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Monday, December 19, 2011

LYSISTRATA JONES - a frothy mix of sex, love and basketballs by Oscar E. Moore

A retelling of “Lysistrata” by Aristophanes – who came up with the satiric anti war plot of “no nookie until we get what we want!”

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AM
Friday, December 16, 2011

Bonnie & Clyde – Bullets Over Broadway by Oscar E. Moore

Not much happens. Until Act II when the bullets fly and the blood flows.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AM
Thursday, December 15, 2011

STICK FLY – A weekend at the Vineyard by Oscar E. Moore

STICK FLY is that unexpected play that surprises, makes one think and is extremely entertaining on its own terms with nary a fly in the ointment.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AM
Thursday, December 8, 2011

Neighbourhood Watch by Alan Ayckbourn - Brits Off B’way at 59E59 by Oscar E. Moore

Not my cup of tea. Limited engagement thru January 1 – Theater A at 59E59

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AM
Monday, December 5, 2011

The Cherry Orchard – Spectacularly reinvented at Classic Stage Company by Oscar E. Moore

Never underestimate the ingenuity, daring and creativity of the CSC. Production after production amazes. And The Cherry Orchard is one of its finest.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AM

The Man Who Came to Dinner – Off B’way at St. Clements by Oscar E. Moore

It’s a mixed bag of styles at best. Some laughs. Some groans. Some nice comedic performances. And lots of wonderment at how The Man Who Came to Dinner was ever so successful.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AM
Monday, November 28, 2011

Wild Animals You Should Know – Camping out with the Boy Scouts Off B’way by Oscar E. Moore

Playwright Higgins is hitting on a hot topic – sexual shenanigans turned upside down but it’s a case of too little meat and lots of potatoes.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AM
Sunday, November 27, 2011

Ch’ing-lish on B'way – An American in China with twisted translations by Oscar E. Moore

It’s an entertaining and different evening of theatre that makes you work to understand what is happening and gives fresh insight to the phrase “building a relationship.”

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AM
Friday, November 25, 2011

QUEEN OF THE MIST – Only two more weeks – Rush to see it by Oscar E. Moore

You will laugh, you will cry but most importantly you will be transported and remember the show and the woman who is finally getting the recognition she so longed for.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AM
Thursday, November 24, 2011

PRIVATE LIVES – starring Sex in the City's Kim Cattrall by Oscar E. Moore

Can Kim do Coward? She is a revelation – a great comedienne and quite adept at physical comedy. Her made-for-each-other cohort – Paul Gross in his formal wear and silk pajamas is a metr…

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AM
Monday, November 21, 2011

SEMINAR – Language and sex and serious laughter with Alan Rickman & Co. by Oscar E. Moore

You won’t fall asleep at this sleeper hit of the season.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AM
Friday, November 11, 2011

VENUS IN FUR – plus leather equals premature adulation by Oscar E. Moore

Nina Arianda and Hugh Dancy have explosive, heated chemistry that is a kinky voyeur’s dream come true.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 02:04PM

VENUS IN FUR – plus leather equals premature adulation by Oscar E. Moore

Nina Arianda and Hugh Dancy have explosive, heated chemistry that is a kinky voyeur’s dream come true.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AM
Monday, November 7, 2011

Other Desert Cites - revisited on Broadway by Oscar E. Moore

Act I resonates with sharp, dry sarcastic humor. But it is the second act that is still troublesome.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AM
Tuesday, November 1, 2011

THE LYONS – starring Linda Lavin as the matriarch from hell at The Vineyard Off-B’way by Oscar E. Moore

How nonchalantly she spouts her venom, smiling and commenting with a pucker of her lips or blotting them with a tissue or issuing a look of utter disbelief.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AM
Monday, October 31, 2011

SAY GOODNIGHT GRACIE – Burns & Allen Off-B’way revival by Oscar E. Moore

A beautifully written one man show by Rupert Holmes is a loving tribute to Mr. Burns and his wife of 42 years, Gracie Allen. A more loving tribute you will not find on any stage.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AM

LA STRADA – in Spanish Off-B’way at TBG Theater by Oscar E. Moore

It is the excellent actors that convey all the emotions you’ll need to understand this purely theatrical presentation of the film.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AM
Sunday, October 30, 2011

ELF – the Broadway musical CD by Oscar E. Moore

A tuneful and toe tapping score, sparkling with its own Christmas glow, will entertain even the most jaded Grinches, Scrooges and Riedels of the world.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 12:17PM

ELF – the Broadway musical CD by Oscar E. Moore

A tuneful and toe tapping score, sparkling with its own Christmas glow, that will entertain even the most jaded Grinches, Scrooges and Riedels of the world.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AM
Saturday, October 29, 2011

RELATIVELY SPEAKING – 3 one-act comedies hit Broadway by Oscar E. Moore

All three are loosely directed by John Turturro. It appears that the writers and the actors progressively lose steam as the evening unfolds.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 11:55AM

RELATIVELY SPEAKING – 3 one-act comedies hit Broadway by Oscar E. Moore

All three are loosely directed by John Turturro. It appears that the writers and the actors progressively lose steam as the evening unfolds.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AM
Friday, October 28, 2011

Sons of the Prophet – On pain and suffering, ha ha by Oscar E. Moore

Playwright Stephen Karam has fashioned an interesting, low key, very funny and sometimes gripping new slice of life play dealing with pain and suffering

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 11:09AM

CHILDREN – Gurney based on Cheever at TACT by Oscar E. Moore

Deals with the trials and tribulations of your typical Gurney WASP family. Bloody Marys included.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 11:06AM

CHILDREN – Gurney based on Cheever at TACT by Oscar E. Moore

Deals with the trials and tribulations of your typical Gurney WASP family. Bloody Marys included.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AM

Sons of the Prophet – On pain and suffering, ha ha by Oscar E. Moore

Playwright Stephen Karam has fashioned an interesting, low key, very funny and sometimes gripping new slice of life play dealing with pain and suffering.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AM
Sunday, October 23, 2011

Nightfall on Miranga Island – Off-Off B’way’s Swashbuckling New Musical by Oscar E. Moore

A boisterous, hysterical cross pollination of Gilbert and Sullivan, Saturday Night Live and Monty Python.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 11:11AM

Nightfall on Miranga Island – Off-Off B’way’s Swashbuckling New Musical by Oscar E. Moore

A boisterous, hysterical cross pollination of Gilbert and Sullivan, Saturday Night Live and Monty Python.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AM
Monday, October 17, 2011

MAN AND BOY – Vile financier courtesy of Frank Langella by Oscar E. Moore

Meticulously clothed. Concentrating on getting exactly what he wants. Even if it means baiting the homosexual Herries with his own son

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AM
Sunday, October 16, 2011

TUT – as in King Tutankhamun at NYMF by Oscar E. Moore

A strange combination of theatrical parts. A dance/performance piece - mostly sung through it sometimes sounds operatic; sometimes - Yanni meets Carmina Burana.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 10:42AM

TUT – as in King Tutankhamun at NYMF by Oscar E. Moore

TUT is a strange combination of theatrical parts. A dance/performance piece - mostly sung through it sometimes sounds operatic; sometimes - Yanni meets Carmina Burana.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AM

GREENWOOD with Andrea McArdle at NYMF by Oscar E. Moore

It boasts a fine cast of singers but is burdened with a much too complicated plot where a lot of excellent ideas are struggling to emerge.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AM

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