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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Theater Review: Moonbox Productions’ “Sweeney Todd” — An Ambition that Demands Attention

October 24, 2023
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Even before the lights come up on the remarkable new production by Moonbox Productions, it is clear that this is a “Sweeney Todd” of a different order.

Theater Review: An On-Target “Assassins”

October 6, 2023
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Assassinations may be so-last-generation, but gun violence, and what it reflects about American culture and human depravity, defines our own era as much as any.

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