Monday, May 25, 2015

A musical in which God sings commercials By ROBERT FELDBERG

Does it belong on the all-time list of memorable misfires? Not on the basis of cluelessness - it does occasionally laugh at itself - but for strangeness, it's right up there.

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Broadway meets Japan By ROBERT FELDBERG

"Pacific Overtures" is like the girl (or guy) you meet at a party who's attractive and interesting but, frustratingly, doesn't set off any sparks.

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'Todd' with two twists By ROBERT FELDBERG

Its success is not that it's better than a traditional presentation of the show would be, but that it's daring - and effective.

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All the shallowness of a soap opera By ROBERT FELDBERG

It must be hard for an experienced and sophisticated writer like James Lapine to come up with a play that's almost totally uninvolving, but he's managed it with "Fran's Bed."

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A fraying of certainty By ROBERT FELDBERG

"Doubt" remains the most stimulating, engrossing and rewarding play of the season.

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Lessons from the pros for the best sales pitch By ROBERT FELDBERG

If there's anything in the world more pleasurable than watching Alan Alda and Liev Schreiber play two lowlife real estate salesmen in "Glengarry Glen Ross," it won't occur to you during the …

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An old 'Soldier' who's gone soft By ROBERT FELDBERG

There's also a hair question: Were shaved heads in fashion in 1944?

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She's driven to exploit autobiographical vehicle By ROBERT FELDBERG

There have been misconceived, amateurish shows on Broadway before, but "Blonde," at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, has its own niche - an unintentionally funny evening of bad acting, sorry sin…

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Behind 'Chitty,' a pair of master mechanics By JIM BECKERMAN

Everybody who sees "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" will remember that flying car - at $1 million, Broadway's most stunning and expensive piece of F/X craftsmanship.
What might be less obvious is the craftsmanship of songwriters Richard M. and Robert B. Sherman.

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Jurassic presence on the stage By JOHN PETRICK

Like a creepy ghost story with startling twists and turns, Broadway's "The Pillowman" is hard to explain without spoiling it. But Jeff Goldblum takes a stab.

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3 one-acts by Elaine May are amusing but uneven By ROBERT FELDBERG

If you look in the dictionary under "light summer entertainment," you might find "After the Night and the Music."

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Holbrook's in his sixth decade channeling Twain By ROBERT FELDBERG

Right on as his observations are, they aren't deep enough to sustain rapt interest over the two hours of the show.

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Comic command of the grand con By ROBERT FELDBERG

The show, about two con men, is simply one of the most deliciously funny, smashing entertainments of the last 20 years.

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Beware Denzel on Broadway By ROBERT FELDBERG

When Denzel Washington first appears onstage at the Belasco Theatre, where Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" opened Sunday, he's greeted with roars appropriate to his movie-star-on-Broadway pres…

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Tying loose ends, almost By ROBERT FELDBERG

"Brooklyn Boy," beautifully staged and assuredly acted, is a treat, if not a feast.

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'Golden Pond' seems to have frozen By ROBERT FELDBERG

Still another revival trudged into a Broadway theater Thursday night, reinforcing the notion that the good old days weren't always so good.

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A sweet try at 'Charity' By ROBERT FELDBERG

It's evident from Applegate's energetic, enthusiastic performance that she loves what she's doing.
If she returns to Broadway, it would be nice to see her in a role more suited to who she is as a performer.

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Holding back who he really is By ROBERT FELDBERG

It's hard to square Jon Robin Baitz's considerable talent as a playwright with some of the work he has done lately.

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Spare the piano player By ROBERT FELDBERG

"Souvenir" is an affectionate and often amusing play about a cultural oddity of the first half of the 20th century. It's also limited, though, and oddly imbalanced.

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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