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Tuesday, August 29, 2023
Monday, August 28, 2023

Pay The Writer ** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward August 29, 2023: Playwright Tawni O’Dell uses the same gag twice in her new play Pay the Writer at the Signature Center (the play is not a production of the Signature …

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Sunday, August 27, 2023

Hampton Classic by Barry Gordin

Opening Day at the 48th Annual Hampton Classic Horse Show. August 27, 2023:  The weather was magnificent for the opening day of the 48th Annual Hampton Classic Horse Show, one of the worl…

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The Baker House by Barry Gordin

A Night of Impact for Veterinarians International @ The Baker House 1650 August 26, 2023:  The Baker House 1650 in East Hampton hosted a garden cocktail party to benefit Veterinarians Inte…

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Saturday, August 26, 2023

A Will To Live by Barry Gordin

By: Alix Cohen August 27, 2023: One almost never sees a play whose every aspect feels exactly as it should be. This is unquestionably one. “The worst of all fears is the fear of livin…

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Friday, August 25, 2023

Glen Ballard by Barry Gordin

Back to the Future’s Grammy-winning Composer Glen Ballard – “Part of thedream is knowing it will happen ... Never give up hope.” By: Ellis Nassour August 25, 2003 -- With six Gramm…

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Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Broadway Update by Barry Gordin

Outsiders Musical, Vineyard Season By: David Sheward August 23, 2023: A new musical based on The Outsiders,  S.E. Hinton's young-adult novel about rival teen gangs in 1967 Oklahoma, wil…

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Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Southampton Arts Center by Barry Gordin

Annual SummerFest Fundraiser for Southampton Arts Center raises close to a Million dollars with donations still coming it.  August 22, 2023: Last Saturday, August 19 just as the sun was se…

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Monday, August 21, 2023

Pay The Writer ** by Barry Gordin

By: Samuel L. Leiter In case the title of Tawni O’Dell’s dawdling new comedy-drama, Pay the Writer, at the Pershing Square Signature Center, makes you think it’s related to the cur…

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Broadway Babe by Barry Gordin

Nostalgic finds from Broadway Babe include: A tribute to Cole Poter with Ethel Merman, Elizabeth Taylor, Ann Miller, & Mavin Hamlisch in concert at the White House. August 21, 2023: Br…

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Thursday, August 17, 2023

Southampton Arts Center by Barry Gordin

You Resemble Me & Mountainfilm On Tour Southampton to be screened at Southampton Arts Center. August 16, 2023: Southampton Arts center announced the screening of You Resemble Me and M…

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Tuesday, August 15, 2023

Rock and Roll Man *** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward August 19, 2023: The jukebox genre, incorporating established pop or rock hit tunes without or without a biographical storyline to tie them together, has been flooding B…

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Monday, August 14, 2023

Flex ****1/2 , The Half-God Of Rainfall **1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: Mark Rifkin August 17, 2023: “Being a fan is like having a religion,” Matt says in Rajiv Joseph’s King James, a play that ran this spring at MTC at New York City Center about t…

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The Shark Is Broken *** by Barry Gordin

By: Samuel L. Leiter August 14, 2023: Rub a dub dub/ three men in a tub/ and who do you think they be? Richard Dreyfuss, Roy Scheider/ and Robert Shaw, all of them gone to sea. Last week…

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Lee Roy Reams “Wanted To Be An MGM Star” by Barry Gordin

By: Alix Cohen August 16, 2023: Actor, singer, dancer, choreographer, director, and risqué Scheherazade, Lee Roy Reams is the Zelig of musical theater. He seems to have befriended every…

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Sunday, August 13, 2023

Uncle Vanya **** by Barry Gordin

By: Mark Rifkin August 14, 2023: Jack Serio’s superb production of Anton Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya is the theatrical event of the summer, and the one likely to be seen by the fewest peo…

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Authors Night by Barry Gordin

East Hampton Library’s 19th Annual Authors Night   August 13, 2023:  Author’s Night, East Hampton Library’s annual celebration of books and 126 years of reading at their library, t…

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BroadwayHD by Barry Gordin

Off-Broadway comedy, Puffs, available on BroadwayHD August 15.  August 13, 2023: The hit off-Broadway comedy, Puffs , is a must see for all fans of a certain boy wizard. On August 15th, vi…

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Saturday, August 12, 2023

The Shark Is Broken ***, Back to the Future: The Musical *** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward August 12, 2023: “What do you think it’s about?,” asks Alex Brightman, referring to the deeper meaning of Jaws, the movie his character Richard Dreyfuss is filmin…

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Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt by Barry Gordin

Part 2 - Remembering the Legacy of Composers Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt By: Ellis Nassour August 15, 2023 – The theatrical legacy of composers Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt is a color…

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Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt by Barry Gordin

Part 1 - Remembering the Legacy of Composers Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt By: Ellis Nassour August 14, 2023 -- The theatrical legacy of composers Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt is a colorful…

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The White Room by Barry Gordin

Photographer Bob Tabor’s “Moon Dance” on view at The White Room Gallery through August 20. August 11, 2023: The White Room Gallery, 2452 Main Street in Bridgehampton, hosted an openi…

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Pawparazzi by Barry Gordin

NYC Second Chance Rescue held their 2nd Annual Hamptons Benefit, Pawparazzi, featuring canines, cats & cocktails @ The Baker House 1650. August 12, 2023: Pawparazzi, the 2nd Annual Ham…

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Thursday, August 10, 2023
Monday, August 7, 2023

Bay Street Theater by Barry Gordin

Steve Guttenberg’s comic and heart-warming Tales from the Guttenberg Bible is an entertaining romp detailing the actor’s rise to stardom and his remarkable career. August 7, 2023: Bay…

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Broadway Babe by Barry Gordin

Nostalgic videos from Broadway Babe include Marvin Hamlisch, Frank Sinatra, Dinah Shore, Ingrid Bergman, and Joan Rivers. August 7, 2023: Broadway Babe, Randie Levine-Miller has some ter…

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Alex Moffat by Barry Gordin

Alex Moffat Makes His Entrance with Broadway’s The Cottage By: Iris Wiener August 7, 2023: Alex Moffat has mastered making an unforgettable entrance. He proved to be superb at farcic…

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Saturday, August 5, 2023

Here Lies Love ***** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward August 5, 2023: After beginning life as a 2010 concept album, then two separate Off-Broadway runs at the Public Theater (2013 and again the following season), engagement…

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Friday, August 4, 2023

Broadway Update by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward August 4, 2023: A musical version of The Notebook, Nicholas Spark's best-selling novel which became a beloved 2005 film starring Ryan Gosling, Rachel McAdams, James Garn…

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