Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Brandon Victor Dixon @ 54 Below **** by Barry Gordin

“Dixon’s Soul of Broadway,” an intimate evening with the Dynamic Brandon Victor Dixon @ 54 Below. By: Patrick Christiano December 5, 2023: Making his solo debut at 54 Below with a …

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Here We Are ****, Hell’s Kitchen ***1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward December 5, 2023: It should come as no surprise that Here We Are, the final effort by Stephen Sondheim, is unlike any other work from the late master of the American mus…

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Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Broadway / Off Broadway Update by Barry Gordin

Hell’s Kitchen Transfers; Busch and Izzard Return Off-Broadway By: David Sheward December 5, 2023: Hell's Kitchen, the new musical employing the songs of and inspired by the life of po…

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I Can Get It For You Wholesale **** by Barry Gordin

By: Paulanne Simmons December 5, 2023: I Can Get It for You Wholesale, with music and lyrics by Harold Rome and book by Jerome Weidman, based on his 1937 novel of the same name, is set i…

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Sally Mayes at The Green Room42 by Barry Gordin

By: Alix Cohen December 5, 2023: Sally Mayes, too rarely on a Manhattan stage, intends this to be the first of four distinctively different cabaret evenings. Heads up. Those of you unini…

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Monday, December 4, 2023

All the Devils Are Here ***** by Barry Gordin

How Shakespeare Invented the Villain By: Paulanne Simmons December 4, 2023: When it comes to evil, no one understood it better than the incomparable William Shakespeare. In his solo show…

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Sunday, December 3, 2023

Broadway Babe by Barry Gordin

Fun Finds from Broadway Babe include Ethel Merman, Donna McKechnie, Stephen Sondheim, and Meryl Streep. December 3, 2023: Broadway Babe, Randie Levine-Miller, has come up with some delightf…

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Southampton Arts Center by Barry Gordin

THE BIG CHRISTMAS SHOW, A MUSICAL RADIO PLAY will play on Friday, Dec 8 through Sunday Dec 10 at Southampton Arts Center. December 3, 2023: Southampton Arts Center, 25 Jobs Lane, is presen…

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Friday, December 1, 2023

The Gardens Of Anuncia ***1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: Samuel L. Leiter December 1, 2023: Two new Off-Broadway musicals inspired by the pre-fame years of famous artists are presently attracting attention. One, reviewed here recently, is H…

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Poor Yella Rednecks ****1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: Mark Rifkin November 30, 2023: Arizona-born Vietnamese American playwright and screenwriter Qui Nguyen follows up his semiautobiographical Vietgone with Poor Yella Rednecks, making it…

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White Room Gallery by Barry Gordin

The White Room Gallery presents NAUGHTY OR NICE? December 1- February 4 @ their new East Hampton location/3 Railroad Avenue. December 1, 2023: NAUGHTY OR NICE? presented by The White Room G…

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Thursday, November 30, 2023

National Sawdust by Barry Gordin

An Evening of Dance-Theater Pieces from Tiffany Mills Company and Ensemble Ipse By: Paulanne Simmons November 30, 2023: The performing arts are all about collaboration. This is certainly …

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Wednesday, November 29, 2023

I Can Get It For You Wholesale ***1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: Isa Goldberg November 29, 2023: Harry Bogen, the central character in Jerome Weidman’s 1961 musical I Can Get It for You Wholesale (music and lyrics by Harold Rome), is something o…

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Big Apple Circus by Barry Gordin

Big Apple Circus Returns Full of Surprises As It Presents Germany’s’ Beloved Roncalli Circus. By: Ellis Nassour November 27, 2023: For its 46th Anniversary season at Lincoln Center …

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Monday, November 27, 2023

Hell’s Kitchen ***1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: Samuel L. Leiter November 27, 2023: Hell’s Kitchen, the Public Theater’s new jukebox musical, with music and lyrics by Alicia Keys and a book by Kristoffer Diaz, is a propulsive, …

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Sunday, November 26, 2023

White Room Gallery by Barry Gordin

Ukraine Fundraiser at The White Room Gallery to aid refugees in the war-torn country. November 26, 2023: The White Room Gallery hosted a Ukraine Fundraiser at their new home across from the…

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Saturday, November 25, 2023

Scene Partners ****, Stereophonic **** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward November 24, 2023: Two new Off-Broadway plays focus on characters encountering conflict, angst and passion as they pursue their creative ends. Scene Partners by John Cas…

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Friday, November 24, 2023

Monty Python’s Spamalot ***** by Barry Gordin

By: Samuel L. Leiter November 24, 2023: It looks a lot like the Broadway revival of Monty Python’s Spamalot, now at the St. James Theatre after a fondly received run at Washington’s K…

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All The Devils Are Here **** by Barry Gordin

By: Mark Rifkin November 18, 2023: In May 2021, Tony nominee Patrick Page presented a streaming version of his one-man show All the Devils Are Here: How Shakespeare Invented the Villain,…

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Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Southampton Arts Center by Barry Gordin

SAC will screen the film: POLLOCK on Saturday, November 25 @ 2pm with an introduction by Helen Harrison. November 21, 2023: Southampton Arts Center, 25 Jobs Lane will screen the acclaimed 2…

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Tuesday, November 21, 2023

A Good Day To Me Not To You ***1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: Isa Goldberg November 21, 2023: Having enjoyed Lameece Issaq’s Food and Fatwa, at New York Theater Workshop 12-years-ago, it’s interesting to see how the playwright is evolving. Th…

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Monday, November 20, 2023
Sunday, November 19, 2023

Monty Python’s Spamalot ***** by Barry Gordin

By: Paulanne Simmons November 19, 2023: Spamalot is back in all its over-the-top glory. Based on the 1975 film, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the musical, which premiered on Broadway…

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Saturday, November 18, 2023

Monty Python’s Spamalot ****. Harmony *** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward November 18, 2023: Two new productions recently opened after following winding roads to Broadway. One is a mostly faithful revival which only aims to be marvelously sill…

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Broadway Update by Barry Gordin

Tammy Faye and Queen’s Gambit Musicals By: David Sheward November 18, 2023: The Almeida Theater production of the Olivier Award-nominated musical Tammy Faye, will transfer to a Nederla…

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White Room Gallery by Barry Gordin

The White Room Gallery will host a UKRAINE FUNDRAISER on Saturday, November 25 from 6:30-8:30pm at their new East Hampton location, 3 Railroad Avenue. November 18, 2023: The White Room Gall…

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Friday, November 17, 2023

Broadway Babe by Barry Gordin

Nostalgic finds from Broadway Babe include Peter Allen & the Rockettes, Oscar Levant, Kiss Me Kate and more. November 19, 2023: Broadway Babe, Randie Levine-Miller has unearthed four f…

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Thursday, November 16, 2023

Harmony: A New Musical ***1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: Samuel L. Leiter November 16, 2023: (Note: the following includes passages, with revisions and updating, from my review of the Off-Broadway production of Harmony (for another site) wh…

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Translations ****1/2 by Barry Gordin

Language IS Culture – Terrific By: Alix Cohen November 16, 2023: The Irish Rebellion of 1798 attempted to end British rule, establish equal rights for the Irish and end religious perse…

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Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Broadway Update by Barry Gordin

Steve Carell as Uncle Vanya; Enemy News By: David Sheward November 15, 2023: Oscar nominee Steve Carell (The Office, Foxcatcher, Little Miss Sunshine) will make his Broadway debut in the …

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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
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