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 […]
Tag: broadway
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, […]
The Notebook The Musical
The Notebook officially opens tonight at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre. By Elazar Abrahams It’s hard to put into words just how strongly I’ve been yearning for a good piece of commercial theater. Season after season, […]
The Ally
The Ally is in performances at The Public Theater through March 24. By Elazar Abrahams I thought I was someone who liked to be challenged by art. The best theater is theater that pushes buttons, […]
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will host its annual ‘House Pride Performances’ at the Lyric Theatre beginning tonight and throughout the month of March, featuring special giveaways. By Zachary Greenberg Every well-written saga eventually […]
10th Anniversary of the Into the Woods Film at the NYPL
By Elazar Abrahams When I heard that the New York Public Library was hosting an event celebrating the 10th anniversary of the film adaptation of Into the Woods, I knew I had to be in […]
Prayer for the French Republic on Broadway
Prayer for the French Republic is now in performances at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre through March 3. By Elazar Abrahams Two years ago, I saw the three-hour play Prayer for the French Republic off-Broadway […]
Mean Girls (2024) – Review
Mean Girls hits theaters everywhere on January 12. By Elazar Abrahams This is less a standard, professional review of the new Mean Girls than it is a loose rant of the ways in which it […]
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