The show (and the awesome Bobby Cannavale) must go on
Last night at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, a little more than halfway through “The Motherf—-r with the Hat” the lights failed to come up after what was meant to be a quick scene change. The house...
View Article‘The Best Man’: Broadway as it was 52 years ago
We’ve grown so used to plays with only a handful of characters that it is shocking (and thrilling) to see small crowds of people gathered on stage in the current revival of the Gore Vidal play “The...
View Article‘Glengarry Glen Ross’: Al Pacino switches roles
Supposedly, Helen Hayes once said that an actor should never spend too much time worrrying about where their name appears on a marquee or in advertisements — i.e. billing — because “the audience...
View Article‘The Audience’: another royal portrait by Helen Mirren
When it was announced that Helen Mirren would be returning to the role that won her an Oscar — Queen Elizabeth II — in a stage play called “The Audience” it sounded like a risky venture. What more...
View ArticleGreat expectations at ‘The Humans’
Any movie or play or TV show that gets rave reviews and wins awards risks suffering a backlash from those latecomers who go in with raised expectations. It was thrilling to see “Hamilton” while it was...
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