40 stories by "Victor Gluck"
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Despite the novel's length of 511 pages, its focus on the music of its period would make this a natural for musicalization. The resulting show is an unusual stag…
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The problem with the show is the book by first time librettist John Logan (Red, Never the Sinner) and Brian Yorkey (winner of the Pulitzer Prize for the musical …
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Underlying all of the storytelling is the archetype of Homer's Odyssey, the story of another journey in another time of war. Many of the characters (Penny, Ulyss…
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Twenty-two of the 28 songs set to the sophisticated rhythms of composer Eli Bolin are based on the actual texts of these found missives and all of the many notes…
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The Big Apple Circus' new edition for its 37th Season called "Metamorphosis" is a winner. Breathtaking acts alternate with performances of such skill that all yo…
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Everyone loves Lili and she is back in the crisp, taut, melodic revival of Bob Merrill's Carnival! in a concert staging courtesy of Musicals Tonight!. Aside from…
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Mike Bencivenga's Billy & Ray is the story of Wilder and Chandler's famously contentious collaboration. The lighthearted comedy drama includes an insider's …
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"The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" is the sort of very special play that only comes along once in a very great while. It is a play that will not…
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This new production of "You Can't Take It with You" proves that not only has the comedy passed the test of time, it also remains a wonderful evening in the theat…
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"The Country House" is an old-fashioned drawing room comedy about theater and film people inspired by the plays of Anton Chekhov. From Donald Margulies whose tra…
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the relationship between Eleanor Swan and Anish Das is flirtatious from the outset. As the 75-year-old Mrs. Swan, Harris is a joy, making even her unfinished sen…
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As the sophisticated, experienced Irina Botvinnik, Chalfant is utterly delightful. She makes Irina's tactic of changing the subject into a fine art. Her charm is…
Peter Van Wagner, best known as a regular on the second season of Boardwalk Empire, is quite compelling as the lonely shopkeeper awakened by his feelings for a newcomer from another walk of …
This well-made but mesmerizing play, possibly the most Freudian play ever written in America, explodes the myth of mother-love as a positive element in a man's life. Dan Wackerman's flawless…
Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne are probably best remembered today for having a theater named after them when they appeared in their final Broadway play, Durrenmatt's The Visit. However, durin…
