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Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Tony Award 2013 Nominations by Barry

Nominations in 26 competitive categories for the American Theatre Wing's 67th Annual Antoinette Perry "Tony" Awards were announced on April 30  by Tony winning-actress Sutton Fost…

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Monday, April 29, 2013

Drama Desk 2013 Nominations by Barry

THE DRAMA DESK NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2012-2013 SEASON Isa Goldberg (President, Drama Desk)Nominations for the 2013 Annual Drama Desk Awards were announced at 54 Below by Drama Desk Award winne…

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Sunday, April 28, 2013

Banner Season Off Broadway by Barry

                                          By: Ellis Nassour     It's a Banner Season Off Broadway: Not Only Plays, But Also MusicalsOff Broadway h…

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Tony Eligibility Ruling Reaction by Barry

                  By: David ShewardJust five days before the Tony nominations are announced, the Tony Administration Committee met and made its final ruling as who's eligibl…

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Drama League Nominees by Barry

          By: Patrick Christiano Bernadette PetersNew York April 23, 2013: The annual Drama League nominees were announced this morning at Sardi's Restaurant during a ceremony hoste…

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il Devo @ Revel by Barry

Classical Crossover Group il Devo Performs at Revel Ovation Hall                       By: Ellis NassourIt's almost summer. The glimmering blue waters off Atlantic City…

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Saturday, April 27, 2013

The Trip To Bountiful **** by Barry

                             By: David Sheward "How did we get to this place?" Carrie Watts asks her son Ludie as they stand before the ruined house the…

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Thursday, April 25, 2013

Live Out Loud Gala by Barry

       Live Out Loud's Young Trailblazers Gala Honors Charles Busch                                                   Charles Busch By: E…

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Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Outer Critics Circle Nominations by Barry

The 63rd Outer Critics Circle Awards Announced their 2012-13 Season Nominees “Pippin” Heads the List with 11 Nominations! Followed by “Kinky Boots” with 9 Nominations “Chaplin: The…

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Sunday, April 21, 2013

The Assembled Parties *** by Barry

                            By: David ShewardJudith Light, Jessica Hecht, Jeremy Shamos"It's like the sets of those plays you love with the breezy dialogue,&q…

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Good With People *** by Barry

            By: Patrick ChristianoAndrew Scott-Ramsay, Blythe DuffApril 3, 2013: 59E59 Theaters kicked off Scotland Week celebrations with the US premiere of David Horrower's Go…

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Saturday, April 20, 2013

Jekyll & Hyde *1/2 by Barry

    By: David ShewardWhy revive Jekyll & Hyde, the hideous, overwrought 1997 musical based on the classic thriller? The only saving grace of the original production was the intense,…

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Easter Bonnet Competition by Barry

             Brings BC/EFA Fundraising Season to Eclipsing Close    By: Ellis NassourThere were scene-stealers galore at Monday and Tuesday's 27th Annual Easter Bonnet Competi…

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Broadway By The Year 1972 by Barry

          By: Ellis Nassour In its 13th year, Town Hall's critically-acclaimed series Broadway by the Year continues to enthrall audience with its concert productions of landmark an…

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Friday, April 19, 2013

Best Play Tony Race by Barry

            Best Play Tony Race: 'Parties' vs. 'Guy'                 By: David ShewardJessica Hecht, Jeremy Shamos, Judith Light in "The Assembled Parties"The crit…

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BC/EFA Benefit by Barry

                                                By: Ellis NassourBroadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS' very haute couture 27th  Annual Easter Bon…

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Thursday, April 18, 2013

Jekyll & Hyde *1/2 by Barry

Jeklyl Chirs Bennion Photo    By: David ShewardWhy revive Jekyll & Hyde, the hideous, overwrought 1997 musical based on the classic thriller? The only saving grace of the original prod…

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Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Motown The Musical **1/2 by Barry

                            By: David ShewardSydney Morton, Valisia LeKae, Ariana DeBoseThe song list alone is staggering. More than 50 titles are crammed into Mot…

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Monday, April 15, 2013

Matilda - IG **** by Barry

                             By: Isa Goldberg                                 I really like this story. "Matilda," in a n…

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Sunday, April 14, 2013

NY POPS "The Wizard And I" by Barry

By: Linda Amiel Burns ... The New York Pops at Carnegie Hall pays tribute to the music of composer Stephen Schwartz "The Wizard And I: The Musical Journey of Stephen Schwartz" For…

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Matilda The Musical - DS ***** by Barry

       By: David ShewardBertie CarvelFrom the moment you enter the Shubert Theater and take in Rob Howell's whimsical Scrabble tile-studded set, you know you're in for a good time at M…

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Saturday, April 13, 2013

Actors Fund Benefit by Barry

                Randie Levine-Miller's Broadway Showstopper Divas--                     "A Swell Party" To Benefit The Actors Fund*Randie Lev…

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Kinky Boots ***1/2 by Barry

Lauper, Fierstein, Porter... Get ‘Kinky' on BroadwayAnnaleigh Ashford       By Isa Goldberg The big fat drag musical of the season, "Kinky Boots," arrives fully loaded with…

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Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Smash Episodes by Barry

209 The Parents and 210 The Surprise Party 211 The Dress Rehearsal.By: David ShewardMegan Hilty, Bernadette PetersSmash has limped to its new berth on Saturday nights, but in the same week i…

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Lucky Guy ***1/2 by Barry

Tom Hanks is The ‘Lucky Guy' in Nora Ephron's PlayTom Hanks Maura Tierney        By: Isa Goldberg Wide-eyed with furrowed brow, a pouty chin that puckers into contortions, and enorm…

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Monday, April 8, 2013

Kinky Boots ***1/2 by Barry

         By: David ShewardStark Sands, Annaleigh Ashford, Billy PorterKinky Boots is anything but. The new musical based on the 2005 British film is as comfortable as a pair of old s…

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Lucky Guy **** by Barry

                                                                           By David ShewardTom HanksIt's chaotic, it's …

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Broadway Wall of Fame by Barry

                                                                           By: Isa Goldberg The Broadway Wall of Fam…

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Sunday, April 7, 2013

Tom Hanks 'Lucky Guy' by Barry

 Tom Hanks and "Lucky Guy' Tony Frontrunners      By David ShewardTom Hanks can move his two Oscars to the side of the mantelpiece to make room for the Best Actor in a Play Tony he…

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Friday, April 5, 2013

Hands on a Hardbody ***1/2 by Barry

                           ‘Hands on a Hard Body' Treads on Broadway                                              By: Isa…

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PINK in Concert by Barry

                                         By: Sabrina GordinPart rock concert, part Cirque Deu Soleil, and all Pink, the Grammy award winning musician …

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic