The Country House is a stew of elements. Take a dash of The Seagull (with an aging diva and her playwright son), add a handful of Uncle Vanya (with an older man bringing his younger attractive …
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10/10/14
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Despite glowing reviews for the cast and play, the intimate Cort Theater seemed strangely empty when I saw This Is Our Youth the other night. Is it that the 20-somethings, the group the subject …
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10/2/14
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When my eyes glazed over during the beginning of Act I of Theresa Rebeck’s latest work, Poor Behavior, I knew the play wasn’t working for me. Two characters, Ella and Ian, inebriated from …
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9/2/14
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I never thought I’d heartily recommend another show about the Holocaust, yet after seeing Pianist of Willesden Lane last night, I found myself online urging friends to see it before it ends its …
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8/11/14
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While the skies above Central Park threatened thunder and lightning, the true storm raged onstage. Although the rain never fell, the theatrical tempest reached hurricane proportions. King Lear cursed …
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8/7/14
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If real estate is all about location, then theater depends on advertising. With good marketing, a show can generate word of mouth and increase ticket sales, but sadly, the marketing for Holler if Ya …
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7/17/14
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Step back in time at Old Bethpage Village Restoration for a rousing celebration as it would have been observed in 1865.
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7/2/14
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To a New Yorker, one of the harbingers of summer is Shakespeare in the Park, now celebrating more than 50 years of free theater. For its first of two plays this summer, The Public Theatre is …
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6/17/14
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Behind the throne, there is usually a woman quietly exerting her influence. Two Off-Broadway shows depict such powerful women. Here Lies Love, reprised at the Public Theater, tells a musical story of …
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6/11/14
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