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Saturday, September 10, 2022

Charles Kirsch’s Backstage Babble Live! by Barry Gordin

By: Alix Cohen September 12, 2022: Preternaturally mature 15 year-old Charles Kirsch apparently got the Broadway bug at seven when he saw the revival of On the Town. August 2022, with …

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Friday, September 9, 2022

Strings Attached ** by Barry Gordin

By: Samuel L. Leiter September 9, 2022: String theory, M theory, the Big Bang, quantum theory, gravity. thermodynamics, waves, electrons, protons, subatomic particles, parallel universes…

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Thursday, September 8, 2022

Broadway Update by Barry Gordin

Broadway Update: Christmas Carol; Sweeney Todd; Etc. By: David Sheward September 8, 2022: Tony and Drama Desk winner Jefferson Mays (I Am My Own Wife, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Mur…

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Tuesday, September 6, 2022
Monday, September 5, 2022

Hampton Classic Horse Show by Barry Gordin

Qualifier Winner Karl Cook Returns for the Victory in Sunday’s $410,000 Hampton Classic 5* Grand PrixFinal Awards Given at the 2022 Hampton Classic Horse Show  September 4, 2022– Of…

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Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Murder in La La Land ***** by Barry Gordin

By: Paulanne Simmons August 31, 2022: If you’re a fan of murder mysteries and believe you’re secretly a supersleuth who could rival the great Sherlock, you still have two opportunitie…

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Tuesday, August 30, 2022

Broadway Update by Barry Gordin

Broadway Update: New York, New York; Laura Linney Gabriel Byrne; Ella Fitzgerald Musical By: David Sheward August 30, 2022: Summertime and the livin' ain't easy. We keep getting bulletin…

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Sunday, August 28, 2022

The Hampton Classic by Barry Gordin

46th Annual Hampton Classic Horse Show August 28, 2022 – The 46th annual Hampton Classic Horse Show opened Sunday to beautiful, breezy weather and unveiled its new Grand Prix Arena …

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Thursday, August 25, 2022

United Solo by Barry Gordin

By: Alix Cohen United Solo is BACK – October 3rd through November 20th, 2022 August 29, 2022: The 13th Annual United Solo Festival is the world’s largest of its kind. This year�…

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Wednesday, August 24, 2022

Norm Lewis @ WHBPAC by Barry Gordin

An Evening with Norm Lewis August 24, 2022: Critically acclaimed star of stage, television, and film, Norm Lewis, will perform for one night only in An Evening with Norm Lewis on August…

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Tuesday, August 23, 2022

Broadway Babe by Barry Gordin

Nostalgic Treasures from Broadway Babe, Randie Levine Miller. August 27, 2022:  Broadway Babe Randie Levine Miller, has unearthed some more nostalgic treasures, including a star- studded t…

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Shy by Barry Gordin

SHY: The Alarmingly Outspoken Memoirs of Mary Rodgers by Mary Rodgers and Jesse Green Is Alarming, But Alarming Can Be Riotously Sad and Fun By: Ellis Nassour  August 26, 2022 – Whoever…

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Wednesday, August 17, 2022

Broadway Update by Barry Gordin

Broadway Update: Sweeney Todd, Merrily, Take Me Out, Raisin By: David Sheward August 24, 2022: Philip Boroff reports in Broadway Journal that pop superstar Josh Groban and Tony winner An…

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Sunday, August 14, 2022

Lillias White @ Bay Street by Barry Gordin

Tony Award Winner, Lillias White, brought her new show to Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor for their Musical Mondays series.  August 12, 2022: The one and only Lillias White brought her ne…

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Saturday, August 13, 2022

Ragtime ***** by Barry Gordin

By: Patrick Christiano A sensational staging of Ragtime the Musical, directed by Will Pomerantz, opened at Bay Street in Sag Harbor. The 1998 Tony award winner, the finale of Bay Street Th…

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Broadway Update by Barry Gordin

Broadway Update: New Woods Cast; Lilias White in Hadestown; Theresa Rebeck Joins Working Girl By: David Sheward August 13, 2022: Several new cast members including Tony winners and nomin…

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Broadway Babe by Barry Gordin

That’s Entertainment: Broadway Babe, Randie Levine-Miller, has unearthed some terrific YouTube videos with Arthur Schwartz, Chita Rivera, and Joy Behar. August 22, 2022: Broadway Babe, R…

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Tuesday, August 9, 2022

Broadway Update by Barry Gordin

Broadway Update: Ohio to Play Jones, Devil in Trouble, Linda Lavin, etc. By: David Sheward August 9, 2022: The Ohio State Murders by Obie-winning playwright Adrienne Kennedy and starring…

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Sunday, August 7, 2022

Ragtime Opens at Bay Street by Barry Gordin

An elegant staging of Ragtime the Musical, directed by Will Pomerantz, opened at Bay Street in Sag Harbor on Saturday, August 6th.  Here are some photos from opening night. Ragtime is t…

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Wednesday, August 3, 2022
Tuesday, August 2, 2022

Michael Feinstein @ WHBPAC by Barry Gordin

August 1, 2022: From Gershwin to Carole King and beyond, Michael Feinstein expands the Great American Songbook into the modern era. Feinstein is a multi-platinum-selling, two-time Emmy and…

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Monday, August 1, 2022

Oresteia *** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward August 1. 2022: There are some stunning images and moving moments in Robert Icke’s massive modern adaptation of Aeschylus’ Oresteia, paying in repertory with Hamlet …

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Sunday, July 31, 2022

The Kite Runner **** by Barry Gordin

By: Paulanne Simmons July 31, 2022: Turning a much beloved novel into a stage play is always tricky business. It’s especially difficult when that novel spans several decades and two co…

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Friday, July 29, 2022

Broadway Update by Barry Gordin

Broadway Update: Woods Extends, Piano Moves, Etc. By: David Sheward July 29, 2022: Into the Woods is now officially extending its limited run at the St. James through Oct. 16. The acclaim…

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Wednesday, July 27, 2022

Shy by Barry Gordin

Shy - The Alarmingly Outspoken Memoirs of Mary Rodgers By: Alix Cohen July 29, 2022: “Au fond,” as Mary Rodgers might say, she was about as shy as Princess Winifred= NOT. (Once Upo…

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Sunday, July 24, 2022

Cat On A Hot Tin Roof ** by Barry Gordin

By: Samuel L. Leiter July 24, 2022: There have been five Broadway revivals, all of them star studded, and one with an all-Black cast, since Tennessee Williams’s Pulitzer Prize-winning C…

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Friday, July 22, 2022

The Kite Runner **** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward July 22,2022: Novels don’t always work well on stage, especially when there’s a first-person narrator. Plays rely on action rather than narration (“Show, don’t t…

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Broadway Update by Barry Gordin

Broadway Update: What’s Up with Into the Woods and Piano Lesson? By: David Sheward July 22, 2022: The Encores! revival of Into the Woods is such a big hit that there are rumors it will…

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