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Wednesday, July 15, 2015

JUDITH and VINEGAR TOM - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Howard Miller

Death, lust, violence, and power are not exactly the typical fare of summer theater, but you’ll find all of these in great abundance in the double bill of one-acts being offered up by PTP/…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 06:50AM
Monday, June 29, 2015

HAPPY DAYS - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Howard Miller

This production shows us that Happy Days is most decidedly a play for our time.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 07:07PM
Tuesday, June 16, 2015

MY PERFECT MIND - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Howard Miller

Who would have thought you could mine gold from not playing the role of King Lear, itself that most golden of roles for Shakespearean actors of a certain age and stature?

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 07:15PM
Monday, June 15, 2015

THE PAVILION - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Howard Miller

“This is a play about time,” insists the heart-sore and regretful Peter, who longs to reverse the past two decades of his life in The Barrow Group’s production of Craig Wright’s The …

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 08:07PM
Friday, June 12, 2015

GORDY CRASHES - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Howard Miller

You probably know someone like Gordy, the title character in playwright Sam Byron’s Gordy Crashes, the inaugural production of Ricochet Collective now on view at IRT Theater.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 07:05PM
Wednesday, June 10, 2015

IN MY FATHER'S WORDS - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Howard Miller

The inability of fathers and sons to connect with one another is not exactly a breakthrough theatrical concept

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 07:06PM

CUDDLES - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Howard Miller

How fortunate, should you happen to be a vampire, to have a human protector, one who is sworn to keep you safe from the killing sunlight and stakes to the heart, who is even willing to let y…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 07:28AM
Wednesday, May 20, 2015

PERMISSION - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Howard Miller

Playwright Robert Askins has followed up his Tony-nominated Hand to God by taking another poke at Southern Fried Christianity in his latest work, Permission, an uneven mix of sketch comedy, …

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 07:03PM
Thursday, April 30, 2015

THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Howard Miller

Love is a many-splendored thing in Fiasco Theater’s giddy production of William Shakespeare’s The Two Gentlemen of Verona, a presentation of Theatre for a New Audience at the Polonsky Sh…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 07:02PM
Thursday, April 23, 2015

THE BELLE OF BELFAST - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Howard Miller

The “Troubles” of Northern Ireland in the mid-1980s bring out the troubles faced by the residents of Belfast in the Irish Repertory Theatre’s production of Nate Rufus Edelman’s The B…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 09:02PM
Sunday, April 19, 2015

THE TAILOR OF INVERNESS - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Howard Miller

As World War II ripped its way across Europe from 1939-1945, it left countless victims in its wake. And when the dust settled at war’s end, many of those who survived its ugly claws left t…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 03:34PM
Saturday, April 18, 2015

TRUE BELIEVER - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Howard Miller

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is frequently associated with war-torn military personnel or victims of terrorism, but it can lay equal devastation to those who only bear witness.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 11:08AM
Monday, April 13, 2015

SE LLAMA CRISTINA - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Howard Miller

What is it like to seek redemption from a traumatic past as well as from our own destructive choices in life? Is redemption even possible, or, as the psychologists say, is past behavior the …

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 08:01PM
Sunday, April 12, 2015

RHINOCEROS - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Howard Miller

Theater companies attempting the plays of the great absurdist Eugène Ionesco invariably run into the perplexing problem of how to handle some of the lengthy, rambling, and arguably tedious …

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 10:14AM
Saturday, April 11, 2015

UNDERLAND - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Howard Miller

The quarry is hungry and must be fed.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 08:17PM
Thursday, April 9, 2015

THE BISCUIT CLUB - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Howard Miller

Do you find it impossible to walk by a pet store without stopping to ooh and aah at the puppies in the window? Do you look forward to Broadway Barks more to hang out with the dogs that are u…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 07:17PM
Friday, April 3, 2015

LIVE FROM THE SURFACE OF THE MOON - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Howard Miller

The battle of the sexes is in full combat mode in playwright Max Baker’s offbeat and disturbing, if uneven, dark comedy Live From The Surface Of The Moon, a production of Stable Cable Lab …

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 03:55PM
Tuesday, March 17, 2015

LONESOME TRAVELER - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Howard Miller

If the names Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, the Weavers, and other heroes of the golden age of folk music strike a resonant chord in your heart, then I can guarantee you will have a truly joyou…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 07:00PM
Wednesday, March 11, 2015

C.O.A.L. (CONFESSIONS OF A LIAR) - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Howard Miller

Beware. C.O.A.L. (Confessions of a Liar), playwright David Brian Colbert’s tale of a charming young man for whom falsehoods have become a way of life, is a trap whose light tone about smal…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 07:32PM
Thursday, March 5, 2015

KNOCK: A JOURNEY TO A STRANGE COUNTRY - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Howard Miller

Welcome to the world of abstract surrealism, as embodied in the Lost & Found Project’s Knock: A Journey to a Strange Country, now on view in a complexly crafted and intensely acted product…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 04:23PM
Saturday, February 28, 2015

DELIRIUM'S DAUGHTERS - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Howard Miller

Farce, slapstick, and general tomfoolery blend beautifully together in Delirium’s Daughters, playwright Nicholas Korn’s new comic and heartfelt romp that lovingly captures the spirit of …

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 08:02PM
Thursday, February 19, 2015

DUTCHMAN - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Howard Miller

Time has a way of helping us put things into perspective.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 08:07PM
Wednesday, February 18, 2015

THE GROUNDLING - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Howard Miller

Meet the Malones, Bob and Karen, a couple going through a patch of marital discord.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 07:02PM
Monday, February 16, 2015

HORSEPLAY - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Howard Miller

As long as there has been a spotlight, there have been individuals who have found a way to bask in its warm and public glow, regardless of their questionable talents ....

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 08:02PM
Tuesday, February 10, 2015

DIJLA WAL FURAT: BETWEEN THE TIGRIS AND THE EUPHRATES - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Howard Miller

Dijla Wal Furat: Between the Tigris and the Euphrates, playwright Maurice Decaul’s examination of the early stages of the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq, serves as a potent reminder that war i…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 08:02PM
Sunday, February 8, 2015

THE ARTIST AND THE SCIENTIST - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Howard Miller

The world of physics is suddenly a very popular place to visit both on and off Broadway these days.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 05:03PM
Friday, January 30, 2015

HOME IN HER HEART - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Howard Miller

The year is 1939. The place: London. The shadow of what is about to explode into World War II is looming ever closer, and American expats are being pressed to join the exodus back to the U. …

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 07:34PM
Monday, January 26, 2015

TITUS ANDRONICUS - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Howard Miller

Long before Sweeney Todd set up shop on Fleet Street, William Shakespeare gave the world a pair of revenge-driven monsters in Titus Andronicus, a play overflowing with murder, rape, cannibal…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 07:02PM
Friday, January 23, 2015

EVERYBODY GETS CAKE! - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Howard Miller

If the words “beautiful downtown Burbank” or “and now for something completely different” resonate with you, then you are the perfect audience for the madcap lunacy of Parallel Exit�…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 08:32PM
Saturday, January 10, 2015

A HARD RAIN - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Howard Miller

One part of the story of this nation that you won’t find discussed much, if at all, in U. S. public schools is the history of gay men and lesbians. . . .

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 01:49PM
Tuesday, January 6, 2015

WINNERS AND LOSERS - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Howard Miller

How competitive are you with your friends? How forthcoming? How judgmental?

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 07:32PM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Nov 17, 2024: Elf - Marquis Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
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