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Thursday, August 8, 2024

Broadway Update by Barry Gordin

Glengarry Glen Ross By: David Sheward August 8,2024: David Mamet's Pulitzer Prize winning play of ruthless real estate salesmen, Glengarry Glen Ross, will return to Broadway for the four…

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The Meeting: The Interpreter * by Barry Gordin

By: Samuel L. Leiter August 8, 2024: On the night I saw Catherine Gropper’s political mishmash, The Meeting: The Interpreter, at Off Broadway’s Theatre at St. Clement’s, a single mal…

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Wednesday, August 7, 2024

Broadway Update by Barry Gordin

Stranger Things; Whoopi in Annie; Etc. By: David Sheward August 7, 2024: Stranger Things: The First Shadow, the stage prequel to the hit Netflix series which is a smash in London, will t…

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Monday, August 5, 2024

Axis Theatre by Barry Gordin

Randall Sharp’s fascinating staging of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night returns to the Axis Theatre for a limited engagement, September 25 – October 26. August 6, 2024: Just announced! Ran…

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Broadway Update by Barry Gordin

Godot, Driver, MACNEAL, etc. By: David Sheward August 5, 2024: Keanu Keeves and Alex Winter, co-stars of Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure and its two sequels, will reunite for a Broadw…

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Sunday, August 4, 2024

Young Frankenstein – The Musical by Barry Gordin

Brash & Fabulous - Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein, The Musical opens @ Bay Street in Sag Harbor for a limited run through August 25. August 4, 2024:  Looking for a good laugh? in the…

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The Job **** by Barry Gordin

By: Isa Goldberg August 4, 2024: The conflict at the heart of Max Wolf Friedlich’s two-hander, The Job, is not only who gets fired and/or does the firing, but also between real and soma…

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Saturday, August 3, 2024

Job *** by Barry Gordin

By: Samuel L. Leiter August 2, 2024: Job, a two-hander by Max Wolf Friedlich, has had a peripatetic history since it premiered last September at Off Broadway’s SoHo Playhouse (where I f…

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Thursday, August 1, 2024

Southampton Arts Center by Barry Gordin

Premiere Screening: Ethereal - Alice Hope Art by Lana Jokel @ SAC on Sunday, August 4 at 6pm followed by a wine reception. August 1, 2024:  Southampton Arts Center will present the premier…

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The Pirates of Penzance ****, La Calisto **** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward August 1, 2024: Who says opera and operetta can’t be fun? The Glimmerglass Festival in Cooperstown, NY, opened its 2024 season with two lighthearted productions, Gilbe…

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Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Southampton Arts Center by Barry Gordin

EXHIBITION: COUPLES SQUARED curated by Phyllis Tuchman on view at Southampton Arts Center July 27 – September 14. July 31, 2024:  Southampton Arts Center hosted the opening reception for…

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Tuesday, July 30, 2024

JOB **** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward July 30, 2024: The play starts with a bang—well, not literally. After being bombarded with high-decibel rock music before the lights dim, the audience is confronted wi…

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Monday, July 29, 2024

BroadwayCon 2024 by Barry Gordin

By: Iris Wiener July 29, 2024: A celebration of all things Broadway, BroadwayCon 2024 was the ultimate experience for theater fans. An extravaganza of performances, panels, games, and sho…

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Jeff Harnar by Barry Gordin

Jeff Harnar sings Sammy Cahn The Second Time Around By: Alix Cohen July 29, 2024: Had Jeff Harnar come up in the forties and fifties, he would’ve been a boy singer with Goodman or Dor…

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Saturday, July 27, 2024

Mike Birbiglia by Barry Gordin

Mike Birbiglia returns to Bay Street Theater with PLEASE STOP THE RIDE through July 28. July 27, 2024:  World renowned stand-up comic Mike Birbiglia returns to Bay Street Theater in Sag Ha…

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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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All that Chat

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
Nov 17, 2024: Elf - Marquis Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre