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Although actresses often complain that movies don’t have good roles for older women, the same is not true for the theater season this year as evidenced by Holland Taylor as in Ann and Cicely …
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5/15/13
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Two one-man shows this season have something uniquely in common — the presence of the second (albeit absent) character -Barbra Streisand.
Making her Broadway debut in I’ll Eat You Last …
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By Elyse Trevers
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5/7/13
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Are you a baby boomer? If so, you grew up with Diana Ross and The Supremes, The Temptations, The Jackson Five and Marvin Gaye. These artists and the myriad of others on the Motown record label (yeah, …
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4/29/13
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Sentiment pervades Lucky Guy at the Broadhurst Theater. Maybe that’s why it doesn’t feel realistic. Several months before the play was mounted, playwright Nora Ephron (writer of Sleepless …
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4/26/13
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You may not agree with Vanessa Redgrave’s politics, but we all have to agree that she is a superb actress. Once again her skill is on display as she portrays Maria, the elderly Polish cousin of …
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By Elyse Trevers
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4/9/13
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If you have a fond nostalgia for the movie “Breakfast at Tiffany’s, then steer clear of the eponymous show adapted by Richard Greenberg now playing at The Cort Theatre. The show is closer to the …
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3/27/13
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Do you listen to Channel 6 on Sirius-XM radio? Do the words “blue eyed soul” resonate with you? If so, then you probably have a soft spot in your heart for ’60s British pop star Dusty Springfield. The 90-minute Off-Broadway show Forever Dusty at the New World Stages might have some appeal for you.
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By Elyse Trevers
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2/25/13
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Why go to see a classic play, especially if you’ve seen it before? Either you love the show, want to see a new interpretation, or admire the actors. The latest version of Tennessee Williams’ “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” stars Scarlet Johansson as Maggie, wife of Brick and the younger son of Big Daddy Pollitt (ps) who’s dying of cancer. The recurring themes of the play include greed, superficiality, mendacity, sexual desire, repression, and death.
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Elyse Trevers
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1/31/13
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It’s been several years since Roseanne’s TV’s family entertained audiences on prime time. As the long- running show continued, the family added Roseanne’s ditzy younger sister Jacky, played by Laurie Metcalfe. The role earned her three Emmy Awards as she provided just the right amount of zany warmth opposite Roseanne Barr’s sarcastic wit.
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1/18/13
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There’s a welcome new storm in town. Hurricane Norbert Leo Butz is blowing strong laughter and energy onstage at the Music Box Theatre. Although he doesn’t get to sing and dance (which he does extremely well) he uses his comedic skills to entertain and charm the audience in Theresa Rebeck’s new play Dead Accounts. As long as he is center stage, the play is entertaining. Conversely when Butz leaves the stage, it feels as if the air has been sucked out of it - but that’s for later.
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12/26/12
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