527 stories from reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com
Lois Smith,, Lisa Emery and Stephen Root. Photo: Jeremy DanielWhich Memories Do You Want to Keep?By Lauren YargerBefore we launch into reviews for the large number of shows opening on B…
Tim Pigott-Smith, Photo: Joan MarcusThe Next Royal Coronation Isn't in Line With What You'd ExpectBy Lauren YargerRoyal watchers, beware! One of the latest transfers to Broadway from London'…
Broadway is joining the popular "con" movement and will bring fans together with industry professions for a three-day "BroadwayConâ„¢" Jan. 22-24 at the New York Hilton Midtown.Att…
Michael Flatley, Photo: Brian Doherty for Rapa InvestmentsLord of the Dance: Don't Try This at Home....By Lauren YargerIf you haven't been able to catch Michael…
Ashley Robinson, Mark Hartman, Jacque Carnahan and John Cullum. Photo: Carol RoseggAn Old-Fashioned Christmas TreatBy Lauren YargerGather round for good cheer, Christmas songs and the r…
Andrea McArdle and Kip Gilman. Photo: Carol RoseggWhat's an Eight-Letter Word for 2 Across? CharmingBy Lauren YargerWhat's an eight-letter word beginning with a "C" that describes a tw…
Michael Frederic, Christa Scott-Reed and Joel Rainwater Photo: Joan MarcusThe Great DivorceBy C.S. LewisAdapted by Max McLean and Brian WatkinsDirected by Bill CastellinoFello…
By Retta BlaneySeeking to enhance his performance in the one-man World War I play he had written, actor Alex Gwyther spent a night in a replica of a 1916 battlefield trench outside London. B…
Kathleen Chalfant. Photo: Carol RoseggRose Kennedy, We Hardly Knew YeBy Lauren YargerThose of us who are older think we have a good idea of who she is. Members of younger generations, b…
RipcordBy David Lindsay-AbaireDirected by David Hyde PierceManhattan Theatre ClubThrough Dec.6What's It All About?Fabulous comedy/drama from Pulitzer-Prize winner Lindsay-Abaire (Rabbit Hole…
By Lauren YargerIt has all of elements of the book and the movie: a helpless author, trapped in a remote house with his crazy "number-one" fan. The stage version of Stephen King's chilling n…
May you enjoy the blessings of the season with loved ones.If you are enjoying Broadway shows over the holiday week, check out this great chart from Samuel French about changes in showtimes.h…
Annaleigh Ashford Unleashes Her Comedic Abilities and Might Just Be Grooming Herself for Another Tony NodBy Lauren YargerAnnaleigh Ashford, who delighted last season as an inept ballet dance…
pSome Thanksgivings, You Shouldn't Go Home AgainBy Lauren YargerYou can't go home again. And sometimes that might be a good thing.Stephen Karam's play The Humans, getting an extended Off-Bro…
Your Family Might Not Be the Craziest Option This Holiday……By Lauren YargerIf you are dreading Thanksgiving and the family time it brings, think again. Your crazy uncle Harry or weird Au…
An Ocean of Dancing Doesn't Wash Away Not Having a Bernadette PetersBy Lauren YargerWritten as a parody of Busby-Berkeley grad Gold Digger musicals from the 1920s, Dames at Sea saw a life ha…
The Drama Desk celebrated its 65th anniversary Sunday with a glittering party at Sardi's. Members and past winners of the Drama Desk Award were on hand. President Charles Wright honore…
Keira Knightley Makes Broadway Debut in Moody Period PieceBy Lauren Yarger A film star making her Broadway debut isn't always the lead when writing about a show, but in the case of Keira Kni…
And You are Invited....The Drama Desk will celebrate 65 years of excellence in theater and 60 consecutive years of its coveted awards with a Diamond Jubilee party Sunday, Nov. 15 at Sardi's.…
A Peek at the Deal Life Holds for Us in its Deck of CardsBy Lauren YargerIt's just a friendly game of gin rummy. Or is it?Two residents at a senior home play an innocent Gin Game, but as the…
BOOK/MARK event at the Mark Twain House and Museum, Hartford, CT."Razzle Dazzle: The Battle For Broadway" with author Michael RiedelWednesday, Nov. 4 at 7 pm.Broadway's most respected (and f…
Kate Wetherhead, George Merrick and Marlo Thomas. Photo: Matthew MurphyThat Girl Grew Up and is a Meddling Mother Dealing with Clever Little LiesBy Lauren YargerIt's been a while, but our fa…
Fools Abound, but the Lasso Work is the Most Impressive PartBy Lauren YargerSam Shepard's Fool for Love is another one of those revivals that has me scratching my head. With all the really g…
John Cullum attended opening night of Fracture Theatre Company's production of URINETOWN, the show for which he originated the role of Caldwell B. Cladwell, then had the theater named after …
It's Just Like Old Times " We Still Don't Get This PlayBy Lauren YargerIs she real? Are they both real? Were they both real at one time, but now dead and only in the imagination of the man? …
