Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson -- Review by Frank Scheck

If attitude was all that mattered, then "Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson" would be a triumph.

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Better take a detour! by Frank Scheck

Bob Hope and Bing Crosby would be spinning in their graves at the thought of "The Road to Qatar!" -- a lame musical comedy in the style of their classic "Road" movies. Based on its creators'…

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Driving Miss Daisy -- Review by Frank Scheck

Vanessa Redgrave and James Earl Jones bring significant star power to this revival of Uhry's perfectly calibrated comic drama.

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Swiss tease with fun mime in its prime by Frank Scheck

Even if you're allergic to mime, Mum menschanz enchants. This durable Swiss troupe makes nonverbal magic with ordinary and not-so-ordinary objects, transforming them into abstract creations…

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No-point conversion by Frank Scheck

'I had God on my side," declares John Smith, the generically named character David Duchovny plays in Neil LaBute's new, deeply problematic play, "The Break of Noon." That's how Smith explai…

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Feinstein plus one is 'Cheek'-y fun by Frank Scheck

It was Michael Feinstein's 54th birthday Tuesday night, but it was the audience at his namesake nightclub that received the present. It came in the form of "Cheek to Cheek," the new show co…

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Drama off the beaten track by Frank Scheck

The next time you see two strangers em broiled in a heated encounter on a subway platform, don't rush by. You may be passing up a show -- one that costs a mere swipe of your MetroCard.

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Not really sold on solo 'Sellers' by Frank Scheck

It can't be easy being David Boyle. As the sole performer in "Being Sellers," part of the Brits Off Broadway series, he not only has to embody Peter Sellers, but Inspector Clouseau, Chance …

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Library doesn't stack up by Frank Scheck

The expert farcical instincts of playwright Michael Frayn ("Noises Off") are sadly lacking in "Alphabetical Order," a 1975 comedy making its New York City premiere days after the opening of…

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Persephone -- Review by Frank Scheck

Julia Stiles returns to her theatrical roots with this experimental take on the classic Greek myth.

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The gospel truth is, it's entertaining by Frank Scheck

'Black Nativity," the all- black retelling of the Na tivity story, has been a holiday staple since 1961. This year's edition -- an updated, retitled "Black Nativity Now" -- commits the Scro…

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Another dysfunctional family? We kin dig it by Frank Scheck

As Leo Tolstoy famously observed, "Every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." For the three siblings in Melissa Ross' "Thinner Than Water," unhappiness takes the form of constant argu…

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Angels in America -- Review by Frank Scheck

This revival of Tony Kushner's two-part masterwork immediately establishes itself as the theatrical event of the season.

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A Life in the Theatre - Review by Frank Scheck

Patrick Stewart and T.R. Knight breathe life into David Mamet's wheezy 1977 backstage comedy.

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Graves you'll dig by Frank Scheck

You may find yourself nervously whistling in the dark at "Play Dead," the fiendishly frightening but playful spookfest devised by Todd Robbins and Teller, the silent half of Penn & Teller. …

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All the world's onstage by Frank Scheck

The problem with being a cutting-edge theater festival is that it gets harder and harder to keep things sharp. That's the challenge faced by Under the Radar, presented each year by the Publ…

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Catch her in the eye by Frank Scheck

The best way to ap preciate "Molly Sweeney" may simply be to shut your eyes. As he did in "Faith Healer" a few seasons back, Brian Friel uses three intersecting monologues, this time tellin…

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Angels & demons by Frank Scheck

*“Angels in America” The Signature Theatre presents the first New York revival of Tony Kushner's Pulitzer- and Tony-winning, two-part epic fantasia which stars Tony-winner Frank …

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These views on news a clever ruse by Frank Scheck

If the news makes you want to cry, there's an antidote in town: "NEWSical the Musi cal." This new edition of the topical musical revue does for current events what the late, lamented "Forbi…

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McCarthy-era story subdued by Frank Scheck

The story behind "Personal Enemy" is more interesting than the play itself. Co-written in 1953 by British play wrights John Osborne ("Look Back in Anger") and Anthony Creighton, it was bare…

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Tony winner's solo show hits the Szot by Frank Scheck

Let's hope the Café Carlyle stocks up on smell ing salts: The sheer amount of swooning at Paulo Szot's opening-night set made it clear that a new romantic idol has arrived.Fresh off his To…

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Ducky staging for recycled script by Frank Scheck

I've heard of getting pumped up for a show, but this was a first: Before watching Thaddeus Phillips' solo piece "Capsule 33," theatergoers are encouraged to prime a foot pump near the theat…

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Marriage made in musical heaven by Frank Scheck

Marital difficulties? Try watching Eric Comstock and Barbara Fasano in ac tion. These husband-and-wife performers have so much personal and musical chemistry, they're practically providing …

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He's historical and hysterical by Frank Scheck

Here's the difference be tween seeing a stand-up comic in a theater and seeing one in a club: The material is usually framed by a "concept" in a theater, ticket prices are higher -- and drin…

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It's no golden oldie by Frank Scheck

Stripped to an 80-minute one-act and minus many characters and songs, Platinum is no forgotten gem.

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