London and New York have an unofficial lend-lease program, and often successful West End shows are imported to Broadway. This year ‘Sunny Afternoon’ won the coveted Olivier Award for Best …
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6/26/15
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If God came down to earth to speak to us, what form would he take? At Studio 54 for 12 weeks, he looks a lot like Jim Parsons (Sheldon Cooper of “The Big Bang Theory.”) Along with his two chief …
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6/11/15
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Families come in all shapes and forms. They’re the people who know you and care about you in spite of everything. In Airline Highway, a play imported from Steppenwolf Theater Company in …
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6/2/15
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Did Shakespeare bore you in high school? Well, you’ve never seen him like this. In an hysterical new musical by Wayne and Karey Kirkpatrick entitled Something Rotten, Shakespeare (the …
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5/26/15
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A classic is something that is popular, timeless and influential. It can be a car, clothing, a Broadway musical like ‘The King and I’ or a Broadway performer like Chita Rivera.
I never thought …
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5/12/15
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It’s award time for Broadway, and while some shows have received multiple nominations, others were snubbed by the critics. Surprisingly, Finding Neverland was totally ignored by the nominators. …
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5/5/15
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I confess. I watch a lot of TV and not just the high-brow Masterpiece Theater; I watch inane comedies, too. I have the convenience of my own home and can rewind, fast forward and delete, and I …
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4/28/15
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Visit Paris this season without getting on a plane. Two classic movie musicals have been transformed into Broadway shows. Gigi, taken from a novella by French author Colette, was released as a film …
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4/21/15
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Gossip, intrigue, adultery, murder — all are the elements of a good soap opera. Yet it's the actual history of the Tudors. In her books, Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies, Hilary Mantel, Man Booker …
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4/16/15
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There are very few actors who command attention the minute they walk on stage. Bill Nighy is one of those personalities, as is evident when he takes the stage in the revival of David Hare's play, …
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4/14/15
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