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Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Review: Broomstick at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

A crafty one-person play about witchery, revenge and love

SOURCE: www.curtainubp.com at 06:44AM
Monday, September 23, 2013

Review: Philip Goes Forth at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

Ruiz shows us again that he knows how to put a strong imprint on a faded text

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 06:47AM
Friday, September 20, 2013

Review: Romeo and Juliet at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

Leveaux, who has directed a number of Tony Award-winning revivals (Nine, , The Real Thing, Anna Christie, has done exceptionally well keeping Romeo and Juliet’s sympathies in proper b…

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:31AM
Saturday, September 14, 2013

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

this generously witty and intellectually stimulating play, we are inclined to think about motives, sincerity, career choices, love, and truth, and a few other things that good plays should m…

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 12:43PM
Friday, September 13, 2013

Review: Fetch Clay, Make Man at curtainup.com http://www.curtainup.com/fetchclay13.html by Simon Saltzman

It has been a three-year journey from the McCarter Theater in Princeton to the New York Theater Workshop for Will Powers play Fetch Clay, Make Man, about the unlikely but nevertheless extrao…

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:05AM
Monday, September 9, 2013

Review: The Beautiful Dark at curtainup.com/New Jersey by Simon Saltzman

ddresses the issues of responsibility and when to assume control and take action with convincing clarity and puts them into a compelling dramatic context

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 01:50PM
Friday, September 6, 2013

Review: The Hatmaker's Wife at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

The Playwrights Realm, which has been a supportive institution serving early-career playwrights since 2007, has found another playwright with promise

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:21AM
Friday, August 16, 2013

Review: Soul Doctor at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

a celebration of a man who followed his heart and his soul and found a way to reach out and sing out to a new generation of Jews

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 06:20AM
Monday, August 12, 2013

Review: Tovarich at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

a wonderfully entertaining show

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:47AM
Friday, August 9, 2013

review: First Date At Curtainup.Com by Simon Saltzman

ninety minutes of amiable fun .

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 06:28AM
Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Review: Harbor at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

A serious, eleventh-hour plot twist alters the mood and tone of the play, but it arrives too late and with too little credibility.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 06:31AM
Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Review: I Forgive You, Ronald Reagan at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

the compelling dilemma of a tormented man finding a way to forgiveness while still feeling the wounds of betraya

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:07AM
Monday, July 29, 2013

Review: Saving Kitty at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

Under Evan Bergman's incisive direction the play careens without a let-up from one critical, but also laugh provoking, juncture to the next.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 06:39AM
Sunday, July 28, 2013

Review: Nobody Loves You at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

a new musical satire geared to the hashtag-twitter generation

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 09:39AM
Thursday, July 25, 2013

Review: Let It Be at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

you love the Beatles and their music and are inclined to "Twist and Shout" then Let It Be might well be the "Magical Mystery Tour" through Beatleland you have been waiting to take.. .

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 06:48AM
Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Review: Storyville at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

a very lively musical that has had several regional productions over the past thirty five years and is finally being seen in New York

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 10:39AM
Monday, July 15, 2013

Review: Forever Tango at by Simon Saltzman

If there is fire in your blood, dont miss it .

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:01AM
Friday, July 12, 2013

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

What could be better on a hot summer evening than to be seduced by a talented ensemble of actors who harbor no fear of going over-the-top

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 06:48AM
Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Review: Monkey: Journey to the West at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

There is more than monkey business, although there is lots of that, in this spectacular, reality cartoon re-telling of the classic 100 chapter Chinese novel. . .

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:57AM
Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Review: Choir Boy at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

The sheer dramatic and musical power that drives Choir Boy is anything but an obstacle for a theatergoer in search of a very good play Read More

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 06:28AM
Friday, June 28, 2013

Review: As You lLike It at curtainup.com-NJ by Simon Saltzman

It is easy to be delighted by this company's light-hearted and agile-footed performances

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:20PM

Review: Unlock'd at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

Prospect Theater Company's family friendly, tuneful musical at the Duke

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 06:30AM

le Disappearance of Tom Durnin at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

Steven Levenson's terrific play focuses on Tom Durnin's return from prison hoping to find a way back into the livesof his immediate family, who might prefer to never see him again.Read More

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 06:27AM
Saturday, June 22, 2013

Review: Tennessee Williams'Two Character Play at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

How fortunate we are to have this under-valued play back with these players and this director

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:15AM
Friday, June 21, 2013

Review:The Explorers Club at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

Among all the styles of dramatic literature, the farce remains the most difficult to contain and sustain successfully within its prescribed guidelines. So, with numerous reservations, I ackn…

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:13AM
Friday, June 7, 2013

Review:Sontag: Reborn at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

Not having any preconceived ideas regarding Susan Sontag's literary prominence, either as a novelist, theorist, essayist et al, or more specifically the mystique that presumably surrounded h…

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:28AM
Friday, May 24, 2013

review The Weir at curtainup by Simon Saltzman

The Irish Repertory Theatre ensemble has brought out the best in Conor McPherson's stories. . . Read More

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 09:10AM
Thursday, May 23, 2013

Review Murder Ballad by Simon Saltzman

Word of mouth has helped to give a new life to this pop-opera . . Read More

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Sunday, May 12, 2013

Review: Into the Woods at curtainup.com New Jersey by Simon Saltzman

The Fiasco troupe's concept certainly casts it own unique spell on Sondheim's Grimmsian musica

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 12:54PM
Friday, May 3, 2013

Review: I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Musik from the Weimar and Beyond at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

Mark Nadler's tribute to the music and musicians of the Weimar era

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:24AM
Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Review: Love Therapy at curtainup.co by Simon Saltzman

The actors may be commended for taking their incredulously conceived roles seriously even if we don't.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:04AM

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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