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Sunday, February 6, 2011

The Road to Qatar! by Richard Seff

This is a tough review to write because this 90 minute one-act musical comes to the York Theatre from a successful run in Texas. It is in the  form of a Crosby-Hope "Road" movie, which is…

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Tuesday, February 1, 2011

What the Public Wants by Richard Seff

As  the 21st Century enters its second decade, the plays  of a hundred years earlier are attracting the eyes of the artistic directors of a number of New  York theatres. Last week w…

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Tuesday, January 25, 2011

The New York Idea by Richard Seff

The Atlantic Theater Company has enriched us with productions of The Lieutenant of Inishmore, and Spring Awakening, both of which moved on to acclaim on Broadway.  For these and other pro…

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Monday, January 17, 2011

Other Desert Cities by Richard Seff

2011 struggled to its feet and came up with a winner courtesy of Lincoln Center Theater's André Bishop and Bernard Gersten, who'd stumbled themselves in recent weeks with Women on the Verge…

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Friday, January 14, 2011

The Importance of Being Earnest by Richard Seff

If you're looking for a recipe for a successful revival of Oscar Wilde's 1895 masterpiece, a major ingredient has to be Brian Bedford.  This British born Canadian resident is among the wo…

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Monday, December 27, 2010

Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson by Richard Seff

I knew little about Andrew Jackson, our seventh President, when I entered the Jacobs Theatre on Broadway at an Actors' Fund Benefit performance this past week.  When I left, I knew quite …

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Monday, December 20, 2010

Driving Miss Daisy and the Pinter plays by Richard Seff

Driving Miss Daisy is a holiday gift from some seventeen producers (imagine, for a play with 3 actors, 3 costumes and a few set pieces!). It's a gift because, although the play is a pleasant…

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Monday, December 6, 2010

La Bete and Spirit Control by Richard Seff

I have two winners for you this time, as opposed to my last column which featured two on the down side.  First, La Bête, a farce by David Hirson, presented on Broadway at the Music Box…

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Monday, November 22, 2010

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown and A Free Man of Color by Richard Seff

It's with regret that I must tell you that the Lincoln Center Theatre, which has been so spectacularly run by André Bishop and Bernard Gersten  for the past twenty odd years, has come a …

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Tuesday, November 16, 2010

The Pitmen Painters by Richard Seff

In the words of William Feaver, the author of the book on which this play by Lee Hall is based, "It's often said the play's the thing. Here though, projected above  the heads of the actor…

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Nov 16, 2025: Chess - Imperial Theatre
Mar 23, 2026: Giant - Music Box Theatre
Apr 06, 2026: Becky Shaw - Hayes Theater
Apr 16, 2026: Proof - Booth Theatre
Apr 26, 2026: Drama Desk Cut-Off