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This is Norm Lewis' 10th Christmas performance and there is a reason why every year his performances sell out and why he keeps coming back! He is not only a spectacular artist but he is also…
By Tulis McCall When I was in fifth grade my class was assigned Pen Pals who lived in England and were students from a town with the same name as ours. Â Once I got over the shock of the f…
The spotlight hits, and out strolls three theater-seasoned performers " Liam Fennecken, Jim Hogan, and Brendan Jacob Smith. This is no ordinary show. This is T.3's FaLaLaLonely tour, and it'…
By Tulis McCall "It is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma; but perhaps there is a key." Â Churchill said this about Russia in 1939. Â Amazing how quotes like that never run…
For anyone who loves classical music, this concert by the Park Avenue Chamber Symphony was a transformative encounter with one of Mahler's most profound works.
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The love story of Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner is heartwarming, funny, and sad. A fitting testament to the devotion of two fine comic actors.
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A collection of reminiscences, from Christmas Eve to the magical day itself. Dylan Thomas (Reed Lancaster) is a child again; he narrates the gathering of family, joys and wishes of a child a…
It delivers a pungent and powerful punch in the surprise twists the story reveals that will have you talking about what you just heard long after you leave the theater.
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Robert Will Show You the Door (Tales of Being Fired) by Susan Jeremy is a witty, heartfelt solo performance at NYC's La MaMa. It explores resilience, humor, and self-discovery through vivid …
"Death Becomes Her" is completely over the top, exaggerated, and extravagant. ... We are forced to consider just how accurate this desire for perfection, the gaze of others, our fascination …
Music. Love. This show is about the beauty of sound, power dynamics, and love that used to be.
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Liz and Ann exude obvious joy in singing together and sharing their music and stories.
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We Live in Cairo is a generational yearning for change; six artists come together and they use their artistic talents and passion to fight for change, for freedom, for a future. We watch as…
By Tulis mcCall The cast of Bedlam's "Music CIty" does not give you a chance to not fall in love with them. Â Not one ounce of a chance. Â If you get your butt in a seat in this cozy the…
Shakespeare is so revered today because his work is so universal, transcending eras as it speaks of the human condition. And we absolutely need to be spoken to. This adaptation is both enter…
wept Away is THE staggering, vibrant, bewitching new musical now playing at the Longacre Theater. With music and lyrics by the spectacular Avett Brothers, and book by the multidisciplinary w…
As a whole, this production is a bit of a jumble. Â Staging is awkward, dialogue overlaps and is easily missed, and the story wanders.
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We laugh along the way, but what Kissajukian shows us is something refreshingly creative and unusually original - much like himself and the art he makes. Perhaps it takes an unconven…
When the doors open the audience enters onto a darkened stage. A woman sits on a chair facing away from the audience. She is watching, projected on a screen, the story of Agamemnon and his w…
Experience the groundbreaking co-production of Lucidity by On Site Opera and Seattle Opera, a heartwarming and thought-provoking chamber opera that explores the profound connection between m…
Karen Akers delivered a warm evening of sentimentality and humor in her cabaret show, "Feels Like Home" at the famous Birdland Jazz Club, featuring music by Carly Simon, Stephen Sondheim,and…
It's a modern take on the violently-tragic jealous-ridden tales of the Greek and Roman gods and goddesses. It is a tale of sacrifice of the other for personal cause. Sacrifice of the purest …
Katie Brayben is Tammy Faye in this production and unlike Faye herself, Brayben has an incredible set of pipes. Tammy Faye was born and raised as Pentecostal in Minnesota, just a few mil…
A phenominal feat, a revealing show, and a gifted performer.Â
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Maybe Happy Ending, the musical, now playing at the Belasco theatre, is a marvelously peculiar quirky universal fairy tale fueled with love and perseverance. Set in the near future Helperbot…
