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Sunday, July 21, 2019

Review: The Rolling Stone at curtainup.com/ by Paulanne Smmons

Curtainup Reviewer: Paulanne Simmons Descriptive Excerpt: Chris Urch's powerful play derives much of this powers from the excellent performances of the actors, especially Blankson-Wood,…

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 04:44PM
Saturday, July 20, 2019

Review: I Spy a Spy at curtainup.com/ by Paulanne Smmons

At a time when there's such turmoil at out borders and disagreement within, it takes a good deal of courage to pen a musical that takes a lighthearted look at immigrations. But Jamie Jackso…

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 09:30AM
Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Review:Julie Madly Deeply at Curtainup by Paulanne Smmons

Review:Julie Madly Deeply at  Curtainup Sarah-Louise Young admits that she is not Julie Andrews but rather a "full-time Julie Andrews fan." But her modesty and good-humor that makes Yo…

SOURCE: at 07:42PM

Review: Life Sucks at curtainup.com/ by Paulanne Smmons

Chekhov would probably be delighted with Aaron Posner's updated version of Uncle Vanya.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:42PM
Thursday, February 7, 2019

Review:The Trial of the Catonsville Nine at curtainup.com/ by Paulanne Smmons

The Transport Group has a well-deserved reputation for innovative staging, and in this respect, this revival of Daniel Berrigan's poetic play of real events does not disappoint.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 04:44PM
Saturday, October 13, 2018

Review:Goodbody at curtainup.com/ by Paulanne Smmons

J. C. Ernst's satire of the old-fashioned gangster movie and the newer variations created by writers such as Martin McDonagh and Quentin Tarantino.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 10:03AM
Tuesday, October 9, 2018

Review: Popcorn Falls at curtainup.com/ by Paulanne Smmons

the comic hilarity of this farce carries through until the triumphant end.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:36AM
Thursday, July 19, 2018

Review: Tevye Served Raw at curtainup.com/ by Paulanne Smmons

These Sholem Aleichem's stories brings us back to the real Tevye, the one Sholem Aleichem created before nostalgia and security softened his edges. . .

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 10:13AM
Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Review: Fiddler on the Roof at curtainup.com/ by Paulanne Smmons

The National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene's (NYTF) excellent Yiddish production of Fiddler on the Roof as directed by Joel Grey makes us fall in love with Tevye, his wife, Golde, and h…

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:37AM
Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Review: Everyone's Fine with Virginia Woolf by Paulanne Smmons

Kate Scelsa broadens the satire of Albee's play by turning it into a treatise on female empowerment.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 02:59PM
Sunday, April 1, 2018

Review:Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story at curtainup.com/ by Paulanne Smmons

http://www.curtainup.com/.html A well-told and sung Klezmer inflected love story

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 04:06PM

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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