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Sunday, March 23, 2014

The Real Americans or Are They? by Suzanna Bowling

The Real Americans or Are They?: Earlier this year I saw Matthew-Lee Erlbach’s Handbook for an American Revolutionary at the Gym at the Judson.

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 09:17PM

Rocky Punches But Misses the Mark by Suzanna Bowling

Rocky Punches But Misses the Mark: The blockbuster film, Rocky turned musical is more of an event than a typical Broadway musical.

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 11:12AM

The Haunting of Appropriate by Suzanna Bowling

The Haunting of Appropriate: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ new play Appropriate at the Pershing Square Signature Center is a clever, fast-paced thriller that keeps you on your toes.

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 09:11AM

Close The Open House It Is Too Bitter by Suzanna Bowling

Close The Open House It Is Too Bitter: Will Eno’s new play, The Open House at the Pershing Square Signature Center is one bitter pill.

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 09:02AM

The Junket or Don’t Fly With Me by Suzanna Bowling

The Junket or Don't Fly With Me: The Junket written and performed by Mike Albo comes off more as a revenge piece on what happen to Albo than an actual performance piece.

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 08:16AM
Saturday, March 22, 2014

The Little Mermaid Gets Haunted by Porgy in The Phantom of the Opera by Suzanna Bowling

The Little Mermaid Gets Haunted by Porgy in The Phantom of the Opera: Cameron Mackintosh and The Really Useful Group have just set up a musical coup.

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 11:31AM

The Real Thing Gets Real in Hollywood by Suzanna Bowling

The Real Thing Gets Real in Hollywood: Tom Stoppard’s play “The Real Thing” is a profound look at relationships.

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 10:30AM
Friday, March 21, 2014

Stephen Sorokoff My View: This Show Is A Winner! by Suzanna Bowling

Stephen Sorokoff My View: This Show Is A Winner! There wasn’t an empty seat in the house and I had to practically “fight” my way in.

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 08:28AM
Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Fast Company at the Ensemble Studio Theatre is the Family Hustle by Suzanna Bowling

Fast Company at the Ensemble Studio Theatre is the Family Hustle: What do you do when your brother rips you off?

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 11:46AM
Tuesday, March 18, 2014

The Drama League Honors Barbara Cook, John Tiffany and Key Brand Entertainment/Broadway Across America by Suzanna Bowling

The Drama League Honors Barbara Cook, John Tiffany and Key Brand Entertainment/Broadway Across America: The Drama League (Executive Director, Gabriel Shanks) will honor three outstanding the…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 10:54AM
Monday, March 17, 2014

The Amanda McBroom Project: Carolyn Montgomery-Forant the Jack of All Trades by Suzanna Bowling

The Amanda McBroom Project: Carolyn Montgomery-Forant the Jack of All Trades: Carolyn Montgomery-Forant is a MAC, Nightlife and BackStage Bistro Award winning vocalist, recording artist and …

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:25PM

The Hero or The Anti Hero by Suzanna Bowling

The Hero or The Anti Hero: Gilbert Emery’s The Hero originally opened in April 1921 at the Longacre Theater in a series of special matinée’s.

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 11:58AM

The Architecture of Becoming or Forgotten by Suzanna Bowling

The Architecture of Becoming or Forgotten: Sometimes too many hands spoil the pot such is the case in The Architecture of Becoming, at the Women's Project.

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 10:22AM

Hi Ho For Me An Actor’s Life For Me by Suzanna Bowling

Hi Ho For Me An Actor’s Life For Me: Jim Brochu brings to the stage an homage to the character men whose names you might not know, but whose faces you will instantly recognize.

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 09:42AM
Friday, March 14, 2014

50 Shades of Grey Not Your Mothers Musical or Is It? by Suzanna Bowling

50 Shades of Grey Not Your Mothers Musical or Is It? With the trilogy 50 Shades of Grey selling over a 100 million in sales, the plot is ripe for hilarious spoofs.

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 11:26AM
Thursday, March 13, 2014

The Amanda McBroom Project: The Big Band Singer and More Terese Genecco by Suzanna Bowling

The Amanda McBroom Project: The Big Band Singer and More Terese Genecco: Terese Genecco (pronounced "Teh-REECE Jeh-NECK-oh") & her 8-piece "little big band" hold the title for the "long…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 11:26AM
Wednesday, March 12, 2014

The Amanda McBroom Project: Lauren Stanford The Newcomer by Suzanna Bowling

The Amanda McBroom Project: Lauren Stanford The Newcomer: When Lauren Stanford won the 2013 MetroStar at the Metropolitan Room, this Kansas City native was noticed by Eric Michael Gillett.

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 01:03PM

Stephen Sorokoff My View: Patrick Cassidy visits Shirley Jones at Cafe Carlyle by Suzanna Bowling

Stephen Sorokoff My View: Patrick Cassidy visits Shirley Jones at Cafe Carlyle: Ron Abel longtime music director and pianist/arranger for Shirley Jones joined Shirley for the start of her fi…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:12PM
Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Laura Benanti Will Host The 59th Drama Desk Awards by Suzanna Bowling

Gretchen Shugart, CEO of TheaterMania.com and Isa Goldberg, Drama Desk President announced today that Drama Desk and Tony Award winner Laura Benanti ("The Sound of Music Live!", Gypsy, Women…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 03:45PM
Monday, March 10, 2014

Amanda McBroom Project With Eric Michael Gillett by Suzanna Bowling

Amanda McBroom Project With Eric Michael Gillett: Broadway knows him from Kiss Me, Kate, Sweet Smell of Success, The Frogs & others.

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:30AM
Sunday, March 9, 2014

Antony and Cleopatra Was Set Where? by Suzanna Bowling

Antony and Cleopatra Was Set Where?: Antony and Cleopatra at the Public is lost in translation by the Public, the Royal Shakespeare Company of Britain and GableStage of Miami.

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 06:30PM

Nothing on Earth Can Hold Houdini by Suzanna Bowling

Nothing on Earth Can Hold Houdini: The Axis Theater Company takes on Harry Houdini in Nothing on Earth Can Hold Houdini, by Randy Sharp.

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 06:13PM

The Amanda McBroom Project With Mandy Gonzalez by Suzanna Bowling

The Amanda McBroom Project With Mandy Gonzalez: Mandy Gonzalez is well known on Broadway.

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:31AM
Saturday, March 8, 2014

A Lovely Night Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella Revisited by Suzanna Bowling

A Lovely Night Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella Revisited: When I first saw Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella on Broadway I was not thrilled. Cinderella represents my childh…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 11:15AM

Kung Fu Kicks But Is It a Play? by Suzanna Bowling

Kung Fu Kicks But Is It a Play? : David Henry Hwang’s new fightsical (as it has been dubbed) Kung Fu brings “So You Think You Can Dance” star Cole Horibe to the stage as Bruce Lee.

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 10:34AM

Don’t Pass on Stew at 54 Below by Suzanna Bowling

Don't Pass on Stew at 54 Below: After five years spent meditating in the wilds of Brooklyn's Prospect Park, Stew comes levitating back to the Broadway scene with a preview of new songs from …

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 10:25AM
Friday, March 7, 2014

Julie Taymor Joins the Drama Desk’s “Why Shakespeare? Why Now?” by Suzanna Bowling

Julie Taymor Joins the Drama Desk’s “Why Shakespeare? Why Now?”: Award-winning director Julie Taymor will join the Drama Desk’s “Why Shakespeare? Why Now?” panel discussion at Sa…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 04:23PM

Measure for Measure Not For Me by Suzanna Bowling

Measure for Measure Not For Me: Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure at the New Victory Theatre has been given the oddest rendition by the Fiasco Theatre Company.

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 03:26PM

All My Life I Have Been Falling Into The Bridges of Madison County by Suzanna Bowling

All My Life I Have Been Falling Into The Bridges of Madison County: A cello mournfully echoes what is to come in the exquisitely intoxicating new musical, The Bridges of Madison County at th…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 03:32AM
Tuesday, March 4, 2014

The League of Professional Theatre Women Presents the 2014 Awards Celebration by Suzanna Bowling

The League of Professional Theatre Women Presents the 2014 Awards Celebration: On Monday, March 10, 2014, the League of Professional Theatre Women (LPTW), a not-for-profit organization commi…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 01:54AM
Saturday, March 1, 2014

Broadway is Well Represented at the Oscar’s by Suzanna Bowling

Broadway is Well Represented at the Oscar's: Look for Idina Menzel to sing on "Let It Go" from the Disney animated movie Frozen tomorrow night at the Oscars.

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 11:53AM

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