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Monday, August 1, 2011

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

The silly plot has been contrived by Lawson Caldwell to do some serious talking about what he truly wants to say about homosexuality

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 08:30AM

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

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 09:19AM

The Shoemaker – Starring Danny Aiello by Oscar E. Moore

It's an unconvincing and confounding drama that has been stretched like salt water taffy to its limits.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 09:15AM

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

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

It’s all a muddle and quite obtuse, trying to be poetic.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 07:12AM

Sunday, July 17, 2011

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

With a tiny budget and a huge heart brimming with talent Peg O' My Heart is a winner in the making.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 09:59AM

Monday, July 11, 2011

Silence! The Musical by Oscar E. Moore

There are plenty of people that will eat up this sort of crude humor and flock to see this demented musical.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 08:13AM

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

There are actually three stars on stage: Maria Callas, Tyne Daly and Victor Borge.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 08:09AM

Saturday, July 9, 2011

Commentary: Manipulation by Oscar E. Moore

Words taken out of context take on a whole new meaning.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 07:25AM

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

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

Mindless and pretentious. Mozart and marionettes do little to help the lame script. No one speaks like this.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 07:51AM

Monday, June 27, 2011

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

She’s lovely. Looney but lovely in this ho-hum ineffectual play by Michael Weller

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 08:00AM

Friday, June 24, 2011

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

A profoundly moving, passionate, emotionally draining and powerful classic of and for our times.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 08:05AM

Some of Our Parts – Theater Breaking Through Barriers by Oscar E. Moore

Seven ten-minute one act plays about people with disabilities. It’s an eye opening experience.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 08:02AM

Thursday, June 23, 2011

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

Miche Braden is a shining sassy new star who lights up the stage of St. Luke’s Theatre with an exhilarating, passionate, sultry sexy red hot mama performance that will leave you breathless.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 08:00AM

Saturday, June 18, 2011

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

Splat! sums it up precisely. Even the infusion of twenty million more dollars wouldn’t help make this ill conceived show fly.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 08:03AM

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

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

Even an ostrich with its head imbedded deep in the sand would figure out what’s going to happen

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 08:27AM

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

A Little Journey – Rachel Crothers’ Revival at the Mint Theater by Oscar E. Moore

When you hear that certain “buzz” circulating among the audience members after the first act curtain (there are three) you know there has been something special on stage.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 07:47AM

Desperate Writers – Far fetched Hollywood farce by Oscar E. Moore

At best it’s an elongated Saturday Night Live skit that might even be cut from the final run through.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 07:35AM

Through A Glass Darkly by Oscar E. Moore

A provocative, atmospheric, well executed and beautifully designed production with a mesmerizing performance by Carey Mulligan

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 07:27AM

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

I Married Wyatt Earp – A Musical Oater by Oscar E. Moore

There’s a whole lotta muddled storytelling going on at 59E59 Street Theaters where “I Married Wyatt Earp” will be ramblin’ on through June 12th.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 07:12AM

Thursday, May 26, 2011

Lucky Guy – Campy Nashville musical comedy Post Mortem Eulogy by Oscar E. Moore

A sure fire crowd pleaser for those interested in having pure unadulterated tongue in cheek campy fun. Closing Sunday 5/29 at the Little Shubert - the jinx lives on

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 07:49AM

The Best Is Yet To Come: The Music of Cy Coleman – All I Can Say Is Wow! by Oscar E. Moore

There’s a fantastic new musical revue in town. It’s as good as it gets. Entertaining, jazzy and razzmatazzy.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 07:29AM

Monday, May 23, 2011

As It Is In Heaven – Heaven Help Us Off B'way by Oscar E. Moore

Blessed be the ones who can sit through “As It Is In Heaven” now instructing at the Cherry Lane Studio which is not a production of the Cherry Lane Theatre

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 08:14AM

Saturday, May 21, 2011

Midnight in Paris by Woody Allen – Woody’s Wonderland by Oscar E. Moore

Wonderful dialogue. Terrific acting. Beautiful costumes. And stunning scenery.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 08:04AM

Thursday, May 19, 2011

The Sphinx Winx – Up the Nile without a paddle by Oscar E. Moore

The slight plot all but evaporates under the hot Egyptian sun. A combination of bad backer’s audition, bad children’s theatre and bad burlesque skit.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 07:15AM

Sunday, May 15, 2011

A Minister’s Wife – A clean shaven Shaw at Lincoln Center by Oscar E. Moore

This chamber opera version of Candida enchants in its own unique way

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 08:28AM

Thursday, May 12, 2011

Baby It’s You! The Shirelles, sort of by Oscar E. Moore

“And then they wrote” “And then they sang” without a strong story line to hold it all together.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 07:42AM

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

The Normal Heart by Larry Kramer revived on B’way by Oscar E. Moore

A blistering, heart pounding and emotionally gripping production with an all star cast and brilliantly directed by Joel Grey and George C. Wolfe.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 07:37AM

Saturday, May 7, 2011

The Human Comedy – Musical revived at Astoria Performing Arts Center by Oscar E. Moore

Dusting off a not very successful musical whose themes resonate with us today about war, family and home and giving it an exceptional production where many actors are beautifully showcased.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 07:29AM

Friday, May 6, 2011

The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a key to the Scriptures at The Public Theatre by Oscar E. Moore

In charge of directing this difficult piece is Michael Grief who does an excellent job of keeping things moving as quickly and as pain free as possible.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 07:50AM

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

The New York Pops - Celebrating the Legacy of Bob Hope by Oscar E. Moore

The Pops is all about kids. Bringing music to those who normally would not be able to attend a concert or share the stage with professional musicians or be able to perform in front of a bla…

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 07:53AM

Monday, May 2, 2011