Monday, July 27, 2015
often familiar, but well told 2-character musical about aging .
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:14AM[SHARE]Tuesday, May 26, 2015
The warmth and wit that emanates from Churchill the man and Churchill the politician come in great part from the writing, but is also due to Ronald Keaton's very believable portrayal and Kur…
SOURCE: www.nytheatre-wire.com at 11:55AM[SHARE]Monday, May 25, 2015
a one-woman show that takes a heartfelt look at a woman who captured the heart of many people whom she touched both personally and professionally
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 05:58PM[SHARE]The characters in the drama that surround Lizzie Borden are not much different from the rest of humanity, but minus the hatchet
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 05:58PM[SHARE]Time marches on, and plays, even substantial ones like this one by Vaclav Havel don't always keep in step . . .
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 05:58PM[SHARE]The title of Craig Wright's new comedy refers to a play a small-time producer is desperate to get on stage, but it's clear.that the mistakes in question exist on many levels. . .
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 05:58PM[SHARE]Encores! brings back the telephone switchboard. . .
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 05:58PM[SHARE]Having played throughout the United States andaround the world, this sport-y revue returns to the city of its birth
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 05:58PM[SHARE]Having played throughout the United States andaround the world, this sport-y revue returns to the city of its birth
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 05:58PM[SHARE]If you think puppet entertainment is limited to children's shows don't miss . Wakka Wakka's story of a dying universe reborn.. . .
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 05:58PM[SHARE]this may not be as much fun as a big Broadway musical , but it touches the heart in ways that are not easily forgotten . .
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 05:58PM[SHARE]Stevenson's adventure tale gets a lively, fun production at Brooklyn's Irondale Center . .
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 05:58PM[SHARE]Marvell Rep has neither the money nor the stage to recreate the galloping horses of escaping lovers or the wild celebration of the ill-fated wedding, but Leibowitz makes the audience see and…
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 05:58PM[SHARE]Sunday, October 12, 2014
SHAKING UP SHAKESPEARE Shakespeare wrote 154 sonnets, only 25 of which are included in Berliner Ensemble's Shakespeare's Sonnets. But that is more than enough to make for an exciting theatri…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:59AM[SHARE]Wednesday, September 24, 2014
A MERRY APPROACH TO A MELANCHOLY CLASSIC These days when directors revive a classic, they have to decide whether their approach will be either to modernize the play or mount it as a period p…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 03:43AM[SHARE]Tuesday, September 16, 2014
DRAMA IN THE MARKETPLACE Trade Practices, which launches HERE's 2014-2015 season, takes the audience on a tour into the bowels of the corporate world where deals are negotiated, promises are…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 12:15PM[SHARE]Monday, June 16, 2014
MUCH ADO ABOUT SOMETHING YOU WANT TO SEE If one were only to see Shakespeare as produced by The Public Theater at the Delacorte Theater, it would be easy to come to the conclusion that all o…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 09:44PM[SHARE]Friday, May 16, 2014
As long as these men can set the stage on fire, the music that is America's greatest cultural contribution to the world will never die.
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 10:36AM[SHARE]Monday, April 28, 2014
OUR HEARTS BELONG TO MARY, BUT THE REVUE ABOUT HER LIFE NEEDS REINVENTING The legendary actress and singer Mary Martin would have been 100 years old today, and to celebrate this centennial Y…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 11:40PM[SHARE]SOME OF THE GLITZ WORKS, BUT BULLETS BASICALLY SHOOTS BLANKS In keeping with the growing trend of turning films into Broadway musicals, Douglas McGrath and Woody Allen's 1994 comedy, Bullets…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 04:37AM[SHARE]Monday, March 24, 2014
A FAMOUS LITERARY FEUD MAKES GREAT DRAMA In 1980, in a television interview with Dick Cavett, novelist and literary critic Mary McCarthy made an especially biting comment about her longtime …
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 01:41AM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 11, 2014
AN UNHAPPY COUPLE – UNHAPPY IN ITS OWN WAY Stockholm Syndrome is a form of traumatic bonding in which hostages develop an irrational sympathy for their captors. The term refers to a ro…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 07:18PM[SHARE]Wednesday, November 27, 2013
a gentle musical with something of a rambling plot line. But thanks to the lively musical numbers and memorable characters, it remains interesting and entertaining.
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:50AM[SHARE]Friday, September 13, 2013
Zachary Wobensmith Sings from the Heart about Stiff Upper Lips: In his first solo show in New York City, Stiff Upper Lip at The Duplex (61 Christopher Street), Zachary Wobensmith celebrates …
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 04:06PM[SHARE]John Tartaglia Celebrates His Third Decade at 54 Below: John Tartaglia got his start appearing alongside puppets, first on Sesame Street and later in Avenue Q.
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 03:47AM[SHARE]Thursday, August 29, 2013
he National Asian American Theatre Co (NAATCO) does Clifford Odets' story of a Jewish family during the Great Depression.
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 11:04AM[SHARE]Thursday, July 25, 2013
The image of dancing on nails is not pretty. It speaks of self-inflicted injuries and the transformation of something that should be pleasurable into something painful. It is the perfect tit…
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 06:47AM[SHARE]Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Given all that has been written about these presidents and their wives, there probably is not a great deal that is new here, but Bronka's delightful and insightful portrayal of these woman m…
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:08AM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 30, 2013
The Folkbiene's Purim show arrives after this year's holiday, but when a show is as much fun as this, even without a holiday, it's cause for celebration
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 04:29PM[SHARE]Sunday, April 7, 2013
oe Gilford's play about his parents is often funny, generally moving and has an ending that leaves the audience feeling satisfied and just a bit nervous
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:31AM[SHARE]Saturday, March 23, 2013
This play by Anita Loos is the kind of play that begs for the lament “They don’t make them like that anymore.†Fortunately, TACT is still stagin…
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