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Monday, June 26, 2023

Just for Us **** by Barry Gordin

By: Paulanne Simmons June 26, 2023: Just for Us, Alex Edelman’s very funny, sometimes serious monologue on being Jewish in America, premiered at the Cherry Lane Theatre in 2021, and the…

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Sunday, June 25, 2023

ACA Galleries by Barry Gordin

PHASE 2 Upcoming Event “Funky Nous Deco” and Beyond Projection:  A projection / presentation of PHASE 2 graphic works on Wednesday, June 28 @7pm. June 25, 2023: In conjunction with t…

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Broadway Babe by Barry Gordin

A tribute to Sheldon Harnick and more nostalgic finds from Broadway Babe. June 24, 2023: Our Broadway Babe, Randie Levine-Miller, pays tribute to Songwriter, Sheldon Harnick, who died ye…

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Saturday, June 24, 2023

Once Upon A One More Time **** by Barry Gordin

By: Samuel L. Leiter June 25, 2023: Jukebox musicals, as I’ve written before, typically use one of several templates to present a medley of well-known songs from one or more writers, si…

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Friday, June 23, 2023

Broadway Barks by Barry Gordin

Bernadette Peters & Randy Rainbow host Broadway Barks on Saturday, July 8 -Shubert Alley with a special appearance by Josh Groban. June 23, 2023:  BROADWAY BARKS is thrilled to retur…

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Thursday, June 22, 2023

Once Upon a One More Time **** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward June 23, 2023: Mix the fairy-tale revisionism of Into the Woods with the tween pop jukebox format of & Juliet, add a dash of female empowerment from Six and a smidge…

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Broadway Update by Barry Gordin

Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells in Gutenberg! The Musical. By: David Sheward June 22, 2023: Book of Mormon co-stars Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells will be reunited in the Broadway premiere o…

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Salvador Dali Exhibit by Barry Gordin

The Divine Comedy on view at Park West Gallery, Soho June 22, 2023: The Park West Gallery SoHo, 411 West Broadway, is showing Salvador Dalí’s expansive collection of Dante Alighieri’…

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Wednesday, June 21, 2023

Wet Brain **** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward June 21, 2023: After you’ve seen as many dysfunctional families plays as this critic has, you may begin to doubt the absolute truth of Tolstoy’s famous maxim that ea…

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Rock & Roll Man *** by Barry Gordin

By: Samuel L. Leiter June 21, 2023: It was the 1950s. Ike was president, Hoover headed the FBI, and, horror of horrors, rock and roll was sweeping the nation. It was a phenomenon many co…

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Eisenhower: This Piece Of Ground **** by Barry Gordin

By: Samuel L. Leiter June 21, 2023: There was a time early in the 1960s when former President Dwight D. Eisenhower became a subject of the “wind-up doll” joke fad, which made fun of c…

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Monday, June 19, 2023

Hip to Hip – Part 2 by Barry Gordin

Hip to Hip  started with about fifteen participants. This year there are forty-two. By: Alix Cohen June 22, 2023: Scenic Designer Robert Dutiel  (an Associate Professor of Theatre Art…

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Hip to Hip – Part 1 by Barry Gordin

Trials and Tribulations of A Traveling Shakespeare Company By: Alix Cohen “We are such stuff / As dreams are made on; and our little life / Is rounded with a sleep.” (The Tempest) J…

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Zina Jasper (1939-2023) by Barry Gordin

Outer Critic Circle Award winning actor, director, playwright, teacher & coach, dies at 84.   June 19, 2023:  Zina Jasper, an acclaimed award-winning actor, director, playwright, teac…

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Thursday, June 15, 2023

Days of Wine and Roses **1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward June 16, 2023: The potential was there: a musical based on Days of Wine and Roses, the searing 1962 film detailing an alcoholic couple’s smash-up and painful partial ro…

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Broadway Update by Barry Gordin

Broadway Update: Cabaret, Purlie, Second Stage, Cats By: David Sheward June 16, 2023: It's not official, but according to a report by Philip Boroff in Broadway Journal, the hit London…

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Broadway Babe by Barry Gordin

Nostalgic picks from Broadway Babe include the cast of The Mary Tyler Moore Show on Oprah & an Ed Sullivan tribute to show-stopping theater performances. June 15, 2023: Broadway Babe R…

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Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Days of Wine and Roses *** by Barry Gordin

By: Samuel L. Leiter June 13, 2023: “Temperance dramas,” so-called, remain alive and well. These, of course, are cautionary tales that first attained widespread success in the 19th cen…

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Broadway Update by Barry Gordin

Broadway Update: Melissa Etheridge, Musicians for Love, Tonys By: David Sheward June 13, 2023: Pop star Melissa Etheridge joins Bruce Springsteen and David Byrne in bringing an autobiogra…

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Saturday, June 10, 2023

2023 Tony Awards Winners by Barry Gordin

Photos of winners at the 76 Annual Tony Awards, where Kimberly Akimbo won 5 Awards including Best Musical, while Tom Stoppard’s Leopoldstadt won Best Play. Photography: Barry Gordin

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2023 Tony Award Red Carpet by Barry Gordin

Photos from the 76 Annual Tony Award red carpet at the historic United Palace Theater in Washington Heights on Sunday, June 11,2023. Photography: Barry Gordin

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Friday, June 9, 2023

The 76th Tony Awards by Barry Gordin

The 76th Tony Awards Air Live Sunday on CBS/Paramount + from Historic United Palace Theatre By: Ellis Nassour Thursday, June 9, 2023 – Out of the smoky haze and the writer’s strike th…

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Thursday, June 8, 2023

Drama Desk Awards 2023 by Barry Gordin

The Drama Desk Awards for the 2022-2023 season were presented yesterday at Sardi’s June 7, 2023: The winners of the 67th Annual Drama Desk Award honoring the 2022-2023 season were prese…

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Grey House ** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward June 8, 2023: You know you’re in trouble when one of the first lines of a thriller is “I’ve seen this movie before.” That unoriginal piece of dialogue is spoken …

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Wednesday, June 7, 2023

Robin Wagner (1933-2023) by Barry Gordin

Remembering Robin Wagner (1933-2023): A Career Designed to Impress By: Ellis Nassour June 8, 2023: Three-time Tony winning scenic designer and an artist much-beloved in the business Robi…

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