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Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Review:Gigi at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

new book makes this more politically correct but less piquant

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Review: It Shoulda Been You at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

shouldabeen funnier and more original . .

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Monday, April 13, 2015

Review:An American In Paris at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

The magnificent Gershwin score and fleet footed dancing, who could ask for anything more? . .

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Sunday, April 12, 2015

Review: Skylight at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

David Hare's acclaimed London revival of his 1995 play now on Broadway . . Read More

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Friday, April 10, 2015

Review:Wolf Hall " Parts One And Two at curtainup.com by Elyse Sommer

- Hilary Mantel's best selling history saga becomes this season's "event" with 6 hours of behind-the-throne intrigue

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Thursday, April 9, 2015

Review: Buzzer at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

racey Scott Wilson creates an unlikely roommate setup to explore the complexities of gentrification

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Friday, April 3, 2015

Review: Undeniable sound of Now at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

It's set in a rock club, but you don't have to be a rock fan to relate to Laura Eason's univeral story

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Review: The Undeniable Sound Of Right Now at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

It's set in a rock club, but you don't have to be a rock fan to relate to Laura Eason's univeral story .

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Sunday, March 22, 2015

Review: Encores! Paint Your Wagon at curtainup.com by Elyse Sommer

- As mined by Encores!, there's plenty of gold left in this Lerner & Loew 1951 musical

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Friday, March 20, 2015

Review: The Heidi Chronicles at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

though no longer ground breaking as in 1989 Wendy Wasserstein's funny yet poignant script holds up remarkably well, and the issues she explored have changed rather than gone away.

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Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Review:Placebo at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

Melissa James Gibson's new play has her usual linguistic flair but falls short in terms of satisfying depth .

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Monday, March 16, 2015

Review: Posterity at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

Doug Wright's new play turns the spotlight on two of Oslo's most famous artists, Henrik Ibsen and Gustav Vigeland . .

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Review: On The Twentieth Century at curtainup.com by Elyse Sommer

The Roundabout's current take on that madcap sixteen hour Chicago to New York ride is buoyed by Cy Coleman's sophisticated operetta-ish score and Betty Comden and Adolph Green's witty book a…

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Thursday, March 12, 2015

Review: A Happy End at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

While the horrors of the Nazi reign of terror should never be forgotten, a Iddo Netanyahu's debut play adds little that's new

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Monday, March 9, 2015

Review: The Liquid Plan at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

Naomi Wallace's generation spanning poetic recreation of a brutal chapter of our troubling slave history. .

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Review: The Audience at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

Hail to Queen Helen Mirren! Peter Morgan's entertaining play about the British monarch and her prime ministers has made a smooth landing on Broadway

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Saturday, March 7, 2015

Review: Fish in the Dark at curtainup.com by Elyse Sommer

Larry David fans get a chance to see their favorite like a 3-episode binge . .

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Monday, March 2, 2015

Review: Fashions For Men at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

One of Ferenc Molnar's lesser known plays given a second life by New York's favorite theatrical antique treasure hunter, the Mint Theater .

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Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Review: Lives of the Saints at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

The busy David Ives was not too busy to add to his collection of short plays for Primary Stages . .

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Review:The Nether at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer and Jon Magaril

Jennifer Haley's futuristic world now explored in downtown Manhattan

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Review:The World Of Extreme Happiness at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

A behind the "made in China" label story of modern China

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Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Review:Big Love at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

Charles Mee's update on The Danaids gets and enchanting production at the Signature Theater

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Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Review:Hamilton at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

A new musical that hits every sweet button: strong story, a melodic score, on the mark lyrics, stunning choreography and a great cast . .

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Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Review: The Iceman Comethat curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

Nathan Lane an ideal "pipe dreamer" for Eugene O'Neill's depressing but powerful epic .

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Friday, February 13, 2015

Review: The Events at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

a fictionalized torn from the headlines British impor

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Thursday, February 12, 2015

Review:Between Riverside And Crazy at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

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Review: Rasheeda Speakingat curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

Tonya Pinkins and Dianne Wiest tackle office politics and racism .

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Friday, January 30, 2015

Review: Shesh Yak by Elyse Sommer

- A well-intentioned but deeply flawed behind-the-headlines play

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Review: A Month in the Country at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

Turgenev's passion-filled comedy at Classic Stage -

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Friday, January 23, 2015

Review:Into The Woods at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

- Why not see a live and lively version of this musical materpiece and not just the big-buzz movie.

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Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Review: I'm Gonna Pray For You So Hard at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

This superbly performed waiting-for-opening-night-reviews backstage story is more harrowing than hilarious, so don't expect another It's Only a Play.. .

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