I remember when I first saw the film Misery, based upon the book by Stephen King; I didn’t sleep for a week. It was that terrifying! The book has recently been adapted to the stage. Starring …
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11/23/15
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If you are a “dog person,” you often plan your day around your pet’s walks and mealtimes. No matter what kind of mood you might be in, your pet is loving and adoring. So it’s easy to …
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11/13/15
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Am I the only one getting tired of jukebox musicals? Yet despite a series of mediocre attempts, I still find myself hoping for another Jersey Boys or Movin' Out. Sadly the new Off-Broadway show, Trip …
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10/30/15
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Reviewed by Elyse Trevers
The best advertisement for aging gracefully is not to move to Florida, but to re-locate to Broadway. The revival of The Gin Game by D.L. Coburn stars 90-year-old …
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10/28/15
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When we think of choreography, we generally envision the movement of dance. The exhilarating revival of Spring Awakening adds a special dimension to the definition, the hand motions of American Sign …
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10/14/15
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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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