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Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Review: Recalling an Electric New York in 'Radicals in Miniature' by Alexis Soloski

Ain Gordon's messy, heartbreaking show is both eulogy and autobiography, capturing the exciting and ungentrified city he knew in the 1970s.

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Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Derren Brown: Secret review " illusionist's US debut bamboozles and baffles by Alexis Soloski

Atlantic Theater, New YorkA show filled with masterful mind-reading and nifty tricks successfully announces the celebrated mentalist's stateside arrival off-BroadwayDon't lie to Derren Brown…

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Monday, May 15, 2017

Review: 'She' Brings Stories of Sexual Violence to the Stage by Alexis Soloski

In this work written and choreographed by Jinah Parker, women detail their harrowing stories as female dancers swirl around them.

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Friday, May 12, 2017

Critic's Notebook: 'All the President's Men?' Is a Starry C-Span Supercut with Bite by Alexis Soloski

A staged reading at Town Hall revisited confirmation hearings for President Trump's cabinet nominees, with charismatic stars as the politicians.

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Why are traditional plays struggling to attract crowds on Broadway? by Alexis Soloski

As musicals continue to break records, straight plays are struggling " with Sally Field-starring The Glass Menagerie the latest casualty of the seasonTom, the narrator of Tennessee Williams'…

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Thursday, May 11, 2017

Denée Benton, Tony Nominee, Embraces Her Inner Natasha by Alexis Soloski

Ms. Benton, a star of "Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812," talks about proving that women who look like her can play the girl who saves the day.

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Monday, May 8, 2017

Review: Could a Long-Gone Antarctic Explorer Be Mr. Right? by Alexis Soloski

'Ernest Shackleton Loves Me' raises a trekker from the dead as a heartthrob in this spunky new musical.

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Tuesday, May 2, 2017

Review: A Search for Dad, and the Loch Ness Monster, in 'Fossils' by Alexis Soloski

In this collaborative work by the company Bucket Club, a sighting of the mythical monster forces an evolutionary biologist to confront her unhappy past.

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Tony awards 2017: big stars dominate nominations while surprising snubs sting by Alexis Soloski

Bette Midler, Cate Blanchett and Kevin Kline provide some A-list glamour for this year's nominations, but there's no love for Amélie and Significant OtherAt the Tony awards this year, a com…

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Thursday, April 27, 2017

A Doll's House, Part 2 review " sophisticated sequel offers vibrancy and wit by Alexis Soloski

Golden Theater, New YorkLaurie Metcalf gives a thrilling performance in a speculative follow-up to Henrik Ibsen's defining 1879 masterworkThere are sofa plays and dinner table plays. Plays a…

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Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Review: Singing and Dancing the Postwar Blues in 'Bandstand' by Alexis Soloski

Laura Osnes and Corey Cott star in a new Broadway musical, set in 1945, about a musician, a singer, trauma and healing.

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Monday, April 24, 2017

Review: Shakespeare for the Very Young (Sheep Ears Included) by Alexis Soloski

"In a Pickle," at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, is "The Winter's Tale" for 2- through 5-year-olds. More emphasis on the sheep, less on the scary stuff.

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Friday, April 21, 2017

Hello, Dolly! review " Bette Midler is irresistible in a riotous delight by Alexis Soloski

Shubert theatre, New York Even if the shtick is predictable, Midler " paired with David Hyde Pierce " shines in an exhaustingly energetic revival of the 1964 musical comedyBefore our benight…

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Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Review: Laura Linney and Cynthia Nixon, Swapping Parts in 'The Little Foxes' by Alexis Soloski

This nimble revival of Lillian Hellman's 1939 drama features Ms. Linney and Ms. Nixon in alternating roles of Southern womanhood.

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Monday, April 17, 2017

Review: 'It Will All Work Out' Banishes Worry With Razzle-Dazzle by Alexis Soloski

Chris Wells's chatty, memoirish show at Dixon Place combines outrageous fashion and original songs.

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Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Review: Derek DelGaudio Sets Himself Apart From the Abracadabra Crowd by Alexis Soloski

This magician's "In & Of Itself" is a solo show about how we see ourselves and how others see us.

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Friday, April 7, 2017

Review: In 'Circus 1903,' a Littler Big Top Still Offers Some Thrills by Alexis Soloski

Daydream yourselves back to the golden age of circus at Madison Square Garden. It hardly matter that the conceit doesn't always work.

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Thursday, April 6, 2017

Review: Is He Ready to Be 'Daniel's Husband'? Not Quite. by Alexis Soloski

Michael McKeever's play, a Primary Stages production at the Cherry Lane Theater, is possibly the first gay marriage tragedy.

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Wednesday, April 5, 2017

Present Laughter review " Kevin Kline can't find the funny in a classic by Alexis Soloski

False starts and outmoded techniques make this latest iteration of NoÃ«l Coward's creation seem dated, leaving its star with too much heavy liftingSt James Theater, New YorkDressing gown e…

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From 'Camp David' to 'Oslo,' Forging Drama from Diplomacy by Alexis Soloski

We recently discussed stagecraft and statecraft with the authors of past, current and coming plays.

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Tuesday, April 4, 2017

Sally Field: 'I never felt that I had very many choices. Ever' by Alexis Soloski

The actor, who is on Broadway in The Glass Menagerie, talks about being typecast and struggling to find roles while balancing life as a parentLast fall, Sally Field turned 70. Her celebratio…

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Monday, April 3, 2017

Amélie review " a creme brulee of a musical: cloying and far too sweet by Alexis Soloski

The Walter Kerr Theatre, New YorkThe Pam MacKinnon-directed adaptation of the whimsical 2001 film struggles to deliver the goods, hemmed in by a saccharine songbook and passionless plotIn Am…

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Review: A Hectic 'Vanity Fair,' Starring That Nasty Woman by Alexis Soloski

Kate Hamill and Eric Tucker, the team behind 2014's "Sense and Sensibility," are back with a breathless "Vanity Fair" adaptation at the Pearl Theater.

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Thursday, March 30, 2017

Review: A Warrior, Leaning on Shakespeare, in 'Cry Havoc!' by Alexis Soloski

Stephan Wolfert describes his experiences during and after the Persian Gulf war of 1991 in this autobiographical solo show.

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Faith and Identity Clash in 'The Profane': An Actors' Round Table by Alexis Soloski

The play, by Zayd Dohrn, finds conflict between freedom and fundamentalism in a story of a marriage between the children of Middle Eastern immigrants.

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Sunday, March 26, 2017