Edie Falco is an unstoppable force as a political operator in this vivid dissection of nitty-gritty party politics.
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Theater Review (NYC): ‘A Chorus Line’ at the Gallery Players
The Gallery Players' sterling new production reminds us that 'A Chorus Line' is not only loaded with some of the greatest show music ever, but one of the best pieces of meta-theater ever devised.
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Intermittently funny and unevenly powerful, Mark Chrisler's play 'Worse Than Tigers' is amusingly absurdist and patently symbolist yet on another level grittily real.
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A program of American and French piano music performed by the twin Naughton sisters capped a magical night at Green-Wood Cemetery, a short walk from Leonard Bernstein's grave.
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This dramatic and celebratory dance extravaganza floods the stage with rhythm and song, storytelling, and a phalanx of aggressively talented dancers.
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This recording from Yale Schola Cantorum and David Hill presents a sparkling new chamber orchestration by Iain Farrington of Brahms' 'Ein Deutsches Requiem.'
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Malcolm Holcombe's gritty rootsiness and warm-blooded sincerity shine through gloomy subject matter, frosted with pearly harmony vocals from Iris Dement.
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Saxophonists Peter and Will Anderson launch their 'Songbook Summit' on great American songwriters with a tribute to Irving Berlin featuring singer Molly Ryan.
Read More »Mostly Mozart Festival Review: International Contemporary Ensemble – ‘Grand Pianola Music’
Works by John Adams, George Lewis, and Courtney Bryan explored the interaction between man and machine, in three very different ways. And there wasn't a pianola (player piano) in sight.
Read More »Concert Review: Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Soprano Sherezade Panthaki – Vivaldi’s ‘Four Seasons’ and More
The 'Four Seasons' benefitted especially from the outdoor setting. A real bird sang during the twittering of the violins in the first movement of 'Spring.' A dog barked. During 'Summer' real crickets formed a chorale as, in the music, a goatherd wept and a storm threatened.
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