Theatre Screen to Stage and a Sequel: Tootsie, Beetlejuice, Gary By David Sheward on May 15, 2019 Musicals based on hit movies have become a staple on Broadway. The creative teams of most... Read more →
LiteratureTheatre Inside the Block Party, Welcome All & Then Some By Sylvie Drake on May 8, 2019 There is a temptation to play with the words BLOCK PARTY when it comes to the three... Read more →
Theatre Fiddler on the Roof… as poignant and timely as ever By Steve Gottfried on May 8, 2019 I hadn’t seen Fiddler on the Roof since my senior year in high school in 1981. Growing... Read more →
LiteratureTheatre The Rise and Fall of Becky Sharp By Stephen West on May 1, 2019 Becky Sharp, the anti-heroine of William Makepeace Thackeray's sprawling 19th-century... Read more →
Theatre Stars Make and Break Hillary, Burn By David Sheward on May 1, 2019 Star turns can make or break a production. Two recent Broadway openings feature big-name... Read more →
MusicTheatre 2 Falsettos, the Musical That’s Here to Stay By Sylvie Drake on April 24, 2019 Much like its earlier versions, this Falsettos manages, warts and all, to unpack surprise and fun. What it lacks in perfection, it compensates for as a glorious anthem to our flawed humanity.
MusicTheatre Three Diverse Broadway Musicals: Oklahoma!, Hadestown, Proud By David Sheward on April 24, 2019 Like our current political climate, Daniel Fish’s sex-drenched nightmare version of... Read more →
Theatre The Niceties, Is That All There Isn’t? By Sylvie Drake on April 23, 2019 Eleanor Burgess’ The Niceties, a two-hander that tackles related problems about... Read more →
Theatre Faith Healer Heal Thyself By Sylvie Drake on April 17, 2019 Brian Friel is the kind of misanthropic and poetic playwright who speaks to me: elusive,... Read more →
Theatre Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice Taken & Given By Sylvie Drake on April 17, 2019 Dear Sugar: I was really looking forward to seeing your adaptation of Cheryl... Read more →
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