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Tuesday, May 10, 2022

Paradise Square *** by Barry Gordin

By Samuel L. Leiter May 12, 2022: Finally, after yet another cancellation setback caused by a backstage Covid outbreak, I was able to see Paradise Square, the final iteration (one assumes)…

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Monday, May 9, 2022

How I Learned To Drive ****, American Buffalo *** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward May 10, 2022: Varying takes on toxic masculinity and dysfunctional families are on view in two Broadway reviews of powerful, late 20th century works. Paula Vogel’s Ho…

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 jAmericano! **** by Barry Gordin

By: Paulanne Simmons May 10, 2022: If you’ve ever wanted to know what it means to be an American, just ask someone who longs to be a citizen. Or go see the new musical ¡Americano!, w…

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American Buffalo **1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: Paulanne Simmons Perhaps David Mamet and his plays are an acquired taste. If this is true, I am one reviewer who has never acquired that taste.  May 13, 2022: American Buffalo, whic…

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Tony Awards by Barry Gordin

Strange Loop tops list with 11 nominations, followed by MJ and Paradise Square with 10 each. The Tony Awards will be broadcast live from Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 12th.  M…

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Saturday, May 7, 2022

The Minutes ***1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: Paulanne Simmons May 7, 2022: The Minutes, Tracy Letts’s new play about an unwelcome revelation at a small-town City Council meeting, might have been a comic masterpiece or a tragic…

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Thursday, May 5, 2022

Hitler’s Tasters **** by Barry Gordin

Based on true events, Hitler's Tasters, a dark comedy about the young girls, who were chosen to be Hitler's food tasters, feels chillingly relevant. By: Patrick Christiano May 4, 2022: …

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Wednesday, May 4, 2022

The Skin of Our Teeth ***, Potus: or Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive **** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward May 3, 2022: Two over-the-top comedies illuminate the differing styles of their respective decades of origin. They also offer pointed observations on serious subjects su…

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Tuesday, May 3, 2022

Broadway Update by Barry Gordin

Broadway Update: London Death of a Salesman Transfers By: David Sheward May 3, 2022: Willy Loman will soon be returning to Broadway for the sixth time. A 2019 London production of Arthur …

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Potus ***1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: Isa Goldberg May 3, 2022: While the ladies of “POTUS:”, the new Broadway comedy portray savvy politicians, it’s clear they wouldn’t make very good doctors. It’s their hyster…

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Monday, May 2, 2022

Homing by Barry Gordin

Tiffany Mills Company Puts the Final Touches on Homing By: Paulanne Simmons May 3, 2022: Tiffany Mills Company’s Homing, which celebrates the home through video, dance, music and spok…

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Sunday, May 1, 2022

LongHouse Gardens by Barry Gordin

LongHouse hosted a conversation with Steven & William Ladd and opened their Gardens on April 30th May 1, 2022:  Spring is here and the LongHouse Gardens in East Hampton are open and f…

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Broadway Update by Barry Gordin

Broadway Update: Cost of Living; Tony and DD Noms Delayed; DD-OCC Mash Up By: David Sheward May 1, 2022: Manhattan Theater Club will produce Martyna Majok's Pulitzer Prize-winning Cost o…

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BroadwayHD by Barry Gordin

NBC’s The Wiz Live with Queen Latifah from 2015 comes to BroadwayHD on May 5.  May 1, 2022: BroadwayHD is excited to announce the latest addition to their streaming platform for May. St…

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Macbeth ** by Barry Gordin

By: Samuel L. Leiter May 1, 2022: Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow creeps in this petty pace from day to day to the last syllable of recorded time and still I await a production of Shake…

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Happy Birthday Judy! by Barry Gordin

COMING UP: Happy Birthday Judy! – Bufford and Blythe Celebrate Judy Garland’s 100th Birthday By: Alix Cohen On June 10, 2022, preeminent vocalists Carle J. Bufford and Stephanie Blyth…

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Friday, April 29, 2022

Funny Girl *** by Barry Gordin

By: Paulanne Simmons It’s taken more than half a century for Funny Girl to come back to Broadway. So one really wants to love the revival. There’s even a revised script by Harvey Fi…

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Thursday, April 28, 2022

A Strange Loop ****, Paradise Square ***, Suffs *****, Oratorio for Living Things **1/2, The Little Prince *** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward April 28, 2022: As the roller-coaster New York theater season of 2021-22 races to its finish, shows are opening on and Off-Broadway with alarming frequency. Some have d…

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Plaza Suite by Barry Gordin

By: Bernard Carragher April 28, 2022: Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick, who are real life spouses, have recently recovered from Covid and are back on   Broadway in a revival …

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for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf ***** by Barry Gordin

By: Samuel L. Leiter April 28, 2022: A remarkable development during the 1970s was the dynamic, sudden, and historically significant breakout of activity among black dramatists, mostly in…

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Mrs. Doubtfire *** by Barry Gordin

By: Samuel L. Leiter April 27, 2022: First there was Tootsie. Now there’s Mrs. Doubtfire. Each became a Broadway musical after first being a hit movie. The leading man in each is a char…

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Tuesday, April 26, 2022

OCC Nominees by Barry Gordin

THE NOMINEES FOR THE 71ST ANNUAL OUTER CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS COMMEMORATING THE 2021-22 BROADWAY & OFF-BROADWAY SEASON April 26, 2022: The Outer Critics Circle (OCC), the official org…

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Monday, April 25, 2022

2022 Drama League Awards Nominations by Barry Gordin

The 88th Annual Drama League Awards will be presented in personat The Ziegfeld Ballroom on Friday, May 20, 2022 at 12:00PM The Honorees and Nominations Are ...

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Sunday, April 24, 2022

Hangmen ****, The Minutes **** by Barry Gordin

 By: David Sheward April 24, 2022: Dark humor pervades two new Broadway productions, both delayed years by the COVID crisis and finally opening in an atmosphere of disquiet and insecurit…

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Saturday, April 23, 2022

Johnathan Nash Glynn Opening by Barry Gordin

Jonathan Nash Glynn Solo Show at Colm Rowan Fine Art in East Hampton April 24, 2022: Over 100 people attended the opening reception of Jonathan Nash Glynn's abstract paintings at Colm Rowa…

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Friday, April 22, 2022

The Minutes ***1/2 by Barry Gordin

Have you read “The Minutes”? Do you concur? By: Isa Goldbereg April 25, 2022: In Tracy Letts’ confrontational new play, “The Minutes”, some characters question the facts. “H…

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For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When The Rainbow Is Enuf **** Birthday Candles ** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward April 22, 2022: In this theater season when African-American women playwrights such as Lynn Nottage, Dominique Morriseau, Antoinette Chinoye Nwandu and the late Alice Ch…

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Thursday, April 21, 2022

BroadwayHD by Barry Gordin

World Premiere of West End’s Little Women to stream exclusively on BroadwayHD April 21, 2022: BroadwayHD, the premiere streaming service for live theatre, announced that they will be brin…

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The Little Prince *** by Barry Gordin

By: Isa Goldberg April 21, 2022: Nothing can replace the book, “The Little Prince,” not really replace it, especially when it’s one of the first books you ever read. As immediately …

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Broadway Update by Barry Gordin

Broadway Update: Some Like It Hot; Robert Morse Dies; Drama Desk Dates By: David Sheward April 21, 2022: Some Like It Hot, a new musical version of Billy Wilder's 1960 film classic about…

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James Monroe Iglehart by Barry Gordin

James Monroe Iglehart Shares His New Cabaret Show Ahead of a Performance at NJPAC By: Iris Wiener April 21,2022: Due to his remarkable, distinct talent, James Monroe Iglehart steals every…

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Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
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Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
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