Arcadia, by Tom Stoppard is a sublimely written, but complex play. It’s filled with intelligent humor and complicated mathematics. The viewer must be prepared to listen intently, think deeply and …
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Elyse Trevers
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4/5/11
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If it is a new theater season, a new group of celebrities must be appearing on Broadway. Some stars, like Kiefer Sutherland (TV’s “24”), are making making their Broadway debuts. The revival of …
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3/16/11
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Good theater is about synthesis. When the audience watches the skilled ensemble cast in "Other Desert Cities" by Jon Robin Baitz, it sees the best of the theater coming together.The coziness of the …
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2/21/11
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The York Theater Company at St. Peter’s Church is an unprepossessing little theater that offers small new musicals as well as revivals of older musicals. The shows have short runs; many are …
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Elyse Trevers
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2/11/11
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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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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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In school, “they” told us that we should study history, or we would be doomed to repeat it. Well, according to comedian Colin Quinn in his one- man show, we obviously haven’t been studying …
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9/1/10
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Now that the new Broadway shows have opened, there’s an opportunity to reflect on the past season. Awards have been handed out — sometimes appropriately — recognizing talent and creativity. …
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Elyse Trevers
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6/24/10
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