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THE LIFE AND SLIMES OF MARC SUMMERS Written by Alex Brightman Music by Drew Gasparini Directed by Chad Rabinowitz Starring Marc Summers New World Stages Official Website Reviewed by David…
THE CHRISTINE JORGENSEN SHOW By Donald Steven Olson Directed by Michael Barkavia and Zoë Adams Featuribng Jesse James Keitel and Mark Nadler 59E59 Reviewed by David Spencer The Christi…
DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES The Musical Book by Craig Lucas Music and Lyrics by Adam Guettel Based on the teleplay and screenplay by JP Miller Directed by Michael Grief Starring Brian D'Arcy Jame…
THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA by Tennessee Williams Directed by Emily Mann Pershing Square Signature Center Official Website Reviewed by David Spencer  It is high summer, 1940, in the Coste…
HARMONY (Broadway Transfer) Book and Lyrics by Bruce Sussman Music by Barry Manilow Directed and Choreographed by Wayne Carlyle Ethel Barrymore Theatre Official Website Reviewed by David …
SPAMALOT Book and Lyrics by Eric Idle Music by John Du Prez & Eric Idle A new musical (lovingly) ripped off from the motion picture Monty Python And The Holy Grail Directed and Choreogra…
LONE STAR by James McClure Directed by Joe Rosario Theatre Row Official Website Reviewed by David Spencer  A friend of mine says of productions featuring conspicuous messaging that "t…
MONSIEUR CHOPIN A Play With Music Written by and Starring Hershey Felder Directed by Joel Zwick 59E59 Theatres Reviewed by David Spencer  Every one of Hershey Felder's one actor compo…
SCENE PARTNERS (Vineyard) WAITING FOR GODOT (Polonsky) ARCADIA (Bedlam) Reviewed by David Spencer Here's a quick overview of some shows that are nearing their run"in some cases extended r…
THE GARDENS OF ANUNCIA Book, Music and Lyrics by Michael John La Chiusa Directed and Choreographed by Graciela Daniele A Production of Lincoln Center Theater Mitzi Newhouse at Lincoln Center…
MIND MANGLER by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Fields Directed by Hannah Sharkey New World Stages Official Website Reviewed by David Spencer English actor-writer-raconteur Stephen …
I NEED THAT By Theresa Rebeck Directed by Moritz von Stuelpnagel Starring Danny DeVito A Production of the Roundabout American Airlines Theatre Reviewed by David Spencer  Theresa Rebe…
Written by Scott Brown and Anthony King Directed by Alex Timbers Starring Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells James Earl Jones Theatre Official Website Reviewed by David Spencer  It has some…
PARTNERSHIP by Elizabeth Baker Directed by Jackson Gay A Production of the Mint Theatre Theatre Row Reviewed by David Spencer  Partnership by British dramatist Elizabeth Baker (1876-1…
ALL THE DEVILS ARE HERE Created and Performed by Patrick Page Directed by Simon Godwin DR2 Theatre Official Website Reviewed by David Spencer  Patrick Page's All the Devils are Here: …
DRACULA: A COMEDY OF TERRORS by Gordon Greenberg and Steve Rosen Directed by Gordon Greenberg New World Stages Official Website Reviewed by David Spencer  Theatrical parody of gen…
JOB by Max Wolf Freidlich Directed by Michael Herwitz Closed but of note Webpage at Soho Playhouse Site Reviewed by David Spencer  I don't really want to say that much about Job, beca…
PURLIE VICTORIOUS A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch by Ossie Davis Directed by Kenny Leon Starring Leslie Odom, Jr Music Box Theatre Official Website Reviewed by David S…
BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE MUSICAL Book by Bob Gale Music & Lyrics by Alan Silvestri & Glen Ballard Based on the film, screenplay by Robert Zemeckis & Bob Gale Starring Roger Bart a…
THE COTTAGE by Sandy Rustin Directed by Jason Alexander Featuring Eric McCormick and Laura Bell Bundy Hayes Theatre Official Website Reviewed by David Spencer  The Cottage, strictly a…
HERE LIES LOVE Concept, Music and Lyrics by David Byrne Music by Fatboy Slim Additional Music by Tom Gandey & José Luis Pardo Developed and Directed by Alex Timbers Broadway Theatre Off…
THE SHARK IS BROKEN by Ian Shaw and Joseph Nixon Directed by Guy Masterson Starring Ian Shaw, Alex Brightman and Colin Donnell John Golden Theatre Official Website Reviewed by David Spenc…
PART TWO 23/24 Season Jump Start Reviewed by David Spencer  Same principle here: I'll sum up each of the following relatively new offerings by telling you exactly what you need to kno…
PART ONE: End-of-22/23-Season Tie-Up Reviewed by David Spencer  This season has been such a personally busy time for me"family stuff (mostly positive, but complex); writing, completin…
SMART by Mary Elizabeth Hamilton Directed by Matt Dickson Ensemble Studio Theatre Reviewed by David Spencer  Smart is being presented as a play about the part that technology can play…
