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NEW YORK, NEW YORK, It’s Up to You — Review

By

Juan A. Ramirez

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April 26, 2023

New York, New York is now open on Broadway at the St. James Theatre.

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Pleasant Reminiscing in SUMMER, 1976 — Review

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Juan A. Ramirez

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April 25, 2023

Summer, 1976 starring Laura Linney and Jessica Hecht is now open on Broadway.

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GOOD NIGHT, OSCAR; Play It Again, Sean — Review

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Juan A. Ramirez

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April 24, 2023

Good Night, Oscar is now playing at the Belasco Theatre.

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Jodie Comer Triumphs In PRIMA FACIE — Review

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Juan A. Ramirez

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April 23, 2023

Theatrely's Broadway review of Prima Facie by Suzie Miller which is now in performance at the Golden Theatre in New York City.

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THE THANKSGIVING PLAY Undercooks Its Satire — Review

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Juan A. Ramirez

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April 20, 2023

The Thanksgiving Play is now open on Broadway at the Hayes Theatre.

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PETER PAN GOES WRONG In The Best Ways — Review

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Juan A. Ramirez

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April 19, 2023

Peter Pan Goes Wrong will have you "howling with laughter." Now open on Broadway through July 9.

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The Gleaming Promise of CAMELOT — Review

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Juan A. Ramirez

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April 13, 2023

The kingdom’s gotten a whole lot younger, and beautifully more agile, in Lincoln Center Theater’s latest revival of Lerner and Loewe’s Camelot.

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Off-Broadway
Reviews

Bleak Family Comedy in REGRETFULLY, SO THE BIRDS ARE — Review

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Juan A. Ramirez

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April 11, 2023

Theatrely's Off-Broadway review of Regretfully, So The Birds Are by Julia Izumi at Playwrights Horizons in New York City.

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Off-Broadway
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THE WIFE OF WILLESDEN For Today — Review

By

Juan A. Ramirez

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April 6, 2023

Theatrely's Off-Broadway review of The Wife of Willesden at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM's) Harvey Theatre in New York City.

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SHUCKED Stalks a Great Musical Claim — Review

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Juan A. Ramirez

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April 4, 2023

Shucked is now open at the Nederlander Theatre on Broadway.

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LIFE OF PI Awash In Possibilities — Review

By

Juan A. Ramirez

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March 30, 2023

Life of Pi is in performance at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on West 45th Street in New York City.

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A Ravishingly Conducted SWEENEY TODD — Review

By

Juan A. Ramirez

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March 27, 2023

Theatrely's Broadway review of Sweeney Todd by Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler now playing at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York City. The production stars Josh Groban, Annaleigh Ashford, Gaten Matarazzo, Jordan Fisher, and more.

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Off-Broadway
Reviews

Harm Reduction: HOW TO DEFEND YOURSELF & THE COAST STARLIGHT — Review

By

Juan A. Ramirez

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March 15, 2023

Theatrely's Off-Broadway reviews of The Coast Starlight by Keith Bunin at Lincoln Center Theater and How to Defend Yourself by Liliana Padilla at New York Theatre Workshop.

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Broadway
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A DOLL’S HOUSE, A Director’s Choice — Review

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Juan A. Ramirez

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March 9, 2023

Theatrely's Broadway review of A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen, with a new version by Amy Herzog. Directed by Jamie Lloyd, the production stars Jessica Chastain and Arian Moayed.

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Off-Broadway
Reviews

ELYRIA Maps Out a Maternal Melodrama — Review

By

Juan A. Ramirez

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March 2, 2023

Elyria is in performance through March 19, 2023 at the Atlantic Theatre Company on West 20th Street in New York City.

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Off-Broadway
Reviews

Aimless Ambling in THE WANDERERS — Review

By

Juan A. Ramirez

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February 16, 2023

Theatrely's Off-Broadway review of The Wanderers by Anna Ziegler which is now in performance at the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center from Roundabout. The play, directed by Barry Edelstein, stars Katie Holmes.

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Off-Broadway
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Tell Me How To Get To ENDGAME Street — Review

By

Juan A. Ramirez

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February 15, 2023

Theatrely's Off-Broadway review of Endgame by Samuel Beckett at Irish Repertory Theatre in New York City. The classic play stars Patrice Johnson Chevannes, Joe Grifasi, Bill Irwin, and John Douglas Thompson.

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Broadway
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PICTURES FROM HOME Captures the Essence of Family — Review

By

Juan A. Ramirez

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February 9, 2023

Pictures From Home is in performance at Studio 54 on West 54th Street in New York City.

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Norma Desmond, Girlboss: Sammi Cannold’s SUNSET BOULEVARD — Review

By

Juan A. Ramirez

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February 7, 2023

Theatrely's Juan A. Ramirez traveled down to Washington DC to catch Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard at the Kennedy Center.

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Off-Broadway
Reviews

The Accidental Camp Comedy of LUCY — Review

By

Juan A. Ramirez

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February 6, 2023

Theatrely's Off-Broadway review of Lucy by Erica Schmidt which is now in performance at the Mitella Lane Theatre in New York City which is operated by Audible.

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Off-Broadway
Reviews

SUGAR DADDY Doesn’t Sugarcoat Its Tears — Review

By

Juan A. Ramirez

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January 21, 2023

Theatrely's Off-Broadway review of Sam Morrison's Sugar Daddy at Soho Playhouse

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Off-Broadway
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Cyber Troubles: SEVEN METHODS OF KILLING KYLIE JENNER & YOUR SEXTS ARE SHIT — Review

By

Juan A. Ramirez

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January 18, 2023

Theatrely's Off-Broadway review of seven methods of killing kylie jenner and Your Sexts are Shit, both part of The Public Theater's Under the Radar Festival in New York City.

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Broadway
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THE COLLABORATION Paints A Blank Canvas — Review

By

Juan A. Ramirez

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December 20, 2022

Theatrely's Broadway review of The Collaboration by Anthony McCarten starring Paul Bettany as Andy Warhol and Jeremy Pope as Jean-Michel Basquiat. From Director Kwame Kwei-Armah, the drama is now in performance at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre from Manhattan Theatre Company in New York City.

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Broadway
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BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY, Far South of Interesting — Review

By

Juan A. Ramirez

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December 19, 2022

Theatrely's Broadway review of Between Riverside and Crazy by Stephen Adly Guirgis and starring Common and Stephen McKinley Henderson. The Second Stage production is now in performance at the Hayes Theatre in New York City.

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Off-Broadway
Reviews

MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG: Sondheim’s Sisyphus — Review

By

Juan A. Ramirez

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December 12, 2022

Theatrely's Off-Broadway review of Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along starring Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff, and Lindsay Mendez, now in performance at New York Theatre Workshop in New York City.

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Broadway
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SOME LIKE IT HOT Sets the Jazz Age Ablaze — Review

By

Juan A. Ramirez

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December 12, 2022

Theatrely's Broadway review of Some Like It Hot written by Matthew Lopez and Amber Ruffin with music by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman. The musical is now in production at the Shubert Theatre in New York City.

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Broadway
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OHIO STATE MURDERS A Brief, Powerful Piece — Review

By

Juan A. Ramirez

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December 8, 2022

Theatrely's Broadway review of Ohio State Murders by Adrienne Kennedy starring Audra McDonald. The play is now in performance at the James Earl Jones Theatre in New York City.

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Off-Broadway
Reviews

THE FAR COUNTRY, Kept Farther Away — Review

By

Juan A. Ramirez

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December 5, 2022

Theatrely's Off-Broadway review of Lloyd Suh's The Far Country directed by Eric Ting now in performance at the Atlantic Theater Company in New York City.

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Off-Broadway
Reviews

BECKY NURSE OF SALEM Is A Muddled Witch’s Brew — Review

By

Juan A. Ramirez

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December 5, 2022

Theatrely's Off-Broadway review of Becky Nurse of Salem by Sara Ruhl and starring Tony-winner Deirdre O’Connell now playing at Lincoln Center Theater in New York City.

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New York
Reviews

SOPHIE SUCKS FACE, Cradles the Heart — Review

By

Juan A. Ramirez

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November 25, 2022

Theatrely's review of Sophie Sucks Face from Sophie Zucker who tours the nightclub show across New York City.

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Off-Broadway
Reviews

Absurdism Across America: EVANSTON SALT COSTS CLIMBING & GEORGE KAPLAN — Review

By

Juan A. Ramirez

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November 23, 2022

Evanston Salt Costs Climbing is in performance through December 18 at The Pershing Square Signature Center while George Kaplan is in performance through December 3 at the New Ohio Theatre.

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Broadway
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& JULIET Is All Fun — Review

By

Juan A. Ramirez

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November 17, 2022

Theatrely's Broadway review of & Juliet, with music by Max Martin now in performance at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre in New York City. The musical stars Betsy Wolfe, Lorna Courtney.

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Off-Broadway
Reviews

A Gripping, Uncompromising DOWNSTATE — Review

By

Juan A. Ramirez

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November 15, 2022

Theatrely's Off-Broadway review of Downstate by Bruce Norris and directed by Pam MacKinnon at Playwrights Horizons in New York City.

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Broadway
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KIMBERLY AKIMBO, Broadway’s Miracle Child — Review

By

Juan A. Ramirez

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November 10, 2022

Theatrely's Broadway review of Kimberly Akimbo written by David Lindsay-Abaire and Jeanine Tesori, and directed by Jessica Stone. The musical features Victoria Clark, Bonnie Milligan, Steven Boyer, Alli Mauzey and more at the Booth Theatre in New York City.

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Broadway
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ALMOST FAMOUS, Barely There — Review

By

Juan A. Ramirez

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November 3, 2022

Theatrely's Broadway review of Almost Famous, written by Cameron Crowe, music by Tom Kitt and directed by Jeremy Herrin which is now playing at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre in New York City. The musical features Solea Pfeiffer, Casey Likes, Chris Wood, and more.

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Off-Broadway
Reviews

A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE Struggles to Find Some — Review

By

Juan A. Ramirez

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October 30, 2022

Theatrely's Off-Broadway review of A Man Of No Importance at Classic Stage Company in New York City. Directed by John Doyle, the musical written by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens stars Jim Parsons.

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Broadway
Reviews

Two Men Walk Into a Theatre.. WALKING WITH GHOSTS / STRAIGHT LINE CRAZY — Review

By

Juan A. Ramirez

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October 27, 2022

It’s a testament to the second act of Walking with Ghosts, Gabriel Byrne’s new one-man show at the Music Box Theatre, that its bouncy levity and charismatic performance managed to erase the rabid hatred I’d developed during its first. David Hare’s Straight Line Crazy arrives at The Shed after an acclaimed run in London, starring Ralph Fiennes in top form as New York City’s infamous don of infrastructure Robert Moses.

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Off-Broadway
Reviews

A RAISIN IN THE SUN Shines On Its Women — Review

By

Juan A. Ramirez

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October 25, 2022

There are three major interventions in director Robert O’Hara’s take on Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun, which just opened at the Public Theatre following its Williamstown premiere in 2019. This is a first-rate revival, a triumphant return to the spotlight for Tonya Pinkins, and a welcome reminder that Hansberry was leagues ahead of her contemporaries, and ourselves.

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Broadway
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TOPDOG/UNDERDOG Lands In the Middle — Review

By

Juan A. Ramirez

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October 21, 2022

Theatrely's Broadway review of Topdog/Underdog by Susan-Lori Parks, starring Corey Hawkins and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II. Directed by Kenney Leon, the play is now in performance at the John Golden Theatre in New York City.

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Broadway
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THE PIANO LESSON Finds a Valuable Tune — Review

By

Juan A. Ramirez

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October 13, 2022

Theatrely's Broadway review of August Wilson's The Piano Lesson starring Samuel L Jackson, John David Washington, and Danielle Brooks now at Ethel Barrymore Theatre in New York City.

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Broadway
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American Dreams Reviewed: DEATH OF A SALESMAN and 1776

By

Juan A. Ramirez

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October 9, 2022

Theatrely's Broadway reviews for 1776 directed by Diane Paulus and Jeffrey L. Page and Arther Miller's Death of a Salesman directed by Miranda Cromwell.

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LEOPOLDSTADT Makes It To Broadway With More Work To Go — Review

By

Juan A. Ramirez

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October 2, 2022

Theatrely's Broadway review of Leopoldstadt by Tom Stoppard and directed by Patrick Marber at the Longacre Theatre in New York City.

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Off-Broadway
Reviews

THIS BEAUTIFUL FUTURE Is Glossy But Bleak — Review

By

Juan A. Ramirez

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September 20, 2022

Theatrely's Off-Broadway review of This Beautiful Future by Rita Kalnejais, directed by Jack Serio at the Cherry Lane Theatre in New York City.

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Off-Broadway
Reviews

KATE Berlant Is Going To Hell — Review

By

Juan A. Ramirez

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September 7, 2022

Kate Berlant is going to hell for making a show this good, exhaustive, exhausting, and exhilarating. Her self-titled one-woman show, sharply directed by Bo Burnham, is like a Marina Abramović circle jerk staged in a proscenium—in the best way. A mostly false, somewhat emotionally true recounting of her journey to stardom, it is the funniest thing onstage in New York this year.

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Broadway
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THE KITE RUNNER Pulls a Weak String — Review

By

Juan A. Ramirez

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July 21, 2022

Remember the last Bush era? How dusty and militarized it all felt? Maybe that’s just how I was introduced to the country when I moved here in 2005. All footage of “the Arab world” was shot with an ugly, yellowed lens and all media surrounding it was either grossly propagandistic or, on the other side, pretty corny in its attempt to humanize the people. (Same thing happened with Mexico and the cartel-border of it all, but that’s another story).

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Off-Broadway
Reviews

RICHARD III and BETWEEN THE LINES Two Stories, One Arena — Review

By

Juan A. Ramirez

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July 11, 2022

Theatrely's Off Broadway reviews of Between the Lines at the Tony Kiser Theatre and Richard III at the Public's Delacorte Theatre.

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Off-Broadway
Reviews

TITANIQUE Steers the Right Way — Review

By

Juan A. Ramirez

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July 7, 2022

Theatrely's Off-Broadway review of Titanique, a parody musical of Titanic starring Marla Mindelle, and directed by Tye Blue. The show is now in performance at Asylum NYC through September.

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Off-Broadway
Reviews

An EPIPHANY Muddled By Vagueness — Review

By

Juan A. Ramirez

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June 24, 2022

Theatrely's Off-Broadway review of Epiphany by Brian Watkins, directed by Tyne Rafaeli is now in performance at Lincoln Center Theatre.

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Off-Broadway
Reviews

CORSICANA, A Haunting Family Portrait — Review

By

Juan A. Ramirez

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June 22, 2022

Theatrely's Off-Broadway review of Corsicana by Will Arbery, directed by Sam Gold. The drama is now in performance at Playwrights Horizons.

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Off-Broadway
Reviews

A Sugary Rub on FAT HAM — Review

By

Juan A. Ramirez

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May 27, 2022

Theatrely's Off Broadway review of Fat Ham by James Ijames now in performance at the Public Theater in New York City. Directed by Saheem Ali, the play just recently was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

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Off-Broadway
Reviews

INTO THE WOODS With a Hurricane of Talent — Review

By

Juan A. Ramirez

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May 6, 2022

Theatrely's Off-Broadway review of Into The Woods at New York City Center's Encores! series directed by Lear deBessonet. The Sondheim musical features Sara Bareilles, Neil Patrick harris, Ann Harada, Julia Lester, Denée Benton, Gavin Creel, Shereen Pimentel, Heather Headley and more.

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Off-Broadway
Reviews

WISH YOU WERE HERE, A Masterful Work — Review

By

Juan A. Ramirez

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May 3, 2022

Theatrely's Off-Broadway review of Wish You Were Here by Sanaz Toossi at Playwrights Horizons in New York City. Directed by Gate Taylor Upchurch, the cast includes Nikki Massoud, Nazanin Nour, Artemis Pebdani, and Roxanna Hope Radja, and Marjan Neshat.

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Off-Broadway
Reviews

A CASE FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD Is Sublime Theatre — Review

By

Juan A. Ramirez

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May 2, 2022

Theatrely's Off-Broadway review of A Case for the Existence of God by Damuel D. Hunter. Directed by David Cromer, the play features Will Brill and Kyle Beltran and is produced at The Pershing Square Signature Center in New York City.

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Broadway
Reviews

Toil And Trouble In Chilled-Out MACBETH — Review

By

Juan A. Ramirez

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April 29, 2022

Theatrely's Broadway review of Macbeth by William Shakespeare, directed by Sam Gold at the Longacre Theatre in New York City. Daniel Craig and Ruth Nega star in the new revival.

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MR. SATURDAY NIGHT is a Breezy Sunday Stroll — Review

By

Juan A. Ramirez

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April 27, 2022

Theatrely's Broadway Review of Mr. Saturday Night starring Billy Crystal at the Nederlander Theatre in New York City. The show features Randy Graff, David Paymer, Shoshana Bean, Chasten Harmon, Jordan Gelber, Brian Gonzales, and Mylinda Hull. The musical features a score by Jason Robert Brown.

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Broadway
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HANGMEN Holds a Tight Noose — Review

By

Juan A. Ramirez

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April 21, 2022

Theatrely's Broadway review of Martin McDonagh's Hangmen which is now in performance at the Golden Theatre in New York City. The show, directed by Matthew Dunster, stars Tracie Bennett, Alfie Allen, Gaby French, David Threlfall, and more.

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Broadway
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FOR COLORED GIRLS Returns Home To Broadway — Review

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Juan A. Ramirez

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April 20, 2022

Theatrely's Broadway review of For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/ When the Rainbow Is Enuf by Ntozake Shange which now in performance at the Booth Theatre in New York City. Directed by Camille A. Brown, the cast features Amara Granderson as Lady in Orange, Tendayi Kuumba as Lady in Brown, Kenita R. Miller as Lady in Red, Okwui Okpokwasili as Lady in Green, Stacey Sargeant as Lady in Blue, Alexandria Wailes as Lady in Purple, and D. Woods as Lady in Yellow.

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Broadway
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HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE Stuns With Two Excellent Performances — Review

By

Juan A. Ramirez

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April 19, 2022

Theatrely's Broadway review of Paula Vogel’s How I Learned to Drive which is now in performance at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre in New York City. Directed by Mark Brokaw, the production features Mary-Louise Parker, David Morse, Johanna Day, Alyssa May Gold and Chris Myers.

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Off-Broadway
Reviews

An Excellent CYRANO That Fights For Words — Review

By

Juan A. Ramirez

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April 15, 2022

Theatrely's Off-Broadway review of Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand in a new version by Martin Crimp, directed by Jamie Lloyd at the Brooklyn Academy of Music starring James McAvoy.

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Broadway
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AMERICAN BUFFALO Doesn’t Tame its Beast — REVIEW

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Juan A. Ramirez

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April 14, 2022

Theatrely's Broadway review of David Mamet's American Buffalo starring Sam Rockwell, Laurence Fishburne, and Darren Criss. Directed by Neil Pepe, the drama is currently playing at Circle in the Square Theatre in New York City.

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Off-Broadway
Reviews

Historic HARMONY In Turbulent Times — Review

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Juan A. Ramirez

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April 13, 2022

Theatrely's Off-Broadway Review of Harmony: A New Musical by Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman, directed and choregraphed by Warren Carlyle at the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene at Battery Place in New York City. The performance stars Chip Zien, Sierra Boggess, and a wonderful cast.

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Broadway
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BIRTHDAY CANDLES: The Monotonous Trick Kind — Review

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Juan A. Ramirez

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April 10, 2022

Theatrely's Broadway review of Birthday Candles by Noah Haidle at the American Airlines Theatre in New York City. Directed by Vivienne Benesch, the show features Debra Messing, Christopher Livingston, Enrico Colantoni, Susannah Flood, John Earl Jelks, and Crystal Finn.

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Off-Broadway
Reviews

SUFFS Suffers From Stasis — Review

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Juan A. Ramirez

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April 6, 2022

Theatrely's Off Broadway review of Suffs by Shaina Taub, now in performance at the Public Theater in New York City. Directed by Leigh Silverman, the story of Wilson-era suffragists stars Jenn Colella, Nikki M. James, Philipa Soo, and an extraordinary cast.

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Broadway
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TAKE ME OUT Finds Loneliness In The Diamond — Review

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Juan A. Ramirez

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April 4, 2022

Theatrely's Broadway review of Richard Greenberg's Take Me Out now in performance at Second Stage's Hayes Theater in New York City. Directed by Scott Ellis, the show features Jesse Williams, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and Patrick J. Adams.

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Broadway
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An Unsteady Home In PARADISE SQUARE — Review

By

Juan A. Ramirez

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April 3, 2022

Theatrely's Broadway review of Paradise Square directed by Moisés Kaufman and choreography by Bill T. Jones now at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in New York City. The show features Joaquina Kalukango, Chilina Kennedy, John Dossett, Sidney DuPont, A.J. Shively, Nathaniel Stampley, Gabrielle McClinton, Jacob Fishel, and Kevin Dennis.

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Broadway
Features

Checked Out Of PLAZA SUITE — Review

By

Juan A. Ramirez

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March 28, 2022

Theatrely's Broadway review of Neil Simon's Plaza Suite starring Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick. Directed by John Benjamin Hickey, the classic comedy is now in performance at the Hudson Theatre in New York City.

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Off-Broadway
Reviews

Women On The Verge: HELP And AT THE WEDDING — Review

By

Juan A. Ramirez

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March 28, 2022

Theatrely's review of Claudia Rankine's Help now in performance at The Shed and Bryna Turner's At The Wedding now in performance at Lincoln Center's Claire Tow Theater, both in New York City.

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Off-Broadway
Reviews

CONFEDERATES Sets The Plantation On Campus — Review

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Juan A. Ramirez

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March 28, 2022

Theatrely's review of Confederates by Dominique Morisseau and directed by Stori Ayers at Signature Theatre in New York City. The cast includes Elijah Jones, Kristolyn Lloyd, Andrea Patterson, Kenzie Ross and Michelle Wilson.

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Off-Broadway
Reviews

THE LIFE Lives to Fight Another Day — Review

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Juan A. Ramirez

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March 18, 2022

Theatrely's review of The Life by David Newman, Ira Gasman, and Cy Coleman, in a newly reworked and adapted version by Billy Porter at New York City Center Encores!. The cast features Destan Owens, Mykal Kilgore, Ledisi, Alexandra Grey, and more.

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Off-Broadway
Reviews

Nina Simone Comes to Life in LITTLE GIRL BLUE — Review

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Juan A. Ramirez

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March 15, 2022

Theatrely's review of Little Girl Blue starring and written by Laiona Michelle. The tale of Nina Simone is directed by Devanand Janki is now in performance at New World Stages in New York City.

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Off-Broadway
Reviews

COAL COUNTRY Mines For Misery — Review

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Juan A. Ramirez

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March 10, 2022

Theatrely's review of Coal Country, from the Public Theatre and Audible Theatre. The musical by Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen, with original music by Steve Earle is now in production at the Cherry Lane Theatre in New York City. The cast includes Mary Bacon, Amelia Campbell, Kym Gomes, Ezra Knight, Thomas Kopache, Michael Laurence, Deirdre Madigan, and Carl Palmer.

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Off-Broadway
Reviews

THE CHINESE LADY Shines Through a Lacquered Cage — Review

By

Juan A. Ramirez

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March 9, 2022

Theatrely's review of The Chinese Lady by Lloyd Suh now in performances at the Public Theater, in partnership with the Ma-Yi Theater Company in New York City. Directed by Ralph B. Peña, the performance stars Shannon Tyo and Daniel K. Isaac.

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Off-Broadway
Reviews

OUT OF TIME, Just In Time — Review

By

Juan A. Ramirez

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March 1, 2022

Theatrely's review of Out of Time, a collection of monologues by Asian American playwrights performed by an ensemble of veteran Asian-American actors which is now in performance at The Public Theater. Conceived and directed by Les Waters, the monologues are written by Jaclyn Backhaus, Sam Chanse, Mia Chung, Naomi Iizuka, and Anna Ouyang Moench.

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Off-Broadway
Reviews

ENGLISH: A Stunning Education in Language — Review

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Juan A. Ramirez

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February 22, 2022

Theatrely's review of English by Sanaz Toossi, directed by Knud Adams from Atlantic Theater Company and Roundabout Theatre Company. English features Tala Ashe, Ava Lalezarzadeh, Pooya Mohseni, Marjan Neshat, and Hadi Tabbal.

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Off-Broadway
Reviews

BLACK NO MORE Has Blues But No Bite — Review

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Juan A. Ramirez

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February 15, 2022

Theatrely's review of Black No More from The New Group. This new musical, inspired by George S. Schuyler’s 1931 novel, features Book by John Ridley; Lyrics by Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter; Music by Tariq Trotter, Anthony Tidd, James Poyser and Daryl Waters; Choreography by Bill T. Jones; and Direction by Scott Elliott. The cast features Jennifer Damiano, Brandon Victor Dixon, Tamika Lawrence, Howard McGillin, Ephraim Sykes, Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter, and Lillias White to name a few.

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Off-Broadway
Reviews

SPACE DOGS Aim For The Moon, Land In The Stars — Review

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Juan A. Ramirez

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February 13, 2022

Theatrely's review of Space Dogs, a new musical from MCC Theater written and starring Van Hughes and Nick Blaemire. Directed by Ellie Heyman, the musical about Laika the dog who traveled to space is choreographed by Darrell Grand Moultrie.

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Broadway
Reviews

THE MUSIC MAN Stirs Up Good Trouble — Review

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Juan A. Ramirez

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February 10, 2022

Theatrely's Broadway review for The Music Man starring Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster, directed by four-time Tony Award winner Jerry Zaks, with choreography by Tony Award winner Warren Carlyle. The book, music, and lyrics are penned by Meredith Willson. The musical is currently playing at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City.

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Off-Broadway
Reviews

SHHHH Makes Us Listen, But To What? — Review

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Juan A. Ramirez

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February 5, 2022

Theatrely's review of Clare Barron's Shhhh, which is now in performance at Atlantic Stage 2 in New York City. In addition to Clare Barron, Shhhh features Janice Amaya, Annie Fang, Nina Grollman, Greg Keller, and Constance Shulman.

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New York
Reviews

THE TAP DANCE KID Dusts Off Weary Shoes — Review

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Juan A. Ramirez

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February 3, 2022

Theatrely's review of The Tap Dance Kid, the first of this year's Encores! season at New York City Center. With music by Henry Krieger and Robert Lorick, the production is directed by Kenny Leon and choreographed by Jared Grimes. The cast includes Alexander Bello, Joshua Henry, Trevor Jackson, Shahadi Wright Joseph, and more.

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Broadway
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MJ: THE MUSICAL Is A Monument To Misconduct — Review

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February 1, 2022

Theatrely's Broadway review of MJ The Musical, a bio-jukebox musical about Michael Jackson now in performance at the Neil Simon Theatre in New York City. Christopher Wheeldon directs and choreograph the musical with a book by Lynn Nottage starring Myles Frost.

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INTIMATE APPAREL Is Elegant, But Not Revealing Enough — Review

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January 31, 2022

Theatrely's review of Lynn Nottage and Ricky Ian Gordon's new opera Intimate Apparel which recently opened at Lincoln Center's Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre, directed by Bartlett Sher.

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Broadway
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A SKELETON CREW of Flesh and Blood — Review

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January 26, 2022

Theatrely's Broadway review of Dominique Morisseau's Skeleton Crew now in performance at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre on West 47th Street in New York City. Directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson, the play stars Chanté Adams, Joshua Boone, Brandon J. Dirden, Adesola Osakalumi, and Phylicia Rashad.

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Layton Lands in LA

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January 23, 2022

West End Star Layton Williams talks to us about coming to perform in America for the first time in Everybody's Talking About Jamie with Roy Haylock aka Bianca Del Rio at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles

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Comedians Earnestly Singing Musical Theatre @ 54 Below

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January 19, 2022

Writer-comedians Reid Pope and Zach Schiffman are three things. Comedians, musical theatre fans, and very online—decide for yourself whether the list ascends or descends in unfortunateness. But, as such, they’ve gathered up a crew of fellow three-peat offenders for a show titled Comedians Earnestly Singing Musical Theatre, which promises (threatens?) fresh takes on popular showtunes. They’d done a digital version of this, back in November 2020, hosted Brooklyn Comedy Collective on their TVCO service. Per Schiffman, “everyone performed on Zoom, and it was streamed to a now-defunct app.” This time, they’ve booked Feinstein’s/54 Below for a late January show. We thought it’d be fun, given the funny people involved, to ask them a bit about comedy in musical theatre.

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FLYING OVER SUNSET On a Smoothed-Out Trip — Review

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December 13, 2021

Theatrely's Broadway review of Flying Over Sunset at Lincoln Center's Vivian Beaumont Theater. The Doors of Perception is an anomaly: the hyper-literate Aldous Huxley’s 1954 book about his experiences with mescaline, it married his breathtaking combination of crystal clear sociopolitics to a still-unmatched first person account of being under the influence of psychedelics. Equally bizarre was Clare Booth Luce, a staunch Republican congresswoman and ambassador to Italy whose 1936 play, The Women, famously featured no men and gave rich insight into the lives of Manhattan socialites. And then there’s Cary Grant, one of the handsomest Hollywood leading men who mastered the art of screwball while dodging lifelong gay allegations created by his living with another actor.

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A Hopeless Bachelorette in Excellent COMPANY — Review

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December 9, 2021

The 50th anniversary production of Company is not golden, as such anniversaries are, but rather an incandescent neon under Marianne Elliott’s ingenious direction. Though, thanks to the pandemic, it actually opens 51 years after the original landmark production. This lush, expensive-looking production arrives on Broadway following an acclaimed West End revival which swapped its perennially single protagonist from Bobby to Bobbie, creating an array of fascinating changes to its gender dynamics. 

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KIMBERLY AKIMBO a Momentous Masterpiece — Review

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December 8, 2021

Kimberly Akimbo, the new musical which premiered tonight at the Atlantic Theater Company, does not carry itself with the weight David Lindsay-Abaire’s book and lyrics, and Jeanine Tesori’s music, hold. The offbeat anti-comedy glides along like an awkward teen at the New Jersey ice-skating rink its characters hang around, but make no mistake: this is a momentous work of theatre, exquisitely performed by a stellar cast of talent, known and new.

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Broadway
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CLYDE’S Serves Up Dreams and Insults — Review

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November 23, 2021

Clyde's is now in performance at the Hayes Theatre on 44th Street in New York City. A Broadway review of Lynn Nottage's latest play at Second Stage Theater.

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TROUBLE IN MIND Spotlights Racism’s Grip on Theatre — Review

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November 18, 2021

Alice Childress had a lot to say about being a Black woman working in theatre in 1955, and channeled those righteously indignant observations into Trouble in Mind, which finally opened Broadway earlier tonight. The work had been scheduled to transfer from its successful original off-Broadway run, but Childress would not make the cuts producers felt would smooth out the play’s open-faced callout of systemic racism, and the production was canceled. The story of how the play finally made it to the Great White Way is a bittersweet triumph that says more about our culture than about the work itself, and Roundabout Theatre Company is ensuring that we know it, announcing it before performances and noting it in all of its advertisements. The play’s insights, and the fact they remain as relevant now as they were over 60 years ago, are equally more about the context than the material. Directed by Charles Randolph-Wright without the red-blooded urgency it calls for, it is more of a respectful replica of a time capsule than an authentic relic itself. A review of Trouble in Mind on Broadway.

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CULLUD WATTAH, Clear Vision — Review

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Juan A. Ramirez

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November 17, 2021

Erika Dickerson-Despenza, the writer of Cullud Wattah, a magnificent new play which just opened at the Public Theater, calls herself a ‘cultural-memory worker.’ I’d usually bristle at the self-proclaimed title, so vague in its implications, but anyone who can follow the stunning shadow/land—the first installment in her epic 10-play “Katrina cycle,” released as an audio production by the Public earlier this year—with a work of such breathtaking beauty can do just about anything, including convincing me of their title. Because, while Dickerson-Despenza is a playwright of the once-in-a-generation kind, these two works assert her mastery at combining the intimate family histories of classic memory plays with the political sharpness of an agile social worker. A review of cullud wattah at the Public Theater.

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Broadway
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DIANA Wears a Delightful, Dizzy Crown — Review

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November 17, 2021

Diana, The Musical opened tonight at the Longacre Theatre on West 48th Street here in New York City. Our Chief Critic Juan A. Ramirez went and reviewed the new production starring Jeanna de Waal.

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NOLLYWOOD DREAMS of Stardom Made Simple — Review

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November 12, 2021

Nollywood Dreams is a simple, delightful play in which a young woman wishes to break into Nigeria’s film industry (known as Nollywood) as it booms in the ‘90s. Written by Jocelyn Bioh with wit and well-observed attention to characterization, it is not much more than that. In its premiere production at MCC Theater, though, performed by a lovable cast, it doesn’t have to be. A review by Juan A. Ramirez.

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The Sparkle Is There With TREVOR — Review

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November 10, 2021

In that same spirit, Trevor, an agreeable new musical about a gay teen’s 1981 life, which just had its New York premiere at Stage 42, goes through the motions of the typical teen dramedy, likely inspiring younger audience members without risking anything in the process. With Dan Collins’ charming, if trite, book and lyrics, and Julianne Wick Davis’ forgettable music, it is much like the Instagram infographics which have recently taken the place of genuine activism: a telegraphed signal of virtue without much commitment.

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THE VISITOR Carries Heavy Immigration Baggage — Review

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November 4, 2021

We first see Walter reprimanding his students for being distracted in class. Soon enough, however, he realizes he is just as distracted with his own life. Walter, played admirably by David Hyde Pierce, is a widowed economic professor whose spark is in danger of going out. In The Visitor, a new musical based on the 2007 film of the same name which premiered at the Public Theater, he rekindles that flame thanks to the discovery of two strangers who have set up camp in his unused Manhattan apartment. With music and lyrics by Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey, and a book by Yorkey and Kwame Kwei-Armah, it is a story which attempts to bridge the gap between an established American and the two undocumented immigrants he finds. Whether it closes that same divide between its intentions and its results is a question the work seems to have left answered back during the film’s premiere. The Visitor is now in performance at the Public Theater through December 5, 2021.

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MORNING SUN Shines a Tender Light on Ordinary Families — Review

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Juan A. Ramirez

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November 4, 2021

Morning Sun starring Blair Brown, Edie Falco, and Marin Ireland is now in performance at Manhattan Theatre Club at New York City Center through December 19, 2021.

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Broadway
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A Searing CAROLINE, OR CHANGE Finds Pain in Hope — Review

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October 27, 2021

A review of the Broadway production of Caroline, or Change starring Sharon D Clarke which is in performance at Studio 54 on West 54th Street in New York City.

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FAIRYCAKES Not Worth Believing ― Review

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October 24, 2021

There is a whopping cast of twelve in Fairycakes, Douglas Carter Beane’s new sendup of A Midsummer Night’s Dream and other assorted fairy tales, which just opened at the Greenwich House Theater. Its stage is of a large enough size, but it buckles under the weight of Beane’s bloated design: twelve performers, some playing multiple roles, struggling to find a spare minute with which to make an impression, and tools to help them.

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Sweating Out THE FEVER — Review

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October 17, 2021

You have to feel bad for the sole character in The Fever, Wallace Shawn’s 1990 monologue which just opened in a new production starring Lili Taylor at the Audible Theatre at Minetta Lane Theatre. The only thing worse than spending a night with your head in a porcelain bowl is doing so with a troubled mind, terminally regretful of every single thing you did to wind up here. Maybe you even start thinking about the state of the world, paralleling your own face-down demise to larger, global themes. The difference between such nights and this one-act performance, though, is that one is usually content to grab the toothpaste and move on.

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THE LEHMAN TRILOGY Trades Greed for Gold — Review

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Juan A. Ramirez

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October 14, 2021

A review of The Lehman Trilogy on Broadway, by Stefano Massini and adapted by Ben Power, which is now in performance at the Nederlander Theatre on West 41st Street in New York City.

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THOUGHTS OF A COLORED MAN Writ Large and Unoriginal — Review

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Juan A. Ramirez

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October 13, 2021

A Broadway review of Thoughts of a Colored Man, a new play by Keenan Scott II and directed by Steve H. Broadnax III and is now in performance at the John Golden Theatre on West 45th Street in New York City.

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