Take them early and often. That’s how to get kids to love theater. It’s even better when the shows are based on familiar children’s stories. In NYC, at the intimate 47th Street …
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By Elyse Trevers
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4/22/16
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There they were — less than 30 feet away — three performers I had only known through the magic of television. The intense Claire Danes (Homeland), affable John Krasinski (The Office) and …
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4/15/16
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Two superb performers are making their Broadway debuts this season. Lupita Nyong’o (“Twelve Years s Slave”) stars in Eclipsed, the engrossing drama about four captive Liberian women. Carmen …
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4/11/16
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Over the last 50 years there has been a spate of disaster movies involving all sorts of catastrophes, including avalanches, tornadoes, sinking ships, epidemics, creatures and even aliens. Thankfully, …
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3/23/16
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He’s big and hulking; she’s slight and frail. Yet during their initial confrontation in the revival of Blackbird, by David Harrower, she’s obviously in control. Fifteen years have passed since …
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3/19/16
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Welcome to the Blake Family Thanksgiving, being held downtown in the “duplex” apartment of Bridget (Sarah Steele) and her, boyfriend, Rich (Arian Moayed). Bridget’s parents, grim …
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3/14/16
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The title character in Eugene O’Neill’s one-act play, Hughie, never appears in the drama. In fact, he’s dead. But his presence pervades the entire one hour at the Booth Theatre. …
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3/4/16
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You have to be of a certain age to remember the tap-dancing trio Hines, Hines and Dad, consisting of brothers Maurice and Gregory Hines and their father Maurice Sr. During the brothers’ heyday, …
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2/18/16
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Exciting, exhilarating, pulsating. It’s nearly impossible to sit still at the new musical, On Your Feet. If you love the music of Gloria Estefan, you will be delighted by the new bio-musical …
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2/5/16
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Ever wonder what goes on behind the scenes of a Broadway play? Ever marvel at how performers can get into character and put aside their personal problems? Well, all is revealed in the hysterical …
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1/29/16
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