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BWW Review: Emotionally Potent Musical INVISIBLE THREAD Sends An American Volunteer T

BWW Review: Emotionally Potent Musical INVISIBLE THREAD Sends An American Volunteer To Uganda

by Michael Dale — December 20, 2015
Co-author Griffin Matthews plays himself in a drama about the education he receives about the realities of volunteering....
BWW Review:  THE COUNT MEETS THE DUKE at 59E59 is a Musical Triumph

BWW Review: THE COUNT MEETS THE DUKE at 59E59 is a Musical Triumph

by Marina Kennedy — December 16, 2015
'THE COUNT MEETS THE DUKE: THE ANDERSONS PLAY BASIE AND ELLINGTON' is now on stage at 59e59th Theatres. It is a musical treat this holiday season for jazz lovers and many more....
BWW Review: THESE PAPER BULLETS! Makes Much Ado About Beatlemania

BWW Review: THESE PAPER BULLETS! Makes Much Ado About Beatlemania

by Michael Dale — December 16, 2015
Billie Joe Armstrong's faux Fab Four songs are the highlights of this mod Shakespeare riff....
BWW Review: Jordan Harrison's Pulitzer Finalist MARJORIE PRIME Explores The Future of

BWW Review: Jordan Harrison's Pulitzer Finalist MARJORIE PRIME Explores The Future of Artificial Intelligence

by Michael Dale — December 15, 2015
Ideal recreations of deceased loved ones populate the future....
BWW Review: THE ALGONQUIN KID Michael Colby Brings Celebrity Musical Theatre 'Round T

BWW Review: THE ALGONQUIN KID Michael Colby Brings Celebrity Musical Theatre 'Round Table' Full Circle!

by Marina Kamen — December 14, 2015
The Algonquin Kid is based on Michael's experience as child being raised at the opulent and historic landmark building in NYC of The Algonquin Hotel. Located in the heart of NYC, this palatial haven to talent Icons from Ella Fitzgerald to the most unknown up and comers, The Algonquin Hotel's history...
BWW Review: Jackie Hoffman Shines In The Star's Spotlight In ONCE UPON A MATTRESS

BWW Review: Jackie Hoffman Shines In The Star's Spotlight In ONCE UPON A MATTRESS

by Michael Dale — December 13, 2015
Transport Group's revival may be the best reason to venture down to the Lower East Side since Yonah Schimmel learned how to make a knish....
BWW Review: Billy Mitchell's VILLAIN: DeBLANKS Offers Killer Comedy

BWW Review: Billy Mitchell's VILLAIN: DeBLANKS Offers Killer Comedy

by David Clarke — December 13, 2015
What happens when you mix equal parts Murder, She Wrote with Mad Libs? You get Billy Mitchell's rib-tickling theatrical confection VILLAIN: DeBLANKS. Currently enjoying a residency at The Triad, audiences can catch the madcap hilarity on the first Sunday of each month through April 3, 2016....
BWW Review: John Mulaney and Nick Kroll Provide a Night of Off-Beat Banter and Tuna-B

BWW Review: John Mulaney and Nick Kroll Provide a Night of Off-Beat Banter and Tuna-Based Pranks in OH, HELLO

by Kaitlin Milligan — December 11, 2015
 Comedians Nick Kroll and John Mulaney have brought their morally ambiguous characters of Gil Faizon and George St. Geegland to the Cherry Lane Theatre for a limited-run play. These caricatured New York-bred characters' over-the-top observations are just inappropriate enough to sustain laughter for...
BWW Review: Company XIV Brings Back Erotic Sensation, NUTCRACKER ROUGE

BWW Review: Company XIV Brings Back Erotic Sensation, NUTCRACKER ROUGE

by Michael Dale — December 8, 2015
Director/choreographer Austin McCormick has established Company XIV as one of the most vibrant and original troupes regularly contributing to New York City's performing arts scene. ...
BWW Review: H2O at 59E59 is Riveting and Revealing

BWW Review: H2O at 59E59 is Riveting and Revealing

by Marina Kennedy — December 4, 2015
'H2O' at 59E59 Theatres is a riveting two-hander. Written by Jane Martin and directed by West Hyler, the play is making its New York Premiere through December 13th....
BWW Review: MEN ARE FROM MARS, WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS, LIVE!; Couples Therapy As Stand-

BWW Review: MEN ARE FROM MARS, WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS, LIVE!; Couples Therapy As Stand-Up Comedy

by Michael Dale — November 30, 2015
John Gray's 1992 pop-psychology best-seller is the source for two acts of stand-up comedy....
BWW Review: After 36 Years, Boston Interactive Murder Mystery SHEAR MADNESS Finally H

BWW Review: After 36 Years, Boston Interactive Murder Mystery SHEAR MADNESS Finally Hits New York

by Michael Dale — November 29, 2015
The long-running hit was originally penned as a psychology experiment....
BWW Review: Joel Schumacher Directs Virtual Reality Drama NEIGHBORHOOD 3: REQUISITION

BWW Review: Joel Schumacher Directs Virtual Reality Drama NEIGHBORHOOD 3: REQUISITION OF DOOM

by Michael Dale — November 27, 2015
The potential for something intriguing in done in by an under-guided production....
BWW Review: Sci-Fi B Movies Meet Fashion A-List in IMPORTANT HATS OF THE TWENTIETH CE

BWW Review: Sci-Fi B Movies Meet Fashion A-List in IMPORTANT HATS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

by Michael Dale — November 24, 2015
Nick Jones' riotously funny goofball comedy pits style vs. comfort....
BWW Review: NIGHT IS A ROOM Explores A Delicate Subject With Clunky Dramatics

BWW Review: NIGHT IS A ROOM Explores A Delicate Subject With Clunky Dramatics

by Michael Dale — November 22, 2015
A fine cast can't get Naomi Wallace's unusual family drama to work....
BWW Review: Gay Married Parents Deal With Acceptance In DADA WOOF PAPA HOT

BWW Review: Gay Married Parents Deal With Acceptance In DADA WOOF PAPA HOT

by Michael Dale — November 20, 2015
Peter Parnell's play has a gay married couple with a kid realizing they're just like straight married couples with kids....
BWW Review: STEVE, or Here's To The Gentlemen Who Sup

BWW Review: STEVE, or Here's To The Gentlemen Who Sup

by Michael Dale — November 19, 2015
Mark Gerrard's tragicomedy is packed with musical theatre quotes and barbs, but not much plot....
BWW Review: THE EXALTED Reflects at BAM

BWW Review: THE EXALTED Reflects at BAM

by Matt Hanson — November 18, 2015
The Exalted, written by the celebrated poet and performer Carl Hancock Rux is told in the spirit of German expressionism, centering on the anarchist German-Jewish writer Carl Einstein, today considered a founding voice in the evolution of seminal Modernist art movements....
BWW Review: Arthur Miller's INCIDENT AT VICHY Asks Uncomfortable Questions About Surv

BWW Review: Arthur Miller's INCIDENT AT VICHY Asks Uncomfortable Questions About Survival

by Michael Dale — November 17, 2015
Miller's 1964 drama about Jews in occupied France explores the limits of self-sacrifice....
BWW Review: Piper Perabo Solid In John Pollono's Tense And Funny Lost Girls

BWW Review: Piper Perabo Solid In John Pollono's Tense And Funny Lost Girls

by Michael Dale — November 11, 2015
Jo Bonney directs Pollono's latest about troubled working class New Englanders....
BWW Review: CUCKOOED at 59E59 is Completely Captivating

BWW Review: CUCKOOED at 59E59 is Completely Captivating

by Marina Kennedy — November 9, 2015
See 'Cuckooed,' now onstage at 59E59 Theatres. Directed by Emma Callandar, this captivating show is performed by Mark Thomas who also wrote the play. Humor, drama and intrigue are all a part of this exciting production....
BWW Review: Sarah Ruhl's Touching DEAR ELIZABETH; Friendship Through the Mail

BWW Review: Sarah Ruhl's Touching DEAR ELIZABETH; Friendship Through the Mail

by Michael Dale — November 14, 2015
The relationship of poets Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell, as told through a 30 year correspondence....
BWW Review: SONGBIRD at 59E59 is a True Gem

BWW Review: SONGBIRD at 59E59 is a True Gem

by Marina Kennedy — November 1, 2015
See 'Songbird,' a gem of a show, now at 59E59 through November 29th. It is written by Michael Kimmel, directed by JV Mercanti with original music and lyrics by Lauren Prichard. Based on 'The Seagull' by Anton Chekhov, it is set in Tennessee and features an excellent country music score....
BWW Review: Daphne Rubin-Vega is Chilling and Endearing in EMPANADA LOCA

BWW Review: Daphne Rubin-Vega is Chilling and Endearing in EMPANADA LOCA

by Michael Dale — November 3, 2015
Daphne Rubin-Vega is completely captivating in a solo performance that requires her to sit perfectly still for most of its 100 minutes,...
BWW Review: WHO'S YOUR BAGHDADDY? is Exceptionally Executed Intellectual Comedy

BWW Review: WHO'S YOUR BAGHDADDY? is Exceptionally Executed Intellectual Comedy

by David Clarke — October 29, 2015
A musical comedy where the first act climaxes in a dramatic representation of the collapse of The Twin Towers on September 11, 2001 may not be the easiest ticket to sell, especially in New York City. Yet, the Off-Broadway musical WHO'S YOUR BAGHDADDY? OR HOW I STARTED THE IRAQ WAR by Marshall Pailet...
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