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While Lend Me a Tenor's tenor is typically farcical -- breakneck pace, mistaken identities, misunderstandings, overactive hormones, sexual wordplay, frenetic and improbable physicality, and a panoply of slamming doors -- what sets it apart from others of its ilk is the musical conceit that drives th
The Marvelous Wonderettes tugs at the memories of audiences who remember the days when AM radio ruled the airwaves and 45-rpm records were stacked, like hotcakes, on a phonograph spindle.
The show's resplendent color palette, anchored by a stage floor covered in dappled brush strokes, pays homage to the French impressionist school of painting, notably that of Claude Monet.
The 90-minute play flew by in what seemed like half that time, a credit to director Margarett Perry and the very skillful cast of Denise Bessette, Kurt Rhoades, Mary Stout and Rachel Kent.
Things are messy for our fine, fettered friends in Sender, a reminder that, even for the most grounded among us, life is messy by default, whether or not it's not our fault.
Aida is widely considered one of the grandest of grand operas.
If what you know about 'Cabaret' is informed by the classic 1972 movie which made Liza Minnelli a superstar, you owe yourself to see the Tony-winning musical stage version like the one at community-based Sherman Playhouse.
Middle-aged nebish Barney Cashman borrows his working mother's apartment during the late afternoon so he can play the playboy, a role for which he is laughably unsuited.
Mambo Italiana is about family camaraderie.
BWW Review: THE SABBATH GIRL at Penguin Repertory Theatre
According to their website, WPPAC's STAGE 2 'bridges the gap between the WPPAC Educational Department offerings and the Mainstage, giving college and community performers the opportunity to work in a regional theatre setting under the guidance of professional artists.
'Bitingly sinister' and 'one of the most cruelly realistic character studies yet seen' was the way Lillian Hellman's classic play, 'The Little Foxes,' was first described.
'I know you want everything to be clear and simple' is the last chorus of the fabulous chamber opera, 'Acquanetta', about the voluptuous, B-movie actress who had a sunstorm of celebrity in the 1940s.
CYRANO - Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, Boscobel House and Gardens, Garrison, NY, in repertoire through August 30
From the moment actor-playwright David Arrow takes the stage, it's clear he is not merely portraying Robert F.
As if scripted by a Hollywood writer, less than a year after a spine-shattering tour bus crash that nearly paralyzed her, there was the glorious Gloria, on her feet, at the January 1991 American Music Awards, as were the movers and shakers of the record business, welcoming her back with an emotional
In the airless unfunny farm over which dour Nurse Ratched presides, McMurphy appears to foment anarchy.
This trio is comprised of somewhat eccentric avatars of male camaraderie, peppered with anomie.
Morning's at Seven is a distinctly old-fashioned play with a gently moral tone, full of larger than life characters, plenty of laughs and several touching moments.
Baby's touchy-feely storyline follows three unrelated couples as they anticipate the joy and the pain of parenting.
It's a fun-house mirror of Americana arcana, reminding us that the reason blood is thicker than water is because it's larded with toxic sentiment
While the 'Avengers, Endgame' movie is breaking records and bedazzling audiences with superhuman fireworks at the local movie theaters, another impressive pyrotechnic feat is taking place.
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I Hate Hamlet Elmwood Playhouse (9/18-10/10) |
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Sordid Lives Veterans' Memorial Building (10/22-10/25) |
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Giacomo Gates Trio Jazz On Main (10/24-10/24) |
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Hey Rim Jeon & Friends Jazz On Main (10/17-10/17) |
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Westchester Collaborative Theater (WCT) Presents Terror Tales Chilling Stories of the Macabre - A Halloween Short Play Festival October 23 - November 1 Westchester Collaborative Theater (10/23-11/01) |
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Marc Ciprut Band Jazz On Main (10/08-10/08) |
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THE ANDERSON BROTHERS PLAY RICHARD RODGERS Jazz On Main (10/10-10/10) |
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In Plain Sight Penguin Rep Theatre (9/25-10/18) |
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Norbert Goldberg trio Jazz On Main (12/12-12/12) |
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Las Guaracheras Las Guaracheras (10/16-10/16) |
