By Elazar Abrahams January is here, which means it’s time to speculate about the pop culture year ahead. What has the potential to be good? What’s going to bomb hard? Who will Chicago stunt cast […]
Category: Theater
Mindplay
Mindplay is housed at the Greenwich House Theater through April 20. By Richard Bernard When you knowingly enter a theater to see a show about mentalism, your senses are heightened with curious anticipation. What could […]
Did Our Most Anticipated Theater Productions of 2024 Live Up to the Hype?
By Elazar Abrahams Way back in January, we went out on a limb to predict what our favorite Broadway and off-Broadway shows of the year would be and listed the five most anticipated theater productions […]
Gatz
Gatz is now in performances at the Public Theater through December 1. By Elazar Abrahams On West 53rd Street, Jay Gatsby belts out ballads six days a week in a musical version of F. Scott […]
Maybe Happy Ending
Maybe Happy Ending is now open at the Belasco Theatre. By Elazar Abrahams In an age where Broadway is dominated by adaptations and jukebox musicals, Maybe Happy Ending is a rare occurrence — a truly […]
Sunset Boulevard & The Substance: The Aging of Hollywood’s Women
By Elazar Abrahams In composer Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard, aging movie star Norma Desmond sings wistfully about the career comeback she so desperately craves. “With one look, I’ll ignite a blaze, I’ll return to […]
McNeal
McNeal is in performances at Lincoln Center’s Vivian Beaumont Theater through November 24. By Elazar Abrahams McNeal, the new play by Ayad Akhtar, has all the buzz of a Broadway must-see: a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, […]
The Hills of California
The Hills of California is playing at the Broadhurst Theatre in a strictly limited engagement through December 8. By Elazar Abrahams The Hills of California, transferring to Broadway from its acclaimed run in London, is […]
Cellino V. Barnes
Cellino V. Barnes is playing at The Asylum NYC through the end of November. By Elazar Abrahams For New Yorkers who have ever found themselves humming the ubiquitous jingle of the famous personal injury firm, […]
October 7: A Verbatim Play
October 7: A Verbatim Play is currently playing at The Actors’ Temple through June 16. The power of October 7: A Verbatim Play is clear from its title. Its script is only the actual words […]
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