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The latest reviews and critic recommendations from Long Island.

Fringe: Candide Americana: Optimism

by Duncan Pflaster — August 23, 2009

Rabbit Hole Ensemble presents Stanton Wood?s Candide Americana, a brilliant new adaptation of Voltaire?s classic, which drops the optimistic hero amid the most recent American disasters.

'Movin' Out' Tells the Story of Movin' On

by Jan Nargi — March 21, 2009

Twyla Tharp's pulsating rock ballet set to the music of Billy Joel tells a stirring tale of love, loss, war and coming home through a cleverly staged blend of dance and song

Rooftops: The Plot Chickens

Rooftops: The Plot Chickens

by Duncan Pflaster — March 13, 2009

Wreckio Ensemble presents 'Rooftops', a fascinating new play by Karly Maurer, set in a dystopic future where debtors are forced into sexual slavery.

Tartuffe: But for the Grace of Dog

Tartuffe: But for the Grace of Dog

by Duncan Pflaster — March 9, 2009

Dog Run Rep presents Jeff Cohen's adaptation of Moliere's Classic 'Tartuffe', updating the setting to 1930s Depression-Era New York.

The New Century: Enter Laughing

by Nancy Grossman — January 28, 2009

The SpeakEasy Stage Company presents the New England premiere of Paul Rudnick's new play, a collection of stories and characters with humor, heart, and warmth to get you through the winter

Josh Davis: The Beast Graduates

by Faetra Petillo — August 21, 2008

There are those cherished moments in the theater when a performer grips the audience in such a manner that the evening not only becomes the talk of the town, but remains locked forever in the minds of the audiences who were fortunate enough to witness it.

Bellport's Gateway Playhouse Keeps Rolling Along

by Joseph F. Panarello — July 7, 2008

Gateway Playhouse in Bellport remains and is so popular that local residents know better than to drive along South Country Road at certain hours lest they become entangled in traffic either entering or exiting the theater.

Serenade: Bodacious Tateh

by Duncan Pflaster — December 10, 2007

Jaradoa Theater's first theatrical outing is an ambitious new musical called 'Serenade', in which an optimistic young silhouette artist comes to the Big City and falls in love with the first woman he sees twice.

Irene: Broadway's First Revisal?

by Michael Dale — April 25, 2007

Musicals Tonight! presents a delightful concert of the 1973 version of the 1919 Broadway hit.

REVIEW: Cockpit-in-Court's THE FULL MONTY

by James Howard — June 19, 2006

WHO: Cockpit-in-Court Summer Theatre WHAT: Yazbek and McNally's The Full Monty WHEN: Fridays and Saturdays at 8PM, Sundays at 3PM through July 2.

The Threepenny Opera: Not So Perpendicular

by Michael Dale — June 7, 2006

The Roundabout's new production of Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht's The Threepenny Opera might well have been the most shocking and innovative theatre event of the 1967-68 Broadway season

Bridge and Tunnel: The Play About The Borough

by Michael Dale — February 8, 2006

Set in the most racially diverse place on the planet, Sarah Jones' play deals with the uneasy assimilation that is a part of this nation of immigrants

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