#’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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#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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#Pamela Anderson drives ‘Chicago’ crowd wild on Broadway

#Pamela Anderson drives ‘Chicago’ crowd wild on Broadway

“Pamela Anderson drives ‘Chicago’ crowd wild on Broadway” Can Pamela Anderson sing and dance?!  That’s been the question on everybody’s lips since we first learned the star would be joining the cast of “Chicago” on Broadway. I can now attest that the actress and “Baywatch” babe moves confidently, carries a tune and, you know, all…

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#A lackluster show not fit for Broadway

#A lackluster show not fit for Broadway

“A lackluster show not fit for Broadway” “The Little Prince,” based on the old French novel, owes New York audiences a pleading désolé. Or, perhaps, NYC should apologize for booking it. The woeful touring dance show, which opened Monday night at the Broadway Theatre, does not belong whatsoever where it’s currently situated. That is on…

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#’Birthday Candles’ on Broadway has Debra Messing age 90 years

#’Birthday Candles’ on Broadway has Debra Messing age 90 years

“‘Birthday Candles’ on Broadway has Debra Messing age 90 years” There are flickers of beauty in the new play “Birthday Candles,” which opened Sunday night on Broadway. Noah Haidle’s warm-but-flawed dramedy, with great feeling and occasional poignancy, takes us through 90 years of an average Michigan woman’s life.  Theater review 90 minutes, At the American…

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#Michael Jackson Broadway show sanitizes his life

#Michael Jackson Broadway show sanitizes his life

“#Michael Jackson Broadway show sanitizes his life” It’s not a smooth musical. The troubles over at “MJ: The Musical,” the new show about Michael Jackson that opened Tuesday night on Broadway, are much bigger than the controversy surrounding its subject — although the two are closely connected.  While the lifeless script is written by Pulitzer…

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