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If you have a fond nostalgia for the movie “Breakfast at Tiffany’s, then steer clear of the eponymous show adapted by Richard Greenberg now playing at The Cort Theatre. The show is closer to the …
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3/27/13
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Do you listen to Channel 6 on Sirius-XM radio? Do the words “blue eyed soul” resonate with you? If so, then you probably have a soft spot in your heart for ’60s British pop star Dusty Springfield. The 90-minute Off-Broadway show Forever Dusty at the New World Stages might have some appeal for you.
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By Elyse Trevers
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2/25/13
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Why go to see a classic play, especially if you’ve seen it before? Either you love the show, want to see a new interpretation, or admire the actors. The latest version of Tennessee Williams’ “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” stars Scarlet Johansson as Maggie, wife of Brick and the younger son of Big Daddy Pollitt (ps) who’s dying of cancer. The recurring themes of the play include greed, superficiality, mendacity, sexual desire, repression, and death.
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Elyse Trevers
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1/31/13
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It’s been several years since Roseanne’s TV’s family entertained audiences on prime time. As the long- running show continued, the family added Roseanne’s ditzy younger sister Jacky, played by Laurie Metcalfe. The role earned her three Emmy Awards as she provided just the right amount of zany warmth opposite Roseanne Barr’s sarcastic wit.
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1/18/13
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There’s a welcome new storm in town. Hurricane Norbert Leo Butz is blowing strong laughter and energy onstage at the Music Box Theatre. Although he doesn’t get to sing and dance (which he does extremely well) he uses his comedic skills to entertain and charm the audience in Theresa Rebeck’s new play Dead Accounts. As long as he is center stage, the play is entertaining. Conversely when Butz leaves the stage, it feels as if the air has been sucked out of it - but that’s for later.
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12/26/12
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Just days before 'super-storm' Sandy wreaked havoc on the East Coast, a wonderful revival of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf opened at The Booth Theatre. Mounted by The Steppenwolf Theatre Company, the show features Amy Morton and Tracy Letts in the iconic roles of Martha and George.
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By Elyse Trevers
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11/14/12
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I don’t like knowing the end of a play before it begins. I don’t want to know that Steve (played by Paul Rudd) will brandish a gun at his wife and shoot Sam, half of whose face is covered by a …
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Elyse Trevers
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11/6/12
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Gaines gives another noteworthy performance as Peter Stockmann, the protagonist in Henrik Ibsen’s “An Enemy of The People.”
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By: Elyse Trevers
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10/4/12
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There is a saying that goes, “A lawyer who defends himself has a fool for a client.” The same goes for theater.
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By: Elyse Trevers
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8/30/12
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In 2010, Lynbrook resident and world-renowned pianist created the ensemble Trio21, with the purpose of performing and recording the best of traditional repertoire for violin, cello and piano to …
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By Mary Malloy
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8/23/12
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