701 stories from Stage Buzz
Reviewed by Judd Hollander - Jack Holden is magnificent as he takes on the roles of over 30 characters in the one-man show Kenrex at the Lucelle Lortel Theatre. Written by Holden and Ed Sta…
Reviewed by Judd HollanderLooking for that extra advantage to protect ones’ interests is at the heart of David Lindsay-Adaire’s new Broadway comedy The Balusters.The East Coast community…
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One of the bloodiest works in the Shakespeare canon, Titus Andronicus offers a stark judgment about what happens when one follows custom too closely and where, but…
Reviewed by Judd Hollander
In Stockbridge, Massachusetts during the summer of 1984
I had my first and until now, only encounter with a production of the 1964
Broadway musical "High Spirits…
Reviewed by Judd Hollander
Be it filled with
the joy that comes with beginning a new chapter in life, political satire about
truth and electability, or a somber ballad of how a musical instr…
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True believers, no matter where they may be on the political, social or economic spectrum, always believe they are doing the right thing. Even if there are those w…
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"The feeling of love lasts a maximum of 4 years, and then it's just inertia and fear of being alone that keeps people together," exclaims a character in the delig…
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The trick when presenting a
biographical vehicle is to make sure the audience is able to relate to the
subject in question. Especially if that subjects happen…
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Every
once in a great while, all the elements in a theatrical production align
perfectly. So it is with the Encores! Production of the 1959 musical comedy, Once U…
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The question of faith and what it represents can be found at the core of Ian Richard Barnes' very intense and sometimes talky drama, A Matter of Faith. Presented b…
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by Judd Hollander
"The
past isn't as frightening with one foot in the present." So says a character in
Scene Partners, the new comedy-drama by John J. Caswell, Jr., now at the
Vine…
Review by Byrne HarrisonPhoto by Arin Sang-Urai
Caitlin Cook provides an evening of bathroom humor and touching truth in her show The Writing on the Stall, currently running at the SoHo Play…
Reviewed by Judd Hollander
The Broadway graveyard is filled with musical
efforts that sprang from movies. Groundhog
Day, Mrs. Doubtfire, Rocky and Pretty
Woman among some of the more recent…
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Some people will always be resistant to change. Though if said changes
are truly worthwhile, one should never stop trying to make them a reality. This
is the mess…
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Shucked, the new musical comedy at Broadway's Nederlander Theatre has far
too many corn-related puns, references, and innuendos to count. It's also
corn-poppin…
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The aim of immersive theatre is to have the audience feel they're actually a part of the story. So it is with the National Theatre of Scotland's funny, poignant,…
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The hard truth is that every one of
us will someday be ripped apart by the unspeakable pain of losing someone near
and dear. That is, if it hasn't to you hap…
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Bad Cinderella, the
new musical at Broadway's Imperial Theatre, is the latest effort from composer
Andrew Lloyd Webber. While the show boasts a very appeali…
Reviewed by Judd Hollander There's a line in the 1939 film "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" about lost causes being the only ones worth fighting for. This also proves to be the ultimate truth …
Reviewed by Judd Hollander The classic 1959 film "Some Like It Hot" gets the Broadway treatment and comes out running on pretty much all cylinders. Thanks in no small part to an excellent sc…
Reviewed by Judd Hollander When it comes to Eugene O'Brien's drama Heaven, the story begins and ends with the play's final line. Presented by Fishamble, this intriguing work about pas…
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Vivid recollections of a time long ago often strike a poignant note. Especially to those who never experienced them but wish so much that they could. Such a case…
Review by Byrne HarrisonPhoto credit: Duncan Pflaster Photography and Graphic Design
Dionysus. God of theatre and wine. Son of Zeus. A man who can drive women to the heights of e…
Reviewed by Judd Hollander
In the late 1840's the colonial government of Ireland, in the face of a severe famine and resulting economic crisis, came up with the Orphan Emigration Scheme. Cap…
Reviewed by Judd Hollander Told in what can best be described as a continual stream of consciousness, the Broadway play The Lehman Trilogy recounts the rise and fall of what would become a g…
