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New York-Broadway
Outside Mullingar - John Patrick Shanley's double homecoming: to his Irish Roots and the romantic spirit of Moonstruck . . .
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Antony & Cleopatra - This visually stunning production with its Afro-Caribbean beat feature just nine actors, most of whom adeptly take on multiple roles. . . .
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Character Man - Valentine's Day has come and gone, but it isn't too late to open up your heart to Jim Brochu's warmly commemorative and winningly presented Valentine to some of the theater's most cherished character men (and women): Read More |
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The Open House - Will Eno's funny-sad play about how families get to be as odd and dysfunctional as they often are . . Read
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Arlington - This is an ambitious and largely successful production in the finest tradition of Vineyard Theatre, and it's well worth seeing. . . Read
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Stage Kiss - Extended to April 6th! Sarah Ruhl's breezy and smartly satiric dialogue and a stellar cast save this backstage romantic comedy from being just another addition to a genre done often enough to risk being a cliche. . . Read
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Ode to Joy - Craig Lucas's new play is named for the choral movement of Beethoven's beloved Ninth Symphony. But unlike this beloved symphony, this is hard to love play even though Kathryn Erbe is superb in depicting her character's painful trajectory through passion, addiction and illness . . . Read
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Gidion's Knot -
By the end of this short play the knot two women are arguing about has not been untied . . Read
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The Shape of Something Squashed - Tom Noonan's new play is populated with complex figures who are simultaneously proud and vulnerable, sympathetic and distasteful, in touch with reality and completely removed from it. . . Read
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London Wall - The Mint revival of John Van Druten's office comedy is an entertaining an
picture of a by-gone era; and it has its parallels in today's world . . .
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Kung Fu - David Henry Hwang's latest exploration of the Asian-American experience is a visually stunning Dance-Play about martial arts legend Bruce Lee Extended to 4/06! . . Read
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Branched - The makings of a biting satire of contemporary life are there in Erin Mallon's playy, but an unnecessary grab for extra laughs spells its all too quick descent into absurdity and physical comedy. . . Read
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The Winter's Tale - While this Workshop rendering is less ambitious than some productions I've seen, this one captures its life-enhancing message of rebirth and redemption. . . Read
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My Mother Has 4 Noses - This is a love story. The love is between singer/songwriter Jonatha Brooke and her mother, Darren Stone, a victim of Alzheimer's Disease.
Depressing, right? Actually not. . . Read
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Love and Information - Caryl Churchill's play about the effect of information overload, could use a bit less information to be loved without reservations Extended to April 6th! . . .
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"Bikeman - CBS News writer/producer Thomas F. Flynn's stage adaptation of his memories of the horrors of that "Forever September Morning" . . . Read
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Transport -
A slice of history plucked from Thomas Keneally's family tree staged as a chamber musical at that invaluable source of all things Irish, the Irish Rep in Chelsea . . Read
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The Correspondent - Losing a loved one does strange things to people. There may be no better case study than the protagonist in Ken Urban's new play . . Read
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Twelfth Night
Pig Iron's sassy version of Shakespeare's beloved comedy, first staged at Philadelphia's Fringe Festival in 2011, is a bouillabaisse of Balkan and American music. . . .
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Almost Maine - The Tranport Group brings John Cariani's wintry romance back to New York . . .
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Intimacy - this works hard to be a satire with something meaningful and new to say about love, sex, religion and race. But it ends up being a rather sophomoric shlock-shockspiel that relies on graphically showing things not usually seen on stage or discussed among neighbors to get attention and laughs. . . .
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Handle With Care - Like the good seasonal play that this is, the whole thing ends on a note of redemption, warmth and holiday cheer. There's even a family secret, and a crazy coincidence that might just blow the yarmulke right off your head. Or is it not really a coincidence at all, but rather a miracle? . . The open run has added a closing date of 3/09
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The Act - A social and political exploration of the illegality of homosexuality in the 60's, transfers from a successful run at the Ovalhouse Theatre to Trafalgar Studios. . . Read
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Versailles - Peter Gill's new play looks at the terms of the Treaty of Versailles which apportioned reparations from Germany at the end of the First World War. It is both a personal and political . . Read
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TheFull Monty - This production ticks all the boxes for me with its humour, pathos, social realism. Do not miss it! . . Read
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Being Shakespeare -
Jonathan Bate's one-man play about Shakespeare's life is an impressive biographical account, juxtaposing the informative with the dramatic as we hear how the Bard came to write his folio of works . . Read
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A Taste of Honey - Shelagh Delaney's 1950s play stands the test of time and of course it reminds us how far we have come in terms of attitude to her then unconventional characters. . . Read
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Storm In a Teacup - an original and intriguing piece of physical theatre inspired by Chekhov's Three Sisters. It's a small tale with a big heart . . Read
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1984 - At just 100 minutes without an interval, Orwell's nightmare novel is brought to life. . . Read
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Finian's Rainbow -
In the small space of the Union Theatre where every seat has a good view of the stage, is this musical's first London professional production since its opening in London in 1947. And it's a very welcome one. . . Read
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The Hotel Plays - The Langham, the historic hotel these Tennessee Williams one-acts are set in was the real life setting for a dinner between Arthur Conan Doyle and Oscar Wilde. . . Read
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The Mistress Contract - The problem with Abi Morgan's latest play is that the descriptions of other folks' sex life can be tedious rather than exciting or of interest . . Read
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Stroke of Luck - The problem with this play is that the characters are hard to identify with, unless of course you are 70 and about to marry a very pretty 30 year old Japanese nurse like the main character in this play . . . Read
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King Lear -If you're new to Lear, it's a clear, uncluttered account, the perfect introduction. If you're a Lear veteran, the freshness of the ideas will keep you hooked and allow you to rethink your preconceptions of the piece. Either way this production will lodge itself in your mind for life. . . Read
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A Word or Two Christopher Plummer's autobiography isn't particularly soul-stirring, but for seventy-five minutes one gets to breathe rarified air. It's a privilege to be in his presence. .. . .
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Beaches- The musical version of the novel has its faults, but the good casting and music make it well worth the time . . .
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I like to feel I'm a test pilot, trying to see if this thing will fly. Well, of course with Shakespeare you know it flies, but I still try to forget that anyone else has ever played the role.—Jeremy Irons comment on tackling a Shakespeare role, will ring a bell with many of his fellow thespians in this Shakespeare-stuffed On and Off-Broadway season. (see,Shakespeare, Shakespeare Everwhere
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