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Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Reading the Tony Tea Leaves: Here’s Who We’re Betting On by Jesse Oxfeld, Jesse Oxfeld

In the lead-up to this year’s Tony Awards, to be broadcast by CBS from Radio City Music Hall on June 8, the consensus among theater prognosticators is that there is no consensus.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 05:51PM

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Dancing, Dreaming and Cheating: Domesticated Is a Dizzying Journey Into a Scandal’s Aftermath by Jesse Oxfeld, Jesse Oxfeld

It’s a familiar scene: serious man, dark suit, official podium, stricken wife by his side. Bill Pulver, a high-ranking but

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 05:44PM

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Good Times at the Public: Lear DeBessonet Finds the Fun in Brecht by Jesse Oxfeld, Jesse Oxfeld

When one thinks of Bertolt Brecht, one doesn’t typically think of a rollicking good time. But the Foundry Theatre’s take

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 10:00PM

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Domestic Affairs: In Fun Home, Alison Bechdel’s Memoir Is Brought to Vivid Life on the Stage by Jesse Oxfeld, Jesse Oxfeld

“Caption,” announces Alison Bechdel, the character, near the end of the first scene in Fun Home. “My dad and I

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 01:00AM

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

A Night Without Janis Joplin: A New Musical About the Singer Hits All the Songs but Lacks a Story by Jesse Oxfeld, Jesse Oxfeld

Oh, lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes-Benz, a color TV, a night on the town—or at least a Broadway

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 10:00PM

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Gone Fishing: Big Fish Charms, and Bad Jews Is Vicious by Jesse Oxfeld, Jesse Oxfeld

It’s surprising, when you think about it, that it has taken this long for Big Fish to become a Broadway

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 05:32PM

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Lessons in Revival: The Glass Menagerie Has Been Brought Back Brilliantly by Jesse Oxfeld, Jesse Oxfeld

“This play is memory,” Tom Wingfield says by way of introduction. He doesn’t say that it’s a memory play, or

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 09:00PM

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