Thursday, October 1, 2026
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Listen. Chances are someone, somewhere is making music. Music is everywhere. This is the lesson Jenny, the music teacher and newest resident of Sesame Street, teaches the energetic colorful band of …
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10/4/16
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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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Pulitzer-prize winning playwright Paula Vogel has finally made it to Broadway. After a sold-out, acclaimed run at The Vineyard, her play Indecent has opened at The Cort …
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4/26/17
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In Shakespearean days, men played all the roles in theatrical productions; it was unseemly for women to be onstage. Times have changed and now both sexes appear in plays, so why would a noted …
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6/20/16
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The news of the world is depressing and how can it not be? Raise your spirits at School of Rock, the new Andrew Lloyd Webber musical based on the 2003 movie directed …
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12/12/15
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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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Why do some movies make good Broadway shows while others miss the mark? Sister Act, based on the Whoopi Goldberg movie, is refreshing and entertaining while Catch Me …
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4/20/11
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She Loves Me
Looking for an old-fashioned musical with glorious music and sweet sentiments? The kind where the good guy gets the girl and the bad guy gets his just desserts? The Roundabout …
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5/9/16
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The same traditions that connect us to our past can limit us in the present. In rural Afghanistan, wealthy men still practice the ancient custom of bacha baz, where men purchase poor boys from their …
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5/27/17
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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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