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Sunday, February 3, 2013

Review: Fiorello at curtainup.com by Elyse Sommer

an ultra-timely reprise of the Pulitzer prize wining musical of a legenary Big Apple Mayor . .

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 05:13PM
Friday, February 1, 2013

Recent On/OffBroaday tweet peeks by Elyse Sommer

Fiorello... The Vandal - Actor Hamish L…

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Review: The Vandalat curtainup.com by Elyse Sommer

Actor Hamish Linklater makes his playwriting debut with an at first funny but ultimately haunting modern fairy tale

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:58AM
Wednesday, January 23, 2013

A Pulitzer dominated season by Elyse Sommer

The  proliferation of   old  plays made new again  by virtue  of   casting  with  actors  who  are  box-office  magnets …

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Monday, January 21, 2013

Update of Curtainup's tweet peek links by Elyse Sommer

Holidays,  eye surgery , etc.etc.etc.   have   prevented  posting  tweet peeks o at  Broadway and Off-Broadway shows seen and reviewed.  But as t…

SOURCE: Curtainup Blog Annex at 07:13AM

Review:Bethany at curtainup.com by Elyse Sommer

with a season awash with revivals about by-gone days, this world premiere by Laura Marks is refreshingly timely if deeply disturbing

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:03AM
Friday, January 11, 2013

Review: The Other Place at curtainup.com by Elyse Sommer

Laurie Metcalf reprises her powerhouse performance in Sharr White's play on Broadway

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:56AM
Sunday, December 30, 2012

Human "whales" on stage &page by Elyse Sommer

One  of  the more fascinating  plays  seen during the  too often disappointing first half  of the 2012-13 theatr season was The Whale,     Samuel…

SOURCE: Curtainup Blog Annex at 10:35AM
Thursday, December 20, 2012

Review: The Holiday Guys in Happy Merry Hanu-Mas at curtainup.com by Elyse Sommer

Mark Kudisch and Jeffrey Denman shine in a forget your troubles holiday show at the York Theater . .

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:15AM
Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Review: The Great God Pan at curtainup.com by Elyse Sommer

Amy Herzog's new one acter is essentially a relationship story complicated by the effect of repressed childhood memories. It's semsotove;u deve;p[ed though not quite as satisfying as her pre…

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:04AM
Thursday, December 13, 2012

A 75-year-old play=biggest bang for your buck by Elyse Sommer

Golden Boy - When it comes to dialogue that snaps, crackles and pops with the rhythms of its characters' lingo, there's no one to beat Clifford Odets. And to see a …

SOURCE: Curtainup Blog Annex at 03:32PM

tweet peeks at 6 fun shows off-Broadway by Elyse Sommer

It's a Wonderful LIfe: The 1946 Radio Play- The golden oldie movie is a fun radio play at the Irish Rep . . . . Read More  …

SOURCE: Curtainup Blog Annex at 03:30PM

Review: Golden Boy at curtainup.com by Elyse Sommer

When it comes to dialogue that snaps, crackles and pops with the rhythms of its characters' lingo, there's no one to beat Clifford Odets. And to see a Broadway play the way they used to make…

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 02:24PM

Review: Working at curtainup.com by Elyse Sommer

With jobs increasingly tight and relegated to robots, the songs in this new version of Studs Terkel's 1974 book have a new kind of poignancy

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Review: What Rhymes with America at curtainup.com by Elyse Sommer

Melissa James Gibsn's plays are all buoyed by dialogue that reflects a truly original voice and her latest is no exception. . . .

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Sunday, December 9, 2012

Star casting .now star blasting by Elyse Sommer

Glengarry Glen Ross - It took  a bit  of   crafty  star casting to  explain  bringing back Mamet's Pulitzer Prize winner:  Casting   Al  Pac…

SOURCE: Curtainup Blog Annex at 07:39AM

Review: Glengarry Glen Ross at curtainup.com by Elyse Sommer

This production of David Mamet's once ground breaking play breaks no new ground, but it remains worth seeing for more than its super star casting. . . Read More

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 06:51AM
Wednesday, December 5, 2012

a non-review, for a non-play by Elyse Sommer

Our non-review - The producers have paroled David Mamet's terrorist (Patti LuPone) and her jailer (Debra Winger) as of Dec. 16th . and I've decided to    give myself …

SOURCE: Curtainup Blog Annex at 12:20PM

review: A Civil War Christmas at CurtainUp.com by Elyse Sommer

For theater goers looking for holiday fare that's intellectually nourishing, Paula Vogel's unique Christmas story with music offers a satisfyingly tasty and enlightening entertainment

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Review: Golden Age at curtainup.com by Elyse Sommer

- A night at the opera but Terrence McNally keeps you backstage . . . Read More

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Friday, November 30, 2012

Last November on/off Broadway tweet peeks by Elyse Sommer

Dead Accounts - Theresa Rebeck's you can/can't go home agan tragi-comedy is likely to make you wish Graeter's would open an ice cream chain in Manhattan. . . . Read Mo…

SOURCE: Curtainup Blog Annex at 11:58AM
Thursday, November 29, 2012

Review: Dead Accounts at curtainup.com by Elyse Sommer

Theresa Rebeck's you can/can't go home agan tragi-comedy is likely to make you wish Graeter's would open an ice cream chain in Manhattan.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 09:38PM

Review: My Name is Asher Lev at curtainup.com by Elyse Sommer

You don't have to be Jewish to relate to Asher Le's conflict of reconciling his allegiance to and comfort in his ultra orthodox upbringing and his need to fulfill his extraordinary gift as a…

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:20AM
Monday, November 19, 2012

Review: >The Twenty-Seventh Man at curtainup.com by Elyse Sommer

he short story that launched Englander as one of contemporary literature's best short story writers, and his adaptation now marks a promising debut as a playwright. . .

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 11:14AM

Peek Tweets at Pre-Thanksgiing Hits and Missese by Elyse Sommer

New York The Piano Lesson&nb…

SOURCE: Curtainup Blog Annex at 05:31AM
Saturday, November 17, 2012

The season so far. . . by Elyse Sommer

So far the season  has been overstuffed and  too often underwhelming. . . to sum up.:Most fun:  The Mystery of Edwin DruidMost Memorable Play:  Chekhov's first play, Ivan…

SOURCE: Curtainup Blog Annex at 09:12AM
Friday, November 16, 2012

Review: The Good Mother at curtainup.com by Elyse Sommer

Gretchen Mol is compellingas the title character. If only the play she's in were more compelling. . . . Read More

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 06:52AM

Review: Giant at curtainup.com by Elyse Sommer

- In a season dominated by musical revivals, a new musical that more than lives up to its title, has finally opened . . . Read More

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Thursday, November 15, 2012

Review:The Perfomers at curtainup.com by Elyse Sommer

Blessed as this new comedy is with a first-class cast, the insipid story with its desperate to titillate porn film background simply isn't the edgy, Broadway worthy comedy it aims to be — …

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:57AM
Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Peek tweets at new crop of shows around town by Elyse Sommer

The Perfomers - Blessed as this new comedy is with a first-class cast, the insipid story with its desperate to titillate porn film background simply isn't the edgy, …

SOURCE: Curtainup Blog Annex at 09:41PM

Review: Golden Child at curtainup.com by Elyse Sommer

Whether you've seen it before or not, Golden Child at the Signature is a golden opportunity to catch two hours of solid, entertaining theater. . . .

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:13AM