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Friday, May 9, 2014

Broadway Theater Review: The Velocity of Autumn with Estelle Parsons by Lauren Yarger

Estelle Parsons and Stephen Spinella. Photo: Joan MarcusThe Velocity of AutumnBy Eric CobleDirected by Molly SmithThe Booth TheatreWhat's It all About:Elderly Alexandra (Estelle Parsons…

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Broadway Theater Review: Of Mice & Men with James Franco and Chris O'Dowd by Lauren Yarger

James Franco and Chris O'Dowd. Photo: Richard PhibbsOf Mice and MenBy John SteinbeckDirected by Anna D. ShapiroLongacre TheatreWhat's It all About?Steinbeck's depressing story of two migrant…

SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 07:12PM

Broadway Theater Review: Cabaret with Alan Cumming by Lauren Yarger

CabaretMusic by John KanderLyrics by Fred ebbBook by Joe MasteroffCo-direction and Choreography by Rob MarshallDirected by Sam MendesRoundabout Theatre CompanyStudio 54What's It All About?Th…

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Thursday, May 1, 2014

League of Professional Theatre Women Events This Month; Bebe Neuwirth in Conversation Monday by Lauren Yarger

League of Professional Theatre Women presents BEBE NEUWIRTHinterviewed by PATRICK PACHECOMonday,…

SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 04:21PM
Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Gentleman's Guide, Hedwig Lead 2014 Tony Award Nominations by Lauren Yarger

 Jefferson Mays as Henry D'Ysquith, Jennifer Smith, and Bryce Pinkham as Monty Navarro in a scene from "A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder" at the Walter Kerr Theater. Photo: Joan M…

SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 09:50AM
Friday, April 25, 2014

2014 Drama Desk Nominations by Lauren Yarger

Laurie Metcalf, Jeff Goldblum and Misha Seo in Lincon Center Theater's production of Domesticated. Photo: Joan MarcusOutstanding PlayNell Benjamin, The Explorers ClubSteven Levenson,&nb…

SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 02:21PM

Watch the Drama Desk Award Nominations Live This Morning by Lauren Yarger

Go to http://new.livestream.com/DramaDesk/nominations2014 to see Fran Drescher and Robert Lopez and Kristen Andersen Lopez announce the Drama Desk Nominations, live at 11 am from 54 Bel…

SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 08:29AM
Thursday, April 24, 2014

Broadway Theater Review: Woody Allen's Bullets Over Broadway by Lauren Yarger

Lots of Song, Dance and Fun, but Bullets Misses Sure-Fire-Hit TargetBy Lauren YargerThe latest film-to-stage production takes a Woody Allen classic, Bullets Over Broadway, and brings it to B…

SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 03:21PM

Broadway Theater Review: The Cripple of Inishmaan with Daniel Radcliffe by Lauren Yarger

An Irish Tale Full of Lore and LongingBy Lauren YargerA bucolic Irish landscape stretches across the stage at the Broadway premiere of Martin McDonagh's The Cripple of Inishmaan, but a swirl…

SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 12:38PM

Broadway Review: Hedwig & the Angry Inch with Neil Patrick Harris by Lauren Yarger

Performances, Music and Production Excel, but Message Falls ShortBy Lauren YargerHedwig and the Angry Inch, a cult film by John Cameron Mitchell rocks 'em out at the Belasco Theatre with Nei…

SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 11:23AM
Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Broadway Theater Review: Act One with Tony Shalhoub and Andrea Martin by Lauren Yarger

Tony Shalhoub, Andrea Martin and Santino Fontana. Photo: Joan MarcusA Love Story about the Theater, Told with Performances and Direction Worthy of the LegendBy Lauren YargerMoss Hart is one …

SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 03:27PM

Broadway Theater Review: The Realistic Joneses by Lauren Yarger

Tracy Letts and Marisa Tomei. Photo: Joan MarcusWe Get a Dose of Reality Keeping Up with These JonesesBy Lauren YargerKeeping up with the Joneses in Will Eno's The Realistic Jonses might pro…

SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 09:40AM

Gentleman's Guide Leads Outer Critics Circle Nominations with 11 by Lauren Yarger

The cast with Bryce Pinkham as Monty Navarro (standing center), Jefferson Mays as Lord Adalbert D'Ysquith (red), and Jane Carr as Miss Shingle (seated) in a scene from "A Gentleman's Guide t…

SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 08:46AM
Sunday, April 20, 2014

Broadway Theater Review: Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill with Audra McDonald by Lauren Yarger

Audra McDonald. Photo:Evgenia EliseevaAudra McDonald is Incarnation of Billie HolidayBy Lauren YargerIs it possible that Audra McDonald (Showboat, Porgy and Bess, Ragtime, A Raisin in the Su…

SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 10:20PM

Broadway Review Mothers & Sons with Tyne Daly by Lauren Yarger

Frederick Weller and Tyne Daly . Photo: Joan Marcus.Thank Goodness Not all Sons Have Mothers Like ThisBy Lauren YargerI have been dreaming of seeing more meaty roles for women on Broadway an…

SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 08:33PM
Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Off-Broadway Review: The Most Deserving (Women's Project) by Lauren Yarger

Jennifer Lin, Edie Kelch, and Veanne Cox. Photo: Carol RoseggThe Most DeservingBy Catherine TrieschmannDirected by Shelley ButlerThe Women's Project TheatreWhat's It All About?The Arts Counc…

SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 11:10AM
Monday, April 14, 2014

Annie Baker's The Flick Wins the Pulitzer for Drama by Lauren Yarger

Annie Baker's play The Flick, commissioned by Playwrights Horizons, has won the 2014 Pulitzer prize for Drama.Read the review by clicking here. For a list of all the Pulitzer winners, click …

SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 03:44PM
Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Playwrights Panel at Twain House Writers Weekend Includes Beane, Ludwig, Sanchez by Lauren Yarger

Meg Wolitzer. Photo: Nina-SubinThe Mark Twain House offers more writers, workshops, genres, and opportunities at its third annual Writers Weekend April 25-27.From Keynote Speaker Meg Wo…

SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 02:29PM
Monday, April 7, 2014

Broadway Theater Review: A Raisin in the Sun with Denzel Washington -- TOP PICK by Lauren Yarger

David Cromer, Bryce Clyde Jenkins, Latanya Richardson Jackson, Anika Noni Rose, Denzel Washington and Sophie Okonedo Photo: Brigitte LacombeRaisin in the Sun, Not Just About Star Shining in…

SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 10:58AM
Saturday, April 5, 2014

Off-Broadway Review: Tales from Red Vienna by Lauren Yarger

Tales from Red ViennaBy David GrimmDirected by Kate WhoriskeyCostumes by Anita YavichPresented by Manhattan Theatre ClubBy Lauren YargerIt has three acts, two intermissions, great sets, lots…

SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 11:48AM

Broadway Theater Review: IF/THEN by Lauren Yarger

Idina Menzel. Photo: Joan MarcusIf the Writers of a Pulitzer-Prize Winning Musical Write Another One, Then It will Be a Hit, right?By Lauren YargerIf one thing happens, then another thing fo…

SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 11:11AM

Broadway Theater Review: Aladdin by Lauren Yarger

James Monroe Iglehart. Photo: Cylla von TiedemannAladdin is a Spectacle That Sparkles on Many LevelsBy Lauren YargerDisney rubs its magic lamp and comes up with another satisfying makes anot…

SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 10:32AM
Friday, April 4, 2014

Broadway Theater Review: Les Miserables TOP PIC by Lauren Yarger

Les Mis-OneDayMore. Photo: MatthewMurphyLes Mis is Back on the Broadway BoardsBy Lauren YargerWhat's It All About?The return of Les Mis, following an absence from Broadway. While the show, a…

SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 06:00AM
Monday, March 31, 2014

Robert Lopez, Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Fran Drescher will announce Drama Desk Nominations by Lauren Yarger

Academy Award® winners Robert Lopez (Book of Mormon) and Kristen Anderson-Lopez ("Let It Go" from "Frozen") and two-time Emmy® and Golden Globe® Nominee Fran Drescher (Cinderella; "The Na…

SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 11:18AM
Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Broadway Theater Review: Rocky by Lauren Yarger

Margo Seibert and Andy Karl. Photo:Matthew MurphyStage Adaptation of Rocky Packs a Knockout PunchBy Lauren YargerRocky the musical? If you are a fan of the 1976 movie starring Sylvester Stal…

SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 12:05PM
Friday, March 21, 2014

Shakespeare and Religion by Lauren Yarger

David KastanBy Retta BlaneyScholars have probed Shakespeare’s plays for centuries, hoping to seize a look into the Bard’s soul, to determine if he was a man of faith. The latest academic…

SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 12:03PM
Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Broadway Theater Review: All the Way by Lauren Yarger

Bryan Cranston Photo: Evgenia EliseevaHistory Come to Life and LBJ is Larger Than LifeBy Lauren YargerAlmost three hours about reluctant President Lyndon Baines Johnson breezes by in Robert …

SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 06:21PM

Broadway Theater Review: The Bridges of Madison County by Lauren Yarger

Tweaked Book Provides Bridge to Background of CharactersBy Lauren YargerMarsha Norman's book for the stage musical of The Bridges of Madison County gives us a better understanding of the cha…

SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 05:05PM
Friday, March 14, 2014

John Glover Joins Drama Desk Panel on Shakespeare by Lauren Yarger

Distinguished American actor John Glover (Witch/A Porter/Murderer 3 in Lincoln Center’s Macbeth) will join Drama Desk’s “Why Shakespeare? Why Now?” panel Friday, April 4 (11:45 am to…

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Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Laura Benanti Will Host the Drama Desk Awards by Lauren Yarger

Photo: (© David Gordon)Drama Desk and Tony Award winner Laura Benanti (Gypsy, Women On The Verge of a Nervous Breakdown) will host the 59th annual Drama Desk Awards.For the third conse…

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Friday, March 7, 2014

League of Professional Theatre Women Present Awards, Hold Auction by Lauren Yarger

Tyne DalyThe League of Professional Theatre Women (LPTW), a not-for-profit organization committed to promoting visibility and increasing opportunities for women in the professional theatre, …

SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 11:21AM

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