“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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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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In the middle of watching the Berkshire Theatre Group revival of Fiorello, I realized that I had never seen the show before. With lyrics by Sheldon Harnick and music by Jerry Bock, the George Abbott …
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9/26/16
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Hershey Felder has made a career out of portraying musical icons. He’s been Irving Berlin, Franz Liszt, and George Gershwin. In Maestro, he traces the life and career of Leonard Bernstein, the …
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9/16/16
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After 9/11 it became commonplace to go through security screenings before boarding planes. Now we even have to open our knapsacks and pocketbooks before going to a Paul McCartney concert or watching …
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8/19/16
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They say that cats have nine lives but Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical Cats defies the old adage. Thirty-four years and 7,485 performances after its New York debut, the show has returned to its …
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8/15/16
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Two Irishmen walk into a bar … sounds like the beginning of a joke, but in Quietly by Owen McCafferty, it’s a story of conflict and understanding. It’s rare theater that keeps the audience in …
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8/3/16
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As real New Yorkers, we rarely sightsee. So I decided to become a tourist for an hour and a half and take the Ride, an interactive tour bus. You may have seen it traveling around the Broadway area. …
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7/29/16
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