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Broadway Review: “Mike Birbiglia” The Old Man & The Pool” at Lincoln Center Theater’s Vivian Beaumont Theater (Closed Sunday, January 15, 2023)

There is an abundance of medical and anatomical references in “Mike Birbiglia: The Old Man & The Pool” currently running at Lincoln Center Theater’s Vivian Beaumont Theater. Mr. Birbiglia’s affinity for medicine is often part of or the central theme in his stand-up comedy gigs around the nation. His particular interest in his own health is also pivotal to his…

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Broadway Review: “Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol” at The Nederlander Theatre (Closed Sunday, January 1, 2023)

November 21, 2022 | Broadway, on that day > | "Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol", Ben Stanton (lighting design), Cookie Jordan (hair and makeup design), Dane Laffrey (scenic and costume design), David Roberts, Jefferson Mays, John Kristiansen (puppet design), Joshua D. Reid (sound design), Justin Scribner (associate director and production stage manager), Lucy Mackinnon (projection design), Michael Arden, Stephen Kopel (casting director), Susan Lyons, The Nederlander Theatre, Theatre Reviews Limited

Under Michael Arden’s meticulous direction, Jefferson Mays navigates through his adaptation (with Susan Lyons and Michael Arden) of the five staves of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” with the full arsenal of his impressive craft. In addition to the protagonist Ebenezer Scrooge, Mr. Mays portrays and reimagines fifty of Charles Dickens’ iconic characters with the full range of emotion from…

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Broadway Review: “Almost Famous” at the Bernard Jacobs Theatre (Closed Sunday, January 8, 2023)

In heeding the advice mentor Lester Bangs gives young music journalist William Miller, the following comments will be “honest and unmerciful.” Fans of the movie “Almost Famous” released twenty-two years ago may have mixed feelings about the musical stage version now playing on Broadway at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. On the one hand, book writer Cameron Crowe has religiously…

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Broadway Review: “Death of a Salesman” at the Hudson Theatre (Through Sunday, January 15, 2023)

Some may say that Arthur Miller’s play “Death of a Salesman” may be the greatest play of the 20th century and there is evidence that supports that claim. It premiered on Broadway in 1949, winning the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the TONY award for Best Play. The fifth Broadway revival is now playing at The Hudson Theatre starring Wendell…

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Broadway Review: “1776” at Roundabout’s American Airlines Theatre (Through Sunday, January 8, 2023)

Sometimes there is no reason to try and improve or change something which would adhere to the adage “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” Adjusting, tweaking, or trying to improve things when they already work well, can spell disaster. By altering the original parts or embellishing the simplicity of the original, it may in fact complicate or confuse the…

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Broadway Review: “Topdog/Underdog” at the Golden Theatre (Through Sunday, January 15, 2023)

October 21, 2022 | back the future, Broadway, on that day, the old man > | "Topdog/Underdog", Casting is by Calleri Jensen Davis, Corey Hawkins, costume design by Dede Ayite, David Roberts, John Golden Theatre, Kamra A. Jacobs is the Production Stage Manager, Kenny Leon, lighting design by Allen Lee Hughes, Marc J. Franklin, scenic design by Arnulfo Maldonado, sound design by Justin Ellington, Suzan-Lori Parks, Theatre Reviews Limited, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

In the current 20th anniversary production of “Topdog/Underdog,” Suzan Lori-Parks reminds the audience that when one does not receive unconditional and nonjudgmental love and chooses to disconnect from one’s cultural and family histories, things can and will go terribly wrong. From the first scene of the play currently running at the John Golden Theatre, it is evident that there is…

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Book News/Preview: Elysa Gardner’s “Magic to Do” Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of “Pippin” Opening (Releases in November 2022)

October 4, 2022 | Broadway, News, Previews > | "Magic to Do", Bob Fosse, David Roberts, Elysa Gardner, Pippin, Stephen Schwartz, Theatre Reviews Limited

Applause Books is proud to announce the November 2022 release of Magic to Do (192 pages • 978-1-4930-6435-9• Hardback) by Elysa Gardner. In Magic to Do, which celebrates the 50th anniversary of Pippin’s opening, two-time Pulitzer Prize jury member Elysa Gardner turns her attention to this innovative show, the musical retelling of the story of Prince Pippin, son of Charlemagne,…

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Broadway Review: “Cost of Living” at Manhattan Theatre Club’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (Closed Sunday, November 6, 2022)

“Cost of living indexes are meant to compare the expenses an average person can expect to incur to acquire food, shelter, transportation, energy, clothing, education, healthcare, childcare, and entertainment in different regions.” – Investopedia The folks in Martyna Majok’s “Cost of Living,” currently running at Manhattan Theatre Club’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, are not “average people” and they experience the…

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Broadway News/Previews: “Kimberly Akimbo” Opens on Broadway at the Booth Theatre on Thursday, November 10, 2022

The box office for the critically lauded and wildly popular new musical, Kimberly Akimbo, will open on Wednesday, September 7 at 10 a.m. at the Booth Theatre (222 West 45th Street). The Booth Theatre box office will be open Monday through Saturday from 10am to 6pm. After opening to rave reviews last fall, Kimberly Akimbo will begin previews on Broadway…

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Broadway News/Previews: “Sweeney Todd” Begins Performances at Broadway’s Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on February 26, 2023

Tony and Grammy-nominated multi-platinum recording artist Josh Groban and Tony Award winner Annaleigh Ashford will both return to Broadway this spring in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, directed by Thomas Kail. Featuring music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Hugh Wheeler, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street will begin performances on February…

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