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If producers ever had any doubt of a celebrity's effect on the box office, they need only look at this current theater season to see ticket prices. Popular movie star George Clooney is packi…
If you've seen the original David Mamet play or the movie version of "GlenGarry Glen Ross," forget it and approach this revival with a fresh mind. Don't compare the present cast to Al Pacino…
The phrase "the sins of the father are visited upon the son" suggests that parents' actions can severely impact their children. In the new adaptation by Mark O'Rowe of Henrik Ibsen's "Ghosts…
Composer-lyricist Jonathan Larson died before achieving success. He posthumously received three Tony Awards and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his groundbreaking musical "Rent". The musica…
What a delight it was to be an audience member for the NYC's Children's Theater production of "Pocket Park Kids." Playwrights Anika Larsen and Orlando Bishop bring an interactive show,…
The "beheaded" Six the Musical standout details her fave food spots for before or after a show. Though we understand their circumstances may have been a bit different, like Oliv…
"It's really hard to do anything when you don't have much to look forward to. Because then you're just stuck in the present. There's nothing to do in the present. It's here and then it's gon…
How would you react after a terrible personal tragedy? Would you slip into a deep depression? In the new musical "Redwood" directed by Tina Landau at the Nederlander Theater, Idina Menzel's …
It's hard to imagine our mothers' lives when they were young women. What were their plans, goals, dreams? Do they have regrets? This is the premise of Bess Wohl's new play, Liberation, prese…
It's not easy for an adult to learn a new language. If you ever tried, you will connect with the characters in "English" the 2023 Pulitzer Prize-winning play for Drama by playwright Sanaz To…
"I do. Now, I'm done!" Such is the sharp and straightforward tagline used for My First Ex-Husband, the raucous romp detailing marriages gone awry, from the fervent pen of The View host Joy B…
Some Broadway musicals are classics, revived over and over again. And then there are the divas, the performers who create the starring roles. If you are lucky enough to see them, you will wi…
The Board of Directors of Eureka Day school, a private school in upscale Berkeley, California, prizes inclusivity above all else. So no issues will be resolved without complete agreement. "W…
Though we understand their circumstances may have been a bit different, like Oliver and his clan of orphan boys, we've all fallen into a daze dreaming of "food, glorious food" at one point o…
Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice" is considered a 'problem' play with its ambiguous tone, shifting from humor to dark elements in the person of one of the central characters, the Jewish…
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Though we understand their circumstances may have been a bit different, like Oliver and his clan of orphan boys, we've all fallen into a daze dreaming of "food, glorious food" at one point o…
Though we understand their circumstances may have been a bit different, like Oliver and his clan of orphan boys, we've all fallen into a daze dreaming of "food, glorious food" at one point o…
Though we understand their circumstances may have been a bit different, like Oliver and his clan of orphan boys, we've all fallen into a daze dreaming of "food, glorious food" at one point o…
Photo by Julieta Cervantes So much theater is about family dynamics where we often recognize ourselves and our families on stage. However, sometimes we are relieved that it is NOT our family…
Though we understand their circumstances may have been a bit different, like Oliver and his clan of orphan boys, we've all fallen into a daze dreaming of "food, glorious food" at one point o…
How far would you go to retain your youth? Theater and film are replete with tales of women attempting to stay young. If the woman is Maddy Ashton, an egotistical narcissistic performer, one…
With his raspy gravelly voice and broad smile, trumpet-player Louis Armstrong has become an iconic figure. Yet his story is much more complex than that. The new Broadway bio-musical, "It's A…
When people need to recharge, they take a nap or have a cup of coffee or a piece of chocolate. When the charming Helper Bots in the different quirky new musical, "Maybe Happy Ending" need a …
Is there anyone who doesn't know the story of Romeo and Juliet, the young star-crossed lovers? The challenge for a director, then, is how to retell the story to appeal to a younger audience.…
