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Broadway Review: “Doubt: A Parable” at the Todd Haimes Theatre (Through Sunday, April 21)

“Doubt” can produce several similar congenial feelings such as uncertainty, suspicion, uneasiness, apprehension, distrust and confusion. Usually there is a situation or event that occurs that may be the cause, or possibly misinformation that may initiate speculation and accusation. The striking Broadway revival of John Patrick Shanley’s riveting drama, rightfully titled “Doubt,” now playing at the newly named Todd Haimes…

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Broadway Review: “The Notebook” at the Gerald Schoenfield Theatre (Currently On)

March 18, 2024 | book review, Broadway, the ally > | "The Notebook", Alex Benoit, Andréa Burns, Carmel Dean, Carson Stewart, cenic design by David Zinn and Brett J. Banakis, Charles E. Wallace, Charlie Webb, Chase Del Rey, costume design by Paloma Young, Dorcas Leung, Dorian Harewood, Geoffrey Ko, hair and wig design by Mia Neal, Happy McPartlin, Hillary Fisher, Ingrid Michaelson, Jerome Harmann-Hardeman, John Cardoza, John Clancy, Jordan Tyson, Joseph Verlezza, Joy Woods, Julieta Cervantes, Juliette Ojeda, Kim Onah, lighting design by Ben Stanton, Maryann Plunkett, Michael Greif, New York Theatre, projection design by Lucy Mackinnon, Ryan Vasquez, sound design by Nevin Steinberg, Telsey + Company/Patrick Goodwin, Theatre Reviews, Theatre Reviews Limited, Victoria Navarro, Yassmin Alers

If you did not read the Nicholas Sparks novel “The Notebook,” you most likely saw the movie of the same name based on the novel and if you saw the movie chances are you have plans to see the new Broadway musical, with the same name and somewhat the same story, with just a few changes. Bekah Brunstetter has penned…

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Off-Broadway Review: “The Ally” at the Public’s Anspacher Theater (Closed Sunday, March 24, 2024)

Asaf and the members of the audience are the unwitting protagonists of Itamar Moses’s “The Ally” which is currently running at the Public’s Anspacher Theater. Asaf Sternheim (a well-meaning but uncommitted Josh Radnor) is Jewish, a writer, and an adjunct professor of writing at a prestigious American University in a struggling American city where his Korean American wife Gwen Kim…

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Broadway Review: “Appropriate” at the Hayes Theater (Currently On)

According to the dictionary, there are several definitions of the word ‘appropriate,’ but there may possibly be one that could be added, that being “a brilliant play by Brandon Jacob-Jenkins.” which is now having a stunning production mounted on Broadway by Second Stage Theater. Aptly titled “Appropriate” follows the ultra-dysfunctional Lafayette clan back to their family plantation home in Southeast…

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Off-Broadway Review: “I Love You So Much I Could Die” at New York Theatre Workshop (Closed Saturday, March 9, 2024)

March 5, 2024 | i love you so, Off-Broadway, the ally > | "I Love You So Much I Could Die", costume design by Enver Chakartash, David Roberts, Jenny Anderson, lighting design by Oona Curley, Lucas Hnath, Mona Pirnot, music direction by Will Butler, New York Theatre Reviews, New York Theatre Workshop, NYTW, scenic design by Mimi Lien, sound design by Mikhail Fiksel and Noel Nichols, Terri K. Kohler Miles, Theatre Reviews, Theatre Reviews Limited

Microsoft’s Text to Speech Voice read’s Mona Pirnot’s script aloud (scored with sequences of punctuation to create pauses and silences) as the playwright sits with her back to the audience at a small desk adorned by her laptop and a small lamp. Pirnot’s non-fictional narrative is the personal yet “Everyman” story of loneliness, love, loss, death, bereavement, acceptance, confession, forgiveness,…

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Off-Broadway Review: “The Connector” at MCC Theater (Closed Sunday, March 17, 2024)

March 5, 2024 | book review, Off-Broadway, the ally > | "The Connector", Ann Sanders, Ashley Pérez Flanagan, Ben Levi Ross, casting by The Telsey Office, Cedric Lamar, costume design by Márion Tálan de la Rosa, Daisy Prince, Daniel Jenkins, Danielle Lee Greaves, Eliseo Román, Erin Gioia Albrecht, Fergie Philippe, George Dvorsky, Hannah Cruz, Jason Robert Brown, Jessica Molaskey, Joanna Carpenter, Jonathan Marc Sherman, Joseph Verlezza, Karla Puno Garcia, Kristy Norter, Kyle Sherman, lighting design by Jeanette Oi-Suk Yew, Max Crumm, MCC Theater, Michael Winther, Mylinda Hull, New York Theatre Reviews, orchestrations and arrangements by Jason Robert Brown, scenic design by Beowulf Boritt, Scott Bakula, sound design by Jon Weston, Telsey + Company/Patrick Goodwin, Theatre Reviews, Theatre Reviews Limited, Tom Murray

The world premiere musical “The Connector” with a book by Jonathon Marc Sherman and music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown now playing at MCC Theater certainly has a suitable title on many different levels. Although each character is pivotal in connecting the pieces of the puzzle to create the story, they are also connected by the same personality trait…

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Off-Broadway Review: “Jonah” at Roundabout Theatre Company (Closed Sunday, March 10, 2024)

The time “Jonah,” currently running at Roundabout Theatre Company’s Laura Pels Theatre, takes place is described in the program as “The past and the present. But everything is slippery.” ‘Slippery’ is the operative word here. Everything is slippery in “Jonah” in addition to the time: the series of bedrooms in Wilson Chin’s cerebral and surreal design; the changeability and moodiness…

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Broadway Review: “Days of Wine and Roses” at Studio 54 (Closes Sunday, March 31, 2024)

January 30, 2024 | book review, Broadway > | "Days of Wine and Roses", Adam Guettel, Addie Manthey, Alcoholics Anonymous, Alcoholism, Bill English, Brian D’Arcy James, Byron Jennings, casting by The Telsey Office, costume design by Dede Ayite, Craig Burns, Craig Lucas, David Jennings, David Manis, hair and wigs by David Brian Brown, Joan Marcus, Joseph Verlezza, Judith Schoenfeld, Karla Puno Garcia, Kelcey Watson, Kelli O'Hara, lighting design by Ben Stanton, Michael Greif, music direction by Kimberly Grigsby, New York Theatre, Nicole Ferguson, Olivia Hernandez, orchestrations by Adam Guettel and Jamie Lawrence, scenic design by Lizzie Clachan, Sergio Trujillo, Sharon Catherine Brown, sound design by Kai Harada, Steven Booth, Studio 54, Tabitha Lawing, Theatre Reviews, Theatre Reviews Limited, Tony Carlin, Twelve Step Program

Since the Atlantic Theater Company first announced that Brian d’Arcy James and Kelli O’Hara would lead the cast of the new musical “Days of Wine and Roses” based on the book by JP Miller, it was evident why theater goers would rush to buy tickets. Add to that fact, the music and lyrics were written by Adam Guettel, who once…

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Liver & Lung’s Queer, Muslim Cabaret Preview: “Shafeeq Shajahan Shivam Sundaram” at London’s Soho Theatre (10th and 17th February, 2024 Only)

Award-winning Malaysian director and performer, Shafeeq Shajahan, invites you to “Satyam Shivam Sundaram”, a cabaret odyssey that peels back the layers of his queer, Muslim heritage. Presented at the Soho Theatre, the show is part of Soho Rising, a celebration of new work created by comedians, writers and performers who have taken part in the Soho Theatre’s Lab programmes. An…

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Off-Broadway Review: “Hell’s Kitchen” at the Public’s Newman Theater (Closed Sunday, January 7, 2024 and Opens on Broadway Saturday, April 20, 2024)

December 26, 2023 | book review, hell's kitchen, Off-Broadway, the ally, the seven year > | "Hell's Kitchen", Aaron Nicholas Patterson, Alicia Keys, Badia Farha, Brandon Victor Dixon, Camille A. Brown, Chad Carstarphen, Chloe Davis, Chris Lee, Crystal Monee Hall, Danny Maly (Production Stage Manager), David Guzman, Dede Ayite (Costume Design), Desmond Sean Ellington, Donna Vivino, Foresight Theatrical (General Management), Gareth Owen (Sound Design), Gianna Harris, Jackie Leon, Jade Milan, Jakeim Hart, Joan Marcus, Joseph Verlezza, Kecia Lewis-Evans, Kristoffer Diaz, Lamont Walker II, Maleah Joi Moon, Mariand Torres, Mia Neal (hair and wig design), Michael Greif, Natasha Katz (Lighting Design), Newman Theater, Nico DeJesus, Niki Saludez, Onyxx Noel, Oscar Whitney Jr., Peter Nigrini (Projection Design), Public Theater, Raechelle Manalo, Reid Clarke, Robert Brill (Scenic Design), Sarah Parker, Shoshana Bean, Susan Oliveras, Theatre Reviews, Theatre Reviews Limited, Timothy L. Edwards, Vanessa Ferguson, William Roberson

Immediately after the first number in the new musical “Hell’s Kitchen” which is a loosely based auto biographical story about musician Alicia Keys growing up and coming of age during the late nineties in the New York City neighborhood which the show is named after, you get the feeling this might be headed to Broadway. That assumption would be right…

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