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Wednesday, June 2, 2021

Transitioning Back by Sylvie Drake

Can it be done? Still wondering and not sure it can. We’re all a bit reluctant to dip a toe in life before Covid-19 because nothing’s the same now and may not be the same after. Perhaps …

SOURCE: www.culturalweekly.com at 10:52AM
Wednesday, January 13, 2021

FIVE PLUS ANDY & JERRY & MORE by Sylvie Drake

The late Jerry Herman can be accused of many things: “glitzy optimism,” a smiling and inviting personality, lyrics he wrote that jump off the page to greet you, and some pretty dazzling …

SOURCE: www.culturalweekly.com at 09:28PM
Wednesday, October 7, 2020

An Emmett Till That Resonates On Zoom by Sylvie Drake

It’s been too many months since any of us have set foot in a real theatre to see a real stage show, surrounded — elbow to elbow — by fellow members of the faith. But even as we still s…

SOURCE: www.culturalweekly.com at 08:31PM
Wednesday, March 11, 2020

A Sheep In Serpent‘s Clothing by Sylvie Drake

In its ongoing 50th Anniversary, revisiting productions it had tackled in its foundational year or thereabouts, the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble has just opened its revival of The Serpent by Jea…

SOURCE: www.culturalweekly.com at 01:52PM

A Winter’s Fairy Tale by Sylvie Drake

You’ll notice that the headline above has added a word to the title of Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale. It’s there because a fairy tale is really what this play is all about. Conside…

SOURCE: www.culturalweekly.com at 01:04PM
Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Remembrance: Lunch with Carol Channing was never just lunch. It was a singular spirit in action by Sylvie Drake

We’re all individuals, some more than others. And few quite like Carol Channing, who died Tuesday in Rancho Mirage. Those wigs, those eyes, that mouth, those teeth, the scarlet lips! As a …

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:45PM

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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