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Thursday, April 18, 2024

Broadway Babe by Barry Gordin

Nostalgic picks from Broadway Babe include Sondheim, Jule Styne, Do re Mi and more. April 21, 2024:   Broadway Babe, Randie Levine Miller has some truly nostalgic finds—with some going…

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The Outsiders *** by Barry Gordin

By: Paulanne Simmons April 19, 2024: S.E. Hinton began writing the coming-of-age novel, The Outsiders, when she was fifteen and finished it when she was a junior in high school. Viking Pr…

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Wednesday, April 17, 2024

The Wiz *** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward August 17, 2024: There are a few bumps on the yellow brick road in the new revival of The Wiz at the Marquis Theater, but this shiny new rendition of the Tony-winning 19…

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Lempicka ***** by Barry Gordin

By: Isa Goldberg April 17, 2024: The scandalous, and dangerous life of art deco artist, Lempicka fuels this exciting new Broadway musical. And a smashing Broadway debut for the writers Ca…

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Mac Awards by Barry Gordin

By: Maryann Lopinto April 23, 2024: The 38th edition of the MAC AWARDS was held on Monday, April 15th at 7pm at Symphony Space. The show was produced by Julie Miller and directed by Am…

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Sunday, April 14, 2024
Saturday, April 13, 2024

Lempicka ***1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: Samuel L. Leiter April 15, 2024: We were pushing our way through the excitedly buzzing crowd leaving the Longacre Theatre after just having seen Lempicka, the new musical about Polish …

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Sideshow Hootenanny 2024 by Barry Gordin

By: Alix Cohen April 15, 2024: “The sideshow as a separate, specialized variety form begins around the same time as dime museums (mid 1800s)… relatively wholesome alternative for a w…

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Friday, April 12, 2024

White Room Gallery by Barry Gordin

Opening reception for METAMORPHOSIS now on view at The White Room Gallery, 3 Railroad Avenue East Hampton, through May 19. April 14, 2024: Andrea McCafferty & Kat O’Neill, co-owners, …

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Grabbing the Hammer Lane: A Trucker Narrative  by Barry Gordin

By: Alix Cohen April 13, 2024: The hammer lane is the one used for passing. Truckers in North America came up with the term which references slamming the accelerator with a foot like ham…

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Broadway Babe by Barry Gordin

Vintage Musical Theater finds from Broadway Babe & A Day in the Life of Kristin Chenoweth. April 14, 2024:  Broadway Babe, Randie Levine-Miller, has come up with some musical theat…

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Broadway Update by Barry Gordin

Patti LuPone, Mia Farrow, Tom Holland. By: David Sheward April 13, 2024: According to the New York Post, Tony winner Patti PuPone and Mia Farrow will return to Broadway in a two-person p…

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Tuesdays With Morrie ****1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: Samuel L. Leiter April 11, 2024: As is well known, sports writer Mitch Albom’s 1997 book, Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, A Young Man and Life’s Greatest Lesson, one of the best…

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Thursday, April 11, 2024

The Outsiders *** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward April11, 2024: In her classic YA novel The Outsiders, SE Hinton’s teenage protagonist Ponyboy Curtis explains the difference between “tough” and “tuff”: “Tou…

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Ibsen’s Ghost **** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward April 11, 2024: Playwright, performer and drag legend Charles Busch is back and Henrik Ibsen’s got him. This may seem like an unlikely pairing, but Ibsen’s Ghost, Bu…

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Doubt: A Parable is Definitively Not to Miss by Barry Gordin

By: Iris Wiener April 11, 2024: Just as powerful as it was when it debuted in 2005, Broadway’s current production of John Patrick Shanley’s Doubt has stood the test of time well. Th…

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Hamptons Doc Fest by Barry Gordin

DOCS EQUINOX April 12-13-14 at Southampton Arts Center. April 9, 2024:  Southampton Arts Center and Hamptons Doc Fest greet Spring with DOCS EQUINOX, a 4-film festival on April 12, 13, &am…

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Broadway Update by Barry Gordin

MTC Season: Sondheim, Eureka, Vladimir By: David Sheward April 9 , 2024: Manhattan Theater Club has announced plans for its 2024-25 season on and Off-Broadway, which will include the Bro…

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The Sorcerer & Trial By Jury ****1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: Paulanne Simmons April 8, 2024: This season the New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players are presenting a double header, The Sorcerer & Trial By Jury. This means twice the enjoyme…

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Monday, April 8, 2024

Water for Elephants is a Creative Feat by Barry Gordin

By: Iris Wiener April 10, 2024: Novel adaptations are hit (Wicked) or miss (The Notebook anyone?), but Water for Elephants falls somewhere in between. This show begs the question, “C…

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The Who’s Tommy **** by Barry Gordin

By: Isa Goldberg April 8, 2024: After a youth spent listening obsessively to The Who’s Tommy, this staged revival on Broadway feels like a burst of validation, just the kind of validati…

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Sunday, April 7, 2024

Eddie Izzard Performing Hamlet **** by Barry Gordin

By: Alix Cohen April 7, 2024: Having presented his solo Great Expectations, Eddie Izzard returns with her one person rendition of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet – all 23 characters…

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Saturday, April 6, 2024

Philadelphia, Here I Come **** by Barry Gordin

By: Samuel L. Leiter April 6, 2024: The third and last in the Irish Repertory Theatre’s current season of Brian Friel (1929-2015) revivals (following Translations and Aristocrats) is Ph…

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Friday, April 5, 2024

Broadway Update by Barry Gordin

Our Town; OCC Noms By: David Sheward April 5, 2024: Cast members, dates and a theater have been announced for the upcoming Broadway revival of Thornton Wilder's beloved Our Town, to be d…

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“Wet Brain” Dominates Lortel Nominations by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward April 5, 2024: Wet Brain, John J. Caswell's Jr.'s play about a Hispanic family dealing with the father's alcoholism and delusions of being kidnapped by aliens, co-produc…

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The Who’s Tommy **** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward April 5, 2024: Technology and the political zeitgeist have caught up with The Who’s Tommy, rendering the rock opera even more timely than during its initial release. T…

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The Who’s Tommy ****1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: Samuel L. Leiter April 5, 2024: As theatregoing experiences go, waiting in line for the Nederlander Theatre to open for The Who’s Tommy at the April 2 matinee definitely ranks at th…

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024

An Enemy of the People *****, Fish **** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward April 2, 2024: In Sam Gold’s electrifying revival of Henrik Ibsen’s classic social drama An Enemy of the People, Jeremy Strong of Succession fame as the idealistic Dr…

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Water For Elephants *** by Barry Gordin

By: Isa Goldberg April 4, 2024: Known for their crafty storytelling, and several albums, Pigpen Theatre Co.’s new musical, Water for Elephants, is an adaptation of Sarah Gruen’s titul…

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Monday, April 1, 2024

Stalker ***1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: Paulanne Simmons April 1, 2024: Although it’s called Stalker, street magicians and illusionists Peter Brynolf and Jonas Ljung’s New York theatrical debut has nothing to do with …

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