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Does anyone still think of summer theater as "the straw hat circuit" or "let's put on a show in the barn" productions designed as strictly light fluff? If so, just visit my summer beat terri…
If people only read reviews after seeing a play in order to shed some more light on the experience, critics wouldn't be faced with the spoiler dilemma.
What's a good way to kick off Women's History Month? The theater seems to be doing it with all male casts
Reviews of all th winners and losers in Curtainup's archives. . . Pippin - The Big Tony Winner, with Best Musical Revival just one of its awards . Kinky Boot…
Reasons to Be Happy - Neil LaBute devotees will find plenty of reasons to be happy that he's re-visiting the messy lives of two working class couples in an anywhere USA suburb. …
We are in proccess of moving our site to a new host -- and are temporarily posting rviewes at th Annex...A CurtainUp London ReviewRutherford and Son…
The much anticipated Far From Heaven musical while not heavenly, has a lot to makeit worth seeing, including a radiant Kelli O'Hara. &nbs…
Bashir Lazhar - The utter purity and poetry of this play that was the basis for an 84th Academy Award-nominated movie, Monsieur Lazhar. will linger long after the performance. . . ReaThough…
I completed my Russian Week -- first(Encores! revival of On the Town; then , Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 and and finally Richard Nelson's slow…
No contest when it comes to my most unusual theater experience of the week. . .the expanded version of the popoper Natasha, Pierre…
Things finally quieted down in terms of Broadway show openings which were top heavy on solo shows this year. But there was plenty to see off the main stem-- to wit&nb…
The one show this week that noone had anything but ecstatic praises for: Here Lies Loce-- the immersive musical about Imelda Marcos-- but mostly avou haci…
The last of this season's Tony award contenders have now opened. That included 3 more solo plays, with Alan Cummin'g' taking on all of M…
Orphans - The cliche "better late than never" certainly applies to the belated Broadway debut of Lyle Kessler's much produced play, especially with its three orphans outstandi…
Despite the crush of Broadway shows opening in hopes of nabbing Tony awards, there's no shortage of interesting happening off the main d…
New York Off-Broadway Finks - Joe Gilford's play about his parents is often funny, generally moving and has an ending that leaves the audience feeling satisfied and just a bit nervous . . …
My stretch of being sidelined from the theater began with a mishap on my way to see the Mint' Theater's production of …
London -- the great Judi Dench in a new play, , a golden oldie by Pinter, and a new look at an oldie by Kneehigh's Emma Rice Peter and Alice - John Logan's ne…
Some Off and off-Broadway shows opening before the pre-Tony April madness on Broadway The Sister - Eric John Meyer's confusing new play is composed around themes more than characters,…
