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Saturday, February 3, 2024

Broadway Babe by Barry Gordin

Historic Flashbacks from Broadway Babe include West Side Story, Carol Burnett, Donna McKechnie & the original Sandy from Grease, Carol Demas. February 3, 2024:  Broadway Babe, Randie L…

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Friday, February 2, 2024

Jonah ***1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: Samuel L. Leiter February 2, 2024: An enthusiastic response greeted the end of Jonah, Rachel Bonds’s intriguing, if determinedly ambiguous dramedy - receiving its world premiere at t…

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Jonah ****, Days of Wine and Roses ***1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward February 1, 2024: “The present and the past. But everything is slippery.” So reads the time of the play in the program from Jonah, Rachel Bonds’ somewhat confusing…

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Obie Awards by Barry Gordin

Dark Disabled Stories and Downstate Among 67th Obie Winners By: David Sheward January 31, 2024: Dark Disabled Stories, Downstate, and The Comeuppance were among the winners of the 67th a…

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Chita Rivera by Barry Gordin

Legend Synonymous with Broadway ... A Tribute By:  Ellis Nassour January 31, 2024: Long after many other performers of a certain age had disappeared from the scene, Broadway's former Q…

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Thursday, January 25, 2024

White Room Gallery by Barry Gordin

The White Room Gallery will present LOVE IS THE DRUG from February 9th through March 30th at their new East Hampton location/3 Railroad Avenue.  January 25, 2024: The White Room Gallery wi…

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Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Broadway Update by Barry Gordin

Patriots to Open; Ohio Closes; OCC and Chita Rivera Dates. By: David Sheward January 24, 2024: One closes and another opens. How to Dance in Ohio will join the soon-to-shutter Harmony an…

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Leslie Uggams by Barry Gordin

The Irresistible Leslie Uggams: Celebrating 75 Years in Show Business, Stormy Weather or Not, She Manages to Bring Out the Sun.By: Ellis Nassour January 26, 2024:  For an unbelievable 7…

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White Rose: The Musical ** by Barry Gordin

By: Samuel L. Leiter January 26, 2024: The terror of life during the Third Reich—which would, of course, include the Holocaust—continues to generate a goldmine for dramatic treatment,…

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Our Class ***** by Barry Gordin

By: Isa Goldberg January 26, 2024: With the use of immersive storytelling techniques - video cameras, projections, graphic animation, mime, and song, Our Class follows the lives of ten cla…

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Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Love ‘N Courage by Barry Gordin

Theater for the New City Honors performance artist, Penny Arcade at their 21st Annual Love ‘n Courage Benefit Gala. January 25, 2024: Theater for the New City's Emerging Playwrights Progr…

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Monday, January 22, 2024

Our Class ****1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: Samuel L. Leiter January 22, 2024: Just a little more than a week ago I reviewed the Broadway production of Josh Harmon’s Prayer for the French Republic, a searing drama about conte…

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Women on Fire: Fair Is Foul! **** by Barry Gordin

By: Paulanne Simmons January 22, 2024: If you’re looking for light entertainment, Woman on Fire: Fair Is Foul! is probably not for you. But if you want thought-provoking theater at it…

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The 1/52 Project by Barry Gordin

Support The Next Generation of Theater Professionals. By: Alix Cohen January 23, 2024: During the Pandemic, a We See You manifesto was written by non-white theater artists and signed …

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Make Me Gorgeous ***** by Barry Gordin

By: Alix Cohen January 22, 2024: “Don’t let the word ‘can’t’ stop you. Sink your teeth like a bulldog and don’t let go.” Mabel Marlowe, Kenneth’s mom.

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Sunday, January 21, 2024

Broadway Babe by Barry Gordin

Nostalgic finds from Broadway Babe include the original “Merrily We Roll Along,” Julie Andrews, Rock Hudson and more. January 21, 2024:  Randie Levine-Miller, Broadway Babe, has come…

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Saturday, January 20, 2024

Stephen Flaherty by Barry Gordin

By: Alix Cohen January 20, 2024: The Alumni Tribute and Benefit for University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, was one of the best musical theater presentations I’ve seen t…

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Friday, January 19, 2024

Prayer for the French Republic ****, All the Devils Are Here: **** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward January 19, 2024: In the two years since it premiered at Manhattan Theater Club’s City Center stage Off-Broadway in 2022, Joshua Harmon’s moving, funny and challengi…

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Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Broadway Update by Barry Gordin

Stereophonic Transfers, Harmony Closes, Gatsby Musical By: David Sheward January 17, 2024: As reported in an earlier update as a rumor, the Broadway transfer for Stereophonic, David Adjm…

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Mateo Lizcano @ 54 Below by Barry Gordin

Those Who Have Found Me By: Iris Wiener July 18, 2024: “If I keep coming back here I may make myself an A-list celebrity,” joked Mateo Lizcano as he returned to 54 Below with his sec…

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Monday, January 15, 2024

The Sweet Spot **1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: Isa Goldberg January 14, 2024: An evocative set design (Robert Dutiel) places Alice Jankell’s new play, The Sweet Spot, in a dated New York City apartment, like those tucked away in…

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Saturday, January 13, 2024

Royal Family by Barry Gordin

WOMEN ON FIRE: FAIR IS FOUL @ Royal Family Arts Performance Space/145 West 46th Street January 19-29. January 14, 2024:  Royal Family, a spunky group of seasoned professions attracting inv…

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Friday, January 12, 2024

Prayer For The French Republic ***1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: Samuel L. Leiter [Note: some of what follows is adapted from my review of the Off-Broadway production of this play in 2022.] January 12, 2024: If there’s one thematic word that sums…

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Thursday, January 11, 2024

Bryce Edwards by Barry Gordin

Bryce Edwards- At 23, The 20s and 30s Are His Bailiwick By: Alix Cohen January 9, 2024: Attending The Bryce Edwards Frivolity Hour feels like going back in time. The artist inhabits 1…

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Appropriate ***1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: Samuel L. Leiter [Note: some of what follows is adapted from my review of a 2014 production.]  January 10, 2024: Greeting the audience before the curtain rises on Branden Jacob-Jenk…

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Wednesday, January 10, 2024

Broadway Update by Barry Gordin

Roundabout and Purple Rain By: David Sheward January 10, 2024: Roundabout Theater Company has announced major productions for its 2024-25 Broadway and Off-Broadway seasons and the new na…

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Monday, January 8, 2024

Broadway Babe by Barry Gordin

Nostalgic finds from Broadway Babe include Leonard Bernstein, Anything Goes, Damn Yankees and Elaine Stritch. January 8, 2024: Broadway Babe, Randie Levine-Miller has some great nostalgic …

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Sunday, January 7, 2024

Southampton Arts Center by Barry Gordin

Center Stage @ SAC will present THE GLASS MENAGERIE on Saturday & Sunday, January 27 & 28. January 7, 2024:  A staged reading of Tennessee Williams’s The Glass Menagerie produced…

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The People vs. Lenny Bruce  by Barry Gordin

By: Alix Cohen January 6, 2024: Terrific. Timely.Attorney Martin Garbus has argued cases involving the First Amendment, Constitutional, criminal, copyright and intellectual property law.…

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Thursday, January 4, 2024

Broadway Update by Barry Gordin

Sunset Boulevard to Transfer; Smash Workshop; Best Play Contenders By: David Sheward January 4, 2024: The minimalist revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard which is about to…

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Paulanne Simmons Unscripted by Barry Gordin

The Journey of a Seder Plate or The Road to Broadway June 4, 2024: Many years ago my mother-in-law, Adele, gave me a seder plate she had purchased in Israel. My mother-in-law placed great …

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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