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Friday, August 28, 2015

Review: Nobody’s Girl at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

veers from melodramatic excess into the blackest comedy

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 10:02AM
Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Review: Informed Consent at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

- engrossing and provocative play

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 06:54AM
Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Review: Annie Baker's John at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

Baker's deliberately confined and delicately controlled writing style here contains bold flashes of magic realism and is as always refreshing

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:55AM
Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Review: Misalliance at curtainup.com - New Jersey by Simon Saltzman

The actors have all responded with a unity of playfulness and of common purpose

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 06:56AM

Review: Cymbeline at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

And what fun it is from start to finish

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 06:34AM
Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Review: The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

an absorbing, poignant and cleverly conceived one-man/multi-character play written and performed by James Lecesne

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 09:19AM
Monday, July 27, 2015

Review: Sinatra the Man and His Music at curtainup.com-London by Simon Saltzman

In the centenary of Sinatra's birth, using technology, this show recreates his live performances

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:16AM
Friday, July 24, 2015
Friday, July 17, 2015

a stirring musical epic by Simon Saltzman

a stirring historical period musical adventure

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 09:10AM
Tuesday, July 14, 2015

Review: Ruthless at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

an uproarious musical that also sings, snaps, and snarls all at the same time.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 09:45AM
Thursday, July 9, 2015

Review: Shows for Days at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

a story that could serve as an inspiration and a testament to all who have found in community theater a warm and welcoming haven. Read More

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 06:08PM
Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Review: Closure at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

a predictable but entertaining whodunnit

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 09:29AM
Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Review: Happy Days at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

a terrific, scary and funny play and it keeps, in my estimation, getting bette

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:43AM
Friday, June 19, 2015

Review: Doctor Faustus at curtainup.com/ by Simon Saltzman

At its best, Belgrader's adaptation is defensibly low, lively and loose. . . Read More

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 11:03AM
Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Review: Tempest in Centrap park at curtainup by Simon Saltzman

- a staging that is seriously in search of excitement or any presence of wizardry.

SOURCE: at 04:05PM

Review: The Tempest at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

a staging that is seriously in search of excitement or any presence of wizardry

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:01AM
Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Review: As Ever at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

Cinderella set in the Renaissance, an era recognized for its resurrection of classical antiquities, is a valid idea -- but not in its present form

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:16AM
Saturday, June 6, 2015

Review: The Royal Family at curtainup.com-New Jersey by Simon Saltzman

This is a treat for theater-lovers that never wears out its welcome.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 10:28AM
Monday, May 25, 2015

It Must Be Him by Simon Saltzman

An experience that's like watching a third-rate community theater, only we don't have the pleasure of seeing a relative or neighbor on the stage

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 05:58PM

Review: Aurélia's Oratorio at curtainup by Simon Saltzman

A rather strange but also blissfully brief theatrical encounter that incorporates both traditional circus skills with those more inclined to be loopy now at the McCarter Theater

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 05:58PM

Review: Aurélia's Oratorio at curtainup by Simon Saltzman

A rather strange but also blissfully brief theatrical encounter that incorporates both traditional circus skills with those more inclined to be loopy now at the McCarter Theater

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 05:58PM

Feature Artiole: Broadway's Love Affair With the Oldest Profession at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

A retrospective of stage sinners inspired as Cherry Jones stars as G.B. Shaw's notorious Madam, Kitty Warren

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 05:58PM

Feature:From Screen to Stage, Sung and Unsungat curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

Ruminations on film adaptations prompted by soon to officially open Brief Encounter

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 05:58PM

Review: Character Assassins at curtainup/New Jersey by Simon Saltzman

This can be summed up with a line from the script as a temper tantrum in eighty-two minutes, though on the night of its world premiere it actually ran 105 minutes. So who is telling the …

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 05:58PM

Review: The Sneeze at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

The sound of the balalaika add to the pleasure of seeing eight early short stories and plays by Anton Chekhov, artfully adapted by Michael Frayn, and delightfully presented by the Pearl T…

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 05:58PM

Review: Harspray at Curtainup/ New Jersey by Simon Saltzman

This Papermill Playhouse revival lifts us up higher than could any beehive hairdo

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 05:58PM

Review: In Transit at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

We don't often get to enjoy the purity of the a cappella musical, but this is one that winningly asserts itself with its lyrical and harmonic charms

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 05:58PM

Review: Circle Mirror Transformation at Curtainup/New Jersey by Simon Saltzman

Annie Baker's Off-Broadway hit opens the George Street Theater season

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 05:58PM

Review: La Bete at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

Is Broadway ready for a farce in rhyming couplets -- even iwith the brilliant Mark Rylance and a stellar supporting cast?

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 05:58PM

Review: Train 2010 at curtainup/New Jersey by Simon Saltzman

Sibusiso Mamba's world premiere at Crossroads Theatre, despite the inclusion of some highly lyrical prose, is a polemic posturing as a play

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 05:58PM

Review: Lombardi at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

A provocative play about the back-room negotiations of football could be a healthy and refreshing stretch/departure from traditional Broadway fare. The problem is that this one about the fam…

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 05:58PM

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