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Monday, March 31, 2025

“Buena Vista Social Club” Ignites the Cuban Fire Live on the Broadway Stage by Ross

The Broadway Theatre Review: Broadway’s Buena Vista Social Club By Ross The stage fills up quickly, with musicians and characters feeling the music and the beat of the Buena Vista Social C…

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Sunday, March 30, 2025

Almeida’s A Streetcar Named Desire Pours Down the Pain and Anger Magnificently at BAM by Ross

Against the rotating cackling and chattering of New Orleans, this riveting, electric, and thoughtfully pounding A Streetcar Named Desire squares itself off, finding its way up into that pseu…

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Saturday, March 29, 2025

The Jonathan Larson Project Sings B-Sides Lovingly Downtown by Ross

Those first “525,600 minutes, 525,000 moments so dear. 525,600 minutes – how do you measure...” measure the beautiful feeling that overwhelms the soul when we first hear that melody fi…

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The Public Theater’s Slow-Burning Sumo Misdirects Focus and Care by Ross

Drums, manned from above the ring, summon those willing to step forward into the circle with pride and purpose. This is the sacred world of the Sumo and, deep inside this play, the complex i…

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Thursday, March 27, 2025

The Public Theater’s Slow-Burning “Sumo” Misdirects Focus and Care by Ross

The Off-Broadway Theatre Review: The Public Theater’s Sumo By Ross Drums, manned from above the ring, summon those willing to step forward into the circle with pride and purpose. This is t…

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A Supremely Well-Cooked Operation Mincemeat Lands on Broadway by Ross

It begins with a radio broadcast straight out of every World War II movie in existence, with England standing firm against the onslaught of German forces taking over Europe. These pinstriped…

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Nothing to Get Mad About Here in Off-Broadway’s Conversations with Mother by Ross

“I hate camp.” A plea made in the first few moments of the sentimental charmer written lovingly by playwright(er) Matthew Lombardo (Looped; High). It’s a clarifying statement almost ev…

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Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Almeida’s “A Streetcar Named Desire” Pours Down the Pain and Anger Magnificently at BAM by Ross

The Off-Broadway Theatre Review: A Streetcar Named Desire at BAM By Ross Against the rotating cackling and chattering of New Orleans, this riveting, electric, and thoughtfully pounding A Str…

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Andrew Scott’s One Man VaNYa Mezmerizes Downtown NYC Completely by Ross

A quiet flies fast over the excited crowds that have gathered in downtown NYC at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, as Andrew Scott (Veracity Digital’s Sea Wall the Film) saunters out, flicking…

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Tuesday, March 25, 2025

“The Jonathan Larson Project” Sings B-Sides Lovingly Downtown by Ross

The Off-Broadway Theatre Review: The Jonathan Larson Project By Ross Those first “525,600 minutes, 525,000 moments so dear. 525,600 minutes – how do you measure...” measure the beautif…

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Monday, March 24, 2025

A Supremely Well-Cooked “Operation Mincemeat” Lands on Broadway by Ross

The Broadway Theatre Review: Operation Mincemeat By Ross It begins with a radio broadcast straight out of every World War II movie in existence, with England standing firm against the onsla…

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He Says: Henrik Ibsen’s Ghosts at LCTheater Delivers its Lightened Weight Thanks to its Seasoned Stars by Ross

The third time’s a charm, I guess, as this condensed new adaptation by Mark O’Rowe (“Normal People“) attempts to get underway on the Mitzi E. Newhouse stage at Lincoln Center Theater…

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Sunday, March 23, 2025

Nothing to Get Mad About Here in Off-Broadway’s “Conversations with Mother” by Ross

The Off-Broadway Theatre Review: Conversations with Mother By Ross “I hate camp.” A plea made in the first few moments of the sentimental charmer written lovingly by playwright(er) Matth…

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Saturday, March 22, 2025

He Says: Dakar 2000 Delivers a Big, Wild, Imaginative, Tense Tale at MTC Off-Broadway by Ross

It’s a thoroughly clever initial engagement that ignites Rajiv Joseph’s fascinating journey through a story within a story, a time within a time, where all is said to be true, but with n…

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Friday, March 21, 2025

Andrew Scott’s One Man “VaNYa” Mezmerizes Downtown NYC Completely by Ross

The Off-Broadway Theatre Review: Vanya By Ross A quiet flies fast over the excited crowds that have gathered in downtown NYC at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, as Andrew Scott (Veracity Digital�…

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Thursday, March 20, 2025

“Dakar 2000” Delivers a Big, Wild, Imaginative, Tense Tale at MTC Off-Broadway by Ross

The Off-Broadway Theatre Review: MTC’s Dakar 2000 By Ross It’s a thoroughly clever initial engagement that ignites Rajiv Joseph’s fascinating journey through a story within a story, a …

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Wednesday, March 19, 2025

“Henrik Ibsen’s Ghosts” at LCTheater Delivers its Lightened Weight Thanks to its Seasoned Stars by Ross

The Off-Broadway Theatre Review: Henrik Ibsen’s Ghosts at the Lincoln Center Theater By Ross The third time’s a charm, I guess, as this condensed new adaptation by Mark O’Rowe (“Norm…

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Off Broadway’s All Nighter Shines College Bright Like a Wrecking Ball Moon in the Nighttime Sky by Ross

“Do better,” one of the young women states, emphatically to another, as they gather around a hypnotically oblong table for their last full-on All Nighter in the last week of their last y…

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Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Off Broadway’s “All Nighter” Shines College Bright Like a Wrecking Ball Moon in the Nighttime Sky by Ross

The Off-Broadway Theatre Review: Natalie Margolin’s All Nighter By Ross “Do better,” one of the young women states, emphatically to another, as they gather around a hypnotically oblong…

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HOUSE + BODY’s Measure for Measure Weighs the Scales of Justice and Empathy Against the World’s Hypocritical Stance on Virtue Live on Air by Ross

They gather together around a long split white table, filled to overflowing with black sound props and four microphones, wired up to the ceiling for amplification and effect. The crew of fiv…

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Monday, March 17, 2025

The Born-Again Crow Flies Wildly High at Buddies in Bad Times, Toronto by Ross

The actual, full title is a meaningful mouthful, much like the play, and as There is Violence and there is Righteous Violence and there is Death or, The Born-Again Crow gets underway, we rea…

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Sunday, March 16, 2025

“The Born-Again Crow” Flies Wildly High at Buddies in Bad Times, Toronto by Ross

The Toronto Theatre Review: Buddies in Bad Times/Native Earth Performing Arts’ The Born-Again Crow By Ross (Mohawk/Scottish) The actual, full title is a meaningful mouthful, much like the …

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Red Snow Collective’s “Carried by the River” Flows Strong and Compelling by Ross

The piano plays a sweet arrangement as the shadows dance behind the gentle white draping, courtesy of scenic & costume designer Ting-Huan 挺歡 Christine Urquhart (Tarragon’s Cockroac…

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Thursday, March 13, 2025

Red Snow Collective’s “Carried by the River” Flows Strong and Compelling by Ross

The Toronto Theatre Review: Red Snow Collective’s Carried by the River By Ross The piano plays a sweet arrangement as the shadows dance behind the gentle white draping, courtesy of scenic …

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Tuesday, March 11, 2025

HOUSE + BODY’s “Measure for Measure” Weighs the Scales of Justice and Empathy Against the World’s Hypocritical Stance on Virtue Live on Air by Ross

The Toronto Theatre Review: HOUSE + BODY’s Measure For Measure by Ross They gather together around a long split white table, filled to overflowing with black sound props and four microphon…

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Monday, March 10, 2025

“Mitch Wood! My Impression of a LONDON Show!” Engages Toronto for One Night before Heading to London’s West End by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: Mitch Wood! My Impression of a LONDON Show! has a One-NightToronto Engagement Ahead of West End Premiere Comedy sensation Mitch Wood, who has accumulated an enorm…

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Sunday, March 9, 2025

Crow’s Powerfully Intense “Trident Moon” Will Be Etched in Your Soul for a Lifetime by Ross

The Toronto Theatre Review: Trident Moon By Ross There is a sort of chanting (or is it prayer?) that fills the air as a sharp, jagged red light cracks the space open, dividing it into two, w…

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Saturday, March 8, 2025

Outside the March’s “Performance Review” Gallops Strong With a Site-Specific Super Power that is Undeniable by Ross

The Toronto Theatre Review: Outside the March’s Performance Review By Ross Walking down the quiet streets of Toronto, looking for the entrance to the Dundas West’s Morning Parade coffee…

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Thursday, March 6, 2025

When Frontmezzjunkies Attended His First Sketch Comedy Festival, Toronto by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports on: The 20th Annual Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival By Ross I didn’t really realize it until I was inside The Theatre Center on Queen Street West in Toronto that I …

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Wednesday, March 5, 2025

The 2025 Olivier Award Nominations Announced by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: The 2025 Olivier Award Nominations By Ross Nominations were announced yesterday morning by Olivier Award winners Nicole Scherzinger and Tom Francis, who won Best Ac…

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Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Grand Theatre, London Announces 2025/26 Season  by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: The Grand Theatre in London, Canada, announces its New Season, which will include the London Premieres of Disney’s Frozen and Come From Away. March 4, 2025 – Lo…

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