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Wednesday, July 20, 2016

Jake Gyllenhaal in Burn This by Barry

This winter, thirty years after it first premiered at Circle Repertory Company, producers Stacey Mindich and Jessica R. Jenen will present the first-ever Broadway revival of Lanford Wilson�…

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Tuesday, July 19, 2016

The Tour ***** by Barry

By: Paulanne Simmons Want to get a taste of the Big Apple that’s delicious in a new and exciting way? Your best bet is to take The Tour. Conceived and produced by the same people who brou…

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MARKET ART + DESIGN by Barry

ACA Galleries prominent at Market Art + Design One of the area’s finest art fairs, Market Art + Design returned with a colorful array of outstanding works for discriminating collectors on …

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Monday, July 18, 2016

Freddie Roman @ Guild Hall by Barry

Freddie Roman, the Legendary Stand-Up Star of CATSKILLS ON BROADWAY performed at Guild Hall in East Hampton with Special Guest Cory Kahaney. Freddie announced that fellow Friar Bill Boggs wa…

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Some Enchanted Evenings 2 by Barry

Musical Theater Icon Mary Martin – Everyone’s Memorable Peter Pan – Is Recalled in New Biography, Some Enchanted Evenings  - Part Two By: Ellis Nassour For most of five dec…

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Sunday, July 17, 2016

Some Enchanted Evenings by Barry

Musical Theater Icon Mary Martin – Everyone’s Memorable Peter Pan – Is Recalled in New Biography, Some Enchanted Evenings- Part One By: Ellis Nassour There once was a time when …

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"Water" @ Tulla Booth by Barry

Tulla Booth Gallery, 66 Main Street in Sag Harbor, opened “The Water Show,” a photography exhibit with a reception on Saturday, July 16. The show features photos by Daniel Jones, Blair S…

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Friday, July 15, 2016

Andrea Grover @ Guild Hall by Barry

Guild Hall of East Hampton has named Andrea Grover as Executive Director, effective September 1, 2016. The announcement was made by Marty Cohen, Chair of Guild Hall’s Board of Trustees.&nb…

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Radio City's "NY Spectacular" by Barry

Big Apple Treasure Rockettes Shine and Splash in Radio City Music Hall’s New York Spectacular By: Ellis Nassour New York, New York is a helluva place, so say Betty Comden and Adolph Gree…

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A Dancers True Story by Barry

Book Details How a Corps de Ballet Dancer Helped Save Radio City from the Wrecking Ball By: Beau Jared We still have it! Her crusade helped. Sinatra fans of a certain age can remember Ole …

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Thursday, July 14, 2016

Marilyn in Fragments ***1/2 by Barry

By Paulanne Simmons Except for a certain kittenish quality and similar initials, there is little about Marissa Mulder that would make us think of Marilyn Monroe. Neither their voices nor th…

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Broadway Originals by Barry

Theater History Repeats Itself Friday with Stars Returning to Their Roles for Broadway Originals By: Beau Jared So you’ve heard about Tony Danza, Daniel Reichard, and Beth Fowler stopping…

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54 Celebrates the Muppets by Barry

By: Iris Wiener When Broadway artists want to send a love letter to an iconic group of Muppetational friends, they certainly know how to do it in style. Under the superbly intelligent direc…

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Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Hadestown **** by Barry

                               By: David Sheward There was a while there when it looked as if the original Ame…

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Tuesday, July 12, 2016

Broadway Dims Lights by Barry

The Broadway community mourns the loss of five-time Tony Award® - nominated actor John McMartin, who passed away on July 6th at age 86. The marquees of Broadway theatres in New York will be…

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Monday, July 11, 2016

Sandra Bernhard @ Guild Hall by Barry

On Friday, July 8 Sandra Bernhard brought her new show, “Feel the Bernhard,” a sharp blend of funny insights and outspoken views punctuated by song, to Guild Hall for a sold out performa…

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Bay Street Summer Gala by Barry

Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor held their 25th Annual Summer Gala on the Long Wharf in Sag Harbor. The Silver Anniversary benefited Bay Street's educational and theatrical programs with a …

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Sunday, July 10, 2016

The Dresser by Barry

BBC Teleplay of Ronald Harwood’s Award-winning The Dresser in DVD Release By: Ellis Nassour One of the great plays about behind-the-scenes theater life, comes to Digital HD in Richard Eyre…

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Saturday, July 9, 2016

NY Pops by Barry

Glee Meets Smash at NY Pops Forest Hills Stadium By Sandi Durell Broadway and television celebrities, Matthew Morrison and Megan Hilty, met up on the stage of Forest Hills Stadium on Thursda…

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Thursday, July 7, 2016

John Lloyd Young @ 54 Below by Barry

John Lloyd Young - Jersey Boys Wizard  By: Sandi Durell A real cool guy sang his way into 54 Below via the front door with Hoagy Carmichael’s “Stardust” wearing sunglasses, a leat…

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Monday, July 4, 2016

Charles Busch @ Guild Hall by Barry

Charles Busch: The Lady at The Mic Accompanied on the piano by Tom Judson Charles Busch: The Lady at the Mic is an intimate evening of song and stories by two-time MAC Award winner, and…

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Sunday, July 3, 2016

Kathy Griffin @ Guild Hall by Barry

The Guild Hall Season Spectacular starring Kathy Griffin, a two time Emmy and Grammy award winning comedian, was one of the highlights of the 4th of July weekend in East Hampton. A lavi…

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‘IT’S COLOR,’ @ VERED by Barry

VERED Gallery, 68 Park Place Passage in East Hampton, hosted a reception on Saturday July 2nd for Contemporary Artist David Demers. The exhibition, IT’S COLOR, included works from Helen Fr…

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Friday, July 1, 2016

Kathy Griffin @ Guild Hall by Barry

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The Last Night of Ballyhoo by Barry

THE LAST NIGHT OF BALLYHOO, the Tony Award-winning play by Alfred Uhry, directed by Will Pomerantz opens this weekend at Bay Street Theater and will run thru July 24th.  John Hickok, Do…

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Broadway Update by Barry

More Critics Axed B'way Update  By David Sheward The number of paid, professional New York theater critics has been reduced yet again. Jeremy Gerard of Deadline and Elisabeth Vincentel…

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Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Liberty ***** by Barry

Liberty: A Monumental New Musical***** By: Paulanne Simmons If you can’t get tickets or haven’t got the money for Hamilton, you couldn’t do better than  to take the whole family t…

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Monday, June 27, 2016

Lisa Lampanelli @ Bay Street by Barry

A reading of Lisa Lampanelli’s new play, Stuffed, at Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor  Bay Street Theater presented a one-night-only special staged reading of LISA LAMPANELLI’s ne…

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Ludwig Live **** by Barry

By: Paulanne Simmons Ludwig van Beethoven may be one of Western music’s most influential composers and a key figure in the transition from the Classical to the Modern era, but in Nancy Hol…

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Thursday, June 23, 2016

WHBPAC Golf Tournament/Party by Barry

Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center held its 14th  Annual Golf Tournament at the Westhampton Beach County Club on a glorious day. The tournament was followed by a sumptuous  c…

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Michael, Amy, Whitney, Karen, Kurt **1/2 by Barry

By:Paulanne Simmons The first thing most people must have noticed when they heard the title of the cabaret show that played at The Duplex in early June, Michael. Amy. Whitney. Karen. Kurt, i…

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