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Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Review: Allegro by Brian Scott Lipton

Allegro Is Fast and Furious...

SOURCE: cititour.com at 11:30PM
Monday, November 17, 2014

Review: Side Show by Brian Scott Lipton

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, the old saying goes. But what do you do if it is? In the case of musical theater, “revising” the show doesn’t always end up being the solution.

SOURCE: cititour.com at 10:30PM
Thursday, November 6, 2014

Review: Sticks and Bones by Brian Scott Lipton

Watching the New Group’s bracing, brilliantly acted revival of David Rabe’s 1971 drama “Sticks and Bones,” now at the Pershing Square Signature Center, what we might expect to shock …

SOURCE: cititour.com at 11:48PM
Thursday, October 30, 2014

Review: The Real Thing by Brian Scott Lipton

Ewan McGregor and Maggie Gyllenhaal are irresistible in ''The Real Thing''

SOURCE: cititour.com at 11:06PM
Thursday, October 23, 2014

Review: Disgraced by Brian Scott Lipton

Even those theatergoers who saw the piece previously at its New York premiere at LCT3 two years ago should strongly consider a return visit.

SOURCE: cititour.com at 09:45PM
Monday, October 20, 2014

Review: Bill & Ray by Brian Scott Lipton

"Mad Men" star Vincent Kartheiser steals the show in Billy & Ray at the Vineyard Theatre

SOURCE: cititour.com at 11:01PM
Sunday, October 12, 2014

Review: While I Yet Live by Brian Scott Lipton

"...touching, frequently hilarious and sometimes upsetting..."

SOURCE: cititour.com at 10:18PM
Thursday, October 9, 2014

Review: It's Only A Play by Brian Scott Lipton

I don’t think the Guinness Book of World Records has a category for “Most Inside Jokes About Broadway in a Broadway Play”, but they need to add one now, thanks to Terrence McNally’s …

SOURCE: cititour.com at 10:54PM
Thursday, October 2, 2014

Review: The Country House by Brian Scott Lipton

Blythe Danner Leads Spirited Country House

SOURCE: cititour.com at 10:19PM
Monday, September 22, 2014

The Money Shot Pays Off by Brian Scott Lipton

No one goes to a Neil LaBute play expecting to see civilized conversation or polite people, but the vitriolic, narcissistic, and generally quarrelsome quartet in the provocative playwright�…

SOURCE: cititour.com at 10:08PM
Friday, September 12, 2014

Marc Kudisch: Making Jerks Multilayered by Brian Scott Lipton

Welcome to Fanmail, our tributes to theatre artists we admire — Arrogance. Overconfidence. Ego. These may not be things one looks for in a friend or lover (though there’s no acco…

SOURCE: TDF at 11:15AM
Thursday, August 7, 2014

Review: Phoenix by Brian Scott Lipton

It’s sadly appropriate that Scott Organ’s play, “Phoenix,” now getting a new production at the Cherry Lane Theatre, is named after the dull city in Arizona rather than the mythical b…

SOURCE: cititour.com at 10:35PM

Fanmail: Jessica Hecht Unleashes Her Dark Side in “King Lear” by Brian Scott Lipton

Welcome to Fanmail, our tributes to theatre artists we admire — I ran into actress Jessica Hecht on the street unexpectedly a few months ago. As a longtime fan and acquaintance, I eage…

SOURCE: TDF at 10:00AM
Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Kyle Dean Massey Puts the 'Pip' in Pippin :: EDGE on the Net by Brian Scott Lipton

The oohs, the aahs, the screams begin for Kyle Dean Massey the second he takes center stage as the title character of the long-running Broadway revival of the musical "Pippin" at the Music B…

SOURCE: www.edgeonthenet.com at 03:45AM
Sunday, June 1, 2014

Review: The Killer by Brian Scott Lipton

The presence of the remarkable actor Michael Shannon has convinced me over the past decade to check out many plays that didn’t initially appeal to my sensibilities...

SOURCE: cititour.com at 10:43PM
Friday, May 30, 2014

Review: Eugene Onegin by Brian Scott Lipton

Russia’s Vakhtganov State Academic Theatre’s 3 ½-hour stage adaptation of Eugene Pushkin’s legendary novel “Eugene Onegin,” being presented at New York City Center as part of the …

SOURCE: cititour.com at 02:58PM
Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Review: Megan Hilty at Cafe Carlyle by Brian Scott Lipton

Megan Hilty's new cabaret act is the "total package."

SOURCE: cititour.com at 02:00PM
Thursday, April 24, 2014

Review: Cabaret by Brian Scott Lipton

The Kit Kat Club is back open for business after 10 long years...

SOURCE: cititour.com at 10:39PM
Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Review: Hedwig and the Angry Inch by Brian Scott Lipton

Those of us who first saw Neil Patrick Harris as TV’s precocious young medic, Doogie Howser, could hardly have imagined his greatest artistic triumph might come from portraying an embitter…

SOURCE: cititour.com at 10:04PM
Monday, April 21, 2014

Review: Violet by Brian Scott Lipton

The amazing Sutton Foster in yet another Tony-worthy performance...

SOURCE: cititour.com at 12:28AM
Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Review: Of Mice and Men by Brian Scott Lipton

Movie star casting proves to be a double-edged sword in Anna D. Shapiro’s production of John Steinbeck’s 1937 drama “Of Mice and Men.”

SOURCE: cititour.com at 10:33PM

Everybody Loves Lucie by Brian Scott Lipton

"Spring Is Here" with Lucie Arnaz at Cafe Carlyle

SOURCE: cititour.com at 10:16PM
Sunday, April 13, 2014

Review: Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill by Brian Scott Lipton

Tony Award winner Audra McDonald magically disappears into the heart, soul – and yes, voice – of the troubled jazz singer Billie Holiday in Lanie Robertson’s “Lady Day at Emerson’s…

SOURCE: cititour.com at 10:21PM
Thursday, April 3, 2014

Review: A Raisin in the Sun by Brian Scott Lipton

This “Raisin” still has plenty of juice. Indeed, it’s one of the season’s few must-see shows.

SOURCE: cititour.com at 11:15PM
Monday, March 31, 2014

Review: If/Then by Brian Scott Lipton

If there’s any question how much Broadway audiences have missed the presence of Idina Menzel, the once-and-forever Elphaba (and currently animated Elsa), just listen to the deafening entra…

SOURCE: cititour.com at 10:23PM

Review: Heathers The Musical by Brian Scott Lipton

"...highly enjoyable, often hilarious, and decidedly campy musical that not only provides plenty of laughs, but will bring back all those unpleasant memories of those not-so-wonderful teenag…

SOURCE: cititour.com at 10:22PM
Saturday, March 29, 2014

Review: Beyond Therapy by Brian Scott Lipton

While Scott Alan Evans' production could use a bit more zip in some scenes, there's plenty of laughs to be had in this 100-minute romp.

SOURCE: cititour.com at 03:38PM
Sunday, March 23, 2014

Review: Les Miserables by Brian Scott Lipton

This skillful adaptation of Victor Hugo’s massive novel still stirs the heart and minds of theatergoers and provides nearly three solid hours of entertainment.

SOURCE: cititour.com at 09:59PM

Review: Tales From Red Vienna by Brian Scott Lipton

David Grimm pulls a rather shocking plot twist out of his hat in “Tales From Red Vienna" ...

SOURCE: cititour.com at 05:02PM
Thursday, March 20, 2014

Review: Aladdin by Brian Scott Lipton

Director Casey Nicholaw proves to be at the height of his game with Disney’s new musical “Aladdin” at the New Amsterdam Theatre.

SOURCE: cititour.com at 09:57PM
Sunday, March 16, 2014

Appropriate by Brian Scott Lipton

I imagine “Appropriate” will generate a lot of discussion among audiences, but perhaps not the type the playwright was hoping for.

SOURCE: cititour.com at 10:13PM

All that Chat

2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards