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Friday, April 13, 2018

Tomatoes Got Talent by Barry Gordin

5th ANNUAL "TOMATOES GOT TALENT" ANNOUNCES WINNERS! Sheree Sano Wins! Runners Up Are Maggie Determann, Lee Ann Brill, Barbara Malley, and Janice McCune April 13, 2108 - The 5th…

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Tribute to Jamie deRoy by Barry Gordin

Friars Club honors Jamie deRoy April 12, 2018:  The New York Friars Club, 57 West 55th Street, honored show business impresario Jamie DeRoy at a celebration marking her 30th anniversary …

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Thursday, April 12, 2018

2018 Olivier Awards by Barry Gordin

Hamilton, Angels Score at the 2018 Oliver Awards By: Ellis Nassour At the 2018 Olivier Awards, held in massive Royal Albert Hall, it was no surprise that Hamilton and Angels in America sco…

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Nanette **** by Barry Gordin

By: Isa Goldberg April 12, 2018- Making her American debut with, "Nanette," Hannah Gadsby's one-woman show the Soho Playhouse crosses the line from stand-up comedienne to feminist satiris…

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Wednesday, April 11, 2018

The Edge of Our Bodies by Barry Gordin

Adam Rapp @ 59E59 Theaters TUTA Theatre is presenting the NYC premiere of The Edge of Our Bodies with a memorable Off-Broadway staging at 59E59 Theaters.  April 10, 2018: Carolyn Molloy…

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A Winter's Tale ***1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: Iris Wiener April 10, 2018 - Forget winter; when a Shakespearean tale is produced this intelligently, it is ripe for every season. Though the writing itself is long and frustrating at…

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Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Jane Krakowski & Tituss Burgess to announce Drama Desk Nominations by Barry Gordin

Jane Krakowski & Tituss Burgess are set to announce The Drama Desk Nominations for the 63rd Annual Drama Desk Awards on Thursday, April 26, 2018 at 10:00am at Feinstein's/54 Below …

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The Sting @ Paper Mill Playhouse by Barry Gordin

Broadway-Bound The Sting, Starring Harry Connick Jr., Receives Rousing Premiere at Paper Mill Playhouse By: Ellis Nassour Is Broadway ready for a high stakes street con? No, not the t…

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Sunday, April 8, 2018

Three Tall Women **** Lobby Hero *** Frozen ** Admissions **** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward Recycling continues to be the main mode of operating on Broadway. Two American plays (Three Tall Women, Lobby Hero) are making their belated Main Stem debuts after success…

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Saturday, April 7, 2018

John Rando by Barry Gordin

By: Iris Wiener You may not know John Rando by name, but if you have experienced intelligent, entertaining theatre in the past few decades, you have certainly taken in some of his work.

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Thursday, April 5, 2018

Lobby Hero ***** by Barry Gordin

By: Isa Goldberg April 5, 2018. As humorous and unpretentious as Lobby Hero is, in its portrayal of everyday urban life, it's a delving piece of theater, about the stories we tell ourselv…

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Three Tall Women ***** by Barry Gordin

By: Isa Goldberg April 5, 2018. While Edward Albee's Three Tall Women, his 1994 Pulitzer Award-winning drama, is full of sadness, Joe Mantello's revival plays on its underlying and uncann…

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Warren Carlyle by Barry Gordin

Warren Carlyle: Living the Dream and Going Places " For Now, Seguing from Hello, Dolly! to the Premiere of  The Sting By: Ellis Nassour British-born choreographer/ director Warren Ca…

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The 63rd Annual Drama Desk Awards by Barry Gordin

The 63rd Annual Drama Desk Awards will be hosted by Michael Urie at The Town Hall. Drama Desk Award winner Michael Urie, who won his award for Buyer and Seller and starred in Torch Song …

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Tuesday, April 3, 2018

Gob Squad: War and Peace **1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: Paulanne Simmons April 3, 2018 - The Berlin collective Gob Squad works collaboratively with performance, video installation and interactive theater to produce innovative and challengi…

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Monday, April 2, 2018

Jesus Christ Superstar by Barry Gordin

Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert: a Colossal, Moving, and Defining Project for TV By: Ellis Nassour Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber has stated, "Jesus Christ Superstar has always bee…

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Friday, March 30, 2018

Babette's Feast **** by Barry Gordin

By: Lauren Yarger March 30, 2018 An exquisite and tasteful staging of the New York premiere of Babette's Feast serves up this week's Easter message of love and grace.

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Thursday, March 29, 2018

Jesus Christ Superstar Part Two by Barry Gordin

            Part Two      By: Ellis Nassour Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber worked in earnest on the Jesus Christ project. From the very beginning Lloyd Webb…

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Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Centennial Memorial Temple Opens by Barry Gordin

     Long before Manhattan began moving uptown, the theatre district made its home on 14thStreet, where performance halls provided magnificent shows, just as they do today in Times …

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Business of Cabaret by Barry Gordin

On Thursday, April 26 from 1-4pm Linda Amiel Burns will be moderating a panel on the tools needed to sustain your career in the Business of Cabaret with knowledgeable abnd talented expert…

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Angels in America ***** by Barry Gordin

Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes By: David Sheward It's been over 20 years since Angels in America, Tony Kushner's epic two-part dramatic response to the AIDS crisis, b…

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Miscast Gala 2018 by Barry Gordin

By: Iris Wiener It was all about the fun at MCC's annual Miscast gala on March 26th. Some of Broadway's best were in attendance, performing songs from roles in which they would never be …

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Tuesday, March 27, 2018

Jesus Christ Superstar Part One by Barry Gordin

                  Part One By: Ellis Nassour With the 1968 release of the Beatles' Sergeant Pepper's Lonelyhearts Band, not only a mega sales blockbuster but…

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Monday, March 26, 2018

Andrew Lloyd Webber by Barry Gordin

NBC Presents Salute to Andrew Lloyd Webber's Career Prior to Easter Sunday Live Telecast of Jesus Christ Superstar By: Ellis Nassour Ten-time Grammy, Oscar, Tony, and Golden Globe winner J…

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Calamity Jane **** by Barry Gordin

By: Paulanne Simmons In 1953, at the height of the American film and television industry's fascination with the West, Warner Brothers released Calamity Jane, a musical loosely based on the …

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Sunday, March 25, 2018

Admissions **1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: Isa Goldberg That Admissions, Joshua Harmon's new play at Lincoln Center's Mitzi E Newhouse Theater, feels like it's stuck in banalities, is much to the playwright's point. Here, at Hil…

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Saturday, March 24, 2018

A Letter to Harvey Milk ****1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: Paulanne Simmons Despite its somewhat misleading title, A Letter to Harvey Milk is not about the gay activist who was shot and killed in San Francisco by Dan White. Although Milk does m…

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Friday, March 23, 2018

Escape to Margaritaville ** The Low Road **** Semiramide *** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward Let me confess that margaritas are my cocktail of choice. Having one while watching the new Broadway musical Escape to Margaritaville certainly put me in the appropriate…

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Thursday, March 22, 2018

Frozen: The Broadway Musical ***1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: Iris Wiener Fans of the film Frozen will experience the musical adaptation as though they are at a rock concert; it's a waiting game for the hit songs and now iconic characters, with m…

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The Low Road **1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: Isa Goldberg An epic gaze into the love of wealth, Bruce Norris' new play The Low Road at The Public Theater is dramatically quite fabulous. In it, the prophet of free market economy,…

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Monday, March 19, 2018

The Amateurs *** by Barry Gordin

By: Paulanne Simmons It's the fourteenth century in Jordan Harrison's new play, The Amateurs. A troupe of feisty actors drag their pageant wagon across Italy, preparing their version of "No…

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