#Amped-up White House farce is too wild

#Amped-up White House farce is too wild

“Amped-up White House farce is too wild” If “The West Wing” was made into a live stage show, banned all men and snorted a line of coke before the curtain went up, it might look something like “POTUS,” the hyperactive new farce that opened Wednesday on Broadway. Theater review One hour and 45 minutes, with…

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#Pain with a side of anguish on Broadway

#Pain with a side of anguish on Broadway

“Pain with a side of anguish on Broadway” “Ouch!” is the main takeaway of the intriguing, autobiographical new musical “A Strange Loop,” which opened Tuesday night on Broadway. It’s blow after blow after blow. And then some metaphorical slaps, kicks and scratches for good measure. There’s so much pain felt by the main character that…

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#Beanie Feldstein falls flat on Broadway

#Beanie Feldstein falls flat on Broadway

“Beanie Feldstein falls flat on Broadway” Theater review Two hours and 50 minutes with one intermission. At the August Wilson Theatre, 245 W. 52nd St. The audience members at “Funny Girl” are not the luckiest people in the world. They’ve waited a long, long time for the first-ever Broadway revival of the 1964 musical, which…

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#’Hangmen’ is the best new play on Broadway

#’Hangmen’ is the best new play on Broadway

“‘Hangmen’ is the best new play on Broadway” You’re absolutely wracked with guilt at “Hangmen” — from laughing so hard at the many, many inappropriate jokes. A crude sight gag near the end had me practically dry heaving.  That nonstop naughtiness is what makes Martin McDonagh’s killer satire the best new play on Broadway by…

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#Broadway play has lost its power

#Broadway play has lost its power

“Broadway play has lost its power” An awkward question nags at audience members during the play “for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf”: Theater review 90 minutes with no intermission. At the Booth Theatre, 222 W 45th Street. Just how relevant is this show anymore? The sluggish revival of the 1976…

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#Mary Louise Parker is moving

#Mary Louise Parker is moving

“Mary Louise Parker is moving” It’s not often you see an actress return to a role after 25 years away (unless she’s Carol Channing in “Hello, Dolly!”), but audiences are watching Mary-Louise Parker do just that in the play “How I Learned To Drive.”  Way back in 1997, she originated the part of a woman…

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#Broadway play is better than its ending

#Broadway play is better than its ending

“Broadway play is better than its ending” At its best, Tracy Letts’ new play “The Minutes” goes down like an old episode of “The Twilight Zone.”  In a town hall meeting room, the lights turn off at meaningful moments and thunder booms dramatically outside. Every so often, a casually tossed-off remark will raise brows —…

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