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Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Theater Review: ‘Falling,’ at Minetta Lane, Looks at Autism’s Role in a Family by Andy Webster

Deanna Jent’s drama “Falling” examines how an 18-year-old boy with autism disrupts the equilibrium of a family’s relationships.

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Sunday, September 23, 2012

Theater Review: ‘Mary Broome’ by Allan Monkhouse at Mint Theater by Andy Webster

In “Mary Broome,” a comedy by Allan Monkhouse, known for his acerbic take on the English bourgeoisie, a man leading a life of privilege is suddenly thrust into poverty.

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Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Theater Review: ‘Independents,’ by Marina Keegan, at SoHo Playhouse by Andy Webster

“Independents,” a musical held over from the New York International Fringe Festival, alternates between stoner comedy and romance, until dramatic storm clouds gather.

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Monday, August 27, 2012

Theater Review: ‘Victor Frange Presents Gas’ at St. Mark’s Church by Andy Webster

Dan O’Neil’s’s eco-comedy uses a 1918 Expressionist play as its base for a comedic look at the energy industry.

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Sunday, August 5, 2012

Theater Review: ‘Sweet Charity,’ at New Haarlem Arts Theater by Andy Webster

The musical “Sweet Charity” gets a Latin makeover in the director Julio Agustin’s production at the New Haarlem Arts Theater, and it’s called for.

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Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Theater Review: ‘I ♥ Bob’ at the Joyce SoHo by Andy Webster

A dancing couple contend with the frustrations of New York in a “I ♥ Bob,” a live-action cartoon by the Parallel Exit troupe at the Joyce SoHo.

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Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Theater Review: ‘Probation,’ by Yoshvani Medina, in Spanish by Andy Webster

In “Probation,” written and directed by Yoshvani Medina, a disillusioned Cuban in Miami wonders if he’s better off where he came from.

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Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Theater Review: ‘Man and Superman’ at the Irish Repertory Theater by Andy Webster

The Irish Repertory Theater adaptation of “Man and Superman” has winnowed the George Bernard Shaw play to two acts from four yet retains Shaw’s wit and animation.

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Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Theater Review: ‘You Are in an Open Field’ at Here Arts Center by Andy Webster

“You Are in an Open Field,” by the New York Neo-Futurists troupe, is a stew of 1980s-style video games, role-playing games and “nerdcore” hip-hop.

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Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Theater Review: ‘The Ash Girl,’ at Connelly Theater by Andy Webster

“The Ash Girl,” staged by the Pipeline Theater Company, applies several hard-edge themes to the Cinderella story.

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Monday, April 2, 2012

Theater Review: ‘Michael Jackson The Immortal World Tour,’ Cirque du Soleil by Andy Webster

Dozens of songs provide the basis for Cirque du Soleil’s “Michael Jackson The Immortal World Tour,” coming to Madison Square Garden.

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Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Theater Review: ‘Swell,’ Based on Juliacks’s Work, at Living Theater by Andy Webster

Adapted from a graphic novel by the comic artist Juliacks, “Swell” describes a college-age woman coping with the death of her sister.

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Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Theater Review: ‘The Deepest Play Ever,’ at the New Ohio Theater by Andy Webster

“The Deepest Play Ever: The Catharsis of Pathos” is a musical satire with everything but zombies. Wait, it’s got them, too.

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Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Theater Review: ‘As Wide as I Can See’ by Mark Snyder at Here Arts Center by Andy Webster

In “As Wide as I Can See” by Mark Snyder, friends work through their history in an Ohio town.

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Friday, February 24, 2012

Theater Review: ‘The Navigator,’ Eddie Antar’s Play at WorkShop Theater by Andy Webster

In “The Navigator,” a play by Eddie Antar, Joseph Franchini is tethered to his car, but he is not alone.

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Friday, February 10, 2012

Theater Review: ‘Disaster!’ at the Triad by Andy Webster

A musical spoof of 1970s Irwin Allen films, “Disaster!” also draws heavily from that decade’s deep well of corny pop tunes.

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Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Theater Review : ‘History of the World’ at the Living Theater by Andy Webster

In “History of the World,” Judith Malina’s new play at the Living Theater, the audience is taken on a dizzying flight through the course of Western civilization.

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Friday, January 6, 2012

Theater Review | 'Bunny Lake Is Missing': ‘Bunny Lake Is Missing,’ at the Brick Theater - Review by Andy Webster

“Bunny Lake Is Missing,” adapted from a 1957 mystery, portrays a woman desperately searching for her 3-year-old daughter.

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Friday, December 30, 2011

Theater Review: ‘Him’ by Clifford Streit at Cherry Lane Theater - Review by Andy Webster

In Clifford Streit’s “Him,” a gay actor’s manager works hard to keep him in the closet.

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Thursday, December 22, 2011

Arts & Leisure: Critics Look Back at Favorite Stage Moments of 2011 by Erik Piepenburg, Catherine Rampell, David Rooney, Scott Heller, Patrick Healy, Eric Grode, Jason Zinoman and Andy Webster

Critics and writers for The New York Times recall their favorite moments onstage in 2011, some of them happening in the smallest and most offbeat of places.

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Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Theater Review | 'Mad Women': ‘Mad Women’ With John Fleck at La MaMa - Review by Andy Webster

The one-man show “Mad Women” at the Club at La MaMa finds John Fleck reflecting on his childhood.

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Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Theater Review | Brits Off Broadway: Brits Off Broadway Two Shows at 59E59 - Review by Andy Webster

Foul-mouthed grit and working-class angst are the prevailing moods in two taut solo shows at this year’s Brits Off Broadway series.

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Thursday, November 10, 2011

Theater Review | '__ Done Broke': ‘___ Done Broke’ at Bushwick Starr - Review by Andy Webster

In “__ Done Broke,” at the Bushwick Starr in Brooklyn, D. J. Mendel plays a drunk who ruefully recalls better days.

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Sunday, November 6, 2011

Theater Review | 'Verse Chorus Verse': ‘Verse Chorus Verse’ Riffs on Grunge at Cherry Lane - Review by Andy Webster

Randall Colburn’s “Verse Chorus Verse,” at the Cherry Lane Studio Theater, is a bitter valentine to the legacy of grunge.

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Friday, November 4, 2011

Theater Review: ‘Shadows’ at the Collapsable Hole - Review by Andy Webster

The Hoi Polloi theater company remakes “Shadows,” the 1959 film by John Cassavetes, for the stage.

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Sunday, October 9, 2011

Theater Review | 'Cheerful Insanity': ‘Cheerful Insanity,’ Here Arts Center - Review by Andy Webster

“Cheerful Insanity” is a repertory production of two confessional plays, “Callous Cad” by Tom X. Chao and “Penetrating the Space” by Kim Katzberg.

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Monday, August 22, 2011

New York Fringe Festival Report: 'Winner Take All (A Rock Opera)' by Andy Webster

There isn't much at the center of "Winner Take All (A Rock Opera)," but there's a lot surrounding it, all delightful.

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Wednesday, August 17, 2011

ArtsBeat Blog: New York Fringe Festival Report: 'Le Gourmand, or Gluttony!' by Andy Webster

"Le Gourmand, or Gluttony!" is a fanciful operetta about the 18th- and 19th-century food critic Grimod de la Reyniere, from the troupe 3 Sticks.

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Tuesday, August 16, 2011

N.Y. Fringe Festival Report: 'The Day The Sky Turned Black' by Andy Webster

Ali Kennedy-Scott is a whirlwind, an irrepressible bundle of energy, spine and spirit, in her one-woman show.

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Monday, August 15, 2011

ArtsBeat Blog: N.Y. Fringe Festival Report: 'I Light Up My Life' by Andy Webster

Mark Sam Rosenthal toggles between two personas in his one-man Fringe Festival show. “I Light Up My Life.”

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Friday, July 15, 2011

Theater Review | 'Salome': Best Way Not to Win a Pious Man’s Heart? Dance of the Seven Veils by Andy Webster

Black Moon Theater Company’s production of Oscar Wilde’s “Salome,” at the Flea Theater, teeters between severe modernism and Wilde’s verbal flourishes.

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May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards