Molly Marinik reviews Roundabout’s newest off Broadway production, Sons of the Prophet. Bottom Line: sweet, funny, touching, and really pretty depressing.
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Molly Marinik is a dramaturg and a director with a dance background. She is also passionate about developing new audiences of theatergoers. Molly is the founder and editor of Theatre Is Easy (theasy.com) a comprehensive website dedicated to providing accessible information about the New York theatre scene. BS in Visual Communication from Ohio University; currently pursuing a MA in Theatre History and Criticism at Brooklyn College. She's also sassier than her bio would lead you to believe.
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Inventive direction and a delightful cast make “The Select” an event worth seeing.
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Molly Marinik reviews The Amoralists’s HOTEL/MOTEL: a site-specific, intimate night of theatre that includes full length plays by Derek Ahonen and Adam Rapp.
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Molly Marinik recommends the off Broadway event “Sleep No More,” but check out her words of wisdom before trekking to the McKittrick Hotel.
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Molly Marinik reviews Nilaja Sun’s brilliant solo show about America’s public school system, now back in New York off Broadway at the Barrow Street Theatre.
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Molly Marinik reviews Cradle and All, Daniel Goldfarb’s new play about the ups and downs of parenthood from two very different perspectives.
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It’s nearly time for the 2011 Tony Awards! And if a whopping 7 million people watched the awards last year, surely there are a dozen Popdose readers who care! Right? Molly Marinik shares her picks for Broadway’s top prize.
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Stephen Adly Guirgis’s new play, The Motherf**ker With the Hat, is hilarious, and Bobby Cannavalae shines as its dejected hero. Read Molly Marinik’s review at popdose.com.
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Molly Marinik reviews the new play BENGAL TIGER AT THE BAGHDAD ZOO, now on Broadway starring Robin Williams. It’s a dark comedy with philosophical objectives that leaves you with much to contemplate. And Williams plays a snarky tiger.
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From the twisted minds behind South Park and Avenue Q, The Book of Mormon has officially opened on Broadway. Does it live up to the hype? Molly Marinik has the verdict.
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Molly Marinik reviews Broadway’s newest great contemporary play, Good People, by David Lindsay-Abaire (Rabbit Hole) and starring Francis McDormand and Tate Donovan.
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Molly Marinik reviews Interviewing the Audience, the new interactive show at the Vineyard Theatre hosted by the gracious Zach Helm.
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Molly Marinik reviews Roundabout’s production of Tennessee Williams’ The Milk Train Doesn’t Stop Here Anymore. There’s a reason you’ve probably never seen this play.
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Molly Marinik reviews the new family drama Blood From a Stone, starring Ethan Hawke. This off-Broadway play is intense, and so is the acting.
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Molly Marinik reviews Mistakes Were Made, a new off-Broadway comedy starring the incomparable Michael Shannon as a manic theatre producer on the brink of implosion.
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Over one third of Broadway’s current offerings will close before February, including some really great shows that have no business closing early. Trade low-brow entertainment for something more stimulating and enjoy these productions while you still can.
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The Scottsboro Boys, Kander & Ebb’s final musical, is gloriously entertaining, moving, and socially relevant. It’s the best thing to happen to Broadway in quite some time, and it serves as a reminder why musical theatre can be a powerful form of entertainment.
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Molly Marinik reviews Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, the new historical musical satire about America’s most emo president.
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Molly Marinik reviews Time Stands Still, the new Broadway play that’s full of instigating intellectual content. It’s topical and star-studded.
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The Roundabout Theatre is at it again with a revival of Shaw’s classic play, starring TV president Cherry Jones in a much different role. Molly Marinik has the details.
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The ultimate theatre-going experience awaits you off-Broadway at New York Theatre Workshop. Ivo Van Hove’s production of The Little Foxes is as voyeuristic as it is dramatic. And the performances kick ass. Literally.
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BOTTOM LINE: A perfect blend of comedy and drama, Tigers Be Still is as entertaining as it is moving. And it’s a steal — tickets are only $20 for this…
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The 2010 New York International Fringe Festival is here, and Molly Marinik presents the best bets for the season.
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BOTTOM LINE: Audibly and visually enthralling. Mentally? Not so much. Think of it as a conceptual show — part concert, part art installation — and you’ll be thrilled. But if…
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BOTTOM LINE: A sweet and funny script, some decent musical-theatre jams, and a killer cast — I’ll Be Damned has a lot going for it, although it’s certainly not perfect. (It…
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This past Broadway season felt off. The plays were quite good but the musicals were pretty disappointing, and the Tony Awards ceremony, which culminates the year and celebrates the successes,…
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Kristin Chenoweth and Sean Hayes of Promises, Promises lock lips in an ironic and hilarious FU to that homophobic journalist from Newsweek. (photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage.com) The Tony Awards are…
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Billy Crudup and David Greenspan in The Metal Children, at the Vineyard Theatre (photo by Carol Rosegg). BOTTOM LINE: A new play by a provocative playwright with a fantastic cast….
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The Tony Awards are fast approaching — or, Oscars Lite as I like to call the event. Normally not a red carpet full of household names, the Tonys aren’t as…
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BOTTOM LINE: The most entertaining history lesson ever. The rock musical has become the prolific genre of late, with the message as important as the production value. Take the new…
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