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Friday, September 2, 2011

Campus Theater by Elyse Sommer

 Fans of music, drama and dance don't always have to head to big cities and see amazing performances. Colleges across the nation put on top-notch  professional shows as well as&nb…

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Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Curtainup's Latest Tweet Reviews by Elyse Sommer

Off-Broadway:  Temporal Powers - The invaluable Mint Company's 's production of  Irish playwrightTeresa Deevy's long ignored play is   a  sure  cure for those in sea…

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Monday, August 22, 2011

Review: My Name Is Asher Levat curtainup.com by Elyse Sommer

You don't have to be Jewish to be caught up in this story of a young man's struggle to grapple with the demands of his religious heritage and the need to fulfill his artistic gift .

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Review: Period of Adjustment at curtainup.com by Elyse Sommer

Tennessee Williams' one and only comedy gets a sympathetic revival at Berkshire Theater Festiva

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Sunday, August 21, 2011

Review: Wharton Salon's Autres Temps at curtainup.com by Elyse Sommer

Edith Wharton's 1910 story set in 1962

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Thursday, August 18, 2011

Book Review: Wendy and the Lost Boys at curtainup.com by Elyse Sommer

Julie Salamon's "can't put it down" biography of Wendy Wasserstein. .

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Review: The Game at Curtainup.com/Berkshires by Elyse Sommer

A beautifully staged musical adaptation of the much staged and screed but never musicalized novel, Les Liaison Dangereuses

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Monday, August 15, 2011

Latino Mixfest of FREE readings. . . by Elyse Sommer

Atlantic Theater Company will present LATINO MIXFEST, a series of free readings that will run Thursday, August 25 " Monday, August 29 at Atlantic Stage 2 (330 West 16 Street). Writers from…

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Downsizing is very much part of life in the theater. . . by Elyse Sommer

Actors- are forever taking   classes  to  hone  their  skills.   Could  it  be that  to  get  cast  in  a musical&n…

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review: John Doyle's Ten Cents a Dance at curtainup.com/Berkshires by Elyse Sommer

John Doyle's actor-musician take on Rodger and Hart's songbook in its American premiere at Williamstown

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Saturday, August 13, 2011

Great idea. . . . .but an oxymoron by Elyse Sommer

According to  a report written for Arts Council England.,  arts organizations  need to  get on the ball and  create new income streams.  How?  By  de…

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Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Review: Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins at curtainup/Berkshires by Elyse Sommer

British-born Tina Packer plays Texas firebrand journalist Molly Ivins at Shakespeare & Company

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Review: In the Mood, a Berkshire World Premiere at curtainup.com by Elyse Sommer

A wannabe Cowardesque marital comedy, beautifully staged, well acted, but without the memorable bon mots.

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Monday, August 8, 2011

Review: Touch(ed) at Curtainup Berkshires by Elyse Sommer

Beth Wohl's imperfect but interesting new play at Williamstown..

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review: Four Dogs and a Bone at curtainup.com by Elyse Sommer

new Berkshire Actors company gets off to a funny start with John Patrick Shanley's 1993 satire

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Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Free August Events at Lincoln Center by Elyse Sommer

AUGUST FREE EVENTS AT THE DAVID RUBENSTEIN ATRIUM AT LINCOLN CENTERThursday, August 4 at 8:30 pmA NIGHT UNDER GALILEO'S STARSFordham University Alumni Theatre CompanyPre…

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A drive-in Hamlet-- and it's FREE by Elyse Sommer

If  you need confirmation about the  popularity  of Shakespeare's Hamlet,  just check out Curtainup's Shakespeare page  (www.curtainup.com/shakes.html)  or …

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Friday, July 29, 2011

Visual Mischief that's worse than Titular Mischief by Elyse Sommer

The  latest  entry  in  critic John Simon's  Blog  (John Simon Uncensored)   talks about what he calls  "Titular Mischief" --  the practice&…

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Thursday, July 28, 2011

A new play with "legs" to carry it to a theater near you... by Elyse Sommer

The Best of Enemies adds a  slam-bang,  surprise to  conclude  a  slam-bang  new play:   A  scrim  reveals  a Choir featuring  mem…

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Review: Curtainup/Berkshire by Elyse Sommer

a moving new drama by Mark St. Germain another winner for Barrington Stage Company

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Monday, July 25, 2011

Review: Dutch Masters at curtainup/Berkshires by Elyse Sommer

world premiere at Berkshire Theater Group's Unicorn Theater

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A new FREE Shakespeare in Brooklyn Heights by Elyse Sommer

Summer and Shakespeare  go together like  crackers and cheese,  meat and potatoes.  For New Yorkers,  the Bard  has  been  in full  force  w…

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Sunday, July 24, 2011

Review: A Doll's House at curtainup/Berkshires by Elyse Sommer

Lily Rabe makes Sam Gold's production at Willimastown's Nikos Stageworth seeing even without a slam-bang ending

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Thursday, July 21, 2011

Free musical for Kids: The Yellow Brick Road by Elyse Sommer

Theatreworks USA ( is presenting  a world premiere of the new Latin-themed children's musical THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD  at Off-Broadway's Lucille Lortel Theatre (121 Christopher St.…

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Monday, July 18, 2011

Cole Porter enriches Gurney's Sylvia & Tanglewood Pops concert. by Elyse Sommer

Cole Porter 2  days running-- Who could ask for anything more? This past Saturday went to the opening  of  A.R. Gurney's  ever popular doggie romance,  Sylvia at&nbs…

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Review: Sylvia at curtainup/ Berkshires by Elyse Sommer

A.R. Gurney's popular doggie romance at Berkshire Theatre Festival.

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Thursday, July 14, 2011

Review: Tommy at Curtainup/Berkshires by Elyse Sommer

this revival of The Who's rock opera deserves a longer run

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Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Review: The Hollow Crown at Curtainup/Berkshires by Elyse Sommer

Shakespeare & Company's elegant version of John Barton's piece . . .

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Friday, July 8, 2011

Review: Three Hoels at Curtainup/Berkshires by Elyse Sommer

on Robin Baitz's 1993 two-hander at Williamstown

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Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Bored with the Bard -- or smitten as ever? by Elyse Sommer

Are we bored with the Bard?   This is the query  posed by  John Moore, theater critic of the Denver Post.   Moore   backs up  his belief that, at…

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Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Review: Guys and Dolls at curtainup.com/Berkshires by Elyse Sommer

John Rando directs this iconic musical with style and a great cast.

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