Saturday, February 21, 2026

Theater review: Realism collides with high theatricality in TheaterWorks Hartford's 'The Counter' by Christopher Arnott

Meghan Kennedy play blends psychodrama with melodrama at TheaterWorks Hartford through March 22.

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Sunday, February 8, 2026

Accomplished actress moves to CT, finds herself starring in 'The Counter' at TheaterWorks Hartford by Christopher Arnott

Diner drama "The Counter" by Meghan Kennedy brings TheaterWorks Hartford board member and New York transplant Justis Bolding onto its stage Feb. 12 through March 15.

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Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Video: Original LITTLE MERMAID Star Jodi Benson Sings Stripped-Back 'Part of Your World'

Original The Little Mermaid star Jodi Benson joined the Counter-Melodies Podcast co-hosts Jonathan Tilkin and Anthony Gargiula for a stripped-back rendition of "Part of Your World" from the …

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Saturday, April 26, 2025

Celebrating the OCC's 75th Anniversary" and Its Nominees for the 2024-2025 Season by Jan Simpson

The 2024-2025 theater season ends on Sunday with the dual openings of the musicals Dead Outlaw and Real Women Have Curves. And I'm exhausted. But it's the kind of good exhaustion that com…

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Sunday, November 3, 2024

My Take: Off-Broadway's "The Counter," directed by David Cromer by Frank Rizzo

The show: "The Counter" by Meghan Kennedy at off-Broadway's at the Laura Pels Theater in New York City. What makes it special?: I'd run to see whatever David Cromer directs. It also feature…

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Wednesday, October 30, 2024

The Counter by TotalTheater

off-Broadway " Roundabout Theater at Miriam Steinberg Center's Laura Pels Theater: 111 West 46 Street. Oct. 9-Nov. 17, 2024. Drama. Author: Meghann Kennedy. Director: David Cromer. Critic: D…

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Friday, October 18, 2024

Beyond Broadway: Sink Your Teeth Into a Horror Musical, a Drag Show, a Trip to Space and More by Darryn King and Hayley Levitt

Broadway isn't the only place boasting big names. Off-Broadway stages are also getting their fair share of star power this month, with favorites from the silver screen telling fresh stories …

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Sunday, October 13, 2024

This Week on Broadway for October 13, 2024: Our Town by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino and Michael Portantiere talk about Our Town, The Hills of California, The Counter @ the Laura Pels Theatre, InunDATEd @ York Theatre Company, Mint Theater Compan…

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Friday, October 11, 2024

Review: The Counter at the Laura Pels Theatre by Lorin Wertheimer

Meghan Kennedy's new play connects two lonely souls over a cup of diner coffee. Lorin Wertheimer reviews. The post Review: The Counter at the Laura Pels Theatre appeared first on Exeunt Maga…

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Thursday, October 10, 2024

Pain, pathos, and humanity served up as gentle gestures in The Counter by Martha Wade Steketee

The CounterFeaturing Anthony Edwards, Susanna Flood, and Amy WarrenRoundabout Theatre Company | Laura PelsSeptember 20, 2024 " November 17, 2024production site Two lonely people meet in a…

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The Counter by Joseph Pisano

Despite this obvious shortcoming of The Counter, Anthony Edwards, a growing New York stage presence after much TV and movie fame, resolutely ignores it, never letting Kennedy's contrived wri…

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Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Review Roundup: Roundabout Theatre Company Presents THE COUNTER

Roundabout Theatre Company is presenting the world premiere of The Counter by Meghan Kennedy and directed by David Cromer. The Counter features Anthony Edwards as "Paul," Susannah Flood as "…

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Yellowface ****, The Counter ****, The Beacon *** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward October 9, 2024: Roundabout Theatre Company currently offers two diverse entertainments with varying ambitions, each succeeding on its own terms. In the company's Broadw…

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"The Counter" Serves Up a Tasty Treat by Ron Fassler

Theater Review by Ron Fassler . . . David Cromer is one of the most in-demand directors in the theatre. With his choice of projects his for the asking, when a play arrives with his name atta…

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The Counter *** by Barry Gordin

By: Samuel L. Leiter October 9, 2024: At the center of the stage at the Laura Pels Theatre, where Meghan Kennedy's The Counter is being performed, is a tiny coffee shop, occupying perhaps…

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A Small Tale, and Little Ambition, In THE COUNTER " Review

Theatrely's Off-Broadway review of Meghan Kennedy's The Counter directed by David Cromer at Roundabout Theatre Company in New York City.

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In 'The Counter,' With Anthony Edwards, a Cup of Joe and a Side of Secrets by Jesse Green

A diner patron asks a waitress for an extraordinary side dish in Meghan Kennedy's sweet but shaggy new play.

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The Counter: High-Octane Drama, Powered by Chock Full o'Nuts by Steven Suskin

★★★★☆ Anthony Edwards and Susannah Flood in Meghan Kennedy's forceful new play, directed by David Cromer The post The Counter: High-Octane Drama, Powered by Cho…

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The Counter Review by Jonathan Mandell

Early every morning, Paul buys a cup of coffee and jokes around with Katie, the waitress in the otherwise empty local diner in the kind of small town in Upstate New York where the townsfolk …

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Off-Broadway Review: "The Counter" at the Laura Pels Theatre in the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre (Through Sunday, November 17, 2 by David Roberts

Life secrets and surprises are somewhere on the menu at the way-upstate New York diner where Paul (a quiet, thoughtful, and intense Anthony Edwards) has "good coffee made with a bad machine"…

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The Counter by Darryl Reilly

Anthony Edwards and Susannah Flood are entrancing as two lost souls at a small-town diner in this humane and artfully presented small-scale drama. The post The Counter appeared first on …

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Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Photos: Meet the Cast of Roundabout's THE COUNTER

Coming up at Roundabout Theatre Company is the world-premiere production of The Counter by Meghan Kennedy, directed by David  Cromer. The Counter will feature Anthony Edwards as "Paul,…

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Friday, August 23, 2024

The Counter | Theatre Talk by Roundabout Theatre Company

Discover The Counter, playwright Meghan Kennedy's newest Roundabout commission. In this video, Roundabout Theatre Company Teaching Artists Karla Hendrick and Margaret Montagna explore the th…

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Wednesday, August 21, 2024

The Counter | A World Premiere Production by Roundabout Theatre Company

Every morning at the local diner in a small town, a waitress refills a regular's coffee. An unlikely friendship develops and keeps him coming back for more. But when he asks for a shocking f…

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Thursday, August 8, 2024

Complete Casting Announced for The Counter by Andrew Poretz

Roundabout Theatre Company has announced complete casting for the world-premiere production of The Counter by Meghan Kennedy,directed by David Cromer. The Off-Broadway show wi…

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Wednesday, August 7, 2024

Anthony Edwards, Susannah Flood, and Amy Warren Will Lead THE COUNTER Off-Broadway

Roundabout Theatre Company has announced complete casting for the world-premiere production of The Counter by Meghan Kennedy, directed by David  Cromer. Learnm ore about the cast here!

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Anthony Edwards, Susannah Flood and Amy Warren to Star in Roundabout's The Counter by Darryn King

Roundabout Theatre Company's world-premiere production of Meghan Kennedy's The Counter, directed by David Cromer, has completed casting. The show will begin performances at the Laura Pels Th…

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Wednesday, July 3, 2024

Glitch review " dynamically delivered drama about the Post Office scandal by Mark Lawson

Minghella theatre, ReadingViewers may be well versed on the Horizon debacle, but this play offers a fresh perspective by focusing on one victim's story A stage set of a small Post Office bra…

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Friday, June 14, 2024
Thursday, April 11, 2024

Roundabout Sets Opening Dates for 2024-25 Broadway and Off-Broadway Season by Darryn King

Roundabout Theatre Company has set opening dates for the shows in its 2024-25 theatrical season. Preview performance dates are yet to be announced. The Broadway premiere of Yellow Face,�…

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Friday, February 2, 2024

Carnegie Hall Explores Germany's Weimar Republic During Its 2023"24 Season by Peter Jelavich

Forget Cabaret, this season, learn the real history of the counter-cultural artists of 1930s Germany.

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