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Theater After The Tony Awards: My June Reviews: Harvey, Uncle Vanya, This Is...
New York theater doesn’t close up shop after the Tony Awards each year. There actually may be more to see, what with the various theater festivals. In any case here are my reviews of some of the shows...
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The Flick Complaints: Playwrights Horizons Artistic Director Responds
In response to reaction to Annie Baker’s The Flick, Playwrights Horizons artistic director Tim Sanford sent the following e-mail to the theater’s subscribers: Dear Friend, The Flick has stirred up so...
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Encores! Off-Center: Great musicals for $25
Encores! Off-Center, a new series from New York City Center, will begin this summer with the intent to do for old Off-Broadway musicals what its Encores! series has done for old Broadway shows. Best...
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The Realistic Joneses Review: Michael C. Hall, Marisa Tomei, Toni Collette,...
In “The Realistic Joneses,” a kind of “Endgame” reoriented to the American suburbs, Michael C. Hall and Marisa Tomei as a couple named Jones pay an unexpected visit to introduce themselves to their new...
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John review: Annie Baker’s maybe-mystical Gettysburg guesthouse
A couple visits a dark, possibly haunted bed and breakfast in Gettysburg, Pa. in “John,” an exquisitely acted puzzle of a play that features some familiar TV faces — Georgia Engel (Georgette in The...
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Circle Mirror Transformation Review, 2009
“Circle Mirror Transformation” ran at Playwrights Horizons, opening on October 13, 2009 and closing after several extensions on January 31, 2010. It was a remarkable debut for playwright Annie Baker,...
View ArticleTheater After The Tony Awards: My June Reviews: Harvey, Uncle Vanya, This Is...
New York theater doesn’t close up shop after the Tony Awards each year. There actually may be more to see, what with the various theater festivals. In any case here are my reviews of some of the shows...
View ArticleThe Flick Complaints: Playwrights Horizons Artistic Director Responds
In response to reaction to Annie Baker’s The Flick, Playwrights Horizons artistic director Tim Sanford sent the following e-mail to the theater’s subscribers: Dear Friend, The Flick has stirred up so...
View ArticleEncores! Off-Center: Great musicals for $25
Encores! Off-Center, a new series from New York City Center, will begin this summer with the intent to do for old Off-Broadway musicals what its Encores! series has done for old Broadway shows. Best...
View ArticleThe Realistic Joneses Review: Michael C. Hall, Marisa Tomei, Toni Collette,...
In “The Realistic Joneses,” a kind of “Endgame” reoriented to the American suburbs, Michael C. Hall and Marisa Tomei as a couple named Jones pay an unexpected visit to introduce themselves to their new...
View ArticleJohn review: Annie Baker’s maybe-mystical Gettysburg guesthouse
A couple visits a dark, possibly haunted bed and breakfast in Gettysburg, Pa. in “John,” an exquisitely acted puzzle of a play that features some familiar TV faces — Georgia Engel (Georgette in The...
View ArticleCircle Mirror Transformation Review, 2009
“Circle Mirror Transformation” ran at Playwrights Horizons, opening on October 13, 2009 and closing after several extensions on January 31, 2010. It was a remarkable debut for playwright Annie Baker,...
View ArticleReview: Hamlet Starring Oscar Isaac at the Public Theater. Directed by Sam Gold
As you might have heard, Oscar Isaac walks around in his underpants in the Public Theater production of “Hamlet.” But the most startling visual occurs much later. There’s a sudden, striking and...
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