BAD CINDERELLA

BAD CINDERELLA Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber Book by Emerald Fennell (Adaptation by Alexis Scheer) Lyrics by David Zippel Imperial Theatre Official Website Reviewed by David Spencer Bad Ci…

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A BRIGHT NEW BOISE

A BRIGHT NEW BOISE by Samuel D. Hunter Directed by Oliver Butler Signature Theatre Reviewed by David Spencer A new employee is hired to be a cashier at an Idaho Hobby Lobby. For those who…

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PICTURES FROM HOME

PICTURES FROM HOME by Sharr White based on the photo memoir by Larry Sultan Starring Nathan Lane, Danny Burstein and Zoë Wanamaker Directed by Bartlet Sher Studio 54 Official Website Revi…

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THE WANDERERS

THE WANDERERS by Anna Ziegler Directed by Barry Edelstein A Production of the Roundabout Theatre Company at the Laura Pels Theatre Reviewed by David Spencer Gosh, I'm not sure what to mak…

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A BEAUTIFUL NOISE

A BEAUTIFUL NOISE Music and Lyrics by Neil Diamond Book by Anthony McCarten Directed by Michael Mayer Broadhurst Theatre Official Website Reviewed by David Spencer A Beautiful Noise struc…

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COLIN QUINN: SMALL TALK

COLIN QUINN: SMALL TALK Written and Performed by Colin Quinn Directed by Bobby Moresco Returning March 30 Greenwich House Theater Official Website Reviewed by David Spencer I like Coli…

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SOME LIKE IT HOT

SOME LIKE IT HOT Book by Matthew López and Amber Ruffin Music by Marc Shaiman Lyrics by Shaiman & Scott Wittman Based on the screenplay by Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond Directed by …

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Part C: ALMOST FAMOUS

Part C: ALMOST FAMOUS Book by Cameron Crowe based upon his screenplay Music and Lyrics by Tom Kitt Directed by Jeremy Herrin Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre Official Website Reviewed by David S…

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Part B: & JULIET

Part B: & JULIET Book by David West Read Music and Lyrics by Max Martin Directed by Dominic Fallacaro Stephen Sondheim Theatre Official Website Reviewed by David Spencer More of the s…

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Part A: ONLY GOLD

Part A ONLY GOLD Book by Andy Blankenbuehler & Ted Malawer Music and Lyrics by Kate Nash Directed and Choreographed by Andy Blanklenbuehler MCC Theatre Reviewed by David Spencer In a …

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Part III: 1776

Part III: 1776 Book by Peter Stone Music, Lyrics and Conception by Sherman Edwards Directed by Jeffrey L. Page and Diane Paulus A Production of the Roundabout Theatre Company American Airlin…

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Part II: A RAISIN IN THE SUN

Part II: A RAISIN IN THE SUN by Lorraine Hansberry Directed by Robert O'Hara Public Theater Reviewed by David Spencer When I attended the revival of A Raisin in the Sun at the Public, fai…

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Part I: DEATH OF A SALESMAN

Part I: DEATH OF A SALESMAN By Arthur Miller Directed by Miranda Cromwell Starring Wendell Pierce and Sharon D. Clarke Hudson Theatre Official Website   Reviewed by David Spencer   …

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A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE

A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE Book by Terrence McNally Music by Stephen Flaherty Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens Based on the screenplay by Barry Develin Directed by John Doyle Classic Stage Company   Rev…

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TOPDOG/UNDERDOG

TOPDOG/UNDERDOG by Suzan Lori-Parks Directed by Kenny Leon John Golden Theatre Official Website   Reviewed by David Spencer There's a lot of symbolism carried by Topdog/Underdog, an ac…

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REMEMBER THIS: THE LESSON OF JAN KARSKI

REMEMBER THIS: THE LESSON OF JAN KARSKI by Clark Young and Derek Goldman Directed by Derek Goldman Starring David Strathairn Polonsky Shakespeare Center A Production of Theatre for a New Cit…

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TWO JEWS TALKING

TWO JEWS TALKING by Ed. Weinberger Directed by Dan Wackerman Starring Hal Linden, Bernie Kopell and Tim Jerome Theatre at St. Clement's Official Website Reviewed by David Spencer   I a…

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OUR MAN IN SANTIAGO

OUR MAN IN SANTIAGO by Mark Wilding Directed by Charlie Mount The AMT Theater Official Website Reviewed by David Spencer You kind of sense trouble from the title: Our Man in Santiago. The…

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KINKY BOOTS

KINKY BOOTS Book by Harvey Fierstein Music and Lyrics by Cyndi Lauper Based on a screenplay by Geoff Deane and Tim Firth Starring Callum Francis and Christian Douglas Directed and Choreograp…

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THE KITE RUNNER

THE KITE RUNNER Adapted by Matthew Spangler Based on the novel by Khalid Hosseini Directed by Giles Croft Starring Amir Arison Hayes Theatre Official Website Reviewed by David Spencer Rec…

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CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF

CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF by Tennessee Williams Directed by Joe Rosario Theatre at St Clements Official Website Reviewed by David Spencer Briefly taking a survey of my theatergoing past, I wa…

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NOTRE DAME DE PARIS

NOTRE DAME DE PARIS Book and lyrics by Luc Plamondon Music by Richard Cocciante Based on the novel by Victor Hugo Directed by Giles Maheu On Tour, See Official Website Original French Cast a…

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INTO THE WOODS

 INTO THE WOODS Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Book by James Lapine Directed by Lear deBessonet St. James Theatre Official Website Reviewed by David Spencer As I never tire of sa…

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HANGMEN

HANGMEN by Martin McDonaugh Directed by Matthew Dunster John Golden Theatre Official Website Reviewed by David Spencer A little known fact in the US is that, until capital punishment was …

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MJ

MJ Book by Lynn Nottage Directed by Christopher Wheeldon Neil Simon Theatre Official Website Reviewed by David Spencer I'm as entertained"well, almost as entertained"as anyone by the by-n…

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