Friday, January 31, 2014
Though not flawless, this rarely done Brecht farce is a chance to see future characters in embryo as well as the first example of his much explored theme of man's changeability.
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 06:43AM[SHARE]Thursday, January 30, 2014
this works hard to be a satire with something meaningful and new to say about love, sex, religion and race. But it ends up being a rather sophomoric shlock-shockspiel that relies on graphica…
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John Patrick Shanley's double homecoming: to his Irish Roots and the romantic spirit of Moonstruck
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 01:25PM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 22, 2014
A curtainup Feature:
Holden Caulfield: Theater Aficionado
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Joe Orton's farce no longer sends shock waves through audiences, but when done right, as it is here, its coal-black humor and Wildean wit remains intact . . . Read More
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:16AM[SHARE]Rebecca Hall brings new life to Sophie Treadwell's 1928 tragedy of a woman destroyed by a harsh, man and machine dominated world
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:14AM[SHARE]Monday, January 13, 2014
Jessie Mueller proves she's a triple threat talent as singer-singwriter Carole King . .
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Chekhov's legacy of plays about trios of sistgers
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stellar cast makes movie version of Pulitzer prize play oscar-worthy
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- Despite the darkness of these characters' lives and the situation, Conor McPherson's play is richly spiced with humor
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 06:29AM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Madeleine George certainly has come up with an at once fun and thought provoking if imperfect conceit .
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 06:02AM[SHARE]Monday, December 9, 2013
A gorgeous Amy Irving to provide a modicum of text, a pair of New York's American ballet theater dancers to execute Martha Clarke's sensual as ever and literature inspired choreography! What…
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It's back to WASP country and the 1952's in A. R. Gurney's new play at the Flea
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:49AM[SHARE]Monday, November 25, 2013
Terrence McNally has clearly had a grand time stuffing his whirlwind romp through centuries of theatrical history with sly allusions and amusing dialogue. . . Read More
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:15PM[SHARE]August Wilson's scattershot autobiographical monologue enlivened by Ruben Santiago-Hudson's vibrant persona.
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 01:02PM[SHARE]Richard Nelson completes his plays about the Apple family in tandem with inrep production of the three leading up to this highly emotional finale.
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:27AM[SHARE]Friday, November 22, 2013
Amanda Peet's entertaining debut play at MTC's City Center Main Stage deals with much the same issues as those explored in in Dennis Kelly's Taking Care of Baby at the neighboring smaller st…
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Dennis Kelly has "Americanized" his play for its off-Broadway premiere which benefits from a top drawer cast. .
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- A hilariously macabre and deliciously tuneful musical has landed on Broadway. It's a sure-fire Tony award collector . . . Read More
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William Finn and James Lapine have musicalized the movie about the dysfunctional Hoover family. The 2nd Stage production is vastly revamped from its California premiere
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:53AM[SHARE]Wednesday, November 13, 2013
- that is the question especially in a Bard Storming season.
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 04:23PM[SHARE]Samuel Beckett's rarely seen radio play gets a theatricalized treatment and has Dame Eileen Atkins and Sir Michael Gambon aboad to give it star powerered buzz
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 03:27PM[SHARE]Monday, November 11, 2013
Each play stands on its own. . .but seeing both is a hard to miss treat
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Bruce Norris's take on the political adulterer's confessional is enlivened by a terrific cast and dialogue .
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 02:04PM[SHARE]Murder and drugs (more unusually imbibed than you're likely to have ever seen) heighten the macabre shenanigans of Beth Henley's new play at the New Group .
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:15AM[SHARE]Thursday, November 7, 2013
The piano playing duo's Agatha Christie spoof gets a second life at New World Stages . .
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This season a group of Powerhouse Brits are doubling the event-ability of Shakespeare, Pinter and Beckett with in-rep productions. But event-ability isn't strictly a Broadway thing.
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While Craig is the ticket selling magnet, and both he and Rachel Weisz are excellent, the truly unforgettable character here is Rafe Spall as Jerry, the man sharing seven years of illicit af…
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 04:21PM[SHARE]Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Welcome to New York, Dr. Ruth! That is, Debra Jo Rush in her endearing portrayal of the 4'7" dynamo with the German-French-Israeli accent best known for her witty sound bites about any and a…
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:29AM[SHARE]The Foundry Theatre's brilliantly inventive production is giving a larger audience a chane to contemplate how to help good people everywhere to a happy end " and as part of that process seei…
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:28AM[SHARE]Sunday, October 27, 2013
No chance that any New Yorker claiming "with-it-ry"credentials would be caught unable to make a few choice comments about Daniel Craig's performance.
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