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Monday, February 20, 2023

The Wanderers **1/2, Cornelia Street *1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward February 20, 2023: Two new Off-Broadway productions on the smaller stages of two major theater companies have large ambitions, but only offer tired tropes we’ve seen t…

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Sunday, February 19, 2023

Broadway Babe by Barry Gordin

Burt Bacharach, Neil Diamond, Carol Burnett, Ethel Merman & Marvin Hamlisch featured on Great YouTube finds by Broadway Babe February 18, 2023: Broadway Babe, Randie Levine-Miller is…

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Friday, February 17, 2023

Broadway Update by Barry Gordin

B'way Update: The Cottage, Jerry Mitchell Is Busy, Betty Boop, La La, etc. By: David Sheward February 17, 2023: A new comedy entitled The Cottage will play the Hayes Theater on Broad…

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Thursday, February 16, 2023

The Wanderers *** by Barry Gordin

By: Samuel L. Leiter Marion Williams’s set for Anna Ziegler’s intelligent, sometimes compelling, occasionally amusing, but nonetheless unsatisfying The Wanderers is a spare, neutral sp…

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Wednesday, February 15, 2023

BroadwayHD by Barry Gordin

Elaine Stritch’s deeply personal Tony winning one person show Elaine Stritch at Liberty will stream exclusively on BroadwayHD beginning on March 1. February 15, 2023: BroadwayHD, the pre…

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Monday, February 13, 2023

Pictures from Home ****, Endgame ** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward February 13, 2023: The drama of the everyday and the ordinary are given vivid, rich life in Pictures from Home, Sharr White’s stage adaptation of Larry Sultan’s 199…

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Wednesday, February 8, 2023

Classical Music For Kids by Barry Gordin

American Classical Orchestra's CMK - Classical Music For Kids By: Alix Cohen February 8, 2023: Two hundred fresh-faced, well behaved, grey-flanneled kindergarten to second graders file …

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Monday, February 6, 2023

Endgame *** by Barry Gordin

By: Samuel L. Leiter February 6, 2023: Sixty years ago, when I was in grad school at the University of Hawaii, I played Clov in an MFA directing thesis production of Endgame,Samuel Becket…

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A Beautiful Noise **1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: Isa Goldberg February 6, 2023: Getting to be a Neil Diamond fan happens, when you’re in need of a soul mate. An inspiring singer, he’s the one to take an elevator ride with, becau…

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Saturday, February 4, 2023

Joanne McNally: The Prosecco Express ***1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: Paulanne Simmons February 4, 2023: Town Hall’s latest featured artist in its Crossing the Pond the Pond Comedy Fest, Joanne McNally, hails not from the U.K. but neighboring Ireland.…

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Friday, February 3, 2023

Broadway Update by Barry Gordin

Broadway Update: Leslie Odom, Jr. Stars in Purlie Victorious By: David Sheward February 3, 2023: Tony winner Leslie Odom, Jr. (Hamilton) will star in a revival of Ossie Davis' comedy Pur…

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Thursday, February 2, 2023

Some Like It Hot **** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward February 2, 2023: The new musical version of Some Like It Hot , based on Billy Wilder’s 1959 comic film classic about two musicians disguised in drag, is a delightfull…

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Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Broadway Babe by Barry Gordin

Nostalgic finds from Broadway Babe include a Vintage Garry Moore Show with a young Barbra Streisand, a rare, start studded, 2002 Actors Fund Benefit and more.  February 4, 2023: Broadway …

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A Place For Us by Barry Gordin

A Place For Us: A Celebration of Jewish Broadway “Theater is my temple and my religion and my act of faith.” Harvey Fierstein By: Alix Cohen February 3, 2023: “Something’s Comi…

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Legendary Producer Julian Schlossberg by Barry Gordin

Stage & Screen Producer Julian Schlossberg celebrated the release of his memoir Try Not To Hold It Against Me: A Producer’s Life at the equally legendary Sardi’s. February 1, 2023:�…

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Monday, January 30, 2023

The Collaboration **1/2 by Barry Gordin

A play about Andy Warhol & Jean-Michel Basquiat's collaboration starring Paul Bettany & Jeremy Pope. By: Patrick Christiano January 30, 2023:  Set in 1984 New York City and based…

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The Immortal Jellyfish Girl **** by Barry Gordin

By: Isa Goldberg January 30, 2023: Creating ridiculous, and wonderous stories, gathering the elements from all corners of the world, and delivering climactic scenes with exceptional puppe…

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Saturday, January 28, 2023

A Beautiful Noise *** by Barry Gordin

By: Samuel L. Leiter January 28, 2023: Before I discuss A Beautiful Noise, the middling new jukebox musical at the Broadhurst Theatre featuring the songs of Neil Diamond, here’s a pers…

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Friday, January 27, 2023

BroadwayHD by Barry Gordin

Celebrate Valentine’s Day with Memorable stories of Love & Romance on BroadwayHD  January 27, 2023: Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, and BroadwayHD has a perfect lineu…

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Anthony Rapp’s Without You by Barry Gordin

January 26, 2023: Anthony Rapp opened his solo show, Without You, at New World Stages on January 25th, 2023, to a house filled with his Rent family and friends. Based on his New York Ti…

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Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Broadway Update by Barry Gordin

Broadway Update: Making ‘Room’ and Changes to the OCC Awards By: David Sheward January 25, 2023: The 2023 Broadway spring season is getting more crowded. The latest entry is Room, Em…

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Sunday, January 22, 2023

The Appointment ***1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: Isa Goldberg January 23, 2023: The theatrical revue, once a mainstay of the Off Broadway theater, hasn’t soared in these parts since Gerard Alessandrini’s “Forbidden Broadway” …

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Off-Broadway Update by Barry Gordin

Off-Broadway Update: Days of Wine and Roses Musical By: David Sheward January 22, 2023: A musical version of the 1962 film Days of Wine and Roses will open Off-Broadway at the Atlantic T…

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Bryce Edwards Frivolity Hour by Barry Gordin

Bryce Edwards Frivolity Hour - A Good Time Was Had By All By: Alix Cohen January 23, 2023: Embodying performance style of another era risks becoming an acquired (audience) taste. My …

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Saturday, January 21, 2023

BroadwayHD by Barry Gordin

Celebrate Black History Month with Award -Winning productions on BroadwayHD. January 20, 2023: BroadwayHD is honoring Black History Month with the voices of indelible stars like Audra McDon…

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Friday, January 20, 2023

Broadway Babe by Barry Gordin

Nostalgic finds from Broadway Babe Randie Levine-Miller feature Barbra Streisand, Johnny Carson, and Fred Astaire with Ethel Merman. The Friars Roast of Johnny Carson January 22, 2023: T…

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Tuesday, January 17, 2023

Martin Luther King Tribute @BAM by Barry Gordin

By: Isa Goldberg January 17, 2023: The 37th Annual Tribute to Martin Luther King, on the morning of January 16th, 2023, at The Brooklyn Academy of Music delivered a wham bang wake up call…

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Sunday, January 15, 2023

Ohio State Murders **** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward January 15, 2023: The celebrated African-American playwright Adrienne Kennedy makes her belated Broadway debut with a mystifying, powerful production of her 1991 work Oh…

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Friday, January 13, 2023

Broadway/Off-Broadway Update by Barry Gordin

Here Lies Love and Hamlet By: David Sheward January 13, 2022: The new year has barely begun, but there are already theatrical plans for summer 2023. Here Lies Love, the immersive disco m…

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