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THE DELICIOUS PAIN OF 'CAMELOT'
Sometimes a musical is so good it hurts. I was too young to have seen Burton/Andrews/Goulet in Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Lowe’s original Camelot in…
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'LIFE OF PI:' PUPPETS OF EXCELLENCE
Is excellence all? Sometimes in the theater, that is the question. The majestically designed set that overwhelms the production. The stunningly…
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STEPPIN' OUT AT 54 BELOW: Julia Riew
I went back to 54 Below last week for an unexpected treat involving a very up-and-coming young theater composer-lyricist, not even a full year out of…
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'SWEENEY TODD:' Laceration and Art
God, I love Sweeney Todd. What a brilliant weapon of a musical it is. To my blood-letting delight, the recently-opened revival, with Joshua Groban in…
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STEPPIN' OUT AT 54 BELOW: Kate Baldwin & Aaron Lazar
More years ago than I choose to remember, in 1980 if you really want to know, I published my first book, co-written with my then-boss at Rolling Stone…
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'THE COAST STARLIGHT:' A TRIP TO PAST PERFECT
The Coast Starlight took me by surprise. It’s rather amazing to encounter a play written from a perspective you’ve never previously seen on a stage…
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'PICTURES FROM HOME' & 'DEAR WORLD:' Here's To The Actors
Sometimes in the theater, you just want to watch the actors work. The play is not the thing. The work is. Actorly craftsmanship — call it artistry, in…
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Barry Singer (on The ARTS and Otherwise)
Barry Singer (on The ARTS and Otherwise)
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