Reviews
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Prymate
by Mark Medoff. Review originally published on May 5, 2004.
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Frozen
by Bryony Lavery, produced by the Manhattan Class Company.
Review originally published on May 4, 2004.
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Caroline, or
Change by Tony Kushner (book and lyrics) and Jeanine Tesori
(music). Review originally published on May 2, 2004.
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Bombay
Dreams by A.R. Rahman (music), Don Black (lyrics),
and Meera Syal and Thomas Meehan (book). Review originally published on April 29,
2004.
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A Raisin
in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry. Review originally
published on April 26, 2004.
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Jumpers
by Tom Stoppard, produced by the Royal National Theatre. Review
originally published on April 25, 2004.
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Assassins
by Stephen Sondheim (score) and John Weidman (book), produced by the
Roundabout Theatre Company. Review originally published on
April 22, 2004.
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Beauty
and the Beast (re-review) by Alan Menken (music), Howard
Ashman and Tim Rice (lyrics), and Linda Woolverton (book). Review
originally published on April 18, 2004.
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Sixteen
Wounded by Eliam Kraiem. Review originally published on
April 15, 2004.
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Match
by Stephen Belber. Review originally published on April 8, 2004.
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Sly
Fox by Larry Gelbart. Review originally published on
April 1, 2004.
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Twentieth
Century by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, adapted by
Ken Ludwig, produced by the Roundabout Theatre Company. Review originally
published on March 25, 2004.
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King
Lear by William Shakespeare, produced by Lincoln Center
Theater. Review originally published on March 4, 2004.
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Fiddler on
the Roof, book by Joseph Stein, music by Jerry Bock, lyrics
by Sheldon Harnick. Review originally published on Ferbruary 26, 2004.
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Drowning
Crow by Regina Taylor, produced by Manhattan Theatre Club.
Review originally published on February 19, 2004.
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Mother's
Little Helper by Lenora Champagne, produced by Soho Think
Tank. Review originally published on February 11, 2004.
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un
becoming by Rick Schweikert, produced by The Hers
Foundation. Review originally published on February 11, 2004.
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The
Ladies by Anne Washburn, produced by Dixon Place in association
with Chashama and Cherry Lane Theatre. Review originally published on
February 8, 2004.
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Valhalla
by Paul Rudnick, produced by the New York Theatre Workshop. Review
originally published on February 5, 2004.
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Promised
Land by Harvey Huddleston, produced by the Red Earth
Ensemble, in association with Focus Productions. Review originally
published on January 30, 2004.
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Road to
Nirvana by Arthur Kopit, produced by the Oberon Theatre
Ensemble. Review originally published on January 26, 2004.
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What in the
World: The NEWSical Revue by Rick Crom. Review originally
published on January 22, 2004.
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The
Mysteries, by Brian Kulick, produced by the Classic Stage
Company. Review originally published on January 22, 2004.
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Abundance
by Marty Pottenger, produced by The Working Theater. Review originally
published on January 14, 2004.
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The Hunger
Waltz by Sheila Callaghan. Review originally published on January
11, 2004.
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Anticipating
Heat by Charlotte Winters, produced by Studio 42. Review
originally published on January 11, 2004.
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Demon
Baby by Erin Courtney, produced by Clubbed Thumb Theatre
Company. Review originally published on January 11, 2004.
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Aunt Dan and
Lemon by Wallace Shawn, produced by The New Group. Review
originally published on December 18, 2003.
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The Regard
Evening by Bill Irwin, Doug Skinner, Michael O'Connor, and
Nancy Harrington, produced by the Signature Theatre Company. Review
originally published on December 15, 2003.
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The
Story by Tracey Scott Wilson, produced by The Public Theater.
Review originally published on December 10, 2003.
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Handy
Dandy by William Gibson, produced by Colleagues Theatre
Company. Review originally published on December 9, 2003.
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Ah, My Dear
Andersen, featuring stories by Hans Christian Andersen as
adapted by Aleksey Burago, produced by Urban Stages. Review originally
published on December 8, 2003.
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Juvenilia
by Wendy MacLeod, produced by Playwrights Horizons. Review originally
published on December 7, 2003.
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An Enola Gay
Christmas by Doug Field. Review originally published on
December 6, 2003.
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Never
Gonna Dance, book by Jeffrey Hatcher, music by Jerome Kern, and
lyrics by Dorothy Fields, Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto Harbach, Johnny
Mercer, Ira Gershwin, Bernard Dougall, P.G. Wodehouse, Jimmy McHugh, and
Edward Laska, based on the original film Swing Time and a
story by Ewin Gelsey. Review originally published on December 4, 2003.
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I Am My
Own Wife by Doug Wright. Review originally published
on December 3, 2003.
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Caroline, or
Change, book and lyrics by Tony Kushner and music by Jeanine
Tesori, produced by The Public Theater. Review originally published on
November 30, 2003.
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Wonderful
Town with book by Jerome Fields and Jerome Chodorov, lyrics
by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, and music by Leonard Bernstein.
Review originally published on November 23, 2003.
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Bedroom
Farce by Alan Ayckbourn, produced by the T. Schreiber Studio.
Review originally published on November 22, 2003.
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Henry
IV by William Shakespeare as adapted by Dakin Matthews,
produced by Lincoln Center Theater. Review originally published on
November 20, 2003.
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Oldest
Living Confederate Widow Tells All by Martin Tahse based on
the novel by Allan Gurganus. Review originally published on November
17, 2003.
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We're All
Dead by Francis Heaney and James Evans, produced by Theater
for a Big Country. Review originally published on November 16, 2003.
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Anna
in the Tropics by Nilo Cruz. Review originally published on
November 16, 2003.
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Machinal
by Sophie Treadwell, produced by One Year Lease. Review originally
published on November 15, 2003.
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Taboo,
book by Charles Busch, score by George O'Dowd, produced by Rosie
O'Donnell. Review originally published on November 13, 2003.
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Skin
Deep by Jon Lonoff, produced by the WorkShop Theatre Company.
Review originally published on November 9, 2003.
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The
Caretaker by Harold Pinter, produced by Roundabout Theatre
Company. Review originally published on November 9, 2003.
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The
Violet Hour by Richard Greenberg, produced by Manhattan
Theatre Club. Review originally published on November 6, 2003.
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The Long
Christmas Ride Home by Paula Vogel, produced by the Vineyard
Theatre. Review originally published on November 4, 2003.
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Bounce,
book by John Weidman, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, produced by
the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.
Review originally published on November 3, 2003.
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American
Storage by Edward Allen Baker, produced by Broken Watch
Theatre Company. Review originally published on November 3, 2003.
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Cat on
a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams. Review originally
published on November 2, 2003.
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Wicked,
book by Winnie Holzman, score by Stephen Schwartz. Review originally
published on October 30, 2003.
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Six
Dance Lessons in Six Weeks by Richard Alfieri.
Review originally published on October 29, 2003.
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Wilder
by Erin Cressida Wilson, Jack Herrick, and Mike Craver, produced by
Playwrights Horizons. Review originally published on October
26, 2003.
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A
Little Princess, book by Robert Sickinger and music
and lyrics by Mel Atkey. Review originally published on October 24, 2003.
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Beyond
Recognition by John Petrick, produced by Abingdon Theatre
Company. Review originally published on October 23, 2003.
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The
Retreat from Moscow by William Nicholson. Review originally
published on October 23, 2003.
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The Two
Noble Kinsmen by Richard Shakespeare and John Fletcher,
produced by The Public Theater. Review originally published on
October 19, 2003.
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The Boy
From Oz, book by Martin Sherman based on an original book by Nick
Enright, music by Peter Allen and lyrics by Allen and various other
lyricists. Review originally published on October 16, 2003.
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Golda's
Balcony by William Gibson. Review originally published on
October 15, 2003.
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Eastern
Standard by Richard Greenberg, produced by the T. Schreiber
Studio. Review originally published on October 11, 2003.
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Beckett/Albee,
featuring plays by Samuel Beckett and Edward Albee. Review
originally published on December 9, 2003.
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5
O'Clock by Richard Brockman, produced by the WorkShop Theater
Company. Review originally published on October 8, 2003.
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Days of Wine
and Roses by J.P. Miller, produced by Boomerang Theatre
Company. Review originally published on October 6, 2003.
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Eat Your
Heart Out by Nick Hall, produced by Hamylet Theatre
Company. Review originally published on October 4, 2003.
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Little
Shop of Horrors, book and lyrics by Howard Ashman based on a
film by Roger Corman, music by Alan Menken. Review originally published
on October 2, 2003.
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Living
Out by Lisa Loomer, produced by Second Stage Theatre. Review
originally published on September 30, 2003.
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Recent
Tragic Events by Craig Wright, produced by Playwrights
Horizons. Review originally published on September 28, 2003.
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Omnium
Gatherum by Theresa Rebeck and Alexandra Gersten-Vassilaros.
Review originally published on September 25, 2003.
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Cupid and
Psyche, book and lyrics by Sean Hartley, music by Jihwan Kim.
Review originally published on September 24, 2003.
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Chekhov's
Rifle by Alex Ladd, produced by Lord Strange Troupe.
Review originally published on September 23, 2003.
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The
Harlequin Studies by Bill Irwin, produced by Signature
Theatre Company. Review originally published on September 21, 2003.
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The
Rivals by Richard Brinsley Sheridan, produced by the Pearl
Theatre Company. Review originally published on September 21, 2003.
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Far and
Wide by Arthur Schnitzler, produced by the Mint Theater
Company. Review originally published on September 18, 2003.
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Waiting for
the Parade by John Murrell, produced by Biltmore Theatre
Group. Review originally published on September 14, 2003.
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Berlin by Erik
Orton. Review originally published on September 12, 2003.
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Almost Live
from the Betty Ford Clinic by Michael West. Review originally published on
September 11, 2003.
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Chocolate in
Heat: Growing Up Arab in America by Betty Shamieh. Review originally
published on September 8, 2003.
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In Spite of
Myself by Antoinette LaVecchia, produced by Urban Stages. Review originally
published on September 7, 2003.
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The Threepenny
Opera by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill, produced by Jean Cocteau Repertory.
Review originally published on September 6, 2003.
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The Substance
of John, AP Book V: Jack Kerouac by Francis Kuzler, produced by Boomerang
Theatre Company. Review originally published on September 5, 2003.
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The Hot Month by
Taylor Mac Bowyer, produced by Boomerang Theatre Company. Review originally published on
September 4, 2003.
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The Thing About
Men, book and lyrics by Joe DiPietro, music by Jimmy Roberts. Review
originally published on August 27, 2003.
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Indian Ink by
Tom Stoppard, produced by Alter Ego Theater Company. Review originally published on
August 18, 2003.
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Espresso
Trasho, book and lyrics by Charles Leipart, and music by Eric Schorr, produced
as part of the New York International Fringe Festival.
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Mr. Gallico by
Sam Carter, produced by Widemouth Theater and HERE Arts Center. Review originally
published on August 11, 2003.
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Slut by Stephen
Sislen and Ben Winters, produced as part of the New York International Fringe Festival.
Review originally published on August 10, 2003.
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Lost, book and
lyrics by Kirk Wood Bromley, music by Jessica Grace Wing, produced by Inverse Theater as
part of the New York International Fringe Festival. Review originally published on
August 9, 2003.
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The Wood Demon
by Anton Chekhov, translated by Carol Rocamora, produced by Desert Apple Theater Company.
Review originally published on August 8, 2003.
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A Stoop on Orchard
Street by Jay Kholos. Review originally published on August 7, 2003.
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Piper's Song by
John Ryerson, produced by Rockhill Productions. Review originally published on August 4,
2003.
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Conversation With a
Kleagle by Rudy Gray, produced by WorkShop Theater Company. Review originally
published on August 2, 2003.
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Avenue Q, music and lyrics
by Jeff Marx and Robert Lopez, book by Jeff Whitty. Review originally published on July
31, 2003.
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BKC by Brad
Webb and Matt Schapiro, produced as part of the Midtown International Theatre Festival.
Review originally published on July 27, 2003.
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Just Us Boys by
Frank Stancati, produced as part of the Midtown International Theatre Festival. Review
originally published on July 26, 2003.
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Nice Guys
Finish... by Eric Alter, produced as part of the Midtown International Theatre
Festival. Review originally published on July 25, 2003.
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Criminal:
A Short Tragedy about a Counter-transferential Transference by Javier Daulte
and translated by Rodrigo Cameron, produced as part of the Midtown International Theatre
Festival. Review originally published July 24, 2003.
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Big River: The
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, music and lyrics by Roger Miller, book by
William Hauptman, and produced by the Roundabout Theatre Company. Review originally
published on July 24, 2003.
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Edge by Paul
Alexander. Review originally published on July 23, 2003.
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(Gone With)
Miss Julie by August Strindberg as adapted by Shela Xoregos, produced as part
of the Midtown International Theatre Festival. Review originally published on July 22,
2003.
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The $25,000
Pyramid by Nick Vigorito, Jr., produced as part of the Midtown International
Theatre Festival. Review originally published on July 21, 2003.
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That Play by
Tom Gualtieri and William Shakespeare, produced as part of the Midtown International
Theatre Festival. Review originally published on July 20, 2003.
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Thrill Me: The
Leopold & Loeb Story by Stephen Dolginoff, produced as part of the Midtown
International Theatre Festival. Review originally published on July 19, 2003.
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Conquest of the
Universe by Charles Ludlam, produced by Salt Theater as part of the 2003 Ice
Factory. Review originally published on July 18, 2003.
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Waiting for the
Glaciers to Melt by Brian Lane Green, produced as part of the Midtown
International Theatre Festival. Review originally published on July 17, 2003.
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The
Overdevelopment of Scott by Sharon Fogarty, produced as part of the Midtown
International Theatre Festival. Review originally published on July 16, 2003.
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Henry V by
William Shakespeare, produced by the Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival.
Review originally published on July 15, 2003.
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Tragedy in 9
Lives by Karen Houppert, produced by Sightlines Theater Company. Review
originally published on July 13, 2003.
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Cafe A Go Go by
the Heather Brothers. Review originally published on July 13, 2003.
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Gravity Always
Wins by Marc Spitz, produced by HERE Arts Center. Review originally
published on July 12, 2003.
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The Fishermen
of Beaudrais by Ring Lardner, Jr. and Dalton Trumbo, produced by Firedrake
Productions. Review originally published on July 4, 2003.
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The Notebooks
of Leonardo da Vinci by Mary Zimmerman, produced by Second Stage Theatre.
Review originally published on June 29, 2003.
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The Importance
of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde, produced by the Aquila Theatre Company.
Review originally published on June 29, 2003.
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Mack the Knife: The Life
and Music of Bobby Darin by Chaz Esposito. Review originally published on
June 22, 2003.
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7 Blowjobs by
Mac Wellman, produced by Thin Duke Productions. Review originally published on June 21,
2003.
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Eight Days
(Backwards) by Jeremy Dobrish, produced by the Vineyard
Theatre. Review originally published on June 16, 2003.
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First
Light: A Festival of New Short Plays by various
writers, produced by Circle East Theater Company. Review
originally published on June 15, 2003.
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Bad
Dates by Theresa Rebeck, produced by Playwrights
Horizons. Review originally published on June 14, 2003.
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More Than
This by Edmund de Santis, produced by Red Light
District. Review originally published on June 13, 2003.
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Dating
Games by Gareth Wingfield, produced by Winged Angel
Productions. Review originally published on June 12, 2003.
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Ensemble
Studio Theatre Marathon 2003 (Series B), by various writers,
produced by the Ensemble Studio Theatre. Review originally
published on June 3, 2003.
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"MASTER
HAROLD"...and the boys. by Athol Fugard, produced by the Roundabout Theatre
Company. Review originally published on June 1, 2003.
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The
Prince of Grand Street in Concert, by Bob Merrill,
produced by the Jewish Repertory Theatre. Review originally
published on May 29, 2003.
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I
Am My Own Wife by Doug Wright, produced by Playwrights
Horizons. Review originally published on May 27, 2003.
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Peg
O' My Heart by J. Hartley Manners, with original songs
by Charlotte Moore, produced by the Irish Repertory Theatre.
Review originally published on May 22, 2003.
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Humble
Boy by Charlotte Jones, produced by the Manhattan
Theatre Club. Review originally published on May 18, 2003.
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Ensemble
Studio Theatre Marathon 2003 (Series A), by various writers,
produced by the Ensemble Studio Theatre. Review originally
published on May 15, 2003.
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Down a Long
Road by David Marquis. Review originally published on
May 14, 2003.
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Lost &
Found by Paul Harris, produced by Upstart Theater
Company. Review originally published on May 11, 2003.
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Bed &
Breakfast by Richard Lay, produced by Sage Theatre
Company. Review originally published May 11, 2003.
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I
Never Sang For My Father by Robert Anderson, produced
by Laterthanever Productions. Review originally published on May
9, 2003.
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Long Day's Journey Into
Night, by Eugene O'Neill, produced by David Richenthal, Max Cooper, Eric
Falkenstein, Anthony and Charlene Marshall, and Darren Bagert in association with Kara
Medoff, Lisa Vioni, and Gene Korf. Review originally publisihed on May 6, 2003.
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Nothing of
Origins, written and produced by company members of Studio 42 and One Year
Lease. Review originally published on May 4, 2003.
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The Look of Love: The
Songs of Burt Bacharach and Hal David, conceived by David Thompson, Scott Ellis,
Ann Reinking, and David Loud, produced by Roundabout Theatre Company. Review originally
published on May 4, 2003.
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An Evening With Shakespeare's
Women, based on the works of William Shakespeare, produced by Love Street
Theatre. Review originally published on May 3, 2003.
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Mary Todd... A
Woman Apart by Carl Wallnau III, produced by Centenary Stage Company. Review
originally published on May 1, 2003.
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Gypsy, book
by Arthur Laurents, music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Review originally
published on May 1, 2003.
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Salome: The
Reading, by Oscar Wilde. Review originally published on April 30, 2003.
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Last of the Suns
by Alice Tuan, produced by the Ma-Yi Theatre Company. Review originally published on April
29, 2003.
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The Lucky Chance
by Aphra Behn, produced by Queen's Company. Review originally published on April 29, 2003.
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Enchanted
April by Matthew Barber. Review originally published on April 29, 2003.
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Cara Lucia by
Sharon Fogarty, produced by Mabou Mines. Review originally published on April 23, 2003.
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Dream a Little
Dream by Denny Doherty and Paul Ledoux. Review originally published on April
23, 2003.
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As You Like It by
William Shakespeare, produced by the Public Theater. Review originally published on April
14, 2003.
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She Stoops to
Comedy by David Greenspan, produced by Playwrights Horizons. Review originally
published on April 13, 2003.
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Daisy Mayme by
George Kelly, produced by the Pearl Theatre Company. Review originally published on April
13, 2003.
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A Year With Frog and
Toad, music by Robert Reale, book and lyrics by Willie Reale, based on the books
of Arnold Lobel, produced by Adrianne Lobel. Review originally published on April 13, 2003.
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Nine, music and
lyrics by Maury Yeston, book by Arthur Kopit, translated from the Italian by Mario Fratti,
produced by Roundabout Theatre Company. Review originally published on April 10, 2003.
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The Crazy
Locomotive by Stanislaw Witkiewicz, produced by Classical Theatre of Harlem.
Review originally published on April 4, 2003.
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A Day in the Death of Joe
Egg by Peter Nichols, produced by Roundabout Theatre Company. Review originally
published on April 3, 2003.
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Calthropia by Tom
Kleh, produced by the Bank Street Theatre. Review originally published on March 31, 2003.
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Life x 3 by
Yasmina Reza. Review originally published on March 31, 2003.
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The Play What I
Wrote by Sean Foley and Hamish McColl. Review originally published on March 30,
2003.
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Pins & Needles in
concert, sketches by Joseph Schrank, music by Harold Rome, produced by Jewish Repertory
Theatre. Review originally published on March 28, 2003.
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Urban
Cowboy, book by Aaron Latham and Philip Oesterman, music and lyrics by various
composers, with new theatrical material written by Jeff Blumenkrantz, Bob Stillman, and
Jason Robert Brown. Review originally published on March 27, 2003.
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Golda's Balcony
by William Gibson, produced by the Manhattan Ensemble Theater. Review originally published
on March 26, 2003.
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Iphigenia by P.
Seth Bauer, produced by Workshop Theater Company. Review originally published on March
26, 2003.
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Don Juan by
Moliere, translated by Christopher Hampton, produced by Theatre for a New Audience. Review
originally published on March 23, 2003.
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God & Mr. Smith
by Travis Baker, produced by Kaleidoscope Theatre Company. Review originally published on
March 20, 2003.
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None of the
Above by Jenny Lyn Bader, produced by New Georges. Review originally published
on March 19, 2003.
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Avenue Q, book by
Jeff Whitty, music and lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx, produced by the Vineyard
Theatre. Review originally published on March 19, 2003.
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Fucking A by
Suzan-Lori Parks, produced by the Public Theater. Review originally published on March 16,
2003.
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Lovecraft: Nightmare
Suite, based on the works of H. P. Lovecraft, produced by Cobblestone
Productions. Review originally published on March 14, 2003.
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My Life With
Albertine, music and lyrics by Ricky Ian Gordon, book and lyrics by Richard
Nelson, produced by Playwrights Horizons. Review originally published on March 13, 2003.
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Alma and Mrs.
Woolf by Anne Legault, translated by Daniel Libman, produced by the Blue Heron
Arts Center. Review originally published on March 10, 2003.
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Tea at Five by
Matthew Lombardo, produced by Daryl Roth, David Gersten, Paul Morer, Michael Filerman, Amy
Nederlander, and Scott E. Nederland. Review originally published on March 9, 2003.
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Daisy in the Dreamtime
by Lynne Kaufman, produced by Abingdon Theatre Company. Review originally
published on March 8, 2003.
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A Ritual of
Faith, by Brad Levinson, produced by Emerging Artist Theatre. Review originally
publised on March 8, 2003.
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The Chinese Art of
Placement, by Stanley Rutherford, produced by the 78th Street Theatre Lab.
Review originally published on March 7, 2003.
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Our Lady of 121st
Street by Stephen Adly Guirgis, produced by the LAByrinth Theater Company.
Review originally published on March 6, 2003.
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Vincent in
Brixton by Nicholas Wright, produced by Lincoln Center Theater. Review
originally published on March 6, 2003.
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Radiant Baby with
music by Debra Barsha, lyrics by Ira Gasman, Stuart Ross, and Barsha, book by Ross,
produced by the Joseph Papp Public Theater. Review originally published on March 2, 2003.
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Night Ether by J.
Grawemeyer, produced by Pilot House Theater Company. Review originally published on March
3, 2003.
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Roses in December
by Victor L. Cahn, produced by Urban Stages. Review originally published on February 28,
2003.
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Take Me Out by
Richard Greenberg, produced by Carole Shorenstein Hays and Frederick DeMann on behalf of
the Donmar Warehouse and the Joseph Papp Public Theater. Review originally published on
February 27, 2003.
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Little Fish by
Michael John LaChiusa, produced by Second Stage Theatre. Review originally published on
February 19, 2003.
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Heartbreak House
by George Bernard Shaw, produced by the Pearl Theatre Company. Review originally published
on February 16, 2003.
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Jessie by January
Tyme and S. Kurt Kurta, produced by the Chelsea Playhouse. Review originally published on
February 13, 2003.
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It Just Catches
by Ernest Hemingway, conceived by Carol Hemingway, produced by the Cherry Lane Theatre.
Review originally published on February 9, 2003.
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Mark of Cain by
Morti Vizki, produced by the 78th Street Theatre Lab. Review originally published on
February 8, 2003.
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Requiem for
William by William Inge and conceived by Jack Cummings III, produced by
Transport Group. Review originally published on February 8, 2003.
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Ma Rainey's Black
Bottom by August Wilson, produced by Sageworks, Benjamin Mordecai, Robert G.
Bartner, Harriet N. Leve & Jennifer Manocherian, Kim Poster & Theatre Royal Haymarket
Productions, and Whoopi Goldberg in association with Peg McFeeley Gold/Willa Shalit, Morton
Swinsky/James D. Stern, and Brian Brolly/Susan Dietz by special arrangement with Robert
Cole and Frederick Zollo. Review originally published February 6, 2003.
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Cockfighters by
Johnna Adams, produced by Oberon Theatre Ensemble. Review originally published on February
4, 2003.
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Kimberly Akimbo
by David Lindsay-Abaire, produced by the Manhattan Theatre Club. Review originally
published on February 4, 2003.
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From the Top by
Scott C. Sickles, produced by Workshop Theater Company. Review originally published on
February 3, 2003.
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The Woman From the
Sea by Spence Porter, produced by the T. Schreiber Studio. Review originally
published on February 2, 2003.
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Bedbound by Enda
Walsh, produced by the Irish Repertory Theatre. Review originally published on January 23,
2003.
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Cookin' at the Cookery: The
Life and Music of Alberta Hunter by Marion J. Caffey, produced by Melting Pot
Theatre. Review originally published on January 22, 2003.
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The Love Hungry
Farmer by John B. Keane, produced by the Irish Repertory Theatre. Review
originally published on January 22, 2003.
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Julius
Caesar by William Shakespeare, produced by Theatre for
a New Audience. Review originally published on January 19, 2003.
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Comedians
by Trevor Griffiths, produced by The New Group. Review originally
published on January 15, 2003.
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love/sad
by J. Bajir Cannon, produced by Studio_42. Review originally
published on January 11, 2003.
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The
Metamorphosis From Kafka, adapted by E. Thomalen,
review originally published January 10, 2003.
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Tartuffe
by Moliere, produced by the Roundabout Theatre Company. Review
originally published on January 9, 2003.
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Dinner at
Eight by George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber, produced by
Lincoln Center Theater. Review originally published on December
19, 2002.
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Hank Williams:
Lost Highway by Randal Myler and Mark Harelik, produced
by the Manhattan Ensemble Theater. Review originally published on
December 19, 2002.
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Porterphiles
conceived by Judy Brown, featuring the songs of Cole Porter,
produced by the York Theatre Company. Review originally published
on December 19, 2002.
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The
Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov, produced by Stomping
Ground Theatre Cmopany. Review originally published on December
13, 2002.
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Imaginary
Friends by Nora Ephron, music by Marvin Hamlisch,
lyrics by Craig Carnelia. Review originally published on December
12, 2002.
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The
Tempest by William Shakespeare, produced by the Pearl
Theatre. Review originally published on December 11, 2002.
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Dance
of the Vampires, music by Jim Steinman, book by Michael
Kunze and David Ives, lyrics by Kunze and Steinman. Review
originally published on December 9, 2002.
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La
Boheme, music by Giacomo Puccini, produced by Bazmark
Productions. Review originally published on December 8, 2002.
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Man of La
Mancha, book by Dale Wasserman, music by Mitch Leigh,
lyrics by Joe Darion. Review originally published on December 5,
2002.
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Our
Town by Thorton Wilder, produced by the Westport County
Playhouse. Review originally published on December 4, 2002.
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Maggie's
Daughters by Frances Galton, produced by American
Playwrights Theatre. Review originally published on November 29,
2002.
-
The
General from America by Richard Nelson, produced by
Theatre for a New Audience. Review originally published on
November 22, 2002.
-
The
Fourth Sister by Janusz Glowacki, produced by the
Vineyard Theatre. Review originally published on November 21,
2002.
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Tuesdays With Morrie,
by Mitch Albom and Jeffrey Hatcher, produced by David S. Singer, Elizabeth Ireland McCann, Joey
Parnes, Amy & Scott Nederlander, Harold Thau, Moira Wilson, and Shadowcatcher Entertainment.
Review originally published on November 19, 2002.
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Chicago, music by
John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse, produced by Barry and Fran
Weissler in association with Kardana/Hart Sharp Entertainment. Review originally published on
November 18, 2002.
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Harlem Duet, by Djanet
Sears, produced by the Blue Heron Arts Center. Review originally published on November 17,
2002.
-
Prelude to a Kiss, by
Craig Lucas, produced by the T. Schreiber Studio. Review originally published on November 16,
2002.
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Russell Simmons' Def
Poetry Jam on Broadway, conceived by Stan Lathan and Russell Simmons, produced by
Russell Simmons, Stan Lathan, Jonathan Reinis, Richard Martini, Larry Magic, and Allen Spivak in
association with Kimora Lee Simmons, Jeffrey Charier, Stacey Carter, and Island Def Jam Music
Group. Review originally published on November 14, 2002.
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Or Polaroids (Version
2.1), by Ken Urban, produced by The Committee and HERE. Review originally published
on November 10, 2002.
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Beach Radio, book by
Dave Shepperd, music by Gerard Kenny, lyrics by Dave Shepperd, produced by CAP21. Review
originally published on November 7, 2002.
-
Acts of Providence, by
Edward Allen Baker, produced by the Alter Ego Theatre Company. Review originally published on
November 3, 2002.
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The Cherry Orchard, by
Anton Chekhov, translated by Elizaveta Fen, produced by The Jovial Crew as part of the 4th
Annual Chekhov NOW Festival. Review originally published on November 3, 2002.
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The Three Sisters, by
Anton Chekhov, translated by Paul Schmidt, produced by the Tinderbox Theatre as part of the
4th Annual Chekhov NOW Festival. Review originally published on November 3, 2002.
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Hollywood
Arms, by Carol Burnett and Carrie Hamilton, produced by Harold Prince and Arielle
Tepper. Review originally published on October 31, 2002.
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Love in the Age of
Narcissism, by Brad Desch, produced by The Director's Company. Review originally
published on October 31, 2002.
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Debbie Does Dallas,
adapted by Erica Schmidt from the 1979 film, music by Andrew Sherman, additional music and
lyrics by Tom Kitt and Jonathan Callicutt. Review originally published on October 29, 2002.
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Movin' Out,
conceived, directed, and choreographed by Twyla Tharp to the music of Billy Joel. Review
originally published on October 24, 2002.
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Yellowman, by Dael
Orlandersmith, produced by the Manhattan Theatre Club. Review originally published on October
22, 2002.
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Amour, adapted
from Marcel Ayme's Le Passe-Muraille, music by Michel Legrand, original French
libretto by Didier van Cauwelaert with an English adaptation by Jeremy Sams, produced by The
Shubert Organization, Jean Doumanian Productions, Inc., and USA Ostar Theatricals. Review
originally published on October 20, 2002.
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The 4 am 'lizbeth, by
Jonathan Calindas, produced as part of the Spotlight On Halloween Festival. Review originally
published on October 20, 2002.
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Nathan the Wise, by
Gotthold Loessing, adapted by Richard Sewell, produced by the Pearl Theatre Company. Review
originally publishied on October 20, 2002.
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Flower Drum
Song, music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, book by David Henry
Hwang based on the original book by Oscar Hammerstein II and Joseph Fields. Review originally
published on October 17, 2002.
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Bailegangaire, by Tom
Murphy, produced by the Irish Repertory Theatre. Review originally published on October 13,
2002.
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Say Goodnight
Gracie, by Rupert Holmes, produced by William Franzblau, Jay H. Harris, Louise
Westergaard, Larry Spellman, Elsa Daspin Haft, Judith Resnick, Anne Gallagher, Libby Adler
Mages/Mari Glick, Martha R. Gasprian, Bruce Lazarus, Lawrence S. Toppall, and Jae French.
Review originally published on October 10, 2002.
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A Man of No
Importance, book by Terrence McNally, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, music by Stephen
Flaherty, produced by Lincoln Center Theatre. Review originally published on October 10, 2002.
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Rum & Vodka, by Conor
McPherson. Review originally publishied on October 7, 2002.
-
The Charity that Began at
Home, by St John Hackin, produced by the Mint Theatre Company. Review originally
published on October 7, 2002.
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Antony and Cleopatra,
by William Shakespeare, produced by The Queen's Company. Review originally published on October
7, 2002.
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Happy Days, by Samuel
Beckett, produced by the Cherry Lane Theatre. Review originally published on September 29,
2002.
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Jolson & Company, by
Stephen Mo Hanan and Jay Berkow. Review originally published on September 29, 2002.
-
Ray on the Water, by
Edward Allen Baker. Review originally published on September 28, 2002.
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Little Ham: A Harlem
Jazzical, music by Judd Woldin, lyrics by Richard Engquist and Judd Woldin, and
book by Dan Owens. Review originally published on September 26, 2002.
-
Henry V by William
Shakespeare, produced by the Jean Cocteau Repertory. Review originally published on
September 21, 2002.
-
She Stoops to Conquer,
by Oliver Goldsmith, produced by the Pearl Theatre Company. Review originally published on
September 21, 2002.
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Burn This, by Lanford
Wilson, produced by the Signature Theatre Company. Review originally published on September 19,
2002.
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Split, by Michael
Weller, produced by the Broken Watch Theatre Company. Review originally published on September
16, 2002.
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Anna Christie, by
Eugene O'Neill, produced by Cold Productions and Chance Michaels. Review originally published
on September 15, 2002.
-
Faster, by Adam Rapp,
produced by the Rattlestick Theatre. Review originally published on September 9, 2002.
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Danny and Sylvia: A Musical Love
Story, book and lyrics by Bob McElwaine and music by Bob Bain, produced by Chashama.
Review originally published on September 6, 2002.
-
Take Me Out, by
Richard Greenberg, produced by the Joseph Papp Public Theater. Review originally published on
September 5, 2002.
-
Baptizing Adam, by
David Allyn. Review originally published on August 29, 2002.
-
The Boys From
Syracuse, music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart, book by Nicky Silver based
on the original book by George Abbott, produced by the Roundabout Theatre Company. Review
originally published on August 18, 2002.
-
Hairspray, music
by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Shaiman and Scott Wittman, book by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan,
based on the New Line Cinema film written and directed by John Waters, produced by Margo Lion,
Adam Epstein, The Baruch-Viertel-Routh-Frankel Group, James D. Stern/Douglas L. Mayer, Rick
Steiner/Frederic H. Mayerson, SEL & GFO, and New Line Cinema in association withi Clear Channel
Entertainment, A. Gordon/E. McAllister, D. Harris/M. Swinsky, and J. & B. Osher. Review
originally published on August 15, 2002.
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Frankie and Johnny
in the Clair de Lune, by Terrence McNally, produced by The Araca Group, Jean
Doumanian Productions, USA Ostar Theatricals in association with Jam Theatricals, and Ray
and Kit Sawyer. Review originally published on August 8, 2002.
-
Midwestern Chum,
by Sarah Bewley, produced by Urban Stages. Review originally published on August 5, 2002.
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Les
Miserables, by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg, with additional
lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer, produced by Cameron Mackintosh. Review published on July 28,
2002.
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I'm Not
Rappaport, by Herb Gardner, produced by Elliot Martin, Lewis Allen, Ronald
Shapiro, Bud Yorkin, James Cushing, Roy Miller, Mari Nakachi, Tommy DeMaio, and Zandu
Productions. Review originally published on July 25, 2002.
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Elle, by Jean
Genet, adapted by Alan Cumming, produced by The Art Party. Review originally published
July 24, 2002.
-
Twelfth Night, by
William Shakespeare, produced by the Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare
Festival. Review originally published on July 23, 2002.
-
Heroes, by
Jonathan Brady, presented as part of the Midtown International Theatre Festival. Review
originally published on July 22, 2002.
-
Faustus,
originally by Christopher Marlowe, adapted by Jay Michaels, presented as part of the
Midtown International Theatre Festival. Review originally published on July 22, 2002.
-
Belles of the Mill,
music and lyrics by Jill Marshall-Work, book by Rachel Rubin Ladutke, presented as part of
the Midtown International Theatre Festival. Review originally published on July 21, 2002.
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Two Rooms, by
Lee Blessing, produced by Propinquity Productions. Review originally published on July 21,
2002.
-
Othello, by William
Shakespeare, produced by Jambalaya Productions. Review originally published on July 17,
2002.
-
City of Dreams,
music by Joseph Zellnik, book and lyrics by David Zellnik, presented as part of the
Midtown International Theatre Festival. Review originally published on July 12, 2002.
-
LooLa, by Tesha
Buss, presented as part of the Midtown International Theatre Festival. Review originally
published on July 12, 2002.
-
The Comedy of
Errors, by William Shakespeare, produced by the Aquila Theatre Company. Review
originally published on July 11, 2002.
-
Play Yourself, by
Harry Kondoleon, produced by the New York Theatre Workshop. Review originally published
on July 10, 2002.
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All Over, by
Edward Albee, produced by the Roundabout Theatre Company. Review originally published
on June 27, 2002.
-
The
Phantom of the Opera, music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Charles Black and
Richard Stilgoe, produced by the Really Useful Group. Review (of current cast) originally
published on June 23, 2002.
-
Mortal
Coils, an evening of five one-act plays by Frederick Stroppel, produced by
SKT Productions. Review originally published on June 23, 2002.
-
The American
Revolution, by Kirk Wood Bromley, produced by the Inverse Theater Company.
Review originally published on June 23, 2002.
-
Bad Women,
by Tina Shepard, produced by the HERE Arts Center. Review originally published on
June 22, 2002.
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Thunder Knocking on the
Door, book by Keith Glover, music and lyrics by Keb' Mo', Anderson Edwards,
and Keith Glover. Review originally published on June 20, 2002.
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The Prince and the
Pauper, book by Bernie Garzia and Ray Roderick, music by Neil Berg, lyrics
by Neil Berg and Bernie Garzia. Review originally published on June 16, 2002.
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When We Dead
Awaken, by Henrik Ibsen, translated by Rolf Fjelde, produced by the Century
Center for the Performing Arts. Review originally published on June 9, 2002.
-
Oresteia,
translated and adapted by Iason Demos and Yiannis Papatheodorou from the plays by
Aeschylus, produced by One Year Lease Theater Company. Review originally published on
June 9, 2002.
-
Marathon, Section
C, the third of three collections of new one-act plays produced by the
Ensemble Studio Theater. Review originally published on June 9, 2002.
-
Death in
Venice, adapted by Robert David MacDonald from a translation by David Luke
of the story by Thomas Mann, produced by the Manhattan Ensemble Theater. Review
originally published June 8, 2002.
-
Boys and
Girls, by Tom Donaghy, produced by Playwrights Horizons. Review originally
published on May 28, 2002.
-
Interview with Robert
Picardo, of A Class Act at the Pasadena Playhosue. Originally
published May 29, 2002.
-
Marathon, Section
B, the second of three collections of new one-act plays produced
by the Ensemble Studio Theater. Review originally published on May 24, 2002.
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House and
Garden, by Alan Ayckbourn, both produced by the Manhattan Theatre
Club. Joint review originally published May 21, 2002.
-
The Doctor of
Rome, by Nat Colley, produced by the Revolving Shakespeare Company. Review
originally published on May 19, 2002.
-
Dancing at
Lughnasa, by Brian Friel, produced by the T. Schreiber Studio. Review
originally published on May 15, 2002.
-
Red Hot
Mama, by Sharon McKnight, produced by the York Theatre Company. Review
originally published on May 15, 2002.
-
A Few Stout
Individuals, by John Guare, produced by the Signature Theatre Company.
Review originally published on May 12, 2002.
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Nighttown,
by Susan Mosakowski. Review originally published on May 11, 2002.
-
Marathon, Sequence
A, the first of three collections of new one-act plays produced by the
Ensemble Studio Theater. Review originally published on May 9, 2002.
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The Merchant of
Venice, by William Shakespeare, produced by the Revolving Shakespeare
Company. Review originally published on May 6, 2002.
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The Man Who Had All
the Luck, by Arthur Miller, produced by the Roundabout Theater Company.
Review originally published on May 1, 2002.
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...and then you go on.
An Anthology of the Works of Samuel Beckett, adapted and performed by Bob
Jaffe. Produced by HERE Arts Center. Review originally published on April 29, 2002.
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Private
Lives, by Noel Coward. Review originally published on April 28, 2002.
-
The Mystery of
Charles Dickens, by Peter Ackroyd. Review originally published on April
25, 2002.
-
Romeo and
Juliet, by William Shakespeare, produced by the Pearl Theatre Company.
Review originally published on April 23, 2002.
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Blue Surge,
by Rebecca Gilman, produced by the Joseph Papp Public Theater. Review originally
published on April 22, 2002.
-
Much Ado About
Nothing, by William Shakespeare, produced by the Pearl Theatre Company.
Review originally published on April 22, 2002.
-
Measure For
Measure, by William Shakespeare, produced by the Acting Shakespeare
Company. Review originally published on April 21, 2002.
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Dom Juan,
by Moliere, translated by Alex Roe, produced by the Metropolitan Playhouse. Review
originally published on April 15, 2002.
-
These Four
Walls, by Charlotte Meehan, produced by Dixon Place. Review originally
published on April 15, 2002.
-
The Elephant
Man, by Bernard Pomerance, produced by the Manhattan Theatre Club. Review
originally published on April 14, 2002.
-
Swimming With
Watermelons, by Diane Paulus and Randy Weiner, produced by Theatre 400.
Review originally published on April 14, 2002.
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The Golem,
by H. Leivick, translated by Joseph C. Landis, adapted by David Fishelson, produced by
the Manhattan Ensemble Theater. Review originally published on April 11, 2002.
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3 Dark
Tales, produed by Theatre O. Review originally published on April 9, 2002.
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Helen, by
Ellen McLaughlin, produced by the Joseph Papp Public Theater. Review originally
published on April 8, 2002.
-
Topdog/Underdog,
by Suzan-Lori Parks. Review originally published on April 7, 2002.
-
The Graduate, by Terry
Johnson. Review originally published on April 4, 2002.
-
The
Sweepers, by John C. Picardi, produced by Urban Stages. Review originally
published on April 2, 2002.
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Franny's
Way, by Richard Nelson, produced by Playwright's Horizons. Review
originally published on March 26, 2002.
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The Smell of the
Kill, by Michele Lowe. Review originally published on March 26, 2002.
-
The Winter's
Tale, by William Shakespeare, produced by the Stomping Ground Theatre
Company. Review originally published on March 26, 2002.
-
The Faith
Healer, by William Vaughn Moody, produced by the Metropolitan Playhouse.
Review originally published on March 25, 2002.
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No Time For
Comedy, by S. N. Behrman, produced by the Mint Theatre. Review originally
published on March 25, 2002.
-
Cloud Nine,
by Caryl Churchill, produced by Double Helix Productions. Review originally published
on March 24, 2002.
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'Tis Pity She's a
Whore, by John Ford, music by P. J. Cacioppo, lyrics and adaptation by R.
J. Tolan, produced by the Women's Shaekspeare Company. Review originally published on
March 18, 2002.
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The Kings of the
Kilburn High Road, by Jimmy Murphy, produced by the Irish Arts Center.
Review originally published on March 17, 2002.
-
Borough Tales:
Brooklyn, by multiple authors, produced by White Bird Productions. Review
originally published on March 14, 2002.
-
Melancholy
Baby!, book, music and lyrics by Jeff Richmond and Michael Thomas. Review
originally published on March 13, 2002.
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Mr. Goldwyn,
by Marsha Lebby and John Lollos. Review originally published on March 13, 2002.
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Prodigal,
book and lyrics by Dean Bryant, music by Mathew Frank, produced by the York Theatre
Company. Review originally published on March 12, 2002.
-
The Goat, or Who Is
Sylvia?, by Edward Albee. Review originally published on March 10, 2002.
-
The Green
Dragon, by Jonathan Calindas. Review originally published on March 7,
2002.
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Lexy, by
Frank J. Avella. Review originally published on March 7, 2002.
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One Mo'
Time, by Vernel Bagneris. Review originally published on March 6, 2002.
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Metamorphoses,
by Mary Zimmerman. Review originally published on March 4, 2002.
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The Last Five
Years, by Jason Robert Brown. Review originally published on March 3,
2002.
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Necessary
Targets, by Eve Ensler. Review originally published on February 28, 2002.
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Elaine Stritch
At Liberty, constructed by John Lahr, reconstrcuted by Elaine Stritch,
produced by John Schreiber, Creative Battery, Margo Lion, Robert Cole (Executive
Producer) in association with Dede Harris/Mort Swinsky, Cheryl Wiesenfeld, and The
Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival. Review originally published on February
21, 2002.
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Our Town, by
Thornton Wilder, produced by the Transport Group. Review originally published on
February 16, 2002.
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The Parker Family
Circus, by Jan Buttram, produced by the Abingdon Theatre Company. Review
originally published on February 13, 2002.
-
The
Matchmaker, by John B. Keane, produced by the Irish Repertory Theatre.
Review originally published on February 10, 2002.
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Damien, by
Alydth Morris, produced by Open Road Productions with the special assistance of
Blackfriars Repertory Theatre and Mystic Theatre. Review originally published on
February 8, 2002.
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An Almost
Holy Picture, by Heather McDonald, produced by the Roundabout Theatre
Company. Review originally published on February 7, 2002.
-
Further Than the
Furthest Thing, by Zinnie Harris, produced by the Manhattan Theatre Club.
Review originally published on February 5, 2002.
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Life is a
Dream, by Pedro Calderon de la Barca, produced by the Edge Theater Company.
Review originally published on January 31, 2002.
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Embers, by
Catherine Gropper. Review originally published on January 30, 2002.
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Syndrome, by
Kirk Wood Bromley. Review originally published on January 23, 2002.
-
The Phantom
Lady, by Pedro Calderon de la Barca, produced by the Pearl Theatre Company.
Review originally published on January 21, 2002.
-
Cymbeline,
by William Shakespeare, produced by Theatre for a New Audience. Review originally
published on January 20, 2002.
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Carson McCullers
(Historically Inaccurate), by Sarah Schulman, produced by Women's Project
and Productions in association with Playwright's Horizons. Review originally
published on January 20, 2002.
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The Castle,
adapted from Max Brod's dramatization of Franz Kafka's novel by David Fishelson and
Aaron Leichter, produced by the Manhattan Ensemble Theater. Review originally
published on January 17, 2002.
-
Summer of
'42, book by Hunter Foster, music and lyrics by David Kirshenbaum. Review
originally published on December 18, 2001.
-
Psych, by
Evan Smith, produced by Playwright's Horizons. Review originally published on
December 16, 2001.
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Arms and the
Man, by George Bernard Shaw, produced by the Jean Cocteau Repertory.
Review originally published on December 16, 2001.
-
The Scarlet
Letter, by Michael David Smith and J.R. Mounts, produced by the Wings
Theatre. Review originally published on December 9, 2001.
-
Star
Messengers, by Paul Zimet, produced by LaMaMa. Review originally published
on December 5, 2001.
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Going to
Bordeaux, by Richard Lay, produced by the Sage Theatre Company. Review
originally published on December 2, 2001.
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Mrs.
Feuerstein, by Murray Mednick, produced by Padua Playwrights. Review
originally published on December 2, 2001.
-
The Voice of the
Turtle, by John Van Druten, produced by the Mint Theatre Company. Review
originally published on December 1, 2001.
-
Roadside, by
Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt, produced by the York Theatre Company. Review originally
published on November 29, 2001.
-
Iphigeneia at
Aulis, by Euripides, translated by W.S. Mervin and George E. Dimock, Jr.,
produced by the Pearl Theatre Company. Review originally published on November 19,
2001.
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QED, by
Peter Parnell. Review originally published on November 18, 2001.
-
45 Seconds From
Broadway, by Neil Simon, produced by Emanuel Azenberg, Ira Pittelman, James
Nederlander, Scott Nederlander, and Kevin McCollum. Review originally published on
November 11, 2001.
-
The
Women, by Clare Boothe Luce, produced by the Roundabout Theatre Company.
Review originally published on November 8, 2001.
-
Where's My
Money, by John Patrick Shanley, produced by the Manhattan Theatre Club.
Review originally published on November 7, 2001.
-
TimeSlips, by
Anne Basting, produced by TimeSlips Project New York and Paul Lucas. Review
originally published on November 4, 2001.
-
Two Rooms,
by Lee Blessing, produced by Blue Heron Theatre. Review originally published on
November 4, 2001.
-
Noises
Off, by Michael Frayn, produced by the Royal National Theatre. Review
originally published on November 1, 2001.
-
Wonder of the
World, by David Lindsay-Abaire, produced by the Manhattan Theatre Club.
Review originally published on November 1, 2001.
-
Habeas
Corpus, by Alan Bennett, produced by the Pakasie Theatre Company. Review
originally published on November 1, 2001.
-
By
Jeeves!, book and lyrics by Alan Ayckbourn, music by Andrew Lloyd Webber,
produced by Goodspeed Musicals. Review originally published on October 28, 2001.
-
The Legend of Sleepy
Hollow, book and lyrics by Meg Belviso, music by Eric Baum, produced by
Glass Slipper Theatricals. Review originally published on October 27, 2001.
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Thou Shalt
Not, music and lyrics by Harry Connick, Jr., book by David Thompson.
Produced by Lincoln Center Theater. Review originally published on October 25, 2001.
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Havana Is
Waiting, by Eduardo Machado. Review originally published on October 24,
2001.
-
Jitta's
Atonement, a free adaptation by George Bernard Shaw, produced by the
Lightning Strikes Theatre Company. Review originally published on October 22, 2001.
-
Mamma
Mia!, Music and Lyrics by Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus, book by
Catherine Johnson. Review originally published on October 18, 2001.
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The Shape of
Things, by Neil LaBute. Review originally published on October 10, 2001.
-
Metamorphoses,
adapted and directed by Mary Zimmerman, produced by 2econd Stage. Review originally
published on October 9, 2001.
-
Reefer
Madness, by Kevin Murphy and Dan Studney, produced by Dead Old Man
Productions. Review originally published on October 7, 2001.
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Henry IV, by
Luigi Pirandello, translation by Edward Storer, produced by the Storm Theatre. Review
originally published on October 5, 2001.
-
The Madwoman of
Chaillot, by Jean Giraudoux, adapted by Maurice Valency, produced by the
Colleagues Theatre Company. Review originally published on October 3, 2001.
-
The Spitfire
Grill, music and books by James Valcq, lyrics and book by Fred Alley,
produced by Playwright's Horizons. Review originally published on October 2, 2001.
-
Castro's
Beard, by Brian Stewart, produced by The Deptford Players. Review
originally published on September 20, 2001.
-
Love,
by David S. Rosenthal, produced by Play All Day Productions. Review originally
published on September 20, 2001.
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The Holy Mother of
Hadley New York, by Barbara Wiechmann, produced by New Georges. Review
originally published on September 10, 2001.
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Boys' Life,
by Howard Korder, produced by Broken Watch Productions, Inc. Review originally
published on September 10, 2001.
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War Music, by
Christopher Logue, produced by Verse Theater Manhattan. Review originally published
on September 8, 2001.
-
Say What?!: Ten Comedic
Pieces of Miscommunication, by Michael Camenisch, John DeVore, Marcalan
Glassberg, Terry Roueche, and Teresa Sullivan, produced by StageRight Productions.
Review originally published on August 17, 2001.
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Too Rustic!,
by Gregory Steinbruner with music composed and arranged by Bob Green, produced by
Fifth Street Theater. Review originally published on August 9, 2001.
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The Moon in
Vain, by Lee Gundersheimer and Rae C. Wright, produced by The Mercy Project
and Dixon Place. Review originally published on August 7, 2001.
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If You Ever Leave
Me... I'm Going With You!, written, directed, and starring Renee Taylor and
Joe Bologna, produced by Martin Melzer, Stephen Melzer, Leonard Soloway, and Steven
Levy. Review originally published on August 6, 2001.
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Topdog/Underdog,
by Suzann-Lori Parks, produced by the Joseph Papp Public Theatre. Review originally
published on July 26, 2001.
-
The Grove Street
Wannabees: Favorite 20th Century Eras, produced by Spotlight On Productions
as part of the 2001 Midtown International Theatre Festival. Review originally
published on July 22, 2001.
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Richard Hoehler's
Working Class, by Richard Hoehler, produced as part of the 2001 Midtown
International Theatre Festival. Review originally published on July 22, 2001.
-
Spoon River
Anthology, by Edgar Lee Masters, adapted by Charles Aidman, produced by A
Company of Players as part of the 2001 Midtown International Theatre Festival. Review
originally published on July 22, 2001.
-
Sex Ed, by
Suzanne Bachner, produced by the John Montgomery Theatre Company as part of the 2001
Midtown International Theatre Festival. Review originally published on July 21, 2001.
-
Rhinoceros,
by Eugene Ionesco, produced by InterArt Group as part of the 2001 Midtown
International Theatre Festival. Review originally published on July 19, 2001.
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No Exit, by
Jean-Paul Sartre, translated by Stuart Gilbert, produced by Rodney Hakim in
association with the 2001 Midtown International Theatre Festival. Review originally
published on July 19, 2001.
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Richard III,
by William Shakespeare, produced by Genesis Repertory as part of the 2001 Midtown
International Theater Festival. Review originally published on July 17, 2001.
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The Cabinet of Dr
Caligari, book by Richard Lawton and Douglas Hicton, music and lyrics by
Douglas Hicton, produced by John Chatterton as part of the 2001 Midtown International
Theater Festival. Review originally published on July 17, 2001.
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Old, Borrowed and
Blue, by Cara Worth and Stephen Waldrup, produced by Westside Dance Project
as part of the 2001 Midtown International Theater Festival. Review originally
published on July 16, 2001.
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Southern
Discomfort, with lyrics by Alan Friedman, produced by Southern Discomfort
Productions as part of the 2001 Midtown International Theater Festival. Review
originally published on July 16, 2001.
-
All Things
Stinky, by Carl Gonzalez, produced by Waterfront Ensemble as part of the
2001 Midtown International Theater Festival. Review originally published on July 16,
2001.
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Happy Hour,
produced by Hiu Productions as part of the 2001 Midtown International Theater
Festival. Review originally published on July 16, 2001.
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Random
Harvest, by Richard Willett, produced by New Directions Theater. Review
originally published on June 25, 2001.
-
World of
Mirth, by Murphy Guyer, produced by Amy Danis and MARS Theatricals, Inc.
Review originally published on June 21, 2001.
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The Vortex,
by Noel Coward, produced by Innocent Theatre. Review originally published on June
20, 2001.
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Byrd's Boy,
by Bruce J. Robinson, produced by Primary Stages. Review originally published on June
12, 2001.
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The Woman, by
William C. deMille, adapted by David Zarko, produced by The Metropolitan Playhouse.
Review originally published June 9, 2001.
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Kings, by
Christopher Logue, based on the Iliad by Homer, produced by Verse Theater Manhattan.
Review originally published June 7, 2001.
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Eat the Runt,
by Avery Crozier, produced by Matthew von Waaden. Review originally published on June
5, 2001.
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A Naughty
Knight, book by William Martin, score by Chuck Strand, produced by The
Jewish Repertory Theatre. Review originally published on June 4, 2001.
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King Lear, by
William Shakespeare, produced by the Pulse Ensemble Theatre. Review originally
published on May 27, 2001.
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The Right Way to
Sue, by Ellen Melaver. Produced by New Georges and HERE. Review originally
published on May 21, 2001.
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A Tale of
Cinderella, book by W.A. Frankonis, score by Will Severin and George David
Weiss. Produced by the New York State Theatre Institute. Review originally published
on May 19, 2001.
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Pictures of Me,
Actually, by Dan Bredemann, produced by the Palm Theatrical Company.
Review originally published on May 15.
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In the
Parlance, by Richard Harland Smith, produced by Lightning Strikes Theatre
Company. Review originally published on May 14, 2001.
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Historic
Times, by Andrew Case, produced by the 78th Street Theatre Lab. Review
originally published on May 13, 2001.
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The Tragedy of
Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, produced by the Diamondpoint Theatre
Company. Review originally published on May 7, 2001.
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Urinetown: The
Musical, music by Mark Holliman, book and lyrics by Greg Kotis. Review
originally published on May 6, 2001
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The IT Girl,
music by Paul McKibbins, lyrics and book by B.T. McNicholl, book by Michael Small,
produced by the York Theatre Company. Review originally published on May 5, 2001.
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O Pioneers!,
music by Kim D. Sherman, lyrics and book adapted from Willa Cather's novel by Darrah
Cloud, produced by The Acting Company. Review originally published on May 3, 2001.
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The
Appointment, by Bob Clyman, produced by the Abingdon Theatre Company.
Review originally published on May 2, 2001.
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King Hedley
II, by August Wilson, produced by Sageworks, Benjamin Mordecai, Jujamcyn
Theatre, 52nd Street Productions, Spring Sirkin, Peggy Hill, and Manhattan Theatre
Club in association with Kardana-Swinsky Productions. Review originally published on
May 2, 2001.
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George Gershwin
Alone, by Hershey Felder, produced by Richard Willis, Martin Markinson,
and HTG Productions. Review originally published on May 1, 2001.
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The
Misanthrope, by Moliere (translated by), produced by the Jean Cocteau
Repertory. Review originally published on April 24, 2001.
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Love, Janis,
based on the book Love, Janis by Laura Joplin. Review originally published on
April 22, 2001.
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O Pioneers!,
written and directed by Robert Sickinger. Review originally published on April 21,
2001.
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Blast!,
conceived and produced by James Mason. Review originally published on April 17, 2001.
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Saint Lucy's
Eyes, by Bridgette A. Wimberly, produced by Women's Project & Productions.
Review originally published on April 12, 2001.
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Do It!,
produced by The Beggar's Group. Review originally published on April 8, 2001.
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The Importance of Being
Earnest, by Oscar Wilde, produced by the American Globe Theatre. Review
originally published on April 4, 2001.
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What You
Will, by William Shakespeare, score by Andrew Sherman and Rusty Magee,
produced by Moonwork. Review originally published on April 2, 2001.
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A Mouthful of
Birds by Caryl Churchill and David Lan, and The Bacchae
2.1 by Charles L. Mee, Jr., produced by Rude Mechanicals Theater Company.
Review originally published on April 2, 2001.
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No Niggers, No Jews, No
Dogs, by John Henry Redwood, produced by Primary Stages (in association
with Philadelphia Theatre Company). Review originally published on April 2, 2001.
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Shelf Life, by
Jemma Nelson (conceived and directed by Caden Manson), produced by the Big Art Group.
Review originally published on April 1, 2001.
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Boss Grady's
Boys, by Sebastian Barry, produced by the 78th Street Theatre Lab (in
association with the Organic Theater Company). Review originally published on March
25, 2001.
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Hedda Gabler,
by Henrik Ibsen (translated by William Archer and Edmund Gosse), produced by the
American Globe Theatre. Review originally published on March 23, 2001.
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Love's Labour's
Lost, by William Shakespeare, produced by the Women's Shakespeare Company.
Review originally published on March 19, 2001.
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Richard II,
by William Shakespeare, produced by the Frog & Peach Theatre Company. Review
originally published on March 11, 2001.
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Machinal, by
Sophie Treadwell, produced by Synapse Productions. Review originally published on
March 7, 2001.
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Cannibal! The
Musical, by Trey Parker, produced by the Saturday Players. Review
originally published on March 5, 2001.
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The London
Cuckolds, by Edward Ravenscroft (adapted by John Byrne), produced by the
Protean Theatre Company. Review originally published on March 5, 2001.
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Little Fishes,
by Steven Haworth, produced by the Abingdon Theatre Company. Review originally
published on March 2, 2001.
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Leaving
Queens, book and lyrics by Kate Moira Ryan, music by Kim D. Sherman,
produced by Women's Project and Productions. Review originally published on March 1,
2001.
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Saved, by
Edward Bond, produced by Theatre for a New Audience. Review originally published on
February 28, 2001.
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P.S. 69, by
Susan Jeremy and Mary Fulham, produced by Asen Fulham Productions. Review originally
published on February 3, 2001.
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Spike Heels,
by Teresa Rebeck, produced by Edge Productions in association with Glass Slipper
Theatricals. Review originally published on January 25, 2001.
What's New on the Rialto?
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The 2002 - 2003
Theatre Season: With Five Months To Go Before The Tonys.... Originally published on
December 29, 2002.
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Interview with Lonny
Price. Originally published on June 5, 2002.
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The 2002 Drama Desk
Awards. Originally published on May 21, 2002.
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An Interview with
John DeBlass and Meg Belviso. Originally published on October 14, 2001.
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Simply Classic - Part
II: The Pearl Theatre Company, an interview with Shepard Sobel, Founder and Artistic
Director of the Pearl Theatre Company. Originally published on September 16, 2001.
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Interview with Raul
Esparza of tick, tick...BOOM!. Originally published on September 9, 2001.
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Simply Classic - Part
I: The Pearl Theatre Company, an interview with Michelle Brandon, Marketing Director
for the Pearl Theatre Company. Originally published on September 3, 2001.
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What's New
on the Rialto?: The 7th Annual oobr Awards - Originally published on July 8, 2001.