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Monday, May 25, 2015

Playwright tries to make name for himself by Frank Scheck

The name "Abulkasem" may not mean anything to you now, but it will mean much after you've seen "Invasion!" Maybe too much, because this satirical Swedish import packs a whole lot of ideas -…

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Baby drama's misconceived by Frank Scheck

Having a baby? You might want to avoid "40 Weeks," the Debbie Downer of pregnancy plays. The couple are Angie (Megan Hart) and Mark (Jorge Cordova), who are having a tough go of it financia…

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Little pleasure in 'Treasure' by Frank Scheck

The swashbuckling pirates of "Treasure Island" burst into song often enough to make it feel like a musical. But despite repeated choruses of "Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum," this new adaptat…

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Murky Irish stew by Frank Scheck

Any doubts that the Irish are in love with words are quickly dispelled by "Mimic." The sheer torrent of language that Raymond Scannell spews out in his one-man show will leave you numb and b…

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No EMTs Required by Frank Scheck

�Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark� may never get around to officially opening on Broadway. But no fewer than three new Spider-Man musicals opening this week are willing to go where th…

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Nerve Griffin by Frank Scheck

'Let's talk about the 'Real House wives,' " says Kathy Griffin, con spiratorially. And for the rest of her shamelessly titled "Kathy Griffin Wants a Tony," which opened its very brief run o…

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The 'Spy' that talked too much by Frank Scheck

There's not much to do in limbo except talk. And talk. And talk. And that's exactly what the three historical characters in "Spy Garbo" do. By the end of this long-winded evening of philoso…

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Wednesday, May 20, 2015

'Permission': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Justin Bartha and Elisabeth Reaser star in this new play by 'Hand to God' author Robert Askins, about married couples participating in Christian Domestic Disciplline.read more

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Tuesday, May 19, 2015

'The Way We Get By': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Amanda Seyfried and Thomas Sadoski star in Neil LaBute's new play about the aftermath of a drunken hook-up, premiering off-Broadway at Second Stage.read more

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Monday, May 18, 2015

'The Flick': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Annie Baker's acclaimed Pulitzer Prize-winning play about the employees of a run-down Massachusetts movie theater returns in a commercial off-Broadway engagement with its original cast.read …

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Monday, May 11, 2015

'The Painted Rocks at Revolver Creek': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Signature Theatre presents the world premiere of this latest work by esteemed South African playwright Athol Fugard, author of 'The Road to Mecca' and 'Master Harold...and the Boys.'read more

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Monday, May 4, 2015

'Dinner With the Boys': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Dan Lauria of 'The Wonder Years' fame stars in his playwriting debut, a black comedy about a pair of hitmen facing retribution from their mob bosses.read more

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Sunday, April 26, 2015

'Early Shaker Spirituals': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Oscar winner Frances McDormand reunites with the Wooster Group to replicate a 1976 recording of 19th-century hymns sung by Shaker women.read more

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Tuesday, April 21, 2015

'Doctor Zhivago': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Des McAnuff directs this lavish musical based on the 1957 Boris Pasternak novel that also inspired David Lean's classic 1965 screen epic.read more

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Tuesday, April 14, 2015

'It Shoulda Been You': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

David Hyde Pierce directs a talented ensemble of comedy pros including Tyne Daly, Harriet Harris and Edward Hibbert in this new musical about the troubled impending nuptials of a Jewish brid…

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Sunday, April 12, 2015

'Ghosts': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Lesley Manville heads the cast of Richard Eyre's Olivier Award-winning Almeida Theatre revival of the Ibsen classic, imported to New York for a month-long run.read more

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'Ghosts': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Lesley Manville heads the cast of Richard Eyre's Olivier Award-winning Almeida Theatre revival of the Ibsen classic, imported to New York for a monthlong run.read more

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Friday, April 3, 2015

Author Hilary Mantel on the Page-to-Stage Transition of 'Wolf Hall' by Frank Scheck

The Man Booker Prize-winning historical novels can be seen simultaneously on Broadway, in the RSC stage adaptation and on PBS in the six-part BBC series starring Mark Rylance and Damian Lewi…

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Author Hilary Mantel on the Page-to-Stage Transition of 'Wolf Hall' by Frank Scheck

The Booker Prize-winning historical novels can be seen simultaneously on Broadway in the RSC stage adaptation and on PBS in the six-part BBC series starring Mark Rylance and Damian Lewis.rea…

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Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Tony Winner Laura Benanti Stars in Radio City Music Hall's 'New York Spring Spectacular' by Frank Scheck

The actress, currently appearing in a recurring role on ABC's "Nashville," talks about dancing with the Rockettes in this lavish new production.read more

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Monday, March 16, 2015

'Placebo,' a play about a female arousal drug, could use a little theatrical Viagra by Frank Scheck

A placebo is medical-speak for a harmless substance that has no real curative effects whatsoever. The same could be said of Obie winner Melissa James Gibson's new drama: "Placebo" which...

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'The Hunchback of Notre Dame': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Composer Alan Menken, lyricist Stephen Schwartz and playwright Peter Parnell collaborate on this theatrical adaptation of Disney's 1996 animated musical.read more

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Sunday, March 15, 2015

'Posterity': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Pulitzer- and Tony-winning 'I Am My Own Wife' author Doug Wright imagines the encounters between Norwegian sculptor Gustav Vigeland and famed playwright Henrik Ibsen.read more

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Kristin Chenoweth leads 'On the Twentieth Century' to theatrical bliss by Frank Scheck

“They don't write dialogue like this anymore," a producer says, leafing through the Bible in "On the Twentieth Century." And they don't write musical comedies like this anymore, either…

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Wednesday, February 25, 2015

'Brooklynite': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

A ragtag group of superheroes protects Brooklyn in this campy new musical co-written and directed by Michael Mayer of 'Spring Awakening' and 'American Idiot' fame.read more

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Tuesday, February 24, 2015

'Lives of the Saints': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

This evening of comic one-acts arrives courtesy of 'All in the Timing' and 'Venus in Fur' playwright David Ives, directed by Tony winner John Rando.read more

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'The Nether': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Emmy winner Merritt Wever stars in Jennifer Haley's drama depicting a dystopian society where people can act out their darkest fantasies online.read more

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'The Nether': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Emmy-winner Merritt Wever stars in Jennifer Haley's drama depicting a dystopian society where people can act out their darkest fantasies online.read more

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Wednesday, February 18, 2015

'Verité': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Anna Camp stars in this comedy from 'Orange is the New Black' writer Nick Jones, about a struggling writer looking to drum up memoir fodder.read more

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Tuesday, February 17, 2015

'Hamilton': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

This new hip hop-infused musical by 'In the Heights' composer-star Lin-Manuel Miranda depicts the sprawling life of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton.read more

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Thursday, February 12, 2015

'The Iceman Cometh': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Nathan Lane and Brian Dennehy headline Robert Falls' acclaimed production for the Goodman Theatre of Eugene O'Neill's classic drama. read more

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