17 stories by "Harrison"
I’ve got all my life to live, and I’ve got all my love to give, and I’ll survive. I WILL SURVIVE! So sang Queen Diana Ross at the grand re-opening of King’s Theatr…
Before the deluge of 2015 begins, let’s look at the year just past and note some favorites! I make no claim to “best” (what do you this this is? Buzzfeed?!) but these seven…
What does a 67-year-old flop musical have to do with a new play from one of New York's hottest young writers? Well, not much at first glance. ALLEGRO (the musical, now at CSC) and POCATEL…
You can call it a comedy all you like, but MUCH ADO is nothing of the sort. Though often funny and sometimes hilarious, Shakespeare's yarn of headstrong lovers is fascinatingly woven with th…
I recently got a super cool peek inside the Times Square Theater, the last of eight houses on 42nd Street to see rehabilitation since city/state seizure (and Disney) happened in the 1990s. T…
theater-words is a little late to the game here"hello, January 5"but no matter: Let's do some "best of"-ing! In descending …Continue reading »
Deep in Brooklyn sits the old Loew’s 46th Street Theater, a faded film palace now annexed by a furniture store. It’s …Continue reading »
The Mark Hellinger is the most beautiful theater on Broadway. It hasn’t housed a show since 1989. Sadness of sadnesses—I know. …Continue reading »
There's a lot to love about Fun Home, the hot new musical down at the Public Theater. It's got great …Continue reading »
Much of the buzz surrounding Canadian writer Alice Munro's recent Nobel win came from her affinity for the short story, …Continue reading »
It’s always nerve-wracking to see a production that’s highly acclaimed. “Of course,” you think on the way to your seat, …Continue reading »
HEY Y’ALL! theater-words is back! After a summer hiatus, it’s time to dust the footlights… so LET’S GO! First up …Continue reading »
Matthew James Thomas & Rachel Bay Jones, Pippin Ok, ok, they're not actually nominated, but whatever: Rachel Bay Jones and …Continue reading »
Tony Shalhoub, Golden Boy As a distraught, immigrant Italian father in this Odets oldie, Tony Shalhoub used a pitch-perfect accent …Continue reading »
The second act of Matilda reduced me to a blubbering snot-mess, in large part because of the title character's touching …Continue reading »
Maybe I'm just on an end-of-season, Matilda-inspired high, but Broadway seemed particularly smoosh-smashed with some truly noteworthy performances this year. …Continue reading »
Every year or six it's important to leave New York"one can only stand so much of $7 cereal and the …Continue reading »
