1. 'Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812' Off Broadway Review: Romantic Russians Rock Out
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... a romantic hunk of “War and Peace.” Making the off-Broadway show all the more memorable, it is staged evocatively in a pop-up tent known as Kazino that is situated directly beneath the High Line in the ...

2. 'The Master Builder' Off Broadway Review: John Turturro Tackles Ibsen
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BY MICHAEL SOMMERS NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM “The Master Builder” is Henrik Ibsen’s 1892 drama regarding a troubled middle-aged artist’s fatal attempt to recapture the creative daring of his younger days.  ...

3. 'Nikolai and the Others' Off Broadway Review: Russian Exiles Contemplate Life and Art
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BY MICHAEL SOMMERS NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Consumer note to anyone who plans to see “Nikolai and the Others”:  Devote an extra five minutes to study the playbill in order to get a grip on how these ...

4. 'Colin Quinn Unconstitutional' Off Broadway Review: A Humorist Speaks to America's Drunken Promise
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... you king?’ That’s the Constitution.” Now performing off-Broadway at the Barrow Street Theater, where his “Colin Quinn Unconstitutional” opened on Thursday, Quinn appears in fine, typically curmudgeonly ...

5. 'Bunty Berman Presents' Off Broadway Review: A New Musical Pokes Fun at Bollywood
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BY MICHAEL SOMMERS NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM The New Group rarely presents musicals and from the forgettable nature of its latest production, “Bunty Berman Presents…,” that’s probably a good idea. Premiering ...

6. 'A Family For All Occasions' Off Broadway Review: Philip Seymour Hoffman Directs a Dreary Drama
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BY MICHAEL SOMMERS NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Bob Glaudini wrote “Jack Goes Boating,” a quirky – and rather sweet -- romantic comedy about a metro area limo driver striving to improve his messy ways for ...

7. 'On Your Toes' Off Broadway Review: Rodgers & Hart's 1936 Musical Lives Up to Its Name
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... dished up with plenty of dancing in the Encores! staged concert revival of “On Your Toes” at New York City Center. The 1936 musical comedy (which enjoyed a successful Broadway revival in 1983) regards ...

8. Matilda the Musical tickets
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Matilda the Musical is a wonderful Broadway show with awesome music and lyrics! My kids are going to love the show so I have booked Matilda the Musical tickets from http://www.goodseattickets.com/Mati ...

9. 'The Memory Show' Off Broadway Review: A Woman Copes With Her Mother's Fraying Mind
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BY MICHAEL SOMMERS NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM The Transport Group Theater Company has established its excellent reputation by staging works –often new musicals -- that tend to be unusual or challenging ...

10. 'Here Lies Love' Off Broadway Review: Imelda Marcos Invites You to a Fabulous Dance Party
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BY MICHAEL SOMMERS NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Grab a ticket, if you can – and comfortable shoes – for “Here Lies Love,” a kaleidoscopic new musical about the rise and fall of Imelda Marcos that opened off-Broadway ...

11. 'Kinky Boots' and 'Matilda the Musical' Lead Tony Award Race
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... and “Matilda The Musical,” followed with 12. “Pippin” was close behind with 10 nods, while “Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella” came next with 9. Broadway audiences love big Hollywood stars, but ...

12. 'The Testament of Mary' Broadway Review: Fiona Shaw Offers Two Portraits of the Madonna
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... of Mary” continues through June 16 at the Walter Kerr Theater, 219 W. 48th St., New York. Call (212) 239-6200 or visit www.testamentonbroadway.com.  ...

13. Don’t Trust New York Salespeople!
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... center—regularly $60. I phoned to buy two tickets. From BroadwayBox.com. The gentleman I spoke with denigrated the $24 tickets, so I asked for the $48 tickets. He also said something deprecating about ...

14. 'Pippin' Broadway Review: Stephen Schwartz's Musical Returns as a Cheerful Circus
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BY MICHAEL SOMMERS NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM The final attraction to open in the 2012-13 Broadway season, the musical “Pippin” arrived on Thursday in an elaborate revival at the Music Box Theater. Boasting ...

15. 'I'll Eat You Last' Broadway Review: Bette Midler Twinkles as a Legendary Hollywood Star-Maker
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BY MICHAEL SOMMERS NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Marking her first appearance in a drama on Broadway, Bette Midler stars as onetime Hollywood super-agent Sue Mengers in “I’ll Eat You Last,” which proves to ...

16. N.J. Developer Wants Only 'Nice' Buyers
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... call.” Um, does he realize he’s talking to Jersey people? Mitch Leigh has been trying to develop this property for over 40 years. He is the composer of the Broadway musical hit “Man of LaMancha,” ...

17. 'The Trip to Bountiful' Broadway Review: Cicely Tyson Glows as a Soul Returning to Her Roots
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BY MICHAEL SOMMERS NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Bountiful doings on Broadway indeed: Cicely Tyson gives a beautiful performance in a sterling new production of Horton Foote’s touching play, “The Trip to Bountiful.” ...

18. 'Macbeth' Broadway Review: Alan Cumming Gets Crazy About Shakepeare
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BY MICHAEL SOMMERS NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM The National Theatre of Scotland comes to Broadway with an essentially one-man version of “Macbeth,” which opened on Sunday at the Ethel Barrymore Theater. ...

19. Elaine Stritch, the Broadway Legend, Dazzles at Tribeca Premiere
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... at the SVA Theater in Chelsea. The screening was sold out – like many of Stritch’s former Broadway performances – and a standby line snaked half way down the block. The feisty theater legend is always ...

20. 'Orphans' Broadway Review: Alec Baldwin Conducts a Lively Lesson in Paternal Wisdom
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BY MICHAEL SOMMERS NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Three extremely capable actors appear to be having a great time bringing “Orphans” to life at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theater, where this vivid Broadway staging ...