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Murder Ballad
Murder Ballad - Word of mouth has helped to give a new life to this pop-opera . . Read More


Nikolai and the Others
Nikolai and the Others - Richard Nelson's quietly reflective new play was an apt, satisfying, if imperfect, finale for my Russian flavored theater going week . . Read More

 Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 - the hit pop-opera is the latest theatrical variation of the little engine that could. It's spread its creative wings and moved to a large, trendy new venue where it serves a tasty Russian meal along with bits of Tolstoy's epic novel. . .

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A Family for All Occasions
A Family for All Occasions - Though the play mostly sticks to dramatic conventions, it is an expertly crafted and sincere work . . Read More



This Side of Neverland
This Side of Neverland - Extended to 5/26. . Read More
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Here Lies Love
Here Lies Love - Final 4-week extension to July 28th! . . Read More



New York-Broadway
 Pippin
Pippin - It's a circus! It's a Dance Feast! It's Fun . . Read More

The Trip to Bountiful
The Trip to Bountiful - Extended for an additional 8 weeks, to Sept.1st!. . . Read More



The Assembled Parties
The Assembled Parties - Two parties, two decades apart, at which those assembled in a spacious Central Park West apartment to rejoice in the Amen moment when life's complicated times can be forgotten long enough for all to enjoy a dinner in a mood of joyous togetherness Extended yet again to 7/07!. . Read More



 The Nance
The Nance -Nathan Lane allows us to see into the heart-breaking core of a disconsolate man who is compelled to endure the slings and arrows of an unforgiving society, . . Read More



 Matilda
Matilda: The Musical - The very, very British musical has landed on Broadway with all its deliciously scary snap, crackle and pop in place. . Read More



Kinky Boots
Kinky Boots - Cindy Lauper and Harvey Fierstein have proven themselves fortuitously formidable partners who have found a formula that has transformed a so-what film into a so-fine musical. . . Read More



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London
 These Shining Lives
These Shining Lives - this may be the opening play but the enduring star here is London's first brand new theatre since the Soho or The Globe, just minutes from Central London . . . Read More

And In the End - The Death and Life of John LennonAnd In the End - Alexander Marshall's play about John Lennon is one man's tribute to the Beatles star . . . Read More

Public Enemy
Public Enemy - Ibsen's play with new title and new translation by David Harrower. . . Read More

 Othello
Othello - Nicolas Hytner's modern dress production. . . Read More

The Hothouse
The Hothouse - Jamie Lloyd presents Harold Pinter's early play as a farce . . . Read More

Passion Play
Passion Play - Peter Nichols' play about adultery is revived at the Duke of York. . . Read More

 Travels With My Aunt
Travels With My Aunt - Directed by Christopher Luscombe, Graham Greene's comedy at the Menier is frivolous and fun.
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New Jersey
 Into the Woods
Into the Woods - The Fiasco troupe's concept certainly casts it own unique spell on Sondheim's Grimmsian musical. . . Read More



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California
Miss Julie
Miss Julie- Neil LaBute's take on Strindberg is alas more of a muddle, with fascinating elements that refuse to mesh. . . Read More

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Washington - DC
Other Desert Cities
Other Desert Cities -the volatile family get-together and the author’s facility with words makes for a very interesting and entertaining evening. . . Read More

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Philadelphia
Failure A Love Story
Failure A Love Story - Death cheerily impends in this East Coast Premiere by Azuka Theatre of Philip Dawkins'play, with strands of time trailing before and after. . . Read More

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