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Monday, August 25, 2003

A Celebration of Silliness (Fred Anderson) by TotalTheater

Regional – San Francisco, CA: Shelton Theater. 2003. Performance. Conceived: Fred Anderson. Critic: David Lefkowitz (Aug. 2003). *** The usual (and ever-entertaining) array of juggling, ca…

SOURCE: TotalTheater at 05:37PM
Sunday, August 24, 2003

Avenue Q by TotalTheater

Broadway – John Golden Theater. July 31, 2003-Sept. 13, 2009 (then moved to off-Broadway’s New World Stages through May 26, 2019). Musical. Score: Robert Lopez and Jeff Marks. Book: Jeff…

SOURCE: TotalTheater at 09:31PM
Friday, August 22, 2003

A Life in her Day by TotalTheater

off-Broadway – part of New York International Fringe Festival. August-August 2003. Solo Comedy. Author: Hilary Chaplain. Director: Patricia Buckley. Critic: Richmond Shepard (Aug. 2003). *…

SOURCE: TotalTheater at 02:34PM
Friday, August 15, 2003

Capitol Steps: Between Iraq and a Hard Place by TotalTheater

off-Broadway – John Houseman Theater. July 19, 2003-August 2003. Sketch Comedy. Authors: Capitol Steps troupe. Critic: Richmond Shepard (Aug. 2003). ***1/2 There is a large audience hungry…

SOURCE: TotalTheater at 10:39PM
Saturday, August 9, 2003

Straight Out (Regie Cabico) by TotalTheater

off-Broadway – Chashama: 135 West 42 Street. August 2003-Aug. 17, 2003. Solo Comedy. Author: Regie Cabico. Critic: Richmond Shepard (Aug. 2003). ***1/4 Regie Cabico is known as a poet-he�…

SOURCE: TotalTheater at 09:15PM

Avenue Q by TotalTheater

Broadway – John Golden Theater. July 31, 2003-Sept. 13, 2009 (then reopened off-Broadway). Musical. Book: Jeff Whitty. Score: Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx. Director: Jason Moore. Choreograph…

SOURCE: TotalTheater at 07:44PM
Sunday, July 20, 2003

Cats by TotalTheater

International – Berlin, Germany: Theater am Potsdamer Platz: Marlene-Dietrich-Platz 1 Oct. 20, 2002-Jan. 30, 2004 Musical. Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber; Lyrics: Richard Stilgoe and Trevor Nu…

SOURCE: TotalTheater at 09:43PM
Wednesday, July 16, 2003

Big River by TotalTheater

Broadway – Roundabout Theater’s American Airlines Theater. July 24-Sept. 21, 2003. Musical. Score: Roger Miller. Book: William Hauptman. Director/Choreographer: Jeff Calhoun. Critic: Dav…

SOURCE: TotalTheater at 09:59PM

Cafe a Go Go by TotalTheater

off-Broadway – Cafe a Go Go. July 13, 2003-2003. Musical Revue. Concieved by The Heather Brothers. Director: John Hadden. 2 hrs. Critic: David Lefkowitz (July 2003). **1/2 It’s loud, it�…

SOURCE: TotalTheater at 08:44AM
Monday, April 28, 2003

Dream a Little Dream: The Mamas & Papas Musical by TotalTheater

off-Broadway – Village Theater. April 23-Aug. 19, 2003. Musical Revue. Authors: Denny Doherty and Paul Ledoux. Director: Randal Myler. 2 hrs, 15 min. Critic: Richmond Shepard (April 2003).…

SOURCE: TotalTheater at 10:10PM
Monday, April 14, 2003

Bartenders by TotalTheater

off-Broadway – John Houseman Theater. Nov. 22, 2002-July 3, 2003. Solo Comedy-Drama. Author: Louis Mustillo. Director: Janis Powell. Critic: David Lefkowitz (April 2003). *** Generally cap…

SOURCE: TotalTheater at 09:43PM
Saturday, November 30, 2002

BETTY Rules: The Exception to the Musical by TotalTheater

off-Broadway/concert: Zipper Theater. Oct. 15, 2002-2002. Conceived: BETTY (Alyson Palmer, Amy Ziff, Elizabeth Ziff). Director: Michael Greif. Critic: David Lefkowitz (Nov. 2002). *** Girls …

SOURCE: TotalTheater at 10:20PM
Saturday, November 23, 2002

Book of Days by TotalTheater

off-Broadway – Signature Theater Company’s Signature Center. Nov. 3-Dec. 8, 2002. Drama. Author: Lanford Wilson. Director: Marshall W. Mason. Critic: David Lefkowitz (Nov. 2002). ***1/4 …

SOURCE: TotalTheater at 06:37AM
Sunday, September 29, 2002

The Boys from Syracuse by TotalTheater

Broadway – Roundabout Theater’s American Airlines Theater. Aug. 18-Oct. 20, 2002. Musical. Music: Richard Rodgers. Lyrics: Lorenz Hart. Book: George Abbott. Add’l Text: Nicky Silver. D…

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Thursday, September 19, 2002

Burn This by TotalTheater

off-Broadway – Signature at Union Square Theater. Sept. 19-Dec. 29, 2002. Drama. Author: Lanford Wilson. Director: James Houghton. Critic: David Lefkowitz (Sept. 2002). *** Watchable but n…

SOURCE: TotalTheater at 10:50AM
Thursday, July 11, 2002

Barbara Cook: Mostly Sondheim by TotalTheater

Broadway – Lincoln Center Theater’s Vivian Beaumont Theater: 150 West 65 Street. Jan. 14-Feb. 11, 2002, returned June 23-Aug. 26, 2002. Concert. Conceived: Barbara Cook. Musical Director…

SOURCE: TotalTheater at 09:22PM
Monday, April 1, 2002

36 Views by TotalTheater

off-Broadway – Public Theater: 425 Lafayette Street. March 28-April 14, 2002. Drama. Author: Naomi Iizuka. Director: Mark Wing-Davey. Critic: Richmond Shepard (April 2002). ***3/4 The Japa…

SOURCE: TotalTheater at 12:07PM
Tuesday, March 26, 2002

The Smell of the Kill by TotalTheater

Broadway – Helen Hayes Theater. March 26-April 28, 2002. Dark Comedy. Author: Michele Lowe. Director: Christopher Ashley. 75 min. Critic: Richmond Shepard (March 2002). ** Want to spend a …

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Friday, March 22, 2002

No Time for Comedy by TotalTheater

off-Broadway – Mint Theater. March 15-April 7, 2002. Comedy. Author: S.N. Behrman. Director: Kent Paul. Critic: Richmond Shepard (March 2002). ***1/2 Wit, sophistication, charm – where d…

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Thursday, March 14, 2002

Fred Garbo Inflatable Theater Company by TotalTheater

off-Broadway – New Victory Theater: 209 West 42 Street. March 22-April 14, 2002. Performance. Conceived: Fred Garbo. Critic: Richmond Shepard (March 2002). ***1/2 The Fred Garbo Inflatable…

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Monday, February 18, 2002

Bea Arthur on Broadway: Just Between Friends by TotalTheater

Broadway – Booth Theater. Feb. 17-April 14, 2002. Solo Revue. Conceived by Bea Arthur and Billy Goldenberg. Director: N/A. Critic: David Lefkowitz (Feb. 2002). **3/4 Demi-goddess Bea Arthu…

SOURCE: TotalTheater at 09:45PM
Thursday, February 14, 2002

An Almost Holy Picture by TotalTheater

Broadway – Roundabout at American Airlines Theater: West 42 Street. Feb. 7-April 7, 2002. Solo Drama. Author: Heather McDonald. Director: Michael Mayer. Critic: David Lefkowitz (Feb. 2002)…

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Friday, November 23, 2001

Big Apple Circus: Big Top Doo-Wop by TotalTheater

off-Broadway – Big Apple Circus at Lincoln Center’s Damrosch Park. Nov. 2, 2001-Jan. 6, 2002. Circus. Conceived: Paul Binder. Director: Michel Barette. Critic: David Lefkowitz (Nov. 2001…

SOURCE: TotalTheater at 09:53PM
Thursday, November 22, 2001

By Jeeves by TotalTheater

Broadway – Helen Hayes Theater. Oct. 28-Dec. 30, 2001. Musical. Book/Lyrics: Alan Ayckbourn. Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber. Director: Alan Ayckbourn. Choreographer: Sheila Carter. Critic: Dav…

SOURCE: TotalTheater at 08:54AM
Saturday, October 27, 2001

Are You Dave Gorman? by TotalTheater

off-Broadway: Westbeth Theater Center. Oct. 4-Dec. 23, 2001. Solo. Author: Dave Gorman. Director: N/A. Critic: David Lefkowitz (Oct. 2001). **3/4 What a fabulous idea: Londoner Dave Gorman g…

SOURCE: TotalTheater at 09:01PM
Friday, April 27, 2001

Bells are Ringing by TotalTheater

Broadway – Plymouth Theater. April 12-June 10, 2001. Book: Betty Comden and Adolph Green; Lyrics: Betty Comden and Adolph Green; Music: Jule Styne. Director: Tina Landau. Choreographer: Je…

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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by TotalTheater

Broadway – Minskoff Theater: 200 West 45 Street. April 26-May 13, 2001. Musical. Authors: Music & Lyrics: Don Schlitz. Book: Ken Ludwig, adapting Mark Twain novel. Director: Scott Elli…

SOURCE: TotalTheater at 06:56AM
Tuesday, April 24, 2001

Blast! by TotalTheater

Broadway – Broadway Theater. April 17-Sept. 23, 2001. Dance Revue. Director: James Mason. Choreographers: Jim Moore, George Pinney, John Vanderkolff. Critic: David Lefkowitz (April 2001). …

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Sunday, April 15, 2001

Bat Boy by TotalTheater

off-Broadway – Union Square Theater. March 21-Dec. 2, 2001. Musical. Book: Keythe Farley and Brian Flemming. Score: Laurence O’Keefe. Director: Scott Schwartz. Choreographer: Christopher…

SOURCE: TotalTheater at 10:46PM
Thursday, March 22, 2001

A Class Act by TotalTheater

Broadway – Ambassador Theater. March 11-June 10, 2001. Musical. Songs: Edward Kleban. Book: Lonnie Price & Linda Kline. Director: Lonny Price. Choreographer: Marguerite Derricks Critic…

SOURCE: TotalTheater at 07:02AM
Friday, October 15, 1999

The Carbon Copy Building by TotalTheater

off-Broadway – The Kitchen. Oct. 1-Oct. 9, 1999. Performance. Conceived by Ben Katchor, Michael Gordon, David Lang, and Julia Wolfe. Director: Bob McGrath. Critic: David Lefkowitz (Oct. 19…

SOURCE: TotalTheater at 10:12PM

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