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Sunday, March 26, 2017

Off-Broadway Theater Review: Wakey, Wakey by Lauren Yarger

Wakey, WakeyWritten and Directed by Will EnoSignature Theatre CompanyExtended through April 21By Lauren YargerWhat's It All About?A man named Guy (Michael Emerson), who really is "every guy,…

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Saturday, March 25, 2017

Broadway Theater Review: The Price by Lauren Yarger

The PriceBy Arthur MillerDirected by Terry KinneyRoundabout Theatre CompanyThrough May 7By Lauren YargerTalk about a dream cast! Tony Shalhoub, Jessica Hecht, Danny DeVito, along with Mark R…

SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 06:58PM
Saturday, March 18, 2017

Off-Broadway Review: The Light Years by Lauren Yarger

Rocco Sisto, Aya Cash & Erik Lochtefeld. Photo: Joan MarcusThe Light YearsBy Hannah Bos and Paul ThureenDeveloped and Directed by Oliver ButlerPresented by The Debate Societyand Pla…

SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 06:43PM

Off-Broadway Theater Review: The Penitent by Lauren Yarger

The Penitent By David MametDirected by Neil PepeThe Atlantic Theater CompanyThrough March 26By Lauren YargerWhat Is It All About?The world premiere of a new play from David Mamet with h…

SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 01:55PM
Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Off-Broadway Theater Review: Man from Nebraska TOP PICK by Lauren Yarger

Man From NebraskaBy Tracy LettsDirected by David CromerSecond Stage TheatreExtended through March 26By Lauren YargerWhat happens when one day you realize that you no longer believe what you …

SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 04:24AM
Monday, March 6, 2017

Off-Broadway Theater Review: The Most Reluctant Convert by Lauren Yarger

Max McLean. Photo:  Jeremy Daniel.The Most Reluctant ConvertWritten by Max McLeanCo-directed by Max McLean and Ken DenisonFellowship for the Performing ArtsExtended through May 21By Lau…

SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 11:34AM
Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Broadway Theater Review: Sunset Boulevard by Lauren Yarger

Glenn Close. Photo: Joan-Marcus.With One Look, It's As if She Never Said GoodbyeBy Lauren YargerGlenn Close reprises the role which won her a Tony n 1995 and brings down the house in retoole…

SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 01:33AM
Monday, February 20, 2017

BWW Women in Theater: Close's Performance a Triumph as March Women's Theater Events Gear Up by Lauren Yarger

Women in theater are making headlines and we're gearing up for lots of news as we head into Women's History month in March and International Women's Day on Wednesday, March 8 to celebrate th…

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Friday, February 10, 2017

Broadway Theater Review: Jitney TOP PICK by Lauren Yarger

Courtesy of Boneau Bryan BrownIt Took A While for This August Wilson Play to Make Its Broadway Debut, but it Was Worth the WaitBy Lauren YargerAll of Pulitzer-Prize winner August Wilson's Pi…

SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 05:43PM
Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Broadway Theater Reviews: Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 and In Transit by Lauren Yarger

Josh Groban and Denee Benton. Photo: Chad BatkaNew Year Brings New and Exciting Shows to BroadwayBy Lauren YargerYou heard me chat about these two musicals on the radio when they opened…

SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 08:47AM
Friday, January 20, 2017

Broadway Theater Review: The Present with Cate Blanchett by Lauren Yarger

The PresentBy Andrew Upton, based after Platonov by Anton ChekhovDirected by John CrowleyBarrymore TheatreLimited Broadway engagement through March 19By Lauren YargerRight around the time I …

SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 09:54AM
Thursday, January 19, 2017

Off-Broadway Theater Review: Finian's Rainbow by Lauren Yarger

Jeremiah James and Melissa Errico. Photo: Carol Rosegg Finian's RainbowMusic by Burton LaneBook by E.Y. Harburg and Fred SaidyLyrics by E.Y. HarburgAdapted and Directed by Charlotte Moo…

SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 02:15PM
Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Off-Broadway Theater Review: The Band's Visit TOP PICK by Lauren Yarger

We Can All Just Get Along After AllBy Lauren YargerWhat happens when you mix some lost Egyptian musicians with some Israeli residents bored with life in the dessert? With Director David Crom…

SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 04:39PM

Broadway Theater Review: A Bronx Tale by Lauren Yarger

By Lauren YargerIt's another movie made into a musical, and one that I wasn't sure would make the transition, but there's something about the new Broadway version of A Bronx Tale that just w…

SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 03:14PM
Monday, December 12, 2016

Apollo Theatre Offers New Holiday Tradition by Lauren Yarger

Photo: Shahar Azran The Apollo Theater presents The Classical Theatre of Harlem’s production of The First Noel through Dec. 18. The Harlem-based holiday music…

SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 10:11AM
Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Off-Broadway Theater Review: Terms of Endearment by Lauren Yarger

Molly Ringwald and Hannah Dunne. Photo: Carol RoseggTerms of EndearmentBy Dan GordonDirected by Michael ParvaThe Directors CompanyThrough Dec. 11An Excellent Film-to-Stage Adaption So Good I…

SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 10:42AM
Monday, November 21, 2016

Off-Broadway Theater Review: Dead Poets Society TOP PICK by Lauren Yarger

The cast of Dead Poets Society, Jason Sudeikis, right. Photo: Joan MarcusDead Poets SocietyBy Tom SchulmanDirected by John DoyleClassic Stage CompanyExtended through Dec. 18By Lauren YargerW…

SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 12:08PM

Broadway Theater Review: Falsettos by Lauren Yarger

Betsy Wolfe, Christian Borle, Anthony Rosenthal, Andrew Rannells, Tracie Thoms, Brandon Uranowitz and Stephanie J. Block. Photo: Joan MarcusFalsettosBy Music and Lyrics by William FinnBook b…

SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 10:42AM
Thursday, November 3, 2016

Broadway Review: The Front Page by Lauren Yarger

Nathan Lane and John-Goodman. Photo: Julieta-CervantesThe Front PageBy Ben Hect and Charles MacArthurDirected by Jack O’BrienThe Broadhurst TheatreWaiting for Nathan Lane...By Lauren Yarge…

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Broadway Theater Review: Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Lauren Yarger

Les Liaisons DangereusesBy Christopher HamptonDirected by Josie RourkeDonmar Warehouse productionBooth Theatrethrough Jan. 22By Lauren YargerThe Donmar Warehouse production of Les Liaisons D…

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Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Broadway Theater Review: Holiday Inn -- TOP PICK by Lauren Yarger

Holiday InnMusic and Lyrics by Irving BerlinBook by Gordon Greenberg and Chad HodgeDirected by Gordon GreenbergChoreographed by Denis JonesRoundabout Theatre Companythrough Jan. 1By Lauren …

SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 08:10PM

Off-Broadway Review: Love, Love, Love by Lauren Yarger

Love, Love, LoveBy Mike BartlettDirected by Michael MayerRoundabout Theatre Companythrough Dec. 18By Lauren YargerWhat's It All About?Three looks at a family, beginning in 1967 during the he…

SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 06:43PM

Dickens' Original Christmas Carol on Display at Morgan Library by Lauren Yarger

Charles Dickens (1812-1970), A Christmas Carol, London: Chapman & Hall, 1843. Illustration by John Leech depicting Mr. Fezziwig’s Ball. The Morgan Library & Mus…

SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 12:23PM
Monday, October 31, 2016

Off-Broadway Review: A Life by Lauren Yarger

David Hyde Pierce. Photo: Joan MarcusA LifeBy Adam BockDirected by Anne KauffmanPlaywrights Horizonsthrough Nov. 27By Lauren YargerWhat's It All About?A new play from gifted playwright Adam …

SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 02:52PM
Thursday, October 27, 2016

Broadway Theater Review: The Cherry Orchard by Lauren Yarger

The Cherry OrchardBy Anton Chekhovin a new version by Stephen KaramDirected by Simon GodwinRoundabout Theatre Companythrough Dec. 4By Lauren YargerWhat's It All About?It's Chekhov's masterpi…

SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 01:42PM
Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Broadway Theater Review: Heisenberg by Lauren Yarger

HeisenbergBy Simon StephensDirected by Mark BrokawManhattan Theatre Clubthrough Dec. 11By Lauren YargerWhat's It All About?Denis Arndt and Mary-Louise Parker star in a Broadway run of the Of…

SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 10:00PM

Broadway Theater Review: Oh, Hello by Lauren Yarger

Oh, Hello on BroadwayBy Nick Kroll and John MulaneyDirected by Alex TimbersBy Lauren YargerWhat's It All About?Not really sure. Kroll and Mulaney portray 70-year-old New Yorkers Gil Faizon a…

SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 06:35PM
Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Off-Broadway Theater Review: Stuffed by Lauren Yarger

Ann Harada, Lisa Lampanelli, Jessica Luck, and Zainab Jah. Photo: Carol RoseggStuffedBy Lisa LampanelliDirected by Jackson GayWP TheaterMcGinn/Cazale Theatre Through Nov. 6By Lauren YargerWh…

SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 02:18PM

Off-Broadway Theater Review: All the Ways to Say I Love You by Lauren Yarger

Judith Light. Photo: Joan MarcusOf All the Ways to Say I Love You, This Probably Isn't One of ThemBy Lauren YargerJudith Light gives what has become routine for her -- a powerhouse performan…

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Broadway Theater Review: The Encounter by Lauren Yarger

Take a Trip in Your Head to the AmazonBy Lauren YargerThe sounds of the Brazilian rain forest surround you as technology brings to the stage a tale from a time and place that would seem as l…

SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 12:42PM
Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Off-Broadway Review: The Birds by Lauren Yarger

Mia Hutchinson-Shaw, Tony Naumovski, and Antoinette LaVecchia Photo: Carol RoseggThe BirdsBy Conor McPherson  (based on the story by Daphne duMaurier)Directed by Stefan Dzeparoski&…

SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 09:25AM

All that Chat

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
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
TBA: Titanic
TBA: Ragtime