Monday, May 25, 2015

A portrait of an art-world legend shines By Jacques le Sourd

It's riveting. Put it on your must-see list immediately.

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Fishburne is in session By Jacques le Sourd

Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall has met his match in actor Laurence Fishburne, who brings him vibrantly to life in a one-man play titled "Thurgood."

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'Buffalo' actors go their own way By Jacques le Sourd

The casting approaches a stunt, and the stunt doesn't quite work.

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Plowing TV stars' popularity By Jacques le Sourd

Director Neil Pepe, artistic director of Mamet's Atlantic Theatre Company, stirs a trio of first-rate actors into a smooth ensemble.

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'Billy Elliot' is the Broadway season's first big musical hit By Jacques le Sourd

"Billy Elliot," the heavenly musical that opened last night at Broadway's Imperial Theatre, arrives with exquisite timing.

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[title] fills in the blanks By Jacques le Sourd

Somehow, though, these boys' all-too-familiar quest for fame and fortune manages never to sink into cliche.
It's fresh, smart and funny.
And those virtues are timeless.

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Delicious, stately and 'for all seasons' By Jacques le Sourd

Robert Bolt's "A Man for All Seasons," which opened last night at the Roundabout's American Airlines Theatre, is like a big, juicy dinner from the days before anybody worried about fat, or k…

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No use crying for 'Baby' By Jacques le Sourd

The schtick is wearing thin.

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The new musical "13" is an explosion of early-adolescent talent By Jacques le Sourd

Although Brown is obviously comfortable in the musical theater medium, and though he operates at a high level of musical sophistication, the composer resists writing tunes that really take off melodically.
He comes perhaps as close as he ever has here, and yet there still isn't a melody you'll remember five minutes after the final blackout.

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'Frost/Nixon' enters the ring By John Horn • Los Angeles Times

Ron Howard may already have made a big fisticuffs film - 2005's "Cinderella Man" - but the boxing metaphors abound in "Frost/Nixon," the director's adaptation of Peter Morgan's play about th…

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And Katie Holmes was here, too By Jacques le Sourd

The electrifying revival of Arthur Miller's "All My Sons," which opened last night at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, is the play to see on Broadway this season.

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White Christmas? Humbug, by Jacques Le Sourd

Look, I don't want to be a Grinch. How mean-spirited would I have to be to pan Irving Berlin's White Christmas, for goodness' sake, a seasonal entertainment with an Irving Berlin score that opened last night at the Marquis Theatre? Let's just say that this live show is based on one of the best Christmas movies ever made - the 1954 "White Christmas" that starred Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye and Rosemary Clooney. So, by all means, buy the movie for your collection. Or rent it. See it at 9 p.m. Saturday on Lifetime. Do not spend hundreds of dollars seeing this cheap and cheesy "live" version of the movie!

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Among the dangers in these "Liaisons" are the plot lines. By Jacques le Sourd

If you don't worry too much about holding onto the plot through all its twists and turns, you may enjoy this bath of French decadence, as seen through British eyes.

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First impressions last in 'pretty' By Jacques le Sourd

"reasons to be pretty" is another LaBute play that demands to be seen.

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Laughs stack up over 'Boeing-Boeing' By Jacques le Sourd

If you want to laugh for roughly two hours and 35 minutes, hustle over to Broadway's Longacre Theatre to see a period farce called "Boeing-Boeing."

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Dazzling 'Top Girls' By Jacques le Sourd

"Top Girls" is absolutely riveting, from the first scene to the last, which comes nearly three hours later.

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This 'Affair' is just no fun By Jacques le Sourd

This is the saddest show about a wedding that I ever saw.
And I can't imagine anybody who would want to see it.

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Dream cast gets laughs By Jacques le Sourd

Four one-act plays by Paul Rudnick, who just may be the funniest playwright around, opened last night at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater at Lincoln Center.

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Clearly, this actress knows her Chekhov By Jacques le Sourd

The word for the new production of "The Seagull" on Broadway is lucid.
That's a trickier accomplishment than you might think.

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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