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Sunday, June 9, 2019

2019 Tony Award Predictions by Barry Gordin

Hadestown, The Prom & Tootsie Vie for Broadway’s Top Prize on Sunday, June 9th live from Radio City Music Hall in New York City By: Patrick Christiano June 9, 2019: Tonight the …

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Saturday, June 8, 2019

Tony Awards by Barry Gordin

The 73rd Annual Tony Awards Are Telecast on June 9 – Nomination Highlights By: Ellis Nassour June 8, 2019: The American Theatre Wing’s 73rd Annual Tony Awards, honoring excelle…

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Friday, June 7, 2019

The Answer to Who’s This “Tony” by Barry Gordin

By: Ellis Nassour June 7, 2019: Like Ben Vereen, you may have wondered how the Tony Awards got their name. When Vereen was co-starring in Jesus Christ Superstar, he received a letter by…

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Thursday, June 6, 2019

Tony Honors Cocktail Party by Barry Gordin

PRESENTING THE 2019 TONY HONORS FOR EXCELLENCE IN THE THEATRE AND HONORING THE 2019 SPECIAL AWARD RECIPIENTS June 4, 2019: The Tony Awards held its annual Tony Honors Cocktail Reception…

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Mary Testa by Barry Gordin

By: Ellis Nassour June 7, 2019: It’s been another good year for one of the most talented and most cherished actresses working today, Mary Testa. But for the three-time Tony nominee, w…

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Wednesday, June 5, 2019

Ainsley Melham by Barry Gordin

Australian Ainsley Melham in Broadway Debut Returns to Rub Aladdin's Magic Lamp By: Ellis Nassour June 8, 2019: Disney's Aladdin recently celebrated its fifth anniversary on Broadway…

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Tuesday, June 4, 2019

Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune ****, Long Lost ****, Happy Talk ** by Barry Gordin

 By: David Sheward June 4, 2019: Breaking the metaphorical walls between disconnected people is the common theme of three new NYC productions. On Broadway, Terrence McNally’s Frankie…

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Theatre World Awards by Barry Gordin

75th Annual Theatre World Award Honorees Announced. Nathan Lane Receives John Willis Lifetime Achievement HonorBy:  Ellis Nassour June 4, 2019: Well, there are Tony’s, the blacktie g…

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Frankie and Johnny In The Clair de Lune ****1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: Isa Goldberg June 6, 2019: Among the often repeated clichés that riddle the dialogue between Frankie and Johnny, one  that is unspoken registers clearly. Love makes the world go …

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The Plough & the Stars ***1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: Isa Goldberg June 6, 2019: The Irish Repertory Theatre’s revival of Sean O’Casey’s 1926 play, The Plough and The Stars, the conclusion of his Dublin Trilogy, evokes the madne…

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Monday, June 3, 2019

2019 Drama Desk Awards by Barry Gordin

The Prom Named Outstanding Musical at the 64th Annual Drama Desk Awards, but Tootsie was the Big Winner with 4 Awards, followed by The Ferryman with 3, including Best Play. June 2, 2019:…

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Sunday, June 2, 2019

The Prompter @ Bay Street by Barry Gordin

A young actor rescues legendary actress, who can’t remember her lines, in World Premier of affecting comedy, The Prompter at Bay Street Theater. June 2, 2019:  By popular demand, The P…

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2018-19 Tony and Drama Desk Predictions by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward June 1, 2019: Once again the Tonys (presented June 9) and Drama Desk Awards (given June 2) will have significantly different results. In previous seasons, the two acc…

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Amy Winehouse: Resurrected **** by Barry Gordin

By: Paulanne Simmons June 1, 2019: English superstar Amy Winehouse died of alcohol poisoning in 2011 at the age of 27. In honor of her memory and her own charitable endeavors, her famil…

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Friday, May 31, 2019

Face the Music: Ben Solowey by Barry Gordin

Face the Music: Exhibit of Rarely-Seen Broadway Musicals Paintings of Artist Ben Solowey By: Ellis Nassour June 1, 2019: Theaterlovers will want to make tracks to Bedminister, PA, i…

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Enter Laughing ***** by Barry Gordin

By: Paulanne Simmons May 31, 2019: When Joseph Stein (book) and Stan Daniels’ (score) So Long, 174th Street opened at The Harkness Theatre in 1976,  it ran for only two weeks. The mu…

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Thursday, May 30, 2019
Wednesday, May 29, 2019

Don’t Tell Mama Comedy ****1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: Paulanne Simmons May 29, 2019: The May 24th performance of Don’t Tell Mama Comedy was a mixture of music and merriment. The hosts were the Rigano Brothers, who draw their inspirati…

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Broadway’s Next Hit Musical by Barry Gordin

Award-winning Improvisers Star in Unscripted Broadway’s Next Hit Musical By: Ellis Nassour May 29,2019: Right Angle Entertainment (currently, The Office: A Musical Parody) is prese…

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Monday, May 27, 2019

ARF Designer Show House by Barry Gordin

Glorious Day for Annual Thrift Shop Designer Show house. May 26, 2019: On Saturday the Animal Rescue Fund hosted the annual ARF Thrift Shop Designer Show House Cocktail Party & Sale t…

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Saturday, May 25, 2019

2019 Outer Critics Circle Awards by Barry Gordin

Broadway’s Brightest Stars Shine at 69th Annual Outer Critics Circle Awards. May 24, 2019: Yesterday, the Outer Critics Circle presented their awards for the 2018-2019 season at a lunch…

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Thursday, May 23, 2019

Proof of Love *** by Barry Gordin

“Change Partners” By: Samuel L. Leiter May 23, 2019: Constance Daley, an elegantly put-together, well-educated, middle-aged African American woman, has a big problem, several in f…

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Lone Star by Barry Gordin

May 23, 2019: Back by popular demand, the acclaimed revival of James McLure’s comedy LONE STAR begins performances Thursday, June 6th at the 13th Street Repertory Theatre (50 W 13th St- b…

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Wednesday, May 22, 2019

Tootsie **** by Barry Gordin

By: Isa Goldberg May 22, 2019: Thanks to David Yazbek’s score, Tootsie gives us the whoosh that sets our abandon in motion. Even the show’s slapstick gags (book by Robert Horn) caus…

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Monday, May 20, 2019

Hadestown **** by Barry Gordin

By: Isa Goldberg May 22, 2019: A highly lyrical, sung through musical, Hadestown sets us on the road to hell where we examine and reexamine an old story, the myth of Orpheus and Eurydic…

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Chita Rivera Awards 2019 by Barry Gordin

Hadestown, Alice By Heart, & King Kong are Winners at Chita Rivera Awards, Honoring Choreography May 20, 2019:   Last night, Tony Award winners, Ann Reinking and Ben Vereen, co-ho…

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64th Annual Obie Awards by Barry Gordin

(May 20, 2019: The American Theatre Wing (Heather Hitchens, President and CEO) and The Village Voice (Peter Barbey, President and CEO) announced the winners of the 64th Annual Obie Awards�…

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Sunday, May 19, 2019

Ink ****, All My Sons ****, Curse of the Starving Class **** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward May 19, 2019: When profit becomes the prime motive of conduct, bad things happens. That’s the message of a new English play and two American revivals. These plays wer…

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Janet Lehr Fine Arts by Barry Gordin

CELEBRATE THE OPENING OF 2019 HAMPTONS SEASON JANET LEHR FINE ARTS SATURDAY MAY 25 from 8 – 10pmSTARBUCKS PASSAGE – EAST HAMPTONENJOY A DRINK WITH OLD AND NEW FRIENDS On view, and …

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