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Monday, August 20, 2018

Circle in the Sand: A Review of “Once on This Island” by Tony Phillips

“George Bush doesn’t care about black people,” Kanye West told approximately 8.5 million viewers tuned into a Red Cross fundraiser just days after Hurricane Katrina slammed into New Or…

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Monday, April 24, 2017

Blame Canada: The Plucky and Charming 9/11 Musical Come from Away by Tony Phillips

I defy anyone who’s made art using the mass slaughter of September 11 as its subject not to be embarrassed by it at some point late career. And the sooner they rushed their terror porn to …

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Saturday, April 22, 2017

Girl’s On Film: Glenn Close Returns in Sunset Boulevard by Tony Phillips

Any realtor worth their salt knows the bigger the house, the more staging required. It’s why one sees celebrity realtors on television spending hundreds of thousands of dollars furnishing …

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Monday, May 25, 2015

Revenge of the Nerds: Show Choir! - The Musical Plays NYMF by Tony Phillips

Review of NYMF Show: Show Choir! - The Musical

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The Truth? It's Out There: David Duchovny Debuts in Neil LaBute's Break of Noon by Tony Phillips

Break of Noon opens in the dark with sirens wailing and helicopter blades beating, while red and blue lights pulse over the audience. So far, so "X-Files." But once the action bumps over…

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"Jackie Five-Oh!" A Bust: "Addams Family" Comedienne Returns to Joe's Pub by Tony Phillips

"She's filthy and she's shrewy," Broadway's most revered second banana snaps along to the classic Addams Family theme. "She's real New York and Jewy." This opening is not exactly an upsell f…

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Monday, October 10, 2011

Disney's New Musical "Newsies" - Twenty-Two Miles to Broadway by Tony Phillips

A movie musical flop from the '90s is set against the dawn of the 20th century in New York City, chronicling the Newsboy Strike of 1899, but the latest stage incarnation of Newsies feels as …

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May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
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