77 stories by "Mondschein"
2012 Tony Award Nominations
As the annual awards ceremony approaches, here's my take on what should happen on Sunday, though that may not be the case. My choices are in bold italics.
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"Rapture, Blister, Burn" at Playwrights Horizons, May 26, 2012
Pulitzer prize nominee Gina Gionfriddo returns Off-Broadway with a sharp look at feminism, presented in a semi-schol…
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Shameless Self-Promotion
I will be playing the role of Father John in the New York reading of A Letter From The Bishop by Tony Adams.
The reading will be held at St. Clement's Theat…
"Ghost, the Musical" at Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, April 20, 2012
Yes, another Whoopi Goldberg film has made its way onto the stage, landing at the Lunt-Fontanne laden with scads of s…
"Macbeth" presented by Aquila Theatre at Gym at Judson, April 21, 2012
I first encountered Aquila when the company was in residence at the University of South Carolina. Their …
"Once" at Jacobs Theatre, March 8, 14 and 28, 2012
(Photos: Joan Marcus)
It's been a couple of years since I've seen a show multiple times. The last was Lincoln Center's swee…
Ok, it's been entirely too long since my last post. Though silent, I've seen the following:
Wit, presented by Manhattan Theatre Club at Friedman Theatre, January 17, 2012 - Cynthia Nix…
"Assistance" at Playwrights Horizons, February 9, 2012
Traveling familiar ground, the latest offering at the very consistent Playwrights Horizons is Leslye Headland's Assistance, …
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In its return to regular programming for the 2011-2012 season, Cherry Lane Theatre brings us Frank Strausser's new comedy.Â
"Outside People" at Vineyard Theatre, January 7, 2012
Playwright Zayd Dohrn brings another tale of a stranger in a strange land to the NY stage with his Outside People.
It's an e…
"Relatively Speaking" at Brooks Atkinson Theatre, December 20, 2011
As the graphic indicates, this is an evening of 3 unrelated one-act plays.
First up, Talking Cure by Ethan…
"On a Clear Day You Can See Forever" at St. James Theatre, December 15, 2012Â
Why?
Why change the focus of the story from Daisy, now David (David Turner) to the psychologist…
"The Cherry Orchard" at Classic Stage Company, December 2, 2012
(photo: Carol Rosegg)
Classic Stage puts up The Cherry Orchard, the last production of its Chekhov Initiative, tha…
 "Lysistrata Jones" at Walter Kerr Theatre, November 18, 2011
Transferring from off-Broadway run downtown, Douglas Carter Beane takes on the Greeks again in this re-telling of …
"Private Lives" at The Music Box, November 15, 2011
This London transfer brings Kim Cattrall back to the Rialto for the first time in 25 years, leading this production of the Noel…
I can't call it a review I have to write about today, though it is about a new play I attended over the weekend.
Let's put some things on the table first, stipulations, if you will:
Gettin…
This film by Patrick Wang opened at Quad Cinemas last night with a pretty strong review from the NY Times. Check the review out here. There's not much I would add to Mr. Brunick's ob…
"Milk Like Sugar" at Playwrights Horizons, October 21, 2011
A few years ago, there were news reports of unhappy high school girls who formed pacts to all get pregnant and drop out…
"Man and Boy" presented by Roundabout Theatre Company at the American Airlines Theatre, September 10, 2011
Back to reviving classic American theatre, the Roundabout has scored…
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"Lemon Sky" presented by the Keen Company at the Theatre Row, September 24, 2011
(photo by Richard Termine)
My experience with the Keen Company has usually been very good - solid…
The Submission, presented by MCC Theatre at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, September 11, 2011
Writing a play is a daunting task. Getting a new play produced takes "daunting" to e…
"Follies" at the Marquis Theatre, September 8, 2011
Stephen Sondheim's 1972 musical returns to Broadway via the Kennedy Center transfer from a successful run this summer.Â
It…
