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Tuesday, June 28, 2011

A Minister's Wife by Carey Purcell

A Minister's Wife, a chamber musical in performances at the Mitzi Newhouse Theater at Lincoln Center, is reminiscent of a delicately decorated candied bon-bon " sweet, lovely and absolutely …

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Cradle and All by Carey Purcell

Parenthood, the eternal subject of entertainment, is considered from both perspectives " parents without children and parents of a newborn baby " in Cradle and All, a surprisingly poignant a…

SOURCE: TheTheatreSource at 03:35AM[SHARE]

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Spider-Man " Turn Off the Dark by Carey Purcell

It's finally opened. And no, it's not as good or as bad as everyone says it is. The infamous musical Spider-Man " Turn Off the Dark has officially opened on Broadway after 183 previews, two …

SOURCE: TheTheatreSource at 11:58AM[SHARE]

Monday, June 13, 2011

The 2011 Tony Awards by Carey Purcell

The 65th Tony Awards were held on Sunday, June 12th at the Beacon Theater in New York. The big winners of the night were The Normal Heart, War Horse and The Book of Mormon. The Normal Heart …

SOURCE: TheTheatreSource at 12:10PM[SHARE]

Saturday, May 28, 2011

Baby It's You! by Carey Purcell

It's an oldie, but it's not a goodie. Baby It's You!, the latest jukebox musical to appear on Broadway is a formulaic, synthetic and flat-out boring musical and an unfortunate vehicle for th…

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The People in the Picture by Carey Purcell

"Donna Murphy is not human, she's not human," my friend sang as we walked out of Studio 54 after seeing The People in the Picture. I couldn't disagree. A new musical, with a book and lyrics …

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The Normal Heart by Carey Purcell

Some pieces of drama are timeless. Classic works like Long Day's Journey into Night, tragedies like Macbeth or Hamlet and comedies like A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum remain …

SOURCE: TheTheatreSource at 07:05AM[SHARE]

Sunday, May 22, 2011

King Lear by Carey Purcell

A broken-hearted old man slowly enters the stage, cradling the body of his beloved daughter and uttering a cry of despair that will shake you to your core. This one scene could be the entire…

SOURCE: TheTheatreSource at 02:42PM[SHARE]

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures by Carey Purcell

The title is certainly representative of the play. Tony Kushner's new drama The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures, currently playing at …

SOURCE: TheTheatreSource at 05:31PM[SHARE]

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Jerusalem by Carey Purcell

Finding heroes in unlikely figures is nothing new to drama but I doubt there has ever been a hero like Johnny "Rooster" Byron before. Eccentric to the extreme and a truly mysterious, captiva…

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Sister Act by Carey Purcell

It's bright enough to make you think you're seeing the Heavens, but I regret to inform theatergoers that it's not the afterlife you're witnessing " just the costumes from Sister Act. And thi…

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Sunday, May 1, 2011

Born Yesterday by Carey Purcell

Appearances are deceiving in the revival of Born Yesterday, currently in performances at the Cort Theater. The opulent set (designed by John Lee Beatty) filled with rich colors and golden to…

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House of Blue Leaves by Carey Purcell

Dark comedy is a fine art, and it's easy to miss the mark when attempting to achieve it. Sadly, the Broadway revival of House of Blue Leaves only achieves the first of the two adjetives. Dir…

SOURCE: TheTheatreSource at 03:40AM[SHARE]

Saturday, April 30, 2011

Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo by Carey Purcell

Broadway is haunted by ghosts. And not the friendly types, like Casper, or mischievous poltergeist that break a few trinkets. These ghosts are tortured victims of the war in Iraq, wandering …

SOURCE: TheTheatreSource at 06:04AM[SHARE]

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