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Thursday, August 15, 2013

Theater Review: 'The Hamlet Project' Is a Twist on the Shakespeare Classic by Ken Jaworowski

"The Hamlet Project" version of the Shakespeare tragedy mixes drinking and comedy.    

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Friday, August 9, 2013

Theater Review: 'King Kong,' Set in the 1970s, Comes to SummerStage by Ken Jaworowski

"King Kong," a musical written by Alfred Preisser, Randy Weiner and DJ Cold Cut, with a score by Wes Matthews, gives a classic new dimensions.    

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Thursday, August 8, 2013

Shows to Consider at New York's Fringe Festival by Eric Grode, Catherine Rampell, Erik Piepenburg, Andy Webster, Ken Jaworowski and Steven McElroy

From the immense lineup of shows in the New York International Fringe Festival, staff members at The Times play some hunches and make some picks to see.    

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Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Theater Review : 'Richard III' Emerges Outdoors on the Lower East Side by Ken Jaworowski

"Richard III," presented by the Drilling Company's Shakespeare in the Parking Lot, stars Alessandro Colla as the scheming villain.    

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Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Theater Review: 'Dancing on Nails,' Set in a 1950s Store, Opens at Theater 80 by Ken Jaworowski

"Dancing on Nails," a play at Theater 80, focuses on a 1950s-era Jewish hardware store owner who hires a young black woman and develops romantic feelings toward her.    

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Monday, July 15, 2013

Theater Review | 'Cymbeline': 'Cymbeline' Unfolds in a City Parking Lot by Ken Jaworowski

Shakespeare in the Parking Lot returns to the Lower East Side with a boisterous production of "Cymbeline."    

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Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Theater Review: 'The Henrietta,' a Comedy Set in 1887, Resonates Today by Ken Jaworowski

The 21st century echoes parts of "The Henrietta," an 1887 production now at the Metropolitan Playhouse.    

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Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Theater Review: 'Tea for Three,' With Elaine Bromka, at Urban Stages by Ken Jaworowski

Three first ladies are portrayed by one actress-playwright in "Tea for Three," by Elaine Bromka and Eric H. Weinberger at Urban Stages.    

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Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Theater Review: '21,' Presented by Repertorio Español by Ken Jaworowski

"21," presented by Repertorio Español at the Gramercy Arts Theater, centers on a rambunctious family's bumpy celebration at a casino.    

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Monday, May 27, 2013

Theater Review: 'The Weir' at Irish Repertory Theater by Ken Jaworowski

In "The Weir," four men and a woman meet at a pub, where they crack jokes, drink too much, swap stories and reveal themselves slowly.    

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Monday, May 20, 2013

Theater Review: 'White Hot,' by Tommy Smith, at the Flea Theater by Ken Jaworowski

There are so many meant-to-shock moments in Tommy Smith's "White Hot" that tedium soon replaces repulsion.    

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Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Theater Review: 'Pinkolandia,' Tale of Chilean Exiles, at the Intar Theater by Ken Jaworowski

"Pinkolandia," by Andrea Thome, recounts the story of a family of Chilean exiles that has relocated to Wisconsin.    

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Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Theater Review: 'Scrambled Eggs,' at the Beckett Theater by Ken Jaworowski

"Scrambled Eggs," a play by Robin Amos Kahn and Gary Richards, is about a premenopausal woman reflecting on her commonplace life, her past boyfriends and her eventual marriage to a nice guy.…

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Thursday, April 25, 2013

Theater Review: 'Collapse' at City Center by Ken Jaworowski

Allison Moore's comedy "Collapse" is built around a couple dealing with infertility and other serious issues.    

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Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Theater Review: 'According to Goldman,' at the Clurman Theater by Ken Jaworowski

"According to Goldman" tells of problems encountered as a professor and a student work on a screenplay.    

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Monday, March 25, 2013

Theater Review: Cirque du Soleil's 'Totem,' by Robert Lepage by Ken Jaworowski

What's the next level after impressed? Whatever it is, that emotion arrives often in "Totem," the newest show from Cirque du Soleil.

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Thursday, March 21, 2013

Theater Review: 'Easter,' by Strindberg, at the Gene Frankel Theater by Ken Jaworowski

A cheerful Strindberg play? It's true; his "Easter" is anything but depressing.

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Sunday, March 10, 2013

Theater Review: 'Clown Bar' at the Parkside Lounge by Ken Jaworowski

In the saloon at the center of Adam Szymkowicz's "Clown Bar" the regulars wear clown makeup and costumes, and speak in the hard-boiled slang of 1930s gangsters.

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Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Theater Review: Theater Uncut at the Clurman Theater by Ken Jaworowski

The British troupe Theater Cut is presenting a program of short works written in response to the worldwide economic slowdown.

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Friday, December 28, 2012

Theater Review: 'Mulan the Musical,' at the Peter Jay Sharp Theater by Ken Jaworowski

The wildly percussive "Mulan the Musical," at the Peter Jay Sharp Theater, isn't Disney, although it tells the story of the same high-spirited heroine.

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Friday, December 21, 2012

Theater Review: Mummenschanz, at the Skirball Center by Ken Jaworowski

The mime troupe Mummenschanz returns with tried-and-true skits that continue to be crowd-pleasers, even if the crowd is made up of gadget-obsessed youngsters.

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Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Theater Review | 'Blood Potato': James McManus's 'Blood Potato,' by Apothecary Theater Company by Ken Jaworowski

"Blood Potato," by James McManus, is a family drama of three brothers on the edge.

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Monday, November 5, 2012

Theater Review: Mike Vogel's 'March Madnesss' at the Abingdon Theater by Ken Jaworowski

Mike Vogel's play "March Madness," set in an unhappy newsroom, derives humor from the kind of office politics seen in television sitcoms.

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Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Circus Review: Big Apple Circus at Lincoln Center by Ken Jaworowski

With its new show, "Legendarium," the Big Apple Circus continues to occupy Damrosch Park at Lincoln Center during the fall and early winter.

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Friday, October 19, 2012

Theater Review: 'Cry for Peace: Voices From the Congo,' at La MaMa by Ken Jaworowski

"Cry for Peace: Voices From the Congo" captures the horror of violence through the words of the actors, who are real survivors of what they describe.

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Monday, October 15, 2012

Theater Review: 'Urban,' at the New Victory Theater by Ken Jaworowski

"Urban" features graduates from Circo Para Todos in an act reminiscent of Cirque du Soleil's, but with a decidedly hip-hop feel.

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Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Theater Review: 'The Old Man and the Old Moon' at the Gym at Judson by Ken Jaworowski

Though "The Old Man and the Old Moon" bills itself as a "play with music," you'll need more words than those to sum it up.

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Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Theater Review: 'Both Your Houses,' at Metropolitan Playhouse by Ken Jaworowski

Politics and human nature play out in "Both Your Houses," Maxwell Anderson's 1933 Pulitzer Prize winner.

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Sunday, September 30, 2012

Theater Review: 'Lovers,' by Brian Friel, at the Beckett Theater by Ken Jaworowski

"Winners" and "Losers," two plays by Brian Friel presented as "Lovers," are being staged at the Beckett Theater.

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Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Theater Review: Marcel Pagnol's 'Marius,' by Storm Theater Company by Ken Jaworowski

The warmhearted play "Marius" is a bit short on plot, but this revival, by the Storm Theater Company, doesn't want for talent.

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Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Theater Review: 'The Exonerated,' Revived at the Culture Project by Ken Jaworowski

"The Exonerated," in a revival at the Culture Project, recounts the tales of six former death-row inmates, using their own words. And 10 years after its premiere, it is still unsettling.

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