While the other members of Monty Python have drifted in and out of the fold throughout the legendary comedy troupe’s 40 years, Eric Idle has almost single-handedly kept the legacy…
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Molly Marinik
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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…
Molly Marinik
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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….
Molly Marinik
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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…
Molly Marinik
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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…
Robin Monica Alexander
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Robin Monica Alexander made it nearly 30 years without seeing Oklahoma — but as she later discovered, it’s never too late to discover the joy of a good surrey.
Molly Marinik
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BOTTOM LINE: As Albin and Georges would say, “It’s rather gawdy, but it’s also rather grand.” It would be impossible not to enjoy yourself at the revival of La Cage…
Molly Marinik
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Christopher Walken and Sam Rockwell in A Behanding in Spokane Acclaimed playwright Martin McDonagh (The Pillowman, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, the movie In Bruges) is back on a Broadway with…
Molly Marinik
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BOTTOM LINE: This new play makes its audience feel the highs and lows the characters onstage experience. It’s a shared event, and it’s wonderful. Next Fall was an off-Broadway gem…
Molly Marinik
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The cast of the new Kander-and-Ebb musical The Scottsboro Boys (photo: Carol Rosegg) BOTTOM LINE: I haven’t been this moved by a piece of theatre in a very, very, very…
Molly Marinik
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BOTTOM LINE: An incredible Afrobeat concert-slash-African dance show. All in all, an enjoyable night of entertainment. Fela is the hot new Broadway musical produced by Will Smith and Jay-Z. I…
Molly Marinik
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BOTTOM LINE: An endearing new musical about being gay and falling in love — on the front lines of WWII. Can we please repeal ”Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” already? After…
Molly Marinik
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BOTTOM LINE: An important story told by a group of talented actors; the good outweighs the bad in this under-explored production. I am a firm believer that the best theatre…
Molly Marinik
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BOTTOM LINE: A beautiful musical that played on Broadway for a short time in 2004, this off-off-Broadway production does it justice for a mere $18 a ticket. The Gallery Players,…
Molly Marinik
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BOTTOM LINE: This revival should be funnier. What is the male version of a cougar? Because that’s the crux of Garry Essendine, the lead character in Present Laughter, Noel Coward’s…
Jack Feerick
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Surprise! Ed Asner is still alive, and his latest project — the political drama It’s Up to Us Alone — has Jack Feerick asking How Bad Can It Be?
Bob Cashill
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By the early 80s Robert Altman was at an impasse in Hollywood. The success of MASH (1970) and Nashville (1975) was mitigated by numerous critical and/or financial flops, including Quintet…
Bob Cashill
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Some stage plays and musicals are adapted into films. Others are simply filmed. That would seem to be the easier gig—but if you’ve suffered through one where the camera never…
Molly Marinik
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BOTTOM LINE: A new musical with lots of singing, lots of dancing, and lots of joy. Rarely while watching a musical do I experience a 180-degree turn in opinion. I…
Ted Asregadoo
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Bottom Line: Very few will walk away from this production without a smile on their face. Wicked is a Tony Award winning musical that, for all its Broadway accolades and…
Molly Marinik
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BOTTOM LINE: It’s like watching two guys with multiple personality disorder on uppers. Know who the two hardest-working men in show business are? They have to be Robert Stanton and…
Molly Marinik
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BOTTOM LINE: Traditional musical theatre at its best. It wasn’t really time for a revival of Ragtime. The new musical first opened on Broadway in 1998 and ran for two…
Molly Marinik
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BOTTOM LINE: A cleverly written story about five unique people in an acting class. First-rate performances and a touching script make for a quality night of theatre that’s not to…
Molly Marinik
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The extremely popular “dirty puppet musical” Avenue Q has moved from Broadway to off-Broadway. Has it lost any of its charm? Molly Marinik has the answer in her latest edition of Theatre Is Easy!
Molly Marinik
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BOTTOM LINE: A nicely executed production with two great performances. This play is intense in all the right ways. David Mamet is known for writing sharp, biting dialogue and creating…
Molly Marinik
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BOTTOM LINE: A well-done revival of a very funny play. Some theatrical experiences are just perfect: all of the elements (cast, design, technical aspects) come together is a totally satisfying…
Molly Marinik
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BOTTOM LINE: There is nothing more ridiculous than reading a celebrity memoir. There is nothing more entertaining than having Rachel Dratch read it to you. Long live the comedians of…
Molly Marinik
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BOTTOM LINE: An incredible dance show, unlike anything you’ve seen before. The Groovaloos are a dance company from LA. They’re hip-hop dancers with diverse backgrounds who came together a while…
Molly Marinik
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How does a family cope when one of them is about to die? Molly Marinik explores their absurdly inappropriate methods in her review of the off-off-Broadway play The Bereaved.
Molly Marinik
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The long-running worldwide dance sensation Burn the Floor has reached Broadway, and Molly Marinik is here to tell you all about it.