUS – In a word: Intoxicating by Oscar E Moore

Try to imagine having the world’s worst hangover.  A major Gin Fuzz.  Thoughts and images banging around your almost comatose brain.  Thoughts - past and present.  Loving thoughts.  …

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Saturday, November 21, 2015

MISERY – Bruce Willis & Laurie Metcalf misfire at Broadhurst by Oscar E Moore

“If it’s not one thing, it’s another,” speaks Annie Wilkes (Laurie Metcalf) to her unable to walk captive author Paul Sheldon (Bruce Willis) after a pivotal moment that shocks the au…

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Monday, November 16, 2015

ALLEGIANCE – George Takei, Telly Leung & Lea Salonga endure with dignity by Oscar E Moore

Celebrating the harvest with paper wishes hung on trees, all was well on the West Coast in the Japanese communities until Pearl Harbor was attacked by Japan.  Not only did the United States…

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Saturday, November 14, 2015

ON YOUR FEET! Una historia de amor con mucha musica by Oscar E Moore

It’s all about the songs!  And Cuban immigrants Gloria Garcia Fajardo (a stunning Ana Villafane) and Emilio Estefan (a macho and sexy Josh Segarra).  A real love story and a real crowd-p…

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Monday, November 9, 2015

KING CHARLES III – uneasy lies the head that wears a crown by Oscar E Moore

Sometimes one needs to learn to be patient.  Take for example Prince Charles, heir apparent to the throne of England.  He will be KING when and if his mother Queen Elizabeth II ever abdica…

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Saturday, November 7, 2015

SYLVIA – every dog has its day by Oscar E Moore

Dogs do think.  And love.  And have feelings.  They can be independent.  And playful.  Sniffing and running and thumping and at certain times hot for other dogs. In A. R. Gurney’s del…

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Friday, November 6, 2015

THERESE RAQUIN – Still waters run deep by Oscar E Moore

In this dark and sordid saga of a late 19th century French love triangle plus mama the immense sets by Beowulf Boritt – while impressive - all but dwarf the actors in what is in reality an…

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Wednesday, November 4, 2015

CLEVER LITTLE LIES – a mother knows by Oscar E Moore

The very clever Joe DiPietro has written a very clever play that brings “That Girl” – Marlo Thomas back to the New York stage where she rightfully belongs.  Her distinctive voice is h…

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Tuesday, November 3, 2015

FIRST DAUGHTER SUITE – under the musical microscope of Michael John LaChiusa by Oscar E Moore

You just might want to see this finely crafted and multi textured production at least three times to fully grasp the artistic merits and musical majesty presented at The Public Theater in it…

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Saturday, October 31, 2015

DAMES AT SEA – too many growth hormones and not enough heart by Oscar E Moore

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.  So the adage goes.  So why give the delightful DAMES AT SEA an overdose of growth hormones that turns the charmingly tiny 1968 Valentine to 1930’s b…

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Friday, October 30, 2015

THE HUMANS – A family Thanksgiving stuffed with problems – gabble gabble by Oscar E Moore

An excellent ensemble cast of six brings to life this sporadically amusing and mostly depressing play by Stephen Karam set in downtown New York during the Thanksgiving festivities of the Bla…

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Tuesday, October 20, 2015

ROTHSCHILD & SONS – Reimagined without much imagination by Oscar E Moore

Never could I ever imagine that I would refer to a musical score by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick as forgettable.  FIORELLO! was my very first Broadway musical and I can still see it in my…

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Sunday, October 18, 2015

THE GIN GAME – Queen trumps King and we win by Oscar E Moore

Growing old gracefully wasn’t what D. L. Coburn had in mind when he wrote THE GIN GAME a drama/comedy for two aging actors – a slight, funny yet moving play that mysteriously won a Pulit…

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Friday, October 16, 2015

TRAVELS WITH MY AUNT – Keen Company’s must see don’t miss production by Oscar E Moore

Hop on board!  You’ve never been on a journey like this.  Ever.  And I advise you to book passage immediately in this KEEN COMPANY production at The Clurman Theatre at Theatre Row ONLY …

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Monday, October 12, 2015

FOOL FOR LOVE – truth, lies and consequences by Oscar E Moore

As a devoted fan of Nina Arianda I looked forward to seeing this first Broadway joint production (Manhattan Theatre Club in association with Williamstown Theatre Festival) of Sam Shepard’s…

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Saturday, October 10, 2015

OLD TIMES – Pinter, pregnant pauses and puffs of smoke by Oscar E Moore

A spacecraft named OLD TIMES has landed at the American Airlines Theatre helmed by Douglas Hodge and carrying as its messengers Clive Owen, Eve Best and Kelly Reilly.  Penned by Harold Pint…

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Tuesday, October 6, 2015

SPRING AWAKENING revival - the sounds of silence by Oscar E Moore

Make a fist as if you are about to knock on a door.  Then air-knock once with your fist.  You’ve just signed “yes” in American Sign Language (ASL).  And I could use this sign until …

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Saturday, October 3, 2015

DADDY LONG LEGS – a romantic musical atmosphere by Oscar E Moore

A breath of romantic fresh air is wafting through the Davenport Theatre on West 45th Street, where the intimate chamber musical DADDY LONG LEGS based on the should-be-more-famous novel by J…

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Tuesday, September 15, 2015

THE LEGEND of GEORGIA McBRIDE - a hoot and a half by Oscar E Moore

Georgia McBride.  Never heard of her?  Neither did I - until Matthew Lopez’s imagination decided to document her rise to stardom from Elvis impersonator in a seedy Florida dive in downto…

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Saturday, August 29, 2015

POPESICAL – needs a miracle Fringe NYC by Oscar E Moore

A mythical musical where mayhem reigns after the death of a Pope - takes place at Theatre 80 and not the Sistine Chapel as stated in the program of this new musical written entirely by Adam …

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Thursday, August 27, 2015

THE WASTE LAND – T. S. Eliot performance/installation FringeNYC by Oscar E Moore

This 1921 obtuse, dense, bizarre, depressing, esoteric and epic 434 line poem by T. S. Eliot has been dramatized and directed by the brothers Domig: concept/installation by Daniel and perfor…

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Tuesday, August 25, 2015

SOUSEPAW – a grand slam hit at Fringe NYC by Oscar E Moore

Pure theatrical gold.  Everything about this production is ready to move into the major leagues.  Hopefully it will find a new home AS IS in an open run at a small off-Broadway theatre aft…

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Monday, August 24, 2015

DROP DEAD PERFECT – Agony without the ecstasy by Oscar E Moore

The question isn’t whodunit? But why did they do it?  I am still bewildered by this dreadful play starring Everett Quinton who portrays a wealthy hot to trot woman of a certain age, Idris…

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Thursday, August 20, 2015

WILDE TALES – Fringe Festival 2015 by Oscar E Moore

Perhaps it is the heat.  Perhaps it is the fact that there are over 185 shows participating in the 19th New York Fringe Festival to choose from that accounted for such a small turnout at Th…

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Tuesday, July 28, 2015

THREE DAYS TO SEE – Helen Keller jokes and quotes and lots of music by Oscar E Moore

7 rectangular tables.  7 plastic chairs.  Some potted plants.  7 microphones and a large acoustically challenged space (THEATRE 79) normally home to the New York Theatre Workshop greet yo…

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Saturday, July 25, 2015

AMAZING GRACE – the end almost justifies the means by Oscar E Moore

This ambitious and epic original musical will be remembered for three things:  the Act I faux underwater finale where anti-hero John Newton (Josh Young) is saved by his slave/friend/confida…

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Sunday, July 12, 2015

SHOWS FOR DAYS – Better to forget by Oscar E Moore

I was there.  Thursday July 9th, the night after the “snatching of the cellphone scandal” when Patti LuPone strode on stage before the start of the ill-fated SHOWS FOR DAYS enunciating …

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Sunday, June 28, 2015

SIGNIFICANT OTHER – 3 WEDDINGS & A FUNERAL OF SORTS by Oscar E Moore

About the only redeeming feature of the lonely, annoying, whining and very out gay-boy/man Jordan Berman (Gideon Glick) in SIGNIFICANT OTHER is his Grandmother Helene Berman (a twinkling Bar…

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