‘Into the Woods’ Review: Sensational Revival Shines Spotlight on Sondheim
The revival that opened on Broadway Sunday night is not just a glorious lifeline for fans reawakening to the wonders of live performance after a long, dark hiatus. It’s a crystalline showcase for sensational performances from an all-star cast of marquee veterans, and a testament to the enduring genius of the beloved musical, now in its fourth Broadway incarnation since premiering in 1987.
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‘The Bedwetter’ Shows What It’s Really Like for a Girl
I’ve never really understood Sarah Silverman, I don’t get her “quirkily” vulgar comedy, her baby-voiced delivery, or her music video about “fucking Matt Damon”. Maybe it’s a generational thing, who knows. Regardless, I was quite nervous walking into The Bedwetter, a new musical playing at the Atlantic’s Linda Gross Theatre, based on Silverman’s memoir The […]
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On Then and Now
Robert Icke is a Shakespeare purist, which is not to say that his actors will turn up in codpieces and rosettes, rapping pentameter over an underscore of viol and lute. In fact, it seems that he never bothers with ghosts of the Elizabethan past, but rather, distills the essence of the Bard’s works in the […]
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