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Jon Sobel is Blogcritics' Culture and Theater Editor. In addition to reviewing NYC theater, he writes a semi-regular round-up of independent music releases. By day he is a computer professional and a freelance writer and editor, and at night he's a working musician: lead singer, songwriter, and bass player for Whisperado, a founding member of the Kings County Blues Band, and a sideman. His most recent venture is Oren Hope Marketing and Copywriting, through which you can hire him to write whatever marketing materials your heart desires.
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The Unbeliever's Dilemma
"Do you believe in God?" "I don't know – have you stopped beating your wife?"
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Theater Review (NYC): Ghost Light by Desi Moreno-Penson
Entertaining and thought-provoking, this new thriller is a nice way to begin hacking one's way into the Halloween season.
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Theater Review (NYC): Disillusioned
Georgie Caldwell's appealing performance can't debug this magical tale's problematic script.
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Theater Review (NYC): The Pumpkin Pie Show: Commencement
As performed by the bewitching Hanna Cheek, Clay McLeod Chapman's monologues deliver old-fashioned catharsis in a big way.
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Music Review: Indie Round-Up - Malcolm Holcombe, Jeff Norwood, Putumayo's España
In a minor key, Malcolm Holcombe's grey, gravelly voice can sound like an extended death rattle.
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Theater Review (NYC): My Life in a Nutshell by Hanne Tierney
Marionettes and abstract elements pull this experimental piece in one two many directions.
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Theater (NYC): Oleanna with Bill Pullman and Julia Stiles
Would David Mamet's 1992 sexual harassment drama seem dated today? A 2009 New York audience decisively answered no.
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Theater Review (NYC): The Buddha Play: The Life of the Buddha Assembled from the Original Texts
A humble, graceful, and worthwhile teaching – and a really nice way to spend an hour and half.
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The Time Traveler's Life
Here's to both kinds of dinosaurs – the ancient beasts who once roamed the planet, and the folks who stay behind the curve.
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Theater Review (NYC): 'Tis Pity She's a Whore by John Ford, Adapted by Toy Box Theatre Company
Blood and gore, fops and scoundrels, and brother-sister incest - what more could you ask for in a 17th century drama?
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