#Broadway star Quentin Oliver Lee dead at 34

#Broadway star Quentin Oliver Lee dead at 34

“Broadway star Quentin Oliver Lee dead at 34” Quentin Oliver Lee, best known for his role as the Phantom in the US tour of “The Phantom of the Opera” and an off-Broadway role in “Oratorio for Living Things,” has died. He was 34. His wife, Angie Lee Graham, broke the news in an Instagram post,…

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#Barry Manilow’s musical has flaws, but stellar singing

#Barry Manilow’s musical has flaws, but stellar singing

“Barry Manilow’s musical has flaws, but stellar singing” Barry Manilow’s new musical “Harmony” could begin with the lyric: His name was Josef! He was a rabbi! The melody from “Copacabana” isn’t found here — this isn’t a jukebox show — but the tunefulness the singer is known for abounds. It’s some of the better quality…

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#Off-Broadway musical is a mess

#Off-Broadway musical is a mess

“#Off-Broadway musical is a mess” Two very different musicals are wrapped up into one bewildering package with the New Group’s “Black No More,” which opened Tuesday night off-Broadway.   Part of the show is an occasionally on-the-money satire about a fictitious device from the 1930s that can turn black people white. The poetic opening narration brings…

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#Judith Ivey climbing back on stage in off-Broadway production

#Judith Ivey climbing back on stage in off-Broadway production

“#Judith Ivey climbing back on stage in off-Broadway production” Broadway’s “Morning’s at Seven,” which opened in 1939, is now reopening in off-B’way’s Theatre at St. Clement’s. Its star Judith Ivey: “I saw it in 1980. Again, 2002. Now, during rehearsal, our temperature’s taken daily. Your time to talk, you take the mask off. Wait your turn….

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#A few shows are back in NYC — and they’re hot

#A few shows are back in NYC — and they’re hot

“#A few shows are back in NYC — and they’re hot” They’re back to giving ’em the old razzle dazzle — with a few COVID updates. As of April 2, ticketed live performances have returned to New York City after more than a year of dark, locked-up venues and out-of-work actors, creatives and staff. However,…

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