Thursday, October 1, 2026
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It's all about the image. Disney movies and fairy tales are sending young women the wrong message and they are suffering from The Princess Complex. In fact, they are feeling Disenchanted.Led by a …
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4/7/15
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Review by Elyse TreversI have to admit I wasn’t very excited about seeing the revival of Noel Coward’s Present Laughter, a comedy that Coward wrote with himself in mind playing Garry …
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4/15/17
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Review by Elyse Trevers
Even reviewers are influenced by reviews. So upon hearing about some of the reactions to the recent British import of George Orwell’s “1984,” I must admit that I …
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8/9/17
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Students who attend Hogwarts School, the school that the famous Harry Potter attended, must be assigned to one of four houses by the sorting hat. Inevitably the houses …
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7/6/17
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A Review by Elyse TreversThe title for this one-woman show by comedian and comedy writer Monica Piper comes from a remark made to the young Monica by a neighbor who noted that she didn’t attend …
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2/2/17
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As soon as he walks onstage, the audience smiles contentedly as if a favorite prodigal son has returned. The affection is almost palpable. Television personality Larry David has become such a figure …
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4/10/15
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When people complain that there aren’t any good parts for women, they need only look at this Broadway season. Directed by Michael Greif, War Paint is an original …
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4/18/17
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Reviving a well-known and beloved Broadway musical has risks. The audience will invariably compare the new production to the one comfortably nestled in their memory. If the people loved it the first …
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1/20/16
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There is nothing like the spectacle and pomp of theater with lavish settings and costumes; think Phantom’s chandelier. Sometimes more exciting, though, is spare theater with the show pared down …
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12/17/15
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Far too often, a woman’s role in a play is either that of villainess or victim. The new revival of Lillian Hellman’s ‘The Little Foxes’ features two meaty women’s roles, one of each. Two of …
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4/26/17
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