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Unlike the cheeky title might suggest, Hill actually offers a sensitive and almost anthropological look at the dark side of fan culture.
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Morrison allowed fans of himself and general supporters, musical theater people, to connect with one another--not through him, but through themselves. He started the evening with a few popul…
With Tony's Italian machismo, and his Catholic good boy, he brings humor and depth to everything on the stage. You feel the songs. And I love the evolution of his life from boxer to actor to…
Nashville bar meets Broadway singers in Music City. The entire room, at St Luke's Theatre, transformed into the Wicked Tickle. This show follows singer-songwriters and brothers TJ and Drew d…
It’s the summer of 1969, and we are about to take A Walk on the Moon. Suddenly—very suddenly and with no explanation—Pearl wants to be more than a speck. As her teenage daughter Alison…
In Picasso, Le Monstre Sacrė at LaMama Experimental Theatre, Peter Tate portrays one of the most brilliant and influential painters of the last century - the man, they myth, the monster - w…
What does a production that runs nearly three and a half hours need to succeed? Lightning-fast pacing, a large cast full of engaging characters, fearlessness in exploring big ideas, and a de…
Migration Diary played in NYC for four nights only. I hope that the producers are able to find a venue for a longer run for more to experience this marvelous night of the amazing strength th…
This was such an important effort, a wonderful performer, and a beautiful space.
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La Cage Aux Folles - Porter and Brady Are Superb. This incarnating of La Cage is greater than the sum of its parts. Mostly it runs on enthusiasm and a firm belief that if they sing it, we…
I sat spellbound by Daniel Marconi’s performance as Thomas Magill. A young man with deep emotional disabilities who is attempting to “save” all those in his small town of Inishfree, Ir…
Thanks to Davies and her band we get to experience these iconic songs and artists. Do keep an eye out for when Women Who Rock You™ comes around again so you too can jump out of your seat a…
Dad Don’t Read This is tender, piercing, and deeply human.
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It’s fun as a ride, and I can see how it would appeal to a teenage audience. But as an experience, it’s not that deep.
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Five teenage laureates, one believing orchestra, and an evening that proved to us why the concerto endures: as a stage for the brave individual voice. The Park Avenue Chamber Symphony’s 20…
After the Tony's Awards were presented earlier this month, the 15th Annual Off-Broadway Alliance Awards, honoring commercial and not-for-profit productions that opened Off Broadway during…
The Loved Ones is a touching intimate journey addressing grief and how it is ever present, never really dissipating, as you just, "get bigger around it."
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For those who don’t have the patience for Delacorte’s lottery system, this production of Taming of the Shrew provides a worthy Shakespeare in the Park alternative.
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I'm going to posture a feeling that I had about Camping, that it's more than a gay play. I'm not trying to take anything away, but I do want to consider that human relationships, especially …
A compelling story of the place of gender throughout history and in our current world told by one who has lived, and is living, a life of transition. Transition from who they were to who the…
If you’re looking for a faithful, straightforward production that tells the story in a clear manner, Atlas’ version will do the job.
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Animal Wisdom is ultimately a journey to a dark place. It is in this dark place that a light begins to shine. Shining through the combined force of a chorus of a 34 member choir that enters …
Can I Be Frank is witty, informative, enlightening, and pretty much sold out.
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Mary, Queen of Scots is not only a piece that will shape how an audience watches ballet--it’s a dance that conveys just as much emotion and engagement through movement as a full-length pla…
The success of In the Devil's Hands can be found in the strength of its central question: what do we owe to society, and who do we become when we reject it? Banner's script offers no easy an…
