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Sunday, October 3, 2021

Magician Escapist, Dorothy Dietrich, Inspired by Houdini – Part 2 by Barry Gordin

By: Alix Cohen - Extreme Performance “The easiest way to attract a crowd is to let it be known that at a given time and a given place someone is going to attempt something that in the …

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Friday, October 1, 2021

Broadway Update: Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga to Star in Macbeth by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward October 1, 2021: Broadway is definitely back with Sunday night's long-delayed Tonys followed by announcements of new productions. Then Slave Play and Skin of Our Teeth re…

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Thursday, September 30, 2021

Magician Escapist Dorothy Dietrich – Inspired by Houdini by Barry Gordin

By: Alix Cohen ... Part 1 September 30, 2021: When you were putting together Legos or dressing dolls, one little girl was picking locks, making a ball appear and disappear and changing a…

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Wednesday, September 29, 2021

Sanctuary City *** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward September 29, 2021: Martyna Majok’s intense, well-meaning Sanctuary City has a split personality. The first hour of this tale of two young people struggling to deal wi…

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Feinsteins/54 Below by Barry Gordin

Cristina Fontanelli returns to Broadway supper club in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn on Monday, October 12 at 7pm. September 23, 2021: Back by popular demand, Cristina Fontanelli, the award-wi…

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The Last Night at the Oki Dog *** by Barry Gordin

By: Paulanne Simmons September 28, 2021: The year is 1985. It’s a warm winter day on Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood, where the Oki Dog, a hot dog stand run by a middle-aged As…

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Monday, September 27, 2021

A Commercial Jingle For Regina Comet **1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: Samuel L. Leiter September 27, 2021: It takes a lot of chutzpah for a show to announce beneath the title on its Playbill cover, almost as a subtitle, “A New Musical Hit in the Makin…

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Tony Awards 2021 by Barry Gordin

Moulin Rouge and The Inheritance nab Top Honors at the 2021 Tony Awards . By: Patrick Christiano September 27, 2021:  Last night was an evening to celebrate Broadway! Broadway theaters…

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Broadway Update: Slave, Skin, Sondheim by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward September 27, 2021: The long-delayed Tony Awards (presented Sept. 26) were full of surprises from the Paramount Plus portion of the ceremony ending ten minutes early to …

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Sunday, September 26, 2021

2021 Tony Award Predictions by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward September 26, 2021: After a year and a half, the long-delayed Tony Awards will finally be presented tonight. When all the Broadway theaters shut down in March 2020, the …

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Between Fire & Ice *****  by Barry Gordin

Between Fire & Ice: A Diabolical Weimer Berlin Kabaret By: Paulanne Simmons September 27, 2021: The year may be 2021. And The Triad Theater may be located at 158 West 72 Street in Ne…

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Saturday, September 25, 2021

Tony Awards by Barry Gordin

The Tony Awards Will Feature Stars of Stage and Screen Live from the Winter Garden Theatre September 26 By: Ellis Nassour September 24, 2021: CBS and  the American Theatre Wing’s 74t…

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Friday, September 24, 2021

Tony Awards by Barry Gordin

“The Tony Awards® Present: Broadway’s Back!,” Live From the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City, Sunday, Sept. 26 on CBS and Paramount+ September 23, 2021:  CBS and The American …

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Thursday, September 23, 2021

Dear Evan Hansen by Barry Gordin

Ben Platt and Co-stars on Bringing Dear Evan Hansen from Stage to Screen By: Ellis Nassour September 23, 2021: Bringing the Tony-winning, generation-defining Broadway musical Dear Eva…

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Tuesday, September 21, 2021

Sanctuary City *** by Barry Gordin

By Samuel L. Leiter September 21, 2021: Martyna Majok, who won the Pulitzer Prize in 2018 for Cost of Living, her touching play about disabled people, continues to examine issues relevant…

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The Last of the Love Letters **1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward September 21, 2021: At first, Ngozi Anyanwu’s The Last of the Love Letters seems like a conventional breakup story. The audience enters the Atlantic Theater Company’…

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Monday, September 20, 2021

BroadwayHD by Barry Gordin

New production of Closer Than Ever debuts on BroadwayHD September 23. September 21, 2021: Ginger Quiff Media and BroadwayHD, the premier streaming service for live theater, are partnering…

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Tomatoes Got Talent by Barry Gordin

Extraordinary women over 40 compete in the 7th Annual contest at The Triad Theater on Monday, October 4. September 22, 2021: Delayed over a year, the finals of the 7th annual “Tomatoes…

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Saturday, September 18, 2021

What Happened? The Michaels Abroad **** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward September 18, 2021: “I don’t know” is the answer the characters in Richard Nelson’s What Happened? The Michaels Abroad give when asked what they will do next af…

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Sunday, September 12, 2021

ACA Galleries by Barry Gordin

The Photography of Hugh Mangum 1897-1922 will be on view at ACA Galleries, 529 West 20th Street, 5th Floor through October 23. September 12, 2021: ACA Galleries is presenting Where We …

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Saturday, September 11, 2021

ARF Food Pantry by Barry Gordin

ARF PET FOOD PANTRY – NEW LOCATION - BRIDGEHAMPTON!! - September 11, 2021: While the Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons ARF Adoption Center is under construction please join us Saturda…

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Thursday, September 9, 2021

Pass Over ***1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: Isa Goldberg September 9, 2021: In Antoinette Chinonye Nwandu’s “Pass Over” a couple of tramps - homeless black guys - dream about getting off the block,” getting some food a…

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Tom D’Angora and Michael D’Angora: Knights of the Realm by Barry Gordin

By: Alix Cohen September 9, 2021: Were it not for the selfless efforts of producers Tom and Michael D’Angora, the venerable West Bank Café/Laurie Beechman Theater, to many a home away…

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Tuesday, September 7, 2021

Hampton Classic 2021 by Barry Gordin

The 45th Hampton Classic Horse Show returns to Bridgehampton.    September 7, 2021: The 45th Hampton Classic Horse Show ended Sunday, September 5th, on a near perfect day, weather wis…

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Monday, September 6, 2021

Jamie deRoy & friends by Barry Gordin

The Variety Show continues Monday, September 6th @ 8pm with archival footage, Not Just Good But Great Britain  September 6, 2021:  Show business tour de force and seven-time TONY Award-…

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Saturday, September 4, 2021

BroadwayHD by Barry Gordin

The premiere streaming service for Theater fans celebrates the re-opening of Broadway with exclusive access to exciting new productions and titles. September 4, 2021:  BroadwayHD, the prem…

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Guild Hall by Barry Gordin

Guild Hall, the cultural center of East Hampton, is presenting a staged reading of Crisis in Queens, a funny new play by Joy Behar.September 4, 2021:  Joy Behar, the co-host of The View, …

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Tuesday, August 31, 2021

Guild Hall by Barry Gordin

Crazy For You closed out the Stroman Presents series at Guild Hall with Broadway superstars, Tony Yazbeck and Sierra Boggess. August 31, 2021:  Guild Hall, the cultural center of East Ham…

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