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Friday, June 1, 2018

Tulla Booth Gallery Reception by Barry Gordin

May 27, 2018:  Tulla Booth Gallery hosted a Spring Holiday Preview Artists  Reception on Sunday May 27th  from 5 – 7PM .The exhibit runs from May 18th thru July 18th  with  Photogr…

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Thursday, May 31, 2018

Mart Crowley by Barry Gordin

Mart Crowley: After 50 Years He’s Still the Leader of the Band By: Ellis Nassour May 31, 2018:   Mart Crowley, then 32, began writing  his play The Boys in the Band, he was so frustra…

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Tuesday, May 29, 2018

My Fair Lady **** – Dance Nation **** – Summer: The Donna Summer Musical 11/2 by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward May 30, 2018:  Alan Jay Lerner, the librettist and lyricist of My Fair Lady, once joked to Rex Harrison, the original Henry Higgins of that classic musical, that they bot…

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Sunday, May 27, 2018

ARF Designer Show House by Barry Gordin

May 26, 2018:  Top interior decorators transformed the ARF Thrift & Treasure Shop, 17 Poxabogue Lane in Sagaponack, into a designer show house, using furnishings from the shop and from …

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Edie Windsor Backyard BBQ by Barry Gordin

Annual BBQ benefits The Hetrick Martin Institute, Live Out Loud, The Trevor Project and the Southampton Volunteer Ambulance. May 26, 2018:   Judith Kasen-Windsor, surviving spouse of Edie…

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Friday, May 25, 2018

So In Love with Cole ***1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: Paulanne Simmons May 28, 2018:  Susan Hodgdon is in love with Cole Porter. And after listening to her new album, “So in Love with Cole,” many people will fall in love with Ms. Hodg…

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Outer Critic Circle Awards by Barry Gordin

May 24, 2018:  Broadway stars Jenn Colella, Jim Dale, Christine Ebersole and Martha Plimpton served as gala award presenters at the 68th Annual Outer Critics Circle Awards ceremony  at t…

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Thursday, May 24, 2018

The Hollower ** by Barry Gordin

SIXTEEN GOING ON SEVENTEEN: THE HOLLOWER By: Samuel L. Leiter May 25, 2018:  Question: What unusual historical background do Angelina Jolie, Hillary Clinton, and Madonna have in common? A…

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Bump **** by Barry Gordin

By: Paulanne Simmons May 24, 2018:  Founded in 1934 by industrialist Alfred P. Sloan Jr., the eponymous Foundation, according to its website, is a “not-for-profit grantmaking institution…

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Wednesday, May 23, 2018

The Beast In The Jungle ** by Barry Gordin

DANCE, BALLERINA, DANCE: THE BEAST IN THE JUNGLE By: Samuel L. Leiter May 23, 2018:  Recently, a playwright/director friend who often accompanies me to the theatre as my plus-one expres…

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Michael Urie by Barry Gordin

By: Iris Wiener May 24, 2018:  Who better to host an award show celebrating the best in theatre than an actor who personifies it? Over the past year, two-time Drama Desk Award winner Mi…

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Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two *****, Travesties ****, Light Shining in Buckinghamshire ** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward May 22, 2018:  The 2017-18 Broadway season ended with the usual rush of productions racing to qualify for the Tony Awards. There was no unifying theme amid the final plet…

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Saturday, May 19, 2018

Drama League Awards 2018 by Barry Gordin

Idina Menzel honored at 84th Annual Drama League Awards and Glenda Jackson wins Distinguished Performance May 19, 2018:  Glenda Jackson, who stars in the Broadway revival of Three Tall Wo…

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Friday, May 18, 2018

Keyes Art East Hampton by Barry Gordin

Keyes Art launches new location at 53 The Circle-Main Street in East Hampton with opening reception for Keyes Art Hello May 18, 2018: Julie Keyes hosted a festive opening reception for Hell…

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When Girls Become Women by Barry Gordin

By: Isa Goldberg Woman empowered, and the multitude of issues that surround women’s empowerment, sparked the imagination of the Broadway musical this season. Frozen and Mean Girls, in p…

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Wednesday, May 16, 2018

Cirque du Soleil ‘s Volta  by Barry Gordin

Cirque du Soleil ‘s Volta Pitches Tent in Long Island May 17 - July 1 By: Ellis Nassour The new big top show from international entertainment behemoth Cirque du Soleil, Volta, with …

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Sunday, May 13, 2018

Frozen by Barry Gordin

Frozen: Disney’s Blockbuster Musical Has Birthed a Mutual Admiration Society  Among Cast Members By: Ellis Nassour May 13, 2018- Disney’s 2013 Oscar-winning animated worldwide phenom…

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Me and My Girl by Barry Gordin

Five Reasons Encores!’ Me and My Girl Is Ripe for Broadway By: Iris Wiener May 13, 2018 - A throwback to old musicals with extraordinary humor and wit (albeit slightly anti-feminist), th…

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Me and My Girl **** by Barry Gordin

Encores! Closes 25th Season with Rollicking Me and My Girl Starring Christian Borle and Laura Michelle Kelly By: Ellis Nassour May 9, 2018 -- Hello, Dolly! at the Shubert may have audience…

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Saturday, May 12, 2018

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by Barry Gordin

Five Ways in Which Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two Transcends Traditional Theatre By Iris Wiener According to Harry Potter’s one-time foil and adversary, Draco Malf…

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Friday, May 11, 2018

Miss You Like Hell **1/2- Mlima’s Tale **** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward The Public Theater is currently presenting two productions about journeys, one a well-intentioned, but familiar musical tracing a mother-daughter road trip, the other an…

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Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Drama Desk Nominees’ Reception by Barry Gordin

Nominees for the 2018 Drama Desk Awards met with the Press at Friedmans at the Edison Hotel in the Theater District.  May 9, 2018:  Nominees for the 2018 Drama Desk Awards attended a “m…

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Tuesday, May 8, 2018

Frances Ruffelle by Barry Gordin

May 10, 2018 -Frances Ruffelle will  once again bringing her one-woman show FRANCES RUFFELLE LIVE(S) IN NY) at Greenroom 42 on May 20,  2018 at 7pm.  Ms. Ruffelle originated the role of E…

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Monday, May 7, 2018

New Jersey Hall of Fame by Barry Gordin

By: Magda Katz May 6, 2018 - The Paramount Theatre on the  famed Jersey Shore boardwalk hosted the 10th annual ceremony of The New Jersey Hall of Fame. The distinguish class of 2017 includ…

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The People VS. Antigone ** by Barry Gordin

By: Paulanne Simmons  May 8, 2018 - It is believed that Sophocles’ tragedy, Antigone, the third of his three Theban plays, was written in 441 BC, at a time when the playwright was appoin…

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2018 Lucille Lortel Awards by Barry Gordin

May 7, 2018 - The 33rd Annual Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement of Off-Broadway were awarded in 19 categories at NYU Skirball Center. Hosted by Laura Benanti and Jason Jones…

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Outer Critics Circle Winners by Barry Gordin

68th Annual Awards Outer Critics Circle  Announce 2017-18 Award Winners! “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" Tops Win List with 6 Awards! Followed by “My Fair Lady" with 5 Awards…

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Sunday, May 6, 2018

Unexpected Joy Opens at the York by Barry Gordin

Three generations of female singers collide in Unexpected Joy, a witty new musical by Bill Russell and Janet Hood, testing the limits of their love. May 4, 2018: Unexpected Joy, a constantl…

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Saturday, May 5, 2018

The Iceman Cometh **1/2 – Saint Joan **1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward May 5, 2018 - Two massive works by dramatic theatrical giants Eugene O’Neill and George Bernard Shaw are making rare appearances on musical-heavy Broadway. The fact that…

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Moniker Art Fair by Barry Gordin

By:Janet Lehr May 4, 2018 -Art is Forever…and Moniker Art Fair is just two Ferries from Frieze, at 73 West Street, in the historic “Greenpoint” neighborhood of Brooklyn. For ‘land…

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Friday, May 4, 2018

Indivisible: Liberty and Justice for Who? by Barry Gordin

A SHOW ABOUT THE STATE OF OUR DEMOCRACY: Indivisible, written and performed by the cast, examines the political state of our nation and its epidemic of xenophobia, sexism, and racism. Ind…

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