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Monthly Archives: August 2014
Lanie Robertson’s LADY DAY AT EMERSON’S BAR & GRILL
I’ve saved the absolute best of what I took in on my recent five-day New York Theatre binge, for last. I had in fact planned the whole trip around this performance, and was most grateful the run had been extended. … Continue reading
A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER, Book & Lyrics by Robert L Freeman, Music & Lyrics by Steven Lutvak
The scuttlebutt on this one started back in 2012, when it premiered at the Hartford Stage, followed by a run at the Old Globe in San Diego. It was widely touted as the musical comedy that would match Book of … Continue reading
Jean Genet’s THE MAIDS
Cate Blanchett is an Australian stage and film actress with two Academy Awards (most recently for her appearance in Woody Allen’s Blue Jasmine), three Screen Actors Guild Awards, three Golden Globe Awards and three BAFTA Awards. Isabelle Huppert is a … Continue reading
Scott Organ’s PHOENIX
It’s getting harder to find Monday night performances in New York, these days. And since a lot of people look for the opportunity, when most shows are dark, it’s also hard to find a good seat in whatever’s open. But … Continue reading
3 Plays at THE NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL FRINGE FESTIVAL
I was delighted to find that I would be in New York for its International Fringe Festival this year. This is its 18th Year, and I had never been before. The timing allowed me to expand my week’s viewings by … Continue reading
THE FANTASTICKS, Book & Lyrics by Tom Jones, Music by Harvey Schmidt
It’s not always easy to find theatre on a Sunday night. But this is New York, after all, and there’s ALWAYS theatre. It was a beautiful night, and I had toyed with seeing John Lithgow’s King Lear up at the … Continue reading
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Tagged Harvey Schmidt, Jerry Orbach, Tom Jones (lyricist), Tom Jones (pop singer)
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Sarah Treem’s WHEN WE WERE YOUNG AND UNAFRAID
Truth be told, I am really quite taken with the talents and stage presence of Cherry Jones. I would not by choice miss anything in which she appears; and when you get right down to it, so soon after our … Continue reading
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Tagged Cherry Jones, Elia Kazan, PTSD, Sarah Treem, spousal abuse, women's shelter, Zoe Kazan
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Roald Dahl’s MATILDA, The Musical
Why did I pick Matilda as the first play to see on my next return to New York for a theatre binge? I need to own up front that I am no fan of Matilda, the book, the character, the … Continue reading
Kermit Hunter’s HORN IN THE WEST, in Boone, NC
Last week, my wife and I were in North Carolina visiting our daughter, her partner, and our two magnificent grandkids. Grandson Noah (10) and I decided we needed a boys’ night out, so we scampered off together for an overnight … Continue reading
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Tagged Battle of Alamance, Battle of King's Mountain, Boone NC, Carolina Players, Daniel Boone, In Abraham's Bosom, Kermit Hunter, Major Patrick Ferguson, Paul Green, The Common Glory, The Lost Colony, The Stephen Foster Story, The Wilderness Trail, Trail of Tears, Unto These Hills
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