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Sunday, July 21, 2024

Cats: The Jellicle Ball **** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward July 21, 2024: Cats was never among my favorite musicals. The appeal of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s whimsical doodle based on T.S. Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical…

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Friday, July 19, 2024

Broadway Update by Barry Gordin

 BOOP!, Redwood, Maybe dates; West Bank Cafe to Close. By: David Sheward July 19, 2024: Two previously announced Broadway musicals have confirmed their dates and theaters, and one more …

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Monday, July 15, 2024

Broadway Babe by Barry Gordin

Fascinating finds from Broadway Babe include Fiddler on the Roof the, Steve & Eydie, the Boston Pops and more. July 16, 2024:  Broadway Babe Randie Levine-Miller has found some fasci…

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Broadway Update by Barry Gordin

Mattress Casting; New Group Season; Etc. By: David Sheward July 15, 2024: The complete cast has been announced for the Broadway transfer of the Encores! presentation of Once Upon a Mattr…

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White Room Gallery by Barry Gordin

POP FICTON at The White Room Gallery July 16 through August 11. July 14, 2024:  The White Room Gallery at 3 Railroad Ave in East Hampton will present POP FICTION from July 16 through Augus…

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Sunday, July 14, 2024

Ain’t Done Bad **** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward July 14, 2024: Country Western music is not what you might expect for the score of a dance-theater piece exploring the coming out process of a young gay man and the reac…

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Saturday, July 13, 2024

Bill’s 44th by Barry Gordin

By: Alix Cohen July 13, 2024: Bill is throwing himself party. He whips off a calendar page to display the date and BILL’S 44th BIRTHDAY! The audience spontaneously cheers. Dancing his…

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Friday, July 12, 2024

New York Cabaret Convention 2024 Preview by Barry Gordin

By: Alix Cohen July 16, 2024: Mark your calendars! It’s only 102 days till this year’s Cabaret Convention October 22-24. Ok, it’s not as if you need to make plane or hotel reservat…

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Thursday, July 11, 2024

From Here ** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward July 11, 2024: A musical centering on the deadly 2016 Pulse Nightclub massacre in Orlando, Florida? Well, anything can serve as the basis of a tuner including such unusu…

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Monday, July 8, 2024

Bay Street Summer Gala by Barry Gordin

The 32nd Annual Summer Gala MAYBE THEY’RE MAGIC…! Stephen Sondheim and the Magic of Theater. July 7, 2024: The 32nd Annual Bay Street Theater Summer Gala benefitting the theater and its…

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Monday, July 1, 2024

Master Class Opens @ Bay Street by Barry Gordin

June 30, 2024: Vicki Lewis is a tour de force as Maria Callas in Terrence McNally’s Tony winning Master Class directed by Lisa Peterson for Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor... Photogra…

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Sunday, June 30, 2024

Master Class @ Bay Street ****1/2 by Barry Gordin

Vicki Lewis is a tour de force as Maria Callas in Terrence McNally’s Tony winning Master Class directed by Lisa Peterson for Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor.. By: Patrick Christiano Ju…

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Saturday, June 29, 2024

N/A ***1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: Isa Goldberg June 30, 2024: That these two women are true to themselves is the takeaway from Diane Paulus’ production of Mario Correa’s N/A A New Play. Set in 2018, the two-hander…

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N/A ***** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward June 29, 2024: If you were discouraged by the recent disastrous Presidential debate performances by both main party candidates, you might seek hope and inspiration from …

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Friday, June 28, 2024

N/A ***** by Barry Gordin

By: Paulanne Simmons June 28, 2024: N/A, Mario Correa’s excellent and absorbing drama making its premiere at Lincoln Center’s Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater, is mostly a debate. But it’s…

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Paul Taylor Dance Series – Extreme Taylor Series by Barry Gordin

By: Alix Cohen June 29, 2024: Ambrose is a terre/on the floor. Louis holds her extended hand and slowly pulls her, sliding, up. She revolves to his back, arms around her partner’s neck a…

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Thursday, June 27, 2024

N/A ****1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: Samuel L. Leiter June 27, 2024: It might at first seem that the title of Mario Correa’s absorbing new political play, N/A, now at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre, is being coy by usin…

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Broadway Update by Barry Gordin

Left on Tenth, Boop!, CSC, Etc. By: David Sheward June 28 2024: Left on Tenth, Delia Ephron's new play based on her best-selling memoir, has announced dates, a theater and additional cas…

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Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Broadway Update by Barry Gordin

Second Stage, Swept Away, MTC By: David Sheward June 26, 2024: Second Stage has announced its fall and winter openings for the 2024-25 Broadway and Off-Broadway season. Cult of Love by E…

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Friday, June 21, 2024

Titanic ****1/2 by Barry Gordin

“Hubris is one of the great renewable resources.” PJ O’Roarke By: Alix Cohen June 21, 2024: This is not the tragic, fictional love story of society girl Rose DeWitt Bukater and po…

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Much Ado About Nothing  by Barry Gordin

Five Reasons Why Much Ado About Nothing is Worth Making an Ado About By: Iris Wiener June 24, 2024: In Thomas G. Waites’ reimagined, somewhat modernized version of Shakespeare’s M…

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Monday, June 17, 2024

2024 Tony Award Winners by Barry Gordin

The Outsiders Wins Tony for Best Musical & Stereophonic is Best Play. June 17, 2024: The 77th Annual Tony Awards recognizing Broadway shows from the 2023-2024 season were held at Lincol…

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Cats, “The Jellicle Ball”. by Barry Gordin

PAC NYC Debuts Cats, The Jellicle Ball – A Quasi Revival in Spectacular “Ballroom” Style  By: Ellis Nassour  June 21, 2024 -- This Cats has no cats. This rip roaring, joyous t…

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Saturday, June 15, 2024

Broadway Update by Barry Gordin

The Last Five Years, Redwood By: David Sheward June 17, 2024: Jason Robert Brown's The Last Five Years will have its Broadway premiere in a new production starring Tony winner Adrienne Wa…

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Friday, June 14, 2024

The Welkin ***1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward June 17, 2024: According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, The Welkin is “the vault of the sky or firmament, the celestial abode of God or gods.” But the characters…

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Celebrating The Tony Awards by Barry Gordin

Celebrating 77 Years of the Tony Awards, But Have You Ever Asked “Who’s Tony”? By: Ellis Nassour June 12, 2024 – You’re not alone. Sunday’s Tony Awards mark 77 years of excelle…

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Lina Koutrakos by Barry Gordin

The American Songbook Association/Cabaret Scenes Honors Lina Koutrakos By: Alix Cohen June 16, 2024: Lina Koutrakos is the perfect recipient for the Darrell Henline award due to her co…

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Home ***** by Barry Gordin

By: Samuel L. Leiter June 14, 2024: To paraphrase the old song, no matter where you’ve been searching for it, someday you’ll find that happiness lies, right under your eyes, right in …

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Thursday, June 13, 2024

White Room Gallery by Barry Gordin

Through the Looking Glass @The White Room Gallery June 18th - July 14. June 14, 2024: The White Room Gallery at 3 Railroad Avenue in East Hampton will present THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS from…

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Wednesday, June 12, 2024

2024 Drama Desk Awards by Barry Gordin

June 11, 2024: Photos from the 68th Annual Drama Desk Awards held at the NYC Skirball Center on Monday, June 10 hosted by Sutton Foster and Aaron Tveit. Click Here For a Full List of Winne…

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