538 stories by "Oscar E Moore"
Under the tutelage of the usually perfect Bartlett Sher this revival is a really big production with one really big problem. There is a big orchestra (29). A big cast (51) on a big s…
Oh to be an usher at the St. James Theatre. Oh to be able to relish over and over again the "song and dance, romance and happy ending" of SOMETHING ROTTEN!  Not to mention the hilarit…
Claire Zachanassian's (Chita Rivera) entrance is eagerly awaited by both the downtrodden townspeople of Brachen Switzerland " thinking she will save them - and New York audiences anxious to …
Virginia Beach, Virginia is a long way from Siberia. One wonders why Kelli Barrett a girl from said location and as American as apple pie was cast in the pivotal role of Lara " the love …
This lackluster and ill-conceived production directed by Kathleen Marshall will be remembered for all the wrong reasons. Based on the 1985 play "Peccadillo" by Garson Kanin and adapted b…
"Never act with children or animals," this quote is attributed to W. C. Fields who was rumored to have a strong dislike for children - unless you are Matthew Morrison (playwright J. M. Barri…
David Hyde Pierce knows from funny. He has a great track record. And in his first ever directorial stint on Broadway he brings out every ounce of funny from his expertly assembled ca…
The Greek goddess of dance and song " Terpsichore - is smiling her Greek goddess head off as is anyone else who gets to see this spectacular new Gershwin musical inspired " and I do mean ins…
Forget the novella by Colette. She must be reeling in her grave. Forget Audrey Hepburn. Hard to do. But necessary. Forget the Oscar winning movie starring Leslie Caron, L…
Bring a pillow. Not that you will need it to rest your head due to boredom " although boredom does have its moments in this Royal Shakespeare Company production based on the popular nove…
What are we to make of this play? A wordy play that deals with class differences, pasta with a Bolognese sauce (cooked on stage) and a couple of people (one much older than other) who at…
There are some second tier musicals from the past that have been crying out to be revived when all the stars are aligned. And by stars I mean people stars, not celestial stars. In th…
But will it play in Peoria? HAMILTON is sold out through May 3rd in an intimate space at The Public Theatre and is moving to Broadway's much larger Richard Rodgers Theatre in July after …
She isn't cheap. She's thrifty. She does her homework. She is confident, charming, composed, and at rare times impatient. She allows her Prime Ministers (twelve in all - eigh…
Did you hear the one about the two Drexel brothers (Norman " Larry David and Arthur " Ben Shenkman) arguing in the hospital over who is going to honor dad's final wish to take care of mom (G…
From the opening notes of the overture of the wonderful score by Jason Robert Brown played by the large on-stage orchestra with a Big Band Sound reminding us of Benny Goodman and Gene Krupa …
Two major stars " Jake Gyllenhaal and Ruth Wilson " make for a minor CONSTELLATIONS. This fresh opus by Nick Payne " who last brought us the annoying IF THERE IS I HAVEN'T FOUND IT YET (…
Standing straight up in his Victorian Hospital skivvies the handsome and buff Bradley Cooper, sharing the stage with an enlarged photo of the actual Joseph Merrick and Dr. Frederick Treves (…
Don't think about it. Just laugh. Abundantly. Terrance McNally (a sort of hit or miss kind of playwright) with patience and persistence, with love, valor and compassion and a wic…
What can Hugh Jackman ever do to impress us more than he already has? I wondered as I arrived at Circle in the Square. Eighty five minutes later my question had been answered. Hugh J…
This new production of the 1997 cult musical SIDE SHOW is more than a revival. It is more than a make-over. It has had radical surgery " not altogether a good thing.  The orig…
Another Stoppard revival. Another complicated word fest of ideas that is a mere shadow of the original production that ran at the Plymouth from January 84 through May 85 with an all-star…
"It's not easy being green," according to Kermit the Frog. In Ayad Akhtar's compelling, pertinent yet somewhat contrived drama DISGRACED, corporate lawyer "mergers and acquisitions" Amir…
It's all about Sting. Although he does not appear in the show " Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner better known as STING (singer/songwriter/instrumentalist) wrote its musical score that someho…
A strong shot of Botox has been injected into this newest revival of ON THE TOWN to rid it of any wrinkles that may have appeared since its opening in 1944. Two previous revivals have no…
