Finally, some pleasant news out of the Mid-East. A troupe of Egyptian musicians gets lost in Israel and is warmly welcomed by townspeople living in the middle of nowhere. The award-winning 2007 movie …
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12/9/16
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As soon as the light came up at the NYCB Theatre at Westbury, my almost-4-year-old companion whipped around and started to pay attention to the Christmas scene on stage. Four elves wearing green and …
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12/8/16
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There are three reasons to see the latest revival of Finian’s Rainbow. The first is the marvelous Melissa Errico, starring as Sharon. Her character is the heart of the musical, both as the love …
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12/3/16
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Sometimes it takes only two to make a great show.
‘Heisenberg’
Heisenberg, at the MTC, stars the marvelous Mary-Louise Parker as quirky 40-something Georgie Burns and Denis Arndt as …
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11/30/16
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“Everything has its season” and this is the right time for Falsettos. Topics that were once taboo are now commonplace. Many television shows feature mixed-race couples and homosexual …
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11/26/16
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Do you need to see “Hamilton” to truly enjoy “Spamilton” at the Triad? No. And yes. The 70-minute parody by Gerard Alessandrini pokes more fun at Hamilton’s creator …
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11/15/16
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Once upon a time, daily newspapers were the primary source of news for Americans. Reporters competed for information and tried to scoop each other. That was when Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur wrote …
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Review by Elyse Trevers
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11/15/16
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The title of Mike Bartlett’s new play immediately sets the tone and the theme of his work. Love, Love, Love is the anthem for Kenneth (Richard Armitage of "The Lord of the Rings") and Sandra (Amy …
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Review by Elyse Trevers
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11/4/16
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“If ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” Sometimes the same adage should apply to theater. After watching The Cherry Orchard, one might wonder why Stephen Karam (The Humans) adapted …
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Review by Elyse Trevers
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11/4/16
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Although myths abound about Nat Turner, some facts remain consistent. Turner, a runaway slave, led a slave rebellion in 1831 that resulted in the murder of several white people. In Nat Turner in …
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Review by Elyse Trevers
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11/4/16
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