A Review by Elyse TreversThe title for this one-woman show by comedian and comedy writer Monica Piper comes from a remark made to the young Monica by a neighbor who noted that she didn’t attend …
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2/2/17
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The average adult spends a third of the day at work, often seeing more of his co-workers than his relatives. So it’s not surprising that some workers bond like a family. With well-crafted …
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1/30/17
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If you take the LIRR (the reverse commute,) you can easily identify with Aaron Port (Josh Radnor) who travels to Levittown each week to teach an adult ed class on creative writing. If you’ve …
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1/15/17
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Doesn’t this show feel familiar? Haven’t we seen this before? Well, actually not officially, but A Bronx Tale, which recently opened at The Longacre Theater, bears an awful lot of …
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1/5/17
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Theater’s a tough business so “you gotta have a gimmick” to distinguish your show. Hoping to capitalize on the popularity of movies like Pitch Perfect, and TV shows like Glee, In …
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12/21/16
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Finally, some pleasant news out of the Mid-East. A troupe of Egyptian musicians gets lost in Israel and is warmly welcomed by townspeople living in the middle of nowhere. The award-winning 2007 movie …
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12/9/16
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As soon as the light came up at the NYCB Theatre at Westbury, my almost-4-year-old companion whipped around and started to pay attention to the Christmas scene on stage. Four elves wearing green and …
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12/8/16
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There are three reasons to see the latest revival of Finian’s Rainbow. The first is the marvelous Melissa Errico, starring as Sharon. Her character is the heart of the musical, both as the love …
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12/3/16
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Sometimes it takes only two to make a great show.
‘Heisenberg’
Heisenberg, at the MTC, stars the marvelous Mary-Louise Parker as quirky 40-something Georgie Burns and Denis Arndt as …
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11/30/16
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“Everything has its season” and this is the right time for Falsettos. Topics that were once taboo are now commonplace. Many television shows feature mixed-race couples and homosexual …
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11/26/16
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