Longacre Theatre
Based on Jean Poiret’s 1973 French play of the same name, Harvey Fierstein’s book and Jerry Herman’s music and lyrics promise La Cage Aux Folles to be a flashy, fun-filled evening.
As the fall approaches, Broadway’s stages are preparing to sweep in a fresh lineup of musicals.
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Livingston Theatre Company
The Livingston Theatre Company is an extraordinarily talented group of actors and producers, which is why their unmoving performance of The Who’s Tommy was such a disappointment.
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Should we reserve a seat in a Broadway Theater or curl up on a sofa and crack open a book? Find out in this showdown between production and play!
Cabaret Theater | B+
Last weekend, Cabaret Theater wrapped up its production of Godspell to a sold-out house. Packed with energy and excitement, the production sets the bar high for student-run shows.
If the Broadway standards are simply unpalatable or too mainstream for your taste, fear not! There are many Off-Broadway oddities that fulfill an appetite for an atypical night of theater.
Green Day’s Grammy-award winning album American Idiot topped charts after its release in 2004, ranking number one in the United States, United Kingdom and numerous other countries. Originally written as The Who’s Tommy-like rock opera, the concept album finally takes the stage at the St. James Theater.
In times of such an economic turndown, why are so many people willing to shell out their hard-earned dollars?
Theater Review
Calvin Berger, a new musical by Barry Wyner, premiered in February at the George Street Playhouse. Under the direction of Tony-award winner Kathleen Marshall, the production has drummed up much excitement in the theater community. As expected, the show lives up to its expectations.
Theater Review
Steady Rain is absolutely an underrated, captivating and brilliant two-man play about two Chicago cops who are lifelong best friends and whose lives overlap to make one complete man. Based on similar real-life events, the two characters, Joey and Denny, go through a few days that test their friendship, relationships, morality and righteousness.
Theater Review
Homosexuals and the homeless, AIDS and alcohol, drugs and drag queens — combine all that is socially taboo and you get something absolutely breathtaking: Rent, an electrically explosive play about friendship, love and life.
Let's break down The Toxic Avenger. Nerd goes on a berserk killing spree after being horribly mutated? Check. Blind girl who falls in love with the horribly mutated nerd? Check.A good amount of sexual and New Jersey jokes? Check. Cross dressers? Check. Rock musical?! Check.
Theater Review
Best known for his work on musicals Gypsy and West Side Story, Arthur Laurents brings his newest creation, Come Back, Come Back, Wherever You Are, to the George Street Playhouse. Though he has shown mastery in some of his earlier works, his newest drama is, unfortunately, not a diamond in the rough.
Theater Review
Last weekend, Cabaret Theatre housed contemporary playwright Sarah Ruhl’s Eurydice, a fresh and vibrant take on the famous Greek mythological tale. Though Eurydice is a tragedy, the performance itself was just about the opposite.
Theater Review
Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical is exactly what its title promises. There’s a tribe, there’s love, there’s rock, it’s a musical, and there’s so much hair. Beyond the basics, though, there’s more to be told from this cultural phenomenon of a show.
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