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 | On The Town...With Chip Deffaa <= new
Bernadette Peters, Elaine Paige, and Angela Lansbury have been robbed from with a Tony Award nomination this year!, by Chip Deffaa on May 9 |
| On The Town ... With Chip Deffaa <= new
For my money, there isn’t a better light comedian working in musical-theater today than Matthew Broderick., by Chip Deffaa on Apr. 25 |
Broadway:Plays With Music
 | End Of The Rainbow
Tracie Bennett offers up a performance that is both daring and unapologetic, and Broadway is the better for it., by Stewart Schulman on Apr. 8 |
Broadway:Musicals
 | Leap Of Faith <= new
Even with a new score by Alan Menken, talented song and dance man Raúl Esparza can’t work a miracle with musical based on Steve Martin film. , by Victor Gluck on May 8 |
 | Nice Work If You Can Get It <= new
Kathleen Marshall has wrapped 23 marvelous Gershwin songs with her best bibs and tuckers and the result is sheer delight. , by Eugene Paul on May 5 |
 | Ghost The Musical <= new
The Oscar-winning movie comes to the stage, sumptuously produced with movie magic and high-tech innovation, its story of love after death intact. , by Eugene Paul on Apr. 30 |
 | Newsies, The Musical <= new
Extra! Extra! Dance all about it! Terrific Terpsichore Tells The Tale In Disney Dansical!, by Jeannie Lieberman on Apr. 21 |
 | Evita
Like her or not, Argentinean actress Elena Roger gives authentic Latin soul to Argentina’s former First Lady., by Deirdre Donovan on Apr. 15 |
 | Jesus Christ Superstar
With its iconic story and classic pop-rock score, Jesus Christ Superstar is an enduring and timeless work of popular art. , by Stewart Schulman on Mar. 31 |
 | Once
What once seemed ‘not there,’ examined once again on stage, seems endlessly wonderful. , by Stewart Schulman on Mar. 27 |
 | Godspell
The Gospel according to Stephen Schwartz and John-Michael Tebelak -- for a very new, very now generation. , by Stewart Schulman on Mar. 9 |
 | The Gershwins' Porgy And Bess
With Audra McDonald, Norm Lewis et al, Diane Paulus’ thrilling yet streamlined production justifies creating a new musical theater piece., by Victor Gluck on Jan. 29 |
Broadway:Plays
 | The Lyons <= new
Linda Lavin gives a master class in comedic acting in Nicky Silver’s play, now making the successful transferred to Broadway. , by Deirdre Donovan on May 8 |
 | The Columnist <= new
Leisurely storytelling by Pulitzer Prize playwright of “Proof” about life of Washington insider Joseph Alsop gives John Lithgow a bravura role., by Victor Gluck on May 1 |
 | Magic/Bird <= new
A loving tribute to basketball greats Earven “Magic” Johnson and Larry Bird, and The Greatest Rivalry of the Sport., by Jeannie Lieberman on May 1 |
 | A Streetcar Named Desire <= new
Emily Mann’s revival of the Williams classic with Blair Underwood in Broadway’s first multi-racial cast is a very different take than previously. , by Victor Gluck on Apr. 28 |
 | Clybourne Park <= new
Hilarious and irritating, this Pulitzer Prize winner walks a thin line between satire and heavy-handed social commentary. , by Joel Benjamin on Apr. 28 |
 | One Man, Two Guvnors <= new
Director Nicholas Hytner has taken Goldoni’s masterpiece, larded it with British slapstick , by Eugene Paul on Apr. 28 |
 | Peter And The Starcatcher <= new
A ridiculously rich escapist fantasy prequel to Peter Pan, staged with breathtaking speed and style., by Joel Benjamin on Apr. 24 |
 | The Best Man <= new
With the starriest cast in town and all the hoopla of a political convention, be prepared to have a rousingly good time in this sprightly revival., by Eugene Paul on Apr. 19 |
 | Death Of A Salesman
Arthur Miller’s masterwork in its definitive performance thanks to the incomparable artistry of Philip Seymour Hoffman. Don’t miss it. , by Eugene Paul on Mar. 31 |
 | Seminar
Bravura performance by Harry Potter’s Professor Severus Snape as noted editor and writing teacher with the famous sneer , by Victor Gluck on Dec. 8 |
 | Other Desert Cities
A stellar cast brings a mouth watering hit to Broadway under the keenly knowing direction of Joe Mantello., by Eugene Paul on Nov. 12 |
 | Venus In Fur
The Off Broadway hit debuts on Broadway better than ever. With Hugh Dancy and new star Nina Arianda reprising her original role. Hold on to your hats., by Eugene Paul on Nov. 10 |
Off-Broadway:Musicals
 | Something For The Boys <= new
Minor Cole Porter musical written to cheer up spirits during World War II demonstrates why these 40’s musical comedies had star personalities. , by Victor Gluck on May 4 |
 | The City Club <= new
Guns, gore, glitz and glam, that’s what it takes to start a jazz club. Chaz has a dream. Along the way, bad things happen among the good. , by Eugene Paul on Apr. 24 |
 | Sitting Pretty <= new
Old-fashioned and dated musical comedy from 1924 has an unfamiliar melodic and tuneful Jerome Kern score with many gems. , by Victor Gluck on Apr. 22 |
 | Now. Here. This <= new
Charming new meta-musical from creators of [title of show] which invents its own theater form may not be everyone’s cup of tea. , by Victor Gluck on Apr. 1 |
Off-Broadway:Plays
 | An Early History Of Fire <= new
Absorbing coming-of-age drama set in the Midwest on the verge of the revolutions of the sixties pays homage to the dramas of William Inge., by Victor Gluck on May 4 |
 | Eavesdropping On Dreams <= new
Yet another holocaust-themed play made fascinating by the performances of its three leading ladies., by Joel Benjamin on May 3 |
 | The House Of Mirth <= new
Elegant, polished revival of Edith Wharton’s own stage adaptation of her classic novel is still a devastating portrait of class in America. , by Victor Gluck on Apr. 30 |
 | Massacre (Sing To Your Children)
Dystopian horror story incorporates everything from “It Can’t Happen Here” to “No Exit” in José Rivera’s dark and unsettling cautionary tale. , by Victor Gluck on Apr. 16 |
 | The Morini Strad <= new
When the great Erica Morini summons little known, highly respected Brian Skarstad to repair her famous Stradivarius, life and death happens., by Eugene Paul on Apr. 24 |
 | In Masks Outrageous And Austere
Final Tennessee Williams full-length starring Shirley Knight recycles many themes from earlier plays without making a case for the new work., by Victor Gluck on Apr. 21 |
 | 4000 Miles
Endearing, appealing show about a skinny, gangling 21-year-old with lots of angst who takes shelter with his crotchety, cool 91-year-old grandma., by Eugene Paul on Apr. 17 |
 | Regrets
A stirring, absorbing new British play about raw America in 1954, set among American men seeking divorces in the divorce mills of Nevada., by Eugene Paul on Apr. 10 |
 | Obama 44
Mario Fratti’s new play Obama 44 which is being dubbed a “psychological thriller” is more of a puzzler. , by Deirdre Donovan on Apr. 8 |
 | Out Of Iceland
Amusing premise and exotic locale do not alone make a successful romantic comedy of opposites attracting. , by Victor Gluck on Apr. 7 |
 | Tribes
You will never think about hearing, deafness, or silence the same way ever again after this brilliant and moving new play. , by Victor Gluck on Apr. 3 |
Music:Opera
 | Il Sogno Di Scipione
A spirited, witty staging of a Mozart rarity by the Gotham Chamber Opera, beautifully sung by a fresh, young cast., by Joel Benjamin on Apr. 13 |
 | Patience
In their latest offering of the 1881 aesthetic satire, the New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players make a virtue of frivolity. , by Deirdre Donovan on Mar. 15 |
Cabaret
 | The 27Th Annual Bistro Awards <= new
Producer Sherry Eaker and host Jim David honored Melissa Manchester, Kaye Ballard, Dee Dee Bridgewater and other cabaret greats on April 23. , by Linda Amiel Burns on Apr. 29 |
Music:Concerts
 | At This Peformance ! (April 22) <= new
An opportunity to see the future stars of Broadway in an intimate Off Broadway setting. , by Edward Lieberman on May 3 |
Music:Jazz
 | No Place To Go
In his musical journey, lyricist and office temp Ethan Lipton and his three-piece orchestra have written a steamy love letter to his lost job., by Edward Rubin on Mar. 26 |
Comedy
 | Never Sleep Alone
One long fabulously dirty joke that embarrasses and amuses in equal measure., by Joel Benjamin on Feb. 23 |
Dance
 | Skybetter And Associates <= new
Fluidity abounds in the work of this downtown choreographer, but one piece is indistinguishable from the next. , by R. Pikser on Apr. 17 |
 | Paul Taylor Dance Company
Seeing the Paul Taylor repertory in the larger David H. Koch Theater is exciting and revelatory., by Joel Benjamin on Apr. 1 |
 | Eifman Ballet Of St. Petersburg: Rodin
Beautifully danced, Eifman’s Rodin on the theme of the sculptor and his two loves is an over-wrought ballet with great dancing. , by Joel Benjamin on Mar. 11 |
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