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Monday, April 22, 2013

MusicNOW Festival: Memorial Hall in CIncinnati, OH by Sarah Taylor Ellis

MusicNOW Festival: Review for Stage and Cinema

SOURCE: Compositions on Theater at 08:54AM
Monday, April 1, 2013

Then She Fell: Third Rail Projects, Kingsland Ward by Sarah Taylor Ellis

Then She Fell: Review for Stage and Cinema

SOURCE: Compositions on Theater at 11:56PM
Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Off-Broadway Theater Review: THEN SHE FELL (Third Rail Projects at St. Johns in Brooklyn) by Sarah Taylor Ellis

GO ASK ALICE “Do you take dictation?” the gentleman asked as he gently closed the door to the study. Seated at an antique rolltop desk, I responded with an eager “Yes,̶…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 01:38PM
Friday, March 22, 2013

Breakfast at Tiffany’s: Cort Theatre by Sarah Taylor Ellis

Breakfast at Tiffany’s: Review for Stage and Cinema

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Hit the Wall: Barrow Street Theatre by Sarah Taylor Ellis

Hit the Wall: Review for Stage and Cinema

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Thursday, March 21, 2013

Broadway Theater Review: BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S (Cort Theatre) by Sarah Taylor Ellis

A BREAKFAST THAT LEAVES YOU HUNGRY FOR MORE Richard Greenberg’s new theatrical adaptation of Breakfast at Tiffany’s owes more of a debt to Truman Capote’s novella than to t…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 04:35PM

Off-Broadway Theater Review: HIT THE WALL (Barrow Street Theatre) by Sarah Taylor Ellis

HIT THE WALL When Hit the Wall, Ike Holter’s new play about the 1969 Stonewall Riots, opened at Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theater’s Garage Rep last year, it quickly passed into the…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:07AM
Thursday, March 14, 2013

Neva: The Public Theater by Sarah Taylor Ellis

Neva: Review for Stage and Cinema

SOURCE: Compositions on Theater at 12:21AM
Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Off-Broadway Theater Review: NEVA (Public Theater) by Sarah Taylor Ellis

ACTING ON THE POLITICAL STAGE “Another play about Chekhov?” I thought as I settled into my seat for Neva, written and directed by Guillermo Calderón.  Contemporary theater ofte…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 03:25PM
Monday, March 11, 2013

Belleville: New York Theatre Workshop by Sarah Taylor Ellis

Belleville: Review for Stage and Cinema

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Thursday, March 7, 2013

Henry IV, Part 1: The Pearl Theatre Company by Sarah Taylor Ellis

Henry IV, Part 1: Review for Stage and Cinema

SOURCE: Compositions on Theater at 11:43PM
Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Off-Broadway Theater Review: HENRY IV, PART 1 (The Pearl Theatre Company) by Sarah Taylor Ellis

THE PRINCE OF PEARL Through ribald jokes and fiery speeches, spit flies during The Pearl’s solid and satisfying production of Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Part 1. The second part in a…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 05:42PM

The Wild Bride: Kneehigh Theatre, St. Ann’s Warehouse by Sarah Taylor Ellis

The Wild Bride: Review for Stage and Cinema

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Off-Broadway Theater Review: THE WILD BRIDE (St. Ann’s Warehouse) by Sarah Taylor Ellis

GO TO THE DEVIL With his lanky limbs draped over a rocking chair, the Devil has an undeniable magnetism. This storyteller exudes a Southern, gentlemanly charm – but dark motives lurk behin…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 01:43AM

Off-Broadway Theater Review: BELLEVILLE (New York Theatre Workshop) by Sarah Taylor Ellis

CALCULATING, BLUNT, DISTURBING AND INTENSE The name Amy Herzog seems to be on the tip of every theatergoer’s tongue lately. Hot on the heels of The Great God Pan, 4000 Miles and After …

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 12:01AM
Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Really Really: MCC, Lucille Lortel Theatre by Sarah Taylor Ellis

Really Really: Review for Stage and Cinema

SOURCE: Compositions on Theater at 10:16AM
Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Off-Broadway Theater Review: REALLY REALLY (Lucille Lortel Theatre; directed by David Cromer) by Sarah Taylor Ellis

THE PARADOX OF A CONTEMPTUOUS PLAY AND ITS AFTEREFFECTS Early in Act II of Paul Downs Colaizzo’s incisive new play Really Really, my theatergoing companion Liz let out an audible sigh …

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 06:38PM
Thursday, February 14, 2013

This Clement World: St. Ann’s Warehouse by Sarah Taylor Ellis

This Clement World: Review for Stage and Cinema

SOURCE: Compositions on Theater at 08:35AM

Good Person of Szechwan: The Foundry Theatre at La MaMa by Sarah Taylor Ellis

Good Person of Szechwan: Review for Stage and Cinema

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Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Off-Off-Broadway Theater Review: THE GOOD PERSON OF SZECHUAN (La MaMa) by Sarah Taylor Ellis

THIS IS NOT YOUR TEXTBOOK BRECHT While productions of Brecht’s plays are often weighed down by theatrical theory and didactic political messages, The Foundry Theatre jolts the audience…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:16AM
Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Off-Broadway Theater Review: THIS CLEMENT WORLD (St. Ann’s Warehouse) by Sarah Taylor Ellis

AN ARTISTIC PLEA FOR CHANGE In the wake of Hurricane Sandy and the Blizzard Nemo, global climate change is increasingly palpable. As inclement weather infringes on our day-to-day activities,…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 04:54PM
Monday, February 4, 2013

Showbiz by Ruby Preston: Dress Circle Publishing by Sarah Taylor Ellis

Showbiz: Book Review for Stage and Cinema

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Sunday, February 3, 2013

Book Review: SHOWBIZ (Dress Circle Publishing) by Sarah Taylor Ellis

MOUNTING OLYMPUS Think of it as Twilight for the theater geek or Smash in literary form. You may love to hate it or hate to love it, but Ruby Preston’s new novel Showbiz is an undeniab…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 09:17AM
Thursday, January 24, 2013

Life and Times, Episodes 1-4: Nature Theater of Oklahoma by Sarah Taylor Ellis

Life and Times, Episodes 1 – 4: Review for Stage and Cinema

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Off-Broadway Theater Review: THE CONCERT (Second Stage Theatre) by Sarah Taylor Ellis

If The Concert is any indication, than the contemporary musical theater scene is overwhelmingly characterized by pop rock stylings and a crazy high belt. Celebrating the launch of the Direct…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:50AM
Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Off-Broadway Theater Review: LIFE AND TIMES: EPISODES 1-4 (The Public Theater) by Sarah Taylor Ellis

A PLAYFULLY PROFOUND MASTERPIECE “Oh my God, I can’t believe we’re doing this. Okay …” Warm laughter of recognition spread across the audience. This thought had undoubtedly crossed…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 11:33PM
Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Off-Broadway Theater Review: C’EST DU CHINOIS (Public Theater) by Sarah Taylor Ellis

BREAKING THE LANGUAGE BARRIER The French expression “C’est du Chinois” means “It’s all Greek to me” – or, literally translated, “It’s Chinese.” Th…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 12:30PM

Off-Broadway Theater Review: GANESH VERSUS THE THIRD REICH (Public Theater) by Sarah Taylor Ellis

BACK TO BACK BRINGS ISSUES TO THE FRONT The concept for Ganesh versus the Third Reich is staggering: the Indian god Ganesh travels through Nazi Germany to confront Adolf Hitler and reclaim t…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 11:59AM

Under the Radar Festival: The Public Theater by Sarah Taylor Ellis

The 2013 Under the Radar Festival, tracking dynamic new theater from around the world, is bringing an electrifying hustle and bustle to the Public Theater from January 9 – 20. Theatergoers…

SOURCE: Compositions on Theater at 10:41AM
Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Off-Broadway Theater Review: 2 DIMENSIONAL LIFE OF HER (Public Theater) by Sarah Taylor Ellis

MULTI-DIMENSIONAL The virtuosic Fleur Elise Noble (performer, director, and set designer) constructs a world of artistic possibilities in 2 Dimensional Life of Her. Across a series of flat s…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 05:39PM

All that Chat

2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards