In "The Importance of Being Earnest," two shallow young women are so enamored with the name Earnest that their suitors arrange to be re-baptized. Yet in the latest revival of the play presented by …
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Elyse Trevers
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1/17/11
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January is known to be “the cruelest month” for Broadway. After the holiday season, shows begin posting closings. But one need only look at the shows still running to see the pattern, something …
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By Elyse Trevers
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1/3/11
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Julia Losner, a sixth-grader at Old Mill Road Elementary School in North Merrick, performed at Carnegie Hall in Manhattan on Dec. 11 and Dec. 12 as part of the children’s chorus with the New York …
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By David Weingrad
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12/13/10
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Can you feel guilty for laughing and enjoying a Broadway musical? The answer is Yes, if you are watching The Scottsboro Boys. With music and lyrics by Kander and Ebb (Chicago, Cabaret), The …
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11/23/10
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For the first 30 minutes of David Hirson’s La Bete, Valere (Mark Rylance) delivers an hysterical monologue in rhymed couplets. Although not alone, Rylance, playing a braggart, boorish …
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11/5/10
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Brief Encounter, a play about forbidden love, is based upon Noel Coward’s one act play Still Life (1936). In 1945, it was made into a popular film that remains a romantic classic to this day. …
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10/12/10
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Find out what's like to be a circus star at Long Island Children's Museum this weekend. Also check out the best of Broadway at Eisenhower Park, and a Broadway favorite, "Annie," at Hofstra University.
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8/18/10
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While plays in repertory sometimes complement one another, the current pairing of “The Merchant of Venice” and “The Winter’s Tale” as this season’s Shakespeare in the Park offerings …
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Arlene Epstein
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7/22/10
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When the temperature hovers above 90 degrees one is inclined to head for the shore rather than the sidewalks of Times Square. But that doesn’t mean you can’t bring the glories of Broadway and …
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Arlene Epstein
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7/22/10
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Nearly 4,000 people came out July 9 to participate in the 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament at the Dutch Broadway Elementary School in Elmont...
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By Lee Landor
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7/15/10
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