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1. REVIEW: 'Leap of Faith' jumps nowhere
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

Raul Esparza stars as a bogus miracle-worker in a new but oddly familiar musical BY MICHAEL SOMMERS NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM BROADWAY REVIEW So a charismatic con-artist sings and dances into a jerkwater ...

2. REVIEW: ‘The Columnist’ lacks detail
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

John Lithgow stars as mighty scribe Joseph Alsop at Manhattan Theatre Club BY MICHAEL SOMMERS NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM BROADWAY REVIEW Quick – who remembers Joseph Alsop? I sure don’t, since Alsop ...

3. REVIEW: ‘Nice Work If You Can Get It’ glows nicely
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

Matthew Broderick and Kelli O’Hara costar in a swell “new” Gershwin musical comedy BY MICHAEL SOMMERS NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM BROADWAY REVIEW Marginally based upon previous Broadway shows with scores ...

4. Inside 'A Streetcar Named Desire' after-party: Blair Underwood and Nicole Ari Parker star in the Tennessee Williams revival
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

... boudin balls, deep-fried crabs and bread pudding, everyone kept an eye on the door. Broadway opening parties are all about the stars, and the higher their names on the playbill the later they usually arrive, ...

5. REVIEW: ‘Ghost The Musical’ materializes on Broadway
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

Musical version of a romantic movie offers some astonishing stagecraft BY MICHAEL SOMMERS NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM BROADWAY REVIEW Better look out, “Spider-Man” -- here looms up “Ghost The Musical,” ...

6. REVIEW: ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ rolls along smoothly
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

Blair Underwood and Nicole Ari Parker co-star in Tennessee Williams’ classic BY MICHAEL SOMMERS NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM BROADWAY REVIEW Brought to Broadway by the same producers who delivered that ...

7. REVIEW: Visit ‘Clybourne Park’
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

Pulitzer-winning comedy-drama on social change arrives on Broadway BY MICHAEL SOMMERS NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM BROADWAY REVIEW It makes no big difference whether or not you are familiar with “A Raisin ...

8. REVIEW: ‘One Man, Two Guvnors’ delivers laughter
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

A new Benny Hill style British comedy strikes plenty of funny bones on Broadway BY MICHAEL SOMMERS NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM BROADWAY REVIEW Much as I stick to the cardinal rule of reviewers in that ...

9. REVIEW: 'Man of La Mancha' revival maintains original power
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

BY STUART DUNCAN NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM OFF BROADWAY REVIEW It's hard to believe that “Man of La Mancha” is almost a half century old. (It opened in New York around Thanksgiving, 1965.) But the current ...

10. N.Y. Giants' Eli Manning and Rihanna form SNL team
(Entertainment/Movies)

... as the show’s musical guest, Talktvworld.com reported. “Not much Broadway or acting (experience),” the two-time Super Bowl MVP said on Monday, as was reported in the New York Daily News. “So this will ...

11. REVIEW: ‘In Masks Outrageous and Austere’ stars Shirley Knight
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

Never-seen Tennessee Williams drama premieres at Culture Project BY MICHAEL SOMMERS NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM OFF BROADWAY REVIEW A hitherto unknown play by Tennessee Williams, who worked on it until ...

12. 'Lombardi' star Dan Lauria to hold 'Magic/Bird' talkback after Wednesday show
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

(April 16, 2012) -Fran Kirmser and Tony Ponturo, the producers of the new Broadway play MAGIC/BIRD, announced today that the star of “Lombardi,” Dan Lauria, will hold a talkback for ticketholders following ...

13. REVIEW: ‘Peter and the Starcatcher’ offers magical doings
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

‘Smash’ star Christian Borle hooks big laughs in a Peter Pan prequel BY MICHAEL SOMMERS NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM BROADWAY REVIEW “Peter and the Starcatcher” proved to be a magical show last spring ...

14. NBA hits Broadway as 'Magic/Bird' goes to the goal
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

BY JERRY MILANI NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM For even the most casual of sports fans, the story of the Larry Bird and Magic Johnson relationship may have seemingly been done to death in the last few years. ...

15. REVIEW: ‘Magic/Bird’ scores high
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

Magic Johnson and Larry Bird are personably depicted in a new bio-play BY MICHAEL SOMMERS NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM BROADWAY REVIEW Frankly, I know zip about basketball but -- since I know everything ...

16. 'Investing Without Wall St.' by Sheldon Jacobs offers shrewd advice
(Money/Economy)

... any number of subjects – collectibles, investing in Broadway plays, successfully running a business, the best financial publications. But you get the idea. Now you should get the book. To receive Warren ...

17. REVIEW: ‘Evita’ looks beautiful
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

Ricky Martin, Elena Roger, and Michael Cerveris star in a romantic revival BY MICHAEL SOMMERS NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM BROADWAY REVIEW It’s great to see “Evita” looking so beautiful at the Marquis ...

18. MLB Fan Cave thrives with social media
(Sports/Professional)

... all through the glass of a former Tower Records store on Broadway. Characters came by, celebrities and those in town from the sports and music world will dropped in, visited, exposed their latest ideas ...

19. NBA great Earvin 'Magic' Johnson to talk with 'Magic/Bird' audience after Friday matinee
(Entertainment/New York Theater)

Hall of Famer to join cast of the broadway play following a newly-added Friday matinee at The Longacre Theater, 220 West 28th St., Times Square BY JOE FAVORITO NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Fran Kirmser ...

20. N.Y. Rangers at Philly Flyers preview: Hope in Rangers for playoffs and beyond
(Sports/Professional)

... games, the boys from Broadway are heading into the playoffs with momentum and their roster astoundingly healthy and intact. The Rangers dispatched four consecutive teams outside the playoff bubble with ...