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Why Broadway’s ‘Frozen’ Is More for Kids than Adults If you were a fan of the blockbuster movie Frozen, or better yet, saw it with a little person as I did, you were excited when Disney announced their plan to produce a Broadway version. In our house we’ve been anticipating this for two years. Finally […]

Review: Gillian Jacobs and Eisa Davis. Photo Credit: Joan Marcus. Playwright Sarah Burgess impressed theater audiences in 2016 with her play Dry Powder, an insightful behind-the scenes picture of private equity firms.  Directed by Thomas Kail (Hamilton) and produced by The Public Theater, the drama illustrated the driving force of money. In her newest work, […]

The title of the new play by James Inverne at The Cherry Lane Theatre is misleading.  A Walk With Mr. Heifetz sounds like a play focused upon the famous Russian-born Jewish violinist.  Yet it is really about Yehuda Sharett, an Israeli composer-musician and brother of Moshe, the second Prime Minister of Israel. Act I is […]

Enjoy a night in Bikini Bottom Photo: Facebook/Spongebob BroadwayNS Staf/ Saturday, December 23, 2017 BY ELYSE TREVERS Even if you aren’t familiar with the animated television show, be prepared to smile a lot at “SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical.” Created by a marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg, the series takes place in the fictional city […]

Enjoy a night of love and optimism during a performance of ‘Once On This Island’ Photo: Wikipedia Commons/Benjamin D. Esham Saturday, January 13, 2018 BY ELYSE TREVERS I hesitate when people ask me for theater recommendations since there hasn’t been much that I’ve really liked recently.  After seeing the revival of “Once On This Island”at […]

November 2, 2017 Simply put, the revival of M Butterfly by David Henry Wang is the story about a man who falls in love with a woman created by a man. The drama is not a play for everyone, yet it is a profoundly romantic play. Clive Owen plays Rene Gallimard, a lower level French […]

Torch Song -November 27,2017 From left, Roxanna Hope Radja, Ward Horton, Michael Urie and Michael Rosen in Torch Song. Photo credit: Joan Marcus Arnold Beckoff is quite a character.  With his drag queen regalia, his verbal affectations and his quick wit, he is unforgettable. Torch Song by Harvey Fierstein is his story told in three acts, each with its […]

Review: The Band’s Visit Photo credit: Matthew Murphy Everyday comes depressing news from the Mideast.  And now, finally, some pleasant news! A troupe of Egyptian musicians gets lost in Israel and is warmly welcomed by townspeople living in the middle of nowhere. Last season The Band’s Visit played at The Atlantic Theatre Company, winning several awards. Now […]

Review: Junk November 12, 2017 Photo credit: T. Charles Erickson Unless you are a math whiz or a business major, you may be bewildered by the financial concepts that are the underpinnings of Junk, the new play at Lincoln Center by Pulitzer-winning playwright Ayad Akhtar (Disgraced). However, as the play unfolds, you will find yourself thoroughly engaged. […]

What songs make up the soundtrack of your life?  Do the hit songs of the last century reflect the moods of the times and attitude towards women? That was the question writer Dorothy Marcic sought to answer in her book Respect, the basis for the new Off-Broadway show This One’s For The Girls. Marcic examined […]