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Off-Broadway Review: “I Love You So Much I Could Die” at New York Theatre Workshop (Closed Saturday, March 9, 2024)

March 5, 2024 | i love you so, Off-Broadway, the ally > | "I Love You So Much I Could Die", costume design by Enver Chakartash, David Roberts, Jenny Anderson, lighting design by Oona Curley, Lucas Hnath, Mona Pirnot, music direction by Will Butler, New York Theatre Reviews, New York Theatre Workshop, NYTW, scenic design by Mimi Lien, sound design by Mikhail Fiksel and Noel Nichols, Terri K. Kohler Miles, Theatre Reviews, Theatre Reviews Limited

Microsoft’s Text to Speech Voice read’s Mona Pirnot’s script aloud (scored with sequences of punctuation to create pauses and silences) as the playwright sits with her back to the audience at a small desk adorned by her laptop and a small lamp. Pirnot’s non-fictional narrative is the personal yet “Everyman” story of loneliness, love, loss, death, bereavement, acceptance, confession, forgiveness,…

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Off-Broadway Review: “I Can Get It for You Wholesale” at Classic Stage Company (Closed Sunday, December 17, 2023)

The latest show offered at Classic Stage Company is the revival of the 1962 musical “I Can Get It For You Wholesale” with a book by Jerome Weidman and music and lyrics by Harold Rome. This is only the third revival since it’s run on Broadway featuring Barbra Streisand, with one in 1991 by American Jewish Theatre and one in…

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Benefit Performance News/Preview: “I Put a Spell on You: Witches ERA” at Sony Hall on Monday, October 23 at 8:00 p.m.

October 10, 2023 | i love you so, the ally, Uncategorized > | "I Put a Spell on You: Witches ERA", Ali Forney Center (AFC), Harms of Homelessness, Jay Armstrong Johnson, LGBTQ+ Youth

Jay Armstrong Johnson welcomes a new cast of characters for this year’s Halloween concert-meets-dance-part “I Put a Spell on You: The Witches ERA,” including Tony Award Nominee Justin Cooley (Kimberly Akimbo), Tony Award Nominee Robyn Hurder (Moulin Rouge!, A Beautiful Noise), recording artist Mila Jam, reigning SIX Queen Taylor Iman Jones (The Devil Wears Prada)RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 15’s Marcia…

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Off-Broadway News: Irish Repertory Theatre Announces Encore Presentation of A. R. Gurney’s “Love Letters” Beginning Wednesday, September 5, 2023

Irish Repertory Theatre (Charlotte Moore, Artistic Director and Ciarán O’Reilly, Producing Director) announced today that they will present an encore run of Love Letters by A.R. Gurney, directed by Ciarán O’Reilly (Endgame), following sold-out performances this past spring. The encore run will take place this fall, featuring five performances with returning star, Tony Award winner Matthew Broderick, joined by Talia…

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Theatre News: World and Northern American Premieres, Original Commissions, and Works Spanning Theater, Opera, Music, and Dance Comprise Park Avenue Armory’s 2023 Season

World and North American Premieres, Original Commissions, and Works Spanning Theater, Opera, Music, And Dance Comprise Park Avenue Armory’s 2023 Season The North American debut of British dramatist Alexander Zeldin’s LOVE, an emotionally poignant play depicting the lives of families placed in temporary public housing. Uniquely lived-in performances and design immerse audiences within a story that calls attention to…

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Broadway Review: “The Piano Lesson” at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre (Closed Sunday, January 29, 2023)

Years after August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson” was first produced on Broadway in 1990, Black playwrights have continued to grapple with this enduring question which defines the struggle between Bernice (an indomitable and passionate Danielle Brooks) and her brother Boy Willie (a broken but resilient John David Washington) in Wilson’s epic drama: “Is it possible to build one’s future without…

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Broadway Review: “& Juliet” at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre (Currently On)

December 2, 2022 | Broadway, i love you so, LGBTQ+ > | "& Juliet", Alaina Vi Maderal, Andrzej Goulding (Video & Projection Design), Ben Jackson Walker, Betsy Wolfe, Bill Sherman (Musical Supervision, Bobby "Pocket" Horner, Brandon Antonio, Brittany Nicholas, Daniel J. Maldonado, David West Read, David West Read (Book), Dominic Fallacaro (Music Director), Gareth Owen (Sound Design), Howard Hudson (Lighting Design), J. Jared Janas, Jasmine Rafael, Jennifer Weber (Choreography), Joe Moeller, Joomin Hwang, Joseph Verlezza, Justin David Sullivan, Lorna Courtney, Luke Sheppard (Direction), Matt Raffy, Matthew Murphy, Max Martin (Music and Lyrics), Max Martin and Friends, Megan Kane, Melanie La Barrie, Michael Iván Carrier, Nicholas Edwards, Nico DeJesus, Orchestrations and Arrangements), Paloma Young (Costume Design), Paulo Szot, Philippe Arroyo, Rachel Webb, Soutra Gilmour (Scenic Design), Stark Sands, Theatre Reviews Limited, Tiernan Tunnicliffe, US Casting is by Stephen Kopel and Carrie Gardner, Veronica Otim, Virgil Gadson

Broadway has had quite a roster of juke box musicals grace the stage in the past and it seems that this season will add a few more to the archive. Opening at The Stephen Sondheim Theatre is “& Juliet” featuring music and lyrics by Max Martin and Friends and a book by David West Read. Songs from Mr. Martin’s repertoire…

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Broadway Review: “Mrs. Doubtfire” at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre (Reopens Thursday, April 14, 2022)

The latest Broadway opening is the new musical comedy “Mrs. Doubtfire” based on the immensely popular 1993 film which starred Robin Williams in the leading role. The plot revolves around a divorced dad, who loses custody of his three children, and poses as an elderly English nanny when his ex-wife starts searching for someone to help with the children and…

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Video on Demand Review: The Irish Repertory Theatre’s “Meet Me in St. Louis: A Holiday Special in Song and on Screen” (Through January 2, 2021)

The Irish Repertory Theatre has been a leader in providing accessible online performances during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Digital Fall Season begam on September 22 featuring five Performances on Screen and three special events. All events are free, with donations suggested for those who can afford to give! Reservations are required to access Performances on Screen, and captions are available on Thursday…

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New Film Preview: “#valentinesday” – A Romantic Comedy About Modern Love and Dating – Coming February 2021

November 24, 2020 | a man of, Best Bet, i love you so, LGBTQ+, News, Previews, the old man, the seven year, this land is made, water for > | #valentinesday, Alzheimer's Research UK, Dreambird Studios, Finlay MacMillan, Francis Lovehall, Mark Forstater, Nathan Neuman, Sam Dudeck, Tessa Bonham-Jones, The Faith Belief Forum

Dreambird Studios debut feature film, #valentinesday, produced by industry veteran, Mark Forstater (Monty Python and the Holy Grail) is set to be released on February 14, 2021. A modern day rom-com written by Sam Dudeck and Nathan Neuman, who also makes his directorial debut, will star Francis Lovehall (Steve McQueen’s “Small Axe”), Tessa Bonham-Jones (Wonder Woman 1984) and Finlay MacMillan…

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