Monday, May 25, 2015

The Drowsy Chaperone
Review By Brendan Lemon

Charging a hundred bucks for such fluff, however, constitutes pocket-picking of a kind perfected by the Marx Brothers, whose antic comedy is referenced more than once here.

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Lennon, Broadhurst Theatre, New York By Brendan Lemon

By a stroke of fate, I was across the street from New York's Dakota apartment building on December 8 1980, at the moment John Lennon was shot.

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Lestat
Review By Brendan Lemon

(*** out of five)

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Review: Red Light Winter By Brendan Lemon

Though still quite young, Adam Rapp has authored numerous plays and film scripts, as well as seven novels. I admire his industry but with Red Light Winter, which has just opened off-Broadway…

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Grey Gardens, Playwrights Horizons
Review By Brendan Lemon

Enjoyable as this show is, it too often comes across as quaintly entertaining rather than fiercely eccentric.

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A love affair with theatre by James Inverne

There's nothing venerable about Jerry Zaks.

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Tarzan
Review By Brendan Lemon

The actors - Josh Strickland and Jenn Gambatese are Tarzan and Jane - are secondary, and Phil Collins's songs are pretty much what you would expect. But Tarzan is the only show of the season…

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Billy Elliot the Musical, Victoria Palace Theatre By Alastair Macaulay

Elton John's music is too often formulaic but about half of this show achieves dramatic poetry of a kind rare in any kind of theatre. It continually transcends realism.

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Three Days of Rain
Review By Brendan Lemon

In theory, one applauds Roberts's taste in choosing a beautifully written contemporary drama for her leap into the theatrical big league. But a more standard star vehicle might have made her…

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All that Chat

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