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Review - Milk and Honey
by Ben Peltz - Oct 13, 2011

When Jerry Herman was pegged by producer Gerard Oestreicher to write the score for a Broadway musical set in the fledgling State of Israel, he was a 28-year-old composer/lyricist mostly known for writing clever lyrics and snazzy tunes for Greenwich Village topical reviews like Nightcap and Parade.  But now, instead of writing for hip, downtown performers like Charles Nelson Reilly and Dody Goodman, he'd be penning a romantic score for opera stars Mimi Benzell and Robert Weede, with special comic relief material for Yiddish Theatre legend Molly Picon.

Review - The Lyons: Ooh, Do You Love You!
by Ben Peltz - Oct 12, 2011

When we first meet Rita Lyons, she's sitting in a hospital room casually thumbing through a furniture catalogue, asking her husband, Ben, who lies in bed, dying of cancer, to help her come up with ideas for redecorating the living room after he's gone.

Musicals Tonight to Revive MILK AND HONEY, 10/11-23
by BWW News Desk - Oct 11, 2011

To celebrate the start of its 14th season and its first on Theatre Row, Musicals Tonight has chosen to revive Jerry Herman's Milk and Honey.

Musicals Tonight to Revive MILK AND HONEY, 10/11-23
by Lauren Wolman - Sep 25, 2011

To celebrate the start of its 14th season and its first on Theatre Row, Musicals Tonight has chosen to revive Jerry Herman's Milk and Honey.

Project Rushmore Theatre Co Presents Email: 9/12, Donates All Proceeds
by BWW News Desk - Sep 12, 2011

This September marks the tenth anniversary of the terrorist attack on the Twin Towers in New York City.

Project Rushmore Theatre Co Presents Email: 9/12, Donates All Proceeds
by Gabrielle Sierra - Aug 23, 2011

This September marks the tenth anniversary of the terrorist attack on the Twin Towers in New York City.

New Harmony Theatre Announces HARVEY As Next Show In 2009 Season, Runs 7/10-26
by BWW News Desk - Jul 10, 2009

New Harmony Theatre, the Tri-State's only professional Equity theatre, continues its 2009 season with Mary C. Chase's Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy, 'Harvey.' The production, directed by Lenny Leibowitz, runs July 10 - 26, 2009, at New Harmony's Murphy Auditorium.

New Harmony Theatre Announces HARVEY As Next Show In 2009 Season, Runs 7/10-26
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jul 1, 2009

New Harmony Theatre, the Tri-State's only professional Equity theatre, continues its 2009 season with Mary C. Chase's Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy, 'Harvey.' The production, directed by Lenny Leibowitz, runs July 10 - 26, 2009, at New Harmony's Murphy Auditorium.