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Interview by Meredith Heyman... Ben Stanton discussess how lighting helped to tell the high-tech musical's story
By Andrew Poretz. . . . Making it to 100 years old is quite a milestone. On April 1st, chanteuse Lynne Charnay joined this exclusive club, celebrating with two sold-out nights at Don't Tell …
Review by Ron Fassler . . . When a truly old-fashioned musical like Boop! The Musical opens, offering a beatific heroine, dazzling choreography, and hummable tunes that send you out in…
Review by Stuart Miller.... Sarah Snook is phenomenal and the use of screens in this one-woman show works brilliantly--until it doesn't.
Review by Ron Fassler . . . A dozen or so years ago, when journalist Patrick Bringley found himself unsure of what to do with the rest of his life, his restlessness caused him to quit his hi…
Book Reviews by Samuel L. Leiter . . . Casual notes on show-biz books, memoirs and studies, dust gatherers, and hot off the presses.
Review by Ron Fassler . . . You may be forgiven if you're not familiar with playwright Bertolt Brecht's The Mother, as it did have its premiere nearly a century ago in 1932 Berlin. Writte…
By Barbara & Scott Siegel... can you always count on off-Broadway for high quality? The reviews are in, but the jury's still out.
Review by Ron Fassler . . . I wasn't sure what to expect when the location of Ken Urban's new play Danger and Opportunity took me to a theater called East Village Basement. Located at …
Review by Ron Fassler . . . The first time that audiences heard the precise and profane language of David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross was nearly forty-two years ago in September of 1983. …
By Barbara & Scott Siegel... looks like something very right is happening on Broadway!
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Review by Carol Rocamora... The sins of the fathers are visited upon the sons in this hilarious, harrowing new American family play.
The post "Purpose": A hilarious, harrowing newsÂ�…
Review by Marilyn Lester... "Operation Mincemeat," a screwball comedy that's dead brilliant, follows London's West End's tradition of wacky fun.
The post "Operation Mincemeat": Artistic Veri…
Review by Brian Scott Lipton... Brian Stokes Mitchell and Kate Baldwin shine in this obscure 1948 musical.
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By Andrew Poretz . . . . Gabrielle Stravelli has long been a favorite of this reviewer. She recently completed a weekly residency at Birdland Jazz of early Saturday sets. This reviewer atten…
By Ron Fassler . . .  The York Theatre, founded in 1969 by Janet Hayes Walker, has rightly earned its place as an integral part of the city landscape from which it draws its name. Wal…
LEITER LOOKS AT BOOKS: "Nancy Olson Livingston. A Front Row Seat: An Intimate Look at Broadway, Hollywood, and the Age of Glamour"
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The New York Pops, after a diverse season of excellent programming and concerts, had its season finale on March 14 at Carnegie Hall with 100 Years of Film Scores. Unlike most of its programs…
Review by Stuart Miller... The actor dazzles in playing eight roles although the show ultimately falls short of the hype.
The post Andrew Scott Plays and Plays With Chekov's Favorite Uncle i…
Review by Ron Fassler . . . Upon entering A.R.T.'s Mezzanine Theatre on Manhattan's West Side for the off-Broadway premiere of Max Mondi's Maybe Tomorrow, you are greeted by a ¾ wrap-a…
By Stuart Miller... Josh Harmon relies too much on actual experience instead of diving deep in his new play.
The post "We Had a World": an Intermittently Poignant and Funny World appeared f…
By Carole Di Tosti... The stage adaptation of the Grammy Award-winning album highlights the stories of the its legendary cuban musicians.
The post "Buena Vista Social Club" " Where Every Cu…
Leiter Looks at Books: "Sonny Boy"... Casual notes on show-biz books, memoirs and studies, dust gatherers, and hot off the presses.
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Review by Samuel L. Leiter... Leonard Bernstein and Herbert von Karajan duke it out at Vienna's Hotel Sacher
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By Andrew Poretz . . . Canadian singer/songwriter and pianist Laila Biali first came to this reviewer's attention at the Association of Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) conference seven …
