Mrs. Doubtfire resumes performances on April 14 at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre. By Elazar Abrahams This may come as a surprise, but Mrs. Doubtfire is one of the best Broadway shows this season. When I […]
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Prayer for the French Republic
Prayer for the French Republic is now playing at the New York City Center. By Elazar Abrahams There’s a lot to like in Prayer for the French Republic, the new drama by playwright Joshua Harmon […]
Alex Edelman: Just For Us
Alex Edelman: Just For Us continues its off-Broadway run at the Cherry Lane Theatre through February 19. By Elazar Abrahams Well, I never expected to hear my obscure Jewish name shouted on a theater stage, […]
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis
Running now through Sunday, February 6 at Edmond J. Safra Hall at the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust is the world premiere production of a new American opera. Timed […]
The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe
The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe has its opening night on January 11 at The Shed. Performances will run through February 6. By Elazar Abrahams I entered the warehouse-like theater on […]
All the Natalie Portmans
All the Natalie Portmans will play at the MCC Theater Space through March 29. By Elazar Abrahams Off-Broadway sometimes holds talent more impressive than that of the Great White Way. That’s certainly true of the […]
Mean Girls (Broadway)
By Elazar Abrahams I was not interested in seeing Mean Girls on Broadway. In fact, I was opposed to it. Ahead of the show’s initial debut, I was excited. Tina Fey was writing a musical […]
Come From Away
By Elazar Abrahams Never had I seen a Broadway show receive a standing ovation three years after opening. And yet, last night, at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, that is exactly what happened. I’ve wanted to […]
BroadwayCon 2020
By Elazar Abrahams Another BroadwayCon has come and gone. For its fifth year, the celebration of everything theater moved its location from the Javits Center to the Hilton Midtown, but the smaller scale didn’t hinder […]
The Wrong Man
The Wrong Man concluded an off-Broadway run on November 24. By Rachel M. This Off-Broadway show centers around a concept album written by songwriter Ross Golan, 2016 BMI Pop Songwriter of the Year who composed […]
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