It doesn't matter if the ending of Daddy Longlegs, the new Off-Broadway musical at the Davenport Theatre, is inevitable; it only matters that it's entertaining. Based on the 1912 book by Jean …
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10/8/15
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I believe that children should be exposed to theater early and often. However, much good theater is prohibitively expensive and some theaters even have placed an age requirement on their audience. …
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9/25/15
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Not only does Alan Hruska's new play, Laugh It Up, Stare It Down, have a title that is inexplicably hard to remember, it is in search of a tone. At times light and flirtatious, it becomes …
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9/11/15
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If you could learn your future, would you want to know? In the insightful Off-Broadway play, Informed Consent, by Deborah Zoe Laufer, Jillian, a genetic anthropologist, takes a genome test to …
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9/4/15
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You know how you cringe when people scrape their nails on a blackboard? That’s how I felt watching the Off-Broadway show, “Ruthless! The Musical.” The show is a satire with …
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8/21/15
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Even if you’ve never seen it, Cymbeline, one of Shakespeare’s lesser-known plays, will feel familiar. However, I must admit I wasn’t looking forward to the three-hour evening …
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8/14/15
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“Why’s New York the greatest city?” Although many may not agree, all in the intimate Cherry Lane Theatre audience would agree that Colin Quinn makes a good case for the city in his …
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8/6/15
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“Life is simple; Find someone to go through it with.” That’s Jordan’s task in Significant Other at the Laura Pels Theatre. His goal becomes especially more crucial when all …
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7/29/15
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The new show Amazing Grace is not a musical about the popular song; it’s actually about the songwriter’s spiritual conversion. Based upon true events, the story tells of John Newton (Josh …
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7/17/15
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Among the most impressive aspects of ‘The Tempest’, the first offering of The Public Theater’s free Shakespeare in the Park this summer, are the special effects done with lights and percussion. …
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7/14/15
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