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Off-Broadway Review: “The Blood Quilt” at Lincoln Center Theater’s Mitze E. Newhouse Theater (Closed on Sunday, December 29, 2024)

Families of any number, age, or culture often meet for special occasions, some more special than others. Depending on the mix of those above descriptors, these get-togethers result in quite different outcomes ranging from collegial to catastrophic. These gatherings can be around any number of holidays or around some specific tradition. Those celebrating a specific tradition are often annual events….

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Broadway Review: “Maybe Happy Ending” at the Belasco Theatre (Currently On)

The charming new musical, “Maybe Happy Ending,” now playing at the Belasco Theatre, with music composed by Will Aronson and the book and lyrics penned by Mr. Aronson and Hue Park, will certainly make an audience leave the theatre smiling and thinking. Unlike many of the big, bombastic musicals arriving on the Great White Way, this is small and quiet,…

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Broadway Review: “Sunset Blvd.” at the St. James Theatre (Currently On)

December 11, 2024 | Broadway, Music, sunset | "Sunset Blvd.", Adam Fisher (sound design), Alan Williams (music supervisor and music director), Andrew Lloyd Webber, Ann James (intimacy coordinator), Brandon Mel Borkowsky, Caroline Bowman, Cheryl Thomas (hair and makeup design), Christopher Hampton, Cydney Clark, David Roberts, David Thaxton, Diego Andres Rodriguez, Don Black, Drew Redington, E.J. Hamilton, Emma Lloyd, Fabian Aloise (choreography), Grace Hodgett Young, Hannah Yun Chamberlain, Jack Knowles (lighting design), Jamie Lloyd, Jim Carnahan CSA and Jason Thinger CSA (U.S. casting director), Jimin Moon, Johnny Milani (production stage manager), Justice Moore, Mandy Gonzalez, Marc Brenner, Nathan Amzi and Joe Ransom (video design and cinematography), New York Theatre Reviews, Nicole Scherzinger, Olivia Lacie Andrews, Pierre Marais, Raúl Contreras, Shavey Brown, Shayna McPherson, Soutra Gilmour (set and costume design), St. James Theatre, Stuart Burt CDG (U.K. casting director), Sydney Jones, Theatre Reviews, Theatre Reviews Limited, Tom Francis, Tyler Davis

Gone are the turban, the grand staircase, the jewels, the chandeliers, the drapes, and the viewing of Norma Desmond’s monkey in the reimagining of “Sunset Blvd.” currently running at the St. James Theatre. Norma Desmond (an incandescent Nicole Scherzinger), Max Von Mayerling (a devoted and doting David Thaxton), Joe Gillis (a failed and still failing Tom Francis), and Betty Schafer…

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Off-Broadway Review: “Shit. Meet. Fan.” at MCC Theater’s New Mills Theater (Closed Sunday, December 15, 2024)

As the characters are pressured into having their dirty laundry aired in the new play “Shit. Meet. Fan.” which is now in an extended run at MCC Theater, the list of reasons why the show does not work becomes longer than the clothesline. The cast may be the one reason the show is worth seeing, but that is not enough…

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Broadway Review: “Swept Away” at the Longacre Theatre (Closed Sunday, December 29, 2025)

December 3, 2024 | Broadway, ghosts, Music | "Swept Away", Adrian Blake, Alexandre Bleau, Brandon Kalm, Cameron Johnson, Chase Peacock, costume designer Susan Hilferty, David Neumann, David Roberts, David Rowen, Hunter Brown, Jillian Cimini, Jim Carnahan, John Gallagher Jr., John Logan, John Michael Finley, John Sygar, Josh Breckenridge, lighting designer Kevin Adams, Matt DeAngelis, Michael J. Mainwaring, Michael Mayer, music arranger and orchestrator Chris Miller, music arranger and orchestrator/music supervisor Brian Usifer, music director Will Van Dyke, New York Theatre Reviews, Orville Mendoza, Rico LeBron, Robert Pendilla, set designer Rachel Hauck, sound designer John Shivers, Stark Sands, The Avett Brothers, The Longacre Theatre, Theatre Reviews, Theatre Reviews Limited, Tyrone L. Robinson, Wayne Duvall

“Swept Away,” currently on at the Longacre Theatre, was inspired by the 2004 album “Mignonette” by the American folk-rock band The Avett Brothers. Although the album was suggested by the shipwreck and survival story of the British yacht Mignonette, which sank in 1884, the narrative of the musical transcends time and space with its timeless themes of confession, forgiveness, redemption, transfiguration,…

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Broadway Review: “Our Town” at the Barrymore Theatre (Closed Sunday, January 19, 2025)

December 1, 2024 | Broadway, Music | "Our Town", Anthony Michael Lopez, as well as Ephie Aardema Sarnak, Bill Timoney, Billy Eugene Jones as “Dr. Gibbs”, Bobby Daye, Bryonha Marie, casting by Jim Carnahan, costume design Dede Ayite, Daniel Rader, Donald Webber, Doron JéPaul, Ephraim Sykes as “George Gibbs”, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Greg Wood, Hagan Oliveras, Hair, Heather Ayers, Jim Parsons as the Narrator, John McGinty, Joseph Verlezza, Jr. as “Simon Stimson”, Julie Halston as “Mrs. Soames”, Kate Wilson as the dialect coach, Katie Holmes as “Mrs. Webb”, Kenny Leon, Kevyn Morrow, lighting design by Allen Lee Hughes, Matthew Elijah Webb, Michelle Wilson as “Mrs. Gibbs”, New York Theatre Reviews, Nimene Sierra Wureh, Noah Pyzik, Ricardo Vázquez, Richard Thomas as “Mr. Webb”, Safiya Kaijya Harris, scenic design by Beowulf Boritt, Shyla Lefner, Sky Smith, sound design by Justin Ellington, Theatre Reviews, Theatre Reviews Limited, Thornton Wilder, wig & makeup design by J. Jared Janas, Willa Bost, Zoey Deutch as “Emily Webb”

“Our Town” by Thorton Wilder is recognized as a classic, and the revival now playing at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on Broadway, directed by Kenny Leon is the perfect example of why it has achieved that status. It is timeless, appealing to a multi-generational audience, and allows each theatergoer to recognize their own connection to the content. Not only will…

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Off-Broadway Review: “The Beacon” at the Irish Repertory Theatre (Closed Sunday, November 24, 2024)

In Nancy Harris’s “The Beacon,” currently on at the Irish Repertory Theatre, four characters navigate through life’s rough waters. Three make it. One is still lost at sea. The back wall of Beiv’s (Kate Mulgrew) cottage on an island off the coast of West Cork is made almost entirely of glass and looks out onto the Atlantic Ocean. Angst and…

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Off-Broadway Review: “DRAG: The Musical” at New World Stages (Through Sunday, March 30, 2025)

November 19, 2024 | big gay, LGBTQ+, Off-Broadway, Queer | "DRAG: The Musical", Aaron Rhyne (projection design), Adam Honoré (Lighting Design), Alaska Thunderf*ck as Kitty Galloway (through 1/11/25), Ashley Gordon, Aurora Sexton (makeup design), Cameron Mitchell Bell, Christine Shepard, Domino Couture (wig design), Drew Levy (sound design), Eddie Korbich as Drunk Jerry, J. Elaine Marcos as Gloria Schmidt/Rita LaRitz, Jan Sport as Savannah St. James, Jason Sherwood (scenic design), Joey McIntyre (through 11/24/24) plays the straight man Tom Hutchinson, Joseph Verlezza, Jujubee as The Tigress, Justin Andrew Honard, Kodiak Thompson, Lagoona Bloo as Tuna Turner, Luxx Noir London as Popcorn, Marco Marco (costume design), Matthew Murphy, New World Stages, New York Theatre Reviews, Nicholas Kraft, Nick Adams as Alexis Gillmore, Nick Laughlin as Puss Puss DuBois, Remi Tuckman and Yair Keydar alternate the role of ten-year-old Brendan Hutchinson, Teddy Wilson, Theatre Reviews, Theatre Reviews Limited, Thomas Constanza

“DRAG: the Musical” which was originally released as a concept album and had brief runs in Los Angeles in 2022 and 2024 has made its way to an off-Broadway theatre at New World Stages. The title lives up to its name, providing the audience with a glimpse into the multifaceted world of drag. The show is not a “drag” (excuse…

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Broadway Review: “Tammy Faye” at the Palace Theatre (Closed on Sunday, December 8, 2024)

November 19, 2024 | Broadway, LGBTQ+, Music | "Tammy Faye", Alana Pollard, Allison Guinn, Allysa Shorte, and Andy Taylor, as well as Amanda Clement, Autumn Hurlbert, Aveena Sawyer, Brittany Nicholas, Casting is by C12 Casting/Carrie Gardner and Jillian Cimini, Charl Brown, Christian Borle, costume design by Katrina Lindsay, Dana Wilton, Daniel Torres, David Roberts, Denis Lambert, Elliott Mattox, Elton John, Ian Lassiter, Jake Shears, James Graham, Jonathan Duvelson, Katie Brayben, Keven Quillon, LGBTQ, lighting design by Neil Austin, Lily Kaufmann, Mark Evans, Matthew Murphy, Max Gordon Moore, Michael Cerveris, Michael Di Liberto, New York Theatre Reviews, Nick Bailey, Palace Theatre, Raymond J. Lee, Rupert Goold, scenic design by Bunny Christie, sound design by Nick Lidster for Autograph, Theatre Reviews, Theatre Reviews Limited, TJ Tapp, video design by Finn Ross

The main problem with “Tammy Faye,” currently on at the Palace Theatre is not the vapid lyrics by Jake Shears or the bland book by James Graham. Unfortunately, the “New Broadway Musical” has nothing to do with the iconic PTL Club televangelist Tammy Faye. Not even the two-time Laurence Olivier Award winning Katie Brayben’s performance as Tammy Faye, or the…

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Off-Broadway Review: “Deep History” at the Public Theater’s Shiva Theater (Closed Sunday, November 10, 2024)

October 25, 2024 | Off-Broadway | "Deep History", Annette Mees, Buzz Cohen, David Finnigan, Joan Marcus, Joseph Verlezza, music by Reuben Ingall, New York Theatre Reviews, Public Theater, Shiva Theater, Theatre Reviews, Theatre Reviews Limited, video design by Hayley Egan

The Public Theatre is currently offering the North American Premiere of “Deep History,” written and performed by David Finnigan, which addresses the critical subject of global warming and climate change. The playwright hales from Ngunnawal country in Australia and works with climate and earth scientists, to create theatre and games that may shed some light on the current situation the…

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