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Troy Anthony on Healing with THE REVIVAL at The Shed

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Juan Michael Porter II

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June 18, 2022

Theatrely's spoke with Troy Anthony, the mind behind The Fire Ensemble and The Revival: Our Duty To Serve at the Shed.

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Off-Broadway
Reviews

A Thrilling Mystery with SNOW IN MIDSUMMER — Review

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Juan Michael Porter II

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June 17, 2022

Theatrely's Off-Broadway review of Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig's Snow in Midsummer at Classic Stage Company in New York City.

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Off-Broadway
Reviews

ON SUGARLAND, an Epic Narrative — Review

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Juan Michael Porter II

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March 3, 2022

Theatrely's review of On Sugarland currently in performance at New York Theatre Workshop by Aleshea Harris, directed by Whitney White, and choreography by Raja Feather Kelly. The cast of On Sugarland will include Stephanie Berry, Thomas Walter Booker, Xavier Scott Evans, Mister Fitzgerald, Josh Fulton, Charisma Glasper, Kai Heath, Shemar Yanick Jonas, Billy Eugene Jones, Kiki Layne, Mariyea, Lizan Mitchell, Adeola Role and Jacob Daniel Smith.

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Off-Broadway
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TAMBO & BONES Transcends Time In More Ways Than One — Review

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Juan Michael Porter II

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February 7, 2022

Theatrely's review by Juan Michael Porter of Tambo & Bones, a new play at Playwrights Horizons by Dave Harris. The performance features Brendan Dalton, W. Tré Davis, Tyler Fauntleroy, and Dean Linnard; it is directed by Taylor Reynolds.

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Regional
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SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD Shines At Papermill Playhouse — Review

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Juan Michael Porter II

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October 21, 2021

More than 17 months after COVID-19 forced theatres around the country to cancel performances, Papermill Playhouse is back and rocking it to the rafters with a vibrant revival of Jason Robert Brown’s Songs for a New World. “Songs for a Thousand Cabarets” could be the alternative title for this revue-like collection of ardent musical theatre-pop-soliloquies given its popularity with soloists and cabaret artists. Those artists include stars as varied as Karen Akers, Betty Buckley, Audra McDonald, and Shoshana Bean―not to mention hundreds of thousands of aspirants around the world. Having grown up belting the original cast recording with my musical theatre friends as we skipped to rehearsal, I have always loved the show. But going into this Mark S. Hoebee directed production, I found myself wondering, “How does the full show of stand-alone solos, duets, and quartets stack up 26 years after its premiere?” As led by the sensational Carolee Carmello, as brilliantly as it did back in 1995.

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