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Sunday, February 10, 2019

If Your Name Is Josh Cohen, You Probably Think 'The Other Josh Cohen' Is About You by Catherine Rampell

A group of men all named Josh Cohen went to a new off-Broadway musical The Other Josh Cohen. It's a common Jewish name. One of them thought the show was about him, for good reason.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 10:36AM
Monday, May 25, 2015

Fringe Festival Journal: 'Get Rich Cheating' by CATHERINE RAMPELL

Somebody get Jeff Kreisler on "The Colbert Report."

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:58PM

Economix: ‘Spider-Man’ Economics: Recouping That Initial Investment by CATHERINE RAMPELL

More than four years, under the rosiest of assumptions.

SOURCE: economix.blogs.nytimes.com at 05:58PM
Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Theater Review: ‘Almost, Maine’ Is a World of Vignettes by Catherine Rampell

“Almost, Maine,” a regional theater standard, is a world of love played out in vignettes.    

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:15PM
Monday, December 9, 2013

Theater Review: ‘The Republic, or My Dinner With Socrates,’ at La MaMa by Catherine Rampell

The Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theater uses Plato’s texts as a basis for “The Republic, or Dinner With Socrates,” at La MaMa E.T.C.    

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:33PM
Thursday, November 28, 2013

Theater Review | 'Self': Sidney Frances Bateman’s ‘Self’ at Metropolitan Playhouse by Catherine Rampell

Sidney Frances Bateman’s 1856 play “Self,” at the Metropolitan Playhouse, offers timeless humor centered on social climbers.    

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:06PM
Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Theater Review: Sidney Frances Bateman’s ‘Self’ at Metropolitan Playhouse by Catherine Rampell

Sidney Frances Bateman’s 1856 play “Self,” at the Metropolitan Playhouse, offers timeless humor centered on social climbers.    

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:00PM
Monday, November 18, 2013

Theater Review: Histrionic Back Story of a Wedding Party by Catherine Rampell

Helen Sneed’s “Fix Me, Jesus,” at Abingdon Theater, delves behind a panic attack.    

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:36PM
Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Theater Review: ‘In the Wine Time,’ at the Castillo Theater by Catherine Rampell

Ed Bullins’s “In the Wine Time,” a drama from 1968, is full of bad advice for its orphaned young hero.    

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:48AM
Monday, October 21, 2013

Theater Review: ‘And Miles to Go,’ a Chad Beckim Tale Set in High School by Catherine Rampell

In the play “And Miles to Go,” a longtime teacher deals with problems at a New York high school.    

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:11PM
Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Theater Review: ‘Bayside! The Musical!,’ Parody From Bob and Tobly McSmith by Catherine Rampell

“Bayside! The Musical!” offers some familiar humor for fans of the TV series “Saved by the Bell.”    

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:29PM
Monday, September 16, 2013

Theater Review: Shaw’s ‘You Never Can Tell,’ at the Pearl Theater by Catherine Rampell

The Pearl Theater Company is reviving George Bernard Shaw’s “You Never Can Tell,” a subversive comedy of errors about men and women’s negotiations over independence and marriage.&nbs…

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Friday, August 30, 2013

Theater Review: ‘The Awake,’ by Ken Urban, With Consciousness in Limbo by Catherine Rampell

Three characters are trapped in reveries and in search of what is real in “The Awake,” by Ken Urban.    

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:36PM
Monday, August 26, 2013

Theater Review: ‘Breakfast With Mugabe,’ by Fraser Grace by Catherine Rampell

In Fraser Grace’s “Breakfast With Mugabe,” the president of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, sees a psychotherapist, and colonialism is put on the couch.    

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:13PM
Wednesday, August 21, 2013

ArtsBeat: New York Fringe Festival Report: ‘Kemble’s Riot’ by Catherine Rampell

Adrian Bunting’s play recalls the 1809 protests over ticket prices at the Covent Garden Theater in London.    

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:31PM
Monday, August 12, 2013

ArtsBeat: New York Fringe Festival Report: ‘Rubble’ by Catherine Rampell

A review of “Rubble,” a comedy by a longtime writer-producer for “The Simpsons.”    

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:22PM
Thursday, August 8, 2013

Shows to Consider at New York’s Fringe Festival by Eric Grode, Catherine Rampell, Erik Piepenburg, Andy Webster, Ken Jaworowski and Steven McElroy

From the immense lineup of shows in the New York International Fringe Festival, staff members at The Times play some hunches and make some picks to see.    

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:36PM
Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Theater Review: ‘I Forgive You, Ronald Reagan,’ at the Beckett Theater by Catherine Rampell

In John S. Anastasi’s “I Forgive you, Ronald Reagan,” a family is permanently scarred by the 1981 air traffic controllers’ walkout.    

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:52PM
Wednesday, July 24, 2013

NYTimes reviews NYMF's "Volleygirls" by Catherine Rampell

In this musical starring Susan Blackwell a ragtag high school volleyball team and its once-disgraced coach fight for respect.

SOURCE: at 12:45PM

ArtsBeat: New York Musical Theater Festival Report: ‘Standby’ by Catherine Rampell

The new musical is about five passengers stranded in an existential limbo.    

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:21PM
Tuesday, July 23, 2013

ArtsBeat: New York Musical Theater Festival Report: ‘Volleygirls’ by Catherine Rampell

In this musical by Eli Bolin, Sam Forman and Rob Ackerman, a ragtag high school volleyball team and once-disgraced coach fight for respect.    

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:47PM
Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Theater Review: Cultural Conundrums in ‘a cautionary tail’ at Flea Theater by Catherine Rampell

Chinese-American siblings struggle with pressures from their mother and their snarky online milieu in “a cautionary tail,” at the Flea Theater.    

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:47PM
Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Theater Review: In ‘Rantoul and Die,’ a Woman Seeks a New Personal Life by Catherine Rampell

In “Rantoul and Die,” an assistant manager at a Dairy Queen in a depressed Illinois town tries to clean up her personal life.    

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:00PM
Thursday, June 20, 2013

Theater Review: ‘Bureau of Missing Persons,’ a Play by Lila Rose Kaplan by Catherine Rampell

In “Bureau of Missing Persons,” a former schoolteacher who had a mental breakdown after losing one of her fourth graders on a class trip, goes on a quest that takes her to a cave in Mosc…

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:04PM
Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Theater Review: ‘A Picture of Autumn’ at Mint Theater by Catherine Rampell

In the Mint Theater’s revival of “A Picture of Autumn,” N. C. Hunter’s 1951 play, a family struggles with elderly parents who cling to their crumbling mansion.    

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:57PM
Friday, May 31, 2013

Theater Review: ‘Gorilla’ at the Lion Theater by Catherine Rampell

Rhea Leman’s “Gorilla” builds a play around corporate team-building exercises.    

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:04PM
Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Theater Review: John Patrick Shanley Joins Annual Marathon of One-Acts by Catherine Rampell

John Patrick Shanley is the featured playwright in the first series of Ensemble Studio Theater’s annual marathon of one-act plays.    

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:31PM
Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Theater Review: ‘Different Animals’ at Cherry Lane Studio by Catherine Rampell

An unhappy couple in the South take new lovers in “Different Animals,” Abby Rosebrock’s comedy at Cherry Lane Theater Studio.    

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:20PM
Monday, May 13, 2013

Theater Review: ‘This Side of Neverland,’ at Pearl Theater by Catherine Rampell

“This Side of Neverland,” featuring two one-act plays by J. M. Barrie, has a feminist message.    

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:47PM
Friday, May 3, 2013

Theater Review: ‘The Megile of Itzik Manger,’ by National Yiddish Theater by Catherine Rampell

The work of a Yiddish poet and a klezmer composer are combined in “The Megile of Itzik Manger.”    

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Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Theater Review: ‘Apple,’ Vern Thiessen’s Play, at the Drilling Company Theater by Catherine Rampell

A lust triangle is the framework for “Apple,” a play by Vern Thiessen fueled by bathos, tragic illness, coincidences, alcoholism and tearful confessions of star-crossed love.  …

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