163 stories by "Eyal Solomon"
By Barbara & Scott Siegel... can you always count on off-Broadway for high quality? The reviews are in, but the jury's still out.
By Barbara & Scott Siegel... looks like something very right is happening on Broadway!
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Review by Carol Rocamora... The sins of the fathers are visited upon the sons in this hilarious, harrowing new American family play.
The post "Purpose": A hilarious, harrowing news…
Review by Marilyn Lester... "Operation Mincemeat," a screwball comedy that's dead brilliant, follows London's West End's tradition of wacky fun.
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Review by Brian Scott Lipton... Brian Stokes Mitchell and Kate Baldwin shine in this obscure 1948 musical.
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LEITER LOOKS AT BOOKS: "Nancy Olson Livingston. A Front Row Seat: An Intimate Look at Broadway, Hollywood, and the Age of Glamour"
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Review by Stuart Miller... The actor dazzles in playing eight roles although the show ultimately falls short of the hype.
The post Andrew Scott Plays and Plays With Chekov's Favorite Uncle i…
By Stuart Miller... Josh Harmon relies too much on actual experience instead of diving deep in his new play.
The post "We Had a World": an Intermittently Poignant and Funny World appeared f…
By Carole Di Tosti... The stage adaptation of the Grammy Award-winning album highlights the stories of the its legendary cuban musicians.
The post "Buena Vista Social Club" " Where Every Cu…
Leiter Looks at Books: "Sonny Boy"... Casual notes on show-biz books, memoirs and studies, dust gatherers, and hot off the presses.
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Review by Samuel L. Leiter... Leonard Bernstein and Herbert von Karajan duke it out at Vienna's Hotel Sacher
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Review by Carol Rocamora... Jack O'Brien directs a superb cast, featuring the charismatic debut of Levon Hawke
The post A Chilling, Thrilling Revival of Ibsen's "Ghosts" at Lincoln Center ap…
By Barbara & Scott Siegel... Two Subscription Theatre Companies: Roundabout & MTC - Recent Shows That Lead The Way in Hard Times
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Theatre review by Carol Rocamora... Three timely London productions shed historic light on the perils of leadership in times of crisis
The post "The Hollow Crown:" A Warning From London Thea…
Book Review by Samuel L. Leiter . . . Casual notes on show-biz books, memoirs and studies, dust gatherers, and hot off the presses.
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Review by Samual L. Leiter... Lisa Sanaye Dring wrestles Japan's national sport (aside from baseball) into theatrical shape.
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Video by Meredith Heyman... Marjan Neshat, star of "English," shares with Theater Pizzazz how she continues to relate to her character and why the play is particularly relevant today.
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Review by Samuel L. Leiter... Arthur Miller's 1968 drama of clashing brothers selling their family furniture could use some elbow grease.
The post "The Price:" When Brothers Clash appeared f…
Review by Carole did Tosti... This 1977 classic still resonates, featuring a stellar cast witha four-legged star worth the price of admission.
The post "Curse of the Starving Class:" Shepard…
By Eyal Solomon... Carnegie Hall was transformed into a glittering, jazz-infused celebration of Cole Porter's timeless musical brilliance.
The post The New York Pops' "Let's Misbehave: The S…
By Melissa Griegel… In the spirit of shows like The Vagina Monologues, Joy Behar's new no-holds-barred show My First Ex-Husband opened on February 6th, after starting previews on January 2…
Review by Yani Perez... Bodas de Blood is a commendable effort to reintroduce Lorca's poignant tale tomodern audiences.
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Review by Stuart Miller... "Henry IV", currently playing at the Theater for a New Audience, is an entertaining, if overlong, coming of age story dressed in royal garb
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Review by Brian Scott Lipton... The City Center Encores! revival of the 2001 Broadway blockbuster suffers from heavy-handed direction and less-than-ideal casting.
The post Urinetown Is Not a…
Theater Review by Marilyn Lester... An unsparing look and warning about the possible future of humanity if the machines rise up.
The post "The Antiquities""Where History Does Not Repeat Itse…
