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Sunday, October 28, 2018

Faith Ringgold @ ACA Galleries by Barry Gordin

The 70s on view October 25 through December 22 October 25, 2018: ACA Galleries, 529 West 20th Street, in the gallery district hosted an opening reception for Faith Ringgold: The 70s, a so…

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Apologia by Barry Gordin

Five Reasons Not to Apologize for Enjoying Apologia By: Iris Wiener At first glance it might seem difficult to get behind Apologia. At times the show is a slow burn, but one that is argua…

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Saturday, October 27, 2018

Apologia *** by Barry Gordin

By Isa Goldberg October 27, 2018:  Just the name of the actor, Stockard Channing, evokes images of a socialite, an elitist, in various forms. It's an image she has created in numer…

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Friday, October 26, 2018

My Name Is Gideon: I'm Probably Going To Die, Eventually by Barry Gordin

All For One Theater (AFO) is pleased to announce the return of Gideon Irving's  My Name Is Gideon: I'm Probably Going To Die, Eventually, which is being brought back due to popular demand…

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Ordinary Days **** by Barry Gordin

By: Isa Goldberg October 26, 2018:  Viewing the macrocosm from the microcosm is the raison d'etre of Off Broadway, because seeing the big picture in a small space causes us to see things…

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The Waverly Gallery ****, Apologia ***, My Parsifal Conductor **1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward October 26, 2018:  Mature women involved in the arts and coping with their life decisions are the common thread between three new productions. Kenneth Lonergan's The …

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Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Me & Mr. Jones: My Intimate Relationship with David Bowie **** by Barry Gordin

By: Paulanne Simmons October 24, 2018:  David Bowie was born David Robert Jones in Brixton, South London, in 1947, and never legally changed his name. According to Raquel Cion, that may …

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Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Black Light *** by Barry Gordin

By: Samuel L. Leiter October 23, 2018:  Daniel Alexander Jones is unquestionably a multidimensional talent of powerhouse proportions.  Head of the playwriting program at Fordham Unive…

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Friday, October 19, 2018
Thursday, October 18, 2018

Tiffany Mills Company by Barry Gordin

By: Paulanne Simmons  October 22, 2018:  With her MFA in choreography fresh in her pocket, in 1995, Tiffany Mills left Ohio State University for New York City. Five years later she…

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Tuesday, October 16, 2018

Emma and Max *** by Barry Gordin

By: Samuel L. Leiter October 16, 2018:  Emma and Max is the playwriting debut of controversial, independent filmmaker Todd Solondz (Welcome to the Dollhouse, Happiness), who also directe…

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Monday, October 15, 2018

Jamie deRoy & friends by Barry Gordin

Show at Birdland Theater benefits The Actor's Fund October 14, 2018:  Show business ace, Jamie deRoy, an award-winning producer, cabaret, stage, film and TV performer, brought some of…

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Saturday, October 13, 2018

The Nap **** by Barry Gordin

By Isa Goldberg October 14, 2018:  Watching a bunch of grifters, in The Nap, is a guilty pleasure because it's silly, and delightfully inconsequential. It's a comedy well timed for the…

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Friday, October 12, 2018

A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur *** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward October 12, 2018:  Even in his minor works, Tennessee Williams tenderly exposed the desperate longings of life's dreamers and poets. In the age of Trump, they might …

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Thursday, October 11, 2018
Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Hitler's Tasters ** by Barry Gordin

By: Samuel L. Leiter October 9, 2018:  For anyone in Nazi Germany during World War II, when food supplies were short and rationing in place, getting a job where you were guaranteed three …

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Bernhardt/Hamlet **** by Barry Gordin

By: Isa Goldberg  October 13, 2018:  One should not be fooled by the title of the Roundabout Theatre's current production, Bernhardt/Hamlet, by Theresa Rebeck. Regardless of the …

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Tuesday, October 9, 2018

Hel's Kitchen by Barry Gordin

An Equity Stage Reading of Hel's Kitchen, a new play by Sam Affoumado will be presented at Playroom Theater, 151 West 46th Street (8th Floor) NY, NY 10036  on  October 17th @7pm, Oc…

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Monday, October 8, 2018

2018 Hamptons International Film Festival Winners by Barry Gordin

Congratulations to the  2018 Hamptons International Film Festival. And The Winners Are:

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The 26th Hamptons International Film Festival by Barry Gordin

The 26th Hamptons International Film Festival  announces their award winners at a ceremony in East Hampton. October 8, 2018:  ALL GOOD "ALLES IST GUT", directed by Eva Trobisch, won t…

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A Star Is Born ****1/2 by Barry Gordin

Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga Light the Sky in A Star Is Born By: Ellis Nassour October 8, 2018:  Bradley Cooper and Lady Gage are no strangers to having their names in lights, but in…

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Saturday, October 6, 2018

Bernhardt/Hamlet *** The Nap **** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward October 6, 2018:  The fall Broadway season opens with two new plays centered on an incomparable artist pitted against the forces of compromise. One has loftier ambition…

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Thursday, October 4, 2018

The Evolution of Mann *** by Barry Gordin

By: Samuel L. Leiter October 4, 2018:  Musicals about New York singles looking for love in all the right places are not quite as common as plays about aging folks with Alzheimer's but th…

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Bernhardt/Hamlet *** by Barry Gordin

By: Paulanne Simmons  The great French actress Sarah Bernhardt enjoyed a life that was as dramatic onstage as it was off. The daughter of a high-class Jewish prostitute and (probably) th…

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Wednesday, October 3, 2018

Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga by Barry Gordin

Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga Approached Working Together As Equal Partners By: Ellis Nassour October 8, 2018:  Lady Gaga is as mega as you can get as a rock star and Bradley Cooper k…

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Tuesday, October 2, 2018
Thursday, September 27, 2018

BECAUSE I COULD NOT STOP: AN ENCOUNTER WITH EMILY DICKINSON ** by Barry Gordin

By: Samuel L. Leiter September 27, 2018:  As indicated by the title of this dully undramatic but musically interesting play"well, not really a "play""Emily Dickinson is the latest 19th-c…

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Cinderella at Guild Hall by Barry Gordin

Springs Community Theater will present Cinderella: The Tale of the Glass Slipper, a musical by Janet Yates Vogt and Mark Friedman. October 1, 2018:  The Springs Community Theater will pr…

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Wednesday, September 26, 2018
Monday, September 24, 2018

INTRACTABLE WOMAN: A THEATRICAL MEMO ON ANNA POLITKOVSKAYA *** by Barry Gordin

By: Samuel L. Leiter September 25, 2018:  Regardless of the title, some audience members attending the Play Company's production of Intractable Woman: A Theatrical Memo on Anna Politko…

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