A polished new musical reveals the stories of the female convicts sent to the Australian colony in the 18th and 19th centuries.
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Theater Review (NYC Off-Broadway): ‘The Hello Girls,’ a New WWI Musical by Peter Mills and Cara Reichel
A smart, crisply written book by Peter Mills and Cara Reichel links a sequence of superb musical numbers, recounting in the best musical-theater tradition the little-known story of the U.S. Army's WWI female telephone switchboard operators.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC Broadway): ‘King Kong’ is a Must-See
Call me naive, my taste insipid. I loved the new Broadway musical 'King Kong.'
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Girl from the North Country’ by Conor McPherson, Music and Lyrics by Bob Dylan
I cannot imagine any writer but Conor McPherson effectively providing such a dramatic flight path to Bob Dylan’s repertoire. The playwright’s eerie, atmospheric writing effectively implies connections between the material at hand and otherworldly realms. Dylan’s titular song is part of the hybrid McPherson musical Girl from the North Country, …
Read More »Theater Review (Westport, CT): Philip Hernandez Inspires as the ‘Man of La Mancha’ at Westport Country Playhouse
Director Mark Lamos is to be congratulated on imbuing this show with new life and purpose in these trying times. The final moments of this 'Man of La Mancha' present a stark tableau of some of the challenges facing us, including the red-hooded specter of intolerance, images of the falsely imprisoned, and the continued abuse and subjugation of women.
Read More »Theater Review (Brookfield, CT): Andrew Lippa’s ‘Wild Party’ at Brookfield Theatre for the Arts
Brace yourself. Andrew Lippa’s dark and lurid, award-winning musical 'Wild Party' is now showing at Brookfield Theatre for the Arts.
Read More »Theater Review (San Antonio): A Spectacular ‘Disney’s Newsies’ at the Public Theater
This is a professional, Broadway-quality production in every respect.
Read More »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.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘On a Clear Day You Can See Forever’ Starring Melissa Errico
As the Irish Repertory Theatre's revival of 'On a Clear Day You Can See Forever' explores past-life regression, it beautifully, seamlessly renders the illusive with authenticity.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Anxiety Stew,’ New Musical About Food Anxieties by David Kelly
Solid performances don't rescue this sequence of disconnected musical numbers sung by characters suffering from fanciful ailments.
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