Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Godlight Theatre Company's creative translation of the National Book Award-winning novel and a popular, film holds the audience captive with tension and challenge
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:48AMMonday, October 13, 2014
Catherine Butterfield's new comedy skims along with witty lightness over a thoughtful undertone.
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:26AMThursday, February 6, 2014
- this limited run solo play takes us back to the harrowing true story of 23-year-old Billy Hayes after his arrest at the Istanbul airport and the nightmare that followed.
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:17AMWednesday, December 11, 2013
The popular radio play adaptation of the 1946 film is back at the Irish Rep
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:00AMFriday, December 6, 2013
What's it all about? It's about dusting off Burt Bacharach's songbook and presenting it to younger audiences with updated arrangements, seven wildly talented musician/singers and a first-rat…
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:48AMTuesday, November 26, 2013
Patrick Barlow's adaptation is an a entrancing and enlightened way to get into spirit of the season. . . . Read More
SOURCE: at 11:27AMFriday, November 8, 2013
All the world's a stage and at the Union Square Theatre where La Soiree proves it can be a sexy, screwy, spell-binding stage of circus, cabaret, and burlesque. .
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 02:05PMThursday, August 1, 2013
'n this world premiere of her emotionally gripping tour-de-force, Jeannette Bayardelle grabs hard and takes you on her shattering journey from horror to survival. Shida is not easy to watch …
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:22AMMonday, July 15, 2013
Our only complaints about this concert revival is that it ran too briefly.
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 03:49PMWednesday, June 12, 2013
Mrs. Phelps in Sidney Howard's 1926 play is far from a stereotypical cartoon. This mother is pathologically possessive, taking mother love for her two sons dangerously over the top.
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 05:06PMThe Denham family of Winton Manor in N.C. Hunter's play might bring to mind the Crawleys of Downton Abbey three decades later and considerably poorer. England has struggled through industria…
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 06:04AMSunday, March 24, 2013
Encores!' revival is as foolish and funny as a comic book, with imaginative bright staging by John Rando and a first-rate cast.
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 06:39PMTuesday, November 20, 2012
The musical/ based on the Jean Shepherd stories is dated, delightful fun
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 11:43AMThursday, June 21, 2012
The York Theater's revival of this solid musical revue with four Broadway actors/singers, one pianist and a bass player still proves that less embroidery can reveal more detail. . . . Read M…
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 05:56AMFriday, June 8, 2012
Dan Gordon’s play provocatively dramatizes the real story of imprisoned Willie Moore and Henry Davidson, the inexperienced but determined attorney, assigned to his case.
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:17AMTuesday, April 24, 2012
A salute to the design and the cast that grapples with undeveloped characters. The show overall proves that less is more if you want audiences to emotionally connect
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:31AMSunday, March 4, 2012
a heartfelt Valentine to Manhatta, but it is Manhattan of 65 years ago. The “good old days.” and everything have changed — including the audience . .
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 09:17PMFriday, February 10, 2012
This snappy new anti-romantic musical carves a sharp Cupid’s arrow aimed at a young modern audience . . .
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:43AMTuesday, December 13, 2011
a far more low-keyed but cleverly conceived sequel Michael Morpurgo’s 1997 novel than War Horse, the play or the soon to be released movie.
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 09:25PMTuesday, November 29, 2011
For two hours these legendary performers deliver a musical storybook through the lyrics of some of theater’s greatest songs and, as one of those songs says, it is “Some Enchanted Evening…
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 04:05PMMonday, November 14, 2011
he's the current King of Broadway. For him, it’s home. For us, it’s a treat
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 09:00PMThursday, October 13, 2011
Bruce Graham’s dark but fiercely funny comedy
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:53AMSunday, October 9, 2011
Simplicity does not mean simple. This play's small-town simplicity packs a wallop that is worth your time, whatever your beliefs
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 05:34PMWednesday, September 14, 2011
Singer/actress Sally Mayes runs away with this noir-ish new show
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 10:50PMWednesday, July 27, 2011
Final installment of 3-part Summer FestivalCoverage . .
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 12:51PMSunday, July 24, 2011
this three-character play features a sequence of metaphors and symbols that too often get in the way of the inherent dramatic opportunities. . .
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 10:14PMWednesday, July 13, 2011
Part One of Three. . .
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 02:44PMFriday, July 8, 2011
an entertaining and suspenseful,a theatrical get-away
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:34AMTuesday, June 21, 2011
a gripping monologue written by and starring Jeff Key, a gay man and former Marine, . . .
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 09:22PMThursday, May 26, 2011
Lillas White is the standout of this Ü jazzy musical revue. . .
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 06:36AMMonday, May 2, 2011
here is much to enjoy in the Irish Rep'stheatrical extravagances of Dion Boucicault. play
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