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Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Tony Award Nominations 2019 by Barry Gordin

James Corden will host the 73 Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 9th. April 30, 2019:  The nominations for the 2019 Tony Awards were announced today. Hadestown, …

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Monday, April 29, 2019

Ink *** by Barry Gordin

By: Paulanne Simmons May 1, 2019: From Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur’s The Front Page to Nora Ephron’s Lucky Guy, the newsroom has proven to be fertile grounds for theater. James G…

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BroadwayHD by Barry Gordin

BroadwayHD/Fathom Events Presents Lavish West End 42nd Street Revival in Theatres May 1 By: Ellis Nassour April 29, 2019: One of Broadway's most classic and beloved tales, 42nd Stree…

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Sunday, April 28, 2019

The New York Pops 36th Birthday Gala by Barry Gordin

By: Magda Katz April 30, 2019: Lena Hall and Ingrid Michaelson joined  guest artists from across the recording industry and the Broadway community on the stage of Carnegie Hall  to p…

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Saturday, April 27, 2019

Hillary and Clinton ****, Burn This ** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward April 27, 2019: Star turns can make or break a production.Two recent Broadway openings feature big-name leads but their effects on their respective shows are startlingl…

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Max Vernon @ Joe’s Pub by Barry Gordin

Max Vernon’s Existential Life Crisis Lullaby at Joe’s Pub April 27, 2019: Max Vernon returned to Joe’s Pub on April 23 with Existential Life Crisis Lullaby, a concert, featuring sp…

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Friday, April 26, 2019

safeword.**1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: Samuel L. Leiter “Kinky Cooks” April 25, 2019: If you’ve been watching Showtime’s “Billions,” now in its fourth season, you’re familiar with the kinky proclivities o…

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Thursday, April 25, 2019

Drama Desk Nominations by Barry Gordin

April 25, 2019: The nominees for the 2018-2019 Drama Desk Awards were announced today during the broadcast of Live at Noon on NY1. Anchor Roma Torre and Frank DiLella, host of On Stage, rol…

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Tony Awards Lifetime Achievement by Barry Gordin

April 25, 2019: The Tony Awards Administration Committee announced today that Tony Award winning actress Rosemary Harris,Tony Award winning playwright Terrence McNally and Tony nominated co…

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Wednesday, April 24, 2019

Oklahoma! by Barry Gordin

Five Reasons Why Everyone Can and Should Say No to Oklahoma! By: Iris Wiener April 25, 2019: Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! has been called “a classic” and deemed “ground…

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Tuesday, April 23, 2019

OCC Nominations by Barry Gordin

Hadestown, with 12,heads the list of Outer Critics Circle nominees for 2018 – 2019 season.  April 23, 2019:   Outer Critics Circle, the organization of writers and commentators cover…

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Burn This **** by Barry Gordin

By: Isa Goldberg April 24, 2019: A physically power-packed performance by Adam Driver in director Michael Mayer’s revival of Burn This, goes beyond scenery chewing. It’s in your face…

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Hillary & Clinton ***1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: Isa Goldberg April 24, 2019: Playwright, Lucas Hnath has a penchant for mining material from the past. His Tony Award-winning play A Doll’s House, Part 2 takes place where Ibsen’…

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Oklahoma! ****, Hadestown ****, A’int Too Proud ***1/2 by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward April 23, 2019: Like our current political climate, Daniel Fish’s sex-drenched nightmare version of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! has polarized the theatergoi…

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Monday, April 22, 2019

Hillary & Clinton **** by Barry Gordin

By: Paulanne Simmons April 22, 2019: Lucas Hnath’s Hillary and Clinton may be only 90 minutes long, yet it provides us with a searing, insightful and sometimes very funny glimpse into …

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James Snyder by Barry Gordin

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: James Synder Heads the New American Cast By: Ellis Nassour April 22, 2019: The two-part epic Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is the eighth story …

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Saturday, April 20, 2019

Burn This ***1/2 by Barry Gordin

Adam Driver and Keri Russell star in tepid revival of Burn This, a 1987 drama by Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Landford Wilson. By: Patrick Christiano April 19, 2019:  Originally …

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Friday, April 19, 2019

Easter Bonnet Competition by Barry Gordin

Broadway Care/Equity Fights AIDS Presents the 33rd Annual Easter Bonnet Competition Monday and Tuesday at the Minskoff Theatre By: Ellis Nassour April 19, 2019: The Red Bucket Brig…

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Drama League Nominations by Barry Gordin

April 17, 2019: The Drama League (Gabriel Stelian-Shanks, Executive Artistic Director) announced the 2019 Drama League Awards Nominees for Outstanding Production of a Play, Outstanding Revi…

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Thursday, April 18, 2019

BroadwayHD screens 42nd Street by Barry Gordin

Special screening of acclaimed West End revival of 42nd Street @ AMC on 42nd Street April 17, 2019:  BroadwayHD, the premier streaming platform for live theater, hosted a special screeni…

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Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Tomatoes Got Talent by Barry Gordin

6th ANNUAL “TOMATOES GOT TALENT” ANNOUNCES WINNERS! CHRISTINA CONNORS WINS! RUNNER-UPS ARE KELLY MAGUIRE, TERRI LEVY, EVANGELINE JOHNS, AND CAMILLE DIAMON April 21, 2019: Singer Chr…

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WP Theater’s Anniversary Gala by Barry Gordin

WP Theater’s Anniversary GalaWP Theater’s 40th Anniversary Season Gala honor Women of Achievement. April 16, 2019:  WP Theater’s 40th Anniversary Gala honoring game-changing women…

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Tuesday, April 16, 2019

Jamie deRoy & friends by Barry Gordin

Show at Birdland benefits The Actors Fund April 16, 2019:  Hostess/producer Jamie DeRoy brought her multi-MAC Award-winning Variety Show, Jamie deRoy & friends, back to Birdland on M…

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Benny & Joon *** by Barry Gordin

Paper Mill Playhouse Presents Star Showcase for Bryce Pinkham in East Coast  Premiere of Benny & Joon, Adapted from the Film Starring Johnny Depp By: Ellis Nassour Monday, April 1…

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Burn This *** by Barry Gordin

OH, OH, OH . . . HE’S ON FIRE By: Samuel L. Leiter Adam Driver (TV’s “Girls,” BlackkKlansman) is giving an incendiary performance in the first Broadway revival of Lanford Wilso…

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Monday, April 15, 2019

Sincerely, Oscar at the Duke *1/2 by Barry Gordin

Musical revue fails to shine despite stellar Hammerstein songs. By:  Patrick Christiano April 14, 2019:  Sincerely, Oscar is billed as a new musical, conceived and written by Doreen…

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Tomatoes Got Talent by Barry Gordin

6th Annual “TOMATOES GOT TALENT” Contest Takes Center Stage at the TRIAD. On April 15, 2019, 12 uniquely-talented women have been hand-picked to compete in the 6th Annual “Tomatoes …

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Saturday, April 13, 2019

Oklahoma! ** by Barry Gordin

By: Paulanne Simmons April 13, 2019: Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical, Oklahoma! was based on Lynn Riggs’ forgotten and largely forgettable Green Grow the Lilacs. The show’s premi…

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Wednesday, April 10, 2019

King Lear *** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward April 10, 2019: Some actors are larger than life, but not life-like. We admire their craft rather than identify with the characters they are portraying and the emotions…

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Tuesday, April 9, 2019

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