Thursday, December 15, 2011
a rare screen-to-stage adaptation that retains the charms of ther source but as a work of art in its own right . . .
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 03:22PM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Bad Box Office Grosses Sink Paul Gross's Broadway debut in Private Lives Considering that I've seen my share of Noel Coward's idle rich hedonists who can't live peace…
SOURCE: Curtainup Blog Annex at 02:00PM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Who better to give Dickens' famous holiday story a Jewish twist than Hoffman, the queen of side-splitting stand-up kvetch? Who indeed! After all, Hoffman's kvetching is a way of saying "Bah!…
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 04:43PM[SHARE]Sunday, December 11, 2011
New theater reviews at Curtainup/NJ Bakersfield Mist- an out-of-the-ordinary, almost out-of-the-blue ", but more importantly, outstanding" two-hander . . .Charles Dickens' A Christmas …
SOURCE: Curtainup Blog Annex at 02:24PM[SHARE]Saturday, December 10, 2011
James X - Gerard Mannix Flynn's James is a natural, amiable Irish story teller, yet much of his humor is distracting. . . Stick Fly " Lydia R. Diamond's country house comedy a…
SOURCE: Curtainup Blog Annex at 08:54AM[SHARE]Thursday, December 8, 2011
Lydia R. Diamond's country house comedy a fresh twist by having it play out in the seaside home of a wealthy African-American family
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 10:49PM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 7, 2011
time traveling back to the 1950s proves to be no guantee of either happiness and biting social satire .
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 11:51PM[SHARE]With Alan Ayckbourn exploring the less than wonderful aspects of modern suburban life, anyone who buys a ticket to follow Bluebell Hill residents' efforts to contain a crime wave will have a…
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 11:49PM[SHARE]Monday, December 5, 2011
the umbrella title for Ethan Coen's latest collection of one-acts is something of an oxymoron. What ties the three plays together is misery
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 11:09PM[SHARE]Sunday, December 4, 2011
The Classic Stage production has ratcheted up the comedy of Chekhov's last play more than any I've seen; it's also the trimmest
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 10:34PM[SHARE]Sunday, November 27, 2011
Blood and Gifts- enlightening and worthy as T. J. Rogers' dramatized history lesson is, his efforts to humanize the lesson never quite escapes its textbook roots.…
SOURCE: Curtainup Blog Annex at 06:14PM[SHARE]enlightening and worthy as T. J. Rogers' dramatized history lesson is, his efforts to humanize the lesson never quite escapes its textbook roots.
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 05:24PM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Nudity and Sex On Stage. . .When is Bare Bones the right costume? How real should sex scenes be? How necessary is all this in your face staging?&nbs…
SOURCE: Curtainup Blog Annex at 04:38PM[SHARE]Monday, November 21, 2011
Lincoln Center's public and visitors space on the Upper West Side, the David Rubenstein Atrium, has a range of , FREE programs this November, December and January -- the …
SOURCE: Curtainup Blog Annex at 05:31PM[SHARE]There's probably a good play in here somewhere. But it's been given a ready for prime time production somewhat prematurely. The producers would have been wise to followthe Boy Scout motto: "…
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:08AM[SHARE]Sunday, November 20, 2011
With copy editing jobs disappearing with other publishing jobs, writers wanting a sharp eye cast on their fledgling literary efforts may well need an expensive private teacher like the one i…
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 09:53PM[SHARE]Friday, November 18, 2011
Private Lives " Paul Gross, Kim Cattrai new Elyot is tall, dark and handsome, the sort of debonair leading man born to wear tuxedos and silk dressing gowns and he foxtrots di…
SOURCE: Curtainup Blog Annex at 08:40AM[SHARE]Thursday, November 17, 2011
Paul Gross, Kim Cattrai new Elyot is tall, dark and handsome, the sort of debonair leading man born to wear tuxedos and silk dressing gowns and he foxtrots divinely
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 10:19PM[SHARE]Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Unfortunately, the plot, characters and evocative setting of George Orwell's first novel have become muddled and denuded in this page to stage transfer
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 11:17PM[SHARE]Monday, November 14, 2011
Thomas Bradshaw's new play overloads the play with two many ideas that don't work and sex scenes that more excessive and boring than titillating
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 09:53PM[SHARE]A bunch of A-list authors and actors explore the joys and pitfalls of same sex nuptials
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:09AM[SHARE]Friday, November 11, 2011
This has been a wonderful few weeks for off-the-beaten track musicals. No million dollar song and dance shows at the top of tourist and …
SOURCE: Curtainup Blog Annex at 11:17PM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Venus in Fur - The Classic Stage hit moves to Broadway with the star who was born at CSC aboard and better than ever. . .King Lear- Sam Waterston delivers a foot stamping, bipolar Le…
SOURCE: Curtainup Blog Annex at 11:19PM[SHARE]Sam Waterston delivers a foot stamping, bipolar Lear
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 11:05PM[SHARE]The Classic Stage hit moves to Broadway with the star who was born at CSC aboard and better than ever
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 11:00PM[SHARE]Sunday, November 6, 2011
The Transport Group's smartly staged but overly long production of Michael John LaChiusa's new slice-of-American musical
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 10:56PM[SHARE]Thursday, November 3, 2011
Chinglish- David Korins' gliding and swiveling sets that include a hotel lobby with elevator and revolving door come close to stealing this comedy about mis-communication …
SOURCE: Curtainup Blog Annex at 03:23PM[SHARE]Wednesday, November 2, 2011
David Korins' gliding and swiveling sets that include a hotel lobby with elevator and revolving door come close to stealing this comedy about mis-communication in global relationships
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 01:27PM[SHARE]Sunday, October 30, 2011
While sending up Tennessee Williams and Eugene O'Neill's navel gazing dramturgy does showcase David Bar Katz's comic gifts and ability to juggle a genre spanning plot, the result is too much…
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:52PM[SHARE]I can't think of a better place to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Brian Friel's 1991 Tony award winning play than The Irish Rep Theater, especially given their lovely production
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:49PM[SHARE]Thursday, October 27, 2011
this revival of A. R. Gurney's first play shows an impressive from the get-go display of theatrical savvy
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