London and New York have an unofficial lend-lease program, and often successful West End shows are imported to Broadway. This year ‘Sunny Afternoon’ won the coveted Olivier Award for Best …
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6/26/15
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If God came down to earth to speak to us, what form would he take? At Studio 54 for 12 weeks, he looks a lot like Jim Parsons (Sheldon Cooper of “The Big Bang Theory.”) Along with his two chief …
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6/11/15
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The acclaimed trio shares some spirited harmonies when they take to the stage this weekend.
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6/3/15
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Families come in all shapes and forms. They’re the people who know you and care about you in spite of everything. In Airline Highway, a play imported from Steppenwolf Theater Company in …
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6/2/15
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Did Shakespeare bore you in high school? Well, you’ve never seen him like this. In an hysterical new musical by Wayne and Karey Kirkpatrick entitled Something Rotten, Shakespeare (the …
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5/26/15
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A classic is something that is popular, timeless and influential. It can be a car, clothing, a Broadway musical like ‘The King and I’ or a Broadway performer like Chita Rivera.
I never thought …
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5/12/15
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It’s award time for Broadway, and while some shows have received multiple nominations, others were snubbed by the critics. Surprisingly, Finding Neverland was totally ignored by the nominators. …
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5/5/15
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I confess. I watch a lot of TV and not just the high-brow Masterpiece Theater; I watch inane comedies, too. I have the convenience of my own home and can rewind, fast forward and delete, and I …
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4/28/15
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Visit Paris this season without getting on a plane. Two classic movie musicals have been transformed into Broadway shows. Gigi, taken from a novella by French author Colette, was released as a film …
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4/21/15
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Gossip, intrigue, adultery, murder — all are the elements of a good soap opera. Yet it's the actual history of the Tudors. In her books, Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies, Hilary Mantel, Man Booker …
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4/16/15
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