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Tuesday, July 17, 2018

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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Monday, July 16, 2018

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever **1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward July 16, 2018:  In the world of Broadway musical theater, do terrific songs offset a limp book? That’s the question posed by Irish Repertory Theater’s small-scale rev…

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Sunday, July 15, 2018

Indispensable @ Keyes Art by Barry Gordin

Featuring the works of Nathan Slate Joseph, John Chamberlain and David Slivka June 15, 2018:  Keyes Art presented the second summer show of the summer featuring three dimensional abstract…

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Saturday, July 14, 2018

Lucie Arnaz @ Bay Street Theater by Barry Gordin

Lucie Arnaz: I Got the Job! Songs From My Musical Past  Lucie Arnaz  an Emmy award-winning Broadway veteran will be making her Bay Street Theater debut. From her first role at 14 as The C…

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Friday, July 13, 2018
Thursday, July 12, 2018

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever **** by Barry Gordin

By: Paulanne Simmons July 12, 2018:  Unlike most of the shows produced at the Irish Repertory Theatre, Burton Lane and Alan Jay Lerner’s On a Clear Day You Can See Forever does not have …

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Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Cyprus Avenue ** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward July 11, 2018:  Though it takes place in Northern Ireland, Cyprus Avenue, the shockingly dark comedy now at the Public Theater after acclaimed runs in Dublin and London, …

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Sunday, July 8, 2018

Some Enchanted Evening by Barry Gordin

Bay Street Theater hosted their 27th Annual Summer Gala, “A Celebration of the Golden Age of Broadway,” on the Long Wharf in Sag Harbor July 8, 2018:  Jane Lynch, the Emmy Award winnin…

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Thursday, July 5, 2018

Bay Street Theater Gala by Barry Gordin

Some Enchanted Evening  Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts is pleased to announce additional entertainment for Some Enchanted Evening, the 27th Annual Summer Gala in S…

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Wednesday, July 4, 2018

Borders ***1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: Samuel L. Leiter  July 5, 2018:  A bit of background first: in 2002, British playwright Henry Naylor, formerly a writer and performer of topical comedy, took his career in a new direc…

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Tuesday, July 3, 2018

Live Out Loud by Barry Gordin

Bay Street Theater and Live Out Loud host kick-off party for Confessions of a Mormon Boy on Friday July 6th 7-9pm at The Blend, 367 Three Mile Harbor Road in East Hampton. July 3, 2018:  S…

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Monday, July 2, 2018

Frost/Nixon @ Bay Street by Barry Gordin

Harris Yulin stars in Frost/Nixon, a smart revival of Peter Morgan’s powerful face-off between Richard Nixon and TV personality, David Frost. July 2, 2018: The standing ovation at the ope…

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Log Cabin **, Skintight ** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward July 2, 2018:  You can trace the rising trajectory of the gay community in America through recent revivals of landmark plays presented on New York Stages. From vicious se…

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Saturday, June 30, 2018

Jackie Hoffman @ Bay Street by Barry Gordin

Award winning comic and Broadway Star opens Music Mondays concert series at Bay Street Theater with her show Jackie Hoffman:  From Broadway to Bay Street June 28, 2018:  Renowned comic an…

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Carmen Jones ***** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward June 30, 2018:  The grand passion of opera and the minimalist esthetics of Tony-winning director John Doyle blend perfectly in Classic Stage Company’s intimate revival …

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Friday, June 29, 2018

Cabaret Campaigns: Ride the Blue Wave 2018 ***** by Barry Gordin

By: Paulanne Simmons June 29, 2018:  Back in April, Stephen Hanks looked at what was going on in the United States and thought “it couldn’t get worse.” A few months later, with child…

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Wednesday, June 27, 2018

The Property * by Barry Gordin

By: Samuel L. Leiter June 27, 2018:  Sitzfleisch is defined as “the ability to endure or carry on with an activity.” It’s a word that usually comes in to play when an audience is exp…

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Tuesday, June 26, 2018

All That Glitters @ Keyes Art by Barry Gordin

Amy Zerner & Monte Farber celebrated their 40th Anniversary at Keyes Art where Amy’s work is on view in an exhibition, All That Glitters June 24, 2018:  Amy Zerner and Monte Farber c…

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Tomatoes Got Talent by Barry Gordin

RANDIE LEVINE-MILLER HOSTS TOMATO SHOWSTOPPER DIVAS TO BENEFIT THE NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY AT THE TRIAD ON JUNE 21  June 26, 2018:  They’re her top tomatoes!  Prolific pr…

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Saturday, June 23, 2018

Othello *** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward June 23, 2018:  The latest entry in the Public Theater’s annual free Shakespeare in Central Park series is a traditional one on the surface, but there are subtle shif…

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Friday, June 22, 2018

2018-19 Broadway/Off-Broadway Season by Barry Gordin

2018-19 Broadway/Off-Broadway Season Forecast By: David Sheward June 22, 2018:  The Tony Awards have been handed out and the 2017-18 New York theater season has drawn to a close. The big …

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Thursday, June 21, 2018

OBA Award Winners by Barry Gordin

Ceremony at Sardi’s honors 8th Annual Broadway Alliance award winners June 20, 2018:  The Off-Broadway Alliance President, Peter Berger hosted a ceremony at Sardi’s where the winners o…

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Grand Illusions: Vitaly: An Evening Of Wonders *** by Barry Gordin

By: Samuel L. Leiter June 21, 2018:  Shows featuring the work of talented magicians have become part and parcel of most recent theatre seasons, from the Las Vegas-style conjurations of mul…

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Wednesday, June 20, 2018

War Of The Roses by Barry Gordin

AUSTIN PENDLETON DIRECTS AND ADAPTS AND DIRECTS WARS OF THE ROSES: HENRY VI & RICHARD III  June 21, 2018:  Tony nominated theatre luminary Austin Pendleton directs and adapts a new s…

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Judy Gold ****1/2 by Barry Gordin

Judy Gold at West Side Comedy Club By: Paulanne Simmons June 21, 2018:  There’s a lot to be annoyed about these days. Just ask Judy Gold. In fact her whole catalogue of complaints was i…

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Lonesome Blues Opens @ York by Barry Gordin

World premiere of new musical based on legendary bluesman Blind Lemon. June 19, 2018:  The York Theatre Company in association with Documentary Arts, presented the world premiere of the ne…

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Monday, June 18, 2018

Light of the Hamptons @ Janet Lehr by Barry Gordin

Light of the Hamptons: Paintings by David Demers and Haim Mizrahi June 17,2018:  Uniting David Demers and Haim Mizrahi together, in their Two Man Exhibition, LIGHT OF THE HAMPTONS, at …

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Saturday, June 16, 2018

The Most Painted Woman: All I Want Is One Night **1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: Samuel L. Leiter June 15, 2018:  I have a hunch that most knowledgeable New York theatregoers of a certain age, if asked to name the top French cabaret singers (i.e., chanteuses) of …

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Friday, June 15, 2018

Deperate Measures @ New World Stages by Barry Gordin

Desperate Measures, Off- Broadway’s Award- Winning Hit from last season, is a bawdy delight at New World Stages’ opening. June 14, 2018:  David Friedman and Peter Kellogg’s Desperate…

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