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BWW Review: iLUMINATE Does Much More Than Just Light Up

BWW Review: iLUMINATE Does Much More Than Just Light Up

by Bob Rizzo — July 26, 2016
In iLuminate you're transported on a thrill seeking yet mind-boggling ride. The energetic nine-member troupe is full of expert dancers who dance full-throttle the entire show. Their unified razor-sharp work is worthy of the precision of the Radio City Rockettes....
BWW Review: Daniel Radcliffe in Funny, Fascinating and Frightening PRIVACY

BWW Review: Daniel Radcliffe in Funny, Fascinating and Frightening PRIVACY

by Michael Dale — July 19, 2016
Keep your cell phones on for this exploration of our virtual profiles....
BWW Review: J.T. Rogers' Fascinating OSLO Shows The Messy Business Before The Photo O

BWW Review: J.T. Rogers' Fascinating OSLO Shows The Messy Business Before The Photo Ops

by Michael Dale — July 12, 2016
Rogers' drama about the negotiations behind the Oslo Accords is funny and entertaining without undercutting the seriousness of its subject....
BWW Review: Elizabeth Swados' RUNAWAYS, The Anti-ANNIE

BWW Review: Elizabeth Swados' RUNAWAYS, The Anti-ANNIE

by Michael Dale — July 8, 2016
Encores! Off-Center brings back a 1978 musical inspired by interviews with runaway children....
BWW Review: Matthew Broderick in Irish Rep's SHINING CITY

BWW Review: Matthew Broderick in Irish Rep's SHINING CITY

by Michael Dale — June 29, 2016
Conor McPherson's subdued ghost story reopens the Irish Rep's newly refurbished home....
BWW Review: Ayckbourn's HERO'S WELCOME at 59E59 is Captivating Drama

BWW Review: Ayckbourn's HERO'S WELCOME at 59E59 is Captivating Drama

by Marina Kennedy — June 14, 2016
See Alan Ayckbourn's latest play, 'Hero's Welcome' at 59E59 Theaters through July 3rd. This emotionally charged story keeps you captivated from the first moment to the last....
BWW Review: Shakespeare Brushes Up His Friedan in Phyllida Lloyd's THE TAMING OF THE

BWW Review: Shakespeare Brushes Up His Friedan in Phyllida Lloyd's THE TAMING OF THE SHREW

by Michael Dale — June 14, 2016
Janet McTeer and Cush Jumbo lead an all-woman company in a play that can be troublesome for contemporary audiences....
BWW Review:  Alan Ayckbourn's CONFUSIONS at 59E59 is Great Theater

BWW Review: Alan Ayckbourn's CONFUSIONS at 59E59 is Great Theater

by Marina Kennedy — June 10, 2016
See Alan Ayckbourn's 'Confusion' now at 59E59 Theaters through July 3rd. Thoughtful, relatable and humorous, it's the stuff that great theater is made of....
BWW Review: Gregory S. Moss' INDIAN SUMMER, a Genial Coming-of-Age Story

BWW Review: Gregory S. Moss' INDIAN SUMMER, a Genial Coming-of-Age Story

by Michael Dale — June 9, 2016
Set designer Dane Laffrey has placed 15,000 pounds of sand on stage for this seaside romance....
BWW Review: Halley Feiffer's A FUNNY THING...; Ever Hear The One About The Stand-Up C

BWW Review: Halley Feiffer's A FUNNY THING...; Ever Hear The One About The Stand-Up Comic and The Millionaire?

by Michael Dale — June 8, 2016
Halley Feiffer's romantic comedy has a comedian and a millionaire guarding their wounds as their mothers are treated for cancer....
BWW Review: HIMSELF AND NORA Is a Passionless James Joyce Bio-Musical

BWW Review: HIMSELF AND NORA Is a Passionless James Joyce Bio-Musical

by Michael Dale — June 7, 2016
Jonathan Brielle's musical of the famed Irish novelist stars Matt Bogart and Whitney Bashor....
BWW Review: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' WAR is Wonderfully Surprising and Discomforting

BWW Review: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' WAR is Wonderfully Surprising and Discomforting

by Michael Dale — June 7, 2016
Charlayne Woodard stars as a mother whose stroke leads to what might be the discovery of a family secret....
BWW Review: Forgotten Marx Bros. Musical I'LL SAY SHE IS; Restored! Revived! Rejoice!

BWW Review: Forgotten Marx Bros. Musical I'LL SAY SHE IS; Restored! Revived! Rejoice!

by Michael Dale — June 17, 2016
The lost 1924 Marx Brothers vehicle has been reconstructed and mounted in a crisp and buoyant new production....
BWW Review: York Theatre Casts Broadway Kids In YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN

BWW Review: York Theatre Casts Broadway Kids In YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN

by Michael Dale — June 1, 2016
Charles M. Schulz's classic 'inner child' characters are played by children in the York's sunny and sweet production....
BWW Review: Nick Payne's INCOGNITO Is Brainy, But Muddy

BWW Review: Nick Payne's INCOGNITO Is Brainy, But Muddy

by Michael Dale — May 31, 2016
Four actors play twenty roles telling three stories in a confusing exploration of the brain....
BWW Review: Stew and Heidi Rodewald Preach On Black Music For White Audiences in THE

BWW Review: Stew and Heidi Rodewald Preach On Black Music For White Audiences in THE TOTAL BENT

by Michael Dale — May 29, 2016
Vondie Curtis Hall and Ato Blankson-Wood play father and son singers swimming through the mainstream....
BWW Review: SIGNATURE PLAYS: THE SANDBOX, DROWNING, FUNNYHOUSE OF A NEGRO,  Looking B

BWW Review: SIGNATURE PLAYS: THE SANDBOX, DROWNING, FUNNYHOUSE OF A NEGRO, Looking Back At An Absurdist Trio

by Michael Dale — May 25, 2016
Signature Theatre presents a program of one-acts by Edward Albee, Maria Irene Fornes and Adrienne Kennedy....
BWW Review: Joe Morton Spectacular as Dick Gregory in Gretchen Law's Dynamic TURN ME

BWW Review: Joe Morton Spectacular as Dick Gregory in Gretchen Law's Dynamic TURN ME LOOSE

by Michael Dale — May 23, 2016
The actor convincingly recreates the finesse, the sublimated anger and the stinging wit of the comedy trailblazer and civil rights activist....
BWW Review:  CITY STORIES at 59E59 Theaters Fascinates with Tales of Love

BWW Review: CITY STORIES at 59E59 Theaters Fascinates with Tales of Love

by Marina Kennedy — May 21, 2016
See CITY STORIES: Tales of Love and Magic in London now in its last week at 59E59 Theatres through May 29th. ...
BWW Review: Penelope Skinner's THE RUINS OF CIVILIZATION, a Dystopian Dilemma

BWW Review: Penelope Skinner's THE RUINS OF CIVILIZATION, a Dystopian Dilemma

by Michael Dale — May 19, 2016
Skinner's futuristic drama combines issues of climate change, privilege, women having control of their bodies and putting up walls,...
BWW Review: Paula Vogel's INDECENT, an Uplifting Drama of The Power of Theatre

BWW Review: Paula Vogel's INDECENT, an Uplifting Drama of The Power of Theatre

by Michael Dale — May 19, 2016
The true story of a Yiddish play with a lesbian love scene was embraced in Europe, but censored in New York....
BWW Review: Quiara Alegria Hudes' Warm and Inviting DAPHNE'S DIVE Is Worth A Visit

BWW Review: Quiara Alegria Hudes' Warm and Inviting DAPHNE'S DIVE Is Worth A Visit

by Michael Dale — May 16, 2016
The Pulitzer-winner's new play takes on the familiar scenario of bar regulars forming a family....
BWW Review: THE SENSUALITY PARTY Is All Talk

BWW Review: THE SENSUALITY PARTY Is All Talk

by Michael Dale — May 15, 2016
Justin Kuritzkes' site-specific play is loaded with monologues about a college orgy and its aftermath....
BWW Review: Rodgers and Sondheim's DO I HEAR A WALTZ? Elegantly Presented By Encores!

BWW Review: Rodgers and Sondheim's DO I HEAR A WALTZ? Elegantly Presented By Encores!

by Michael Dale — May 12, 2016
The 1965 musical version of Arthur Laurents' THE TIME OF THE CUCKOO is the only Rodgers and Sondheim musical....
BWW Review:  Christina Bianco Featured In THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES

BWW Review: Christina Bianco Featured In THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES

by Michael Dale — May 11, 2016
Roger Bean's salute to girl-group pop of the 50s and 60s returns to Off-Broadway...
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