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Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Review: Elf at curtainup.com -NJ by Simon Saltzman

As close to a perfect holiday attraction for the whole family as one can get

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:42PM
Sunday, November 30, 2014

Review: Rollo's Wild Oat at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

curiously contrived lar

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:26AM
Sunday, November 9, 2014

Review: The Band Wagon at curtainup.coml by Simon Saltzman

this cast is bringing out the best and the funniest aspects of this grandly giddy musical

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:46PM
Friday, October 31, 2014

Review: The Real Thing at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

It will undoubtedly dazzle those as yet unfamiliar with the renowned playwright's ultra sophisticated wordplay.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 06:45AM
Monday, October 20, 2014

Review: Henry VIII at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

one of the highlights of the New Jersey theatre season.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:03AM
Monday, October 13, 2014

Review: Outside Mullingar at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

John Patrick Shanley's fiercely romantic play has been given a fine production

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:28AM
Friday, October 10, 2014

Review: Can-Can at curtainup.com-New Jersey by Simon Saltzman

-an effervescent entertainment

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:51AM
Monday, October 6, 2014

Review: Little Rock: An American Play at curtainup.com-New Jersey by Simon Saltzman

a harrowing, heart-breaking play about bigotry and racism

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 02:03PM
Thursday, October 2, 2014

Review: Tail! Spin! at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

a fast-moving refresher course.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:00AM
Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Review: A Walk in the Woods at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

winningly energized by the avoidance or any inference that the negotiators are of the opposite sex.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 05:56AM
Sunday, September 21, 2014

Review: Wittenberg at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

audaciously funny, intellectually stimulating satire

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:59AM
Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Review: Dinner With The Boys at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

- a tasty morsel of comedy and crime

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:54AM
Friday, September 12, 2014

Review: This Is Our Youth at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

- an insightful, gutsy, street-smart contemporary drama.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 06:55AM
Thursday, September 11, 2014

Review: Janice Underwater at curtainup.com -New Jersey by Simon Saltzman

Thoughtfully written to give us a dramatically balanced portrait of a woman on the verge

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:28AM
Friday, September 5, 2014

Review: My Manana Comes at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

- Irwin drew from her experiences working in a restaurant to write a very compelling play

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 09:23AM
Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Review: And I And Silence at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

Playwright Naomi Wallce satisfies more than one's need to be simply captivated by a good story and good acting

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:13AM
Monday, August 18, 2014

Review: Poor Behavior at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

Theresa Rebeck's verbose and very dark comedy at Primary Stages

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:04AM
Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Review: The Alchemist at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

you will laugh long and hard at this riotous staging and the terrific, over-the-top performances R

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 06:39AM
Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Review: Lucky Me at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

- you will be laughing too hard to let any lack of comprehension bother yo

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 06:04AM
Thursday, July 31, 2014

Review: Sex with Strangers at Second Stage by Simon Saltzman

A thoroughly enjoyable, ultra contemporary two-character study in sex and success Read More

SOURCE: at 09:15AM
Monday, July 21, 2014

Review: Drop Dead Perfect at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

a refreshing summertime tonic

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:47PM
Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Review: Soldier's Heart at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

a story worth telling and it has been dramatized here very well

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:52PM
Monday, July 14, 2014

Review: Lone Star and Laundry & Bourbon at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

James McLure's vision of rural folk doing what they are inclined to do best is vivid and even touching,

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 06:16AM

Review: The Long Shrift at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

- a rewarding, if also harrowing, theater experience.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 06:14AM
Monday, July 7, 2014

Review: The Devil's Disciple at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

a wonderfully robust production of the only play that George Bernard Shaw set in America.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 01:38PM
Friday, June 27, 2014

Review: The Learned Ladies at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

- this production has as its primary supplement a host of definitively shaped comical performances.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:39PM
Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Review: Butler at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

an excellent and engrossing play laced with humor by playwright Richard Strand

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:22AM
Thursday, June 5, 2014

Review: Grease at curtainup.com -NJ by Simon Saltzman

The best of the enhancements to this exuberantly danced staging is the addition of songs from the film version

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:48AM
Monday, June 2, 2014

Review:The Tempest at curtainup.com-NJ by Simon Saltzman

a renewed appreciation for the play's complexity and aim to "please"

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 10:10AM
Monday, May 19, 2014

Review: Tamer of Horses at curtainup.com/NJ by Simon Saltzman

This inspiring play is now infused and updated with the sound and fury of intensified urban ghetto lingo.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 06:18AM
Monday, May 5, 2014

Review: Forbidden Broadway Comes Out Swingingat curtainup.com/ by Simon Saltzman

more blissfully funny and blisteringly on-target than ever

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:20AM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Nov 17, 2024: Elf - Marquis Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre