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Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Review: Broomstick at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

A crafty one-person play about witchery, revenge and love

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Monday, September 23, 2013

Review: Philip Goes Forth at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

Ruiz shows us again that he knows how to put a strong imprint on a faded text

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Friday, September 20, 2013

Review: Romeo and Juliet at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

Leveaux, who has directed a number of Tony Award-winning revivals (Nine, , The Real Thing, Anna Christie, has done exceptionally well keeping Romeo and Juliet’s sympathies i…

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Saturday, September 14, 2013

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

this generously witty and intellectually stimulating play, we are inclined to think about motives, sincerity, career choices, love, and truth, and a few other things that good plays should m…

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Friday, September 13, 2013

Review: Fetch Clay, Make Man at curtainup.com http://www.curtainup.com/fetchclay13.html by Simon Saltzman

It has been a three-year journey from the McCarter Theater in Princeton to the New York Theater Workshop for Will Powers play Fetch Clay, Make Man, about the unlikely but nevertheless extrao…

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Monday, September 9, 2013

Review: The Beautiful Dark at curtainup.com/New Jersey by Simon Saltzman

ddresses the issues of responsibility and when to assume control and take action with convincing clarity and puts them into a compelling dramatic context

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Friday, September 6, 2013

Review: The Hatmaker's Wife at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

The Playwrights Realm, which has been a supportive institution serving early-career playwrights since 2007, has found another playwright with promise

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Friday, August 16, 2013

Review: Soul Doctor at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

a celebration of a man who followed his heart and his soul and found a way to reach out and sing out to a new generation of Jews

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Monday, August 12, 2013

Review: Tovarich at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

a wonderfully entertaining show

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Friday, August 9, 2013

review: First Date At Curtainup.Com by Simon Saltzman

ninety minutes of amiable fun .

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Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Review: Harbor at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

A serious, eleventh-hour plot twist alters the mood and tone of the play, but it arrives too late and with too little credibility.

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Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Review: I Forgive You, Ronald Reagan at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

the compelling dilemma of a tormented man finding a way to forgiveness while still feeling the wounds of betraya

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Monday, July 29, 2013

Review: Saving Kitty at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

Under Evan Bergman's incisive direction the play careens without a let-up from one critical, but also laugh provoking, juncture to the next.

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Sunday, July 28, 2013

Review: Nobody Loves You at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

a new musical satire geared to the hashtag-twitter generation

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Thursday, July 25, 2013

Review: Let It Be at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

you love the Beatles and their music and are inclined to "Twist and Shout" then Let It Be might well be the "Magical Mystery Tour" through Beatleland you have been waiting to take.. .

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Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Review: Storyville at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

a very lively musical that has had several regional productions over the past thirty five years and is finally being seen in New York

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Monday, July 15, 2013

Review: Forever Tango at by Simon Saltzman

If there is fire in your blood, dont miss it .

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Friday, July 12, 2013

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

What could be better on a hot summer evening than to be seduced by a talented ensemble of actors who harbor no fear of going over-the-top

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Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Review: Monkey: Journey to the West at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

There is more than monkey business, although there is lots of that, in this spectacular, reality cartoon re-telling of the classic 100 chapter Chinese novel. . .

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Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Review: Choir Boy at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

The sheer dramatic and musical power that drives Choir Boy is anything but an obstacle for a theatergoer in search of a very good play Read More

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Friday, June 28, 2013

Review: As You lLike It at curtainup.com-NJ by Simon Saltzman

It is easy to be delighted by this company's light-hearted and agile-footed performances

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Review: Unlock'd at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

Prospect Theater Company's family friendly, tuneful musical at the Duke

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le Disappearance of Tom Durnin at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

Steven Levenson's terrific play focuses on Tom Durnin's return from prison hoping to find a way back into the livesof his immediate family, who might prefer to never see him again.Read More

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Saturday, June 22, 2013

Review: Tennessee Williams'Two Character Play at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

How fortunate we are to have this under-valued play back with these players and this director

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Friday, June 21, 2013

Review:The Explorers Club at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

Among all the styles of dramatic literature, the farce remains the most difficult to contain and sustain successfully within its prescribed guidelines. So, with numerous reservations, I ackn…

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Friday, June 7, 2013

Review:Sontag: Reborn at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

Not having any preconceived ideas regarding Susan Sontag's literary prominence, either as a novelist, theorist, essayist et al, or more specifically the mystique that presumably surrounded h…

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Friday, May 24, 2013

review The Weir at curtainup by Simon Saltzman

The Irish Repertory Theatre ensemble has brought out the best in Conor McPherson's stories. . . Read More

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Thursday, May 23, 2013

Review Murder Ballad by Simon Saltzman

Word of mouth has helped to give a new life to this pop-opera . . Read More

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Sunday, May 12, 2013

Review: Into the Woods at curtainup.com New Jersey by Simon Saltzman

The Fiasco troupe's concept certainly casts it own unique spell on Sondheim's Grimmsian musica

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Friday, May 3, 2013

Review: I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Musik from the Weimar and Beyond at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

Mark Nadler's tribute to the music and musicians of the Weimar era

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Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Review: Love Therapy at curtainup.co by Simon Saltzman

The actors may be commended for taking their incredulously conceived roles seriously even if we don't.

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Jun 12, 2025: Call Me Izzy - Studio 54
Sep 16, 2025: Art - Music Box Theatre
Oct 08, 2025: Beetlejuice - Palace Theatre
Nov 13, 2025: Oedipus - Studio 54
Nov 16, 2025: Chess - Imperial Theatre
Mar 23, 2026: Giant - Music Box Theatre
Apr 06, 2026: Becky Shaw - Hayes Theater
Apr 16, 2026: Proof - Booth Theatre
Apr 26, 2026: Drama Desk Cut-Off