Wednesday, October 30, 2024

Underwhelming MEAN GIRLS, is a trip back to the worst experiences of high school

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  BYE BYE BIRDIE, HAIR, GREASE, CARRIE, 13 (MUSICAL), DEAR EVAN HANSEN, MEAN GIRLS .  What do all these Broadway musicals have in common?  T...
Friday, October 11, 2024

Oh, woe is me…POTUS is must see theatre at Dobama!

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    Once upon a time, in the very near land of the U S of A, there lived a POTUS.   According to such a source as the  New York Times , he n...
Thursday, October 10, 2024

Neil from Flatbush on display in A BEAUTIFUL NOISE @ Connor Palace

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  David Greene, in his program notes for The Neil Diamond Musical  A BEAUTIFUL NOISE , states, “Great songwriters have a distinct voice and ...
Wednesday, October 09, 2024

Farce reigns supreme at GLT’s MIDSUMMER NIGHT DREAM

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William Shakespeare is considered by many to be the greatest Western world playwright of all times.  In spite of this, many are reluctant to...
Wednesday, October 02, 2024

Farcical message play PURLIE VICTORIOUS at Karamu

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   “Neither Ruby Dee or Ossie Davis ever appeared in a Karamu stage production but both had significant presence and impact in the organizat...
Sunday, September 29, 2024

Impressive INTO THE WOODS—GLT and Sondheim take on Grimm’s fairy tales!

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INTO THE WOODS , yet another of Stephen Sondheim’s wonderous musicals, is now on stage at the Great Lakes Theater’s Hanna Theatre.   Sondhei...
Thursday, September 19, 2024

LES MIZ! back again at the Palace Theatre is as good as ever!

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  LES MISÉRABLES , along with such block busters as  PHANTOM OF THE OPERA ,  JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR ,  EVITA ,  STARLIGHT EXPRESS , and  CAT...
Monday, September 16, 2024

BECK stages Neil Simon’s comic THE SUNSHINE BOYS

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  Broadway Theatre, from the mid-1950s through almost the end of the 1960s, went through a period in which the values, morals and attitudes ...
Monday, September 09, 2024

Beautifully crafted script and production makes A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE a must see!

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    The post-World War II-era centered on the changes of, among other factors, the application of psychological principles to examine the ha...
Monday, August 19, 2024

THE MUSICAL THEATER PROJECT starts its 26th season with GREAT 21ST CENTURY MUSICALS

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    On August 24 th  and 25th, The Musical Theater Project will open its 26th season with  GREAT 21 ST CENTURY MUSICALS , a sampling and cel...