Sunday, March 10, 2019

Broadway Review: ‘Be More Chill’ by Gordon Cox

“Be More Chill” is already a Broadway Cinderella story. A tale of nerdy teen angst and technology by songwriter Joe Iconis and bookwriter Joe Tracz, this geek-love, sci-fi, high school m…

SOURCE: Variety at 09:06PM
Monday, May 25, 2015

Theater Review: An Over-the-Top High

"The most indelibly misconceived drug-spazzer since Helen Hunt in Desperate Lives.

SOURCE: New York Magazine at 05:58PM

Theater Review: Sister Act's Charming March of the Penguins

Rapping grannies, singing nuns. Who's gonna argue?

SOURCE: New York Magazine at 05:58PM

Theater Review: The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess and the Weight of History

"I felt a tide behind me: An audience absolutely rapt."

SOURCE: New York Magazine at 05:58PM
Sunday, April 13, 2014

Review: Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill

Audra McDonald is Billie Holiday in the Broadway premiere of an off-Broadway gem.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00PM

First Nighter: Audra McDonald Dazzles as Billie Holiday by David Finkle

Perhaps the most complimentary remark to be made about Audra McDonald in Lady Day at the Emerson Bar & Grill is that in 90 minutes and under Lonny Price's fully empathetic direction, she…

SOURCE: Huffington Post at 10:33PM

Review: Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill by Brian Scott Lipton

Tony Award winner Audra McDonald magically disappears into the heart, soul – and yes, voice – of the troubled jazz singer Billie Holiday in Lanie Robertson’s “Lady Day at Emerson’s…

SOURCE: cititour.com at 10:21PM

‘Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill’: Theater review by Joe Dziemianowicz

Billie Holiday hallmarks — a gardenia (for her hair), elbow-length gloves (for hiding needle marks) and “God Bless the Child” (for her mother, always) — are bound to be included in a…

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 10:00PM

Theater Review: Audra McDonald in ‘Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill’ by Charles Isherwood

“Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill,” starring Audra McDonald, takes place in the months before Billie Holiday died, set in a city that she had reason to loathe.

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Review: Audra McDonald divinely channels Lady Day by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- One of the supreme honors this Broadway season is to go to Circle in the Square, close your eyes and hear a ghost....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:58PM

Broadway Review: ‘Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill’ Starring Audra McDonald by Gordon Cox

“Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill,” Lanie Robertson’s elegiac lament for the jazz singer Billie Holiday at the end of her broken-down life, has been knocking aro…

SOURCE: Variety at 09:00PM

'Lady Day' review: Audra McDonald as Billie Holiday

At first, it seems a bit studied, as if Audra McDonald were looking to find a challenge she hasn't already conquered in her astonishing five-Tony career. In "Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Gr…

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Review: Audra McDonald in 'Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill' by Charles McNulty

NEW YORK — Only a fool would second-guess the transformative power of Audra McDonald, but when it was announced that this five-time Tony Award-winner was going to portray Billie Holida…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:14PM

BWW Reviews: McDonald Mesmerizes in LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR AND GRILL by Michael Dale

There's a lady on stage, and not only is she an entrancing singer, but she's one hell of an actor.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:17PM

LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR & GRILL - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Matthew Murray

Is she the dream, or is it you? It's impossible not to wonder this once the titular star appears in the opening moments of the revival of Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill, which just opened…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 07:04PM
Thursday, March 20, 2014

‘Aladdin’: Theater review by Joe Dziemianowicz

If you’re granted three wishes to make during Disney’s “Aladdin” you’ll definitely want to use one to discover how the musical’s creative genies pull off the magic-carpet ride in…

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 11:00PM

Review: “Aladdin” Will Leave You Dreaming Of Genie by Dave Quinn

Disney’s latest film-to-stage transfer is a whole new world of bright, bold musical comedy.

SOURCE: NBC New York at 10:46PM

'Aladdin' Proves Its Worth on Broadway

Disney's 'Aladdin' isn't nearly as good as the movie, but it does have a terrific star, super sets and sensational special effects.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 10:27PM

Broadway Review: ‘Disney Aladdin’ by Gordon Cox

This super-costly extravaganza doesn't do justice to the movie, or to the spirit of the late Howard Ashman.

SOURCE: Variety at 09:29PM
Monday, April 1, 2013

Legit Review: ‘Lucky Guy’ by Gordon Cox

Tom Hanks is a natural. Although he hasn’t trod the boards in years, the affable movie star takes to the stage like a fish to water in “Lucky Guy,” Nora Ephron’s affe…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:00PM
Monday, March 4, 2013

Theater Review: Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella

The 1957 made-for-TV musical arrives on Broadway.-- Delivered by Feed43 service

SOURCE: Vulture at 05:07AM
Sunday, March 3, 2013

Gourd-geous ‘Cinderella’ by Elisabeth Vincentelli

How do you come up with a new show that also feels comfortably familiar? On Broadway, the current answer is “Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella” — an actual premiere by the titans re…

SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 11:16PM

Theater review: ‘Cinderella’ by Joe Dziemianowicz

In storybook terms, Broadway’s overstuffed “Cinderella” isn’t exactly a happily ever after. But there are reasons to embrace this new take on the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musi…

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 11:00PM

Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella: Empowering, Enchanting, and Entertaining by Call Me Adam

Review: "Cinderella" on Broadway: Empowering, Enchanting, and Entertaining.

SOURCE: Call Me Adam at 10:43PM

Theater Review: ‘Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella’ at Broadway Theater by Ben Brantley

“Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella” wants to be reassuringly old-fashioned and refreshingly irreverent, sentimental and snarky, sincere and ironic, all at once.

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Bros on Broadway: Bros on Broadway: Does Our United States Army Veteran Give Cinderella a Dad's Seal of Approval? by Timothy Hendrickson

[Warning: The following review includes SPOILERS and one unapologetic use of an f-bomb.] Tim Hendrickson, United States Army veteran, father to an adorable little girl, and fan of the battl…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM

Review: Bway's 'Cinderella' filled with freshness

NEW YORK (AP) — What's this happening in Cinderella's magical kingdom? Is that a challenge to absolute monarchy we hear amid the romance and dancing? My goodness, it is: There's a demand f…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 09:34PM

Review: Bway's 'Cinderella' filled with freshness by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- What's this happening in Cinderella's magical kingdom? Is that a challenge to absolute monarchy we hear amid the romance and dancing? My goodness, it is: There's a deman…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:32PM

Review: Cinderella by Brian Scott Lipton

Will you have a lovely night at the of Rodgers

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:00PM

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Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
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