Monday, March 9, 2026

Marcel on the Train

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  Long before he was a world renown mime, Marcel Marceau practiced silence of a different kind.   At 20 he was given charge of a group of 12...
Friday, February 20, 2026

'Only Bears,' a new queer romantic comedy

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  I met Adam Willey-Kern in 2005 when I produced Elizabeth Swados' oratorio "Missionaries" about the rape and murder of four A...
Friday, December 26, 2025

Matthew Broderick is delightfully sleazy as Tartuffe at NYTW

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  Matthew Broderick’s wisely low-keyed performance in the title role and playwright Lucas Hnath’s très moderne translation make New York The...
Thursday, December 11, 2025

Stephen Schwartz's 'The Baker's Wife' brings a little bit of French flavor to the East Village

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  The first time I heard of The Baker’s Wife was in 1993 when I bought “Patti LuPone Live.”  To set up a song she tells the audience, “There...
Wednesday, November 19, 2025

The power of Mark Strong and Lesley Manville's performances in Broadway's 'Oedipus' will leave you drained

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  When I was in first grade our teacher used to trick us into being quiet by telling us to put our heads on our desks and listen for her to ...
Tuesday, October 21, 2025

'Ragtime' revival is likely to be the best show of the season

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  As I was wiping my tears and reaching for a tissue, I caught the eyes of a woman walking up the aisle who, wide eyed, mouthed an exaggerat...
Thursday, August 14, 2025

Elizabeth McGovern returns to the New York stage as Ava Gardner

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  I don’t recall ever hearing such noticeably tepid applause as I experienced last night at New York City Center following the performance o...