Thursday, October 12, 2017

George Kelly’s The Show-Off by BroadwayWorld

The first question is why revive this piece. Its program tells us films were based on the play in 1926, 1934, and 1946. I can only conjecture the earliest sensibilities to have been more in …

SOURCE: Woman Around Town at 03:19PM
Thursday, July 16, 2015

RUTHLESS! The Stage Mother of All Musicals – A Hoot! by Alix Cohen

Despite making her debut at The Player’s Club in 1993 and four years spent in prison for murdering a competing actress – “I wrapped the jump rope around her fat neck and pushed her ov…

SOURCE: Woman Around Town at 02:02PM
Tuesday, January 28, 2014

iLUMINATE – Electric Hip Hop by Alix Cohen

Impressive technology, imaginative visuals, and thumping, electronic music keep stage energy high. Encouraged to do so, the mostly youthful audience raucously voices enthusiasm provoking a s…

SOURCE: Woman Around Town at 12:17PM
Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Ten Chimneys: A Home Worth Visiting by Alix Cohen

You are cordially invited to a 1937 weekend at Ten Chimneys, the beautiful, Wisconsin summer home of Alfred Lunt (Byron Jennings) and Lynn Fontanne (Carolyn McCormick). Deemed the “celesti…

SOURCE: Woman Around Town at 11:16AM
Wednesday, July 18, 2012

The Trouble with Trouble by Annie Sferrazza

Trouble, directed by Michael Alvarez as part of The New York Musical Theatre Festival, opens on a minimally-set stage; only a white table and red Solo cups – things familiar at every under…

SOURCE: Woman Around Town at 06:54PM
Monday, July 2, 2012

Dinosaurs on Vandam Street! by Alix Cohen

Heads up! There are singing, dancing, dinosaurs on Vandam Street, they know where we are, and they’ve discovered the truth! Decidedly NOT a children’s musical, Triassic Parq is a complet…

SOURCE: Woman Around Town at 11:48AM
Monday, June 25, 2012

7th MONARCH: Original and Powerful by Alix Cohen

7th MONARCH is first rate: fresh, riveting, and meticulously constructed. The theater fades. Time passes with such concentrated energy, intermission is a surprise. Protagonists are compellin…

SOURCE: Woman Around Town at 11:08AM
Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Freud’s Last Session—It’s-Yes!-Entertaining by Alix Cohen

Attention thinking theater-goers! If you haven’t caught up with Freud’s Last Session, the return of its original cast should goose you into action. This is a really smart, intriguing pla…

SOURCE: Woman Around Town at 08:12AM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
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
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards