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Tuesday, March 25, 2025

“The Jonathan Larson Project” Sings B-Sides Lovingly Downtown by Ross

The Off-Broadway Theatre Review: The Jonathan Larson Project By Ross Those first “525,600 minutes, 525,000 moments so dear. 525,600 minutes – how do you measure...” measure the beautif…

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Monday, March 24, 2025

A Supremely Well-Cooked “Operation Mincemeat” Lands on Broadway by Ross

The Broadway Theatre Review: Operation Mincemeat By Ross It begins with a radio broadcast straight out of every World War II movie in existence, with England standing firm against the onsla…

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He Says: Henrik Ibsen’s Ghosts at LCTheater Delivers its Lightened Weight Thanks to its Seasoned Stars by Ross

The third time’s a charm, I guess, as this condensed new adaptation by Mark O’Rowe (“Normal People“) attempts to get underway on the Mitzi E. Newhouse stage at Lincoln Center Theater…

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Sunday, March 23, 2025

Nothing to Get Mad About Here in Off-Broadway’s “Conversations with Mother” by Ross

The Off-Broadway Theatre Review: Conversations with Mother By Ross “I hate camp.” A plea made in the first few moments of the sentimental charmer written lovingly by playwright(er) Matth…

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Saturday, March 22, 2025

He Says: Dakar 2000 Delivers a Big, Wild, Imaginative, Tense Tale at MTC Off-Broadway by Ross

It’s a thoroughly clever initial engagement that ignites Rajiv Joseph’s fascinating journey through a story within a story, a time within a time, where all is said to be true, but with n…

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Friday, March 21, 2025

Andrew Scott’s One Man “VaNYa” Mezmerizes Downtown NYC Completely by Ross

The Off-Broadway Theatre Review: Vanya By Ross A quiet flies fast over the excited crowds that have gathered in downtown NYC at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, as Andrew Scott (Veracity Digital�…

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Thursday, March 20, 2025

“Dakar 2000” Delivers a Big, Wild, Imaginative, Tense Tale at MTC Off-Broadway by Ross

The Off-Broadway Theatre Review: MTC’s Dakar 2000 By Ross It’s a thoroughly clever initial engagement that ignites Rajiv Joseph’s fascinating journey through a story within a story, a …

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Wednesday, March 19, 2025

“Henrik Ibsen’s Ghosts” at LCTheater Delivers its Lightened Weight Thanks to its Seasoned Stars by Ross

The Off-Broadway Theatre Review: Henrik Ibsen’s Ghosts at the Lincoln Center Theater By Ross The third time’s a charm, I guess, as this condensed new adaptation by Mark O’Rowe (“Norm…

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Off Broadway’s All Nighter Shines College Bright Like a Wrecking Ball Moon in the Nighttime Sky by Ross

“Do better,” one of the young women states, emphatically to another, as they gather around a hypnotically oblong table for their last full-on All Nighter in the last week of their last y…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:04AM
Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Off Broadway’s “All Nighter” Shines College Bright Like a Wrecking Ball Moon in the Nighttime Sky by Ross

The Off-Broadway Theatre Review: Natalie Margolin’s All Nighter By Ross “Do better,” one of the young women states, emphatically to another, as they gather around a hypnotically oblong…

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HOUSE + BODY’s Measure for Measure Weighs the Scales of Justice and Empathy Against the World’s Hypocritical Stance on Virtue Live on Air by Ross

They gather together around a long split white table, filled to overflowing with black sound props and four microphones, wired up to the ceiling for amplification and effect. The crew of fiv…

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Monday, March 17, 2025

The Born-Again Crow Flies Wildly High at Buddies in Bad Times, Toronto by Ross

The actual, full title is a meaningful mouthful, much like the play, and as There is Violence and there is Righteous Violence and there is Death or, The Born-Again Crow gets underway, we rea…

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Sunday, March 16, 2025

“The Born-Again Crow” Flies Wildly High at Buddies in Bad Times, Toronto by Ross

The Toronto Theatre Review: Buddies in Bad Times/Native Earth Performing Arts’ The Born-Again Crow By Ross (Mohawk/Scottish) The actual, full title is a meaningful mouthful, much like the …

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Red Snow Collective’s “Carried by the River” Flows Strong and Compelling by Ross

The piano plays a sweet arrangement as the shadows dance behind the gentle white draping, courtesy of scenic & costume designer Ting-Huan 挺歡 Christine Urquhart (Tarragon’s Cockroac…

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Thursday, March 13, 2025

Red Snow Collective’s “Carried by the River” Flows Strong and Compelling by Ross

The Toronto Theatre Review: Red Snow Collective’s Carried by the River By Ross The piano plays a sweet arrangement as the shadows dance behind the gentle white draping, courtesy of scenic …

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Tuesday, March 11, 2025

HOUSE + BODY’s “Measure for Measure” Weighs the Scales of Justice and Empathy Against the World’s Hypocritical Stance on Virtue Live on Air by Ross

The Toronto Theatre Review: HOUSE + BODY’s Measure For Measure by Ross They gather together around a long split white table, filled to overflowing with black sound props and four microphon…

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Monday, March 10, 2025

“Mitch Wood! My Impression of a LONDON Show!” Engages Toronto for One Night before Heading to London’s West End by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: Mitch Wood! My Impression of a LONDON Show! has a One-NightToronto Engagement Ahead of West End Premiere Comedy sensation Mitch Wood, who has accumulated an enorm…

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Sunday, March 9, 2025

Crow’s Powerfully Intense “Trident Moon” Will Be Etched in Your Soul for a Lifetime by Ross

The Toronto Theatre Review: Trident Moon By Ross There is a sort of chanting (or is it prayer?) that fills the air as a sharp, jagged red light cracks the space open, dividing it into two, w…

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Saturday, March 8, 2025

Outside the March’s “Performance Review” Gallops Strong With a Site-Specific Super Power that is Undeniable by Ross

The Toronto Theatre Review: Outside the March’s Performance Review By Ross Walking down the quiet streets of Toronto, looking for the entrance to the Dundas West’s Morning Parade coffee…

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Thursday, March 6, 2025

When Frontmezzjunkies Attended His First Sketch Comedy Festival, Toronto by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports on: The 20th Annual Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival By Ross I didn’t really realize it until I was inside The Theatre Center on Queen Street West in Toronto that I …

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Wednesday, March 5, 2025

The 2025 Olivier Award Nominations Announced by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: The 2025 Olivier Award Nominations By Ross Nominations were announced yesterday morning by Olivier Award winners Nicole Scherzinger and Tom Francis, who won Best Ac…

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Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Grand Theatre, London Announces 2025/26 Season  by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: The Grand Theatre in London, Canada, announces its New Season, which will include the London Premieres of Disney’s Frozen and Come From Away. March 4, 2025 – Lo…

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Monday, March 3, 2025

“Blind Dates” Charms and Floats in Shallow Waters at Theatre Passe Muraille, Toronto by Ross

The Toronto Theatre Review: Vivian Chong’s Blind Dates By Ross There’s a strong and engaging “I’m here” energy emanating from the Theatre Passe Muraille Backspace stage, brought fo…

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Saturday, January 4, 2025

15 cultural highlights to beat the January blues by Culture Staff,roisin O'Connor,ellie Harrison,katie Rosseinsky,louis Chilton and Helen Coffey

From brand new TV series to art exhibitions, theatre performances and Oscar-worthy films, our culture team have you covered for entertainment this month

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Sunday, December 22, 2024

‘Nutcracker’ Is a Casualty of a ‘Quarantine’ of Russian Culture in Lithuania by Andrew Higgins and Jenny Gross

Lithuania’s national opera house had stopped showing Tchaikovsky’s 1892 masterpiece in solidarity with Ukraine over the war with Russia. Then a new minister expressed fondness for the Ru…

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Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Letters: Bill Kenwright obituary by David Johnson and Rosalind Ross

In the early 1960s Bill Kenwright and I were both in the National Youth Theatre. His broad Merseyside accent provided a high point during our production of Richard III. It’s hard to do pho…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:36PM
Thursday, November 30, 2017

Addiction v art: the radical theatre in the heart of Crackland by Paula Sacchetta, Anna Sophie Gross, Maria Valente and Caterina Monzani

As police yesterday yet again applied brute force to the residents of São Paulo's 1,000-strong encampment of addicts, a group of artists is trying something wildly different• Inside Crack…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:33AM
Thursday, December 22, 2016
Sunday, April 17, 2016

A ‘Mockingbird’ Reopens in Alabama, and Drama Plays Out by Jennifer Crossley Howard and Serge F. Kovaleski

The residue of a trademark fight hangs over the annual stage adaptation of Harper Lee’s novel in Monroeville.

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Tuesday, March 29, 2016

The Ten-Dollar Founding Father Without a Father: Teaching and Learning With 'Hamilton' - The New York Times by Katherine Schulten and Sarah Gross and Michael Gonchar

Some ways to teach and learn with “Hamilton,” via articles, Op-Eds, reviews, archival materials and multimedia from The New York Times.

SOURCE: learning.blogs.nytimes.com at 10:50PM
Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Why History Has Its Eyes on Hamilton’s Diversity by Adam Perez, Ashley Ross and Salima Koroma

“We have the opportunity to reclaim a history that some of us don’t necessarily think is our own"

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