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Saturday, August 18, 2018

Be More Chill *** by Barry Gordin

A LITTLE PILL WILL DO YOU: BE MORE CHILL*** By: Samuel L. Leiter August 17, 2018:  Unless you’re prepared, you might get a bit of a shock from the electric reaction greeting the appeara…

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Coriolanus ***** The Tempest *** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward August 17, 2018:  Visionary Canadian director Robert LePage has been accused of stressing his technologically dazzling concepts at the expense of the text. In his magnifi…

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Thursday, August 16, 2018
Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Head Over Heels by Barry Gordin

5 Reasons Not to Hate Head Over Heels By: Iris Wiener August 14, 2018:  At first glance it is hard to find any reason to enjoy Head Over Heels. As a whole, it is a train wreck of a piece …

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Sunday, August 12, 2018

Author’s Night 2018 by Barry Gordin

East Hampton Library’s 14th Annual Authors Night August 11, 2018:  The literary event of the Hamptons and one of our country’s leading annual literary celebrations began at 5 pm with …

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West Side Story **** The Cunning Little Vixen **** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward August 12, 2018:  Casts and creative staff trained in opera don’t always gel with musical theatre material. The Glimmerglass Festival in Cooperstown, NY, has sought to …

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Friday, August 10, 2018

B’way Update by Barry Gordin

B'way Update: 'Network' 'Glengarry' News; Dziemianowicz Out at the Daily News By: David Sheward August 10, 2018:  The new Broadway season just got more exciting. In addition to Glenda Jac…

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Wednesday, August 8, 2018

Mike Birbiglia: The New One **** by Barry Gordin

By: Samuel L. Leiter August 8, 2018:  Comedian, actor, filmmaker, and writer Mike Birbiglia (Netflix’s My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend, Thank God for Jokes) knows that the most annoying thin…

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Tuesday, August 7, 2018

Christine Ebersole & Michael Feinstein @ 54 Below by Barry Gordin

Michael Feinstein, Ambassador of the Great American Songbook, returns to the club that bears his name, alongside Christine Ebersole, two-time Tony Award-winner, for an unforgettable evening…

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Newsies, Shrek by Barry Gordin

5 Reasons to Visit the John W. Engeman Theater This Summer By: Iris Wiener August 9, 2018:  The John W. Engeman Theater of Northport is often called the Broadway of Long Island for a reas…

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Less Than 50% ***1/2    by Barry Gordin

By: Paulanne Simmons August 7, 2018:  Statistically, less than fifty present of marriages in America will end in “death do us part.” This depressing prediction is the theoretical basis…

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Sunday, August 5, 2018

Evita ****1/2 by Barry Gordin

Evita Soars at Bay Street Theater Thrilling revival of classic Andrew Lloyd Webber musical soars at Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor. By: Patrick Christiano August 5, 2018:  The thrill…

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Saturday, August 4, 2018

Evita Opening Night by Barry Gordin

August 4, 2018:  Opening Night Photos at Bay Street Theater's "Thrilling" production of Andrew Llyod Webber's Evita, now playing in Sag Harbor. Click Here For Review Evita will run at …

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Head Over Heels **** Twelfth Night **** Fiddler on the Roof **** This Ain’t No Disco **** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward August 4, 2018:  A quartet of musical productions on and Off-Broadway mash up musical styles, time periods, and cultural perspectives. Three of these blenderizings resu…

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Friday, August 3, 2018
Thursday, August 2, 2018

Avenue Q @ Feinstein’s 54 Below by Barry Gordin

Feinstein's 54 Below celebrated the 15th Anniversary of Tony Award winning AVENUE Q.  August 2, 2018:  The original cast and creators of Avenue Q, 15 years after their Broadway opening ni…

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Monday, July 30, 2018

Hayground School’s “Chefs Dinner” by Barry Gordin

Renowned Chef, Jacques Pepin, honored at the 14th Annual Hayground School’s benefit “Chefs Dinner.” July 29, 2018:  Ten chefs prepared a five-course meal in honor of Jacques Pépin a…

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Sunday, July 29, 2018

Time Bomb by Barry Gordin

The 25th Annual Watermill Center Summer Benefit and Auction honoring Pierre Berge. July 28, 20018:  The Annual Watermill Center Summer Benefit, described as an “enchanted forest” and …

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Saturday, July 28, 2018

Neptune *** by Barry Gordin

By: Paulanne Simmons July 29, 2018:  Whatever our ethnicity, gender or sexual orientation, many of us want to tell our story. The question is how can we tell that story in a way that is me…

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Straight White Men *** Mary Page Marlowe **** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward July 28, 2018:  Second Stage’s two current productions are mirror images of each other. On Broadway at the company’s newly renovated Helen Hayes Theatre, Straight W…

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Tuesday, July 24, 2018

Miracle of Miracles: Fiddler On The Roof ****1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: Samuel L. Leiter July 24, 2018:  In 2016, one year after the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene celebrated its centenary, it began producing an annual Yiddish-language musical produ…

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Sunday, July 22, 2018

LongHouse Celebrates Brooklyn by Barry Gordin

Annual Benefit Gala honors Dustin Yellin and Joe Melillo. August 21, 2018:  Jack Lenor Larsen and the Board of Trustees of the LongHouse Reserve in East Hampton hosted their annual LongHou…

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Adam Umbach @ Janet Lehr by Barry Gordin

Artist, Adam Umbach, spoke at Janet Lehr Fine Arts in East Hampton. July 22, 2018:  On Sunday against the backdrop of “Janet Lehr’s Big Contemporary Show – Art on the Edge 2018,” n…

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Friday, July 20, 2018

The Peculiar Patriot ****1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: Lauren Yarger July 20, 2018:  We all get a chance to pull up a seat at a table in the visitor's room of a prison in Liza Jessie Peterson's gripping look at incarceration, The Peculiar …

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2018-19 B’way/Off-B’way Update by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward July 20, 2018:  Several new shows have been announced for the 2018-19 Broadway and Off-Broadway season since our last update and they all sound intriguing

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Thursday, July 19, 2018
Wednesday, July 18, 2018

The Originalist **** by Barry Gordin

MONSTER ON THE BENCH: THE ORIGINALIST By: Samuel L. Leiter July 19, 2018:  Who would have thought a play about an ultra-conservative Supreme Court justice, especially one as reviled by li…

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Tuesday, July 17, 2018

Broadway Barks by Barry Gordin

July 15, 2018:  The 20th Annual Broadway Barks, star-studded dog and cat adoption event benefiting New York City animal shelters and adoption agencies, featured celebrities from the hottest…

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Lucie Arnaz @ Birdland by Barry Gordin

Lucie Arnaz Headlines Birdland Theater July 17 – 21 By: Ellis Nassour Emmy Award-winner Lucie Arnaz, in her much anticipated return to New York, will headline Birdland Theater, the cozy …

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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
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Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
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