Theater Review: 'Sir Patient Fancy' Features the All-Female Queen's Company by Andy Webster

"Sir Patient Fancy" is the Queen's Company ensemble's take on a 17th-century play by Aphra Behn.    

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Theater Review: Louis Armstrong Reminisces in 'Satchmo at the Waldorf' by Andy Webster

In the one-man show "Satchmo at the Waldorf," John Douglas Thompson vividly resurrects Louis Armstrong as he reminisces about a life that spanned a vast cultural divide.   &nb…

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Theater Review: '50 Shades! The Musical' Parodies That Erotic Best Seller by Andy Webster

"50 Shades! The Musical " The Original Parody" at the Elektra Theater adds R-rated lyrics to E. L. James's best-selling novel about bondage, but it keeps the nudity PG.   &nbs…

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Theater Review: Emily Schwend's 'Take Me Back,' at Walkerspace by Andy Webster

After a stint in prison, Bill is readjusting to freedom in Oklahoma in Emily Schwend's "Take Me Back," playing at Walkerspace.    

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Theater Review: 'Middle of the Night,' a Paddy Chayefsky Play by Andy Webster

A revival of Paddy Chayefsky's "Middle of the Night" tells the tale of a May-December affair.    

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Theater Review: 'Til Divorce Do Us Part,' a Musical Based on Real Life by Andy Webster

"Til Divorce Do Us Part," a not-so-bitter pill with lyrics by Ruthe Ponturo, is at DR2 Theater.    

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Theater Review: 'Riding the Midnight Express With Billy Hayes,' at St. Luke's by Andy Webster

In "Riding the Midnight Express With Billy Hayes," Mr. Hayes recounts his prison ordeal in Turkey, and how it differed from the Oliver Stone screenplay for the movie.    

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Theater Review: The Golden Girls, in a Shade of Pink by Andy Webster

"Thank You for Being a Friend," directed by Nick Brennan, is a raunchy and overwrought drag parody of "The Golden Girls."    

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Theater Review: 'BigMouth' Lets Talkers Across Time Have Their Say by Andy Webster

"BigMouth," from the Belgian actor-writer-director Valentijn Dhaenens, jostles together the words of speechmakers throughout history.    

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Theater Review: Nora Woolley's 'Hip' and Kim Katzberg's 'Darkling,' at IRT by Andy Webster

Two solo shows, "Hip" and "Darkling," have their author-stars embodying many characters at the IRT Theater in the West Village.    

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Theater Review: 'A Mind-Bending Evening of Beckett' at Irish Rep by Andy Webster

Beckett comes to Irish Repertory Theater, with puppet, at that.    

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Theater Review: 'Maeve's House,' at the Irish Arts Center by Andy Webster

Eamon Morrissey performs in "Maeve's House," a one-man show about the writer Maeve Brennan at the Irish Arts Center.    

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Theater Review: In 'The Downtown Loop,' the Audience Goes on a 3-D Tour by Andy Webster

"The Downtown Loop," Ben Gassman's new play at 3LD Art & Technology Center, immerses the audience in a tour bus experience with video projections and a guide who strolls up the aisle. &…

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Theater Review: 'Two Point Oh,' Starring Jack Noseworthy as an Avatar by Andy Webster

In "Two Point Oh," a software mogul much like Bill Gates virtually returns to life after a fatal plane crash.    

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Theater Review: 'Beckett Solos' Stars Lelia Goldoni by Andy Webster

Lelia Goldoni, 77, stars in "Beckett Solos," a three-play program directed by Alec Duffy.    

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Theater Review: 'Brendan at the Chelsea,' an Import From Belfast by Andy Webster

A Belfast production of "Brendan at the Chelsea," Janet Behan's play about Brendan Behan, her uncle, is at the Acorn Theater in Manhattan.    

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Theater Review: In 'The Cure,' a Working-Class Irishman Confronts His Past by Andy Webster

"The Cure" follows a working-class Irishman on a bender in Cork, Ireland.    

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ArtsBeat: New York Fringe Festival Report: 'Very Bad Words' by Andy Webster

Jacob Presson's play is a blistering portrait of student life at an upper-middle-class Massachusetts high school.    

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ArtsBeat: New York Fringe Festival Report: 'The Unfortunates' by Andy Webster

This one-woman show imagines the life of a prostitute who ends up a victim of Jack the Ripper.    

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Theater Review: Summer Shorts Program, at 59E59, Includes Comedy by Andy Webster

Plays by Marian Fontana, Paul Weitz and Alan Zweibel are on the Series B Summer Shorts program at 59E59 Theaters.    

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Theater Review: First of Two Summer Shorts Programs at 59E59 Theaters by Andy Webster

Plays by Neil LaBute, Lucas Hnath and Tina Howe make up the first Summer Shorts program at the 59E59 Theaters.    

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Theater Review: 'Storyville' Is Revived at the York Theater by Andy Webster

The musical "Storyville" is set in a saloon near the French Quarter in New Orleans in 1917.    

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Theater Review: 'Gibraltar,' Adapted From 'Ulysses,' Plays at Irish Rep by Andy Webster

Patrick Fitzgerald's "Gibraltar," an adaptation of James Joyce's "Ulysses," focuses on Leopold and Molly Bloom.    

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Theater Review: 'The Boat Factory,' Part of Brits Off Broadway by Andy Webster

Dan Gordon and Michael Condron star in "The Boat Factory," a play set at the shipyard where the Titanic was built.    

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Theater Review: 'Showgirls! The Musical!' at XL Nightclub by Andy Webster

"Showgirls! The Musical!" is a sendup of the 1995 movie "Showgirls," which starred Elizabeth Berkley.    

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