Stars sell tickets, and Hugh Jackman is one of the hottest stars around. In a departure from the song and dance roles to which audiences have become accustomed, Jackman stars in The River, an …
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11/25/14
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Guests gathered around the dinner table are a typical theatrical device for Broadway plays. In Disgraced, the Pulitzer-Prize winning play by Ayad Akhtar, four different ethnicities comprising two …
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11/7/14
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Every year, London's West End and our Broadway exchange exciting plays and musicals. This year, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, winner of seven Olivier Awards, including Best Play, …
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10/23/14
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The Country House is a stew of elements. Take a dash of The Seagull (with an aging diva and her playwright son), add a handful of Uncle Vanya (with an older man bringing his younger attractive …
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10/10/14
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Despite glowing reviews for the cast and play, the intimate Cort Theater seemed strangely empty when I saw This Is Our Youth the other night. Is it that the 20-somethings, the group the subject …
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10/2/14
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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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I never thought I’d heartily recommend another show about the Holocaust, yet after seeing Pianist of Willesden Lane last night, I found myself online urging friends to see it before it ends its …
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8/11/14
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While the skies above Central Park threatened thunder and lightning, the true storm raged onstage. Although the rain never fell, the theatrical tempest reached hurricane proportions. King Lear cursed …
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8/7/14
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If real estate is all about location, then theater depends on advertising. With good marketing, a show can generate word of mouth and increase ticket sales, but sadly, the marketing for Holler if Ya …
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7/17/14
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Step back in time at Old Bethpage Village Restoration for a rousing celebration as it would have been observed in 1865.
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7/2/14
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