Sunday, June 16, 2019
My girlfriend Linda made a big mistake by walking out of THE TWILIGHT ZONE. She went to see the show...Continue Reading
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Oh, this looks as if it’s going to be fun. When you enter The Linney Theatre in The Pershing Square...Continue Reading
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Linked From broadwayselect.com at 10:14PMSunday, June 2, 2019
Never mind The Flamingo Kid. The Flamingo Girl is the one who really grabs our attention – at least for...Continue Reading
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Linked From broadwayselect.com at 09:45PMSunday, May 26, 2019
Did you miss the film of DIAL “M” FOR MURDER when it was released in 3-D? Probably, for it debuted...Continue Reading
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Linked From broadwayselect.com at 09:03PMSunday, May 12, 2019
Good Lord! So many shows on the boards reiterate what women have been saying since a certain song brought up...Continue Reading
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Linked From broadwayselect.com at 09:03PMSunday, May 5, 2019
No, it’s not a great musical, or even a particularly good one. Like so many, it has an acceptable first...Continue Reading
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Linked From broadwayselect.com at 09:03PMSunday, April 28, 2019
There’s only way that Santino Fontana comes up short in TOOTSIE. He’s too tall. Fontana’s almost six feet, an atypical...Continue Reading
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Linked From broadwayselect.com at 09:03PMSunday, April 21, 2019
Before the show, there’s no real need to read the Playbill to learn that BURN THIS takes place some...Continue Reading
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Linked From broadwayselect.com at 09:03PMSunday, April 14, 2019
The time is right for THE CRADLE WILL ROCK – more’s the pity. Despite the musical’s octogenarian status, many lines...Continue Reading
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Linked From broadwayselect.com at 09:03PMSunday, April 7, 2019
You might assume that when an actor cries on stage, the character’s predicament in the script is the reason. In...Continue Reading
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Linked From broadwayselect.com at 09:03PMSunday, March 31, 2019
For all the talk of political correctness, sensitivity to women and changes that had to be made to the inherently...Continue Reading
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Linked From broadwayselect.com at 09:03PMSunday, March 24, 2019
In the ‘50s, many who bought Playboy would insist “I only read it for the interviews.” So the presence of...Continue Reading
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Linked From broadwayselect.com at 09:03PMSunday, March 17, 2019
Why has THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME never played Broadway? As shown in Aubrey Berg’s recent stunning production at the...Continue Reading
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In a time when so many dramas and musicals are just Wikipedia articles transferred to dialogue, Deb Margolin hasn’t taken...Continue Reading
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My, how Toto has changed over the years! You’d expect from the title TOTO TALKS that Dorothy Gale’s cairn terrier...Continue Reading
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Linked From broadwayselect.com at 08:03PMSunday, February 24, 2019
The applause began before the performance did. We’ve heard that increasingly often before a show starts. The practice began at...Continue Reading
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Linked From broadwayselect.com at 08:03PMSunday, February 17, 2019
The words “Sean” and “O’Casey” often come to mind whenever two other words – “Irish theater” – are mentioned. For...Continue Reading
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Linked From broadwayselect.com at 08:03PMSunday, February 10, 2019
It sure doesn’t look like a courtroom where a trial would take place. If you go to the Abrons...Continue Reading
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Linked From broadwayselect.com at 08:00PMSunday, February 3, 2019
Some productions wait until the end of the show to dispense Playbills. TRUE WEST should be one of them. For...Continue Reading
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Linked From broadwayselect.com at 08:03PMSunday, January 27, 2019
You’ve got to admire Zina Goldrich and Marcy Heisler. Nearly four years ago, their musical version of the 1998 film...Continue Reading
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Linked From broadwayselect.com at 08:03PMMonday, January 21, 2019
By Peter Filichia Perhaps MCC Theater should return to its original name. In 1986, NYU grads Bob LuPone and Bernie...Continue Reading
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Linked From broadwayselect.com at 03:23PMSunday, January 6, 2019
First, read Harper Lee’s 1960 Pulitzer Prize-winning TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD. Next, watch Horton Foote’s 1962 Oscar-winning screen adaptation. Even...Continue Reading
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Linked From broadwayselect.com at 08:30PMSunday, December 30, 2018
No, my 2019 New Year’s Resolution won’t be to diet. Why bother? I make that promise every January 1st and...Continue Reading
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Linked From broadwayselect.com at 08:32PMSunday, December 23, 2018
If you were currently writing a musical about teens in high school, would you mention the words “mean girls” in...Continue Reading
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Linked From broadwayselect.com at 08:44PMMonday, December 17, 2018
Frankly, if I were Lee Hall, I’d be ashamed to take the money. “Adapted by” is his official credit for...Continue Reading
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How many non-theatergoers – the ideal audience for a musical called THE CHER SHOW – will be furious after they...Continue Reading
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Linked From broadwayselect.com at 02:44PMSunday, December 2, 2018
Maybe THE PROM should change its name to THE KISS. Television history was made on Thanksgiving Day by two actresses...Continue Reading
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Linked From broadwayselect.com at 08:03PMSunday, November 25, 2018
A “new one” is usually considered something good, even great — and certainly better than a second-hand item. In the...Continue Reading
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Linked From broadwayselect.com at 08:03PMSunday, November 18, 2018
“Country a-changin’, gotta change with it!” So Curly tells Laurey in Act Two of OKLAHOMA! Director Daniel Fish apparently agreed...Continue Reading
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Linked From broadwayselect.com at 08:05PMSunday, November 11, 2018
The first 45 minutes were so engrossing that I didn’t care if the title character ever showed up. Who’d expect...Continue Reading
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Linked From broadwayselect.com at 08:00PMMonday, November 5, 2018
Last week, two memorable mothers showed up on a stage and a screen in New York. Playwright Jane Anderson wondered...Continue Reading
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