Sunday, November 30, 2014

It’s Only a Play (Schoenfeld Theatre)

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By Harry Forbes Yes, “It’s Only a Play” is really is as funny as you’ve heard. It’s pure farce in the best sense of the genre, and one spr...
Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Art is Calling for Me (Victor Herbert Renaissance Project Live!)

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By Harry Forbes VHRP Artistic Director Alyce Mott has already had a major triumph this year with her massive resurrection of Victor Herber...
Tuesday, November 25, 2014

The River (Circle in the Square)

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By Harry Forbes Jez Butterworth’s head-scratcher of a play concerns a dedicated fisherman identified only as The Man – that’s Hugh Jackman...
Sunday, November 23, 2014

Side Show (St. James Theatre)

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By Harry Forbes I was never one of those rabid cult followers of the 1997 “Side Show,” composer Henry Krieger and book writer/lyricist Bil...
Thursday, November 20, 2014

Allegro (Classic Stage Company)

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By Harry Forbes As this Off-Broadway revival of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein’s 1947 failure “Allegro” is directed by John Doyle –...
Thursday, November 6, 2014

The Real Thing (Roundabout Theatre Company)

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By Harry Forbes It must be admitted that director Sam Gold’s production of one of Tom Stoppard’s most accessible and entertaining plays de...
Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Disgraced (Lyceum Theatre)

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By Harry Forbes Here’s a powerful and complex play that feels as relevant and timely as ever a play did. Ayad Akhtar’s Pultizer Prize wi...