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Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Sandi Durell Presents Her 12th Annual Songwriters Event by Suzanna Bowling

Sandi Durell Presents Her 12th Annual Songwriters Event: Taking place in the old A&R Studio, The New York Sheet Music Society and Sandi Durell presented their 12th Annual Songwriters Ev…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:55PM

Glory Glory Glory Glory for Pippin’s Return by Suzanna Bowling

Glory Glory Glory Glory for Pippin’s Return: Pippin is up for ten Tony’s and I expect this treasured gem to win at least nine.

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 01:12AM
Monday, May 13, 2013

David Byrne Shows Here Lies Love for Theatre by Suzanna Bowling

David Byrne Shows Here Lies Love for Theatre: Forget the shoes – this Imelda Marcos cares more about love in Here Lies Love, the hip new pop opera and musical theatre at The Public Theatre.

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 11:55PM

Love Therapy Needs Therapy by Suzanna Bowling

Love Therapy Needs Therapy: When I was asked to review Love Therapy at the DR2 Theatre, I should have just said no.

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 11:35PM

The Assembled Parties Slowly Moves Through Time by Suzanna Bowling

The Assembled Parties Slowly Moves Through Time: Two decades and a family who inhabits a 14-room rent-stabilized apartment on Central Park West is where The Assembled Parties holds court.

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 10:57PM

Pippin, Kinky Boots and Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike Take the Outer Critics Awards by Suzanna Bowling

Pippin, Kinky Boots and Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike Take the Outer Critics Awards: Will these nods mirror the Tony's?

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 11:06AM
Saturday, May 11, 2013

May Another Centennial Grace the Steps of The Palace Thetare by Suzanna Bowling

May Another Centennial Grace the Steps of The Palace Thetare: The Palace Theatre opened its doors on Easter Sunday, March 24,1913 and "Playing the Palace" has been the dream of many a perfor…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:02PM

Broadway Actors Lose as The New Normal and Smash are Cancelled by Suzanna Bowling

Broadway Actors Lose as The New Normal and Smash are Cancelled: The cancellation of Smash after two seasons is no big surprise.

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 01:27AM
Friday, May 10, 2013

Michael Presser Resigns From Town Hall by Suzanna Bowling

Michael Presser Resigns From Town Hall: Michael Presser has resigned as President of Town Hall effective immediately. In his three months he has attempted to create a vision of rejuvenation,…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 05:33PM

Dancing in Your Seats Motown: The Musical by Suzanna Bowling

Dancing in Your Seats Motown: The Musical: The script is weak, the harmonies not as tight as you would like and the singers go flat, but you don’t care.

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 02:13PM

Orphans Bounces onto the Stage by Suzanna Bowling

Orphans Bounces onto the Stage: The stirring revival of Lyle Kessler’s dark comedy Orphans has you in its grips as soon as Tom Sturridge, acrobatically leaps from place to place like a fly…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 02:40AM

Hi Simply Hi Meet The Nance by Suzanna Bowling

Hi Simply Hi Meet The Nance: Nathan Lane pulls off a tour de force performance in Douglas Carter Beane’s The Nance over at the Lyceum Theater, 149 West 45th Street.

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 02:26AM
Wednesday, May 8, 2013

The Theatre World Award Winners Are the Best of the Class by Suzanna Bowling

The Theatre World Award Winners Are the Best of the Class: The 2013 Honorees for Outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway Debut Performance, the 5th Annual Dorothy Loudon Award for Excellence in…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:02AM
Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Tom Hanks is Nora Ephron’s Lucky Guy by Suzanna Bowling

Tom Hanks is Nora Ephron’s Lucky Guy: Nora Ephron’s Lucky Guy with Tom Hanks is worth the hype.

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 11:43AM

Matilda or Miss Trunchbull? by Suzanna Bowling

Matilda or Miss Trunchbull?: I never read other reviews before I write mine but a friend insisted I read the New York Times Review.

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 11:34AM

The Memory Show or The Things We Do Not Say by Suzanna Bowling

The Memory Show or The Things We Do Not Say: As one season ends another begins. The Memory Show is sure to be a contender on next year’s lists for best musical.

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 10:59AM
Monday, May 6, 2013

Trip to Bountiful Sets You Free by Suzanna Bowling

Trip to Bountiful is a piece of exquisitely replicated homemade apple pie; truly a slice of American life. Trip to Bountiful Sets You Free

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 02:25AM

Dogfight, The Piano Lesson and The Whale Win the Lucille Lortel Awards by Suzanna Bowling

Dogfight, The Piano Lesson and The Whale Win the Lucille Lortel Awards: Second Stages new musical Dogfight took home two awards (Best Musical and Choreography) at the Lucille Lortel's last n…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 02:03AM
Friday, May 3, 2013

Vanya and Sonya and Masha and Spike and… Matilda Win The Drama Critic Circle by Suzanna Bowling

Vanya and Sonya and Masha and Spike and... Matilda Win The Drama Critic Circle: The New York Drama Critics’ Circle met on May 3, 2013, at the offices of Time Out New York magazine, to dete…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 03:18PM

Happy Birthday! THE FANTASTICKS Turns 54 Today by Suzanna Bowling

Happy Birthday! THE FANTASTICKS Turns 54 Today:

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:01PM

Broadway Producer Roy Miller Passes Memorial Set by Suzanna Bowling

Broadway Producer Roy Miller Passes Memorial Set: Roy M. Miller passed away Sunday morning, April 28, 2013 at Roosevelt Hospital in Manhattan following a brief illness.

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 02:51AM
Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Even Tony Nomination Could Not Save The Testament of Mary by Suzanna Bowling

Even Tony Nomination Could Not Save The Testament of Mary: Having attended the The Testament of Mary on Sunday, I was surprised to see it nominated.

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:37AM
Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Tony Nominations….Kinky Boot’s Leads by Suzanna Bowling

Tony Nominations....Kinky Boot's Leads: The American Theatre Wing announced its nominations as Kinky Boots edged out Matilda by a nod.

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 10:53AM
Monday, April 29, 2013

2013 Drama Desk Nominations Honor Giant, Matilda and Hands on a Hard Body Lead by Suzanna Bowling

2013 Drama Desk Nominations Honor Giant, Matilda and Hands on a Hard Body Lead: At 54 Below this morning Linda Lavin and John Lloyd Young announced the Drama Desk nominations.

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 01:45PM
Sunday, April 28, 2013

The Olivier, Stewart F. Lane, Bonnie Comley, Top Hat and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Suzanna Bowling

The Olivier, Stewart F. Lane, Bonnie Comley, Top Hat and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time picked up a record breaking seve…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 11:42PM

Broadway Producer Roy Miller Dies Suddenly by Suzanna Bowling

Broadway Producer Roy Miller Dies Suddenly: Broadway producer Roy Miller passed away suddenly early Sunday morning, April 28, 2013 following a brief illness.

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 11:00PM
Friday, April 26, 2013

What’s Up With All the Producers of Rebecca Major or Minor Being Subpoenaed? by Suzanna Bowling

What's Up With All the Producers of Rebecca Major or Minor Being Subpoenaed?: Rebecca, the Broadway joke at The Easter Bonnet. is about to get more tuneful in dramatics. The U.S. Securities …

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 01:07PM
Tuesday, April 23, 2013

The Drama League Nominations join the Award Season by Suzanna Bowling

The Drama League Nominations join the Award Season: The nominations for The Drama League’s took on the 2012-13 awards season of Broadway and Off Broadway productions. The nominations compe…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 02:03PM
Monday, April 22, 2013

And the Nominee’s Are: The Outer Critic Nominations Lead the Way by Suzanna Bowling

And the Nominee's Are: The Outer Critic Nominations Lead the Way: “Pippin” Heads the List with 11 Nominations! “Kinky Boots” with 9 Nominations and “Chaplin: The Musical” & …

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 11:44AM
Sunday, April 21, 2013

Get Your Gong On…..The Gong Show is Back…LIVE by Suzanna Bowling

Get you Gong On.....The Gong Show is Back...LIVE: Between the years of 1976 and 1981 The Gong Show was aired to millions of households in six countries where it collected billions of dollars…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 09:40PM
Saturday, April 20, 2013

In Your Easter Bonnet Broadway Cares by Suzanna Bowling

In Your Easter Bonnet Broadway Cares: The 27th Annual Easter Bonnet Competition, produced by and benefiting BROADWAY CARES/EQUITY FIGHTS AIDS, will be held on Monday, April 22nd (4:30pm) and…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 01:36PM

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