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Theater Review: “Real Women Have Curves: The Musical” — A Glittering Glamour of a Production

December 18, 2023
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My advice: see this show in Boston before it settles into New York for what should be a long run.

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Theater Review: Stephen Sondheim’s “Here We Are” — The Canon Is Complete

December 16, 2023
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As satisfying as this incomplete work is — much like Schubert’s “Unfinished Symphony” — we can still regret not being able to experience the completed work.

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Theater Review: “The Heart Sellers” — A Moving Homage to Friendship

December 3, 2023
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Dramatist Lloyd Suh takes us on an inner journey by weaving silences into his script that encourage his characters (and us) to reflect and pause.

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Theater Review: “The Game’s Afoot” — Ploddingly

November 28, 2023
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Murder mystery and farce can coexist in the same play… for a time, at least. Eventually, the two will pull apart, however, as they do in this production.

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Theater Reviews: Smash Broadway Revival of Sondheim’s “Merrily We Roll Along” and the Debut of His Final Show, “Here We Are”

November 21, 2023
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A Stephen Sondheim flop returns in triumph, while his final show tantalizes with what could have been.

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Theater Review: “The Band’s Visit” — Revelations of Commonality

November 17, 2023
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This well-directed and performed production of a musical about the universal longing for connection delivers a stirringly heart felt experience.

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Theater Review: A “Rocky Horror Show” — Tailored for Gen Z

November 8, 2023
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This “Rocky Horror Show” for the Gen Z set contains (at least potentially) enough flash and zap to successfully put across a new take on a campy cult classic.

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Theater Review: Blue Man Group — A Sugar High, Spray-Painted Blue

November 4, 2023
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The “new” version of the Blue Man Group is all mayhem, all the time.

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Arts Remembrance: Robert Brustein — A View from the Seats

October 31, 2023
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The late Robert Brustein’s shadow is long. But his legacy is problematic.

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Arts Commentary: More Cultural Coverage — But Less Culture?

October 24, 2023
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The journalistic value of blathering out weekend tips to the ears of the comfortable in a social media world awash with likes is dubious.

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