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the long and THE SHORT OF IT: GHOST, A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
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the long and THE SHORT OF IT was born out of the reality that there are only 24 hours in a day and only a portion of them can be spent working. Reviews published under this moniker will be more brief and succinct. During the month of April there were no fewer than 14 openings on Broadway. That's busy for a large publication like the New York Times, let alone a single guy with a full-time job. And that's the long and THE SHORT OF IT. -
Concert Review: ETHEL WATERS: BLUES, BROADWAY AND JAZZ
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Jazz at Lincoln Center has brought back their wildly popular “Jazz and Popular Song” series curated by the master of the American songbook, Michael Feinstein. The first of this year's series was dedicated to music made popular by Broadway and film star, Ethel Waters, Ethel Waters: Blues, Broadway, and Jazz. Feinstein has made the evening more than just songs. He has added biographical details and stories of Water's hardscrabble upbringing, being the result of her mother's rape at the age of 13 and her own abusive marriage at the age of 13, to make the evening a well-rounded look at the life of an African-American trailblazer.
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The 2012 Tony Awards Nominations
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The Tony Awards, celebrating excellence in Broadway theatre in the 2011-12 season, will be broadcast in a live three-hour ceremony from the Beacon Theatre on the CBS television network June 10. Emmy winner Neil Patrick Harris will again host.
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Broadway Review: ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS
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Not since Michael Frayne's Noises Off have I laughed so hard in the theatre as I did the other night at One Man, Two Guvnors. It’s thanks to James Corden, whose comedic skills are at the heart of this farcical comedy by Richard Bean. One Man, Two Guvnors originated at the National Theatre of Great Britain, receiving brilliant notices. It has been brought to Broadway with the original cast intact. The National Theater’s director, Nicholas Hytner, has ingeniously directed this comic gem, taking full advantage of Mr. Corden’s marvelous way with comedy. -
Broadway Review: PETER AND THE STARCATCHER
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Peter and the Starcatcher has just arrived on Broadway after last year's production at the New York Theatre Workshop and it still is an absolute delight. It has a perfect cast and ingenious direction by Roger Rees and Alex Timbers. It tells the tale of three lost orphan boys and their adventures finding Neverland; this is the back-story of Peter Pan. Based on the best-selling novel of the same title by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson. This production is cleverly written by Rick Elise, a Tony winner for Jersey Boys. While parallels will be drawn between Wicked and this show, this charming show stands on its own merits.
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Book Review: MR. BROADWAY
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I only had the pleasure of meeting Gerald Schoenfeld, the Chairman of the Shubert Organization one time. I was having lunch with the press agent Shirley Herz at Sam’s restaurant on 45th St (it’s no longer there). Mr. Schoenfeld happened by and stopped to talk to Shirley, we were briefly introduced. Sadly, Mr. Schoenfeld passed away in November, 2008 at the age of 84, two months after completing his new autobiography, "Mr. Broadway." He left a legacy that is Broadway. Thanks to the dedication of his wife Pat, the book saw its way to publication.
In his book, Shoenfeld shares behind the scenes details, including some of the antics of certain members of the Shubert family, his personal relationships and interactions with such luminaries as Maggies Smith, Joanne Fontaine, Liza Minnelli and his business dealings with such theatrical impresarios as David Merrick, Cy Feuer and Alex Cohen.
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Broadway Review: EVITA
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Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's Evita has been stunningly reimagined by director Michael Grandage in the show's first Broadway revival since it originally closed on Broadway in 1983.
Evita tells the glorified tale of the First Lady of Argentina, Eva Perón, and her rise from poverty to fame and power as the symbolic leader of the descamisados or “shirtless ones,” Argentina’s working class. Despite never doing anything to help the people who worshipped her, she was considered a saint until she passed away at the age of 33 from cancer.
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Broadway Review: END OF THE RAINBOW
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Tracie Bennett’s performance as Judy Garland in End of the Rainbow is as exhausting to watch, as it must be to perform. With all of her ups and downs and neurotic behaviour, Bennett’s Garland is an emotionally needy child. Anyone who’s ever been a parent can understand how exhausting that is. When told at one point by her fiancé that she can’t drink, Garland’s response is a typically childish one, “Sid would have let me” (a reference to her previous husband, Sid Luft).
You never doubt for a second that Bennett is Judy. She has both Ms. Garland’s singing voice and speaking voice down perfectly. Her energy seems boundless. Ms. Bennett played the role in London’s West End prior to bringing the show to Broadway.
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