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BWW Reviews:  New Musical FOUND is a Real Find

BWW Reviews: New Musical FOUND is a Real Find

by Michael Dale — October 15, 2014
Eli Bolin, Hunter Bell and Lee Overtree's telling of the creation of an unusual indie magazine is imaginative and spirited ....
BWW Reviews: Billy Porter Turns Playwright With WHILE I YET LIVE

BWW Reviews: Billy Porter Turns Playwright With WHILE I YET LIVE

by Michael Dale — October 14, 2014
The Tony-winning actor's largely autobiographical drama is about growing up black, gay and Christian....
BWW Reviews:  Stoppard's INDIAN INK Captivatingly Blends Romance, Sensuality, Politic

BWW Reviews: Stoppard's INDIAN INK Captivatingly Blends Romance, Sensuality, Politics and Culture

by Michael Dale — October 7, 2014
Carey Perloff's offers an exquisite production of Stoppard's tale of an English poet in colonial India....
BWW Reviews: SCENES FROM A MARRIAGE, Divorced From Emotions

BWW Reviews: SCENES FROM A MARRIAGE, Divorced From Emotions

by Michael Dale — October 2, 2014
Director Ivo van Hove has three pairs of actors simultaneously playing out Bergman's dissolving partnership....
BWW Reviews: THE CIVILLIANS are Moving On Up in LET ME ASCERTAIN YOU

BWW Reviews: THE CIVILLIANS are Moving On Up in LET ME ASCERTAIN YOU

by Charles Quittner — October 2, 2014
You simply must visit The Civillians' new home. A downtown mainstay, the investigative theatre troupe began their Metropolitan Museum residence September 12th their revealing and brilliant cabaret, Let Me Ascertain You in the Petrie Court Cafe....
BWW Reviews:  Blessing Sees The Arms Race as A WALK IN THE WOODS

BWW Reviews: Blessing Sees The Arms Race as A WALK IN THE WOODS

by Michael Dale — October 1, 2014
Kathleen Chalfant and Paul Niebanck star as Cold War negotiators out for a friendly stroll....
BWW Reviews:  Austin McCormick's ROCOCO ROUGE, an Intimate and Sensual Delight

BWW Reviews: Austin McCormick's ROCOCO ROUGE, an Intimate and Sensual Delight

by Michael Dale — September 28, 2014
Company XIV christens its new home with an elegantly erotic Baroque sampler....
BWW Review: PigPen Theatre Co.'s THE OLD MAN AND THE OLD MOON is Pure Magic- Magic as

BWW Review: PigPen Theatre Co.'s THE OLD MAN AND THE OLD MOON is Pure Magic- Magic as Folk

by Juliana Adame — September 30, 2014
PigPen Theatre Co.'s THE OLD MAN AND THE OLD MOON is a dream: everything a young dreamer who grew up to be a fan of pastels and floral prints and Mumford and Sons with a love for the magic of theatre could ever imagine....
BWW CD Reviews: Yellow Sound Label's TAMAR OF THE RIVER (A World Premiere Recording)

BWW CD Reviews: Yellow Sound Label's TAMAR OF THE RIVER (A World Premiere Recording) is Majestically Opulent

by David Clarke — September 24, 2014
The critically lauded and Drama Desk Award nominated TAMAR OF THE RIVER was originally commissioned as part of Signature Theatre's American Musical Voices Project: The Next Generation. With a rich tapestry of complicated choral and musical stylings, Marisa Michealson's inventive and experimental sco...
BWW Reviews:  LaBute's Skewers L.A. Lifestyles in THE MONEY SHOT

BWW Reviews: LaBute's Skewers L.A. Lifestyles in THE MONEY SHOT

by Michael Dale — September 23, 2014
Neil LaBute's new comedy is a riot from start to finish....
BWW Reviews: BEDBUGS!!! Delivers Mindless Sci-Fi Rocker Fun

BWW Reviews: BEDBUGS!!! Delivers Mindless Sci-Fi Rocker Fun

by Michael Dale — September 22, 2014
Grace McLean and Brian Charles Rooney are both wildly funny in this musical spoof....
BWW Reviews: TEACH, TEACHER, TEACHEST Electrifies Ionesco

BWW Reviews: TEACH, TEACHER, TEACHEST Electrifies Ionesco

by Charles Quittner — September 19, 2014
The new absurdist comedy, Teach Teacher, Teachest, One-Eighth Theater and INTAR Theatre pits Ionesco against Lazy Town and other supercharged pre-school aimed shows for highly entertaining results....
BWW Reviews:  ROCK BOTTOM Offers Raunch Without Wit

BWW Reviews: ROCK BOTTOM Offers Raunch Without Wit

by Michael Dale — September 18, 2014
Bridget Everett's obsessively aggressive raunchiness gets tiresome very quickly....
BWW Reviews:  THE FATAL WEAKNESS May Be Found In The Script

BWW Reviews: THE FATAL WEAKNESS May Be Found In The Script

by Michael Dale — September 16, 2014
The Mint mounts a fine revival of playwright George Kelly's final Broadway effort....
BWW Reviews: MIGHTY REAL: A FABULOUS SYLVESTER MUSICAL is Glittery, Glamorous Brillan

BWW Reviews: MIGHTY REAL: A FABULOUS SYLVESTER MUSICAL is Glittery, Glamorous Brillance

by David Clarke — September 15, 2014
"The Queen of Disco" is back, honey! And, he is serving up something fierce and mighty real at the Theatre At St. Clement's. Anthony Wayne is channeling the disco legend and fabulously entertaining a wide range of audiences in MIGHTY REAL: A FABULOUS SYLVESTER MUSICAL. MIGHTY REAL is what the biogra...
BWW Reviews:  BOOTYCANDY is Subversively Funny and Dramatically Intriguing

BWW Reviews: BOOTYCANDY is Subversively Funny and Dramatically Intriguing

by Michael Dale — September 11, 2014
Robert O'Hara uses hilarious sketches and sobering drama in a collage of experiences from growing up gay and black....
BWW Reviews:  Public Works' THE WINTER'S TALE Enchants at Delacorte

BWW Reviews: Public Works' THE WINTER'S TALE Enchants at Delacorte

by Michael Dale — September 10, 2014
The phrase "community theatre" rarely inspires such vibrant dramatics and joyful pageantry as when the Public Theater's Public Works program takes the Delacorte stage....
BWW Reviews: DRUNKLE VANYA by Three Day Hangover, Don't Miss It!

BWW Reviews: DRUNKLE VANYA by Three Day Hangover, Don't Miss It!

by Marina Kennedy — September 9, 2014
Three Day Hangover is now performing 'Drunkle Vanya' an adaptation of Anton Chekhov's 'Uncle Vanya.' Adapted and directed by Lori Wolter Hudson, the show is a wholly entertaining piece of theater....
BWW Reviews: Absurdist Satire Meets Musical Comedy in RED EYE OF LOVE

BWW Reviews: Absurdist Satire Meets Musical Comedy in RED EYE OF LOVE

by Michael Dale — September 8, 2014
Alli Mauzey and Josh Grisetti shine in a a daffy, enjoyable lark....
BWW Reviews:  Neugebauer Provides a Satisfying Stay at THE WAYSIDE MOTOR INN

BWW Reviews: Neugebauer Provides a Satisfying Stay at THE WAYSIDE MOTOR INN

by Michael Dale — September 4, 2014
Lila Neugebauer directs an intriguing and touching production of A.R. Gurney's community of moments....
BWW CD Reviews: Jay Records' THE LAST SESSION (Original London Cast Recording)

BWW CD Reviews: Jay Records' THE LAST SESSION (Original London Cast Recording)

by David Clarke — August 26, 2014
THE LAST SESSION first opened in 1997 at the 47th Street Theatre. Sitting in one of those audiences was Rob Harris, who was so moved by the show that he made a vow to produce it himself one day. His dream become a reality in 2012, when he produced THE LAST SESSION in London. Now, fans of the musical...
BWW Reviews: AND I AND SILENCE Considers The Prison Life of Free Women

BWW Reviews: AND I AND SILENCE Considers The Prison Life of Free Women

by Michael Dale — August 26, 2014
Naomi Wallace's intimate drama contrasts a women's prison and the prison free women encounter....
BWW Reviews: dell'Arte Opera Ensemble's MACBETH is Atmospheric and Intimate

BWW Reviews: dell'Arte Opera Ensemble's MACBETH is Atmospheric and Intimate

by David Clarke — August 21, 2014
As an art form, it seems that opera is having a hard time finding its footing with the current generation of young professionals. Increasingly, opera companies are scaling back as their current subscribers have no one to pass their torches on to. Despite this, dell'Arte Opera Ensemble is continuing ...
BWW Reviews:   POOR BEHAVIOR is Bland Playwriting

BWW Reviews: POOR BEHAVIOR is Bland Playwriting

by Michael Dale — August 18, 2014
Theresa Rebeck adds nothing fresh regarding the subjectivity of morality....
BWW Reviews:  Start The REVOLUTION IN THE ELBOW OF RAGNAR AGNARSSON FURNITURE PAINTER

BWW Reviews: Start The REVOLUTION IN THE ELBOW OF RAGNAR AGNARSSON FURNITURE PAINTER Without Me

by Michael Dale — August 14, 2014
Ivar Pall Jonsson's pitiful attempt at allegorical whimsy lacks basic musical theatre craft....
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