On The Twentieth Century - First rate revival of a not so first rate musical
The energetic cast does all it can to make this 1978 show bubble like champagne. Unfortunately they are working with sparkling water.
The energetic cast does all it can to make this 1978 show bubble like champagne. Unfortunately they are working with sparkling water.
Lin-Manuel Miranda has taken on a herculean task in bringing us this production and there are many moments of true brilliance " genius in fact. If only that fateful shot would come sooner.
It's a fascinating glimpse into what makes Queen Elizabeth tick as she reveals that she "loathes the palace" and is "happiest on the water"
It's a matter of taste. If you love Larry David you'll love Larry David with his distinctive brand of humor. High brow it isn't. Raking in the dough it is. Major balls in play here.
The true star of the show is the versatile Rob McClure a hapless happy-go-lucky guy with mommy problems and a fiancée who has been waiting around for five years to get hitched.
SPOILER ALERT: You might want to rent one of those hearing devices. Between the British accent and the acoustics of the Friedman it is hard to decipher what is being said
Mr. Cooper's performance is consummate in this highly theatrical and bare bones production exquisitely directed by Scott Ellis.
The funniest of the jokes deal with the names of James Wicker, Harvey Fierstein and Nathan Lane. Set up beautifully they really pay off big
Three amazing character studies with a skilled lesson in preparing the perfect trout. The dialogue is sharp and smart. Plenty of wit. Plenty of things happening to keep you alert.
This new SIDE SHOW has its ups and lots of downs. It has some wonderful performances. But it does not flow as it should and once did. Memories die hard.
Director Sam Gold has the cast singing songs throughout while changing set pieces. It becomes a sort of hootenanny. Will there be a cast album?
Ninety minutes that will make you rethink how we perceive and present ourselves and how we should think about each other. Without bias. Without prejudice.
Sting may not be appearing in this underwhelming, dark, gloomy and quasi romantic folk opera but the echo of his voice resounds throughout.
Fresh and fast paced " with a cast that can sing and dance its heart out " right into the hearts of the audience
First and foremost is the Broadway debut of Alex Sharp a recent graduate of Juilliard who by chance and talent got the role of his thus far young lifetime " that of Christopher Boone.
Messrs. Kaufman and Hart had a lot on their collective collaborative minds " most of it amazingly still pertinent and still very amusing
Long on rhetoric and short on "RASA" " the "it" factor that makes a creative work "pulse." After all it is Tom Stoppard who seldom knows when to stop.
A world of debauchery, provocative pasties, bejeweled jock straps and bare buttocks where one can celebrate with champagne at 428 Lafayette Street " the new oasis of COMPANY XIV
Sylvia Milo a Renaissance woman herself has written a fascinating, surreal and theatrical one woman homage to Maria Anna sister of Amadeus
Sylvia Milo a Renaissance woman herself has written a fascinating, surreal and theatrical one woman homage to Maria Anna - sister to Amadeus
Unfortunately there is little to be done with gangsta rap. The rhythms pulsate as the words spew forth. However Tupac's themes of entrapment, despair and pain are timeless.
Lithe and limber still, he is strutting his life across the stage of The Laura Pels Theatre in JUST JIM DALE " a musical memoir of his life thus far.
An entertaining and gripping examination of how far one will go to prove a point. Prove a point and lose a family.
I kept anticipating someone yelling "CUT!" which would bring to a close this ill- conceived character study that began its life as a 1993 radio play…
It sparkles like a treasure chest filled with diamonds. There are more laughs per minute than any other production on or off Broadway. Two Acts. Almost two hours. Too funny for words.