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“The Man Under” at 59E59 Theaters (Closed February 17, 2013)

February 7, 2013 | Off-Broadway > | Tags:

Everyone in Paul Bomba’s “The Man Under,” currently running at 59E59 Theater C, is either in need of being saved (Jeff) or needs to be a savior (Martin), is skilled at being a confessor (Martin again) or is a practiced penitent (Jennifer), is either into holding hands and cuddling (Jeff) or into asphyxiophilia (Lisa). Any or all of these character…

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“City Love Song: Home” at 59E59 Theaters

January 11, 2013 | Off-Broadway > | Tags:

Storyteller Jack Finnegan begins his travelogue with a rhetorical snapshot of a few minutes outside his building in New York City. This image, he claims, glorifies the interconnectedness of cultures and values extant in his neighborhood and reflects the common character of the people who love this urban home as much as he does. He uses this story as a…

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“13 Things about Ed Carpolotti” at 59E 59 Theaters

December 18, 2012 | Off-Broadway > | Tags:

The stars of Barry Kleinbort’s “13 Things about Ed Carpolotti are Virginia Carpolotti, her intriguing daydreams about her deceased husband Ed, and her imaginary piano-playing and singing friend. These three stars are better known as, respectfully, Penny Fuller, the book by Barry Kleinbort, and pianist Paul Greenwood. Honored many times for her Broadway, Regional Theatre, and film performances, Penny Fuller…

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“Working” at 59E59 Theaters

December 17, 2012 | Off-Broadway > | Tags:

Jimmy Carter was President of the United States in 1978 when Stephen Schwartz’s “Working” opened on Broadway at the 46th Street Theatre in New York City. The national unemployment rate then was 6.1%. Remarkably, after spiking at 9.6% in 2010, the “New York Times” (December 7, 2012) reports the jobless rate is edging down “to its lowest rate in four…

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