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Thursday, May 12, 2022

Claybourne Elder by Barry Gordin

Company's Claybourne Elder Celebrates Young Trailblazers at Live Out Loud Gala By: Iris Wiener May 19, 2022: Claybourne Elder will provide good "company" for a number of generous spon…

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Harmony by Barry Gordin

5 Reasons Why We're Confused About Harmony's Afterlife By: Iris Wiener May. 15, 2022: With the upcoming closing of the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene's Harmony: A New Music…

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Wednesday, May 11, 2022

American Buffalo **** by Barry Gordin

By: Samuel L. Leiter MAY 13, 2022: David Mamet's American Buffalo, often considered a modern, if minor, American classic, has been produced countless times worldwide since its late 1975 p…

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Americano! by Barry Gordin

Five Reasons Why ¡Americano! is an Off-Broadway Gem By: Iris Wiener March 16, 2022: Tony Valdovinos tried to enlist in the Marines at the age of 18, only to find that he was not an Am…

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Tuesday, May 10, 2022

Harmony ****1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: Paulanne Simmons March 12, 2022: Despite the fact that I was born and raised Jewish and have heard more stories of the Holocaust than I can remember, I knew nothing about the Comedian…

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Birthday Candles by Barry Gordin

5 Reasons Why Birthday Candles is Worth Celebrating By: Iris Wiener May 9, 2022: In the swiftly-moving, 90-minute Birthday Candles, we see a woman celebrating her birthdays from …

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Paradise Square *** by Barry Gordin

By Samuel L. Leiter May 12, 2022: Finally, after yet another cancellation setback caused by a backstage Covid outbreak, I was able to see Paradise Square, the final iteration (one assumes)…

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Monday, May 9, 2022

How I Learned To Drive ****, American Buffalo *** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward May 10, 2022: Varying takes on toxic masculinity and dysfunctional families are on view in two Broadway reviews of powerful, late 20th century works. Paula Vogel's How …

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 jAmericano! **** by Barry Gordin

By: Paulanne Simmons May 10, 2022: If you've ever wanted to know what it means to be an American, just ask someone who longs to be a citizen. Or go see the new musical ¡Americano!,…

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American Buffalo **1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: Paulanne Simmons Perhaps David Mamet and his plays are an acquired taste. If this is true, I am one reviewer who has never acquired that taste.  May 13, 2022: American Buffalo, wh…

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Tony Awards by Barry Gordin

Strange Loop tops list with 11 nominations, followed by MJ and Paradise Square with 10 each. The Tony Awards will be broadcast live from Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June …

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Saturday, May 7, 2022

The Minutes ***1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: Paulanne Simmons May 7, 2022: The Minutes, Tracy Letts's new play about an unwelcome revelation at a small-town City Council meeting, might have been a comic masterpiece or a tragic c…

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Thursday, May 5, 2022

Hitler's Tasters **** by Barry Gordin

Based on true events, Hitler's Tasters, a dark comedy about the young girls, who were chosen to be Hitler's food tasters, feels chillingly relevant. By: Patrick Christiano May 4, 2022: …

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Wednesday, May 4, 2022

The Skin of Our Teeth ***, Potus: or Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive **** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward May 3, 2022: Two over-the-top comedies illuminate the differing styles of their respective decades of origin. They also offer pointed observations on serious subjects su…

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Tuesday, May 3, 2022

Broadway Update by Barry Gordin

Broadway Update: London Death of a Salesman Transfers By: David Sheward May 3, 2022: Willy Loman will soon be returning to Broadway for the sixth time. A 2019 London production of Arthur …

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Potus ***1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: Isa Goldberg May 3, 2022: While the ladies of "POTUS:", the new Broadway comedy portray savvy politicians, it's clear they wouldn't make very good doctors. It's their hysteria at the …

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Monday, May 2, 2022

Homing by Barry Gordin

Tiffany Mills Company Puts the Final Touches on Homing By: Paulanne Simmons May 3, 2022: Tiffany Mills Company's Homing, which celebrates the home through video, dance, music and sp…

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Sunday, May 1, 2022

LongHouse Gardens by Barry Gordin

LongHouse hosted a conversation with Steven & William Ladd and opened their Gardens on April 30th May 1, 2022:  Spring is here and the LongHouse Gardens in East Hampton are open a…

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Broadway Update by Barry Gordin

Broadway Update: Cost of Living; Tony and DD Noms Delayed; DD-OCC Mash Up By: David Sheward May 1, 2022: Manhattan Theater Club will produce Martyna Majok's Pulitzer Prize-winning Cost o…

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BroadwayHD by Barry Gordin

NBC's The Wiz Live with Queen Latifah from 2015 comes to BroadwayHD on May 5.  May 1, 2022: BroadwayHD is excited to announce the latest addition to their streaming platform for May. St…

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Macbeth ** by Barry Gordin

By: Samuel L. Leiter May 1, 2022: Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow creeps in this petty pace from day to day to the last syllable of recorded time and still I await a production of Shake…

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Happy Birthday Judy! by Barry Gordin

COMING UP: Happy Birthday Judy! " Bufford and Blythe Celebrate Judy Garland's 100th Birthday By: Alix Cohen On June 10, 2022, preeminent vocalists Carle J. Bufford and Stephanie Blythe wi…

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Friday, April 29, 2022

Funny Girl *** by Barry Gordin

By: Paulanne Simmons It's taken more than half a century for Funny Girl to come back to Broadway. So one really wants to love the revival. There's even a revised script by Harvey Fi…

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Thursday, April 28, 2022

A Strange Loop ****, Paradise Square ***, Suffs *****, Oratorio for Living Things **1/2, The Little Prince *** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward April 28, 2022: As the roller-coaster New York theater season of 2021-22 races to its finish, shows are opening on and Off-Broadway with alarming frequency. Some have d…

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Plaza Suite by Barry Gordin

By: Bernard Carragher April 28, 2022: Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick, who are real life spouses, have recently recovered from Covid and are back on   Broadway in a revi…

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for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf ***** by Barry Gordin

By: Samuel L. Leiter April 28, 2022: A remarkable development during the 1970s was the dynamic, sudden, and historically significant breakout of activity among black dramatists, mostly in…

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Mrs. Doubtfire *** by Barry Gordin

By: Samuel L. Leiter April 27, 2022: First there was Tootsie. Now there's Mrs. Doubtfire. Each became a Broadway musical after first being a hit movie. The leading man in each is a charis…

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Tuesday, April 26, 2022

OCC Nominees by Barry Gordin

THE NOMINEES FOR THE 71ST ANNUAL OUTER CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS COMMEMORATING THE 2021-22 BROADWAY & OFF-BROADWAY SEASON April 26, 2022: The Outer Critics Circle (OCC), the official…

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Monday, April 25, 2022

2022 Drama League Awards Nominations by Barry Gordin

The 88th Annual Drama League Awards will be presented in personat The Ziegfeld Ballroom on Friday, May 20, 2022 at 12:00PM The Honorees and Nominations Are ...

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Sunday, April 24, 2022

Hangmen ****, The Minutes **** by Barry Gordin

 By: David Sheward April 24, 2022: Dark humor pervades two new Broadway productions, both delayed years by the COVID crisis and finally opening in an atmosphere of disquiet and insecur…

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