Sunday, August 18, 2019
No, its creators insist, it’s not “a musical comedy” but “a comedy musical.” TWO’S A CROWD’s collaborators have in...Continue Reading
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So, you may ask, with CHICAGO playing right down the street from where I live, why would I take four...Continue Reading
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Well, who expected this more than 40 years after the fact? But here’s a studio cast album of THE PRINCE...Continue Reading
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If PBS executives ever decide to launch their own version of SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, they should choose Halley Feiffer’s new...Continue Reading
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Let’s never again hear another word on how THE BOYS IN THE BAND deserves to be castigated for its so-called...Continue Reading
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There’s hope for America after all — as long as more and more kids teens become involved in high school...Continue Reading
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In NEW FACES OF 1956, Jane Connell sang of the hard knock life that Alaskans have during “April in...Continue Reading
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Linked From broadwayselect.com at 06:12PMSunday, June 23, 2019
Such distinguished dramatists as Edward Albee and Lillian Hellman couldn’t do it. And while we’re at it, neither Nobel-prize winner...Continue Reading
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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