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Tuesday, April 19, 2016

George Street ends season on triumphant note with 'My Name is Asher Lev' by Patrick Maley | For Nj Advance Media

This adaptation of Chaim Potok's famed novel closes the George Street Playhouse's season out in fine fashion.

SOURCE: NJ.com at 08:35PM
Monday, April 11, 2016

'Fly' circles back to Crossroads Theater, after making waves nationally by Patrick Maley | For Nj Advance Media

Audiences who remember this play about the Tuskegee Airmen from 2009 can expect a different, more immersive experience this time around

SOURCE: NJ.com at 11:05PM
Tuesday, March 29, 2016

'Head of Passes' review: A tragic masterpiece starring a never-better Phylicia Rashad by Patrick Maley | For Nj Advance Media

Tarell Alvin McCraney, whose "The Brothers Size" appeared earlier this year at Luna Stage, has emerged as a great American playwright.

SOURCE: NJ.com at 11:59PM
Monday, March 28, 2016

'For Worse' at NJ Rep: An uneven portrait of an unraveling marriage by Patrick Maley | For Nj Advance Media

This world premiere is by Deborah Rennard, who is best known for playing J.R.'s secretary on the TV show "Dallas"

SOURCE: NJ.com at 08:36PM
Monday, March 14, 2016

'Sex With Strangers' at George Street Playhouse ultimately unfulfilling by Patrick Maley | For Nj Advance Media

The play, by 'House of Cards' writer Laura Eason, is about two snowed-in writers whose carnal relationship turns emotional

SOURCE: NJ.com at 10:33PM
Thursday, February 18, 2016

'The Brothers Size' a can't-miss at Luna Stage by Patrick Maley | For Nj Advance Media

'The Brothers Size' from Tarell Alvin McCraney feels like a folktale, and its three characters are based on Yoruban deities

SOURCE: NJ.com at 07:36AM
Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Musical 'A Bronx Tale' review: Charming, but as gritty as a plastic comb by Patrick Maley | For Nj Advance Media

The Paper Mill Playhouse's adaptation of Chazz Palminteri's story was co-directed by Robert De Niro and Jerry Zaks

SOURCE: NJ.com at 04:13PM
Tuesday, February 9, 2016

'Nureyev's Eyes' at George Street Playhouse: Art in the age of anxiety by Patrick Maley | For Nj Advance Media

The two-man play by David Rush is about the real-life collaboration between painter Jamie Wyeth and dancer Rudolf Nureyev

SOURCE: NJ.com at 04:14AM
Tuesday, January 19, 2016

'Lives of Reason' premieres with a thud at Two River Theater by Patrick Maley | For Nj Advance Media

The play is co-authored by Kenneth Stunkel and Robert Rechnitz, the latter of whom is a founder of Red Bank's Two River Theater

SOURCE: NJ.com at 10:44PM
Tuesday, December 1, 2015

'You'll shoot your eye out': 'A Christmas Story' at Paper Mill is a mixed gift bag by Patrick Maley | For Nj Advance Media

The familiar story of a boy and his BB gun retains its charm, but the songs are unmemorable.

SOURCE: NJ.com at 10:16PM
Tuesday, November 24, 2015

'Funny Thing' indeed: All-male show at Two Rivers Theater is a blast by Patrick Maley | For Nj Advance Media

This production commits itself unabashedly to the cause of low-brow comedy.

SOURCE: NJ.com at 09:04AM
Monday, November 23, 2015

Homicide for the holidays? Luna Stage serves up killer new musical by Patrick Maley | For Nj Advance Media

'Thrill Me' will play at the West Orange theater before it premieres on Broadway next year.

SOURCE: NJ.com at 07:41AM
Thursday, November 19, 2015

George Street's 'The Second Mrs. Wilson' makes politics personal: review by Patrick Maley | For Nj Advance Media

The play takes us behind the scenes of the Woodrow Wilson administration in 1915.

SOURCE: NJ.com at 08:47AM
Friday, November 13, 2015

A 'Funny Thing' at Two River Theater: Why you won't see any women onstage by Patrick Maley | For Nj Advance Media

Actress and director Jessica Stone always considered the Stephen Sondheim classic sexist -- so she decided to turn the show upside down.

SOURCE: NJ.com at 02:41PM
Monday, October 26, 2015

'The Diary of Anne Frank' at Shakespeare Theatre: Slow, but sobering by Patrick Maley | For Nj Advance Media

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey's production of the classic Holocaust drama pulls no punches.

SOURCE: NJ.com at 04:02PM
Monday, October 19, 2015

Did the Paper Mill just premiere its best show in years? by Patrick Maley | For Nj Advance Media

"The Bandstand" is a bold, uncompromising musical that jumps and swings with heart and energy.

SOURCE: NJ.com at 05:38PM
Thursday, October 15, 2015

'Seven Guitars' review: Two River continues its impressive August Wilson streak by Patrick Maley | For Nj Advance Media

The theater has not only produced the late playwright's work three times in the past four seasons, but done so with grace and nuance.

SOURCE: NJ.com at 11:33AM

'Baby Doll' review: Dylan McDermott sizzles in new play by Patrick Maley | For Nj Advance Media

The actor gives us a dark and determined figure who confidently maintains his composure while seething viciously below the surface.

SOURCE: NJ.com at 11:33AM

'Murder for Two' review: George Street Playhouse show overdoes the quirk by Patrick Maley | For Nj Advance Media

This "musical comedy whodunnit" doubles down on the hijinks and hammy humor.

SOURCE: NJ.com at 11:33AM

Will $2.5M 'The Bandstand' be Paper Mill's next big Broadway smash? by Patrick Maley | For Nj Advance Media

The company's new show is generating plenty of early hype.

SOURCE: NJ.com at 11:25AM

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Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
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