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Picnic, Broadway Romance, The Jammer and Collision
Curtain UpPicnic is a snooze and The Jammer is joltin’ fun, but Collision is a hateful mess!(Dan Domingues, Patch Darragh, Christopher Jackson and Todd Weeks in The Jammer)There’s a problem with a play...
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Charles Busch, Christine Andreas and Manilow on Broadway
Curtain UpBarry Manilow has still got it and Charles Busch never lost it.(Barry Manilow)Charles Busch (5 stars)Christine Andreas (5 stars)Manilow on Broadway (4 ½ stars)The divine Charles Busch took...
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The Songs of Kate Smith, Bunnicula and The Broadway Musicals of 1937
Curtain UpBlythe channels Smith, Bunnicula bites back and Town Hall looks back to 1937.(Erin Maguire, Robert Anthony Jones and Ashley Campana in Bunnicula)We’ll Meet Again: The Songs of Kate Smith (5...
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Really Really, Adam Guettel, Give Me Fever, The Madrid and Passion
Curtain UpReally Really is ridiculous, The Madrid is pointless and Passion is perfection.(Melissa Errico and Ryan Silverman in Passion)Really Really (2 stars)Adam Guettel (4 ½ stars)Give Me Fever: The...
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The Revisionist, Belleville, Old Hats and Talley’s Folly
Curtain Up Revisionist is overrated, Belleville is a bummer and Old Hats needs more. But Talley’s Folly is terrific.(Danny Burstein and Sarah Paulson in Talley’s Folly)The Revisionist (2...
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Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Diva, The New York Pops and The Lying Lesson
Curtain UpCinderella’s cast enchants, Diva delivers and Megan Hilty electrified the Pops. But The Lying Lesson is a truly dreadful play.(Carol King in The Lying Lesson)Rodgers + Hammerstein’s...
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Ann, Hit the Wall, Totem and Happy Hunting
Curtain UpHolland Taylor dazzles in Ann, Stonewall is honored in Hit the Wall and The Evolution of Man inspires Totem.(Holland Taylor in Ann)Ann (4 stars)Hit the Wall (3 stars)Cirque du Soleil’s Totem...
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Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Hands on a...
Curtain UpVanya is hilarious, Tiffany’s is deadly dull and Hands on a Hardbody needs a tow truck!(David Hyde Pierce, Sigourney Weaver, Kristine Nielsen and Billy Magnussen in Vanya and Sonia and Masha...
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Diva on Detour, Lucky Guy and Buyer & Cellar
Curtain UpPatricia Racette is a Diva, Tom Hanks is Lucky and Michael Urie is in the Cellar.(Tom Hanks and Christopher McDonald in Lucky Guy)Diva on Detour (3½ stars)Lucky Guy (3½ stars)Buyer &...
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The Last Five Years and Kinky Boots
Curtain UpThe Last Five Years is still problematic but Kinky Boots is fabulous fun.(Stark Sands and Billy Porter in Kinky Boots)Since it vaulted Sherie Rene Scott and Norbert Leo Butz to stardom in...
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Matilda The Musical, The New York Pops and Motown: The Musical
Curtain UpMatilda enchants, Stephen Schwartz shines and Berry Gordy rewrites history.(The cast of Matilda The Musical.)Matilda The Musical (3 ½ stars)The Wizard and I: The Musical Journey of Stephen...
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The Nance, The Big Knife and The Assembled Parties
Curtain UpThe Nance dazzles, The Big Knife disappoints and The Assembled Parties delivers.(Lewis J. Stadlen, Cady Huffman, Nathan Lane and Jonny Orsini in The Nance.)The Nance (4 stars)The Big Knife (2...
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Orphans, Macbeth, The Trip to Bountiful and Pippin
Curtain UpOrphans is a showcase, Macbeth is messy, Bountiful is life affirming and Pippin is death defying!(Andrea Martin and Matthew James Thomas in Pippin; inset: Cicely Tyson in The Trip to...
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I’ll Eat You Last and The Testament of Mary
Curtain UpI’ll Eat You Last is divine and The Testament of Mary is closed.(Bette Midler in I’ll Eat You Last)I’ll Eat You Last (4 ½ stars)The Testament of Mary (2 ½ stars) The Divine Miss M is back on...
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The 2013 Tony Awards...
Curtain Up…from the good to the bad to the egregiously overlooked!(clockwise from top) Bette Midler in I'll Eat You Last, Jonny Orsini and Nathan Lane in The Nance, Will Chase and Stephanie J. Block in...
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Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812, Murder Ballad and Moonlight &...
Curtain UpInteractive musicals are all the rage, but an old-fashioned love story convinces more!Will Swenson and Caissie Levy in Murder Ballad Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812 (3/5 Stars)...
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Gross Indecency, Far From Heaven, Good Television and The Tutors
Curtain UpGross Indecency is insufferable, Far From Heaven is rapturous, Good Television could be better and The Tutors need to go back to class!Aubrey Dollar, Matt Dellapina, Keith Nobbs & Louis...
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Rioult Dance New York, 3 Kinds of Exile and The Silver Cord
Curtain UpRioult sparkled, 3 Kinds of Exile is one kind too many, and The Silver Cord turns into a noose!Rioult Dance New York Rioult Dance New York: 3.5 Stars 3 Kinds of Exile: 2.5 Stars The Silver...
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A Kid Like Jake, The Comedy of Errors and Unbroken Circle
Curtain UpJake wants to be Cinderella, Comedy of Errors delights in the 1940s, and Unbroken Circle is a family affair—literally.Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Hamish Linklater in The Comedy of Errors A Kid...
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The Explorer’s Club and The Unavoidable Disappearance of Tom Durnin
Curtain UpExplorer’s is hilarious fun and Tom Durnin is heartbreaking drama!Lorenzo Pisoni, Carson Elrod and Jennifer Westfeldt in The Explorer’s Club The Explorer’s Club: 4/5 StarsThe Unavoidable...
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