“It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing!” Set in 1932 Harlem, AFTER MIDNIGHT proves that music is the real chicken soup for the soul. And swing is one ingredient this soup has plenty of! I saw AFTER MIDNIGHT at k.d. lang’s second performance, and she was perfect! I mean, the show …
Millburn, New Jersey’s Paper Mill Playhouse opened its new production of THE OTHER JOSH COHEN with wit, flair and style Sunday night. Known more often for larger-scale productions that are more of the lavish type and often Broadway-bound, the company this time presents a smaller scale, pop-rock style show, and it works. THE OTHER JOSH …
Center Theatre Group has announced that it will be extending the Los Angeles run of VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE through March 16th at the Mark Taper Form. The new Tony Award-winning play from Christopher Dunning is under the direction of David Hyde Pierce who starred in the show on Broadway. Shalita Grant …
BLIND ANGELS by Dick Brukenfeld is a nail-biting drama in which a news reporter (inspired by Daniel Pearl) is taken prisoner by a group of cosmopolitan, integrated, successful, secular Muslims who are embarking on a terrorist attack. The twist is, he has long relationships with two of his three “hosts”–one is his ex-fiancee and the …
I must preface my comments here by saying I was never really a Yankees fan. And, I may be getting into some hot water with the die-hards, but I actually grew up a fan of the Rangers. If you know your baseball history, the Rangers were the Senators before they moved to Texas. Remember Damn …
This Broadway debut of Rodgers’ and Hammersein’s CINDERELLA gives an extended peek into the beloved fairy tail, along with a few twists that will keep you guessing. This new version of the television production will celebrate its one-year Broadway anniversary on January 25th. If you haven’t see it, it is a wonderfully lush interpretation of …
OUTSIDE MULLINGAR is a new American play by John Patrick Shanley (Doubt, Moonstruck) about a cattle farmer, Anthony (Brian F. O’Byrne) in rural Ireland and his neighbor, Rosemary (Debra Messing). The story revolves around the two lead characters, their desire for love, and struggles of family and fortune. As conflicts brew between the two families, …
There have been numerous iterations of Leonard Bernstein’s CANDIDE over the decades. Some with raves, others, well, without. But whatever you feel about previous interpretations of the work, you will not want to miss Menier Chocolate Factory’s current production of Candide. An in-the-round production at a small venue will test any production, and will give …
A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER, Broadway’s big surprise this season, has helped to warm the hearts of many a wintertime-depressed New Yorker and tourist during one of the coldest seasons on record. The show is a whimsical, fun, and sometimes downright hilarious new musical that will leave you humming a tune, smiling and …
