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Monday, May 4, 2026

Mexodus and Prince Faggot Win The 41st Annual Lucille Lortel Awards by Craig J Horsley

The first theater awards show of the season were held on Sunday night May 3rd at the NYU Skirball Hall and it showed that the creative process is alive and well. As the evening began a film …

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Saturday, December 20, 2025

Michael Urie as Richard II: A Boy King Becomes a Man Child by Craig J Horsley

There are people in power that are just not meant to lead. Richard II became King of England at the age of 10. Given the throne at such an early age would not allow the boy king to mature an…

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Sunday, December 7, 2025

Lots of Ha Ha's in Bum Bum (or this farce that has Autism) by Craig J Horsley

It is human nature for people to prejudge individuals; but, it is the miracle of humanity that those prejudgments are so often proven wrong. The world premiere of Bum Bum (or this farce that…

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Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Three People Struggle to Find Love: In the Shadow of Her Father by Craig J Horsley

Award winning The Simon Studio brings playwright and screenwriter, Omar Bakry's new play to 59E59 Theaters which opened August 17 and runs through August 31, 2025. Set in rural Ohio, the sto…

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Saturday, August 2, 2025

New York Needs Theatre Festivals. Broadway Bound Currently at AMT Theater by Craig J Horsley

The Edinburgh Fringe Festival begins next month on August 25th. For almost eighty years, the festival has supported artists and performers to bring their talents to millions of happy audienc…

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Friday, July 4, 2025

A Very Special Willy Wonka Brings Pure Joy by Craig J Horsley

Have you ever witnessed pure joy on the stage? Have you ever seen a group of such diverse people come together to create something truly special? Have you gone somewhere with low expectation…

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Thursday, May 8, 2025

A Beautiful Tribute to Linda Lavin by Craig J Horsley

It's a Bird..It's a Plane… It's Linda Lavin. If there was a title for Ms Lavin's career that could be it as she soared in everything she did. Not only her career but her life as friend and…

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Tuesday, May 6, 2025

The Lucille Lortel Awards Spread the Joy this Season by Craig J Horsley

J Harrison Ghee co-hosted The Lucille Awards celebrated their 40th Anniversary and it proved that Off Broadway is still a vibrant and exciting place to be. Amidst the presentation of awards,…

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Thursday, April 10, 2025

Domino Effect at A.R.T. Theater Is a Show to See by Craig J Horsley

New York is a melting pot. As in all recipes, at first flavors seem to not belong together and may battle each other for dominance; but, surprisingly at the end they blend together to create…

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Wednesday, April 9, 2025

A Theatre Grows in Washington Heights by Craig J Horsley

PTP Academy students perform, Photo by Emmanuel Abreu, courtesy of People's Theatre Project Yes! There is theatre above midtown Manhattan and it's been there for sixteen years. The People's …

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Saturday, April 5, 2025

label.less is a Show that Needs to Be Seen by Craig J Horsley

WOW! label.less is a new musical that had a too-short run at Theatre Row. I unfortunately saw it too late to encourage people to see it. It is a hard show to put a label on (theater piece? C…

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Wednesday, April 2, 2025

You will want to meet Jimmy Pants at the York by Craig J Horsley

The York Theatre's second entry of their New2NY staged reading series, Who Is Jimmy Pants? makes for a fun evening that will leave their audience smiling. This show is hard to place in any g…

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Saturday, March 15, 2025

In 2025 Vape! Is the Word for A Fun Evening by Craig J Horsley

They say "dying is easy comedy is hard," I say parody can be harder. On Tuesday May 11th a charity event reading of Vape!, a Grease parody, was presented at Town Hall and the excellent cast …

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