Cabaret

Theater Reviews: New Broadway Revivals of “Cabaret,” “The Who’s Tommy,” and “The Wiz” Vie for Attention in a Crowded Season

May 7, 2024
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The spring season has yielded a sizable crop of musical revivals. But how many of them actually bear fruit?

Film Commentary: A Trio of Terrific Films Turn 50

December 2, 2022
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Our critics salute three memorable films — anti-fascist (Cabaret), anti-capitalist (The Ruling Class), and anti-war (Slaughterhouse-Five) — that turned fifty this year. Perfect viewing for the holidays.

Theater Review: “An Audience with Meow Meow”—Blinded by Glitter

October 11, 2015
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Meow Meow milks the audience for applause so often it feels as if we are seated on stools in a dairy barn.

Coming Attractions in Theater: August 2010

July 31, 2010
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The summer season winds down with (too) many of the usual crowd-pleasers, enlivened by a couple of world premieres, a re-vamping of an Oscar Wilde warhorse, and an encounter with non-being, courtesy of Edward Albee. By Bill Marx The Taster by Joan Ackermann. Directed by Tina Packer. Staged by Shakespeare & Company at the Founders’…

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