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Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Mother – she’s with you wherever you go – NY Int’l Fringe Fest by Oscar E Moore

Mary-Beth Manning is a remarkable actor. Her Irish-Catholic mother was a remarkable woman. And character. The two meet head on in Ms. Manning’s one woman show “Mother - she…

SOURCE: Oscar E. Moore at 11:15AM

Monday, August 15, 2011

Lola-Lola – Monkey business at NY Int’l Fringe Festival by Oscar E Moore

There’s a monkey in John’s bed. No, not a monkey but a female chimpanzee brought back from Tanzania by his wife, Mary since their marriage has become stale. John is a profess…

SOURCE: Oscar E. Moore at 08:39AM

Sunday, August 14, 2011

Death Takes a Holiday dulls the spirits by Oscar E Moore

Death Takes a Holiday, the new Maury Yeston, Thomas Meehan, Peter Stone musical ensconced at the underground grotto theatre named Laura Pels simply dulls the spirits. I couldn’t ever…

SOURCE: Oscar E. Moore at 08:19AM

Saturday, August 13, 2011

SUNSET BOULEVARD – Loni Ackerman at The Gateway Playhouse Bellport by Oscar E Moore

The Gateway Theatre’s production of SUNSET BOULEVARD is exceptional for many reasons. First and foremost is their casting veteran Broadway star (Evita, Cats, No No Nanette) Loni …

SOURCE: Oscar E. Moore at 10:36AM

Friday, August 12, 2011

Rent – Returns Off-B’way and comes up short by Oscar E Moore

Good grief! When is it too soon to revive a legendary cash cow musical? A musical whose composer and lyricist died suddenly at the age of 35 the night before it was to open in 1996. A …

SOURCE: Oscar E. Moore at 08:21AM

Monday, August 8, 2011

Frankenstein with Mary Shelley & Gabriel – Redd Tale Theatre Co. by Oscar E Moore

Somewhere betwixt and between Mary Shelley (Frankenstein), Stephen Sondheim (Somewhere) and Rod Serling (The Twilight Zone) can be found this very intriguing, never boring, sometimes spooky …

SOURCE: Oscar E. Moore at 08:38AM

Monday, August 1, 2011

Lavender Shore – Midtown Int’l Theatre Festival by Oscar E Moore

Can a gay valet find continued bliss with his employer after being stranded with him on a deserted island for five years (cavorting around like naked savages) and then returning, unexplained…

SOURCE: Oscar E. Moore at 07:35AM

Monday, July 25, 2011

Hanky Panky – Midtown Int’l Theatre Festival by Oscar E Moore

Family reunions are never much fun, especially if they are taking place in the Flowering Fields Nursing Home where Gus Gunther lies in a coma, deaf and dying of cancer with his extremely dys…

SOURCE: Oscar E. Moore at 07:54AM

The Shoemaker – Starring Danny Aiello Off B’way by Oscar E Moore

Danny Aiello is a fine actor. The Shoemaker is a terrible play. Written by Susan Charlotte, The Shoemaker is an unconvincing and confounding drama that has been stretched like salt water…

SOURCE: Oscar E. Moore at 07:50AM

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Georgia & Me – Midtown Int’l Theatre Festival by Oscar E Moore

The “Georgia” in question is Georgia O’Keefe. The “Me” in question is Sarah Ford who has written and is performing this schizophrenic solo portrait that asks the question - is…

SOURCE: Oscar E. Moore at 07:00AM

Sunday, July 17, 2011

Peg O’ My Heart – Midtown Fringe Festival musical by Oscar E Moore

Not since Annie and Sandy have a young girl and her dog charmed audiences to the extent that Peg and Michael do in the new musical Peg O’ My Heart which is being produced by Hell’…

SOURCE: Oscar E. Moore at 09:44AM

Monday, July 11, 2011

Master Class – Tyne Daly Tackles Maria Callas by Oscar E Moore

How do you solve a problem like Maria? As in Callas, that is. Tyne Daly with the guidance of director Stephen Wadsworth whose resume includes the staging of many an opera have done a for…

SOURCE: Oscar E. Moore at 08:01AM

Silence! The Musical - Unauthorized parody of The Silence of the Lambs Off-B’way by Oscar E Moore

What should be an 80 minute riot turns out to a repetitious two act stretch

SOURCE: Oscar E. Moore at 07:56AM

Saturday, July 9, 2011

Commentary: Manipulation by Oscar E Moore

What’s a critic to do? As theatre critic for Talk Entertainment.com for over six years now I have been quoted many times for my favorable reviews, making me proud of my profession.�…

SOURCE: Oscar E. Moore at 07:16AM

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Manipulation – Novelas de Telemundo at the Cherry Lane by Oscar E Moore

Someone has some very deep pockets, spending freely for this first rate production of MANIPULATION by Victoria E. Calderon which has just opened at the Cherry Lane Theatre. Money they w…

SOURCE: Oscar E. Moore at 07:33AM

Monday, June 27, 2011

Side Effects starring Joely Richardson at the Lortel by Oscar E Moore

She’s lovely. Looney but lovely. Sarcastic and intelligent. A bi-polar part played to perfection by Joely Richardson. Daughter of Vanessa Redgrave and Tony Richardson. Sist…

SOURCE: Oscar E. Moore at 07:56AM

Friday, June 24, 2011

Unnatural Acts – Harvard Cover-Up at Classic Stage Company by Oscar E Moore

Prediction: You will not see a better written, better acted or better directed production this year than that of “UNNATURAL ACTS” - a new play based on some hard to digest true…

SOURCE: Oscar E. Moore at 08:23AM

Some of Our Parts – Theater Breaking Through Barriers Off B’way by Oscar E Moore

Seven ten-minute one act plays about people with disabilities are being presented by Theater Breaking Through Barriers, formerly Theater by the Blind at the Clurman Theatre at Theatre Row th…

SOURCE: Oscar E. Moore at 08:18AM

Thursday, June 23, 2011

The Devil’s Music: The Life and Blues of BESSIE SMITH by Oscar E Moore

It won’t make any difference whether or not you know of Bessie Smith “The Empress of the Blues” or her songs or her life story. What you need to know is that Miche Braden…

SOURCE: Oscar E. Moore at 08:08AM

Saturday, June 18, 2011

Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark has finally opened by Oscar E Moore

Splat! That’s one of the final images you see as the Green Goblin meets his demise toppling off of the Chrysler Building in the bloated and beleaguered musical Spider-Man Turn Off T…

SOURCE: Oscar E. Moore at 07:41AM

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Any Night – Off B’way Pseudo Psycho Drama by Oscar E Moore

Two actors. Minimal set. No intermission. Easily transportable. A description of “Any Night” which is now trying to scare up its audience at the LABA Theatre @ the 14th S…

SOURCE: Oscar E. Moore at 08:32AM

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