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Friday, November 23, 2012

Theater Review: 'Inner Voices,' at 30th Street Theater by Anita Gates

Alexandra Silber, Hunter Foster and Arielle Jacobs star in "Inner Voices," an evening of three one-act solo musicals.

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Saturday, November 17, 2012

Arts | Westchester: A Review of 'Stones in His Pockets,' at Hudson Stage by Anita Gates

"Stones in His Pockets," by Marie Jones, at Hudson Stage, depicts villagers hoping their bleak lives will benefit from a film.

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Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Theater Review: 'Soulographie: Our Genocides' at La MaMa by Anita Gates

"Soulographie: Our Genocides," a series of 17 plays by Erik Ehn, is being presented at La MaMa, the first time they have been presented as a group.

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Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Snapshot | Ari Brand: Ari Brand on 'My Name Is Asher Lev' by Anita Gates

Ari Brand, who has a starring role in the Off Broadway adaptation of Chaim Potok's "My Name Is Asher Lev," talks about the play and his "Broadway Bound" disappointment three years ago.

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Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Theater Review: Lonette McKee in 'Sowa's Red Gravy' at the Castillo by Anita Gates

Lonette McKee stars in "Sowa's Red Gravy," a sassy show devoted to life's pleasures.

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Saturday, October 27, 2012

Arts | Connecticut: A Review of 'Venus in Fur,' at TheaterWorks Hartford by Anita Gates

In "Venus in Fur," by David Ives, a seemingly idiotic actress arrives late to an audition and ends up turning the tables on an arrogant theater director.

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Saturday, October 20, 2012

Arts | New Jersey: A Review of 'One Slight Hitch,' at the George Street Playhouse by Anita Gates

"One Slight Hitch," a play by the comedian Lewis Black, is having its New Jersey premiere at the George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick.

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Arts | Connecticut: A Review of 'A Raisin in the Sun,' at the Westport Country Playhouse by Anita Gates

Phylicia Rashad and the cast she directs have superlative material to work with, but they find new richness in the relationships and individual hearts of the Younger family in "A Raisin in t…

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Friday, October 19, 2012

Theater Review: 'Last Man Club,' at Axis Theater by Anita Gates

Randy Sharp's "Last Man Club," set during the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, looks at depression and hope.

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Saturday, October 13, 2012

Arts | Connecticut: A Discussion With Terry Teachout, the Writer of 'Satchmo at the Waldorf' by Anita Gates

"Satchmo at the Waldorf," based on a biography of Louis Armstrong by Terry Teachout, opened in New Haven on Oct. 3.

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Sunday, October 7, 2012

Theater Review: 'The Water Children' at Theater 54 @ Shetler Studios by Anita Gates

Wendy MacLeod's sensitive comic drama "The Water Children" has been updated and includes references to the likes of John Boehner and Rick Santorum.

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Saturday, October 6, 2012

Arts | Connecticut: A Review of 'American Night: The Ballad of Juan José,' in New Haven by Anita Gates

"American Night: The Ballad of Juan José," at the Yale Repertory Theater, isn't exactly a play or musical; it feels like an absurdist history pageant.

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Arts | New Jersey: A Review of 'Vita and Virginia,' at Luna Stage by Anita Gates

"Vita and Virginia," a play about the relationship between Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West that is adapted from two decades of their correspondence, is at Luna Stage in West Orange.

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Saturday, September 22, 2012

Arts | New Jersey: A Review of 'Topdog/Underdog,' at the Two River Theater Company by Anita Gates

Suzan-Lori Parks directed "Topdog/Underdog," her Pulitzer Prize play, in the shining first production of the 2012-13 season of the Two River Theater Company in Red Bank.

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Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Theater Review: 'Sounding Beckett,' at the Classic Stage Company by Anita Gates

"Sounding Beckett," directed by Joy Zinoman, features three Samuel Beckett plays written rather late in his life.

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Saturday, September 8, 2012

Arts | Connecticut: A Review of 'Harbor,' at the Westport Country Playhouse by Anita Gates

"Harbor," at the Westport Country Playhouse, starts as a horror story of houseguests who swear they are staying only one night but refuse to leave, then the tale takes surprising turns.

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Monday, September 3, 2012

Theater Review: 'Dreamgirls' at Harlem Repertory Theater by Anita Gates

Keith Lee Grant directs an intimate chamber version of "Dreamgirls," Michael Bennett's 1981 R&B musical about the rise of a 1960s girl group.

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Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Theater Review: 'Cougar the Musical' Opens at St. Luke's Theater by Anita Gates

The message of "Cougar the Musical" is that relationships between older women and younger men are a great idea.

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Friday, August 24, 2012

ArtsBeat: New York Fringe Festival Report: 'Hadrian's Wall' by Anita Gates

Dani Vetere's play is about an archaeologist whose professional and personal life is in disarray.

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Thursday, August 23, 2012

ArtsBeat: New York Fringe Festival Report: 'Dogs' by Anita Gates

Written by Ido Bernstein, the show explores the culture of aggressive masculinity in contemporary Israel.

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Wednesday, August 22, 2012

New York Fringe Festival Report: 'The Art of Painting' by Anita Gates

Mark Chrisler's solo show is presented in the form of an art history lecture about Vermeer.

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Tuesday, August 21, 2012

New York Fringe Festival Report: 'American Midget' by Anita Gates

The cheerfully absurdist satire comes courtesy of Trembling Stage.

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Monday, August 20, 2012

New York Fringe Festival Report: 'Night of the Auk' by Anita Gates

A 1956 Broadway flop is given the "Mystery Science Theater 3000" treatment.

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Arts | New Jersey: A Review of 'Measure for Measure,' in Madison by Anita Gates

A Shakespeare work that has been performed only twice on Broadway is at the F. M. Kirby Shakespeare Theater at Drew University in Madison, N.J.

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Sunday, August 19, 2012

Arts | Westchester: A Review of 'The 39 Steps,' at the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival by Anita Gates

"The 39 Steps," at the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival in Garrison, N.Y., is a perfect example of the company's fabulous sense of play.

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Arts | Connecticut: A Review of 'Tryst,' at TheaterWorks Hartford by Anita Gates

Karoline Leach's "Tryst," playing at TheaterWorks Hartford, City Arts on Pearl, is a story of a con man and a spinster that delivers psychological twists and turns.

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Sunday, July 29, 2012

Theater Review: 'Tiny Bubbles' at the Medicine Show Theater by Anita Gates

"Tiny Bubbles," at the Medicine Show Theater, follows a gay man whose roommate has decided to give up drinking.

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Saturday, July 28, 2012

Arts | Connecticut: A Review of 'Tartuffe,' at Westport Country Playhouse by Anita Gates

In "Tartuffe," a comedy by Molière being staged at the Westport Country Playhouse, a family struggles to free its patriarch from his thrall to a religious charlatan.

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Tuesday, July 24, 2012

ArtsBeat: New York Musical Theater Festival Report: 'Central Avenue Breakdown' by Anita Gates

The musical "Central Avenue Breakdown" follows a family of jazz musicians and their move to Los Angeles in 1943.

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Wednesday, July 18, 2012

ArtsBeat: New York Musical Theater Festival Report: 'Baby Case' by Anita Gates

A review of Michael Ogborn's "Baby Case," a musical about the Lindbergh baby kidnapping.

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Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Theater Review: 'Hell: Paradise Found' at 59E59 Theaters by Anita Gates

The comedy "Hell: Paradise Found" at 59E59 Theaters, written and directed by Seth Panitch, makes the argument for why it's better to end up in hell than in heaven.

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All that Chat

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Apr 26, 2026: Drama Desk Cut-Off