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Tuesday, February 21, 2012

"Blood Knot" is Indeed Knotted by Suzanna Bowling

"Blood Knot" is Indeed Knotted: I wanted to like Athol Fugard's "Blood Knot," but two and half hours of exposition is not for me.

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"Chekhovek" Does Not Get Into The Heart Of Its Author by Suzanna Bowling

"Chekhovek" Does Not Get Into The Heart Of Its Author: "Chekhovek" - nine short stories by Anton Chekhov by the Actors' Ensemble and GoShow Entertainment is light on fare.

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"Doctor Bernhardi" Has Much to Say, but is Lost in Translation by Suzanna Bowling

"Doctor Bernhardi" Has Much to Say, but is Lost in Translation: If a play is 100 years old, was rarely produced and runs over 3 hours why would you want to produce it?

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The Threepenny Opera at Marvell Rep is Worth Cheering For by Suzanna Bowling

The Threepenny Opera at Marvell Rep is Worth Cheering For: The Marvell Rep's innovative version of "The Threepenny Opera," is full of bawdy fun, starting with "The Ballad of Mack the Knife"…

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Monday, February 20, 2012

Fun Fact About the Best Actress Category " Their paths almost all began in NYC Off-Broadway by Suzanna Bowling

Fun Fact About the Best Actress Category - Their paths almost all began in NYC Off-Broadway: Four of the Five Oscar Nominees in the best actress category have already been declared honorees…

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Saturday, February 18, 2012

Look Back in Anger, is Nothing but Angry. by Suzanna Bowling

Look Back in Anger, is Nothing but Angry.: Look Back in Anger at the Laura Pels Theater is the revival of John Osborne's 1956 play.

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Tuesday, February 14, 2012

How I Learned to Drive Never Hits the Road by Suzanna Bowling

How I Learned to Drive Never Hits the Road: The revival of How I Learned to Drive is now 15 years old idling at the 2econd Stage Theatre. Paula Vogel's multiple award, Pulitzer Prize-winning…

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Friday, February 10, 2012

The Ugly One Shows How Obsessed We've Become by Suzanna Bowling

The Ugly One Shows How Obsessed We've Become: If you like the Twilight Zone episode, "Number 12 Looks Just Like You," you will love "The Ugly One," the new play at Soho Rep.

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Thursday, February 9, 2012

Another Openin', Another Show by Suzanna Bowling

Another Openin', Another Show: RUSSIAN TRANSPORT: Erika Sheffer's new play presented by The New Group, takes on the tough subject of the illegal transportation of immigrant girls.

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Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Psycho Therapy is Refreshingly Funny by Suzanna Bowling

Psycho Therapy is Refreshingly Funny: The new play Psycho Therapy by Frank Strausser is wonderfully acted and refreshingly funny.

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Myths and Hymns is Glorious Thanks to Adam Guettel's Music and Elizabeth Lucas's Staging by Suzanna Bowling

Myths and Hymns is Glorious Thanks to Adam Guettel's Music and Elizabeth Lucas's Staging: Adam Guettel's Myths and Hymns was always esoteric and haunting but was a song cycle sung at a serie…

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Sunday, February 5, 2012

Musical Theatre Loses a Mentor in Jean Banks by Suzanna Bowling

Musical Theatre Loses a Mentor in Jean Banks: For those of you who were apart of the BMI workshop Jean Banks, the senior director of jazz and musical theatre, died on Feb. 2 in her Lower Eas…

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Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Stagedoor Manor is Honored by the Theatre Museum Award for Excellence in Theatre Arts Education by Suzanna Bowling

Stagedoor Manor is Honored by the Theatre Museum Award for Excellence in Theatre Arts Education: Stagedoor Manor, the country's premiere summertime training ground for young performers, will…

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Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Warren Carlyle Set to Bring Charlie Chaplin to Broadway by Suzanna Bowling

Warren Carlyle Set to Bring Charlie Chaplin to Broadway: First Hugh Jackman, now Charlie Chaplin has claimed Warren Carlyle ("Finian's Rainbow") to direct and choreograph.

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President of the Times Square Alliance Tim Thompkins is Honored by Suzanna Bowling

President of the Times Square Alliance Tim Thompkins is Honored: Yesterday, two of the most prestigious awards in the hospitality industry, IN New York magazine's Hotel Experience Awards and…

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Monday, January 30, 2012

The Newest Musical Watch: "Be Careful! The Sharks Will Eat You!," Has Grammy Award Winning Paquito D'Rivera by Suzanna Bowling

The Newest Musical Watch: "Be Careful! The Sharks Will Eat You!," Has Grammy Award Winning Paquito D'Rivera: Paquito D'Rivera, the multiple Grammy Award winner, Kennedy Center honoree, Natio…

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It Hasn't Even Opened and Classic Stage Company's Galileo starring Academy Award Winner F. Murray Abraham Extends by Suzanna Bowling

It Hasn't Even Opened and Classic Stage Company's Galileo starring Academy Award Winner F. Murray Abraham Extends: Classic Stage Company's upcoming production of Bertolt Brecht's Galileo sta…

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The Tony Awards and Glenn Weiss Wins Directors Guild Award by Suzanna Bowling

The Tony Awards and Glenn Weiss Wins Directors Guild Award: Glenn Weiss and the directing team of the 65th Annual Tony Awards, have been honored with a Directors Guild award in the category…

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The 10th Annual Nightlife Awards Has Performances Galore by Suzanna Bowling

The 10th Annual Nightlife Awards Has Performances Galore: Tonight the 10th Annual Nightlife Awards has performances by Tony Nominee and Nightlife legend Karen Akers, nightlife and recording …

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Ex American Idol Constantine Maroulis is About to Take Over Broadway With the Revival of Frank Wildhorn's Jekyll & Hyde by Suzanna Bowling

Ex American Idol Constantine Maroulis is About to Take Over Broadway With the Revival of Frank Wildhorn's Jekyll & Hyde: "American Idol" is about to start singing "This is the Moment" a…

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Friday, January 27, 2012

Costume Designer and Visionary Eiko Ishioka Dies by Suzanna Bowling

Costume Designer and Visionary Eiko Ishioka Dies: "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark," costumer, Eiko Ishioka, died in Tokyo at 73 of pancreatic cancer.

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Cancer has W;t with Cynthia Nixon by Suzanna Bowling

Cancer has W;t with Cynthia Nixon:

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The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess on Broadway is a "Crap Game" by Suzanna Bowling

The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess on Broadway is a "Crap Game:" When I read Stephen Sondheim's critique of "Porgy and Bess," I wondered what all the fuss was about until I witnessed last night's…

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Tuesday, January 24, 2012

The Philanderer is a Pearl by Suzanna Bowling

The Philanderer is a Pearl: Theatre needs more shows like George Bernard Shaw's revival of The Philanderer, at City Center by the Pearl Theatre Company. Audiences love romantic entanglements…

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Monday, January 23, 2012

See Previews of the New Musical Ghost Starting Tomorrow by Suzanna Bowling

See Previews of the New Musical Ghost Starting Tomorrow: On Thursday, January 19th, Ghost the Musical hosted The Ghost Light Sessions Live, a special sneak peek presentation at the historic …

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Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera Celebrates Their 24th Anniversary on Thursday, January 26 and Their Historic 10,000th Performance Feb by Suzanna Bowling

Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera Celebrates Their 24th Anniversary on Thursday, January 26 and Their Historic 10,000th Performance Febuary 11th: Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phant…

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The Road To Mecca is a Journey Worth Taking by Suzanna Bowling

The Road To Mecca is a Journey Worth Taking: The revival of Athol Fugard's The Road To Mecca is beautifully acted with a powerful second act.

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Kevin Spacey as Richard III Brings Much Content by Suzanna Bowling

Kevin Spacey as Richard III Brings Much Content: The production of Kevin Spacey as Richard III at BAM is a must see for theatre lovers.

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Tuesday, January 17, 2012

SPIDER-MAN Turn Off the Dark Back in the News and in Court by Suzanna Bowling

The producers of the musical SPIDER-MAN Turn Off the Dark today filed an answer and countersuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Tuesday against Julie Taymor …

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20at20, the Bi-Annual Celebration of Off Broadway is Back Starting Tomorrow by Suzanna Bowling

20at20, the Bi-Annual Celebration of Off Broadway is Back Starting Tomorrow

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2012 Proves That Theatre is Alive and Well by Suzanna Bowling

2012 Proves That Theatre is Alive and Well: As shows close, new ones are waiting in the wings. 2012 already has some buzz and here's why:

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