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Theater Review: BECOMING A MAN (World Premiere at American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, MA)
CAN THIS MARRIAGE BE SAVED? The creative and absorbing world premiere of P. Carl’s Becoming a Man at A.R.T. brings the joys and challenges of gender transition for one person and those who love him. Based on playwright P. Carl’s memoir of the same name, this world premiere theatrical adaptation which opened last night is…
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Off-Broadway Review: A SIGN OF THE TIMES (The York Theatre Company at New World Stages)
FOR THOSE WHO THINK “RESCUE ME” AT JUKEBOX MUSICALS, “I KNOW A PLACE” WHERE A NEW 60s MUSICAL WILL CHANGE THAT “When you’re alone, and life is making you lonely, you can always go downtown,” or to be exact you can always go to New World Stages, where the delightful, timely musical A Sign of…
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Concert/Theater Review: CHILDREN OF EDEN IN CONCERT (Manhattan Concert Productions, Lincoln Center)
AN EDENIC PRODUCTION AT LINCOLN CENTER Full disclosure, I’d never heard of Stephen Schwartz’s 1991 musical Children of Eden before seeing this one-night only, concert performance at Lincoln Center‘s David Geffen Hall. As a lifelong devotee of American musical theater (aka Musical Theater Queen), that’s surprising. Though if I had to choose any production as first…
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Album Review: THE TONY BENNETT / BILL EVANS ALBUM (Remastered; Craft Recordings Original Jazz Classics)
This collection, a triumph in the careers of both Tony Bennett and Bill Evans, was made at a time when these masters each seemed in relative decline. Bennett, considered of limited audience appeal in the heady adolescence of rock, was without a major-label contract while Evans, then well into his second decade of leading a…
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Recommended Theater: SHAKESPEARE’S R&J (PrideArts at Pride Arts Center in Chicago)
REIMAGINING THE REIMAGINED AT PRIDEARTS Four young female prep school students, tired of going through the usual drill of conjugating Latin and other tedious school routines, decide to vary their very governed lives. After school, one breaks out a copy of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, and they all take turns reading the play aloud….
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Off-Off-Broadway Review: THE ORDER OF THE GOLDEN SCRIBE: INITIATION TEA (Caveat, Manhattan’s Lower East Side)
YOUR GOLDEN TICKET TO HIGH ADVENTURE …AND HIGH TEA What could entice a typical New Yorker to get up fairly early on a Saturday or Sunday morning and make the trip to a narrow side street in the Lower East Side? The answer to this question is simple: The Order of the Golden Scribe, a…
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Extras: CINEMA, CASINOS AND CANADA
The glitz and glamour of the casino, with its neon lights, high-stakes gambling, and larger-than-life characters, have long captured the imagination of filmmakers. From thrilling heists to dramatic showdowns at the poker table, the casino setting has provided filmmakers with a rich backdrop for storytelling. In this article, we’ll introduce you to the fascinating relationship…
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Theater Review: BETWEEN TWO KNEES (PAC NYC)
GULPING FOR BREATH BETWEEN TWO-HUNDRED LAUGHS What a unique, congenial, brilliantly imaginative show! You will laugh for a very long time and, if you are a European descendant, you will feel guilty but in the right way. Don’t fall for insecure people who think of history and facts as “woke” matters. Between Two Knees, at…
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Off-Broadway Review: FIVE, THE PARODY MUSICAL (Five Musical LLC at Theater 555)
FUNNY FIVE SENDS-UP SIX To the worldwide fanbase of the Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss’s Six, fear not — the new Off-Broadway parody Five pays loving homage to the girl-power musical sensation that brings the six wives of Henry VIII together for a competition to decide which one had it worse. In Six, each queen…
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Off-Broadway Review: THE APIARY (Second Stage at Tony Kiser)
A STICKY SCRIPT Bees, those often annoying little creatures who have a knack for showing up at just the right time to ruin any number of outdoor activities, serve an important function. Namely, pollination — an act that is vital for our survival as human beings. So, like it or not, we need bees. However,…
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Theater Review: NEXT TO NORMAL (Round House Theatre, DC)
AN EYE-OPENER Prior to Next to Normal at Round House Theatre a giant, obtrusive woman’s eye projected onto the back wall (projections by Nicholas Hussong) stares and blinks out at the audience. This impossible to ignore image is just the start of the haunting 2009 rock musical by Tom Kitt (music) and Brian Yorkey (lyrics, book)…
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Theater Review: GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY (North American Tour)
MCPHERSON EXPLOITS DYLAN IN GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY Girl from the North Country is one of those shows that sounds promising in the abstract: a musical incorporating songs by Bob Dylan. Whatever you think of Dylan’s singing voice, it’s undeniable that he wrote some great songs–and a few of them are used in this…
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Theater Review: JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN (Huntington Theatre in Boston)
GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE POWER Kimberly Belflower’s riveting John Proctor is the Villain, which had its world-premiere at Studio Theatre in D.C. in 2022, opened last night at The Huntington. It is a work of profound inspiration, and — with spot-on direction by Margot Bordelon (…what the end will be for Roundabout) and a knockout nine-member…
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Theater Review: MARILYN, MOM & ME (International City Theatre in Long Beach)
HOW I WISH MARILYN MONROE WAS MY MOM In Luke Yankee‘s Marilyn, Mom & Me, the playwright-director takes the audience on a ruminative journey based on the complex relationship with his mother, character actress Eileen Heckart, and her recollection of the unique friendship she forged with America’s timeless sex symbol, Marilyn Monroe, on the set…
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Theater Review: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (San Diego Musical Theatre)
SEEING FIDDLER AGAIN AND AGAIN IS A GREAT TRADITION It’s no surprise that this 1964 triumph ’” with an irresistible book by Joseph Stein and unimprovable songs by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick ’” keeps surprising us with our own humanity. It’s 1905 in a small Russian village called Anatevka, and a fiddler plays a…
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When people think of casino games, they typically think of poker, blackjack, roulette, and slots. All of them are quite popular and interesting in their own right, but they’re not the only ones available on casino platforms. Craps is another popular casino game that has been around for some time. It’s a table game with…
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Music Review: SCHUBERT & BEETHOVEN (Jukka-Pekka Saraste with the Los Angeles Philharmonic)
GOOD MORNING, L.A! As part of its popular Friday Middays series in a program that plays until Sunday, the Los Angeles Philharmonic brought over Finnish conductor Jukka-Pekka Saraste, the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra Artistic Director, for two favorites: Schubert’s 6th and Beethoven’s 7th. Franz Schubert began writing his Symphony No. 6 in C Major, D. 589…
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Extras: HOW ADVANCEMENTS IN TECHNOLOGY ARE CHANGING THE WAY WE EXPERIENCE ENTERTAINMENT
In today’s digital age, advancements in technology are reshaping the landscape of entertainment, revolutionising the way we engage with cinema, gaming, and theatre. From the intricacies of film production to immersive experiences in gaming, and the evolution of stage performances, technology has become an integral part of our entertainment experiences. Let’s explore how these advancements…
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Theater Review: CHICAGO (National Tour)
ALL THAT JAZZ AND MORE The national tour of Chicago at the San Diego Civic Theater — now through Sunday — reaffirms what generations of theater fans have recognized. This musical ranks among the major theatrical entertainments in the history of American musical theater. For verification, consider the full house at the Wednesday night performance…
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