Sunday, 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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“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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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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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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Expect any review you read of THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT to contain a well-worn phrase that’s too often seen...Continue Reading
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You know the joke that starts “How many (collective noun) does it take to change a light bulb?” In APOLOGIA,...Continue Reading
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Actually, I was so involved in the story that I resented when intermission arrived. That’s how arresting GIRL FROM THE...Continue Reading
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Excellent lyricist Anne Croswell once told me how she spent her time on a certain afternoon in the late ‘50s....Continue Reading
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Linked From broadwayselect.com at 03:19PMSunday, September 30, 2018
As you enter the Two River Theater, you may well be charmed by the set that David Gallo and Viveca...Continue Reading
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Linked From broadwayselect.com at 09:28PMSunday, September 23, 2018
Don’t be fooled when the lights come up on THE TRUE. Playwright Sharr White has three people sitting in a...Continue Reading
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Linked From broadwayselect.com at 09:31PMSunday, September 16, 2018
That’s one big step for David Staller, and one giant leap for his audience. From 2006-2107, Staller directed once-a-month readings...Continue Reading
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