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Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Theater Review: ‘The Drawer Boy’ at Abingdon Theater Arts Complex by Neil Genzlinger

“The Drawer Boy” by Michael Healey looks in on the lives of two aging friends who share a farmhouse in the Canadian countryside, and a stranger who comes to live with them.

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Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Theater Review: ‘Katie Roche’ at the Mint Theater by Neil Genzlinger

The Mint Theater Company performs “Katie Roche,” the third play by Teresa Deevy it has revived in recent years.

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Wednesday, December 26, 2012

An Appraisal: Extraordinary Actors Ennobling the Ordinary by Neil Genzlinger

Jack Klugman and Charles Durning, who both died on Monday, were shining examples of actors who made everyday characters believable.

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Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Theater Review: ‘The Holiday Guys: Happy Merry Hanu-Mas!’ by Neil Genzlinger

Marc Kudisch and Jeffry Denman blend Hanukkah and Christmas in their musical stage show at the York Theater Company.

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Sunday, November 18, 2012

Theater Review: ‘Elf,’ Starring Jordan Gelber, at Al Hirschfeld Theater by Neil Genzlinger

The musical “Elf” is back on Broadway for a two-month run after first materializing there in 2010.

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Friday, November 2, 2012

Movie Review | 'the Understudy ': After Death, the Show and the Sub Must Go On by Neil Genzlinger

In “The Understudy” a young Off Broadway actress commits an accidental sort of homicide that keeps putting her onstage in the star’s place.

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Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Theater Review: ‘Satchmo at the Waldorf,’ at Long Wharf Theater in New Haven by Neil Genzlinger

Terry Teachout, a drama critic, has switched hats and written a one-man show called “Satchmo at the Waldorf,” now at the Long Wharf Theater in New Haven.

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Sunday, September 9, 2012

Television Review: ‘Broadway or Bust,’ a Documentary on PBS by Neil Genzlinger

The three-part documentary “Broadway or Bust” follows 60 high school students competing in a show business contest.

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Thursday, August 2, 2012

Theater Review: ‘Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth’ at Longacre Theater by Neil Genzlinger

“Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth” has the former heavyweight boxing champion telling stories of his life in this one-man show at the Longacre Theater.

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Thursday, July 26, 2012

Critic’s Notebook: ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Onstage by Neil Genzlinger

The DreamWorks stage spectacle “How to Train Your Dragon” is on tour in the United States, with some dragons weighing at least 1.6 tons.

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Tuesday, February 14, 2012

‘Shatner’s World: We Just Live in It’ Heads to Broadway by Neil Genzlinger

With “Shatner’s World: We Just Live in It” heading to Broadway, the star answers a reporter’s questions.

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Sunday, February 5, 2012

Television Review: ‘Smash,’ on NBC, With Debra Messing and Anjelica Huston by Neil Genzlinger

“Smash,” NBC’s series about backstage Broadway comes with New York and Hollywood names off screen (Steven Spielberg, Therese Rebeck) and on (Debra Messing and Brian d’Arcy James).

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Friday, February 3, 2012

Ben Gazzara, Actor of Stage and Screen, Dies at 81 by Neil Genzlinger

Mr. Gazzara’s long acting career included playing Brick in the original “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” on Broadway and roles in influential films by John Cassavetes.

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Wednesday, November 30, 2011

‘Never Sleep Alone’ Leads to Audience Relationships by Neil Genzlinger

Roslyn Hart plays a sex therapist in “Never Sleep Alone,” a show at Joe’s Pub, and she is getting people together.

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Sunday, October 30, 2011

Theater Review | 'The Complete World of Sports (abridged)': ‘The Complete World of Sports (abridged)' — Review by Neil Genzlinger

“The Complete World of Sports (abridged),” a stage show at the New Victory Theater, is pitched directly, and proudly, at the juvenile in sports fans of all ages.

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Monday, August 29, 2011

Theater Review: Teresa Deevy’s ‘Temporal Powers’ at Mint Theater - Review by Neil Genzlinger

Jonathan Bank is directing the Mint Theater Company’s revival of “Temporal Powers,” a 1930s morality play by Teresa Deevy.

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Friday, July 22, 2011

Theater Review | 'The Temple of the Golden Pavilion': Pyrotechnics Aplenty in a Tale of Madness by Neil Genzlinger

This sprawling tale of madness, based on a 1956 novel by Yukio Mishima, never really earns the crazy.

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Thursday, July 14, 2011

Theater Review | 'Voca People': Harmonies From Outer Space by Neil Genzlinger

Otherworldly singing is the premise of “Voca People,” at the Westside Theater.

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Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Theater Review | 'Henry V': Two Islands Are a Stage, and All Are Actors by Neil Genzlinger

“Henry V,” which is being staged outdoors by New York Classical Theater, is part theater, part audience workout.

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Monday, June 27, 2011

Theater Review: Disabled and the Abled, Inhabiting Close Quarters by Neil Genzlinger

Neil LaBute joins six other authors in an evening of short plays on a theme of disabilities.

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Sunday, June 12, 2011

A Killer’s on the Loose? Oh, It’s Just an Actor by NEIL GENZLINGER

It’s outdoor theater season in New York, and playgrounds, parks and sidewalks across the city have been transformed into makeshift stages.

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Saturday, June 11, 2011

City Critic: A Killer’s on the Loose? Oh, It’s Just an Actor by Neil Genzlinger

It’s outdoor theater season in New York, and playgrounds, parks and sidewalks across the city have been transformed into makeshift stages.

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Sunday, June 5, 2011

Board Game Offers Fast Track to Theater Glory by NEIL GENZLINGER

You’d think that with all the money theatrical producers lose, they’d be pretty good at crying. But the other night, Ken Davenport, who is such a producer, could not shed even one tear o…

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Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Theater Review | 'Tearing Down the Walls': If Men Are From Mars, It Appears That Some Women Can Be, Too by Neil Genzlinger

Daniel Beaty’s musical “Tearing Down the Walls” waxes nostaligic for Harlem and a Cro-Magnon view of the female of the species.

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Sunday, April 3, 2011

Theater Review | 'Three Men on a Horse': Another Outing for This Gambling Tale? What Are the Odds? by Neil Genzlinger

The Actors Theater Company revives “Three Men on a Horse,” the Depression-era comedy by John Cecil Holm and George Abbott.

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Friday, April 1, 2011

Theater Review: Stomach-Churning Date in Love Life Full of Bumps by Neil Genzlinger

Mike Birbiglia’s latest monologue starts with a traumatic event — in this case, a car accident — and wraps it in nutty anecdotes and meandering detours but somehow never loses the audi…

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Thursday, March 31, 2011

Take the Reality Challenge by Neil Genzlinger

With a batch of ridiculous-sounding shows about to hit the air, we dare you to tell the real ones from a bunch we made up.

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Monday, March 7, 2011

Theater Review | 'Treasure Island': Stevenson’s Tale: Yo-Ho-Ho and a Parrot, Too by Neil Genzlinger

B. H. Barry directs “Treasure Island” at the Irondale Center in Fort Greene, Brooklyn.

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Friday, March 4, 2011

Circus Review: Where William Tell Is an Amateur by Neil Genzlinger

The circus is in town (if your town is East Rutherford, N.J., or Uniondale, N.Y.), and it has brought a pizazzy show called “Fully Charged,” complete with human cannonball.

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Monday, February 21, 2011

Theater Review | 'La Barbería': Cutting Hair and Cracking Wise, All While the Radio Plays by Neil Genzlinger

“La Barbería” at New World Stages features impressive comic timing amid its music and messages about community and assimilation.

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Friday, February 4, 2011

Theater Review | 'The Road to Qatar!': Let’s Sing About People Who Don’t Speak Like Us by Neil Genzlinger

“The Road to Qatar!” at the Theater at St. Peter’s is based on the real-life story of two writers who were commissioned to produce a musical in the Middle East.

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