322 stories by "Nicole Serratore"
This scrappy rock musical with a wan score fails to make a case for its characters and circumstances. Nicole Serratore reviews.
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My fave K-drama restaurant in 2011!
I was a little off my game this month. With all the Broadway openings in April, I was mentally spent so I didn't keep great notes on the shows I was watc…
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Grace Jung's educational and frequently breezy book K-Drama School: A Pop Culture Inquiry Into Why We Love Korean Television is a great starting place if you don't have any Korean cult…
A storytelling show about death and grief maybe avoids the emotional crux of the material. Nicole Serratore reviews.
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David Adjmi's epic play reminds us art is not easy and it is the blood, sweat, and tears of people who make it happen. Nicole Serratore reviews.
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This new musical based on the famous novel and film offers some powerful visual vignettes but confusingly muddies its themes. Nicole Serratore reviews.
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Classic K-drama lyric.Â
Maybe I was just on a road to be disappointed by all my shows this month. It's not unusual for a K-drama to start strong and then completely collapse. But some r…
An encore run of Liza Birkenmeier's play gives you a chance to catch up with her hilarious characters fumbling through life and loss. Nicole Serratore reviews.
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Life is all out of chicken in this troubling new play served up by John Patrick Shanley. Nicole Serratore reviews.
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A vibrant adaptation of an often blunt play. Nicole Serratore reviews
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Rather than doubts I was left with an ickiness from this revival focused on faith, obedience, and the power of the church. Nicole Serratore reviews.
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I've had a bit too much time on my hands and have been watching too much TV. Some shows were not even worth finishing. I'm listing them for completeness. But 12 shows in one month is too…
A chilling story of childhood sexual assault is given a retrospective gloss by two women and suffers from some structural detachment. Nicole Serratore reviews.
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In January, New York City broke it's 700-day no-snow streak and I encountered some real stellar dramas.
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Gyeongsang Creature
Gyeongseong Creature sets a…
I spent three weeks in Korea this December. While it was cold and we got snow (a white Christmas!), I was glad to see the country at this time of year. Winter light festivals brightened the …
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Some demonic Xmas trees for you this season
I'm deep in Korea travel planning but here are some interesting shows from November.Â
Destined with YouÂ
In Destined With You, Rowoo…
The Monty Python musical returns to Broadway and shows its age. Nicole Serratore reviews.
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A classic truly terrible drama lyric
A bunch of shows sort of drifted between September to October so here's my wrap-up for the two months. **********************************
My Lovely L…
Cross-cultural confusion abounds in this funny but introspective look at a unique moment in theater history and in the lives of a group of Chinese artists. Nicole Serratore review.
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Ossie Davis's segregation-era satire has lost none of its bite and this frenetic production balances laughter, beauty, and social critique perfectly. Nicole Serratore reviews.
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With a thumping heartbeat, Claus Guth's production of Schubert's Swan Song portrays a soldier's journey towards death. Nicole Serratore reviews.
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Did the dramas I watched in August run out of steam or did I?Â
Looking back on how I fell into K-dramas, it was clearly about the collective trauma of the pandemic. I needed this n…
Nicole Serratore panics on the disco floor finding Here Lies Love's immersion doesn't quite work on Broadway.
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Jungkook in tiny at GMAÂ
I didn't finish as many series as I would have liked in July. But I did go see Jungkook sing on Good Morning America and start my long-awaited bathroom renova…
This poem-play from Inua Ellams is a mélange of interesting images, ideas, and theatrical moments but lacks cohesion. Nicole Serratore reviews.
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