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Friday, May 29, 2015

ONE-LORD SHOW by Joanne Kaufman

A weak premise is stretched very thinly over 90 minutes.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 03:16PM

Monday, May 25, 2015

Mr. Hibbert's Professions by JOANNE KAUFMAN

As if his stage and screen roles haven't kept Edward Hibbert busy enough--catch him in "Mrs. Warren's Profession"--for the past 15 years he's held a second, behind-the-scenes career.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 05:58PM

A Different Kind of Broadway Twofer by JOANNE KAUFMAN

Now ticket buyers get more for their money—everything from archival exhibitions to cucumber sandwiches.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 05:58PM

HOLIDAY CHEER by Joanne Kaufman

Family disfunction sets the mood around the Christmas tree in Robin Baitz’s throwback drama.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PM

DRESSED IN LEATHER by Joanne Kaufman

Nina Arianda turns in a dazzling performance in this kinky comedy about sex and power-play.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PM

RIPPED TO SHREDS by Joanne Kaufman

Molly Smith Metzler’s vacuous comedy-drama misses nearly every target.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PM

THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD by Joanne Kaufman

In honoring the 80th birthday of prolific South African playwright Athol Fugard , this play goes a long way to not get very far.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PM

LI'L BIT OF LOLITA by Joanne Kaufman

Norbert Leo Butz steals the show as a heartwarming uncle with an unhealthy relationship with his younger niece.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PM

LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT by Joanne Kaufman

A talented cast gives flight to the songs of Rodgers and Hammerstein s 1955 musical.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PM

SOME GEMS REVEALED by Joanne Kaufman

A talented cast gives flight to the songs of Rodgers and Hammerstein s 1955 musical.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PM

MORAL PLATITUDES by Joanne Kaufman

Gore Vidal’s 1960 morality play about a presidential race benefits from a stellar cast.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PM

SHORT OF ITS NAME by Joanne Kaufman

Tennessee Williams’ classic drama, set in a sweltering New Orleans, is missing the elemental heat here.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PM

LET'S CALL THE WHOLE THING OFF by Joanne Kaufman

Lacking in imagination, this production feels like it was assembled from a kit.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PM

GLITTERY GIRL FROM LITTLE ROCK by Joanne Kaufman

The 1949 Jule Styne-Leo Robin musical follows Lorelei Lee as she walks through the world like she owns the place.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PM

YOU'VE HEARD THIS ONE BEFORE by Joanne Kaufman

If you re someone who likes hearing jokes older than you are, you might enjoy this revue.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PM

BUNNY BUSINESS by Joanne Kaufman

Jim Parsons helps bring some old-fashioned charm to Mary Chase s 1944 Pulitzer Prize-winning play.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PM

RAGS TO RICHES by Joanne Kaufman

James Lapine’s brisk, uncluttered directing isn t without its drawbacks.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PM

SMALL-TOWN FLAMES by Joanne Kaufman

The characters in Picnic don t have the smoldering chemistry they once did.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PM

SAME GIRL, NEW DRESS by Joanne Kaufman

A reinvention of the classic tale changes much while sticking to the story s core.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PM

NAME DROPPING 101 by Joanne Kaufman

An evening of self-indulgent Hollywood chitchat substitutes for an actual play.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PM

WALKING A TIGHTROPE by Joanne Kaufman

Diane Paulus’ busy re-imagining turns Pippin into a bit of a circus.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PM

WEIGHT OF PRINCIPLE by Joanne Kaufman

Terence Rattigan’s 1946 masterwork gets a well-acted revival by the Roundabout Theatre Company.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PM

HANDSOME STRANGER by Joanne Kaufman

The musical version of the hit novel turned hit movie is about as flat as an Iowa cornfield.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PM

DON'T CHANGE A THING by Joanne Kaufman

The musical stays so close to the movie, it foregoes imagination.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PM

UNDER SHADOW OF NIGHTCLUB by Joanne Kaufman

Cabaret gets another revival, seamier and raunchier this time.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PM

BEAUTY INSIDE by Joanne Kaufman

The performers sing their hearts out in this story of a young woman searching for faith.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PM

MUSICAL WITHIN A MUSICAL by Joanne Kaufman

The star of this 1953 classic fails to fill the dancing shoes of the man who created the role.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PM

NOT A KEEPER by Joanne Kaufman

The characters are ciphers, and the story is a head-scratcher. Not even Hugh Jackman can save this one.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PM

SOMETHING OLD NOTHING NEW by Joanne Kaufman

Inter-religious marriage may have been a fertile topic for drama in the 1920s. Now, not so much.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PM

LOST SOULS by Joanne Kaufman

Lisa D’Amour’s new play is a welter of empty talk and patronizing clichés about the ennobled underclass.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PM

LITTLE GIRLS by Joanne Kaufman

Although curious choices guide this revival, the score of the musical lives on.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:58PM

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